u/Aware_Reputation

Good evening, everyone! After a long and excruciating process, I finally received my green card. It was a heart wrenching, patience testing, soul crushing, character building journey. Reddit posts and telegram chats really helped me through this. So, sharing my timeline with you all.

Category: EB-3 Skilled

I’m from one of the 75 countries.

Timeline

PWD: 8/31/2021 to 4/30/2022; Company rejected it

PWD-refile: 5/31/2022 to 12/31/2022

Perm job posting: 1/31/2023 to 4/18/2023

Perm filing: 4/18/2023 to 5/9/2024

i-140: 6/4/2024 to 11/27/2024

Waited for date to be current for almost 10 months

 i-485:

11/13/2025: received by USCIS

12/14/2025: credit card charged by USCIS

1/5/2026: biometrics

1/11/2026: first FTA0 event after biometrics on i-485, i-485j, i-765

1/22/2026: New timestamp update on i485 and i485j; no event; application got transferred to FO: St. Louis

2/10/2026: New timestamp update on i485 and i485j; but no new events

2/20/2026: New timestamp update on i485 and i485j; but no new events

3/4/2026: New timestamp and event code: FJ; Interview got scheduled for 4/8/2026

4/8/2026: Interview; Event: FTA1; Status changed to "Actively reviewed"

4/16/2026: i485: new timestamp update. But no new events

4/20/2026: i485: new timestamp update. But no new events

4/20/2026: i485j: approval. No event created. API said closed; checked the Documents in my uscis account; Approval notice was uploaded.

4/21/2026: i485: approved. 2 H008 events created. API status said closed.

4/27/2026: Card was produced

5/11/2026: Card was received

Below are the interview questions:

- Questions about my immigration history

- Questions about my educational background

- Whether I had heard about the company before applying for the job

- Whether I will continue to work for the same company

- What do I do in my current role

- My assets and liabilities: just an approximate value

- Yes/no questions from i-485 application

Good luck, everyone!