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USCIS · Systems and processing · Request IRW-017

Fixes to portal text on identity and address rules

This request asks for records on corrections to the text on the FIRST portal (the online system for filing and tracking requests) about what address or identity information is acceptable. It asks for change tickets, release schedules, changelogs, content-update requests and approvals, from January 1, 2025 to the present.

Why it matters
Shows when the agency changed its public instructions on identity and address information, and who approved the changes.
ProcessingExtension invoked 27 business days since filing (39 calendar days)

Figures as of Oct 17, 2026. Check after Nov 16, 2026: if you are reading later than that, these figures may be out of date.

These figures are more than 30 days old. They may not reflect what has happened since Oct 17, 2026.

Extension invoked
USCIS told the requester it would invoke the 10-working-day "unusual circumstances" extension the law allows (5 U.S.C. 552(a)(6)(B)). What an extension means

Timeline

  1. FiledSep 8, 2026
  2. Acknowledged by USCISOct 6, 2026
  3. Final responseNot yet received

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Template T-12
All records concerning corrections to public-facing FIRST portal text about acceptable address or identity-verification information, including change tickets, deployment or release schedules, changelogs, content-update requests, and approval sign-offs, January 1, 2025 through present.
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