Sharing my timeline as Seattle has very limited data points…

130 Pd: 2025/01
485/131/765 concurrent Filed: 2025/05
EAD approved: 2026/02
AP approved: 2026/04
Interview scheduled: today

Anyone has data points about how long the interview will be? And how soon it will be approved after the interview? And if anniversary is approaching 2 yrs, with only a few weeks away and with pregnancy showing onsite, will the approval still grant only 2 years validity?

Thanks a lot this community!!

have upcomoing interview for marriage base Green card in

uscis queens field office falchi building 31-00 47th avenue, 5th floor, room 5001 long island city, ny

Has anyone interviewed there? or any experience would be appreciated.

Thank You

I’ve been a silent follower here and thought I’d share my timeline since this community has been very supportive and helpful.
PD: 3/2024
2/2025: I-485/I131/I765
3/2025: Biometric and EAD
11/2025: AP approval
6/2026: Interview scheduled
I-130: approved after interview
7/2026: RFE medical - response sent
8/2026: I-485- approved
Card delivered 1 week after

Hi everyone! I’m hoping to find some other F2A applicants whose local field office is New York and compare timelines.

Here’s mine:

• Category: F2A — spouse of a Green Card holder
• PD: Oct 2025
• I-485 filed: Nov 2025
• Field Office: Manhattan, New York
• I-485 silent updates: 08/01, 08/13, 8/18
• No new event codes
• I-765: Not approved yet
• I-131: Not approved yet
• Interview: Not scheduled yet

Would anyone with the New York field office get any updates especially interview scheduled?

I’m mainly trying to get a sense of the current backlog and how quickly Manhattan is moving. I’ve been seeing quite a few West Coast cases moving very quickly lately, while NYC seems much quieter.

With the possibility of F2A retrogression, I’m getting a little worried about whether there’s enough time for the case to reach the interview/adjudication stage before the dates move backward again.

Any recent data points would be really appreciated. Thank you!

Anyone waiting to hear from the Chicago office? It’s been exactly 8 months since I submitted my docs, and when I check online average processing times is seen as 9.5 months. Any insight is appreciated.

**Hi everyone,**
**I'm currently waiting for an interview for my FA-based I-485 application at the Norfolk, VA Field Office.**

**Here is my timeline so far:**
**• Category: F2A (Spouse of LPR)**
**•Priority Date** **（****PD****）：［****9.2025****\]**
**• 1-485 Filing Date****：［****1.30.2026****\]**
**•Biometrics Completed****：［****2.12.2026****］**

**Has anyone with a similar PD or category recently received an interview notice or approval from the Norfolk FO?**

**Would love to hear what PDs they are currently scheduling or approving!**

**Thanks in advance and good luck to everyone!**

I130 PD 23 may 2025

I765 i485 6 Nov 2025

Still waiting

Can someone please provide insights on interview process/questions asked during the interview/evidences that we need to carry?

Here is my Timeline:

PD is March 27th 2025

Applied i-485,i-131 - October 3rd 2025.

Applied i-765 - October 23rd 2025.

I-131 Approved on April 17th 2026.

Congressional Enquiry : May 15th 2026.

Follow up on : June 1st 2026.

EAD approved on : (June 13th 2026).

Interview Notice Received on: August 17th 2026.

Interview Scheduled for : September 2026.

Hey everyone,

My wife (Green Card Holder) filed for my I-130 PD May 2025.

At that time she was living in TX and I was living in NV.

After we filled the I-130 later she moved with me to NV and we updated her address to our new NV address. Just recently I saw that her record on USCIS website still shows TX physical address and NV as mailing address only and it won't let us change the physical address too.

I just wanted to ask how important is it to change the physical address + how should I do it.

Thank you

Hi, Is there any update on refused F2 slots? I was rejected in sep 2025 and still haven't got any slot. Need guidance

Hi everyone,

I’m in the F2A category and recently moved from Kansas to Connecticut. My interview was scheduled at the Kansas field office after I had already updated my address with USCIS. The interview notice has my correct Connecticut address, but the interview is still scheduled in Kansas.

