CaseWhy Hub · For DSOs and international student services

For international student offices

Your students ask you what "Case Was Received" means, how long an OPT card takes, and whether a quiet case is a problem. CaseWhy answers those questions for free, in plain language, in English and Spanish — so you can point to it instead of explaining USCIS's status language for the hundredth time.

For your students

• Status explained. Every USCIS status in plain language, no account required.
• OPT and STEM OPT processing times. USCIS's published I-765 figures with the capture date, and what "outside normal processing time" means for an I-765 (see processing times).
• Travel documents. What an I-131 advance parole application covers and the abandonment risk of leaving while an adjustment is pending (read the I-131 memo).
• Who to ask. Free directories of accredited representatives, legal aid, and attorneys, plus a free no-sign-in question box for "what does this mean" questions. CaseWhy never gives case-specific advice; for that it points students to a licensed attorney or accredited representative.

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