Employment based GC - EB1A and AOS I485 - Approval Timeline
Just wanted to share my Green Card timeline since these posts helped me a lot during the process.
I held J1 (applied for 2years waiver for the H1B), H1B in 2022. Then switched job with an O-1 with my current employer.
Timeline
I140 filed on 9/2/2025, approved on 9/16/2025 with premium processing.
Category: EB1A, petitioner is my employer and I am the beneficiary
Country of Chargeability: ROW
Priority Date (PD): 09/02/2025
Application Mailed Date: online submission (IOE)
Receipt Notice Date (I-797C): 11/19/2025
Receipt Block (IOE012345xxxxx): IOE09346
Biometrics Appointment Notice Date: 12/20/2025
Biometrics Appointment Date: originally 12/24/2025 then automatically rescheduled for 01/16/2026
EAD Approval Date: pending - filed concurrently
AP (Advance Parole) Approval Date: pending - filed concurrently
I-485 Approval Date: 04/17/2026
Card produced: 04/23/2026
Card received: 04/24/2026
* interview waived
* National Benefits Center (NBC)
* New SSN card received in the mailbox on 4/17/2026 and was dated 4/16/2026 (I assume the SSN received the approval internally, printed the card and mailed it out before the USCIS system updated)
Updates in API:
- 2/4/2026 - there were 2 FTA0
- 4/15/2026 4pm: 3rd FTA0 showed up
- 4/16/2026 3am: silent update
- 4/16/2026 7pm: silent update
- 4/17/2026 2am: Case approved