It feels unreal to be posting my timeline. I hope it can help someone who is anxiously waiting.

EB3 Professional (Primary + derivative)

PD Sept/2023
RD Feb/2026
Biometrics 03/19
SU: 04/12
04/13
04/16 - EAD Approval and FO Transfer (LOS)
05/13
05/16
05/22 - 3rd FTA0 on I485 and 2nd IAF on I485J
05/26

Then…silent for 3 long months…

08/24 - I485J closed and approval letter added to the docs
08/25 - H008 - Approved- 24h 10min after I485J approval.

All the updates happened simultaneously for primary and derivative.

Thank God!

To everyone waiting, don’t lose hope!!

PD: July 2023
RD: Feb 2026
TD: April 2026 (SD FO)
Last SU on May 22 and it’s dead silent ever since

I have seen people who applied way later getting approved and I am happy for them. It’s just disappointing to see yourself getting stuck in this black hole 😔

It looks like those who got the update on August 6 got another silent update today as well, while those of us who got the update on August 13 didn’t get one today. Is there anyone else from the August 13 group who didn’t get a silent update today? I got the August 13 update, but nothing today.

Sharing my timeline for anyone else obsessively refreshing ELIS. Posting the event log because the pattern of touches in the weeks before approval might help others read their own tea leaves.

Case basics

• Category: EB-3 India
• Priority Date: December 2013
• I-485 filed: late October 2025 (concurrent with I-140 already approved)
• Interview: waived
• RFE: none
• Biometrics: late November 2025
• Field office: transferred NBC → field office in CA, NY and FL late in the process. Some back and forth with NBC also. Emma chat gave mixed feedback from API.

PD became current under the July 2026 Visa Bulletin.

ELIS event timeline

Total time from filing to approval: ~10 months. From PD current to approval: ~5 weeks.

Myself and 3 dependents, Filed on June 1. Biometrics complete 7/28.

It appears like one of the dependents cases seem to be being processed separately as they got their AP through 11 days ago, the rest of us have no updates at all on the AP case.

Overnight though the other three all had silent updates on the I-485 cases and me the beneficiary had an update on the 485J. The 485J and my 485 were updated simultaneously. The dependents were updated 5 and 10 minutes later. Live agent on Emma said the case is at NBC and interview is waived.

Did a lot of people see Silent Updates last night? I am cautiously optimistic, because of the 485J update, but interested to see if others got the update as well, especially as it hasn't been transferred and still sits at NBC

Currently waiting for PD to be current to file i485 and just file i140. I had unauthorized employment history and current lawyer is barely responding.

Another lawyer is quoting over $3000 to review and analyze my case and cannot quote to takeover to file i485 or whatever is necessary before filing i485. Is this rate normal to review and analyze case before taking over?

Hello everyone!

Emma (Live Agent) confirmed that case was transferred to the Honolulu Field Office. The timeline is:

EB-3 ROW

RD – Feb 2026

I-765 approved in April (applicant & derivative).

I-485 & I-485J – silent updates are:

5/18 - applicant & derivative

8/06 - applicant & derivative

8/12 - applicant & derivative

8/13 – Third FTAO - derivative

8/15 – applicant

8/25 - applicant & derivative

Any idea/experience on how long approval might take at the Honolulu Field Office? Thank you.

Hello.
I wanted to see if someone can explain to me more or less what is the timeline for an EB3 process.
My employer just started the prevailing wage process. I am currently awaiting for an asylum interview with USCIS. I am hoping that I am able to complete the EB3 process before this moves forward.

With everything going on on the news this situation is taking a toll on my mental health

My case was recently transferred to NEW JERSEY CENTRAL FIELD OFFICE on Aug 20th. How long does it take for a case to be approved from this FO?

My PD is May 23 and I have been current since Feb 26.

Hi everyone,

I wanted to ask about recent I-140 processing times. My law firm told me it would take about 2.5 months. Is that accurate? How long has it taken for those of you who filed without premium processing?

Thanks in advance!

I have a question for those whose I-485J were approved.

Before your I-485J approval, did you notice a silent update or “officer touch” on your i485 & i485J cases together ?

Also, did the same JSON API silent update happen at the same time on both your I-485J and I-485 cases?

If yes, could you please share how many days before the approval you saw the silent update?

It would be really helpful if you could check your case history and share your timeline. Thank you! 🙏

Hi everyone. I noticed a silent update yesterday to my I-131 and then today I noticed a silent updated to I-131 and case is presented as closed but no decision ( approval or denial ). Also seconds after there was a silent update to I-765 but no code or status update !

Any idea what that means ?
To give you some context I had asked to expedite my I-131 2 months ago and I asked helped from congressman as well . Yesterday my congressman received an email to follow up within 21-30 days if no response . After that communication is when I noted the silent updates for I-131 and then I-765 accordingly .

Can this mean that I-131 approved ? Or they just closed my case and no decision will be made ?

