Tech Guy
Jul 12, 2025
EB1 I-485 Status: "Immigrant Visa Number Not Available" - Anyone Else in similar situation?
Quick Details:
- Category: EB1 I-485
- Priority Date: December 2019
- Country of Birth: India 🇮🇳
- Receipt Date: First week of October
- December 2024: EAD received
- April 2025: Advance Parole received
My case status updated as below today but am surprised with the status considering my PD is current and I've seen EB1 approvals with PD after mine.
"We are temporarily pausing work on your application because an immigrant visa number is not immediately available to you. Once an immigrant visa number becomes immediately available to you, we will resume processing of your application.
PLEASE NOTE: In the event that you have submitted a valid transfer of underlying basis request, then this Case Status Online message does not mean that USCIS has paused work on your application. Our systems do not currently have the capability to automatically update the receipt of a transfer of underlying basis request or Supplement J at this time.
The message will be updated in Case Status Online, however, after USCIS takes some other action on the adjustment of status application (for example, issuing a request for evidence, transferring the application between offices, or approving the application).
For more information, please see the Fiscal Year 2023 Employment-Based Adjustment of Status FAQs page."
Questions:
1. Anyone else seeing this status recently and in similar situation as mine?
2. Is this a system glitch or should I be worried?
3. What's the typical resolution timeline?
Looking for similar experiences and advice on next steps!
`#EB1 #I485 #India #VisaNumberNotAvailable #StatusUpdate #Help #Question #DataPoint`
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ron kJul 12, 2025
sorry to hear this. Came across a similar case in reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/USCIS/comments/1ld1f9d/eb1a_based_gc_paused_despite_priority_date_is/?sort=new
Bo sJul 12, 2025
have you ported your previous date properly to new i140 ?
black blazerJul 13, 2025
@Tech Guy - so sorry this happened. what's your attorney saying? does this mean - Case remains Pending
Tech GuyJul 13, 2025
@Bo s Yes, my 485 receipt has my EB3 priority date
Tech GuyJul 13, 2025
@black blazer didn't reach out to my attorney yet since the status was updated on Friday night, I'll reach out on Monday morning
black blazerJul 14, 2025
@Tech Guy - okay. hope there's a path forward
lk sJul 14, 2025
@Tech Guy - any update on your case? did you reach out to attorney?
Tech GuyJul 15, 2025
@lk s I raised USCIS service request also reached out to congressman
Tech GuyJul 15, 2025
@lk s you have Same issue with your case as well?
lk sJul 15, 2025
no. mine is still at "case is actively being reviewed" status.
lk sJul 15, 2025
just wanted to know the update if it is resolved
Tech GuyJul 18, 2025
@lk s n it's not resolved yet
