How to check your US Green Card application status

Checking your US Green Card application status depend on whether you’re applying from within or outside the United States.

You may check your case status online or file your Form I-90 to check your case status.

If you have immigration-related questions, you may call the USCIS Contact Center at 800-375-5283. (For people who are deaf, hard of hearing or have a speech disability: TTY 800-767-1833.)

You should be prepared to provide the USCIS representative with specific information about your application, such as your name, date of birth, receipt number, and Alien Registration Number (A-Number).

How can to track your green card status?

You can check the status of your green card application in several ways:

Online
By mail
By email
In-person
By phone

Your options depend on whether you’re applying from within the United States using Form I-485 (officially called the “Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status”) or from outside the United States using Form DS-260 (officially called the “Immigrant Visa Electronic Application”).

You can also track the progress of your application before filing either of these forms (the green process consists of multiple steps requiring different forms, not just the I-485 and DS-260).

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The green card process begins with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for everyone. If you’re applying from outside the United States, however, once your Form I-130 (officially called the “Petition for Alien Relative”) or Form I-140 (officially called the “Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers”) has been approved by USCIS, the National Visa Center (NVC) will take over processing your application.

How to check green card status online

Checking online is by far the easiest way to track the status of your green card application, and it’s the recommended first step according to USCIS.

The right place to look depends on whether you applied from within or outside the United States.

Applying within the United States

Find your “Receipt Number.” (See “Receipt Numbers” below.)
Visit USCIS’ “Case Status Online” tracker.
Enter your Receipt Number.
Click “Check Status.”

Applying outside the United States

Find your “Immigrant Visa Case Number.” (See “Case Numbers” below.)
Visit the NVC’s “Consular Electronic Application Center” (CEAC).
Click “Check My Visa Application Status.”
In the first field, select “IMMIGRANT VISA (IV)” as the “Visa Application Type.”
In the next field, enter your “Immigrant Visa Case Number.”
In the last field, you should see a computer-generated code. Enter the code you see. (This is used to verify that you’re a human, not a bot).
Click “Submit.”