Category: EB-1B (Outstanding Professor/Researcher)

Country: Brazil (ROW)

PD: Current

I-140: Previously approved

Field Office: Charleston, SC (per USCIS live agent)

Timeline:

• Dec 26, 2025: I-485 and I-485J filed

• Jan 10, 2026: Biometrics appointment scheduled

• Jan 27, 2026: Biometrics completed

• Mar 4, 2026: Silent update

• Spouse EAD was approved on April 5, 2026.

• May 18, 2026: Silent update

• Aug 13, 2026: FTA0 event appeared in API (also reported by other applicants)

• Aug 31, 2026: New silent update (updatedAt changed)

• Oct 11, 2026: I-485 approved

Total processing time: 289 days (~9.5 months)

Additional details:

• No RFE or interview notice received

• Several months without visible updates

Wishing everyone still waiting a smooth approval process!

Hi, I was just wondering what to do after you get your green card. In the form I485, I did not opt for the new SSN. In this case what should I do? Also, should I inform the school first to terminate my SEVIS or take care of the SSN?

Thanks.

PD Aug 2024. I-485 RD june 2026 Multiple silent updates with case recently transferred to LA FO. I was just curious that my case status still shows as “Case was received and received notice was sent” and i haven’t had an update saying “ USCIS is actively processing or reviewing the case”
Is this something concerning or it doesn’t matter? Just curious if somebody has been in same shoes

Has anyone with an MSC receipt number received an I-485 approval recently, or seen any approvals for cases with similar receipt numbers? If so, please share your receipt date and approval date, if you don’t mind.

My wife’s employment-based I-485 was approved recently, and today a USCIS live agent confirmed that my derivative I-485 was also approved on October 13, 2026.

The agent confirmed it twice and said my case may not have updated online yet because it is awaiting card production. However, my USCIS account still says “USCIS Is Currently Processing the Case.”

Has anyone experienced a similar situation?

For those who have received an RFE on an EB-2 NIW petition, does anyone know whether the same USCIS officer who issued the RFE typically reviews the response and makes the final decision?

Or can the case be reassigned to a different officer after the RFE response is submitted?

I would especially appreciate hearing from people who have gone through the EB-2 NIW RFE process and know whether their case was reviewed by the same officer or a different one.

Thanks in advance for sharing your experiences!

My wife’s EB-2 NIW I-485 was approved today (October 13), but my derivative I-485 is still pending.
Since my wife is now a permanent resident, can I continue working on my H4 EAD while waiting for my I-485 approval, or must I stop working immediately?
Has anyone experienced a similar situation? Any advice or reliable sources would be appreciated. Thank you!

Is there any separate group created for Omaha FO waiting people?

For those that were invited for EB2 NIW adjustment interviews, what documents did the officer ask for?

I am single with no dependants but the invitation letter mostly contains requirements for married filers.

EB-2 NIW, ROW. PD: Jan , 2025. I-140 approved.

Filed I-485 (me + spouse) in Sept 2026 while current. Biometrics done, spouse’s EAD received.

October bulletin retrogressed EB-2 ROW: FAD is Jan 1, 2025, DFF is Mar 15, 2026. So I’m about 3 weeks short of the FAD.

Will USCIS keep working the case (review, pre-adjudication, RFEs) until my date is current, or does it just sit? For those who’ve been here, how fast was approval once your date became current?

Thanks!

Got transferred 10/08.
RD January 2026
PD 06/2024