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✅ EB-3 Skilled Worker Approved - Unknown Country PD 2023/2024
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✅ **Case Status: Approved**
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An L-1B visa holder received EB-3 green card approval significantly faster than expected. The entire process from biometrics to physical card receipt took approximately one month. The applicant came through an employer-sponsored L-1B to green card pathway after three unsuccessful H-1B lottery attempts.
An employer-sponsored EB-3 case was approved through the L-1B to green card pathway. The applicant completed a US bachelor's degree in 2020, utilized a 3-year OPT extension through 2023, and was unsuccessful in three H-1B lottery attempts. The employer deemed the applicant a critical asset and initiated an overseas expat arrangement with concurrent L-1B and green card sponsorship beginning in 2023. I-140 was approved in October 2025. The I-485 was approved roughly 4 days before posting, with the physical green card produced and received within 2 days of I-485 approval. Biometrics were completed approximately one month prior to approval. Priority date is estimated by applicant as September 2023 or 2024 — to be confirmed.
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This case reflects a relatively fast I-485 adjudication timeline once biometrics were completed — approximately 30 days from biometrics to approval. The physical green card production took only 2 days post-approval, which is on the faster end of USCIS card production. The L-1B to EB-3 pathway bypasses H-1B lottery dependency entirely, which is worth noting for those stuck in H-1B cycles. The priority date (estimated Sep 2023 or 2024) being current this quickly suggests the applicant may be from a country without significant EB-3 backlogs (i.e., not India or China). Cases with similar profiles — L-1B holders with current priority dates — may see comparable processing speeds if USCIS field office workloads remain similar.