A little background:

My family and I got our I-485 approved yesterday. I’m currently on opt (got a post on my profile about timeline). I’m also a derivative of my dad who’s the principal applicant of an EB2 NIW and our green card got approved yesterday (08/17/26).

Timeline:

I-485/ I-765/I-131 submitted: 12/01/25

Biometrics Schedule: 12/27/25

Biometrics Completed: 01/14/25

Interview: waived

I-765/ I-130 status : case is still processing

I-485 approved: 08/17/26

Card produced: pending

Card received: pending

Side note: we all got multiple silent updates during and after the pause with at least 6 of them from the time the pause was lifted to the day we got approved.

We’re all also from the 19 fully banned country.

Type: Initial POST‑COMPLETION OPT

Date Applied: 10/30/2025

Updated to Premium Processing: YES (12/20/2025)

Date Approved: 07/06/2026 (email), 07/08/2026 (portal)

Date Card Produced: 07/11/2026

Date Card Received: pending

I’m from one of the 19 banned countries in west Africa.

Thank you to everyone for keeping me sane in this group!!.