Questions, answered

Directly from the official EOIR automated case information system — the same source as the government's 1-800 hotline, just readable and watched around the clock. We do not change, add to, or interpret that record.

The nine-digit A-Number and the country of citizenship. No documents, no photographs, no file numbers of any other kind.

The Alien Registration Number the government assigns to a person in immigration proceedings. It appears on the notice to appear and on most letters from the court, usually written as A123-456-789. Type the nine digits and nothing else.

Usually one of three reasons: the case has not been entered into the system yet, the number was typed with a digit wrong, or the matter is not an immigration court case at all. Check the number against your paperwork; if it is right, keep the case on monitoring and we will tell you the moment it appears.

Monitored cases are re-checked around the clock. When something changes — the hearing date, the court, the judge decision — the message goes out within minutes of us seeing it. How fast it reaches you then depends on email, Telegram, or your phone network.

No. Use it as an early warning, not as proof. Confirm any hearing date with the EOIR hotline at 1-800-898-7180, with the court, or with your attorney. Missing a hearing can end a case.

No, and we will not pretend otherwise. CaseCheck reads a public record and tells you when it changes. What to do about your case is a question for a lawyer or an accredited representative.

We keep the email address, the case numbers you enter, and the channels you connect. We do not sell data, do not show ads, and do not ask for documents. The privacy policy spells out exactly who processes what.

Three. The free plan checks one case; monitoring covers up to three on the same account.

The first check is free with an account. Monitoring is $9.99 per month or $75 per year. Text messages are a $3 add-on because each one costs us money to send; email, Telegram and WhatsApp are free on every plan.

From Plan & billing inside your account, or by writing to support. The plan keeps working until the end of the period you paid for. Refunds are covered in the refund policy.

The site is in English, Spanish, Hindi and Russian. The Telegram bot answers in English, Spanish and Russian.

Yes. Connect the channel on the Alerts page inside your account — you press Connect, confirm in the app, and alerts start arriving there. You can disconnect it just as easily.

No. CaseCheck is an independent service, not affiliated with or endorsed by the Department of Justice, EOIR, USCIS, or any agency. We read what they publish, nothing more.