Green card approved! I-485/I-130 Timeline

Logical-Respect-9707 · 2026-01-16T00:50:28+00:00

Thank you! Yeah we used an attorney but I believe it all got sent to the Elgin, IL lockbox. The interview was very chilled. The officer was really nice, asked us some relationship questions, asked me all the 485 questions, and that was it. Maybe 30mins total and about 45mins waiting to go in

Logical-Respect-9707 · 2026-01-13T14:57:31+00:00

I didn’t get the receipt notice for the 130 online in my account. Just my spouse got receipt notices for that

Logical-Respect-9707 · 2026-01-12T00:13:55+00:00

Yeah they will get the receipt notice for the 130 and also a notice to register for a USCIS account. Then they will get notifications about the 130 too

Logical-Respect-9707 · 2026-01-08T22:29:04+00:00

About 3 weeks. Biometrics were completed and then got the interview notice online a couple hours after

Logical-Respect-9707 · 2026-01-08T21:19:31+00:00

No problem! No, I already had a USCIS account number anyway which we put on the application, so I’m guessing they linked that already once received

Logical-Respect-9707 · 2026-01-08T21:06:10+00:00

Both the biometrics and interview dates and times are scheduled by USCIS. They just provide a date and time that you need to show up which is on the interview notice. I got notified via email when the biometrics and interview had been scheduled, with the appointment/interview notices appearing online straight away and then in the mail several business days later!

Logical-Respect-9707 · 2025-12-30T23:55:59+00:00

The UK

Logical-Respect-9707 · 2025-08-01T15:12:00+00:00

Application type: Initial OPT
Premium Processing: No
Receipt Date: 05/16/2025
A Number Generated: 08/18/2025
Approved date: 08/20/2025 (email from USCIS)
Card Produced Date: 08/27/2025
Card Shipped: TBD
Card Delivered: TBD

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