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USCIS · Policy and practice · Request IRW-109

Notice wording for social-media information used against an applicant

This request asks for the blank template or standard paragraph USCIS uses in a Request for Evidence (a letter asking an applicant for more proof) or a Notice of Intent to Deny (a warning that an application may be denied). It covers wording that tells an applicant social-media information is being considered against them and invites a response.

Why it matters
The template would show whether applicants get a chance to answer information used against them.
ProcessingExtension invoked 10 business days since filing (16 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 Check after Nov 16, 2026: if you are reading later than that, these figures may be out of date.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. FiledOct 1, 2026
  2. Acknowledged by USCISOct 7, 2026
  3. Final responseNot yet received

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Template T-78
The generic, unused template or standard-paragraph text in effect on the date of this request that USCIS uses in a Request for Evidence, Notice of Intent to Deny, or equivalent notice to inform an applicant of social media information being considered for an adverse immigration-benefit decision and to give the applicant an opportunity to explain or rebut it (believed maintained by the Field Operations Directorate). Completed notices, applicant files, internal instructions, and historical versions are excluded.
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