The phrase "ascertain the status" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when you want to determine or find out the current condition or situation of something.
Example: "Before proceeding with the project, we need to ascertain the status of the current resources available."
Alternatives: "determine the status" or "check the status".
Toner said he was unaware of whether US diplomats had attempted to ascertain the status of Wang since leaving the consulate.
A7 Arafat Aides Will Go to France Yasir Arafat's deputy in the Palestine Liberation Organization, Mahmoud Abbas, and the Palestinian prime minister, Ahmed Qurei, will go to France to speak to Mr. Arafat's doctors and ascertain the status of his health.
This paper describes the results of an exploratory case study conducted to ascertain the status of strategic IT demand management in organizations.
This study aims to address this gap by reviewing 63 SNA papers published in eight peer-reviewed journals from 1997 to 2015 to ascertain the status of this research area and identify future research directions.
A reconnaissance party was sent into Troarn to ascertain the status of the bridge there, alongside a party of sappers, which came under fire from a house near the bridge.
Howe used his whole force to provide them with protection as far as the Western Approaches, and on 5 May sent the frigates HMS Latona and HMS Phaeton close in to Brest to ascertain the status of the French they reported that Villaret's battlefleet was still in harbour.
"Howard Industries runs every check allowed to ascertain the immigration status of all applicants for jobs," the statement said.
A new Alabama immigration enforcement law requires schools to ascertain the immigration status of students at registration.
Alabama recently passed a law that included a requirement for schools to ascertain the legal status of their students; even though that part of the statute was suspended, pending court review, enrollment of Latino children in public schools plummeted.
He has tried to force landlords to ascertain the immigration status of their tenants, couples to produce Social Security numbers and proof of citizenship before they can be married, and even hospitals to stop issuing birth certificates — never mind the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution — if there is a question about the immigration status of the parents.
The Alabama law directs schools to ascertain the immigration status of incoming students, through a birth certificate, other official documents or an affidavit by the child's parents (the law also directs schools to determine the immigration status of an enrolling child's parents, but gave no mechanism by which to do so).
