Follow your employment-based green card petition and get a message the moment USCIS decides it.
Use the receipt number from the I-797 notice for your I-140. 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.
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 has your answer to the Request for Evidence and the case is back in line for review.
Next: The next update is usually the decision, though it can take a few weeks or longer.
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.
USCIS denied the application or petition. The notice explains why.
Next: Depending on the case you may be able to appeal, file a motion or refile. Talk to an immigration attorney quickly; deadlines are short.
In most cases your employer files Form I-140, usually after a PERM labor certification. EB-1A (extraordinary ability) and EB-2 National Interest Waiver applicants can file for themselves.
I-140 receipt numbers often start with SRC (Texas Service Center), LIN (Nebraska) or IOE if the petition was filed online. If your employer filed it, ask them or their attorney for the receipt number: it's all you need to track the case.
Most I-140 categories can be upgraded to premium processing with Form I-907, which makes USCIS act within a set number of business days: an approval, a denial or a Request for Evidence. It speeds up the decision; it doesn't make approval more likely.
An approved I-140 locks in your priority date, usually the date the PERM was filed. When that date is current in the Visa Bulletin for your category and country, you can file an I-485 in the U.S. or go through a consulate abroad.
In some categories you can file the I-485 at the same time as the I-140. Track both receipt numbers if you did.
Enter the receipt number from the I-140 receipt notice above. It usually starts with SRC, LIN or IOE. You'll see the current status, what it means and the history, and you can turn on alerts.
With premium processing, USCIS acts within its set business-day window. Without it, timing varies by category and service center. CaseTracker Personal estimates your decision date from real I-140 cases decided in the last year.
No. It approves the petition and secures your priority date. The green card itself comes from an I-485 or an immigrant visa, once your priority date is current.
Often yes, but the rules depend on how long it's been approved and whether your I-485 has been pending for 180 days. Talk to an immigration attorney before you change jobs.