✅ EB-3 ROW Approved - Brazil PD 2024-02

✅ **Case Status: Approved** --- Brazilian national filed I-485 under EB-3 ROW with a February 2024 priority date, with case transferred to Raleigh-Durham Field Office non-locally. I-485J (Supplement J) was closed approximately 2 months before the I-485 itself was approved. A congressional inquiry was submitted during the gap, and approval followed roughly a month after the inquiry. An EB-3 ROW applicant from Brazil filed their I-485 and I-485J on April 1, 2026, with a priority date of February 2, 2024. Biometrics were completed in May 2026. The case was transferred to the Raleigh-Durham Field Office in June 2026, despite the applicant not being local to that jurisdiction. In August 2026, the I-485J (Supplement J) was closed and approved, but the I-485 itself remained pending for nearly two months afterward with no updates. A congressional inquiry was submitted in September 2026. In early October 2026, an Emma/live agent confirmed the green card was in production before the official system update. H008 events appeared in the USCIS API on October 3, 2026, followed by the official approval notice the same day. Total time from filing to approval was approximately 6 months. --- **[📎 View Original Post](https://www.reddit.com/r/USCIS/comments/1wwv38x/i485_timeline_eb3_row_brazil_raleighdurham_fo/)** *Source: Reddit EB-3 search* --- *This post was automatically curated from online sources to share real case experiences with the community.*