Status message

“Case Was Approved” on Your USCIS Case: What It Means

USCIS shows Case Was Approved[1][2][3] (some sources word it Case Approved)

USCIS approved the specific form on that receipt number.[3][2]

Sources for this meaning

What it means

It does not always mean the final immigration outcome has occurred.[3]

Sources disagree. USCIS publishes no definition for H008. Treat the code as a likely sign of approval and rely on your notice.[4]

What usually happens next

USCIS mails the approval notice, and for a case that produces a card, a card message follows.[2][5]

What to do

Make sure your address on file is current. If the tool says an approval notice was mailed and you have not received it, USCIS says to submit an e-Request.[5]

Related event codes

H008 is not in the NIEM code list. A redacted capture in a case-tracker project pairs H008 with the status title “Case Approved”, so H008 is read as approval, but a user reports repeated H008 rows without an approval, so it is strong but not certain.[4][6]

Forms it commonly appears for

After you become a permanent resident, USCIS mails a welcome notice and then your new Permanent Resident Card (Green Card).[5] Read this message for the I-485.

Questions about this message

Does “Case Was Approved” mean I have my Green Card?

Not yet. For a case that produces a card, USCIS mails the card after approval and shows card messages. Check the form that was approved.

Source[5][2]

Why does some wording say “Case Approved”?

Sources show the approval message with slightly different wording. We treat them as the same message.

Source[2][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 Message ExplorerLawfully
  2. [2]USCIS Case Status Overview (memo, October 2025)Seyfarth Shaw LLP
  3. [3]What Your USCIS Case Status Actually Means, Message by MessageHeadman Law Group
  4. [4]uscis-prober READMEGitHub: TheoLong
  5. [5]After Receiving a DecisionUSCIS
  6. [6]Silent Updates/Api codesLawfully community

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