“New Card Is Being Produced” on Your USCIS Case: What It Means
USCIS shows New Card Is Being Produced
[1][2]
An approval was entered and card production was ordered. The message does not say which card.[2]
Sources for this meaningWhat it means
It is the case approval update for the I-765 EAD or the I-485, and it means USCIS is producing the card.[1]
What usually happens next
USCIS often updates the status with a card-mailed message, then a message that USPS picked up the card, and then a delivery message.[1]
What to do
Keep your address current with USCIS and USPS. Signing in to your USCIS online account gives automatic updates, including a USPS tracking number when the card is mailed.[3]
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.[4]
Forms it commonly appears for
The cited memo names the I-485 as a form this message appears on, and USCIS issues a Permanent Resident Card (Green Card) to every permanent resident.[1] Read this message for the I-485.
Questions about this message
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]USCIS Case Status Overview (memo, October 2025)Seyfarth Shaw LLP
- [2]What Your USCIS Case Status Actually Means, Message by MessageHeadman Law Group
- [3]How to Track Delivery of Your Notice or Secure Identity Document (or Card)USCIS
- [4]Checking Your Case Status OnlineUSCIS
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