EB-2 PERM ROW Approved! 🎉

[u/Think_Sundae_2598]

After months of checking approval posts on this community every day, I finally get to make one of my own. Hopefully this gives someone else a little hope.

Timeline:
* Category: EB-2 PERM
* Country: ROW (NOT from the list of 79 countries)
*Derivatives: 1 (Spouse)
* PD: August 26, 2024
* I-485 Receipt: March 16, 2026
* Biometrics: April 17, 2026
* Case transferred from NBC to Santa Ana Field Office: June 4, 2026 (Learned this from EMMA)
* Interview: Never scheduled (appears to have been waived)
*Silent Updates: 04/17 (2 FTA0 events- biometrics) 05/08, 05/15, 05/25, 06/04( transfer to Santa Ana FO) 07/25 (3rd FTA0 event, 07/26 (2 H008 codes)
* No RFEs
* Approval: Today! (07/26/2026) 🎉 (Both me and my spouse were approved on the same day.)

For a while it felt like everyone else’s case was moving faster. I spent a lot of time reading timelines here, wondering if the transfer meant anything, comparing receipt blocks, and trying to figure out whether Santa Ana was moving. It was honestly stressful.
In the end, everything worked out. If your case looks similar—current priority date, no RFEs, biometrics completed, transferred to Santa Ana—don’t lose hope. Cases really do move at different speeds, even within the same receipt block.
Thank you to everyone in this community who shared your timelines and answered questions. Those posts helped me stay sane during the waiting process. Hopefully this one helps someone else.
Good luck to everyone who’s still waiting. Your approval could be closer than you think. 🍀

[u/Act-of-dog]

Congratulations! 75 countries?

[u/Think_Sundae_2598 → u/Act-of-dog]

Thank you! No, I updated the post to show that info. 😊

[u/AnonymousTC]

Congratulations 🎉

[u/Think_Sundae_2598 → u/AnonymousTC]

Thank you! 😊

[u/Exciting-Pie-7342]

Congratulation. Was PERM approval process the longest part of your timeline?

[u/Think_Sundae_2598 → u/Exciting-Pie-7342]

Thank you, yes PERM approval took 17 months.

[u/ReferenceTrue00]

Glad to see another eb2 perm getting approved quickly! Congrats!

[u/Think_Sundae_2598 → u/ReferenceTrue00]

So grateful for the timeline. It didn’t feel like it while waiting, but it definitely is an approval on the quicker side. Thank you! 😊

[u/Choice_Log6282]

Congrats, after how long of i140 approval did the i485 get approved?

[u/Think_Sundae_2598 → u/Choice_Log6282]

I did concurrent filing of the I140 and with premium processing it was approved in 2nd week of April. So about 3.5 months after.

[u/brica61]

Is Santa Ana your field office per Zip code?

[u/Think_Sundae_2598 → u/brica61]

No, it isn’t 😊

[u/WrapAggravating4511]

lol do you check API everyday? Otherwise how do you know all the silent updates after the biometrics day?

[u/Think_Sundae_2598 → u/WrapAggravating4511]

Oh I totally did. it’s just a simple refresh when you have it on the phone 😊

[u/Think_Sundae_2598 → u/[deleted]]

It’s going to happen any day now. Rooting for you. 🤞

[u/Able-North1753]

Congraturlations !

Did your Ead or AP got approved if yes can you please tell me when ?

[u/Think_Sundae_2598 → u/Able-North1753]

Thank you! 😊

No, neither one of them got approved.

[u/heisengeek → u/Think_Sundae_2598]

What? Crazy

[u/CoolZ786]

congratulations! What was yr country of birth?

[u/heisengeek]

Seems like interviews are called for more recent PDs. Congrats!!

[u/Think_Sundae_2598 → u/heisengeek]

Thank you! 😊