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USCIS · Request closures · Request IRW-025

Whether lawyer and military addresses meet identity rules

This request asks for records from November 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026 on whether attorney addresses, military mail addresses (APO/FPO) and business addresses meet USCIS's proof-of-identity requirements for FOIA and Privacy Act requests. It includes correspondence with the Office of the Chief Counsel, releasable legal advice, and any record showing whether counsel was consulted before requests were closed on this basis.

Why it matters
Would show whether lawyers were consulted before requests were closed over these kinds of addresses.
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 Check after Nov 16, 2026: if you are reading later than that, these figures may be out of date.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 USCISSep 17, 2026
  3. Final responseNot yet received

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Template T-19
All records dated November 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026 concerning whether attorney addresses, APO/FPO addresses, or commercial addresses satisfy Verification of Identity requirements for FOIA and Privacy Act requests, including correspondence with the Office of the Chief Counsel, releasable legal opinions or advice memoranda, and any record showing whether counsel was consulted before closures issued on this basis.
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