C — https://uscis.gov | BeaverCheck Audit

Site Health

Score: 72 / 100

Based on 8 categories, 0 sections

Room to improve — your 30.5s load time is above Google's 2.5s 'Good' threshold.

Several missing protections leave your users and data exposed.

Several issues make your site difficult for assistive technology users.

Well-optimized for search — your content is discoverable.

Good server performance with room for optimization.

Mostly compliant — a few items need attention.

Good content signals with minor gaps.

Heavier than average — reducing page weight saves energy and bandwidth.

How is this calculated?

The overall score is a weighted average of individual category scores. Categories with more impact on user experience and security carry more weight.

Performance 25%Security 25%Accessibility 15%SEO 10%Infrastructure 10%Compliance 8%Content 5%Sustainability 2%

Weights reflect general web best practices. Individual needs may differ.

How the composite score is calculated

How you compare

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Top Priorities (5)

Content-Security-Policy header is missing

Security gaps expose your site and users to attacks, eroding trust.

Security › Security Headers

No Content-Security-Policy header found

Security gaps expose your site and users to attacks, eroding trust.

Security › Content Security Policy

Page weighs 13.0 MB (7.3 MB transferred)

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Performance › Page Weight Budget

1 button(s) with no accessible text

Accessibility issues exclude users with disabilities — up to 15% of your potential audience.

Accessibility › Link & Button Quality

1 control(s) without accessible label

Accessibility issues exclude users with disabilities — up to 15% of your potential audience.

Accessibility › Form Accessibility

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Fix Priority Matrix

5 findings

Impact

Quick Wins

High impact, low effort — start here.

Strategic

High impact, requires investment.

Easy Improvements

Small gains, minimal effort.

Nothing in this quadrant — good news.

Deprioritize

Low impact, high effort — do last.

Nothing in this quadrant — good news.

← Low effort High effort →

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What fixing these means

Your site performs reasonably well, but a few targeted fixes could meaningfully improve results. Your LCP of 30.5s exceeds Google's 2.5s 'Good' threshold and the 1 performance issue below directly contributes to it. Addressing the critical issues below would have the most immediate impact on your user trust.

2 security gaps detected — browsers may warn visitors about your site.

Your LCP is 30.5s — fixing the 1 performance critical could bring it under Google's 2.5s 'Good' threshold.

2 accessibility issues exclude users who rely on assistive technology.

Conversion Barriers

4 critical 5 warning

9 barrier(s) likely increasing bounce by ~35%.

Speed (2)

Page takes 30.5s to load

+12% bounce

Users abandon at ~3s — you're 28.0s over the 2.5s threshold

Fix: Optimize render-blocking resources, preload the hero image, and compress images

Page feels frozen for 1.4s

+5% bounce

Clicks on the primary CTA are ignored while JavaScript runs

Fix: Break up long tasks; defer non-critical JavaScript to post-hydration

Trust (1)

No Content-Security-Policy header

+1% bounce

Higher XSS blast radius — one compromised script can exfiltrate the checkout form

Fix: Ship a reporting-only CSP first, then enforce once violations are clean

Usability (2)

Severe layout shift during page load

+6% bounce

Users mis-click when content jumps — converting intent into frustration

Fix: Reserve space for images, ads, and embeds with explicit width/height

1 form field(s) without a label

+2% bounce

Screen readers skip unlabeled fields; autofill can't identify them; checkout abandonment spikes

Fix: Associate every input with a visible <label for="…">; add autocomplete attributes

Content (2)

No structured data

+2% bounce

No rich-result eligibility in Google — lower SERP CTR vs competitors with stars and prices

Fix: Add JSON-LD for your page type (Product, Article, FAQPage, LocalBusiness, …)

Content is hard to read

+2% bounce

Graduate-level reading difficulty — limits the addressable audience for product or blog pages

Fix: Shorten sentences; replace jargon with plain language; target Flesch ease ≥60

Navigation (2)

11 link(s) with generic text ("click here", "read more")

+1% bounce

Screen-reader users navigating by link list see no context — and search engines can't infer relevance

Fix: Rewrite with descriptive phrases that identify the destination

48 broken link(s) on the page

+5% bounce

Clicks land on 404s — trust drops and the session often ends

Fix: Fix or remove the broken destinations surfaced on the Content tab

Preliminary CRO audit — each barrier links to the tab with detailed analysis.

Return on Investment

$600 investment → $1.84/month returns + USD 150,000 risk avoided

Payback period: > 2 years First-year ROI: -96%

Investment

$600

6h · 5 findings

Monthly returns

$1.84 /mo

~$22 / year

Bandwidth savings $1.84

Regulatory risk avoided

USD 150,000

if kept compliant

ADA Title III USD 150,000

$100 — in quick wins — start here for the fastest payback

Figures combine localized regulatory fine ceilings, search/conversion value priced against local CPC, and bandwidth waste estimates. Results depend on implementation quality and audience composition. Not legal or financial advice.

Full methodology & sources

Estimated Remediation Cost

$600

6.0 developer hours at $100/hr

Based on United States rates ($100/hr)

Quick wins

$100 2 fixes in ~60 minutes

Start here for the best return on investment

Cost by category

Cost by effort level

Adjust assumptions

Custom rate

$ /hr

Rates reflect fully-loaded developer cost including overhead

How developer rates are sourced

What Inaction Is Costing You

$12,502 / month at risk

~$150,022 / year if left unfixed

Compliance Risk

$150,000

ADA Title III

Multiple H1 headings (11 found)
ADA Title III: USD 25,000 – USD 150,000
1 control(s) without accessible label
ADA Title III: USD 25,000 – USD 150,000

Bandwidth Waste

$1.84 /mo

22982.5 MB/mo × 0.080 USD/GB

Optimize transfer: save ~2.3 MB per page load
Saves $1.84/mo

Compliance figures represent the statutory maximum fine for the most severe triggered category, capped per regulation — not the sum of per-finding penalties. Based on published regulatory fine ranges. This is not legal advice.

Compliance methodology · SEO assumptions · Bandwidth model

Your performance is already good — improvements may show diminishing returns

Monthly visitors

Unique monthly visitors from your analytics

Conversion rate (%)

Purchases, signups, or key actions

Avg. order value

Optional — for revenue estimation

additional conversions/month

more engaged visitors from reduced bounce

potential monthly revenue

Current bounce (est.)

After fixes (est.)

Estimated bounce reduction

Fix 5 critical issues to capture this value

How this is calculated

Based on Google/Deloitte research ("Milliseconds Make Millions") showing a ~7% bounce rate increase per additional second of LCP above the 2.5s "Good" threshold.

Your site's LCP: → estimated after fixes.

These are estimates based on industry research — actual results vary

Bounce-rate model & assumptions

Your data stays in your browser — nothing is sent to our servers

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Lighthouse Scores

Industry-standard audits powered by Google Lighthouse.

Performance

Accessibility

Best Practices

SEO

Core Web Vitals

Key metrics that affect user experience.

First Contentful Paint First Contentful Paint — how long until the browser renders the first piece of content. Under 1.8s is good.

7.16 s

Largest Contentful Paint Largest Contentful Paint — how long until the largest visible element loads. Under 2.5s is good.

30.48 s

Total Blocking Time Total Blocking Time — total time the main thread was blocked, preventing user input. Under 200ms is good.

1.44 s

Cumulative Layout Shift Cumulative Layout Shift — measures visual stability. How much the page layout shifts during loading. Under 0.1 is good.

0.407

Speed Index Speed Index — how quickly content is visually displayed during load. Under 3.4s is good.

7.47 s

Time to Interactive Time to Interactive — how long until the page is fully interactive and responds to user input. Under 3.8s is good.

33.17 s

Detailed Report

Audit breakdown by category with detailed findings.

Performance

Insights

Remove large, duplicate JavaScript modules from bundles to reduce unnecessary bytes consumed by network activity.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Polyfills and transforms enable older browsers to use new JavaScript features. However, many aren't necessary for modern browsers. Consider modifying your JavaScript build process to not transpile Baseline features, unless you know you must support older browsers. Learn why most sites can deploy ES6+ code without transpiling

Why this matters

Shipping ES5 transpiled code to modern browsers wastes bytes — every user with an evergreen browser pays for compatibility you don't need.

Learn more ▾

Most users today run browsers that natively support ES6+, async/await, optional chaining, and the rest of modern JavaScript. Transpiling to ES5 'just in case' adds 20-40% to your bundle for no benefit. Configure your build to target a modern browserslist, or ship a differential bundle pair (modern + legacy) with the module/nomodule pattern.

Source: Google web.dev / Lighthouse

3rd party code can significantly impact load performance. Reduce and defer loading of 3rd party code to prioritize your page's content.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

