F2B AOS Approval Timeline

Sharing my F2b AOS journey. This sub has been helpfully for me to understand the process better and sometimes calm my nerves. Hope the following info/timeline is useful to someone out here.

 

My PD became current in January 2025.

 

How long it took:

  • I-130 Approval: 5 years, 3 months
  • I-485 Approval: 4 years, 11 days
  • I-485 Approval After PD Current: 58 days
  • Total Time from I-130 to GC approval:
    • 8 years, 9 months, 24 days

 

I-130 Timeline:

  • Application Mailed Out - May 5, 2016
  • USCIS Receipt Date (PD) - May 1x, 2016
  • I-130 Approved - August 18, 2021

 

I-485 (with I-765 and I-131) Timeline:

  • Application Mailed Out - Feb 18, 2021
  • USPS Delivery Confirmed - Feb 21, 2021
  • USCIS Receipt Date - March 25, 2021
  • Fingerprints Re-used - April 15, 2021
  • Ready To Schedule Interview - May 24, 2021
  • Interview Scheduled - July 1, 2021
  • Interview Day - August 9, 2021
  • EAD/Advance Parole Approved - Oct 6, 2021
  • EAD/Adv Parole Card Mailed  - Oct 7, 2021 
  • EAD/Adv Parole Card Delivered - Oct 12, 2021
  • Interview Cancelled - Jan 7, 2022
  • Ready To Schedule Interview - Jan 7, 2022
  • Interview Scheduled - Jan 13, 2022
  • Interview Cancelled - Feb 4, 2022
  • RFE for Medical - Feb 5, 2025
  • RFE Response Delivered - Feb 20, 2025
  • RFE Response Received (USCIS) - Feb 26, 2025
  • New Card is Being Produced - Feb 28, 2025
  • I-485 Approved - March 3, 2025
  • GC Was Mailed - March 4, 2025
  • GC Delivered - March 17, 2025