Application tracking
How to track an employment-based Green Card application
Track an employment Green Card by PERM, I-140, priority date, Visa Bulletin movement, I-485, EAD, Advance Parole, and comparable timelines.
Employment-based Green Card: timing depends on EB category, priority date, country of chargeability, PERM or I-140 stage, I-485 or consular processing, and Visa Bulletin movement
Updated Jul 18, 2026
Collecting data
No reader reports published yet.
Pending
No same-month summary yet.
Employment-based Green Card queue signals in one view
Official movement, reader reports, and same-month context should be read separately.
Official wait
Employment-based Green Card: timing depends on EB category, priority date, country of chargeability, PERM or I-140 stage, I-485 or consular processing, and Visa Bulletin movement
Employment-based Green Card: timing depends on EB category, priority date, country of chargeability, PERM or I-140 stage, I-485 or consular processing, and Visa Bulletin movement
Updated Jul 18
Check USCIS and the Visa Bulletin separately
For Employment-based Green Card, the official status page is still the best place for account updates, missing documents, decisions, and appointment notices. Use public wait data for context, but do not let it override a direct message from the agency.
Match your Green Card route before comparing
Use the calculator on the United States service page to enter yourapplication date. That lets you compare with people who started in the same month, which is usually more useful than comparing with everyone at once.
Right now, this service has 0 reader reports published and a shared-wait status of Collecting data.
Share milestones only when your case actually moves
Reader submissions are reviewed before they affect public wait numbers. Sharing your wait helps future applicants see whether their wait is typical, early, or later than similar applications.
Help improve the wait data
Share your Employment-based Green Card timeline
Share the date that starts your timeline so other readers can compare similar waits. It takes about a minute, and submissions are reviewed before they affect public wait numbers.
Before comparing a Green Card timeline
- Identify your path first: family-based, employment-based, adjustment of status, consular processing, or another Green Card route.
- Track the priority date, preference category, and country of chargeability before comparing your wait with anyone else.
- Check the Visa Bulletin and USCIS filing guidance before assuming your case can move this month.
- Record receipt, biometrics, interview, request-for-evidence, approval, and card-production dates separately.
Read Green Card sources without mixing them up
Employment-based Green Card in United States should be compared against the official source first, then against waits shared by readers only as context.
Do not compare unlike cases: service type, channel, office, start month, and case stage can all change the queue.
Keep official numbers and waits shared by readers separate so you know what each number actually means.
Keep this as context, not legal advice
- This guide is queue context, not immigration or legal advice.
- Official agency messages and document requests should always override a public estimate.
- Compare your case only with the same route, category, filing month, and case stage where possible.
Recent Green Card and Visa Bulletin updates
Green Card questions people actually ask
Can one Green Card estimate fit everyone?
No. Green Card waits depend heavily on category, country of chargeability, priority date, and whether the case is adjustment of status or consular processing.
Why does the Visa Bulletin matter?
It controls when many applicants can move forward based on priority date. A case can be otherwise ready but still wait for visa availability.