A long cache lifetime can speed up repeat visits to your page. Learn more about caching.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Request	Cache TTL	Transfer Size
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connect.facebook.net/en_US/bundle/sdk.js/	1200.0 s	77.8 KiB
www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/images/home/Web_JoinUs_banner_1920x401.jpg	1926876.0 s	481.2 KiB
/sites/default/files/images/home/WEB_banner_trumpcard_192...	2097791.0 s	315.7 KiB
uscis.my.site.com/ESWOAISEmmaChannel1763090369120/assets/js/bootstrap.min.js	23.0 s	26.1 KiB
/sites/default/files/images/home/USCIS_Homepage_Research_...	2097087.0 s	262.8 KiB
/sites/default/files/images/home/USCIS_Homepage_Verify_48...	1872584.0 s	260.5 KiB
/sites/default/files/images/home/USCIS_Homepage_File-Onli...	1887908.0 s	240.4 KiB
/sites/default/files/images/home/USCIS_Homepage_Manage-Yo...	1814772.0 s	225.8 KiB
www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/images/home/Web_ARR_banner_1920x401.jpg	1931255.0 s	187.7 KiB
/sites/default/files/images/home/Web Banner Graphic_USCIS...	1872498.0 s	177.1 KiB
www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js	7200.0 s	20.9 KiB
/sites/default/files/js/js_FHMpXU29BX9aw_UrRAUqOs0RvT8iYQ...	1925359.0 s	153.4 KiB
www.uscis.gov/libraries/fontawesome/webfonts/fa-solid-900.woff2	1931250.0 s	127.1 KiB
www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/USCIS_Signature_Preferred_FC.png	2086144.0 s	107.8 KiB
www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/graphics/ntas_05_noadvisories.svg	1572.0 s	11.7 KiB
/Universal-Federated-Analytics-Min.js?agency=DHS&subagenc...	0.0 ms	9.4 KiB
/sites/default/files/css/css_rfeT5zDUAGxZm2aImPThrAPAvr1j...	2585755.0 s	97.1 KiB
siteimproveanalytics.com/js/siteanalyze_6342107.js	86400.0 s	18.5 KiB
/profiles/uscisd8_gov/themes/custom/uscis_design/assets/c...	1934657.0 s	75.3 KiB
d2n4zfio24poj1.cloudfront.net/chatwidget/assets/message.wav	604800.0 s	72.0 KiB
/profiles/uscisd8_gov/themes/custom/uscis_design/assets/c...	1927312.0 s	74.5 KiB
/profiles/uscisd8_gov/themes/custom/uscis_design/assets/c...	1930312.0 s	74.0 KiB
/profiles/uscisd8_gov/themes/custom/uscis_design/assets/c...	1931255.0 s	71.6 KiB
www.uscis.gov/libraries/fontawesome/js/all.min.js?td31e9	1755715.0 s	68.2 KiB
s.go-mpulse.net/boomerang/A3WTK-PERZP-2W77L-XJ2AR-542NX	604800.0 s	59.5 KiB
d2n4zfio24poj1.cloudfront.net/chatwidget/assets/emmabutton.png	604800.0 s	56.9 KiB
dap.digitalgov.gov/web-vitals/dist/web-vitals.attribution.iife.js	0.0 ms	4.5 KiB
connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v17.0	1200.0 s	5.1 KiB
/SIE/?Q_ZID=ZN_3WrTsyl9WWQdlxb	3600.0 s	4.8 KiB
service.force.com/embeddedservice/5.0/esw.min.js	86400.0 s	9.4 KiB
cse.google.com/cse.js?cx=a2ef8e2528658124e	0.0 ms	3.7 KiB
/dxjsmodule/12.1a2b7192fd54e87d3971.chunk.js?Q_CLIENTVERS...	604800.0 s	36.5 KiB
/sites/default/files/images/home/USCIS.Gov_KnowBeforeYouG...	1938400.0 s	36.8 KiB
www.uscis.gov/core/assets/vendor/jquery/jquery.min.js?v=4.0.0-rc.1	2086144.0 s	27.2 KiB
/sites/default/files/js/js_6UJOHhAY2opn7jTwsrv-BbXHs_7OH_...	2014767.0 s	21.3 KiB
/profiles/uscisd8_gov/themes/custom/uscis_design/assets/u...	1886049.0 s	20.3 KiB
/profiles/uscisd8_gov/themes/custom/uscis_design/assets/u...	1752939.0 s	20.1 KiB
/dxjsmodule/37.7ea1ffe71ad8c0799cc1.chunk.js?Q_CLIENTVERS...	604800.0 s	19.2 KiB
www.uscis.gov/libraries/slick/slick/fonts/slick.woff	1078.0 s	1.6 KiB
www.uscis.gov/themes/contrib/dhs_uswds/logo.svg	2051414.0 s	13.8 KiB
www.google.com/cse/static/style/look/v6/default.css	3000.0 s	1.2 KiB
/sites/default/files/css/css_J4YXLmCIG9odtaYoqr3J_RLsYiSz...	2585755.0 s	5.0 KiB
www.uscis.gov/libraries/slick/slick/ajax-loader.gif	2098173.0 s	4.3 KiB
/v/t39.30808-1/474665644_1025093429663784_504250789393576...	1209600.0 s	2.9 KiB
www.dhs.gov/profiles/dhsd8_gov/modules/custom/dhs_ntas/css/dhs_ntas.ntas.css	206228.0 s	681 B
/modules/contrib/ckeditor_accordion/js/accordion.frontend...	1931249.0 s	1.8 KiB
www.uscis.gov/themes/contrib/dhs_uswds/img/social-icons/youtube.svg	1931251.0 s	1.6 KiB
www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/images/site/icon-dot-gov@2x.png	1755715.0 s	1.2 KiB
www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/images/site/icon-https@2x.png	2138792.0 s	1.2 KiB
www.uscis.gov/themes/contrib/dhs_uswds/img/social-icons/instagram.svg	2077352.0 s	1011 B
/sites/default/files/css/css_KbilO5DUhxf-Ggy2kq_Z40HUcAmS...	2585755.0 s	864 B
www.uscis.gov/themes/contrib/dhs_uswds/img/social-icons/email.svg	1752940.0 s	812 B
www.uscis.gov/modules/contrib/google_tag/js/gtag.js?td31e9	1833249.0 s	814 B
www.uscis.gov/modules/contrib/google_tag/js/gtm.js?td31e9	1755715.0 s	799 B
/sites/default/files/css/css_0KlzIS5g5fa5x8x_BKXL43CdOKgL...	2585755.0 s	800 B
/modules/contrib/uswds_ckeditor_integration/js/aftermarke...	2062332.0 s	764 B
www.uscis.gov/themes/contrib/dhs_uswds/img/social-icons/linkedin.svg	1755715.0 s	756 B
/themes/contrib/dhs_uswds/assets/uswds/img/usa-icons/clos...	2062334.0 s	762 B
/sites/default/files/css/css_q57gS3kRPeZVIqV_HfaUe0HYonJT...	2585756.0 s	770 B
/sites/default/files/asset_injector/js/pm_volume_13_temp-...	1755715.0 s	556 B
www.uscis.gov/themes/contrib/dhs_uswds/img/social-icons/facebook.svg	1931246.0 s	546 B
/sites/default/files/asset_injector/css/merriweather_font...	2584430.0 s	546 B
/sites/default/files/js/js_i_kZRbchSCzPzQw_qMOS-7NRKfFxHu...	1755715.0 s	508 B
/sites/default/files/js/js_ae2wwEP0sZpR7u41AAWVclgQ6XSmfo...	1930312.0 s	491 B
/profiles/uscisd8_gov/themes/custom/uscis_design/assets/c...	1842719.0 s	484 B
/profiles/uscisd8_gov/themes/custom/uscis_design/assets/u...	1872478.0 s	471 B
/sites/default/files/js/js_6H78LPsshwYMQl-Huh5Modst_9suyP...	1755715.0 s	460 B
/profiles/uscisd8_gov/themes/custom/uscis_design/assets/u...	2101461.0 s	433 B
www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/images/site/USFlag-Icon-2x.png	1931249.0 s	365 B

Layout shifts occur when elements move absent any user interaction. Investigate the causes of layout shifts, such as elements being added, removed, or their fonts changing as the page loads.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

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items: [map[node:map[type:text value:Total] score:0.407075] map[node:map[boundingRect:map[bottom:4347 height:4162 left:0 right:412 top:185 width:412] lhId:page-9-DIV nodeLabel:Making America Safe Again USCIS is proud to support DHS efforts to Make Americ… path:1,HTML,1,BODY,1,DIV,0,DIV,3,DIV selector:body > div.dialog-off-canvas-main-canvas > div#page-wrapper > div#content-wrapper snippet:<div id="content-wrapper" class="one-col one-col--front"> type:node] score:0.407075] map[node:map[boundingRect:map[bottom:107 height:60 left:16 right:216 top:47 width:200] lhId:page-14-IMG nodeLabel:U.S. Department of Homeland Security Seal, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Ser… path:1,HTML,1,BODY,1,DIV,0,DIV,1,HEADER,2,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,A,0,IMG selector:div#block-uscis-design-branding > div#home-logo > a > img snippet:<img src="/sites/default/files/USCIS_Signature_Preferred_FC.png" alt="U.S. Department of Homeland Security Seal, U.S. Citizenship and Immigratio…"> type:node] score:0 subItems:map[items:[map[cause:Unsized image element extra:map[boundingRect:map[bottom:107 height:60 left:16 right:216 top:47 width:200] lhId:page-14-IMG nodeLabel:U.S. Department of Homeland Security Seal, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Ser… path:1,HTML,1,BODY,1,DIV,0,DIV,1,HEADER,2,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,A,0,IMG selector:div#block-uscis-design-branding > div#home-logo > a > img snippet:<img src="/sites/default/files/USCIS_Signature_Preferred_FC.png" alt="U.S. Department of Homeland Security Seal, U.S. Citizenship and Immigratio…"> type:node]]] type:subitems]]]

Your first network request is the most important. Reduce its latency by avoiding redirects, ensuring a fast server response, and enabling text compression.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Consider setting font-display to swap or optional to ensure text is consistently visible. swap can be further optimized to mitigate layout shifts with font metric overrides.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URL	Est Savings
/profiles/uscisd8_gov/themes/custom/uscis_design/assets/u...	80 ms
www.uscis.gov/libraries/fontawesome/webfonts/fa-solid-900.woff2	50 ms
/profiles/uscisd8_gov/themes/custom/uscis_design/assets/u...	45 ms
/profiles/uscisd8_gov/themes/custom/uscis_design/assets/c...	45 ms
/profiles/uscisd8_gov/themes/custom/uscis_design/assets/c...	35 ms
/profiles/uscisd8_gov/themes/custom/uscis_design/assets/c...	35 ms
www.uscis.gov/libraries/slick/slick/fonts/slick.woff	35 ms
/profiles/uscisd8_gov/themes/custom/uscis_design/assets/c...	30 ms
/profiles/uscisd8_gov/themes/custom/uscis_design/assets/u...	25 ms
/profiles/uscisd8_gov/themes/custom/uscis_design/assets/u...	15 ms

