Green Card Related Acronyms

Acronyms you should know

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