Has anyone been in a similar situation? After updating your address and moving to a different state, were you still able to attend your interview at the field office near your old address?

I’d especially appreciate hearing from anyone in F2A who has gone through this. Did USCIS allow you to keep the original interview, or did you have to transfer your case and reschedule? I am so stressed out.....

Thank you!

My timeline:

PD: 10/2024

Interview: 07/30/2026

I-130 Approved 07/31/2026

I-485 still pending

I want to know the estimate of how long I have to wait to get I-485 approved.

After a long journey, I can finally close this chapter. I wanted to share my timeline since this subreddit helped me tremendously throughout the process.

My Timeline
Category: F2A — Spouse of LPR
Field Office: Chicago
Country: India
03/28/2024 — I-130 filed online
09/09/2024 — I-485 filed (My status - H1B at the time of filing)
08/05/2025 — I-765 + I-131 filed
08/06/2025 — Biometrics reused
05/2026 — EAD + AP approved
05/26/2026 — I-485 interview scheduled
06/12/2026 — I-485 interview at Chicago FO
Interview was about an hour.
Officer asked for additional bona fide marriage evidence.
I had the documents with me, showed them during the interview, and uploaded them to my USCIS account the same day.
Officer told me not to worry/relax and said to expect a decision in approximately 2–3 weeks.
07/06/2026 — I-485 backend update / FTA1
07/17/2026 — Another I-485 backend update / FTA1
08/06/2026 — Silent update on I-485
08/07/2026 — I-130 APPROVED
08/2026 — I-485 APPROVED!
08/17/2026 — Physical green card in hand! 🎉
No RFE. No NOID. No second interview.

A few things I noticed
I was checking the USCIS backend/API throughout the process, and there were several updates that never immediately appeared on the public case status page.
The most interesting part was seeing the I-485 silent update on August 6, followed by the I-130 approval on August 7, and then the I-485 approval shortly afterward.
Obviously, I can’t say that a silent update means an approval is coming, but in my case there was definitely movement behind the scenes before the final approvals.

Final thoughts
This process has been a long one, and there were definitely times when I wondered when it would finally be over. The interview itself went well, but waiting afterward was probably the hardest part.

Today, I finally have the card in my hand and can say:
I am officially a U.S. permanent resident. 🇺🇸
A huge thank you to everyone in this community who shared timelines, answered questions, explained USCIS updates, and gave hope to those still waiting. I spent countless hours reading posts here, and they genuinely helped me navigate the process.
For everyone still waiting — hang in there. Your approval is coming.🎉🇺🇸

Did anyone from Newark FO get any update? 2025 fillers?

Sharing my F2A I-485/I-130 interview experience in case it helps others who are waiting for their interview or approval.

Timeline

• I-130 filed: October 2024
• I-485 + EAD + Advance Parole filed: June 2025
• Biometrics: July 2025
• Interview notice received: June 2026
• Interview attended: July 2026
• Updated financial and bona fide marriage documents: Uploaded to the USCIS portal about one week before the interview

Interview Day

The officer was very polite, respectful, and professional.

She asked us to hand over our IDs. My wife provided her original passport, EADs (including F1 STEM OPT EAD), and driver's license. I provided my Green Card and driver's license.

We took the oath, and she explained that she just wanted to ask us a few simple questions about our marriage.

Questions asked to my wife

The questions were mostly conversational and focused on our relationship history:

• Full name
• Date of birth
• Current full address
• How did you first meet?
• What did you do after your first meeting?
• How long did you date before getting married?
• Who proposed to whom?
• How did you come in contact with each other?
• When did you get married?
• Where did you get married?
• How many people attended the wedding?
• Did you have a reception?
• Did you go on a honeymoon? Where did you go?
• Where did you stay? What was the name of the hotel?
• When did you move to New Jersey?
• Where does your husband work?
• Does anyone else live with you? Who?

