Status message

“Card Was Delivered To You By The United States Postal Service” on Your USCIS Case: What It Means

USCIS shows Card Was Delivered To You By The United States Postal Service[1]

USPS has delivered your card.[1]

Sources for this meaning

What it means

What usually happens next

The memo we cite lists this as the delivery step that follows the card being mailed and picked up by USPS.[1]

What to do

Check your mail. If USPS shows delivery but you did not receive the card, follow the USPS Find Missing Mail steps, then contact USCIS.[1][2]

Related event codes

USCIS has not published a table that links status messages to event codes, so no event code is linked to this message.[3]

Forms it commonly appears for

None of our sources ties this message to the I-485. It can appear on other forms too.

Questions about this message

The status says delivered, but I have no card. What now?

Follow the USPS Find Missing Mail steps. If you still do not have it, contact the USCIS Contact Center or submit a case inquiry in the did-not-receive-card category.

Source[2]

Does this message mean my case is finished?

It is the delivery step of the card sequence in the memo we cite, which comes after the card is produced and mailed.

Source[1]

Sources

USCIS publishes no list of its status messages, so the titles come from the sources below. Checked . USCIS can change the wording without notice.

  1. [1]USCIS Case Status Overview (memo, October 2025)Seyfarth Shaw LLP
  2. [2]How to Track Delivery of Your Notice or Secure Identity Document (or Card)USCIS
  3. [3]Checking Your Case Status OnlineUSCIS

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