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EB-1 approval for a software engineer: green cards in 5 months

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Key answer

EB-1A for a software engineer: filed from the US; premium processing; no RFE; 151 days to the decision; criteria: leading role, judging, high remuneration, media about you, authorship, original contribution, awards; shared in 2025.

VisaEB-1A
ProfessionSoftware engineer
Filedfrom the US
Premium processingyes
RFEno
Duration151 days
Lawyer / selfnot stated
Costnot stated
Year2025

Timeline

StepWhen
Petition filedFebruary 2025
ApprovalMarch 2025
Petition filedMay 2025
ApprovalJune 2025
ApprovalJuly 2025

The story

The story below is in the original Russian - the language of the community chats.

A community member's own account

Сегодня я с женой и дочерью получили гринкарты в руки! Был на O1, делал AOS.

Хронология:

- 28 февраля отправили I-140 EB-1 с премиумом

- 14 марта апрув без RFE

- 13 мая отправили I-485 + I-765

- 17 июня жене апрувнули EAD (I-765)

- 28 июня она его получила

- 19 июля пришел апрув гринок (Adjustment of status I-485)

- __При этом статус датирован 18 июля - тем самым днем, когда у кучи народу "дернулись" статусы в USCIS, и у нас в том числе, но без каких-бы то ни было изменений. Возможно, в тот день было и какое-то пакетное рассмотрение или так совпало__

- 28 июля мы их получили

Кейс:

- Наука

- Flutter Software Development (8 y.o.e)

Закрывал:

• Evidence that the beneficiary has been employed in a critical or essential capacity for organizations and establishments that have a distinguished reputation.

• Evidence of the beneficiary’s participation on a panel, or individually, as a judge of the work of others in the same or in an allied field of specialization for which classification is sought.

• Evidence that you command a high salary or other significantly high remuneration in relation to others in the field.

• Published material in professional or major trade publications or major media about the beneficiary, relating to the beneficiary’s work in the field for which classification is sought.

• Evidence of the beneficiary’s authorship of scholarly articles in the field, in professional journals, or other major media.

• Evidence of the beneficiary’s original scientific, scholarly, or business-related contributions of major significance in the field.

• Evidence of receipt of lesser nationally or internationally recognized prizes or awards for excellence.

Criteria

Claimed criteria

The case in brief

Was there an RFE?
No, the EB-1A petition was approved without a request for evidence.
How long did it take?
About 151 days from filing to the decision (premium processing).

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A community member's experience, anonymized; not legal advice. Reference only: officers may decide similar cases differently, and requirements and timelines change - verify on uscis.gov.