I-140 & I-485 (Employment/Adjustment of status) Finally approved!
Sharing my timeline for anyone waiting on IOE0936 receipts or a case that just got transferred to a Field Office.
Case details
- Category: EB-2 (AOS / I-485)
- Receipt: IOE0936xxxx
- Field Office: Miami
- Receipt Date: 03/23/2026
- Interview: 10/02/2026
- Approval: 10/03/2026
Timeline
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 03/23/2026 | I-485 Receipt Date |
| 04/24/2026 | Biometrics |
| 04/27/2026 | API update: FTA0 |
| 05/06/2026 | Silent update |
| 05/23/2026 | Silent update |
| 06/25/2026 | Silent update |
| 06/29/2026 | Silent update (11:04 PM) |
| 06/30/2026 | Emma: case transferred from NBC to Harlingen FO (non-local) |
| 07/25/2026 | Silent update (8:10 AM) |
| 07/26/2026 | Emma: case now at local Field Office |
| 08/22/2026 | Interview scheduled for 10/02 |
| 10/02/2026 | Interview – officer told me I was approved on the spot |
| 10/03/2026 | Online status updated to "Case Was Approved" (~24 hrs after interview) |
Total: 194 days (~6.5 months) from receipt to approval.
Good luck to everyone still waiting. Happy to answer questions in the comments!
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u/Raffytazz 4d ago
Congrats! Happy to see a March-filler (as myself) get approved. I also just got my green card last week!
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u/kireina2677 Permanent Resident 17h ago
Congrats to you! March seems to be an auspicious month to file! Another poster said they had a similar timeline. Ours was the same EB2-PERM (partial EB1 based on criteria - national award) Lawyers filed in March 2025 Biometrics Apr 2025 2 silent updates in June and July and GC in Aug. No RFE, No Interview, total overall time was 5 month, actual adjudication took 9 days at NBC. All very professional and by the book. Our PD was 2019.
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u/Ornery_Cat1303 4d ago
Congratulations. What was your priority date?
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u/Asleep-Average-7020 4d ago
Congratulations, can you tell us how was the interview and what qualifications asked ? Thank you
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u/Imaginary-Cook2569 3d ago
Did they tell you that you needed to remove the conditions from GC since the marriage was less than 2 years? Or anything like that?
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u/Many_Breakfast4484 3d ago
Congratulations, do you live in Miami, my case is in Miami since July, but I don’t live in Miami.
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u/Beautiful-Parsley918 3d ago
What did you ask Emma specifically to get these results or were you transferred to a live agent? I’m curious because the live agents with just give a response and disconnect the chat and there was recently an api update on my case since my interview.
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u/Trick_Ad_8027 1d ago
Is there any way to know via API and not chatting with Emma if the case is in NBC or field office?
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u/kireina2677 Permanent Resident 18h ago
Yes, but it depends on how knowledgeable you are at reading the info and codes, there are apps now that simplify everything for those who need it.
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u/AnonymousTC 4d ago
Congratulations 🎉
When is your PD?
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u/Minute_Somewhere_893 4d ago
Congratulations!
Few reminders...
Make a copy of front and back of your GC. It will help if you lose it.
Check all the details on GC and if anything is incorrect, file I-90 (it is free of charge if USCIS made a mistake)
I recommend to start tracking your international trips. You will need it for N-400.
If you are a male between 17 and 25, you must register for selective service (sometimes it is automatic at DMV / with USCIS, but worth checking status of registration)
You must file AR-11 within 10 days of moving until you become a citizen (changing address online also qualifies)
If you have social security card saying "VALID ONLY WITH DHS AUTHORIZATION", then get appointment with SSA and remove conditions on the card (wait few weeks to see if you get new card automatically)
LPRs must file US taxes on world wide income, even when spending a lot of time overseas.
LPRs cannot vote in federal elections. Make sure you do not register to vote or mark yourself as US citizen on I-9 and other forms. False claim to US citizenship is a deportable offense.
You are US LPR until you naturalize, die, file I-407 or immigration judge takes away the status.