an li
Jun 16, 2025
case approved
I wanted to share my timeline and approval dates, as I found it really helpful to see how others’ approvals progressed while I was waiting for mine. Hope this helps,keep your spirits up, and good luck ROW with PD May 28th 2023 RFE: birth certificate

EB2-NIW

Advanced degrees or exceptional ability requesting a National Interest Waiver

Total Days: 808 days
Case
2023-03-28
2025-06-13
I-140
8 Days
I-765
62 Days
I-485
210 Days
Texas Service Center: I-140 National Benefits Center: I-765, I-485
Timeline Map
2023-03-28
I-140
Submission to USCIS
2023-04-05
I-140
D+8
Decision (Approval or Denial)
2024-11-15
I-485
I-765
D+598
Submission to USCIS
2024-12-11
I-485
D+624
Request for Evidence(RFE) from USCIS
2024-12-27
I-485
I-765
D+640
Biometrics, i.e. fingerprint and photo
2025-01-07
I-485
D+651
Response to RFE
2025-01-16
I-765
D+660
Decision (Approval or Denial)
2025-06-13
I-485
D+808
Decision (Approval or Denial)
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VM Nov. 2024/TexasJun 16, 2025
congrats! embrace your new journey! πŸŽŠπŸ‘πŸ™
T AJun 16, 2025
Congratulations πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰
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Lg VJun 16, 2025
congratulations!!
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Ahmed AhJun 16, 2025
what visa you were on ?
an liJun 16, 2025
thanks everyone! @Ahmed Ah I started on. J1 and transitioned to H1B during the process.
M AJun 16, 2025
@an li congratulations
Grace What God cannot do does not existJun 16, 2025
congratulations on your approval
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Kwame OJun 17, 2025
how did you solve the birth certificate issue?
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M MJun 17, 2025
congrats. @an li what was wrong with birth certificate?
an liJun 17, 2025
@Kwame O @M M for each country it is different. in my case the initial digital government seal got rejected and I sent another birth certificate with a round government ink seal.

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