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Case Was Received and A Receipt Notice Was Sent

Case received, USCIS sent you a notice.

What it means

USCIS has your filing and mailed you a receipt notice (Form I-797C) with your receipt number. This confirms the case exists in their system -- it is not a decision.

What happens next

Keep the receipt notice: the receipt number on it is how you track the case from now on.

Is this the status on your case?

Ask me. I'll walk you through what it means for you, with data from the cases I follow.

My status says "Case Was Received and A Receipt Notice Was Sent". What does it mean for my case? What usually happens after "Case Was Received and A Receipt Notice Was Sent", and how long does it take? What should I do if I have "Case Was Received and A Receipt Notice Was Sent" and nothing arrives?

Official USCIS wording

On September 9, 2024, we received your Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, Receipt Number XXXXXXXXXXXXX, and sent you a receipt notice or acceptance notice. The notice describes how we will process your case. Please follow the instructions in the notice. If you move, go to www.uscis.gov/addresschange to give us your new mailing address.

The numbers

47,257 cases I track in this state

I-130 most common form

Which forms show this

Form	Cases
I-130	43,764
I-765	2,549
I-485	894
I-751	35