Einar Adam
Oct 23, 2025
It Finally Happened — Green Card Approved! 🇺🇸
After 11 years in the U.S., I can finally say I made it — my green card was approved yesterday! 🇺🇸🎉
Here’s my EB2-NIW (ROW) timeline and updates:
• Priority Date: 10/23
• Received Date: 7/14/25
• Biometrics Retaken: 7/18
• 7/18: Two FTA0s appeared
• API Updates (no event): 7/25, 8/13, 8/23
• 10/8: Case transferred to non-local field office (Buffalo)
• 10/21: Third FTA0
• 10/22: Case Approved ✅
It’s been a long road — full of waiting, learning, and hoping — but it finally happened.
EB2-NIW
Advanced degrees or exceptional ability requesting a National Interest Waiver
Total Days: 100 days
Case
2025-07-14
2025-10-22
I-485
100 Days
National Benefits Center: I-485
Timeline Map
2025-07-14
I-485
Submission to USCIS
2025-10-22
I-485
D+100
Decision (Approval or Denial)
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SP SPOct 23, 2025
congratulations.
Forest GumpOct 23, 2025
Congratulations!!! Is your EAD approved before that?
Einar AdamOct 23, 2025
@Forest Gump I didn’t apply for EAD/AP
Anna b.Oct 23, 2025
congratulations!!!! what’s your block ?
Oby oOct 23, 2025
congratulations
Einar AdamOct 23, 2025
@Anna b. Thanks! IOE09329
Micky ROct 23, 2025
congratulations 🎉
LarryMark LanrayOct 23, 2025
Big Congratulations 🎉
tnc brhOct 23, 2025
Congratulations!
mory gharasuiOct 23, 2025
congrats
Keep on Waiting Oct 24, 2025
congrats!! How/Where do you find this FTA0 and API updates?
Einar AdamOct 24, 2025
Thanks everyone! I hope y’all get your approval soon!
Einar AdamOct 24, 2025
@Keep on Waiting Here is a good Reddit post on how to check API updates https://www.reddit.com/r/USCIS/s/E04EcHjgSK
Keep on Waiting Oct 24, 2025
thank you for sharing!
fam pOct 24, 2025
hey congratulations, you said “biometric retaken”? why did you retake the biometrics?
Reza AOct 24, 2025
Congratulations, and thanks for sharing. How did you ind out about FO transfer, since you didn’t receive update for transfer? I also have samr updates pattern like you, three silent update, last one on 10/17. Hopefully same pattern happens for me as well.
Einar AdamOct 24, 2025
@Reza A I knew that my case transferred to a field office through Emma live agent. I saw API update with no event so I reached out to Emma a few times and I confirmed it was actually transferred to a field office.
in oon4d
@Einar Adam congratulation, how do you know about FTAO?
Einar Adam4d
@in oon Thanks! there’s a Reddit link I shared earlier that explains how to check API updates. You can use ChatGPT to decode the JSON code.
