Edwin Ayala Perez
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I-765 Approved After 144 Days — Sharing for Anyone Still Waiting 🎉
Wanted to share a bit of good news for others in the queue. My I-765 (Category C09) was approved on Jul 15, 2026, 144 days after filing. Still waiting on a decision for my I-485.
One lesson learned: my previous EAD (Category C14) expired, and since this new one was a different category rather than a straightforward renewal, I filed 2 months before expiration thinking that would be enough — it wasn’t. I ended up with a 3-month gap where I couldn’t legally work while waiting on the new one. If your category is changing or you’re not 100% sure it counts as a simple renewal, file even earlier than you think you need to, so you don’t get caught in that gap.
To everyone still waiting — I know the not-knowing is the hardest part. The gap between biometrics and any movement can feel endless, and it’s easy to start reading into every processing time update. But cases do move, even when the timeline looks quiet for months at a time. Keep your documents ready, keep checking your case status, and hang in there.
EB4
Special immigrant juveniles, religious workers, etc
Total Days: 791 days
Case
2024-05-16
Today
I-765
145 Days
I-485
791 Days
California Service Center: I-765
National Benefits Center: I-485
Timeline Map
2019-07-05
I-485
Added
D-1777
Priority Date
2024-05-16
I-485
Submission to USCIS
2024-07-24
I-485
D+69
Biometrics, i.e. fingerprint and photo
2026-02-20
I-765
D+645
Submission to USCIS
2026-03-13
I-765
D+666
Biometrics, i.e. fingerprint and photo
2026-07-15
I-765
D+790
Decision (Approval or Denial)
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