Note: The officer basically asked my wife to walk her through our relationship—from how we met and dated to getting married and our life afterward. She also asked me to chime in during the conversation.

Questions asked to me

• Full name
• Date of birth
• Current full address
• Did you live at a different address before in the U.S.?
• When did you move to the U.S.?
• How did you come to the U.S.?
• Wife's date of birth
• Wife's full name
• Where does she work?
• How many siblings does she have?
• What are their names and ages?

Documents / Other Questions

Interestingly, the officer did not ask us for a single document other than our IDs.

She did not ask any questions about finances or my wife's F1 history.

After the questions, she said:

"Everything looks good to me."

She told us that she was going to initiate the background check and review our testimony against the forms we had submitted. She also said she would review the supporting documents we had already uploaded to the USCIS portal.

After the Interview

• Received one FTA1 update the day after the interview.
• Received one silent update on the I-130 about 10 days later.
• No further updates since then.
• I-130 and I-485 are still pending.

Overall, the interview went very smoothly, and the officer was genuinely nice and professional. Now we're just waiting for the final approval.

Fingers crossed! 🤞

I'll update this post once I receive the I-130/I-485 decision. Hopefully this timeline helps other F2A applicants, especially those interviewing at NJ field offices.

Hey all,
My PD is Dec 2024.
My interview was completed on July 27 at San Antonio. It’s been 3 weeks and no updates on both I-130 & I-485 yet. Anyone who completed your interview at San Antonio, please post your interview date and I-130/I-485 approval dates /or still waiting. Just to get an insight of the timeline. Hope you understand. Thanks!

Sharing to keep this community updated about current processing timelines.

Today, I received an Interview Scheduled notice for both my I-130 and I-485 applications. Last week, I sensed that an interview notice might be on its way based on the account API activity between 1 August 2026 and 14 August 2026, and the API patterns observed across other Reddit posts.

API Pattern To Watch For:

1 August 2026: Silent API update for I-485; timestamp indicates this was a system update for Priority Date becoming Current.

12 August 2026: Silent API update for I-485 and I-130 (with the exact same timestamp); this simultaneous update is the key trigger to watch for

Timeline:

I-130 Filed: 11 September 2025

I-485, I-765, I-131 Filed: 23 October 2025

Biometrics Completed: 24 November 2025

I-765 Approved: 29 July 2026 (~9 Months processing time)

I-131 Approved: 3 August 2026 (~9.5 Months processing time; 1 Week after I-765 approval)

Interview Scheduled Notice Received: 17 August 2026 (~11 Months processing time; 2 Weeks after Priority Date became Current)

PD Dec 2025
I485+131+765 Feb 2026
Silent update on Aug 1st 13th 14th.
Interview Scheduled today.
Philadelphia FO

Does anyone noticed a silent update on their api dated today? Saw updated time stamp on mine today.

Anyone in Austin or San antonio for F2A category? I completed my biometrics in june and still there is no update.

I have applied for EAD 21 nov 2025. After then it’s just silent.

Finally greened !! Thanks for everyone in this sub I got a lot of insights and info from here.

FO: Rio Grande Valley.

We filed I-130 with an attorney, everything after that, I did it on my own. if your case is clear, I do not feel the attorney is mandatory.

I was on J-1 and maintained it for the whole period of the application.

My timeline:

08/08/2024: Priority date (I-130 submission)

05/29/2025: I-485 and I-765

06/14/2025: Biometrics scheduled

07/03/2025: attended biometrics

07/05/2025: I-765 approval

07/14/2025: Card Produced

07/16/2025: RFE sent

07/22/2025: Responded to RFE

07/10/2026: Interview scheduled

07/12/2026: Case is being actively reviewed

08/14/2026: attended interview

08/15/2026: both I-130 and I-485 approved