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I'm a green card holder 💚
My journey started in 2021 when I came to the U.S. as an international student. In 2023, I found a YouTube video by Oscar that explained how to get a green card through the EB2-NIW process. That video gave me hope.
In July 2023, I applied for the green card with the help of a lawyer I found on Fiverr. It only cost me $800.
Soon after, the visa bulletin dates started moving backward (retrogression), which made things stressful and uncertain. I waited many months, checking the visa bulletin every month and hoping for good news.
Finally, in October 2024, my priority date — July 7, 2023 — became current for DOF . Then, exactly two years later, on July 7, 2025, my green card was approved.
It was a long journey, but we never gave up.
#i485
EB2-NIW
Advanced degrees or exceptional ability requesting a National Interest Waiver
Total Days: 734 days
Case
2023-07-07
2025-07-10
I-140
28 Days
I-765
38 Days
I-485
275 Days
Texas Service Center: I-140
National Benefits Center: I-765, I-485
Case transferred to USCIS field office but no update on interview
My receipt date is 5 November 2024 for form I-730 and on 8 Jan 2025, my case was transferred to USCIS International Operations for further processing.
On April 1, 2025 I received the case transfer notice that my case is transferred to New Delhi Field office and they’ll send me interview instructions. It has been 100 days and I have not received any update.
Did anyone recently get any interview?
#I-730
Total Days: 684 days
Case
2024-11-05
Today
I-730
684 Days
Texas Service Center: I-730
