Status message

“Card Was Picked Up By The United States Postal Service” on Your USCIS Case: What It Means

USCIS shows Card Was Picked Up By The United States Postal Service[1]

USPS has picked up the card and will mail it to the address in the filing. The message often carries tracking information.[1]

Sources for this meaning

What it means

What usually happens next

USPS delivers the card, and the status may then show a delivery message.[1]

What to do

Track the card with the tracking information. Keep your address current with USCIS and USPS.[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

Does this message include a tracking number?

The memo we cite says it often contains tracking information. Your USCIS online account also shows a USPS tracking number when a card is mailed.

Source[1][2]

What comes after this message?

A delivery message when USPS delivers the card.

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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