✅ EB-3 Professional Approved - India (Cross-Chargeability) PD 2021-09

✅ **Case Status: Approved** --- An India-born EB-3 Professional applicant leveraged cross-chargeability via a UAE-born spouse to file concurrently in February 2025. The case involved an I-140 RFE, premium processing upgrade, and an unexpected second biometrics appointment before both principal and derivative I-485s were approved in July 2026. Total I-485 adjudication took approximately 17 months. EB-3 Professional case for India-born applicant using cross-chargeability with a UAE-born spouse. Priority Date of September 2021 was retained from a prior employer's EB-2 I-140, with the current employer filing a new EB-3 PERM/I-140. I-485, I-765, and I-131 were all filed concurrently in February 2025. An I-140 RFE was issued in August 2025 and responded to in November 2025, after which EAD and Advance Parole were both approved. The I-140 required premium processing upgrade in May 2026 before it was approved. A second biometrics appointment was issued exclusively for the principal applicant in June 2026, with multiple internal USCIS API 'ghost' updates observed after completion. Both I-485s were approved on July 9, 2026 without any interview or I-485 RFE. The case jurisdiction appeared to shift between NBC and Omaha, NE per USCIS API data. --- **[📎 View Original Post](https://www.reddit.com/r/greencard/comments/1us693a/greened_eb3_professional_india_crosschargeability/)** *Source: Reddit EB-3 search* --- *This post was automatically curated from online sources to share real case experiences with the community.*