SimpleCitizen Processing Timelines

Welcome to our guide on SimpleCitizen timelines! In this article, we’ll discuss the steps involved in using SimpleCitizen’s online immigration services and provide an overview of the timeline for each step in the process after signing up. 

Step 1: Fill out the questionnaire 

To get started with SimpleCitizen, you begin by filling out a questionnaire and uploading your documents to your account. Filling out the questionnaire takes about 2-4 hours to complete. The time it takes to complete this step will depend on how quickly you can gather and upload all the necessary information and documents. Filling out the questionnaire and gathering all of the required documents together to upload them can take a few days to a few weeks.

• Call Out Box: Pro Tip: Collecting all of your documents before sitting down to start filling out the questionnaire can help make this step go faster. Please check out the following article to see some of the general documents that are usually required.  

If you need to have any of your documents translated, please allow 1-2 business days after uploading them. We offer translation of USCIS-required documents, such as Birth Certificates, Marriage Certificates, Final Divorce Decree, and Military Records. You can read more about the translation of documents here. Any other documents in foreign languages not explicitly asked for by USCIS are not translated as part of the SimpleCitizen purchase, but you must provide a translation if you would like to include those documents.

Step 2: Attorney Review 

Once you have submitted your application for review, our independent partner immigration attorneys will review your application.  The attorney review process will take approximately 5-10 business days. Once the review has been completed, you'll be assigned a SimpleCitizen case support team who will contact you with the attorney's feedback.

Step 3: Implement updates

Once your SimpleCitizen case support team sends you the attorney’s feedback, you should carefully implement the suggestions. The SimpleCitizen case support team will work with you to ensure that any feedback from the attorney is implemented correctly. This process can take a few days to a few weeks, depending on the extent of the feedback and how quickly you can make the necessary updates.

Step 4: Review the Final PDF

Once your case support team has confirmed that you have implemented all of the attorney’s recommendations correctly, we will send you a PDF draft of your application for you to review. During this review process, you will need to check that all of your personal information and translations are accurate. If you notice any errors or need to make any updates, you should check your questionnaire to ensure that the information was entered correctly. If it was entered correctly in the questionnaire but is showing up wrong on the application, please inform your case support team. It is normal for there to be a few rounds of revisions before the application is ready to be printed. This step in the process usually takes 1-2 business days, depending on how quickly you are able to review the application and provide feedback.

Step 5: Print and Ship the Application

After you've made all necessary updates and approved a final pdf of your application, it will take 1-2 business days to print and 3-5 business days  for the shipping provider to ship the application to your home. You'll need to sign the forms, attach the required application fee payments and passport-sized photos, and mail the application to the USCIS.

**Please note that SimpleCitizen is not responsible for any shipment delays or issues caused by the shipping provider

Our Process

We hope this guide helps give you a better understanding of the timeline for using SimpleCitizen’s immigration services. It's important to note that this timeline is specific to SimpleCitizen and may not apply to other immigration assistance services. If you have an urgent timeline and are unsure if we can help you, please reach out to our live chat. We’re happy to work with you in whatever way we can. 

Additionally, the overall timeline for the immigration process can vary significantly depending on the specific circumstances of each case and the type of immigration application being submitted.  You can look up USCIS processing times here. The U.S. immigration process can be complex, so it's always a good idea to carefully review the requirements and timelines for your specific situation and to be prepared for potential delays. Let us know if you have any questions, we're here to help!