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✅ EB-3 Immediate Relative (IR-1) Approved - Country Subject to Backlog PD Late 2024
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✅ **Case Status: Approved**
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An F-1 visa holder on CPT filed I-485 concurrently with I-130 after marrying a U.S. citizen. The interview raised complications due to the petitioner's prior marriage history, but both I-130 and I-485 were approved within days of the interview.
Case filed concurrently: I-130 and I-485 submitted end of November/December. Biometrics completed in January. Interview scheduled approximately 5 weeks after biometrics at Omaha, NE field office. At interview, petitioner was initially separated due to a prior marriage on record — officer needed to verify the prior marriage was not fraudulent before approving the current petition. Broader relationship-based questions were asked (how they met, proposal, wedding attendees). No NOID issued. I-130 approved March 9, I-485 approved March 12 — approximately 3 days post-interview. Applicant is from one of the 75 countries subject to visa backlogs but filed as immediate relative of a U.S. citizen, making a priority date cutoff irrelevant.
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Cases involving a U.S. citizen petitioner with a prior marriage history are routinely flagged for additional scrutiny at interview — this is standard procedure, not an indication of denial risk. If citizenship was already granted from that prior marriage, USCIS has already adjudicated its legitimacy once. Omaha field office resolved this particular concern within 3 days post-interview. For applicants from visa backlog countries filing as immediate relatives of U.S. citizens, no priority date wait applies. Concurrent filing (I-130 + I-485) at a USCIS lockbox with expedited interview scheduling (roughly 10 weeks from filing to interview) reflects current processing trends at some field offices.