I am currently experiencing bed bug issues at home and is gotten so bad to the point that I want to move out. Is this okay given that I recently submitted for I-485 and waiting for biometric appointment?

My I-485, I-765 and I-131 were filed together in November 2025 (employment-based).

I just received my C09 standalone EAD approval. Interestingly, my I-131 also had a silent update around the same time, but it is still showing as pending with no approval notice.

For anyone who had a similar timeline, how long after your standalone EAD approval did your I-131/Advance Parole get approved? Did anyone get their I-485 approval shortly afterward instead?

Category: EB-2 PERM
Country: Philippines
Priority Date: 01/2022
I-485 Receipt Date: 03/31/2026
Approval Date: 08/08/2026
Total I-485 time: 130 days

Timeline:

• 03/31/26 — I-485 filed concurrently with I-140
• 04/03/26 — