Got my green card in the mail this past Friday!!! 🥳

Wanted to post in this community to thank everyone who answered my questions, shared their own frustrations and gave me encouragement when needed.

To those still waiting, all the best! I hope each of your individual journeys goes well.

EB3- ROW
Priority date: October 2022

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PD: 2014, still waiting 😢

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2018😢

When was your 485 filed?

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D3 i'm 2 months behind you - do you have an update now? thanks

Congratulations!!!

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OP, what’s your country of origin ?

South Africa

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How long did it take for you OP?

Not sure I follow this question. Are you asking how long it took from getting my first US work visa to getting a green card?

If that’s your ask then 4 years. I worked in the US for 2 years before my employer sponsored me then the green card process took 2 years. The former part will vary by employer so that’s tough to really benchmark to anything

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How long did it take from Case Approved to get your GC in the mail?

2 weeks

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Meus parabéns

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