cra m
Jul 16, 2025
how long to get card in the mail after 485 approval
sorry for being impatient, but curious to hear from folks who recently got thru these stages, how long did it take for you to get the “card being produced”, card mailed updates on Uscis after your 485 approval.
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amdsk aJul 16, 2025
@cra m Congratulations! Usually within 10 days it is shipped.
L FJul 16, 2025
1 week
capa chaseJul 16, 2025
@cra m I had the same question. For me the status changed from “New card being produced” to “Case approved” on July 15th. When was yours approved?
cra mJul 17, 2025
July 9
A AJul 17, 2025
my case was approved July 2nd. card arrived in the mail today.
cra mJul 17, 2025
@A A did you see the intermediate states in between on uscis portal or it came in the mail directly?
A AJul 17, 2025
@cra m yes i did. it moved from case approved to new card being produced in a day. so 2nd of July Approved, 3rd, new card being produced. then on the 9th, it changed to card was mailed.. from card was mailed to actual receiving was about 7 days. hope this helps
cra mJul 17, 2025
thanks that was super helpful, it seems mine is stuck at approval longer haha. when will this be over 😰
amdsk aJul 17, 2025
@cra m It will come very soon. Did you apply ead/ap as well?
cra mJul 17, 2025
@amdsk a I did, but none of those petitions are touched. any correlations on this delay the ead/ap?
amdsk aJul 17, 2025
@cra m No that shouldn’t matter
cra mJul 17, 2025
I’m wondering if they ran out of printers like 2017/2018 that delayed printing by almost a year lol
Cricket SmileJul 17, 2025
@cra m @capa chase @L F @amdsk a
my 485 case was approved on July 12th. (ead was approved and card was sent in Feb itself)
131 (parole) is still showing processing.
a. does it matter if 131 still shows processing?
b. if 485 approved on July 12th, status still = Case Approved, what I can expect next and by when? (based on your experience)
L FJul 17, 2025
@Cricket Smile just wait the card that's all what you need
cra mJul 17, 2025
@Cricket Smile your other petitions are disregarded once you have 485 approved. so far I don’t have any data on someone getting approval and status changing to card produced yet (more recent ones), but it’s usually very fast (unlike my case here), so let’s wait and see
amdsk aJul 17, 2025
@cra m It will change soon and your card will be mailed.
@Cricket Smile Your other forms are discarded since i485 is approved. Nothing to do there. @cra m is correct. Your status for card production will change soon as well.
Cricket SmileJul 17, 2025
@amdsk a @cra m on my 485 approval notice (downloaded from online account), it says that you may be asked to appear for fingerprint and photo. for this you may receive separate notice.
is this a standard text on approval notice or will i get any further notice before getting physical card via mail?
amdsk aJul 17, 2025
@Cricket Smile Have you already completed your biometrics? if so, you can ignore that. If not, a separate biometric can happen after GC approval before card production.
Cricket SmileJul 17, 2025
@amdsk a yes biometrics was done in Jan 2025.
amdsk aJul 17, 2025
@Cricket Smile Standard message and you should get your card soon now.
cra mJul 17, 2025
update: I contacted Uscis out of impatience today, they shared the status they see is “Producing Card” and 1 hr after Uscis status also updated to Card Produced, case closed.
cra mJul 17, 2025
@Cricket Smile if you don’t hear anything till Monday eod, chat with Emma or live agent. now waiting for card to actually arrive
amdsk aJul 17, 2025
@cra m Woohoo! It will be in your hands soon. Congrats!
Cricket SmileJul 17, 2025
@cra m so what is the case status now? and how long it took to move from “case approved” to “card produced”?
cra mJul 18, 2025
@Cricket Smile it’s now Card Was Produced, and case is now closed in my uscis account. It took 1w to move to here from initial approval.
cra mJul 18, 2025
thanks everyone for being so helpful and responding 🫡
Cricket SmileJul 18, 2025
thanks @cra m
Cricket SmileJul 18, 2025
@cra m I checked with emma and I was told that “Your card is currently in production. please allow 30 days to receive the card”
what it means because by my online status still shows “Case Approved”
cra mJul 19, 2025
yeah, it means you’ll get the card was produced state directly like myself @Cricket Smile
congratulations, you’ll get an update in a day or two.
Cricket SmileJul 19, 2025
thanks @cra m . status changed to card was produced.
did you receive card? in how many days the card is usually delivered (from what you know)?
cra mJul 19, 2025
@Cricket Smile once it’s handed to usps , it’s overnight priority delivery, so should be 1-2 business days. but uscis giving it to usps might be 1-2 days itself.
I got my card was produced on Thursday and expecting delivery on Monday from usps. based on your dates, you should get it wed/thu onwards coming week.
Cricket SmileJul 19, 2025
thanks @cra m
amdsk aJul 20, 2025
@cra m @Cricket Smile congrats to you both!
Cricket SmileJul 21, 2025
@cra m did you get the card?
cra mJul 21, 2025
yes, today @Cricket Smile
thank you @amdsk a
Cricket SmileJul 21, 2025
@cra m finally closed. congratulations and stay in touch😊
cra mJul 22, 2025
congrats @Cricket Smile