A forced reflow occurs when JavaScript queries geometric properties (such as offsetWidth) after styles have been invalidated by a change to the DOM state. This can result in poor performance. Learn more about forced reflows and possible mitigations.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

headings: [map[key:source label:Top function call valueType:source-location] map[granularity:1 key:reflowTime label:Total reflow time valueType:ms]]

items: [map[reflowTime:3.874 source:map[column:206100 line:5 type:source-location url:https://www.uscis.gov/libraries/fontawesome/js/all.min.js?td31e9 urlProvider:network]]]

headings: [map[key:source label:Source valueType:source-location] map[granularity:1 key:reflowTime label:Total reflow time valueType:ms]]

items: [map[reflowTime:31.619 source:map[type:text value:[unattributed]]] map[reflowTime:13.178 source:map[column:45509 line:1 type:source-location url:https://www.uscis.gov/core/assets/vendor/jquery/jquery.min.js?v=4.0.0-rc.1 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.49 source:map[column:46313 line:1 type:source-location url:https://www.uscis.gov/core/assets/vendor/jquery/jquery.min.js?v=4.0.0-rc.1 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:1.044 source:map[column:45531 line:1 type:source-location url:https://www.uscis.gov/core/assets/vendor/jquery/jquery.min.js?v=4.0.0-rc.1 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:20.052 source:map[column:15715 line:131 type:source-location url:https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/js/js_FHMpXU29BX9aw_UrRAUqOs0RvT8iYQtGYZCXBHlTtBQ.js?scope=footer&delta=5&language=en&theme=uscis_design&include=eJx1UFuOwzAIvJBra7V7H0QNcUn9yBonTW6_7kOV0nZ_EMwwYhikJBkGZjqiPwOvjTMxuTfEoCo3kDyyb6W6US16XypJyXBiJK5AskArcPqBQdYPginBUuKcGL6-oXGaPu1UXoQvkFgVA8MRq_FnJuk8PC-6Z2eHWvLVovFRODcVYlgwCmG7Wht_Z66b84u9d1YGNv2pKPnsqM4TRvsYTSglRIaGwYVeXmeLI657MJlZvSgQq4Tsbl72UIjliPGgbesnwp5Tjv3vgy9pKplfldcYdEcOTKEs8HCAGePWxKv7l7GectddSOGZofS0Qr2F4-7Ue5Z_e0fS_A urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.071 source:map[column:4134 line:117 type:source-location url:https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/js/js_FHMpXU29BX9aw_UrRAUqOs0RvT8iYQtGYZCXBHlTtBQ.js?scope=footer&delta=5&language=en&theme=uscis_design&include=eJx1UFuOwzAIvJBra7V7H0QNcUn9yBonTW6_7kOV0nZ_EMwwYhikJBkGZjqiPwOvjTMxuTfEoCo3kDyyb6W6US16XypJyXBiJK5AskArcPqBQdYPginBUuKcGL6-oXGaPu1UXoQvkFgVA8MRq_FnJuk8PC-6Z2eHWvLVovFRODcVYlgwCmG7Wht_Z66b84u9d1YGNv2pKPnsqM4TRvsYTSglRIaGwYVeXmeLI657MJlZvSgQq4Tsbl72UIjliPGgbesnwp5Tjv3vgy9pKplfldcYdEcOTKEs8HCAGePWxKv7l7GectddSOGZofS0Qr2F4-7Ue5Z_e0fS_A urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:1.363 source:map[column:2832 line:117 type:source-location url:https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/js/js_FHMpXU29BX9aw_UrRAUqOs0RvT8iYQtGYZCXBHlTtBQ.js?scope=footer&delta=5&language=en&theme=uscis_design&include=eJx1UFuOwzAIvJBra7V7H0QNcUn9yBonTW6_7kOV0nZ_EMwwYhikJBkGZjqiPwOvjTMxuTfEoCo3kDyyb6W6US16XypJyXBiJK5AskArcPqBQdYPginBUuKcGL6-oXGaPu1UXoQvkFgVA8MRq_FnJuk8PC-6Z2eHWvLVovFRODcVYlgwCmG7Wht_Z66b84u9d1YGNv2pKPnsqM4TRvsYTSglRIaGwYVeXmeLI657MJlZvSgQq4Tsbl72UIjliPGgbesnwp5Tjv3vgy9pKplfldcYdEcOTKEs8HCAGePWxKv7l7GectddSOGZofS0Qr2F4-7Ue5Z_e0fS_A urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:5.586 source:map[column:186948 line:4 type:source-location url:https://www.uscis.gov/libraries/fontawesome/js/all.min.js?td31e9 urlProvider:network]]]

Reducing the download time of images can improve the perceived load time of the page and LCP. Learn more about optimizing image size

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

	URL	Resource Size	Est Savings
Making America Safe Again USCIS is proud to support DHS efforts to Make Americ… `div > div.views-row > div > div.usa-hero`	www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/images/home/Web_MASA_UPDATE_V6_EN_%402x.png	2.2 MiB	1.7 MiB
People gathered around a table that has documents and reports spread out on it. `div.field > article.media > div.field > img.image`	/sites/default/files/images/home/USCIS_Homepage_Research_...	262.4 KiB	237.5 KiB
Workers of various career paths in a line. `div.field > article.media > div.field > img.image`	/sites/default/files/images/home/USCIS_Homepage_Verify_48...	260.1 KiB	235.1 KiB
Person sitting at table typing on a laptop keyboard. `div.field > article.media > div.field > img.image`	/sites/default/files/images/home/USCIS_Homepage_File-Onli...	240.0 KiB	215.1 KiB
Woman on her mobile device checking her case status through her online account. `div.field > article.media > div.field > img.image`	/sites/default/files/images/home/USCIS_Homepage_Manage-Yo...	225.5 KiB	200.5 KiB
The Trump Gold Card is Here! To support the Trump Gold Card initiative, USCIS … `div > div.views-row > div > div.usa-hero`	/sites/default/files/images/home/WEB_banner_trumpcard_192...	315.3 KiB	190.0 KiB
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Seal, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Ser… `div.grid-row > div.usa-footer__logo > div.mobile-lg:grid-col-auto > img.usa-footer__logo-img`	www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/USCIS_Signature_Preferred_FC.png	107.5 KiB	95.5 KiB
Person reaching for keys `div.field > article.media > div.field > img.image`	/sites/default/files/images/home/USCIS.Gov_KnowBeforeYouG...	36.5 KiB	20.8 KiB

Optimize LCP by making the LCP image discoverable from the HTML immediately, and avoiding lazy-loading

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

lhId: page-8-DIV

nodeLabel: Making America Safe Again USCIS’ end-of-year review demonstrates the impact of…

path: 1,HTML,1,BODY,1,DIV,0,DIV,3,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,1,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV

selector: div > div.views-row > div > div.usa-hero

snippet: <div class="usa-hero" style="background-image: url("/sites/default/files/images/home/Web%20Banner%20Gra…");">

Avoid chaining critical requests by reducing the length of chains, reducing the download size of resources, or deferring the download of unnecessary resources to improve page load.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

description: [preconnect](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/lighthouse/performance/uses-rel-preconnect/) hints help the browser establish a connection earlier in the page load, saving time when the first request for that origin is made. The following are the origins that the page preconnected to.

title: Preconnected origins

value: no origins were preconnected

description: Add [preconnect](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/lighthouse/performance/uses-rel-preconnect/) hints to your most important origins, but try to use no more than 4.

title: Preconnect candidates

Requests are blocking the page's initial render, which may delay LCP. Deferring or inlining can move these network requests out of the critical path.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URL	Transfer Size	Duration
/sites/default/files/css/css_rfeT5zDUAGxZm2aImPThrAPAvr1j...	97.1 KiB	1.1 s
/sites/default/files/js/js_ae2wwEP0sZpR7u41AAWVclgQ6XSmfo...	491 B
/sites/default/files/js/js_6H78LPsshwYMQl-Huh5Modst_9suyP...	460 B
www.uscis.gov/modules/contrib/google_tag/js/gtm.js?td31e9	799 B
www.uscis.gov/modules/contrib/google_tag/js/gtag.js?td31e9	814 B
/sites/default/files/css/css_KbilO5DUhxf-Ggy2kq_Z40HUcAmS...	864 B
/sites/default/files/asset_injector/css/merriweather_font...	546 B
/sites/default/files/css/css_0KlzIS5g5fa5x8x_BKXL43CdOKgL...	800 B
/sites/default/files/css/css_J4YXLmCIG9odtaYoqr3J_RLsYiSz...	5.0 KiB	152 ms

These insights are also available in the Chrome DevTools Performance Panel - record a trace to view more detailed information.

Time to Interactive is the amount of time it takes for the page to become fully interactive. Learn more about the Time to Interactive metric.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

TTI

Redirects introduce additional delays before the page can be loaded. Learn how to avoid page redirects.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 831 ms

URL	Time Spent
uscis.gov/	831 ms
www.uscis.gov/	0.0 ms

These are the largest layout shifts observed on the page. Each table item represents a single layout shift, and shows the element that shifted the most. Below each item are possible root causes that led to the layout shift. Some of these layout shifts may not be included in the CLS metric value due to windowing. Learn how to improve CLS

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Element	Layout shift score
Making America Safe Again USCIS is proud to support DHS efforts to Make Americ… `body > div.dialog-off-canvas-main-canvas > div#page-wrapper > div#content-wrapper`	0.407
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Seal, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Ser… `div#block-uscis-design-branding > div#home-logo > a > img`	0.000

The maximum potential First Input Delay that your users could experience is the duration of the longest task. Learn more about the Maximum Potential First Input Delay metric.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Diagnostics

Reduce unused rules from stylesheets and defer CSS not used for above-the-fold content to decrease bytes consumed by network activity. Learn how to reduce unused CSS.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 610 ms 104.3 KiB

URL	Transfer Size	Est Savings
/sites/default/files/css/css_rfeT5zDUAGxZm2aImPThrAPAvr1j...	96.9 KiB	92.9 KiB
www.google.com/cse/static/element/dc329f57de078f5d/default_v6+en.css	11.9 KiB	11.5 KiB

Reduce unused JavaScript and defer loading scripts until they are required to decrease bytes consumed by network activity. Learn how to reduce unused JavaScript.

Why this matters

Multi-megabyte JavaScript bundles delay every interactive feature on the page.

Learn more ▾

This is the Lighthouse audit fired when too much JS is shipped relative to what executes. The fix isn't a config flag — it requires bundle analysis (webpack-bundle-analyzer, rollup-plugin-visualizer), splitting routes into chunks, lazy-loading off-screen components, and removing unused dependencies. Fundamentally different from minification: minifying reduces byte count, this reduces what's downloaded at all.

