I-765 · Application for Employment Authorization

USCIS has accepted delivery of your filing, logged it, and generated a receipt number beginning with a three-letter service center code. The status confirms that your package and fee were received; it does not mean an officer has read a single page. It also fixes two things that matter later: the received date (which is normally your priority date in preference categories) and the office responsible for the case.

USCIS approved the application. This is a decision status and the outcome is favorable, but approval is not the same as having the document in hand: most categories still go through card production, notice mailing, or transfer to another agency, each with its own status. The legally operative item is the written I-797 approval notice that follows; the online status is only a signal that it is coming.

The card has been printed and is waiting to be handed to USPS. The physical document now exists with your details, photograph and validity dates on it; only logistics remain.

The card has been handed to USPS. USCIS's part is finished and progress now depends on the postal service. In most cases this status includes a USPS tracking number you can follow.

USPS delivered the card to your address and USCIS recorded the delivery. For card-producing cases this is normally the final status, and no further updates are expected.

USCIS has begun printing your physical card, such as a green card, employment authorization document or travel document. In practice this means the underlying application has been approved and your details and photo are being printed onto the card.