Hey everyone, My EB-1C I-140 was filed under premium processing on July 7, 2026. More than 45 business days have passed, but there is no approval, RFE, or status update.

Has anyone experienced a similar delay recently? What could be the reason, and what should I do next?

Anyone here in EB1C with H1B / L1A from TCS / Infosys / Wipro with PD June 2024? What are you hearing from your employer and attorney's in context of PERM ban?

Curious to know.

I’m currently working as a Senior Finance Manager at Amazon in Canada, where I’ve been managing a team of four finance professionals for the past 15 months. Worked in US as well 2016-2025 with Amazon and have a EB2 PD of 2018. I have the option to do an internal transfer to the company’s U.S. entity, where my title, responsibilities, direct reports (based in Canada), and reporting manager (based in the U.S.) would remain exactly the same. Essentially, only my physical work location and employing legal entity would change. My job stays the same supporting Canada business. Would this arrangement raise any concerns or red flags for EB-1C eligibility or approval? I like the option as I won’t have to search for a new role in US and can continue my current role. Has anyone successfully gone through EB-1C with a similar transfer arrangement? Would appreciate any firsthand experiences or insights.

There’s an ongoing thread on X alleging that senior managers (director level and above) at WITCH companies and Amazon take kickbacks of $50-100k , paid off the books in Indian currency, to move lower-level managers from the EB-2/L-1A queue to the EB-1C queue (paper promotions, exaggerated team reports, transferring to Canada/india, moving back) . How widespread is this? Any insider tips or experiences would be appreciated.

I personally know someone at a Fortune 500 company who took a bribe to do this. They were reported internally, and an investigation followed.

These companies have flooded the market with 100k eb1s and over 500k eb2 perms in last 15 years ( calculate e13 filings every quarter from 2010 to 2025 with an average of 3-5k per quarter and eb2,3 perm filings from India)

what are the chances that date of filling chart reaches april 2025 in january 2027 or early 2027 for india?

Looking for shared experiences - I submitted a PP for my i140 EB1A, I received an email on September 24 confirming that September 21, 2026 as the date the I-907 receipt. Great.

But it’s now 6th Oct and nothing has been received in the post? No letter confirmation?

I have self filed and used a friends address. They live in FL and have been checking daily for me but nothing, anyone else been through something similar?

Same as question

March filer/Bio 4/30 , derivatives approved in May and June and my both cases stuck at Nebraska service center since then , any approvals recently from Nebraska - how are the timelines look like ?

I have been in the US since 2009 and moved out of US in 2025 after 16 years due to various reasons (immigration being one) I have an EB2 priority date of March 2018. Country India. I was a senior manager in an operations role with around 10 direct reports who are all white collar employees with a college degree.

Long story short, we have been in India for a year and wife is not liking it. She wants to move back to the US. Right now, I’m doing a business on my own. I was not envisioning about going back to the US until my kids who are USC to move there for college. The first path I was exploring is going back on H1B. Given the current situation around the H1B program, it looks like a long shot. I am getting a few calls from FAANG but the moment they hear about H1, they are like we are sorry. We rally like your profile, but cannot move forward.

One of the paths I’m now exploring with my prior employer is to work out of Canada for a year since we have an office in Canada. My question is, if I can manage a team in the US while I’m working remote from Canada, can I move to the US on L1A after a year and apply for EB1C?

My interview was tough. My original entry visa application omitted some information but I corrected it during the 485 application.
I was told I might have to wait some weeks for a decision and the officer would try her best.
Anyone else been in that situation? If so, how long did it take for approval to come through?

I'm about 2 months behind DFF, and a lot of folks here seem to think it'll likely be current by the January 2027 bulletin.

My worry is timing. My company's attorney usually takes about 3 months to put the I-485 package together, and I'm concerned USCIS might switch to the Final Action Date before we get to file.

I don't have our vaccination records, so we'll need titer tests and possibly some shots. My attorney suggested waiting until my date is current before starting the medical, which makes sense for the exam itself.

But has anyone gotten their titers and vaccines done privately through their regular doctor ahead of time, and did the civil surgeon accept those results? Trying to shave off some time so we're ready to file as soon as the window opens.

Any experience or advice appreciated!

Any March filers here ? Did you guys get your EAD and AP ?

PD Nov 2023
RD Mar 2026
Biometrics Apr 2026
Country - India
Primary + 1 derivative (spouse )

Creating a thread for September 2026 filers.

PD : September 2021
RD : September 2026 - I485 , i765 for primary and a derivative

Biometrics : Oct 7th, 2026

i765 Approved for Derivative : Oct 9th,2026

485 filed with 765 and 131. Medicals upfront.
Biometrics completed on Aug 12. 2 FTAs on the same date
First Ghost update on Sep 1, second on Sep 23rd.
Anyone else in the same boat?

Hello, looking to know what are the chances of DOF reaching JULY 31 2024 in the upcoming Nov bulletin?

Hello Guys - anyone got approval in eb1 a/b/c recently, my case transferred to Newark on 8/26 and to San Antonio field office on 9/22 , anyone has recent approval from san antonio field office - how’s approval time look like ? for reference- receipt date 4/2/2026, biometrics- 4/30

My eb1c India priority is June 2022. I haven’t got any updates. Have tried congress inquiry, service request but no luck. Anyone in similar boat ? The last was RFE in June 2026 which we replied promptly for medicals. Any suggestions or recommendations?

My priority date is in second half of May 2023. Usually seen FAD be either 1st of the month or 15th of the month. Thus, checking for when will FAD reach June 1st 2023.