On an average day:

• More than a quarter million people visit our Web site.
• We process 200 refugee applications around the world, and grant asylum to 40 people already in the United States.
• We answer 41,000 phone calls to our toll-free customer service line, and serve 12,000 customers at our 84 local offices.
• We ensure the employment eligibility of more than 80,000 new hires in the United States.
• We fingerprint and photograph 11,000 applicants at our 129 Application Support Centers.
• We conduct 135,000 national security background checks.
• We complete 30,000 applications for various immigration benefits.
• We process 3,700 applications to sponsor relatives and fiancées. We also help American parents adopt 125 foreign born orphans.
• We process 2,300 petitions filed by employers to bring workers to the United States.
• We grant permanent residence to 3,400 people and issue 7,300 Permanent Resident Cards.
• We welcome 3,000 new citizens.
• Typically 30 of them are already serving their adopted country in the United States armed forces.

Related Files

• A Day in the Life of USCIS (1KB PDF)