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Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received

USCIS received your response to their request for evidence.

What it means

USCIS received the documents you sent in response to their Request for Evidence. Your deadline obligation is met.

What happens next

The case returns to review with your new evidence. Processing usually resumes from where it paused.

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Official USCIS wording

On September 9, 2026, we received your response to our Request for Evidence for your Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, Receipt Number XXXXXXXXXXXXX. USCIS has begun working on your case again. We will send you a decision or notify you if we need something from you. If you move, go to www.uscis.gov/addresschange to give us your new mailing address.

The numbers

9,532 cases I track in this state

I-485 most common form

Which forms show this

Form	Cases
I-485	8,861
I-130	513
I-751	123
N-400	31