USCIS Case Status Online consolidated into MyAccount with mandatory two-factor authentication
USCIS has rerouted Case Status Online lookups through the unified MyAccount platform. Every login now requires a one-time verification code (MFA), aligning the case-status experience with the rest of USCIS's online services.
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USCIS has consolidated Case Status Online — the long-standing receipt-number lookup tool — into its MyAccount platform. The practical effect for filers: receipt-number lookups now go through the same MyAccount sign-in flow used for online filing and document download.
A second change shipped at the same time: every MyAccount login requires a one-time verification code (MFA) sent by email or SMS. This applies to organizational accounts (used by attorneys and HR teams) as well as individual filer accounts.
Public, no-login receipt lookups are still available via the case-status URL but are now wrapped in the MyAccount session flow. Existing accounts work without reset; the consolidation only affects the sign-in path.
Why it matters here
Faster, standardized USCIS notifications mean a tracker like CasePredictor stays useful as the back-end of truth — not a replacement for the case-status portal. Once you have a receipt number, the canonical place to confirm a status change is still your MyAccount inbox; CasePredictor remains useful for the timeline and percentile context around the change.
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