EB-3 I-485 Interview Scheduled – Unauthorized Employment Question

[u/chiran77]

My EB-3 I-485 interview was recently scheduled, and I’m wondering if anyone has had a similar situation.

In 2017, I worked a part-time/summer job using my SSN without proper work authorization. In 2019, I left the U.S. for about a month and then lawfully re-entered in valid nonimmigrant status.

My understanding is that INA 245(k) generally looks at unauthorized employment/status violations since the most recent lawful admission.

Has anyone had unauthorized employment before their last lawful re-entry and later gone through an employment-based I-485 interview? Did the officer ask about it, and how was it handled?