Source: Google web.dev / Lighthouse

Estimated savings: 3.5 s 724.7 KiB

URL	Transfer Size	Est Savings
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-CSLL4ZEK4L&cx=c&gtm=4e64h1	147.1 KiB	106.0 KiB
/sites/default/files/js/js_FHMpXU29BX9aw_UrRAUqOs0RvT8iYQ...	152.8 KiB	100.3 KiB
d2n4zfio24poj1.cloudfront.net/chatwidget/bundle.js	132.3 KiB	72.5 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-QY7WXHK8CT&cx=c&gtm=4e64h1	176.2 KiB	70.2 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-3LRB05G9HS&cx=c&gtm=4e64h1	157.0 KiB	66.9 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-WK8MXNN	132.2 KiB	62.4 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-CSLL4ZEK4L	147.0 KiB	61.4 KiB
/cse/static/element/dc329f57de078f5d/cse_element__en.js?u...	102.7 KiB	53.7 KiB
connect.facebook.net/en_US/bundle/sdk.js/	77.6 KiB	50.5 KiB
cse.google.com/adsense/search/async-ads.js	43.3 KiB	31.5 KiB
/dxjsmodule/12.1a2b7192fd54e87d3971.chunk.js?Q_CLIENTVERS...	35.7 KiB	25.3 KiB
uscis.my.site.com/ESWOAISEmmaChannel1763090369120/assets/js/bootstrap.min.js	25.9 KiB	23.9 KiB

Consider reducing the time spent parsing, compiling, and executing JS. You may find delivering smaller JS payloads helps with this. Learn how to reduce Javascript execution time.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URL	Total CPU Time	Script Evaluation	Script Parse
Unattributable	1.0 s	16 ms	0.0 ms
www.uscis.gov/	1.0 s	93 ms	3.8 ms
/sites/default/files/js/js_FHMpXU29BX9aw_UrRAUqOs0RvT8iYQ...	555 ms	274 ms	132 ms
www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-WK8MXNN	482 ms	391 ms	73 ms
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-QY7WXHK8CT&cx=c&gtm=4e64h1	388 ms	332 ms	53 ms
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-CSLL4ZEK4L	328 ms	267 ms	60 ms
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-3LRB05G9HS&cx=c&gtm=4e64h1	302 ms	253 ms	47 ms
dap.digitalgov.gov/web-vitals/dist/web-vitals.attribution.iife.js	263 ms	165 ms	1.4 ms
connect.facebook.net/en_US/bundle/sdk.js/	211 ms	174 ms	26 ms
d2n4zfio24poj1.cloudfront.net/chatwidget/bundle.js	180 ms	166 ms	4.4 ms
cse.google.com/cse.js?cx=a2ef8e2528658124e	176 ms	137 ms	1.1 ms
/sites/default/files/css/css_rfeT5zDUAGxZm2aImPThrAPAvr1j...	163 ms	0.0 ms	0.0 ms
www.uscis.gov/core/assets/vendor/jquery/jquery.min.js?v=4.0.0-rc.1	123 ms	93 ms	16 ms
www.uscis.gov/libraries/fontawesome/js/all.min.js?td31e9	121 ms	53 ms	20 ms
/dxjsmodule/12.1a2b7192fd54e87d3971.chunk.js?Q_CLIENTVERS...	113 ms	83 ms	20 ms
/sites/default/files/js/js_6UJOHhAY2opn7jTwsrv-BbXHs_7OH_...	105 ms	80 ms	19 ms
ep2.adtrafficquality.google/sodar/sodar2.js	100 ms	95 ms	2.2 ms
/cse/static/element/dc329f57de078f5d/cse_element__en.js?u...	80 ms	39 ms	38 ms
siteimproveanalytics.com/js/siteanalyze_6342107.js	70 ms	56 ms	7.2 ms
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-CSLL4ZEK4L&cx=c&gtm=4e64h1	69 ms	31 ms	37 ms
cse.google.com/adsense/search/async-ads.js	54 ms	37 ms	11 ms

Consider reducing the time spent parsing, compiling and executing JS. You may find delivering smaller JS payloads helps with this. Learn how to minimize main-thread work

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Category	Time Spent
Script Evaluation	3.0 s
Other	1.2 s
Style & Layout	881 ms
Script Parsing & Compilation	623 ms
Parse HTML & CSS	230 ms
Rendering	159 ms
Garbage Collection	94 ms

Many navigations are performed by going back to a previous page, or forwards again. The back/forward cache (bfcache) can speed up these return navigations. Learn more about the bfcache

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failure reason	Failure type
The page has an unload handler in a sub frame.	Actionable

Minifying CSS files can reduce network payload sizes. Learn how to minify CSS.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 0.0 ms 3.3 KiB

URL	Transfer Size	Est Savings
www.google.com/cse/static/element/dc329f57de078f5d/default_v6+en.css	12.0 KiB	3.3 KiB

Minifying JavaScript files can reduce payload sizes and script parse time. Learn how to minify JavaScript.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 0.0 ms 2.0 KiB

URL	Transfer Size	Est Savings
uscis.my.site.com/resource/1776804004375/MIAWChatWrapperJS	6.6 KiB	2.0 KiB

Large network payloads cost users real money and are highly correlated with long load times. Learn how to reduce payload sizes.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URL	Transfer Size
www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/images/home/Web_MASA_UPDATE_V6_EN_%402x.png	2.2 MiB
www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/images/home/Web_JoinUs_banner_1920x401.jpg	481.2 KiB
/sites/default/files/images/home/WEB_banner_trumpcard_192...	315.7 KiB
/sites/default/files/images/home/USCIS_Homepage_Research_...	262.8 KiB
/sites/default/files/images/home/USCIS_Homepage_Verify_48...	260.5 KiB
/sites/default/files/images/home/USCIS_Homepage_File-Onli...	240.4 KiB
/sites/default/files/images/home/USCIS_Homepage_Manage-Yo...	225.8 KiB
www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/images/home/Web_ARR_banner_1920x401.jpg	187.7 KiB
/sites/default/files/images/home/Web Banner Graphic_USCIS...	177.1 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-QY7WXHK8CT&cx=c&gtm=4e64h1	176.2 KiB

Set an explicit width and height on image elements to reduce layout shifts and improve CLS. Learn how to set image dimensions

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

	URL
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Seal, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Ser… `div#block-uscis-design-branding > div#home-logo > a > img`	www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/USCIS_Signature_Preferred_FC.png
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Seal, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Ser… `div.grid-row > div.usa-footer__logo > div.mobile-lg:grid-col-auto > img.usa-footer__logo-img`	www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/USCIS_Signature_Preferred_FC.png
Facebook `div.usa-footer__social-links > div.grid-col-auto > a.usa-social-link > img.usa-social-link__icon`	www.uscis.gov/themes/contrib/dhs_uswds/img/social-icons/facebook.svg
YouTube `div.usa-footer__social-links > div.grid-col-auto > a.usa-social-link > img.usa-social-link__icon`	www.uscis.gov/themes/contrib/dhs_uswds/img/social-icons/youtube.svg
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Seal `div.usa-identifier__container > div.usa-identifier__logos > a.usa-identifier__logo > img.usa-identifier__logo-img`	www.uscis.gov/themes/contrib/dhs_uswds/logo.svg
Email `div.usa-footer__social-links > div.grid-col-auto > a.usa-social-link > img.usa-social-link__icon`	www.uscis.gov/themes/contrib/dhs_uswds/img/social-icons/email.svg
Instagram `div.usa-footer__social-links > div.grid-col-auto > a.usa-social-link > img.usa-social-link__icon`	www.uscis.gov/themes/contrib/dhs_uswds/img/social-icons/instagram.svg
LinkedIn `div.usa-footer__social-links > div.grid-col-auto > a.usa-social-link > img.usa-social-link__icon`	www.uscis.gov/themes/contrib/dhs_uswds/img/social-icons/linkedin.svg
Pause `div.view-content > ul.slick-dots > button.pause-slider > img`	/profiles/uscisd8_gov/themes/custom/uscis_design/assets/u...
X, formerly known as Twitter `div.usa-footer__social-links > div.grid-col-auto > a.usa-social-link > img.usa-social-link__icon`	/profiles/uscisd8_gov/themes/custom/uscis_design/assets/c...

More information about the performance of your application. These numbers don't directly affect the Performance score.

●Optimize DOM size

●LCP breakdown

●Modern HTTP

●Optimize viewport for mobile

●User Timing marks and measures 19 user timings

●Avoid long main-thread tasks 20 long tasks found

●Network Requests

●Network Round Trip Times 80 ms

●Server Backend Latencies 150 ms

●Tasks

●Diagnostics

●Metrics

●Screenshot Thumbnails

●Final Screenshot

●Script Treemap Data

●Resources Summary

●Initial server response time was short Root document took 10 ms

○INP breakdown

○Avoid non-composited animations

Accessibility

These checks highlight opportunities to improve the accessibility of your web app. Automatic detection can only detect a subset of issues and does not guarantee the accessibility of your web app, so manual testing is also encouraged.

ARIA

Some ARIA parent roles must contain specific child roles to perform their intended accessibility functions. Learn more about roles and required children elements.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
1 2 3 4 5 `div > div.image-content-queue > div.view-content > ul.slick-dots`

These are opportunities to improve the usage of ARIA in your application which may enhance the experience for users of assistive technology, like a screen reader.

○Interactive controls are keyboard focusable

○Interactive elements indicate their purpose and state

○The page has a logical tab order

○Visual order on the page follows DOM order

○User focus is not accidentally trapped in a region

○The user's focus is directed to new content added to the page

○HTML5 landmark elements are used to improve navigation

○Offscreen content is hidden from assistive technology

○Custom controls have associated labels

○Custom controls have ARIA roles

●`[aria-*]` attributes match their roles

●`[aria-hidden="true"]` is not present on the document `<body>`

●`[role]`s have all required `[aria-*]` attributes

●`[role]`s are contained by their required parent element

●`[role]` values are valid

●`[aria-*]` attributes have valid values

●`[aria-*]` attributes are valid and not misspelled

●Buttons have an accessible name

●Image elements have `[alt]` attributes

●Input buttons have discernible text.

●Form elements have associated labels

●`[user-scalable="no"]` is not used in the `<meta name="viewport">` element and the `[maximum-scale]` attribute is not less than 5.

●ARIA attributes are used as specified for the element's role

●`[aria-hidden="true"]` elements do not contain focusable descendents

●Elements use only permitted ARIA attributes

●Background and foreground colors have a sufficient contrast ratio

●Document has a `<title>` element

●`<frame>` or `<iframe>` elements have a title

●`<html>` element has a `[lang]` attribute

●`<html>` element has a valid value for its `[lang]` attribute

●Links are distinguishable without relying on color.

●Links have a discernible name

●Lists contain only `<li>` elements and script supporting elements (`<script>` and `<template>`).

●List items (`<li>`) are contained within `<ul>`, `<ol>` or `<menu>` parent elements

●No element has a `[tabindex]` value greater than 0

●Touch targets have sufficient size and spacing.

●`[lang]` attributes have a valid value

●Heading elements appear in a sequentially-descending order

●Document has a main landmark.

●Deprecated ARIA roles were not used

●Identical links have the same purpose.

●Elements with visible text labels have matching accessible names.

○`[accesskey]` values are unique

○`button`, `link`, and `menuitem` elements have accessible names

○Elements with `role="dialog"` or `role="alertdialog"` have accessible names.

