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✅ EB-3 Skilled Worker Approved - India PD September 2013
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✅ **Case Status: Approved**
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An EB-3 Skilled Worker case with a September 2013 priority date was finally approved after approximately 12.5 years of waiting. The primary applicant and spouse were approved on March 6, 2026, while a child derivative required an RFE for a birth certificate copy and received approval on March 25, 2026.
EB-3 Skilled Worker AOS case filed October 30, 2025 with a priority date of September 2013. Receipt block IOE09344. Biometrics completed November 17, 2025. EAD approved November 19, 2025 for derivatives and November 28, 2025 for primary. Case was assigned to San Francisco Field Office in January 2026 with interview waived. On March 5, 2026, primary and derivatives received FTA0 status codes. Primary and spouse approved March 6, 2026. Child derivative received an RFE for birth certificate copy; after attorney response via FedEx, child was approved March 25, 2026. Green cards for primary and spouse received March 14, 2026.
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This case demonstrates the extreme backlog for EB-3 Skilled Workers with Indian chargeability — a 2013 priority date took until late 2025 to become current. From I-485 filing (Oct 2025) to final approval (Mar 2026) was approximately 5 months. Interview was waived, which has become common for AOS cases at many field offices. Derivative RFEs for document issues (birth certificates) can add 2-3 weeks but do not typically jeopardize the case. Cases assigned to the San Francisco FO after a non-local transfer saw approval within roughly 2.5 months. Applicants with similar 2013 PDs and IOE receipt blocks can expect comparable processing windows if current.