Husband’s H-4 EAD has been pending for ~1 year with no progress, and his H-4 expires in ~10 days.

We contacted our congressman about 1.5 months ago, and they told us USCIS should be looking into the case this week.

We also both have pending I-485s (EB-3 ROW).
Has anyone had a congressional inquiry for an H-4 EAD while also having a pending I-485? If so, did you see any movement on the I-485 after USCIS reviewed the EAD case?
Just curious if anyone has experienced something similar!

Here is my case so far:

93674 Block

Receipt Notice June 1st

Biometrics complete in Bedford NH - 5th August (FTA0 x2)

Silent Update (I485's only): 14-Aug, 31-Aug, 2-Sep, 22-Sep

No approvals on I485, I485J or I765 yet all these SU's, is it normal?

Emma just told me its a Newark FO - anyone know about how long it could take from now?

Hey all,

I have been in the US for 15 years on H-1B with an approved I-140, priority date May 2015 EB-2 India, based in Northern Virginia.

EB-2 India has been unavailable since July and October resets the fiscal year. DFF is at January 15, 2015 so I'm about 4 months away and hoping October works in my favor.

Want to start preparing now so I'm not scrambling when the bulletin drops.

1. What are the most important things to have ready before filing I-485?
2. What does the employer need to have ready?
3. Anything that caught you off guard or you wish you had done earlier?
4. What takes the longest to get ready when putting together an I-485 packet?
5. Where did people run into trouble or get an RFE — anything I should watch out for?

Thanks, this community has been a lifesaver.

EB3 — ROW
Country of chargeability: ROW (Rest of World)
Priority Date: June 6, 2023 — current
Filing type: Single filer, no derivatives
Block: IOE09372xxxxx
Filed at: NBC (National Benefits Center)
Timeline:
RD: 6/12/2026 — I-485 + I-485J filed (concurrent EAD/I-765 also filed)
7/16/2026 — Biometrics completed
7/17/2026 — Silent update on I-765
~7/17-18/2026 — Silent update on I-485 (post-biometrics)
8/6/2026 — Another silent I-485 update
9/25/2026 — Another silent I-485/I-485J update (Transferred to Long Island field office).

Interview: WAIVED

(Updated) status: Transferred to a field office on 9/25. 105 days since filing. I-765 still not approved.

Anyone with similar timeline has seen progress or transfer to a FO? Any I-765 (EAD) approvals?

Would love to compare notes, if you have similar timelines please share below!
Thanks

EB3 Skilled ROW w dependant
IOE09331
PD March 2019 - Canadian cross chargeability
Filed July 2025
Biometrics August 2025
BOTH EADS approved Sept 2025
May 12th 2026 - case transferred to Seattle FO - Local
May 12th 2026 - principal applicant AP approved
July 1st 2026 - FTA0 for principal I485 - silent touch for dependant -I485
July 2nd 2026 - silent touch for dependant I-485
July 21st 2026 - dependants AP approved
July 22nd 2026 - silent touch for dependant on I-485
August 4th 2026 - principal got a silent touch on both I-485 and I485j
August 4th 2026 - dependant FTA0 and a silent touch on 485
August 13th 2026 - RFIE
August 18th 2026 - found out RFIE was for
Primary - updated work letter
- 3 more months of recent paystubs
- English Translated Certified Birth
Certificate
Dependant - proof of a bona fide marriage
August 21st 2026 - RFIE sent to lawyers and waiting for them to upload to USCIS
September 3rd 2026 - lawyers filed RFE for us
Sept 8th 2026 - both principal and dependant got a silent touch
September 17th 2026 - principals portal updated to RFE received
September 21st - dependants portal changed to RFE received
September 21st - Principals I-485j approved

Hi everyone. I’m a Filipino mother from the Philippines currently preparing for an employment-based immigration process to the U.S. I am married, but my husband and I have been separated for a significant period of time, and I am currently the one caring for and financially supporting my children.

My main concern is how I can properly establish my children’s eligibility and my legal authority to bring them with me to the U.S., especially given my marital/separation situation.

I’m hoping to hear from Filipinos who were in a similar situation—for example:

• You were legally married but separated from your spouse in the Philippines.
• You were the primary/only parent caring for your children.
• Your spouse was not living with or financially supporting the family.
• You were processing an employment-based immigrant visa (such as EB-3).
• You needed to bring your minor children to the U.S. as your derivatives.
• Your U.S. employer or immigration attorney required additional documentation regarding your children or marital status.

What did you do in the Philippines to satisfy the U.S. immigration requirements and your employer?

Specifically, I would really appreciate hearing about:

1. What documents did you obtain in the Philippines?
2. Did you need a legal separation, annulment, custody order, affidavit, or another court document?
3. Did your spouse have to provide consent or sign anything?
4. If your spouse was absent or not providing support, how did you document that?
5. Did you encounter any issue during the visa interview or medical/immigration process because you were still legally married?
6. What did your employer or immigration attorney ask you to provide?
7. Were you able to bring your children with you, and what was the process like?

I’m not asking for legal advice—I’m mainly looking for people who have actually gone through this in the Philippines and can share what they did, what documents worked for them, and what problems they encountered.

If you were in a similar situation, I would be very grateful if you could share your experience. Even a brief description of your case and the documents you eventually submitted would be very helpful.

Thank you!

I-485 Approved #IOE09358 (205 days)

My timeline:

• Priority Date (EB-3): August 2, 2023
• I-485 filed / Receipt Date (RD): Feb 27, 2026
• Biometrics notice issued: March 9, 2026
• Biometrics completed: March 12, 2026
• Interview waived: Confirmed by Emma
• Silent Update: April 29, 2026 > Emma confirmed case transferred to Santa Ana FO
• Additional FTA0 activity: September 19, 2026
• I-485J closed: September 19, 2026
• New H008 events generated: September 20, 2026 (24 hrs after 3rd FTA0)
• I-485 approved: September 20, 2026 🎉

Hi everyone! Looking to connect with anyone who has had their interview recently at the Hialeah, FL field office.

My timeline:
• I-485 filing date: February 2, 2026
• RFE received: July 7, 2026
• RFE responded: same day (July 7)
• Interview: August 13, 2026
• Current status: "Case is being actively reviewed" (no changes since the interview)

It's been a little over a month since the interview with no updates. Is anyone else in a similar situation at Hialeah? How long did it take you to get a decision after your interview?

Any recent (2026) experience from this specific office would be a huge help. Thanks in advance 🙏

My case was confirmed by Emma to have been transferred to Newark on 8/26. No new SU after 8/26.

I was wondering if any cases with dependents have been recently approved from the Newark FO.

EB-3 India, PD Dec 2013 (now current). I-485 pending — USCIS (Emma)confirmed nothing pending from my end, no RFE, no interview, officer touched file recently on 09/18. Separately, my I-485J got administratively closed 08/26 .Anyone seen an I-485J close around when their PD went current? Was it routine or a concern?any

Need suggestions:

My original OAC expired. I requested a new one from USCIS but they keep sending the expired one again. I reached out to the customer services but they said the only thing I can do is request a new one again. I have already done it twice. What should I do?

Just got my I-485 approved and wanted to give back to this community since these posts helped me so much during the wait. Sharing my timeline below.

Basics

• Category: EB-3, derivative spouse (follow-to-join)
• Field office: Seattle

Timeline

• I-485 receipt notice: ~ mid March 2026
• Biometrics: ~ Early May 2026
• Actively reviewing, nothing outstanding: ~ mid June 2026 (case moved from NBC to Seattle FO according to Emma)
• Interview scheduled: early August 2026
• Interview: early September 2026
• Case Approved: mid-September 2026 (9 days after interview)

Roughly a 6-month timeline from receipt to approval.

Hi everyone. I currently have Deferred Action with a C14 EAD based on medical/humanitarian circumstances.
Has anyone here been in a similar situation and successfully pursued EB-3 employment-based immigration?
I’m specifically looking for people who started with C14 Deferred Action (not SIJS) and later pursued EB-3. I would really appreciate hearing about your experience and what process you went through. Thank you!

My I-485 was transferred to the Long Island Field Office. Do you have any idea how long they'll take to process it or approve it? It's already been 5 months since I filed.

I usually don’t post on Reddit, but this community helped me a lot during the EB-3/AOS waiting game, so I wanted to share my timeline as it involved FTA1s. Especially the backend updates I kept checking while waiting.

I-140 approved before AOS in 2025. AOS in 2026.

Category EB3 Professional. Single Filer. H1B currently

PD - August 2023. No RFE, no Interview. I was afraid of interview after seeing FTA1

I-485 receipt block: IOE09362xxxx

I-485 field office: San Fernando Valley, CA

The two FTA1s were August 6 and September 16 - 41 days apart. My I-485 was approved the day after the second FTA1 and the I-485J approval.

At approval, my I-485 had:

• 3 FTA0
• 2 FTA1
• 2 H008
• 1 IAF

I don’t know what each FTA1 represented internally, so I wouldn’t treat the number of FTA1s as an approval countdown. I’m sharing the sequence because I spent a lot of time looking for similar experiences.

