Status message

“Card Was Mailed To Me” on Your USCIS Case: What It Means

USCIS shows Card Was Mailed To Me[1][2] (some sources word it Card Was Mailed)

The card was given to USPS for delivery to the address on file.[1]

Sources for this meaning

What it means

If you moved and submitted an updated AR-11, it is mailed to your new address.[2]

What usually happens next

USPS picks up the card and delivers it. The status can show those steps.[2]

What to do

Track the card with the USPS tracking number in your USCIS online account. If USPS shows delivery and you did not receive it, follow the USPS missing-mail steps, then contact USCIS.[3]

Related event codes

The NIEM code list words LEA as “CARD MAILED TO APPLICANT”, which matches this message in meaning. USCIS has not published a table that links status messages to event codes, so read the link as a reading, not a confirmed mapping.[4][5]

Forms it commonly appears for

For an I-485, USCIS says it mails your new Permanent Resident Card (Green Card) after the welcome notice, and that you should change your address online or submit an e-Request if you move before you get it. Read this message for the I-485.

Questions about this message

Where is my card after “Card Was Mailed To Me”?

Use the USPS tracking number in your USCIS online account.

Source[3]

What if tracking says delivered and I have no card?

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

Source[3]

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]What Your USCIS Case Status Actually Means, Message by MessageHeadman Law Group
  2. [2]USCIS Case Status Overview (memo, October 2025)Seyfarth Shaw LLP
  3. [3]How to Track Delivery of Your Notice or Secure Identity Document (or Card)USCIS
  4. [4]NIEM 5.0 BenefitDocumentStatusCategoryCodeSimpleTypeNIEM
  5. [5]Checking Your Case Status OnlineUSCIS

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