based I-485 is pending 🙏
Timeline:
- I-130 filed: June 2025
- I-485 / I-765 filed: October 2025
- Biometrics completed: November 2025
- Expedite request submitted to USCIS: March 17, 2026
- March 20, 2026: USCIS informed me they were unable to approve my expedite request
- Reached out to my Representative for help: March 18, 2026
My Representative’s office kept submitting inquiries and consistently updated me. Around mid-April 2026, USCIS responded that my case was still within normal processing times and I just needed to wait.
- On May 12, 2026, I got a “we have taken action on your case” email for my I-485, but there were no documents in the account—just a message saying my case was still being processed.
- Then yesterday, USCIS emailed my Representative saying they accepted my case for expedite review.
- Today, May 20, 2026, I received another “we have taken action on your case” email, and when I logged in, my I-765 was finally approved 🎉🙏
I honestly lost hope, so getting approved the next day after the congressional inquiry update shocked me.
Still waiting for “Card Is Being Produced” and the physical EAD card, but I’m extremely thankful and relieved after months of stress and waiting.
Sharing this because reading other people’s timelines here helped me stay hopeful during the process. Wishing approvals for everyone still waiting 🙏