USCIS will send you an email with confirmation instructions. You will be redirected to the “Create a Password” screen.
Note that this email will come from myaccount@uscis.dhs.gov, so make sure that you have set your spam filter system to allow emails from this account to be received.
Step 4: Create password.
Step 5: Select preference for two-step verification method.
You will be asked to select a second verification method to be used when logging into your account. The options are authentication app, SMS text message, or email.
Choose your preferred method of verification and click “Submit.”
USCIS will then use the chosen method to send you a verification code. Enter this code into the registration page.
Step 6: Save the backup code given to you by USCIS.
After setting up the two-step verification, you will be given a backup code to use to log into your USCIS account if you lose access to your authentication device (for example, you get a new phone or change your phone number).
This code is VERY important to save for your records.
Step 7: Select password reset questions and answers.
Once you have chosen your preferred method, you will be taken to a screen where you will be required to select, and provide answers to, five security questions. Once you have chosen your questions and answers, click “Submit.”
It is EXTREMELY important that you make note of these for your records in case you ever forget your password and need to use the security questions to gain access to your account.
Step 8: Select Account Type.
You will now see a screen that says “Welcome to your USCIS Account.”
Select “myUSCIS” underneath “Login to a USCIS Service” to choose the account type.
Select “I am an applicant, petitioner, or requestor” and click “Submit.”
Step 9: Confirmation.
A confirmation message will be sent to the email address you provided letting you know that you have successfully created your USCIS online account.
If you do not receive the confirmation email in your inbox within 10 minutes, check your junk mail or spam folder. If you still do not have the confirmation, go back to the home screen, https://myaccount.uscis.gov/, and select “Didn’t receive confirmation instructions.” Enter your e-mail address into the space provided and select “Resend confirmation instructions.”