Final status

Case Was 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 follow 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. We sent you an approval notice. Please follow the instructions in the notice. If you do not receive your approval notice by September 24, 2026, please go to www.uscis.gov/e-request. If you move, go to www.uscis.gov/addresschange to give us your new mailing address.

The numbers

14,296 cases I track in this state

I-485 most common form

Which forms show this

Form	Cases
I-485	14,272