A Day in the Life of USCIS

On an average day:

•More than 375,000 people visit our Web site.

•We process 310 refugee applications around the world, and grant asylum to 55 people already in the United States.

•We answer 44,000 phone calls to our toll-free customer service line, and serve 9,500 customers at our 84 local offices.

•We ensure the employment eligibility of more than 58,000 new hires in the United States.

•We fingerprint and photograph 15,000 applicants at our 136 Application Support Centers.

•We conduct 148,000 national security background checks.

•We complete 23,000 applications for various immigration benefits.

•We process 2,600 applications to sponsor relatives and fiancées. We also help American parents adopt 78 foreign born orphans.

•We process 2,040 petitions filed by employers to bring workers to the United States.

•We grant permanent residence to 2,400 people and issue 6,100 Permanent Resident Cards.

•We welcome 3,200 new citizens.

•Typically 35 of them are already serving their adopted country in the United States armed forces