○ARIA input fields have accessible names

○ARIA `meter` elements have accessible names

○ARIA `progressbar` elements have accessible names

○Elements with the `role=text` attribute do not have focusable descendents.

○ARIA toggle fields have accessible names

○ARIA `tooltip` elements have accessible names

○ARIA `treeitem` elements have accessible names

○The page contains a heading, skip link, or landmark region

○`<dl>`'s contain only properly-ordered `<dt>` and `<dd>` groups, `<script>`, `<template>` or `<div>` elements.

○Definition list items are wrapped in `<dl>` elements

○ARIA IDs are unique

○No form fields have multiple labels

○`<html>` element has an `[xml:lang]` attribute with the same base language as the `[lang]` attribute.

○`<input type="image">` elements have `[alt]` text

○The document does not use `<meta http-equiv="refresh">`

○`<object>` elements have alternate text

○Select elements have associated label elements.

○Skip links are focusable.

○Cells in a `<table>` element that use the `[headers]` attribute refer to table cells within the same table.

○`<th>` elements and elements with `[role="columnheader"/"rowheader"]` have data cells they describe.

○`<video>` elements contain a `<track>` element with `[kind="captions"]`

○Tables have different content in the summary attribute and `<caption>`.

○All heading elements contain content.

○Uses ARIA roles only on compatible elements

○Image elements do not have `[alt]` attributes that are redundant text.

○Tables use `<caption>` instead of cells with the `[colspan]` attribute to indicate a caption.

○`<td>` elements in a large `<table>` have one or more table headers.

Best Practices

General

Errors logged to the console indicate unresolved problems. They can come from network request failures and other browser concerns. Learn more about this errors in console diagnostic audit

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Source	Description
/profiles/uscisd8_gov/themes/custom/uscis_design/assets/u...	`Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 404 ()`
/profiles/uscisd8_gov/themes/custom/uscis_design/assets/u...	`Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 404 ()`

Source maps translate minified code to the original source code. This helps developers debug in production. In addition, Lighthouse is able to provide further insights. Consider deploying source maps to take advantage of these benefits. Learn more about source maps.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URL	Map URL
/sites/default/files/js/js_FHMpXU29BX9aw_UrRAUqOs0RvT8iYQ...
/Universal-Federated-Analytics-Min.js?agency=DHS&subagenc...	dap.digitalgov.gov/Federated.js.map

●Uses HTTPS

●Avoids deprecated APIs

●Avoids third-party cookies

●Allows users to paste into input fields

●Avoids requesting the geolocation permission on page load

●Avoids requesting the notification permission on page load

●Displays images with correct aspect ratio

●Serves images with appropriate resolution

●Page has the HTML doctype

●Properly defines charset

●No issues in the `Issues` panel in Chrome Devtools

●Ensure CSP is effective against XSS attacks

●Ensure proper origin isolation with COOP

●Mitigate DOM-based XSS with Trusted Types

●Detected JavaScript libraries

○Redirects HTTP traffic to HTTPS

○Use a strong HSTS policy

○Mitigate clickjacking with XFO or CSP

SEO

These checks ensure that your page is following basic search engine optimization advice. There are many additional factors Lighthouse does not score here that may affect your search ranking, including performance on Core Web Vitals. Learn more about Google Search Essentials.

Content Best Practices

Meta descriptions may be included in search results to concisely summarize page content. Learn more about the meta description.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Descriptive link text helps search engines understand your content. Learn how to make links more accessible.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Link destination	Link Text
www.dhs.gov/making-america-safe-again	Learn More
/newsroom/news-releases/making-america-safe-again-us-citi...	Learn More
trumpcard.gov/	Learn More
www.uscis.gov/join	Learn More
www.uscis.gov/alienregistration	Learn More
www.dhs.gov/making-america-safe-again	Learn More
/newsroom/news-releases/making-america-safe-again-us-citi...	Learn More
trumpcard.gov/	Learn More
www.uscis.gov/join	Learn More
www.uscis.gov/alienregistration	Learn More
www.dhs.gov/making-america-safe-again	Learn More

Format your HTML in a way that enables crawlers to better understand your app’s content.

○Structured data is valid

●Page isn’t blocked from indexing

●Document has a `<title>` element

●Page has successful HTTP status code

●Links are crawlable

●robots.txt is valid

●Image elements have `[alt]` attributes

●Document has a valid `hreflang`

●Document has a valid `rel=canonical`

Lighthouse Scores

Industry-standard audits powered by Google Lighthouse. — Desktop

Performance

Accessibility

Best Practices

SEO

Core Web Vitals

Key metrics that affect user experience. — Desktop

First Contentful Paint First Contentful Paint — how long until the browser renders the first piece of content. Under 1.8s is good.

942 ms

Largest Contentful Paint Largest Contentful Paint — how long until the largest visible element loads. Under 2.5s is good.

2.60 s

Total Blocking Time Total Blocking Time — total time the main thread was blocked, preventing user input. Under 200ms is good.

60 ms

Cumulative Layout Shift Cumulative Layout Shift — measures visual stability. How much the page layout shifts during loading. Under 0.1 is good.

0.204

Speed Index Speed Index — how quickly content is visually displayed during load. Under 3.4s is good.

1.60 s

Time to Interactive Time to Interactive — how long until the page is fully interactive and responds to user input. Under 3.8s is good.

4.68 s

Detailed Report

Audit breakdown by category with detailed findings.

Performance

Insights

Remove large, duplicate JavaScript modules from bundles to reduce unnecessary bytes consumed by network activity.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Why this matters

Shipping ES5 transpiled code to modern browsers wastes bytes — every user with an evergreen browser pays for compatibility you don't need.

Learn more ▾

Source: Google web.dev / Lighthouse

3rd party code can significantly impact load performance. Reduce and defer loading of 3rd party code to prioritize your page's content.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

A long cache lifetime can speed up repeat visits to your page. Learn more about caching.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Request	Cache TTL	Transfer Size
www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/images/home/Web_MASA_UPDATE_V6_EN_%402x.png	2014748.0 s	2.2 MiB
connect.facebook.net/en_US/bundle/sdk.js/	1200.0 s	77.8 KiB
www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/images/home/Web_JoinUs_banner_1920x401.jpg	1926856.0 s	481.2 KiB
/sites/default/files/images/home/WEB_banner_trumpcard_192...	2097771.0 s	315.7 KiB
uscis.my.site.com/ESWOAISEmmaChannel1763090369120/assets/js/bootstrap.min.js	3.0 s	26.1 KiB
/sites/default/files/images/home/USCIS_Homepage_Research_...	2097067.0 s	262.8 KiB
/sites/default/files/images/home/USCIS_Homepage_Verify_48...	1872564.0 s	260.5 KiB
/sites/default/files/images/home/USCIS_Homepage_File-Onli...	1887888.0 s	240.4 KiB
/sites/default/files/images/home/USCIS_Homepage_Manage-Yo...	1814752.0 s	225.8 KiB
www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/images/home/Web_ARR_banner_1920x401.jpg	1931235.0 s	187.7 KiB
/sites/default/files/images/home/Web Banner Graphic_USCIS...	1872478.0 s	177.1 KiB
www.uscis.gov/libraries/fontawesome/webfonts/fa-light-300.woff2	1946572.0 s	169.9 KiB
www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js	7200.0 s	20.9 KiB
/sites/default/files/js/js_FHMpXU29BX9aw_UrRAUqOs0RvT8iYQ...	1925339.0 s	153.4 KiB
www.uscis.gov/libraries/fontawesome/webfonts/fa-solid-900.woff2	1931230.0 s	127.1 KiB
www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/USCIS_Signature_Preferred_FC.png	2086124.0 s	107.8 KiB
www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/graphics/ntas_05_noadvisories.svg	1552.0 s	11.7 KiB
/Universal-Federated-Analytics-Min.js?agency=DHS&subagenc...	0.0 ms	9.4 KiB
/sites/default/files/css/css_rfeT5zDUAGxZm2aImPThrAPAvr1j...	2585735.0 s	97.1 KiB
siteimproveanalytics.com/js/siteanalyze_6342107.js	86400.0 s	18.5 KiB
/profiles/uscisd8_gov/themes/custom/uscis_design/assets/c...	1934637.0 s	75.3 KiB
d2n4zfio24poj1.cloudfront.net/chatwidget/assets/message.wav	604800.0 s	72.0 KiB
/profiles/uscisd8_gov/themes/custom/uscis_design/assets/c...	1927292.0 s	74.5 KiB
/profiles/uscisd8_gov/themes/custom/uscis_design/assets/c...	1930292.0 s	74.0 KiB
/profiles/uscisd8_gov/themes/custom/uscis_design/assets/c...	1931235.0 s	71.6 KiB
www.uscis.gov/libraries/fontawesome/js/all.min.js?td31e9	1755695.0 s	68.2 KiB
s.go-mpulse.net/boomerang/A3WTK-PERZP-2W77L-XJ2AR-542NX	604800.0 s	59.5 KiB
d2n4zfio24poj1.cloudfront.net/chatwidget/assets/emmabutton.png	604800.0 s	56.9 KiB
dap.digitalgov.gov/web-vitals/dist/web-vitals.attribution.iife.js	0.0 ms	4.5 KiB
connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v17.0	1200.0 s	5.1 KiB
cse.google.com/cse.js?cx=a2ef8e2528658124e	0.0 ms	4.1 KiB
/SIE/?Q_ZID=ZN_3WrTsyl9WWQdlxb	3600.0 s	4.8 KiB
service.force.com/embeddedservice/5.0/esw.min.js	86400.0 s	9.4 KiB
/dxjsmodule/12.1a2b7192fd54e87d3971.chunk.js?Q_CLIENTVERS...	604800.0 s	36.5 KiB
/sites/default/files/images/home/USCIS.Gov_KnowBeforeYouG...	1938380.0 s	36.8 KiB
www.uscis.gov/core/assets/vendor/jquery/jquery.min.js?v=4.0.0-rc.1	2086124.0 s	27.2 KiB
/sites/default/files/js/js_6UJOHhAY2opn7jTwsrv-BbXHs_7OH_...	2014747.0 s	21.3 KiB
/profiles/uscisd8_gov/themes/custom/uscis_design/assets/u...	1886029.0 s	20.3 KiB
/profiles/uscisd8_gov/themes/custom/uscis_design/assets/u...	1752919.0 s	20.1 KiB
/dxjsmodule/37.7ea1ffe71ad8c0799cc1.chunk.js?Q_CLIENTVERS...	604800.0 s	19.2 KiB
www.uscis.gov/libraries/slick/slick/fonts/slick.woff	1058.0 s	1.6 KiB
www.uscis.gov/themes/contrib/dhs_uswds/logo.svg	2051394.0 s	13.8 KiB
www.google.com/cse/static/style/look/v6/default.css	3000.0 s	1.2 KiB
/sites/default/files/css/css_J4YXLmCIG9odtaYoqr3J_RLsYiSz...	2585735.0 s	5.0 KiB
www.uscis.gov/libraries/slick/slick/ajax-loader.gif	2098153.0 s	4.3 KiB
/v/t39.30808-1/474665644_1025093429663784_504250789393576...	1209600.0 s	2.9 KiB
www.dhs.gov/profiles/dhsd8_gov/modules/custom/dhs_ntas/css/dhs_ntas.ntas.css	206208.0 s	681 B
/modules/contrib/ckeditor_accordion/js/accordion.frontend...	1931229.0 s	1.8 KiB
www.uscis.gov/themes/contrib/dhs_uswds/img/social-icons/youtube.svg	1931231.0 s	1.6 KiB
www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/images/site/icon-dot-gov@2x.png	1755695.0 s	1.2 KiB
www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/images/site/icon-https@2x.png	2138772.0 s	1.2 KiB
www.uscis.gov/themes/contrib/dhs_uswds/img/social-icons/instagram.svg	2077332.0 s	1011 B
/sites/default/files/css/css_KbilO5DUhxf-Ggy2kq_Z40HUcAmS...	2585735.0 s	864 B
www.uscis.gov/themes/contrib/dhs_uswds/img/social-icons/email.svg	1752920.0 s	812 B
www.uscis.gov/modules/contrib/google_tag/js/gtag.js?td31e9	1833229.0 s	814 B
www.uscis.gov/modules/contrib/google_tag/js/gtm.js?td31e9	1755695.0 s	799 B
/sites/default/files/css/css_0KlzIS5g5fa5x8x_BKXL43CdOKgL...	2585735.0 s	800 B
/modules/contrib/uswds_ckeditor_integration/js/aftermarke...	2062312.0 s	764 B
www.uscis.gov/themes/contrib/dhs_uswds/img/social-icons/linkedin.svg	1755695.0 s	756 B
/themes/contrib/dhs_uswds/assets/uswds/img/usa-icons/clos...	2062314.0 s	762 B
/sites/default/files/css/css_q57gS3kRPeZVIqV_HfaUe0HYonJT...	2585736.0 s	770 B
/sites/default/files/asset_injector/js/pm_volume_13_temp-...	1755695.0 s	556 B
www.uscis.gov/themes/contrib/dhs_uswds/img/social-icons/facebook.svg	1931226.0 s	546 B
/sites/default/files/asset_injector/css/merriweather_font...	2584410.0 s	546 B
/sites/default/files/js/js_i_kZRbchSCzPzQw_qMOS-7NRKfFxHu...	1755695.0 s	508 B
/sites/default/files/js/js_ae2wwEP0sZpR7u41AAWVclgQ6XSmfo...	1930292.0 s	491 B
/profiles/uscisd8_gov/themes/custom/uscis_design/assets/c...	1842699.0 s	484 B
/profiles/uscisd8_gov/themes/custom/uscis_design/assets/u...	1872458.0 s	471 B
/sites/default/files/js/js_6H78LPsshwYMQl-Huh5Modst_9suyP...	1755695.0 s	460 B
/profiles/uscisd8_gov/themes/custom/uscis_design/assets/u...	2101440.0 s	433 B
/profiles/uscisd8_gov/themes/custom/uscis_design/assets/u...	1771933.0 s	384 B
www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/images/site/USFlag-Icon-2x.png	1931229.0 s	365 B

