u/goldpeonies543

How long to receive the GC once approved?

Hello everyone,

For those of you who have been approved in the last couple months, how long did it take to receive the physical green card from the moment your case was approved?

I was approved on May 17 and have an international work trip coming up on June 13 (which I didn’t expect to take at all, but now I am thinking it may be possible).

If that matters, my case was approved at Chicago FO.

Thank you!!

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u/goldpeonies543 — 22 hours ago

Got approved!! ✨EB3 ROW Chicago FO (non local)

Hi everyone,

I am so excited to write this post after reading hundreds of those in the past!!💛

I applied for EB3 ROW with one dependent (my husband), and we are not part of 75 countries.

Here is a recap of my timeline

-PD September 7, 2023

-RD March 4, 2026 (NBC)

-Biometrics appointment completed (both myself and my spouse) April 6, 2026

-My husband got his combo card approved on April 25, 2026. Nothing on my side.

-Case silently transferred to Chicago FO (non local) on April 29, 2026 (found out after asking Emma).

-I-485J approved on May 16, 2026 for both my husband and I (no notification)

-I-486 approved on May 17, 2026 for both my husband and I
-> text + email notifications received on May 17, 2026

I didn’t check the silent updates (was quite confused by it honestly lol).

So far the card has not been produced, waiting for it to happen soon! :)

Thank you all for your support, and good luck to everyone❤️

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u/goldpeonies543 — 3 days ago

Any recent approvals from Chicago FO?

Hi everyone, according to Emma my I-485 has been transferred to Chicago FO (non local).

Any recent approvals from this FO? I have read that it is pretty slow to approved cases..

My timeline so far is as follow:

-PD September 7, 2023

-RD March 4, 2026 (NBC)

-Biometrics appointment completed (both myself and my spouse) April 6, 2026

-My husband got his combo card approved on April 25, 2026. Nothing on my side yet.

-Case was transferred to Chicago FO according to Emma (not sure of the date)

Thank you!

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u/goldpeonies543 — 9 days ago