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✅ EB-3 Professional Approved - ROW PD 2023-05
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✅ **Case Status: Approved**
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An EB-3 Professional (Rest of World) applicant received I-485 approval in March 2026, approximately 34 months after their PERM priority date of May 2023. The case progressed through H-1B, PERM, premium-processed I-140, and concurrent I-485/I-131/I-765 filing once the priority date became current.
An EB-3 Professional (ROW) case was approved after a multi-year immigration journey. PERM was filed in May 2023 (priority date) and approved June 2024. I-140 was filed under premium processing in July 2024 and approved within two weeks. The priority date became current for filing in October 2025, and I-485 was filed concurrently with I-131 and I-765. EAD was approved within ~5 weeks of filing. Final Action Date became current February 2026. The case was forwarded to a field office in February 2026, transferred to NBC, then the Los Angeles field office. I-485J was approved March 11, 2026, followed by I-485 approval on March 12, 2026. Total time from I-485 filing to approval was approximately 5 months.
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This ROW EB-3 Professional case shows a relatively swift I-485 adjudication of ~5 months once filed. Notable pattern: I-485J (joint sponsor or derivative) was approved one day before the primary I-485, which is common when NBC is involved. The case was processed through NBC before being forwarded to the Los Angeles field office — applicants seeing 'Case Forwarded to Field Office' updates should expect additional weeks for final adjudication. Silent API updates without visible case status changes were frequent in this case (multiple FTA0 and IAF events), suggesting backend processing is active even when no public status change appears. Premium I-140 processing (approved in 13 days) did not delay PERM-to-green card timelines. ROW EB-3 applicants with 2023 priority dates filing in late 2025 should anticipate a similar 4-6 month I-485 processing window under current conditions.