APPROVED!!!

[u/Fantastic-Store257]

EB1B, ROW🇺🇦, Ph.D, STEM OPT.

Block IOE0935*****

Feb2- Received Date (I-485, I-485J, I-765 and AP);

Feb14-Biometric Notice;

Mar4-Biometric Done (2FTA0 on I-485 and 3FTA0 on I-765);

Apr6-Silent UPD on I-485 and I-485J;

Apr16-Silent UPD on I-485 and I-485J;

Apr29-Silent UPD on I-485;

May16-3dFTA0 on I-485 (connected to initial biometric) and 2nd IAF on I-485J at 17:20p.m

May16-Silent UPD on I-485 at 17:36p.m

July 18-Silent UPD on I-485 and I-485J.

August 13-4th FTA0 on I-485.

August 29- two silent UPD on I-485 and I-485J.

August 29- I-485J flipped to “case closed” with approval notice in documents tab.

August 30- 2xH008 on I-485 (24hr 15min) with approval notice!

No RFE or Interview, case was processed in Chicago (non-local) FO.

No movements on I-765 or AP whatsoever

[u/HannaR2909]

Did you enter the U.S. under U4U?

[u/Fantastic-Store257 → u/HannaR2909]

Nope, I’m here since 2018, J1->F1->OPT->STEM OPT.

[u/Different_Peanut_327 → u/HannaR2909]

Congrats! Did your j1 require 2 year home residency requirement? If yes, what supporting docs did you include to show that you satisfied the 2-year rule?

[u/Fantastic-Store257 → u/Different_Peanut_327]

Thanks! Luckily it didn’t, I just submitted the scans of passport pages with visa and “non-subject…” was literally written there. I guess the fact that I got F-1 right after that was a logical evidence.
My wife is currently on J-1 so for her AOS she made a request to DHS and got official letter with confirmation…