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Form G-1145 (e-Notification of Application/Petition Acceptance)

Optional form clipped to the front of the I-485 package to request an email or text notification when USCIS accepts the application.

Applicants or petitioners in USCIS-centered workflows whose case depends on a specific filing artifact or approval record.

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Category: Forms and filing noticesUse case: USCIS filing forms and noticesScope: Case-specific

What this is

Optional form clipped to the front of the I-485 package to request an email or text notification when USCIS accepts the application.

Case-specific: Whether this document matters depends on category, facts, or relationship to the case.

Who usually needs it

Applicants or petitioners in USCIS-centered workflows whose case depends on a specific filing artifact or approval record.

When it usually appears

Usually at filing, after approval, or when showing what stage the USCIS case has reached.

What changes by process, path, or post

Some USCIS forms are the filing itself, while others are notices or overlays that only matter in narrower case structures.

Common format or evidence traps

  • Treating a USCIS form as interchangeable with a consular form that serves a different process.
  • Assuming an approval notice answers later visa-availability or admissibility questions by itself.

Petition · Approval notice · Application

Examples from current exact-support flows

Coverage posture: Current public exact-support flows do not attach a direct example to this document yet. Use this page to understand the record broadly, then verify the exact route-specific instructions that apply to your case.

This document is still important as a reference page even when the current public exact-support system attaches few or no direct rule examples to it.

This page explains when this document usually matters. Your checklist and the official instructions still control current requirements.

Recheck the live official source before filing, traveling, paying fees, or relying on post-specific instructions.

Sources used on this page

  • Step 5: Collect Financial Documents and Other Civil Documents (DOS)
    Official source

    U.S. Department of StateSource checked

    Why this source is here: DOS guidance on civil document collection, originals vs copies, and document preparation. Source IDs S03/S04 in research pack.

  • Step 6: Complete Online Application and Submit Documents (DOS)
    Official source

    U.S. Department of StateSource checked

    Why this source is here: DOS guidance on document submission to NVC and what to bring as originals to the interview. Source IDs S05/S06/S07/S08 in research pack.

  • Ciudad Juarez Consulate: Immigrant Visa Information (English)
    Official sourcePost-specific

    U.S. Embassy & Consulates in MexicoSource checked

    Why this source is here: Post-specific guidance for Ciudad Juarez immigrant visa interviews. Bilingual CDJ checklist (A01 in research pack). Source ID S17.

  • Maintained Source Policy
    Project policy

    GreenCardGuide repositorySource checked

    Why this source is here: Project governance reference for how canonical source-backed content should be maintained.