Final status

New Card Is Being Produced

📇 A new card is being produced!

What it means

A new card is being printed for you -- this happens after an approval, a renewal, or a correction to a previous card.

What happens next

The status normally moves to mailed, then delivered.

Is this the status on your case?

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My status says "New Card Is Being Produced". What does it mean for my case? What usually happens after "New Card Is Being Produced", and how long does it take? What should I do if I have "New Card Is Being Produced" and nothing arrives?

Official USCIS wording

On September 9, 2026, we ordered your new card for Receipt Number XXXXXXXXXXXXX, and will mail it to the address you gave us. If you move, go to www.uscis.gov/addresschange to give us your new mailing address.

The numbers

11,806 cases I track in this state

I-485 most common form

Which forms show this

Form	Cases
I-485	11,803