✅ EB-3 Skilled Worker Approved - India (EB2→EB3 Downgrade) PD 2013-12

✅ **Case Status: Approved** --- An India-born applicant with a December 2013 priority date completed an EB-2 to EB-3 downgrade in October 2020 and received green card approval in October 2026. The case endured retrogression, a multi-year CRP hold, and a final medical RFE before approval. Total wait from priority date to approval spanned nearly 13 years. This case documents a full EB-2 to EB-3 downgrade journey for an India-chargeability applicant with a December 2013 priority date. The downgrade was executed during the October 2020 visa bulletin surge, with concurrent I-140 and I-485 filing. The I-140 was approved in October 2021, but retrogression hit within days, stalling the case. By January 2023, the case entered CRP (Case Remains Pending) status due to visa number unavailability. After over two years in CRP, a medical RFE was issued in August 2026, which was responded to promptly. Approval came on October 2, 2026 — the first week of the new fiscal year — with the physical card received October 10, 2026. Total time from I-485 filing to approval: approximately 72 months (6 years). Total time from priority date to approval: approximately 154 months (nearly 13 years). --- **[📎 View Original Post](https://www.reddit.com/r/USCIS/comments/1x2t0zm/pd_dec_2013_eb2eb3_downgrade_greened/)** *Source: Reddit EB-3 search* --- *This post was automatically curated from online sources to share real case experiences with the community.*