Layout shifts occur when elements move absent any user interaction. Investigate the causes of layout shifts, such as elements being added, removed, or their fonts changing as the page loads.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

items: [map[node:map[type:text value:Total] score:0.203848] map[node:map[boundingRect:map[bottom:3157 height:2551 left:163 right:1187 top:605 width:1024] lhId:page-8-DIV nodeLabel:Know Before You Go Check office closures and operating hours before visiting o… path:1,HTML,1,BODY,1,DIV,0,DIV,3,DIV,1,DIV selector:div.dialog-off-canvas-main-canvas > div#page-wrapper > div#content-wrapper > div.content-container snippet:<div class="content-container"> type:node] score:0.171651] map[node:map[boundingRect:map[bottom:3157 height:2551 left:163 right:1187 top:605 width:1024] lhId:page-8-DIV nodeLabel:Know Before You Go Check office closures and operating hours before visiting o… path:1,HTML,1,BODY,1,DIV,0,DIV,3,DIV,1,DIV selector:div.dialog-off-canvas-main-canvas > div#page-wrapper > div#content-wrapper > div.content-container snippet:<div class="content-container"> type:node] score:0.025028 subItems:map[items:[map[cause:Web font extra:map[type:url value:https://www.uscis.gov/libraries/fontawesome/webfonts/fa-solid-900.woff2]] map[cause:Web font extra:map[type:url value:https://www.uscis.gov/libraries/fontawesome/webfonts/fa-light-300.woff2]] map[cause:Web font extra:map[type:url value:https://www.uscis.gov/profiles/uscisd8_gov/themes/custom/uscis_design/assets/custom/font/sourcesanspro-semibold.otf]] map[cause:Web font extra:map[type:url value:https://www.uscis.gov/profiles/uscisd8_gov/themes/custom/uscis_design/assets/custom/font/sourcesanspro-bold.otf]] map[cause:Web font extra:map[type:url value:https://www.uscis.gov/profiles/uscisd8_gov/themes/custom/uscis_design/assets/custom/font/sourcesanspro-light.otf]]] type:subitems]] map[node:map[boundingRect:map[bottom:109 height:50 left:638 right:1187 top:59 width:549] lhId:page-9-DIV nodeLabel: Sign In path:1,HTML,1,BODY,1,DIV,0,DIV,1,HEADER,2,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,1,DIV selector:div.usa-nav-container > div.usa-navbar > div.region > div#block-searchplaceholder snippet:<div id="block-searchplaceholder"> type:node] score:0.006371] map[node:map[boundingRect:map[bottom:170 height:45 left:490 right:1187 top:125 width:697] lhId:page-10-DIV nodeLabel:Topics Forms Newsroom Citizenship Green Card Laws Tools path:1,HTML,1,BODY,1,DIV,0,DIV,1,HEADER,2,DIV,0,DIV,1,NAV,1,DIV selector:div#header-third > div.usa-nav-container > nav#primary-nav > div.region snippet:<div class="region region-navigation"> type:node] score:0.000798 subItems:map[items:[map[cause:Web font extra:map[type:url value:https://www.uscis.gov/profiles/uscisd8_gov/themes/custom/uscis_design/assets/uswds/fonts/source-sans-pro/sourcesanspro-regular-webfont.woff2]] map[cause:Web font extra:map[type:url value:https://www.uscis.gov/libraries/slick/slick/fonts/slick.woff]] map[cause:Web font extra:map[type:url value:https://www.uscis.gov/profiles/uscisd8_gov/themes/custom/uscis_design/assets/uswds/fonts/source-sans-pro/sourcesanspro-bold-webfont.woff2]]] type:subitems]]]

items: [map[node:map[type:text value:Total] score:0] map[node:map[boundingRect:map[bottom:1176 height:189 left:199 right:657 top:987 width:458] lhId:page-3-IMG nodeLabel:Person sitting at table typing on a laptop keyboard. path:1,HTML,1,BODY,1,DIV,0,DIV,3,DIV,1,DIV,1,DIV,0,DIV,1,MAIN,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,ARTICLE,0,DIV,0,DIV,1,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,1,DIV,0,ARTICLE,0,DIV,0,IMG selector:div.field > article.media > div.field > img.image snippet:<img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/images/home/USCIS_Homepage_File-Online_486x201%402x.j…" width="972" height="402" alt="Person sitting at table typing on a laptop keyboard." class="image"> type:node] score:0 subItems:map[items:[map[cause:Unsized image element extra:map[boundingRect:map[bottom:1176 height:189 left:199 right:657 top:987 width:458] lhId:page-3-IMG nodeLabel:Person sitting at table typing on a laptop keyboard. path:1,HTML,1,BODY,1,DIV,0,DIV,3,DIV,1,DIV,1,DIV,0,DIV,1,MAIN,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,ARTICLE,0,DIV,0,DIV,1,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,1,DIV,0,ARTICLE,0,DIV,0,IMG selector:div.field > article.media > div.field > img.image snippet:<img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/images/home/USCIS_Homepage_File-Online_486x201%402x.j…" width="972" height="402" alt="Person sitting at table typing on a laptop keyboard." class="image"> type:node]]] type:subitems]]]

Your first network request is the most important. Reduce its latency by avoiding redirects, ensuring a fast server response, and enabling text compression.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Consider setting font-display to swap or optional to ensure text is consistently visible. swap can be further optimized to mitigate layout shifts with font metric overrides.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URL	Est Savings
/profiles/uscisd8_gov/themes/custom/uscis_design/assets/u...	270 ms
/profiles/uscisd8_gov/themes/custom/uscis_design/assets/c...	120 ms
/profiles/uscisd8_gov/themes/custom/uscis_design/assets/c...	120 ms
/profiles/uscisd8_gov/themes/custom/uscis_design/assets/c...	115 ms
www.uscis.gov/libraries/fontawesome/webfonts/fa-light-300.woff2	105 ms
/profiles/uscisd8_gov/themes/custom/uscis_design/assets/u...	80 ms
www.uscis.gov/libraries/fontawesome/webfonts/fa-solid-900.woff2	80 ms
/profiles/uscisd8_gov/themes/custom/uscis_design/assets/c...	60 ms
/profiles/uscisd8_gov/themes/custom/uscis_design/assets/u...	50 ms
www.uscis.gov/libraries/slick/slick/fonts/slick.woff	50 ms
/profiles/uscisd8_gov/themes/custom/uscis_design/assets/u...	25 ms

