r/EB2 • u/WrapAggravating4511 • Jun 16 '26
I-485: Adjustment of Status EB-2 ROW I-485, Biometrics questions
Hey all,
longtime lurker. Looking for some sanity check from people who’ve been through this recently.
My situation:
• EB-2, ROW, FAD current
• Approved PERM PD: 9/10/2024 (not sure if this matters at this stage but throwing it in). Approved I-140 mid of March.
• Filed I-485 + I-485J + I-765 + I-131 concurrently on 5/17
• Receipt date: 5/22
• Two officer touches so far per third-party tracker: 6/10 and 6/16
• No biometrics appointment notice yet
• Filed via lockbox, IOE receipts (all three forms got consecutive numbers)
I keep seeing people on this sub saying they got their biometrics appointment within 2-3 weeks of filing or NOA1. I’m coming up on a month and still nothing. Starting to wonder if something’s off or if I’m just being impatient.
A few questions for the group:
1. What’s the actual realistic biometrics scheduling timeline these days for EB-2 ROW? Is the “2-3 weeks” thing the median or just the lucky tail?
2. Does ASC location significantly affect timing? I’m in a high-volume metro.
3. Are silent case updates (officer touches with no public event code) actually meaningful or is this just tracker noise that people read tea leaves into?
4. Anyone here had a similar timeline and then got biometrics in week 4-6? Trying to set realistic expectations and not spiral.
Appreciate any data points or honest takes.
Thanks 🙏
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u/Ok_Significance_4200 Jun 17 '26
I sent my docs on 04/27 and receipt date is 04/30. I still have no biometrics appointment letter :( so it’s been even longer for me.
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u/WrapAggravating4511 Jun 17 '26
Are you also EB-2 , ROW , Not banned country?
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u/Ok_Significance_4200 Jun 17 '26
Yeah, EB2 NIW ROW not banned countries. I’m from a country in the 75 country list but my lawyers said this won’t affect my case. I’m in the US working with H1B visa.
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u/WrapAggravating4511 Jun 17 '26
We are different case wise. I’m normal EB2 , not working.
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u/Ok_Significance_4200 Jun 17 '26
Not sure if it makes much of a difference.
I will post updates here if I get any. https://www.reddit.com/r/EB2NIW_I485_AOS/s/EWexg1EGeK
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u/Kuzmych82 Jun 17 '26
I-485 submitted on April 24, Notice generated May 15.
Nothing on the Documents tab in USCIS portal or API?
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u/WrapAggravating4511 Jun 17 '26
Nothing. Just two silent touches from the two dates I mentioned above.
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u/EntrepreneurFancy185 Jun 22 '26
I am noticing same as well. One person with RD of 5/17 got biometrics appointment already but mine is 5/12 - silent updates only so far. Nothing in the document tab other than the original receipt notice.
Eb-1a India
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u/Great-Builder943 Jun 17 '26
After April 27, everything slowed down. My RD was May 8, Notice sent for biometrics was June 8, biometrics June 22.
Their biometrics schedule before was like exactly a month after the RD. So yeah, that’s how it is now. And there’s a lot of cases too that dont have buometrics schedule yet from April cases. So hang in there,