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Sample report with made-up case data. Checked Mar 10, 2026.

Current Status:Case Was Received and A Receipt Notice Was Sent

Your I-485 was received, and your receipt notice was emailed.

Last USCIS activity: Mar 3, 2026

USCIS logged your application on March 3, 2026 and emailed your receipt notice (IAF). Your case is in USCIS's electronic system, with no system errors and nothing asked of you right now. For an I-485, a biometrics appointment is usually the next step.

Days since filing
7
Steps on your record
1
Days since USCIS activity
7
Form
I-485
Office
National Benefits Center
Action needed
None
System errors
None

What your USCIS record shows

Official Notices1 NOTICE

Your I-797C receipt notice. Keep it: it proves your case is pending.

Source: notices
Related Cases Filed Together2 CASES

Filed together with your I-765 work permit and I-131 travel document applications. Each moves on its own timeline.

Source: concurrentCases

Case Timeline (Newest First)

Mar 3, 2026
Case Was ReceivedCurrent Stage · IAF
USCIS logged the filing and emailed the receipt notice.
Source: events
Mar 3, 2026
Application filed
Filed online, so the case is handled in USCIS's electronic system (ELIS).
Source: submission date

How cases like this one are doing

Sample figures, for illustration. In your report, these cards compare your case with de-identified community data.

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Cases like yours: how long each step took

208 I-485 cases filed online (IOE) with a filing date within 45 days of yours.

Biometrics appointment
scheduled or taken
You: not logged yet · day 7
61% of similar cases have it loggedtypically 10 days after filing
Background checks
FTA0 logged
You: not logged, like 76% of similar cases
24% of similar cases have it loggedtypically 28 days after filing
Recent approvals
158 days median from filing to approval
Middle half: 97–251 daysYou: day 7 since filing
64 cases approved in the last 12 months

Sample figures for illustration. Context, not a prediction for any case.

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What happens next

A sample of 2,318 I-485 cases at this event. Your report uses cases that were at your current event.

From IAF · Case Was Received · 2,318 similar cases
Most likely next event
IMAGBiometrics Appointment Was Scheduled
66%
of cases go here next
9 days
median until it lands
Other paths from here
FTA0 · Database Checks Received · 21%~26d
FNB · Case Was Updated To Show Fingerprints Were Taken · 5%~22d

Sample figures for illustration — a guide to what’s common, not a prediction of any case.

Your receipt blockIOE0XX

Sample figures: where every case sharing a receipt block stands, all form types, as your report shows it.

1,984
cases in block
1,412
updated in 14 days
193
reached database checks
12
approved
1,412 cases in your block had movement in the last 2 weeks, including 96 with a silent (backend-only) update.
Where these cases are now

Includes every form type in the block: I-485 (941) · I-765 (488) · I-130 (231) · I-131 (176) · I-821D (94).

IAFReceipt letter emailed1,038 cases
IMAGBiometrics appointment scheduled497 cases
FNBFingerprints taken204 cases
FTA0Database checks received171 cases
FTA1Supervisory review22 cases
LDACard produced12 cases

Sample figures for illustration. A block is the service center + first 3 digits of the receipt — shared by many cases.

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How to read a report

The status card

The public status, what it means for your case in plain English, and the last time USCIS touched your record.

The timeline

Every step in your record with its USCIS code and date, including steps the public tracker never shows.

What your record shows

Anything that needs you (a request for evidence, an error, a notice) comes first. Routine checks that came back normal are folded into one line.

Silent updates

Days when your record changed with no new status: activity the public tracker doesn't show.

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