RFE asking for NPC birth certificate because was born prior to 1992 and have the old school birth certificate which is a “certificate of birth registration” from the local government. Anyone have experience acquiring this from abroad? A hit frustrated to be asked for this from someone I haven’t been in over 2 decades and barely have family anymore. Most of my life and family now live abroad.
The primary EB1 case was approved in January 26 always current, I am the spouse case, filled concurrently in March 25. Emma said my case has been transferred to local FO(Houston) in November 25. Radio silence after. My receipt is MSC, so I am not able to check API. My layer advised me to call USCis, so I did about a month ago, and I was told that my case within normal processing time. last time I checked with Emma, the agent said that the last action on the case was made in June 4, this is the exact date I called. Is it the officer in the phone just opened the file or it could mean something else?
Anyone in the same boat? How long you have been waiting since primary approval?
hello
does anyone have approval for i-140 eb1-c?
my pd is current and 08/15/2025
Hi everyone,
I’m trying to gauge where my case stands compared to others and would appreciate any recent EB-1C/NBC datapoints.
Case details:
Category: EB-1C
PD: Feb 2026; Current (ROW through derivative)
Concurrent filing: I-140 / I-485 / I-765 / I-131
Receipt date: Feb 2026
Biometrics: Mar 2026
I-140 approved: May 20, 2026
Both I-485s received silent/API updates: May 21, 2026
No movement on either I-765 or I-131
No RFEs
Cases remain at NBC
Recent Emma chats:
My interview is waived.
My spouse’s interview is also waived.
Emma indicated the case is currently at NBC and being reviewed by an officer.
No action is required from us at this time.
Questions:
The lack of updates since May 21 has me wondering whether this is typical for the officer review stage or if I’m still early in the process.
Would especially appreciate recent 2026 EB-1C ROW datapoints.
Thanks!
Any recent EB-1C 485 approvals at this field office? Will be grateful for timelines!
I am on an L1 visa, just got my i140 approved. O have a PD from 2019 (ported from a prior EB2 approved i140). Country of birth is India. My PD is current.
I would like to get my GC as soon as possible - my company is very supportive but my team has had a few layoffs in the last few years, there will likely be new owners next year and the uncertainty is killing me. I've worked at this company for over 10 years, and am in a very highly paid exec role which are usually first on the chopping block when layoffs roll around. My industry and role is also really challenging to get a new job at the level I'm at currently.
My understanding is that if I go for consular processing, I'll have to wait a couple of months for my docs to be reviewed and then another 4-6 months for an interview. Once the interview is scheduled, I can continue working on my L1, and will have to go back for the interview, following which a decision will be made and if approved, I'll have my GC in a few weeks. Start to finish the process will take around 8-9 months.
If I go for AoS, I don't have to go back to India for an interview, but the process can take anywhere from 6 months to multiple years. If I lose my job within 6 months, I'm SOL, but if I manage to hold on for 6 months, I could work on my EAD and look for another job, without being unauthorized.
I also deal very badly with uncertainty and the idea of waiting for years and years for a green card gives me the hives. I feel confident in my role and think it's unlikely that I will be rejected at the consulate, although I guess there are no guarantees either way.
Is there something I'm missing here? Help me make this decision!
Hey everyone,
Posting this on behalf of a friend. We’re trying to connect with India-born L-1A visa holders who filed an EB-1C I-140 back in September 2024 under regular processing and are still waiting for adjudication.
Since it's been about 21 months, we want to see how many people from this specific batch are facing the same backlog. If you're in the same boat, could you share:
We know regular processing timelines are completely all over the place right now. Any data points or shared experiences would be highly appreciated.
Good luck to everyone waiting out this backlog!
Category EB1C port from EB2
Priority date 12/2016
RD 03/24/2026
Bio completed 04/08/2026
Time stamp updated 3 times 05/19(both I 485 & I 485J) 05/22 (I 485) 06/03 (I 485 & I 485J)
Emma confirmed that my case transferred to Seattle filed office non local on 06/03/2026 and interview marked as waived
When can I expect GC approval?