Eb3 skilled , Primary + Derivative Approval Timeline

Category: EB-3
Cases: Primary + Derivative (I-485, I-765, I-131)
I-485 filed: 02/27/2026
Initial 19 Countries
Receipt series : IOE0935
Field Office: Miami, FL — non-local
Interview: Waived
RFE: None
Timeline:
02/27/2026 — Primary + derivative I-485 filed
03/13/2026 — Biometrics notices issued
03/30/2026 — Biometrics completed
05/27/2026 — FTA0 biometrics-related event appeared in USCIS backend
June 2026 — A couple of backend I-485 update on both primary and derivative
07/14/2026 — Primary EAD was approved
07/21/2026 — Additional backend I-485 update on both primary and derivative
07/28/2026 — Primary EAD was approved
07/29/2026 — Additional backend I-485 update on both primary and derivative
08/04/2026 — Derivative AP got approved
08/13/2026 — Derivative Existing FTA0 event record updated, no update on primary
08/27/2026 — Another I-485 backend update; primary also received an FTA0 update
09/04/2026 — I-485 backend update on both primary and derivative
09/04/2026 — Primary I-485J approved
09/05/2026 — Primary I-485 approved
09/05/2026 — Derivative I-485 approved after about 3 hours
09/11/2026 — Card produced
Final outcome: Both primary and derivative approved on the same day.
I-485 filing → approval: ~6 months, 1 week
Primary didn’t get AP approval
✅ Interview waived
✅ No RFE

Hopefully everyone still waiting gets their good news very soon as well! 🇺🇸🙌