EB-3 ROW applicant here on H1B.
Priority date: Sept 18, 2023. Concurrent filing submitted recently (I-485/I-131/I-765/I-485J + medicals). Receipt notice date is May 6. Clean record, maintained lawful H1B status throughout, employed at a reputable tech company, no RFEs so far. Receipt batch starts with IOE09366. I’m also from one of the countries currently being discussed under the “75 countries” additional vetting/security conversation, so I’m not sure whether that affects timelines at all.
For people with similar timelines/batches recently:
How long did it take to receive AP?
Did your biometrics get reused or did you receive an appointment?
Are employment-based ROW cases actually moving much faster now?
Realistically, should I expect AP first or is there a chance the whole GC gets approved before AP/EAD?
Has anyone from similar countries seen delays/security checks affecting EB cases recently?
Trying to understand current trends/timelines because Reddit timelines lately seem all over the place 😅