Immigration deadline tracker

Legal information only. Deadline calculations here are estimates based on standard rules. Individual notices may specify different deadlines. Always verify against your actual USCIS notice or court order, and confirm with an immigration attorney before acting on any deadline. See our full disclaimer.

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Visa and status dates

Visa or I-94 expiration date

Date your current status was granted

USCIS notices and RFEs

Date of RFE (Request for Evidence) notice

RFE response time allowed

USCIS receipt notice date (I-797C)

Type of pending application

Court and removal dates

Immigration court hearing date

Notice to Appear (NTA) service date

Renewal and reregistration dates

DACA period expiration date

Employment Authorization Document (EAD) expiration

Green card expiration date

Date of last US arrival (for asylum 1-year deadline)

Your immigration deadline summary

Get an attorney to review your deadlines

A missed immigration deadline can be irreversible. An immigration attorney can confirm your exact deadlines based on your actual notices and help you take the right action in time.

Why immigration deadlines are different from other legal deadlines

Most legal deadlines have a grace period or allow for an extension with good cause. Immigration deadlines often don't. A missed RFE response deadline means a denial with no further process. Missing an immigration court date results in an automatic removal order. Overstaying a visa by even 1 day starts accruing unlawful presence, which affects future visa eligibility and reentry. The stakes on every deadline are high enough that tracking them carefully isn't optional.

If you've already missed a deadline, it's worth knowing that some missed deadlines can be addressed through motions to reopen or reconsider in certain circumstances. Our deportation defense screener and I-485 adjustment of status guide cover situations where a lapsed deadline created a new proceeding, and what options may remain.

Unlawful presence and the 3-year and 10-year bars

Accruing more than 180 days of unlawful presence and then departing triggers a 3-year bar to reentry. More than 1 year of unlawful presence before departure triggers a 10-year bar. These bars don't apply while a properly filed application is pending in many circumstances, but the calculation of exactly when unlawful presence starts is fact-specific and can be counterintuitive, making early advice especially valuable.

RFE and NOID deadlines

A Request for Evidence gives a specific number of days to respond, typically 87 for standard USCIS RFEs but sometimes 30, and a Notice of Intent to Deny typically gives 12 to 33 days. These clocks run from the date of the notice, not the date you receive it. Evidence submitted after the deadline is generally not considered, meaning the decision is made on whatever was in the original file.

DACA and EAD renewal windows

USCIS recommends filing DACA renewals 120 to 150 days before expiration, and EAD renewals should be filed at least 180 days before the card expires to minimize any gap in work authorization. Processing times change over time, so monitoring the USCIS processing time page for your case type and service center is essential as your expiry approaches.

Frequently asked questions about immigration deadlines

Filing a timely application for a change or extension of status generally provides a period of authorized stay while the application is pending, sometimes called cap-gap or authorized stay, as long as you filed before your current status expired and maintain eligibility. Not all application types provide this protection, and it doesn't apply if the application was filed after status already lapsed.

If a response isn't received by the deadline, USCIS generally decides the case based only on the original filing, which almost always results in denial since the RFE was issued because something was missing or unclear. In some circumstances, a denied case can be refiled or appealed, but that's a more difficult and expensive path than responding to the RFE on time.

USCIS RFE deadlines are counted in calendar days from the date on the notice, not business days and not from the date of receipt. This means weekends and holidays count. If the deadline falls on a weekend or federal holiday, it typically shifts to the next business day, but this should be confirmed for each specific notice since the notice itself controls.

For most people, unlawful presence starts the day after the authorized period of stay ends. For those admitted for a specific date on their I-94, that's straightforward. For those admitted "duration of status," it's more complex, as unlawful presence can begin when a status violation is formally found by USCIS or an immigration judge. This distinction matters enormously for the 3-year and 10-year bar calculations.

USCIS has discretion to grant extensions to RFE deadlines but doesn't do so routinely or automatically. A request for additional time must be submitted before the original deadline expires and must include a specific, well-documented reason. Responding promptly and completely within the original timeframe is always preferable, since extension requests aren't guaranteed and time spent waiting on approval shrinks the working window further.