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✅ EB-3 Worker Approved - Unknown Country PD 2023-05
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✅ **Case Status: Approved**
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An EB-3 Adjustment of Status case was approved on March 11, 2026, approximately 3 months after filing the I-485. The PERM process began in January 2022, with a priority date of May 2023 and PERM approval in June 2024.
This EB-3 AOS case followed a multi-year path starting with PERM labor certification. The PERM was filed with DOL in May 2023 and took approximately 13 months to be approved. Following PERM approval, I-140 was filed and approved via premium processing in August 2024. The I-485 was filed in December 2025 when a visa number became available. Biometrics were completed about 4 weeks after filing, and the case was approved roughly 3 months after I-485 submission. Total time from PERM filing to green card approval: approximately 34 months.
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This case shows a relatively fast I-485 adjudication of ~3 months (December 2025 to March 2026), which aligns with recent USCIS processing improvements for employment-based cases with current priority dates. The PERM stage took 13 months (May 2023 – June 2024), consistent with DOL's backlog during that period. Cases with similar timelines filing I-485 in late 2025 with current priority dates may see adjudication in the 3–6 month range based on current USCIS processing trends. Premium processing for I-140 (15 business days) helped compress the overall timeline significantly.