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

headings: [map[key:source label:Source valueType:source-location] map[granularity:1 key:reflowTime label:Total reflow time valueType:ms]]

items: [map[reflowTime:80.915 source:map[type:text value:[unattributed]]] map[reflowTime:26.535 source:map[column:45509 line:1 type:source-location url:https://www.uscis.gov/core/assets/vendor/jquery/jquery.min.js?v=4.0.0-rc.1 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:1.157 source:map[column:46313 line:1 type:source-location url:https://www.uscis.gov/core/assets/vendor/jquery/jquery.min.js?v=4.0.0-rc.1 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:1.014 source:map[column:45531 line:1 type:source-location url:https://www.uscis.gov/core/assets/vendor/jquery/jquery.min.js?v=4.0.0-rc.1 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:18.792 source:map[column:15715 line:131 type:source-location url:https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/js/js_FHMpXU29BX9aw_UrRAUqOs0RvT8iYQtGYZCXBHlTtBQ.js?scope=footer&delta=5&language=en&theme=uscis_design&include=eJx1UFuOwzAIvJBra7V7H0QNcUn9yBonTW6_7kOV0nZ_EMwwYhikJBkGZjqiPwOvjTMxuTfEoCo3kDyyb6W6US16XypJyXBiJK5AskArcPqBQdYPginBUuKcGL6-oXGaPu1UXoQvkFgVA8MRq_FnJuk8PC-6Z2eHWvLVovFRODcVYlgwCmG7Wht_Z66b84u9d1YGNv2pKPnsqM4TRvsYTSglRIaGwYVeXmeLI657MJlZvSgQq4Tsbl72UIjliPGgbesnwp5Tjv3vgy9pKplfldcYdEcOTKEs8HCAGePWxKv7l7GectddSOGZofS0Qr2F4-7Ue5Z_e0fS_A urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.097 source:map[column:4134 line:117 type:source-location url:https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/js/js_FHMpXU29BX9aw_UrRAUqOs0RvT8iYQtGYZCXBHlTtBQ.js?scope=footer&delta=5&language=en&theme=uscis_design&include=eJx1UFuOwzAIvJBra7V7H0QNcUn9yBonTW6_7kOV0nZ_EMwwYhikJBkGZjqiPwOvjTMxuTfEoCo3kDyyb6W6US16XypJyXBiJK5AskArcPqBQdYPginBUuKcGL6-oXGaPu1UXoQvkFgVA8MRq_FnJuk8PC-6Z2eHWvLVovFRODcVYlgwCmG7Wht_Z66b84u9d1YGNv2pKPnsqM4TRvsYTSglRIaGwYVeXmeLI657MJlZvSgQq4Tsbl72UIjliPGgbesnwp5Tjv3vgy9pKplfldcYdEcOTKEs8HCAGePWxKv7l7GectddSOGZofS0Qr2F4-7Ue5Z_e0fS_A urlProvider:network]]]

Reducing the download time of images can improve the perceived load time of the page and LCP. Learn more about optimizing image size

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

	URL	Resource Size	Est Savings
Making America Safe Again USCIS is proud to support DHS efforts to Make Americ… `div > div.views-row > div > div.usa-hero`	www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/images/home/Web_MASA_UPDATE_V6_EN_%402x.png	2.2 MiB	1.7 MiB
People gathered around a table that has documents and reports spread out on it. `div.field > article.media > div.field > img.image`	/sites/default/files/images/home/USCIS_Homepage_Research_...	262.4 KiB	248.3 KiB
Workers of various career paths in a line. `div.field > article.media > div.field > img.image`	/sites/default/files/images/home/USCIS_Homepage_Verify_48...	260.1 KiB	246.0 KiB
Person sitting at table typing on a laptop keyboard. `div.field > article.media > div.field > img.image`	/sites/default/files/images/home/USCIS_Homepage_File-Onli...	240.0 KiB	225.9 KiB
Woman on her mobile device checking her case status through her online account. `div.field > article.media > div.field > img.image`	/sites/default/files/images/home/USCIS_Homepage_Manage-Yo...	225.5 KiB	211.4 KiB
The Trump Gold Card is Here! To support the Trump Gold Card initiative, USCIS … `div > div.views-row > div > div.usa-hero`	/sites/default/files/images/home/WEB_banner_trumpcard_192...	315.3 KiB	190.0 KiB
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Seal, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Ser… `div.grid-row > div.usa-footer__logo > div.mobile-lg:grid-col-auto > img.usa-footer__logo-img`	www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/USCIS_Signature_Preferred_FC.png	107.5 KiB	103.6 KiB
Person reaching for keys `div.field > article.media > div.field > img.image`	/sites/default/files/images/home/USCIS.Gov_KnowBeforeYouG...	36.5 KiB	27.2 KiB

Optimize LCP by making the LCP image discoverable from the HTML immediately, and avoiding lazy-loading

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

lhId: page-7-IMG

nodeLabel: Person reaching for keys

path: 1,HTML,1,BODY,1,DIV,0,DIV,3,DIV,1,DIV,1,DIV,0,DIV,1,MAIN,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,ARTICLE,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,1,DIV,1,DIV,0,ARTICLE,0,DIV,0,IMG

selector: div.field > article.media > div.field > img.image

snippet: <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/images/home/USCIS.Gov_KnowBeforeYouGo_Blank_486x201%4…" width="972" height="402" alt="Person reaching for keys" class="image">

Avoid chaining critical requests by reducing the length of chains, reducing the download size of resources, or deferring the download of unnecessary resources to improve page load.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

title: Preconnected origins

value: no origins were preconnected

description: Add [preconnect](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/lighthouse/performance/uses-rel-preconnect/) hints to your most important origins, but try to use no more than 4.

title: Preconnect candidates

Requests are blocking the page's initial render, which may delay LCP. Deferring or inlining can move these network requests out of the critical path.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URL	Transfer Size	Duration
/sites/default/files/css/css_rfeT5zDUAGxZm2aImPThrAPAvr1j...	97.1 KiB	122 ms
/sites/default/files/js/js_6H78LPsshwYMQl-Huh5Modst_9suyP...	460 B
www.uscis.gov/modules/contrib/google_tag/js/gtm.js?td31e9	799 B
www.uscis.gov/modules/contrib/google_tag/js/gtag.js?td31e9	814 B
/sites/default/files/js/js_ae2wwEP0sZpR7u41AAWVclgQ6XSmfo...	491 B
/sites/default/files/css/css_KbilO5DUhxf-Ggy2kq_Z40HUcAmS...	864 B
/sites/default/files/asset_injector/css/merriweather_font...	546 B
/sites/default/files/css/css_J4YXLmCIG9odtaYoqr3J_RLsYiSz...	5.0 KiB
/sites/default/files/css/css_0KlzIS5g5fa5x8x_BKXL43CdOKgL...	800 B

These insights are also available in the Chrome DevTools Performance Panel - record a trace to view more detailed information.

Redirects introduce additional delays before the page can be loaded. Learn how to avoid page redirects.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 255 ms

URL	Time Spent
uscis.gov/	255 ms
www.uscis.gov/	0.0 ms

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Element	Layout shift score
Know Before You Go Check office closures and operating hours before visiting o… `div.dialog-off-canvas-main-canvas > div#page-wrapper > div#content-wrapper > div.content-container`	0.172
Know Before You Go Check office closures and operating hours before visiting o… `div.dialog-off-canvas-main-canvas > div#page-wrapper > div#content-wrapper > div.content-container`	0.025
Sign In `div.usa-nav-container > div.usa-navbar > div.region > div#block-searchplaceholder`	0.006
Topics Forms Newsroom Citizenship Green Card Laws Tools `div#header-third > div.usa-nav-container > nav#primary-nav > div.region`	0.001
Person sitting at table typing on a laptop keyboard. `div.field > article.media > div.field > img.image`	0.000

Time to Interactive is the amount of time it takes for the page to become fully interactive. Learn more about the Time to Interactive metric.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

TTI

Diagnostics

Reduce unused rules from stylesheets and defer CSS not used for above-the-fold content to decrease bytes consumed by network activity. Learn how to reduce unused CSS.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 80 ms 102.0 KiB

URL	Transfer Size	Est Savings
/sites/default/files/css/css_rfeT5zDUAGxZm2aImPThrAPAvr1j...	96.9 KiB	90.6 KiB
www.google.com/cse/static/element/dc329f57de078f5d/default_v6+en.css	11.9 KiB	11.5 KiB

Reduce unused JavaScript and defer loading scripts until they are required to decrease bytes consumed by network activity. Learn how to reduce unused JavaScript.

Why this matters

Multi-megabyte JavaScript bundles delay every interactive feature on the page.

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Source: Google web.dev / Lighthouse

Estimated savings: 80 ms 725.1 KiB

URL	Transfer Size	Est Savings
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-CSLL4ZEK4L&cx=c&gtm=4e64h1	147.1 KiB	106.0 KiB
/sites/default/files/js/js_FHMpXU29BX9aw_UrRAUqOs0RvT8iYQ...	152.8 KiB	101.3 KiB
d2n4zfio24poj1.cloudfront.net/chatwidget/bundle.js	132.3 KiB	72.5 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-QY7WXHK8CT&cx=c&gtm=4e64h1	176.2 KiB	70.9 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-3LRB05G9HS&cx=c&gtm=4e64h1	157.0 KiB	66.4 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-WK8MXNN	132.2 KiB	62.4 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-CSLL4ZEK4L	147.1 KiB	60.7 KiB
/cse/static/element/dc329f57de078f5d/cse_element__en.js?u...	102.7 KiB	53.8 KiB
connect.facebook.net/en_US/bundle/sdk.js/	77.6 KiB	50.5 KiB
cse.google.com/adsense/search/async-ads.js	43.3 KiB	31.5 KiB
/dxjsmodule/12.1a2b7192fd54e87d3971.chunk.js?Q_CLIENTVERS...	35.7 KiB	25.1 KiB
uscis.my.site.com/ESWOAISEmmaChannel1763090369120/assets/js/bootstrap.min.js	25.9 KiB	23.9 KiB

Many navigations are performed by going back to a previous page, or forwards again. The back/forward cache (bfcache) can speed up these return navigations. Learn more about the bfcache

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failure reason	Failure type
The page has an unload handler in a sub frame.	Actionable

Minifying CSS files can reduce network payload sizes. Learn how to minify CSS.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 0.0 ms 3.3 KiB

URL	Transfer Size	Est Savings
www.google.com/cse/static/element/dc329f57de078f5d/default_v6+en.css	12.0 KiB	3.3 KiB

Minifying JavaScript files can reduce payload sizes and script parse time. Learn how to minify JavaScript.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 0.0 ms 2.0 KiB

URL	Transfer Size	Est Savings
uscis.my.site.com/resource/1776804024427/MIAWChatWrapperJS	6.6 KiB	2.0 KiB

