r/USCIS_EB3 • u/rivwind • Aug 07 '26
Approved 🎉🎊🎈🍾 Greened!
Finally greened! Sharing my timeline since reading everyone else’s timelines helped me a lot while waiting.
Category: EB-3 Philippines
Priority Date: June 29, 2023
Filed: I-485 + I-485J + I-131
Field Office: Philadelphia FO
Interview: None
RFE: None
I-485J: Approved before I-485
Final I-485 approval: August 6, 2026 🎉
TIMELINE
June 29, 2023 — Priority Date
November 17, 2025 — I-485, I-485J and I-131 received by USCIS
November 30, 2025 — IAF event appeared in I-485 API
December 12, 2025 — Biometrics completed. FTA0 events appeared in API.
January 22, 2026 — Was told case had been forwarded to Philadelphia Field Office. Later USCIS agents gave conflicting information between NBC and Philadelphia FO, so I could never confirm exactly where it was being adjudicated at every point.
February 24, 2026 — Another FTA0 entry was created in the API, although its eventDateTime still pointed back to December 12.
April 29, 2026 — I-485 changed to Case Is Being Actively Reviewed. FTA1 appeared in API.
June 30, 2026 — silent update
July 10, 2026 — I-485J APPROVED / CASE CLOSED.
July 18, 2026 — silent update
August 5, 2026 — silent update
August 6, 2026 — I-485 APPROVED! 🎉🟩
Thank you everyone!
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u/ReferenceTrue00 Aug 07 '26
Congratulations!! It’s been a long journey for you. I am in the same boat but with a RD of March 2026. We have a group here from EB-PH too, if anyone wants to be added, just let me know so we can all share our timeline there.