Green Card Related Acronyms
Acronyms you should know
- AOS - Adjustment of Status (aka 485)
- AP - Advance Parole (aka 131)
- ASC - Application Service Center
- BM - Biometric
- CO - Charlie Openheim
- CSPA - Child Status Protection Act
- DQ - Documentarily Qualified
- EAC/VSC - Eastern Adjudication Center (Vermont Service Center)
- EAD - Employment Authorization Document (aka 765)
- EB - Employment Based
- FB - Family Based
- FIFO - First in First out
- FO- Field Office
- FOIA - Freedom of Information Act
- FP - Finger Print
- GC - Greencard
- IOE - USCIS Electronic Immigration System (ELIS)
- LB - Lockbox
- LIFO - Last in First out
- LIN/NSC - Lincoln Service Center (Nebraska Service Center)
- MTR - Motion to Reconsider
- MSC/NBC - Missouri Service Center (National Benefits Center)
- ND - Notice Date
- NOID - Notice of Intent to Deny
- NIW - National Interest Waiver
- PD - Priority Date
- RD - Received Date
- RFE - Request for Evidence
- ROW - Rest of World
- SC - Service Center
- SO - Spillover
- SRC/TSC - Southern Regional Center (Texas Service Center)
- TUB - Transfer the Underlying Basis
- WAC/CSC - Western Adjudication Center (California Service Center)
- YSC - Potomac Service Center