Got a Request for Evidence or a Notice of Intent to Deny? Enter the notice date to see when USCIS needs your response, or enter the deadline printed on the notice. Nothing you enter leaves your browser.
The “Notice Date” printed near the top of the notice.
USCIS rules cap the time to respond to a Request for Evidence at 12 weeks (84 days) and to a Notice of Intent to Deny at 30 days. When USCIS mails the notice, 3 days are added for mailing. That's where the familiar 87 and 33 days come from. These are maximums: USCIS often gives less, and the due date on your notice controls.
USCIS needs to receive your response by the due date, and it generally won't give you more time. Send one complete response that answers every item on the notice, with the notice on top as its instructions say. If the response is late or incomplete, USCIS can decide the case on what it already has.
A NOID is more serious than an RFE: it means USCIS intends to deny unless your response changes its mind. It's worth having an immigration attorney look at your response.
When USCIS logs your response, your online status usually changes to “Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received”. RFE alerts tell you the moment that happens and again at the decision, and the status meanings guide explains each update.
Know the moment USCIS receives your response.
What each update on your case means.
Look up any receipt number.
The earliest date you can apply for citizenship, plus physical presence and long-trip checks.
When your 90-day window to remove conditions opens, and your deadline.
Filing fees for common forms, paper and online, added up.
DOL's current PERM and prevailing wage times, and when your PERM should be decided.
USCIS can give up to 12 weeks (84 days) to respond to a Request for Evidence, plus 3 days when the notice is mailed, so up to 87 days from the notice date. Many RFEs give less. The response date printed on your notice is the one that counts.
Up to 30 days for a Notice of Intent to Deny, plus 3 days when it's mailed, so up to 33 days from the notice date. Again, follow the date on the notice if it's different.
Received. USCIS needs to have your response in hand by the due date, so send it early and with tracking.
USCIS generally doesn't extend the time to respond to an RFE or NOID. Plan to respond with what you have well before the deadline, and talk to an attorney if you can't get a document in time.
Your online status usually changes to “Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received”, and USCIS then reviews the response and makes a decision or asks for more. Track your receipt number to get an alert when that happens.
These calculators give estimates, not legal advice. Confirm dates, fees and eligibility with USCIS or an immigration attorney before you file.