Final status

Case Approved

🥳 Your case was approved!

What it means

USCIS approved your application or petition. The decision is made in your favour.

What happens next

USCIS mails an approval notice. Depending on the form, a card or document may be produced and sent separately.

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Official USCIS wording

On September 9, 2026, we approved your Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, Receipt Number XXXXXXXXXXXXX, and sent you an approval notice. Please follow the instructions in your notice. If you do not receive your approval 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

377,363 cases I track in this state

I-130 most common form

Which forms show this

Form	Cases
I-130	242,868
I-485	128,828
I-751	4,716
I-140	805
I-131	104