I-485 status message

“New Card Is Being Produced” on Your I-485: What It Means

On an I-485, USCIS shows New Card Is Being Produced[1][2]

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][3]

Sources for this meaning

What it means

In the I-485 stages (Card): USCIS issues a Permanent Resident Card (Green Card) to every permanent resident. The card codes record when it is requested, produced and mailed.[3][4]

An approval was entered and card production was ordered. The message does not say which card.[2]

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 mails the Green Card to your address of record, and your online account shows a USPS tracking number when it does.[5]

For how long cases usually take, see USCIS processing times. We do not state a timeline on this page.

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.[5]

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.[6]

Forms it commonly appears for

This page covers the I-485. Read the general page for this message or follow the whole case on the I-485 Tracker.

Questions about this message

Does this message mean my Green Card is on its way?

It means USCIS is producing the card. The mailing is shown by later messages, and your online account shows a USPS tracking number when the card is mailed.

Source[1][5]

Does every permanent resident get a card?

Yes. USCIS issues a Permanent Resident Card (Green Card) to every permanent resident.

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]USCIS Case Status Overview (memo, October 2025)Seyfarth Shaw LLP
  2. [2]What Your USCIS Case Status Actually Means, Message by MessageHeadman Law Group
  3. [3]After We Grant Your Green CardUSCIS
  4. [4]NIEM 5.0 BenefitDocumentStatusCategoryCodeSimpleTypeNIEM
  5. [5]How to Track Delivery of Your Notice or Secure Identity Document (or Card)USCIS
  6. [6]Checking Your Case Status OnlineUSCIS

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