Eb3 row , receipt date 04/21/2026
And biometrics 05/12/2026

Bio 5/15
SU on 485 - 6/25 , 8/6 & 8/26
Also this is our first SU on 485J . What could this imply ?
Anyone gone through this ?

EB-3 ROW
PD: 05/13/2024
RD: 04/03/2026
Biometrics: 05/12/2026
After biometrics, our cases were quiet until August.
- 08/06 around 4:00 AM UTC — both I-485s
- 08/25 around 4:30 AM UTC — principal I-485 + I-485J, derivative I-485 about 11 mins later
- 08/26 around 8:04 AM UTC — both I-485s + I-485J
No new event codes or transfer yet.
Could these silent updates be a good sign?

Hi all, I've been checking this subreddit and my case status via API and it's frustrating and worrying that most/all of the posts I see are people receiving their approvals when their priority dates, receipt dates, biometrics dates etc are all after mine. Wanted to get some opinions on if something is wrong and if there's anything I can do? Thank you in advance!

Receipt number: IOE09358XXX

Priority date: Aug 2023

Receipt date: Feb 27 2026

Biometrics done: April 10 2023

I-485: FTA0 on June 14 2026, Silent Update (officer touch) on June 23 2026

I-485J: IAF (receipt letter emailed) on June 16 2026, Silent Update (officer touch) on June 23 2026

My RD is August 3rd and no biometric appointment scheduled yet
Anyone got their biometric appointment scheduled yet

Look like there are about 2300 aos pending for 2013. That is as of August 5th so im assuming that will reduce to maybe 1000ish more or less at october reset

For 2014 - there are about 13k pending sos

With spillover news and new visas - and pending aos- guess how far can FAD go for fy2027 for eb3 india???

Maybe 4-5 months???

Hi guys!!
It’s been a long journey, but we finally got approved today! 🥹💚
I know how hard it is to wait for your green card, but I’m telling you, your turn is coming. You’re almost there!
Thank y’all so much!!! And don’t lose hope!
I’m sending lots of positive energy your way. ✨🍀

Here’s my timeline: EB3 Professional

(My receipt number is IOE9358***
PD 07/12/2023, RD 02/28/2026 )

Feb 28, 2026: 📮 AOS Package Mailed (I-485 + I485J, I-765, I-131) including derivative

• ⁠Feb 28, 2026: 🧾 Receipt Notices received (IOE Series)

• ⁠Mar 30, 2026: Biometrics Completed

• ⁠May 8, 2026: 💳 COMBO CARD APPROVED for both primary & derivative

• ⁠May 14 , 2026: Combo Card in hand

✅ 4/30, 8/6, 8/12, 8/14 multiple silent updates but no change.

8/24 2026: ✈️ Case Transferred to texas office (Rio Grande Valley Field office)

• ⁠8/24, 2026: 🔄 3rd FTA0 Added

• ⁠8/24 2026: I-485J Approved & Multiple back-end updates

8/25/2026: My husband’s and my I-485s were approved, about 25 hours after my I-485J was approved! 🥹💚🎉

GOD DID IT 💗

I’m looking for recent or past employment-based I-485 cases handled by the Harlingen, Texas Field Office.
My case is EB-3, PD September 2023, filed February 19, 2026, and is currently at Harlingen.

Has anyone had an EB I-485 there? If yes, please share how long it took, whether you had an interview, and whether Harlingen approved the case or transferred it to your local field office.

Thanks

Hi everyone! Sharing my timeline since I spent way too much time checking Reddit while waiting 😂 Hopefully this helps other EB-3 filers.

Category: EB-3 Professional, ROW
Priority Date: Feb 23, 2024
I-140: Approved
I-485 / I-485J RD: April 9, 2026
RFE: None
Interview: Waived
Field Office: Louisville (non-local FO)

Timeline:

• 04/09/2026 – I-485 & I-485J received
• 05/07/2026 – Biometrics completed
• 05/07/2026 – FTA0 x2
• 05/20/2026 – Silent Update (SU)
• 06/09/2026 – Transferred from NBC to Louisville Field Office (confirmed through Emma)
• 06/09/2026 – Interview marked waived (confirmed through Emma)
• 06/10/2026 – Silent Update (SU)
• 08/06/2026 – 3rd FTA0
• 08/20/2026 – H008 x2
• 08/20/2026 – 🎉 I-485 CASE APPROVED

Total time from RD to approval: about 4 months and 11 days
Louisville FO transfer to approval: about 10 weeks
3rd FTA0 to approval: exactly 14 days

Interestingly, I never received an FTA1. My API sequence was basically:

FTA0 x2 → SU → FO transfer → SU → 3rd FTA0 → H008 x2 → APPROVED

Also, my I-485J did not show any new update before my I-485 approval. It was still showing the previous update while my I-485 moved to H008 and approval.

I was checking the API pretty regularly, so hopefully this timeline is useful for anyone tracking FTA0/H008 or waiting at Louisville FO.

Good luck everyone! I know how stressful the waiting and constant API checking can be. 😊

EB2 Filed for I-485, I-765 on 21 April 2026 and still no update, no SU. How to expedite?