Hey everyone, sharing my full timeline since I followed a lot of posts here while waiting.
Field Office: Chicago
Category: Marriage-based AOS (Spouse of U.S. Citizen)
Concurrent filing: I-130 + I-485
📅 Timeline
Jan 15, 2026 – Filed I-130 + I-485
Feb 9, 2026 – Biometrics
Mar 27, 2026 – Interview scheduled
Apr 16, 2026 – Interview (went smooth)
🔍 Internal JSON updates (for those tracking)
Apr 16 – FTA1 + FJ (same-day update after interview)
Apr 21 – Silent update (both I-130 & I-485 updated, no new events)
Apr 22 – New event: H008
Apr 22 – Case Approved 🎉
📄 Notes
I-130 still hasn’t updated in portal/JSON (I’ve seen this is normal)
No RFE at any stage
Approval notice received, status shows “Case Approved”
Waiting for “Card Produced” update now
💡 Observations
Same-day FTA1 after interview seems to be a good sign
Silent update before approval also happened
H008 appeared right before approval
Happy to answer any questions — this community helped a lot 🙏