Final status

Approval Case Decision Rendered

✨ Your case has been approved.

What it means

An approval decision was entered on your case. The formal notice follows.

What happens next

Watch for the approval notice by mail, and for any card or document that follows it.

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Official USCIS wording

On September 9, 2026, we approved your Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, Receipt Number XXXXXXXXXXXXX. If you do not receive your notice by October 9, 2026, please go to www.uscis.gov/e-request to request a copy of the notice. If you move, go to www.uscis.gov/addresschange to give us your new mailing address.

The numbers

26,122 cases I track in this state

I-765 most common form

Which forms show this

Form	Cases
I-765	26,040
I-140	82