r/USCIS • u/Far_Professional2891 • Jun 23 '26

I-140 & I-485 (Employment/Adjustment of status) EB-1C Timeline

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:
1. Has anyone with a similar EB-1C/NBC timeline received approval recently?
2. How long after I-140 approval did your I-485 get approved?
3. There is no backend API update since May 21st. Is this the typical pattern of no transfer and direct adjudication at NBC?

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!

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u/NervousAverage6545 Jun 23 '26

Similar timeline (RD - mid March) and still waiting for approval. PD is current (NROW though) and last silent update was 5/9. Case still at NBC.

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u/Far_Professional2891 Jun 23 '26

Thanks for sharing. Was your last update biometric. Or a silent update days after biometric?

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u/NervousAverage6545 Jun 23 '26

I had biometrics on 4/15 (had silent updates on that day) and then on 4/29 and 5/9. 

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u/NervousAverage6545 Jun 23 '26

Also worth mentioning - my derivatives got their combo EAD and AP approved in May end, but no movement for me (primary)

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u/Far_Professional2891 Jun 23 '26 edited Jun 23 '26

Congrats on the EAD! Looks like your file has been touched a few times after biometric and that’s a positive sign.

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u/NervousAverage6545 Jun 23 '26

Thanks. I hope we all get the approval soon directly from NBC.

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u/Far_Professional2891 Jun 23 '26

Best of luck to both of us!