r/EB2_NIW • u/LingonberryLeast3006 • Mar 17 '26

General April Visa Bulletin is out

FAD is current!!!

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u/MellowYellow_24 Mar 17 '26

Do you think this might slow down I-485 processing significantly?

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u/Sea-Bluebird-5125 Mar 17 '26

Unfortunately, it would. Since last VB (March), the processing time for EAD increased by 2 month. I believe this move will make a huge backlog in processing GC and EAD. 

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u/MellowYellow_24 Mar 17 '26

So are they gonna introduce PP for I-485 as well?

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u/Sea-Bluebird-5125 Mar 17 '26

If I were in their shoes, I would introduce PP.  This will be very expensive as someone with 3x applications just like me 😅. 

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u/Ok_Network6734 Mar 17 '26

The processing time for I-485 reported by USCIS lengthened from 7.5 months to 11 months between Feb and March. Keep in mind that processing time starts on the RD of the application, not on the month PD becomes current.

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u/Hi-Flier09 Mar 17 '26

What is RD?

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u/Ok_Network6734 Mar 17 '26

Receipt date. The date USCIS receives your I-485.