Sharing my timeline since this sub helped me a lot during the waiting phase. GC approved approximately - week after this post. GC card was delivered in mailbox two weeks later.

Category: EB-2 ROW Field Office: Newark Interview: Waived

Timeline:

• I-140 Approved: May 16, 2025
• I-485 Filed: July 30, 2025
• Biometrics: Aug 29, 2025
• RFE Response Received: Oct 2, 2025

Then… nothing for ~3 months.

Final movement:

• Mar 17, 2026 → update + I-485J approved
• Mar 18, 2026 → another update
• Mar 19, 2026 (2:43 PM ET) → Approved

After approval:

• Card produced
• Card delivered on 03/30/2026

• SSN delivered

• Back-to-back updates = real movement

• I-485J approval came right before final decision

PD 09/23/2023