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Case Required USCIS To Send A Notice

📬 USCIS is sending you a notice about your case.

What it means

USCIS took an action on your case that requires sending you a notice. The status does not say what kind: it can be an approval, a request for evidence, an interview, or another decision.

What happens next

Check your USCIS online account and your mail; the notice explains what happened and may carry a deadline that counts from the day it was issued, not from the day it arrives. The status text gives a date to wait until: if the notice has not arrived by then, request a copy from USCIS (non-delivery of notice).

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Official USCIS wording

On September 30, 2026, we issued a notice for your Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, Receipt Number XXXXXXXXXXXXX. Please follow the instructions in the notice. If you do not receive your notice by October 30, 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

9,553 cases I track in this state

I-485 most common form

Which forms show this

Form	Cases
I-485	9,547