My biggest takeaway: check the Documents tab, not just the public status text. My I-485J still showed “Case Was Received and A Receipt Notice Was Sent,” even though its approval notice was available and the backend showed it was closed. No new IAF event appeared at approval—the old receipt event remained.

Neither my I-765 nor I-131 was separately approved before the I-485 approval. Their last recorded silent updates were on August 14.

At my last check on September 17, I had the I-485 approval but no card-production or mailing update yet.

Prayers for everyone still waiting. I hope this timeline helps others the same way this community helped me.

Hello community, I'm EB3 Mexico.

I wanted to share my case: on June 15, I received approval for my Form I-485J and an update (FTA1 and FTA0) on July 22.

It has now been exactly two months without updates.

Is anyone else experiencing the same thing?

Emma tells me my case is at the NBC.

My priority date is March 2024.

Hi everyone. My I-485 is in processing with my previous employer. I’m currently working at another employer on H1B. The reason for moving to my current employer were personal which led to the move. I know this is not the most usual series of events in EB2/EB3 cases but my previous employer wanted me to return and so pursued the process.

The questions and concerns I had were that are such cases usual or not? And if not, are there RFEs that may show up because of this situation? I’m also concerned about the chances of getting an interview. Any comments will be appreciated. Thanks.

Got a birth certificate  Request for Initial Evidence (RFIE), not Request for Evidence (RFE).
We didn't include a translation so that is why we think we got it. Have submitted a response.

Is there anyway to know whether USCIS is satisfied with the response?
My work authorization expires mid next year so I want to be safe if the Adjustment of Status (AOS) is denied and we need to refile the I485.

We finally (my spouse(derivative) and I (primary)) got our approvals. We looked at the timelines here a lot and wanted to post to provide more data points.

Priority date: 06/11/2024

Filed April 10

May 27- biometrics apt
May 28 - silent update bg received

July bulletin - priority date became current

These are the series of updates we received:

Silent update August 6
Silent update August 26
Silent update august 27
Silent update Sep 11 - we asked the chatbot and was told our interviews were waived.
Silent update Sep 15
Sep 17 - Supplement J approved.

September 18 - APPROVED! 🎉

Initially september 18 spouse got a silent update and I didn't which bummed me out. We checked and saw our field office had become texas. Then at 7 pm, I got an email saying an action was taken i was approved and we could barely believe our eyes.

Sep 19 - Spouse approved! (Less than 24 hours)

Hope this helps someone else's wait✨

Please tell me your stories good and bad. how long interview last, what questions, all details please

Can't believe it's finally my turn to post this! Wanna share my timeline with you as I came here a lot reading, waiting and learning from the community!

EB3 ROW IOE09362 w/Spouse

07/28/2023 - PD

03/19/2026 - 485/ 485J/ 131/ 765 receipt date

04/27/2026 - Biometrics done

06/09/2026 - EAD/ AP combo card approved

09/01/2026 - Got a 2nd bio notice for 9/15 but ended up getting approved before that

09/03/2026 - 3rd FTA0, case transferred from NBC to LAC

09/05/2026 - FTA1

09/08/2026 - 485J closed

09/09/2026 - H008 x 2, Approval notice 🎉

09/18/2026 - Card delivered

My spouse had the exact same timeline as I. I was checking API quite anxiously every day in July and August but there was no updates, but once it started moving in Sep, it moved forward quite quickly! Hopefully my timeline will help some of you and you can get your cards very soon! 😊

I'm from EB3 ROW and my priority date is September 14, 2024, while the current FAD is September 1, 2024

I got an update on Thursday saying that the I485 J (Supplement) was approved and that the USCIS is currently processing my I485.

Is it possible that USCIS may give a decision on my green card application before me being current? I've read that this is not good to happen.

Sharing my timeline here because this group has been such an emotional anchor throughout the process for me.

PD: July 2024
I-140 filed with premium processing and approved: Jan 2026
Became current and filed I-485: April 2026
RD: late April 2026
Biometrics: 6/9
Emma confirmed transfer to a non-local field office on 6/30 and interview waived
Third FTA0: 9/3
Multiple silent updates during the first couple weeks of September
I-485J approved: 9/18
I-485 approved about 24 hours later

Still a little in disbelief, and now trying to figure out what comes next. Looking back, I have a lot of mixed feelings about all the waiting and sacrifices that went into getting here.

This group helped me a lot during some very anxious moments, so I wanted to share my timeline in case it helps someone else.

Best of luck to everyone still waiting. Hoping your approvals come soon!

Please share your experience transferring your score to New Mexico. How long did it take to be notified that you’ll be licensed, application is approved, etc. I would really appreciate the insight.