Follow your DACA request and your work permit, and know the moment either is decided or mailed.
Use the receipt numbers from the I-797C notices for your I-821D and your I-765. Free, no sign-up.
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USCIS updates cases at random hours and the letter takes a week to arrive. We check your case every few hours and message you the moment it moves.
USCIS accepted your filing and sent a receipt notice (Form I-797C).
Next: Keep the receipt number. Biometrics, if needed, usually come next within a few weeks.
USCIS needs your fingerprints and photo. An appointment notice is on its way or already arrived.
Next: Go to the Application Support Center on the date shown. Bring the notice and a photo ID.
Your biometrics appointment is done. USCIS has recorded that your fingerprints, photo and signature were taken.
Next: USCIS uses them for background and security checks. The case then waits for an officer; the next update is often an interview notice, a Request for Evidence or a decision.
An officer is working on your case. It's a normal step, not a sign of a problem.
Next: This status can last weeks or months. The next update is often an approval, an interview or a Request for Evidence.
USCIS needs more documents before it can decide. The letter lists exactly what is missing.
Next: Respond by the deadline on the notice, usually 87 days. Many people have an immigration attorney review the response.
USCIS approved your case. The approval notice is in the mail.
Next: If a card comes with this benefit, expect a 'Card Is Being Produced' and 'Card Was Mailed' update next.
Your case is approved and your card is being printed.
Next: The card usually ships within 1 to 2 weeks. You will see 'Card Was Mailed To Me' with a tracking number.
Your card is in the mail. USCIS often includes a USPS tracking number.
Next: Track it with USPS. If it doesn't arrive within 30 days, contact USCIS.
A DACA request is filed on Form I-821D together with a work permit application on Form I-765. Each gets its own receipt number and status. The work permit is usually approved after the DACA request.
USCIS recommends filing a renewal well before your current DACA and work permit expire, so there's no gap. Watch for the biometrics notice: USCIS may reuse fingerprints taken before, or ask you to attend an appointment.
Which DACA requests USCIS can approve has changed several times because of court decisions. Check USCIS's DACA page for what it's accepting now, and talk to an attorney or an accredited representative about your situation.
Enter the receipt number from your I-821D receipt notice above, then do the same for your I-765. You'll see each status and what it means.
The I-765 is decided separately, usually shortly after the DACA request. Watch for 'Card Was Mailed To Me' on the I-765.
Yes. CaseTracker Personal follows up to 10 receipt numbers and tells you when any of them changes.
No. We only use your receipt number to check its status with USCIS and tell you when it changes.
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