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It seems most of the employment base approvals are NIW. Please correct me if I’m wrong

Dear All, I just wanted to know what’s happening with my I485 (with derivative wife). Here is my updates so far:

I140 (EB2NIW) PD: Nov 4, 2024
I485 RD: March 16, 2026
Biometric: April 14, 2026, 2 FTA0 right after biometric
Several silent updates from time to time (I remember one on May 22, 2026)
3rd FTA0: June 16, one silent update afterwards,
Another silent update on June 17, no update since then.

Emma live agent told that my case is currently at my local field office, unsure when it was transferred. Emma could’t reveal if my interview is waived or not.

Does anyone have any similar updates? Any idea what would happen next? TIA.

I honestly did not expect the process to move this fast.
Even after having to reschedule my biometrics appointment, I was still approved much sooner than anticipated. I was mentally preparing myself to wait until the end of the year, or even sometime next year. Instead, it took only about 5.5 months from filing my I-140 with Premium Processing to receiving my I-485 approval today.
Reading timelines on this subreddit helped me a lot, so I wanted to share mine.

Category: EB-2 NIW (ROW)
Country of Birth: Colombia

Timeline
I-140 Filed (Premium Processing): January 2026
I-140 Approved: February 7, 2026
I-485 / I-765 Filed: March 2026
I-485 Receipt Date: March 6, 2026
Biometrics: May 15, 2026 (originally scheduled for April 10, but I had to reschedule because I was traveling internationally. I was able to travel because I maintained valid H-1B status while my I-485 was pending.)
I-485 Approved: June 22, 2026
No RFEs.
No interview.

Case approved approximately 5 weeks after biometrics.
Processing Time
~3.5 months from I-485 receipt to approval

Hi everyone! Has anyone used Elara Immigration to file for AoS? Thinking of going with them. Any feedback would be helpful. Thank you!

Has anyone received an I-485 approval from the Portland, Oregon Field Office recently?