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⏳ EB-3 Skilled Worker Pending I-485 - Document Discrepancy in PERM Experience Letter
⏳ **Case Status: Pending** --- Applicant with approved PERM/LC and I-140 discovered a date typo in a prior employment experience letter after both approvals. The letter incorrectly listed employment...
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📋 EB-3 I-485 RFE - I-864 Financial Sponsor Issue - USA PD N/A
📋 **Case Status: RFE Received** --- Applicant filed I-485 and I-765 on April 1 without a 2025 tax return, submitting W-2 and unemployment benefits instead. USCIS issued an RFE for the I-864 Affidav...
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⏳ EB-3 Unskilled Worker Pending - India/International PD August 2023, Derivative Spouse 245(k) Strategy
⏳ **Case Status: Pending** --- An F-1 student EB-3 Unskilled Worker petitioner with a PD of August 2023 is planning AOS filing while addressing unauthorized gig work performed by the derivative spou...
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⏳ EB-3 ROW Pending - Silent Update, LAFO Transfer, Interview Waived
⏳ **Case Status: Pending** --- An EB-3 Rest of World applicant with an IOE-prefixed case number received a silent status update indicating transfer to a Local Adjudication Field Office (LAFO), follo...
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⏳ EB-2 PERM ROW Concurrent Family I-485 - Hartford FO - PD Nov 2025
⏳ **Case Status: Pending** --- A primary applicant with spouse and child filed concurrent I-485s under EB-2 PERM ROW in November 2025. After transfer to Hartford Field Office in January 2026, all fo...
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⏳ EB-3 I-140 Approved - Pending I-485 Filing with FOIA Documentation
⏳ **Case Status: Pending** --- Applicant has an I-140 approved with Employer B as of February 2025 but has not received the physical approval notice from the employer attorney. They obtained a FOIA ...
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✅ EB-3 Skilled Worker Approved - India (Principal) + ROW Spouse, PD 2019
✅ **Case Status: Approved** --- An Indian national with a 2019 priority date from a previously approved I-140 successfully adjusted status along with their ROW spouse. The PERM was filed in late 202...
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⏳ EB-3 ROW Pending - Albany FO Transfer Dec 2025 PD Feb 2026
⏳ **Case Status: Pending** --- An EB-3 ROW applicant filed I-485 in October 2025, had their case transferred to Albany Field Office in December 2025, and became current in February 2026. EAD was app...
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✅ EB-3 India I-485 Approved - India PD 10/2013
✅ **Case Status: Approved** --- An EB-3 India principal and derivative applicant with a October 2013 priority date filed I-485 in November 2025 and received approval on April 7, 2026. The case invol...
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⏳ EB-3 Ported PD Pending - I-485 Receipt Shows Wrong Priority Date (2014 PD vs 2025 Filing Date)
⏳ **Case Status: Pending** --- Applicant filed I-485 in October 2025 under EB-3 with a priority date ported from a previous employer dating back to August 2014. The I-485 receipt notice incorrectly ...
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✅ EB-3 Approved - Priority Date July 2013, I-485 Approved April 2026
✅ **Case Status: Approved** --- An EB-3 applicant with a July 2013 priority date filed I-485 in October 2025 and received approval on April 7, 2026 — approximately 6 months after filing. The case wa...
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⏳ EB-3 Skilled Worker Pending - Non-ROW PD July 2023, Dallas Lockbox No Receipt After 4 Weeks
⏳ **Case Status: Pending** --- An EB-3 Skilled Worker applicant mailed their I-485 to the Dallas Lockbox on March 3, with confirmed USPS delivery on March 9. As of April 7 — nearly one month later —...
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⏳ EB-3 Worker PERM Location Change After Merger - India PD 2025-01
⏳ **Case Status: Pending** --- Applicant received PERM approval in January 2025 for a Texas-based employer but is working remotely from Georgia. A subsequent company merger relocated headquarters to...
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✅ EB-3 EAD C9 Approved - NBC PD N/A
✅ **Case Status: Approved** --- An applicant with a pending I-485 (Category C09) received EAD approval from the National Benefits Center approximately 5 months after filing. An expedite request was ...
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⏳ EB-3 to EB-2 Interfile - India/ROW PD Dec 2013
⏳ **Case Status: Pending** --- Applicant with December 2013 priority date filed I-485 under EB-3 when Dates for Filing was current, but EB-2 Final Action Date is now current while EB-3 is not. They ...
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✅ I-485 Approved - Parent of USC with Prior Removal Order - US PD 2001
✅ **Case Status: Approved** --- A parent of a US citizen who entered on a B1 visa in 1999 and overstayed received I-485 approval after a 26-year immigration journey. The case involved a denied I-140...
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✅ EB-3 Marriage-Based AOS Approved - USA PD N/A
✅ **Case Status: Approved** --- A married couple successfully completed the I-485 Adjustment of Status process based on marriage to a US citizen. The interview was scheduled approximately 3-4 months...
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⏳ EB-3 I-485 Receipt Notice Delay - Pending PD N/A
⏳ **Case Status: Pending** --- Applicant filed EB-3-based I-485 and I-765 on March 12, 2025, with delivery confirmed March 13. As of April 6, the I-797C receipt notice has not arrived despite the fi...
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⏳ EB-3 to EB-2 Interfile - Priority Date December 2013 - I-485 Pending
⏳ **Case Status: Pending** --- Applicant with a December 2013 priority date filed I-485 under EB-3 when Dates for Filing was current, but EB-3 Final Action Date has since retrogressed while EB-2 is ...