Final status

Replacement Certificate Was Issued

Your replacement certificate was issued.

What it means

USCIS issued your replacement certificate.

What happens next

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Official USCIS wording

On September 30, 2026, we issued your replacement certificate for your Form N-565, Application for Replacement Naturalization/Citizenship Document, Receipt Number XXXXXXXXXXXXX. If you move, go to www.uscis.gov/addresschange to give us your new mailing address.

The numbers

28 cases I track in this state

N-565 most common form

Which forms show this

Form	Cases
N-565	28