Monique cruz
14 de mar de 2026
Finally approved
Lawfully Timeline – EB‑3 Other Worker
Priority Date (PD): April 2021
I‑485 – Adjustment of Status
12/09/2022 – I‑485 filed
04/13/2023 – Biometrics taken
04/14/2023 – Case transferred
06/17/2024 – Case paused (visa number not available)
03/06/2026 – Case reopened & new card ordered
03/09/2026 – I‑485 officially reopened
03/11/2026 – ✅ Card was mailed
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I‑485J – Supplement J
12/09/2022 – I‑485J received
04/2023 – I‑485J transferred
06/17/2024 – ✅ I‑485J approved
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Short Summary
My I‑485 was denied (status never updated to denied) due to a I-140 withdrawal, but it was a USCIS error since I submitted a supplement J and it was already approved.
A Motion to Reopen was filed and approved after 6 months.
On the same day, USCIS reopened the case and ordered the green card.
I‑485 was denied due to an alleged withdrawal, but I was never notified.
I never received a denial notice by mail or online, and my case always remained as “Case Remains Pending” after my Supplement J approval.A few months after my priority date became current and I submitted my medical exams, I noticed the case was taking unusually long. After contacting USCIS chat, I was told — for the first time — that my case had been denied.With no official notification, I requested help from my Congresswoman to identify the reason for the denial. Once it was confirmed as a USCIS error, I filed a Motion to Reopen.After months of distress, the Motion was approved, and on the same day, USCIS reopened the case and ordered my green card.
PUBLICIDAD
H K14 de mar de 2026
Congrat!! how did you maintain your legal status visa to stay in us? since they denied you i-485 by uscis mistake. Did you get F-1 visa again ?
Monique cruz14 de mar de 2026
No, I was out of status (but I did not know) the moment that I got the notification of denial I submitted a motion to reopen reconsider with my lawyer.
H K14 de mar de 2026
i mean how did you able to remain in the United States in a lawful status while submitting the motion to reopen and waiting for the result? If it gets denied, I understand that if I do not leave the U.S. within 60 days, I would become unlawfully present.
Monique cruz14 de mar de 2026
with my motion.
ginny Brown14 de mar de 2026
Congratulations
Tiger J14 de mar de 2026
It must be incredibly stressful. Congratulations, though! 🍀
sam young14 de mar de 2026
congratulations 🎉🎈
yellow banana 🍌 14 de mar de 2026
congratulations 🍾🎊
such a journey!!!
enjoy your life as a Permanent Resident 😄🥂
Bill : )14 de mar de 2026
@Monique cruz To muito feliz que deu tudo certo no final. Parabéns pelo GC. 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
Monique cruz14 de mar de 2026
@Bill : ) obrigada! o seu green card está chegando!!! desculpa o sumiço eu não queria falar nada até receber um update do meu visto.
green now 15 de mar de 2026
how did you know that 485j was approved? did they send you approval notice?
jade usa15 de mar de 2026
congratulations 👊🏻
Alex Alex15 de mar de 2026
Congratulations 🎉
s s15 de mar de 2026
was it BDV sponsor who terminated your I-140?
Bill : )16 de mar de 2026
@Monique cruz Eu espero que seja logo. Nem esquente, eu te entendo perfeitamente. 😃🙌🏻
Adriano Amorim16 de mar de 2026
extremamente feliz por você Monique!
Eb3 other16 de mar de 2026
@find eb i have my i485 pending and i485j approved. once approved they send you a approval notice.
Monique cruz16 de mar de 2026
@find eb I received an online update on supplement J and an approval letter as well. once my supplement j was approved my I-485 updated to case remains pending.
Monique cruz16 de mar de 2026
@s s not BDV.
Monique cruz16 de mar de 2026
@frost bite no interview.
Monique cruz16 de mar de 2026
@Adriano Amorim @Bill : ) OBRIGADAAAAA 🙏
Monique cruz16 de mar de 2026
@yellow banana 🍌 @ginny Brown @Tiger J @sam young @jade usa @Alex Alex thank you so much!! 🙏
Alex X16 de mar de 2026
Congrats! Did they issue the RFE for medical exam renewal?
Monique cruz16 de mar de 2026
@Alex X thank you! no RFE, we sent the medical exam once my pd got current.
Alex X17 de mar de 2026
Hi. How did you know your case is located when you submitted your medical exam? I have never seem this before because you sent it without RFEs.
Did you need your laywer to help you send it or you send it by yourself?
p p17 de mar de 2026
@Alex X same question! following
Monique cruz17 de mar de 2026
my case was at nationals benefit, and my lawyer sent the RFE, all of my process was coordinated and submitted from my lawyer :)
Haney han19 de mar de 2026
How long have you been in the U.S., and what status were you on?
Monique cruz19 de mar de 2026
sorry @Alex X @Alex Alex I said RFE, but she sent my medical exam volunteering, I never received RFE.
Monique cruz19 de mar de 2026
7 years, I had J1, F1 and after applying for my green card in 2022 I received my EAD card and also renewal my EAD. I got out of status (by mistake) never got notified that was denied and the reason for denial was not valid.. never had my EAD canceled as well. my lawyer filled the motion and after 6 months uscis reopened my case recognized that the denial was a mistake from their side. thanks to my lawyer that built a great motion! 🙏
Alex X19 de mar de 2026
Hi, so you got a RFE but you did not know about it. Did you remember when the last time you got the medical exam?
Monique cruz20 de mar de 2026
I was denied and never knew about it, never received an mail letter or online update on my case. we sent the medical exam BEFORE I knew about the denial. sorry, I know my case is confused, but I was on case remains pending basically my whole time after submitting my I-485 and once my pd becam current we volunteered sent my medical exam and the uscis confirmed the receipt! after a few months after submitting the medical exam I’ve contacted the uscis chat and they told me that my case was denied 9 months ago..
Kate A21 de mar de 2026
Hi congratulations! after card was mailed, how many days did you wait until you received your green card? thank you
Monique cruz23 de mar de 2026
@Kate A thank you! 7 days.
Gc 032124 de mar de 2026
@Monique cruz Can I message you?
Barbara Echenigue Rivera28 de mar de 2026
como saber si mi i765 esta aprobado
