I-612: What “Case Was Approved” Means

USCIS approved the case. The approval notice is sent, and for benefit types that produce a document the next steps are card or document production and delivery.

An I-612 approval does not produce a card, so no production or mailing statuses follow it. In tracked I-612 cases the approval is almost always the last status; the approval notice is the document to keep.

Good to do now

• Keep the approval notice. If your benefit comes with a card or document, the notice is your evidence until that arrives.
• Watch for the production and mailing statuses next if your benefit includes a card or document.
• If a card or document arrives, verify its details and report errors promptly.

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Frequently asked questions

Will a card or document follow an I-612 approval?

No card is produced for an I-612. The approval notice USCIS mails is the record of the waiver, so keep it with your immigration documents.

My status says approved but I received nothing. Normal?

Yes. The status changes before notices and documents are printed and mailed.

Is an approval ever reversed?

Reopening of an approved case exists but is uncommon and comes with formal notice. The approval notice itself is the operative document.

Related

• I-612: Case Was Received and A Receipt Notice Was Sent
• I-612: Case Was Received At Another USCIS Office
• I-612: Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received
• I-612: Case Was Denied
• USCIS Case Tracker: look up any case free
• USCIS API Tracker: decode your my.uscis.gov data
• All USCIS case statuses by form

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