Large network payloads cost users real money and are highly correlated with long load times. Learn how to reduce payload sizes.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URL	Transfer Size
www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/images/home/Web_MASA_UPDATE_V6_EN_%402x.png	2.2 MiB
www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/images/home/Web_JoinUs_banner_1920x401.jpg	481.2 KiB
/sites/default/files/images/home/WEB_banner_trumpcard_192...	315.7 KiB
/sites/default/files/images/home/USCIS_Homepage_Research_...	262.8 KiB
/sites/default/files/images/home/USCIS_Homepage_Verify_48...	260.5 KiB
/sites/default/files/images/home/USCIS_Homepage_File-Onli...	240.4 KiB
/sites/default/files/images/home/USCIS_Homepage_Manage-Yo...	225.8 KiB
www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/images/home/Web_ARR_banner_1920x401.jpg	187.7 KiB
/sites/default/files/images/home/Web Banner Graphic_USCIS...	177.1 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-QY7WXHK8CT&cx=c&gtm=4e64h1	176.2 KiB

Set an explicit width and height on image elements to reduce layout shifts and improve CLS. Learn how to set image dimensions

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

	URL
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Seal, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Ser… `div#block-uscis-design-branding > div#home-logo > a > img`	www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/USCIS_Signature_Preferred_FC.png
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Seal, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Ser… `div.grid-row > div.usa-footer__logo > div.mobile-lg:grid-col-auto > img.usa-footer__logo-img`	www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/USCIS_Signature_Preferred_FC.png
Facebook `div.usa-footer__social-links > div.grid-col-auto > a.usa-social-link > img.usa-social-link__icon`	www.uscis.gov/themes/contrib/dhs_uswds/img/social-icons/facebook.svg
YouTube `div.usa-footer__social-links > div.grid-col-auto > a.usa-social-link > img.usa-social-link__icon`	www.uscis.gov/themes/contrib/dhs_uswds/img/social-icons/youtube.svg
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Seal `div.usa-identifier__container > div.usa-identifier__logos > a.usa-identifier__logo > img.usa-identifier__logo-img`	www.uscis.gov/themes/contrib/dhs_uswds/logo.svg
Email `div.usa-footer__social-links > div.grid-col-auto > a.usa-social-link > img.usa-social-link__icon`	www.uscis.gov/themes/contrib/dhs_uswds/img/social-icons/email.svg
Instagram `div.usa-footer__social-links > div.grid-col-auto > a.usa-social-link > img.usa-social-link__icon`	www.uscis.gov/themes/contrib/dhs_uswds/img/social-icons/instagram.svg
LinkedIn `div.usa-footer__social-links > div.grid-col-auto > a.usa-social-link > img.usa-social-link__icon`	www.uscis.gov/themes/contrib/dhs_uswds/img/social-icons/linkedin.svg
Pause `div.view-content > ul.slick-dots > button.pause-slider > img`	/profiles/uscisd8_gov/themes/custom/uscis_design/assets/u...
X, formerly known as Twitter `div.usa-footer__social-links > div.grid-col-auto > a.usa-social-link > img.usa-social-link__icon`	/profiles/uscisd8_gov/themes/custom/uscis_design/assets/c...

More information about the performance of your application. These numbers don't directly affect the Performance score.

●Max Potential First Input Delay 90 ms

●Optimize DOM size

●LCP breakdown

●Modern HTTP

●Optimize viewport for mobile

●User Timing marks and measures 19 user timings

●JavaScript execution time 0.6 s

●Minimizes main-thread work 1.6 s

●Avoid long main-thread tasks 4 long tasks found

●Network Requests

●Network Round Trip Times 70 ms

●Server Backend Latencies 90 ms

●Tasks

●Diagnostics

●Metrics

●Screenshot Thumbnails

●Final Screenshot

●Script Treemap Data

●Resources Summary

●Initial server response time was short Root document took 10 ms

○INP breakdown

○Avoid non-composited animations

Accessibility

ARIA

Some ARIA parent roles must contain specific child roles to perform their intended accessibility functions. Learn more about roles and required children elements.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
1 2 3 4 5 `div > div.image-content-queue > div.view-content > ul.slick-dots`

Focusable descendents within an `[aria-hidden="true"]` element prevent those interactive elements from being available to users of assistive technologies like screen readers. Learn how `aria-hidden` affects focusable elements.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
Making America Safe Again USCIS’ end-of-year review demonstrates the impact of… `div.view-content > div.slick-list > div.slick-track > div#slick-slide00`

These are opportunities to improve the usage of ARIA in your application which may enhance the experience for users of assistive technology, like a screen reader.

○Interactive controls are keyboard focusable

○Interactive elements indicate their purpose and state

○The page has a logical tab order

○Visual order on the page follows DOM order

○User focus is not accidentally trapped in a region

○The user's focus is directed to new content added to the page

○HTML5 landmark elements are used to improve navigation

○Offscreen content is hidden from assistive technology

○Custom controls have associated labels

○Custom controls have ARIA roles

●`[aria-*]` attributes match their roles

●`[aria-hidden="true"]` is not present on the document `<body>`

●`[role]`s have all required `[aria-*]` attributes

●`[role]`s are contained by their required parent element

●`[role]` values are valid

●`[aria-*]` attributes have valid values

●`[aria-*]` attributes are valid and not misspelled

●Buttons have an accessible name

●Image elements have `[alt]` attributes

●Input buttons have discernible text.

●Form elements have associated labels

●`[user-scalable="no"]` is not used in the `<meta name="viewport">` element and the `[maximum-scale]` attribute is not less than 5.

●`button`, `link`, and `menuitem` elements have accessible names

●ARIA attributes are used as specified for the element's role

●Elements use only permitted ARIA attributes

●Background and foreground colors have a sufficient contrast ratio

●Document has a `<title>` element

●`<frame>` or `<iframe>` elements have a title

●`<html>` element has a `[lang]` attribute

●`<html>` element has a valid value for its `[lang]` attribute

●Links are distinguishable without relying on color.

●Links have a discernible name

●Lists contain only `<li>` elements and script supporting elements (`<script>` and `<template>`).

●List items (`<li>`) are contained within `<ul>`, `<ol>` or `<menu>` parent elements

●No element has a `[tabindex]` value greater than 0

●Touch targets have sufficient size and spacing.

●`[lang]` attributes have a valid value

●Heading elements appear in a sequentially-descending order

●Document has a main landmark.

●Deprecated ARIA roles were not used

●Identical links have the same purpose.

●Elements with visible text labels have matching accessible names.

○`[accesskey]` values are unique

○Elements with `role="dialog"` or `role="alertdialog"` have accessible names.

○ARIA input fields have accessible names

○ARIA `meter` elements have accessible names

○ARIA `progressbar` elements have accessible names

○Elements with the `role=text` attribute do not have focusable descendents.

○ARIA toggle fields have accessible names

○ARIA `tooltip` elements have accessible names

○ARIA `treeitem` elements have accessible names

○The page contains a heading, skip link, or landmark region

○`<dl>`'s contain only properly-ordered `<dt>` and `<dd>` groups, `<script>`, `<template>` or `<div>` elements.

○Definition list items are wrapped in `<dl>` elements

○ARIA IDs are unique

○No form fields have multiple labels

○`<html>` element has an `[xml:lang]` attribute with the same base language as the `[lang]` attribute.

○`<input type="image">` elements have `[alt]` text

○The document does not use `<meta http-equiv="refresh">`

○`<object>` elements have alternate text

○Select elements have associated label elements.

○Skip links are focusable.

○Cells in a `<table>` element that use the `[headers]` attribute refer to table cells within the same table.

○`<th>` elements and elements with `[role="columnheader"/"rowheader"]` have data cells they describe.

○`<video>` elements contain a `<track>` element with `[kind="captions"]`

○Tables have different content in the summary attribute and `<caption>`.

○All heading elements contain content.

○Uses ARIA roles only on compatible elements

○Image elements do not have `[alt]` attributes that are redundant text.

○Tables use `<caption>` instead of cells with the `[colspan]` attribute to indicate a caption.

○`<td>` elements in a large `<table>` have one or more table headers.

Best Practices

General

Errors logged to the console indicate unresolved problems. They can come from network request failures and other browser concerns. Learn more about this errors in console diagnostic audit

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Source	Description
/profiles/uscisd8_gov/themes/custom/uscis_design/assets/u...	`Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 404 ()`
/profiles/uscisd8_gov/themes/custom/uscis_design/assets/u...	`Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 404 ()`

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URL	Map URL
/sites/default/files/js/js_FHMpXU29BX9aw_UrRAUqOs0RvT8iYQ...
/Universal-Federated-Analytics-Min.js?agency=DHS&subagenc...	dap.digitalgov.gov/Federated.js.map

●Uses HTTPS

●Avoids deprecated APIs

●Avoids third-party cookies

●Allows users to paste into input fields

●Avoids requesting the geolocation permission on page load

●Avoids requesting the notification permission on page load

●Displays images with correct aspect ratio

●Serves images with appropriate resolution

●Page has the HTML doctype

●Properly defines charset

●No issues in the `Issues` panel in Chrome Devtools

●Ensure CSP is effective against XSS attacks

●Ensure proper origin isolation with COOP

●Mitigate DOM-based XSS with Trusted Types

●Detected JavaScript libraries

○Redirects HTTP traffic to HTTPS

○Use a strong HSTS policy

○Mitigate clickjacking with XFO or CSP

SEO

Content Best Practices

Meta descriptions may be included in search results to concisely summarize page content. Learn more about the meta description.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Descriptive link text helps search engines understand your content. Learn how to make links more accessible.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Link destination	Link Text
www.dhs.gov/making-america-safe-again	Learn More
/newsroom/news-releases/making-america-safe-again-us-citi...	Learn More
trumpcard.gov/	Learn More
www.uscis.gov/join	Learn More
www.uscis.gov/alienregistration	Learn More
www.dhs.gov/making-america-safe-again	Learn More
/newsroom/news-releases/making-america-safe-again-us-citi...	Learn More
trumpcard.gov/	Learn More
www.uscis.gov/join	Learn More
www.uscis.gov/alienregistration	Learn More
www.dhs.gov/making-america-safe-again	Learn More

Format your HTML in a way that enables crawlers to better understand your app’s content.

○Structured data is valid

●Page isn’t blocked from indexing

●Document has a `<title>` element

●Page has successful HTTP status code

●Links are crawlable

●robots.txt is valid

●Image elements have `[alt]` attributes

●Document has a valid `hreflang`

●Document has a valid `rel=canonical`

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