Source: The Washington Post

Due to backlogged immigration cases, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is working to transfer cases out of the busiest cities to field offices across the country in order to “even out processing times.” However, this plan will only apply to permanent residency applications. Although USCIS has stated that “travel times will be taken into account” when transferring cases, applicants who lack the resources to travel to other field offices may be disadvantaged.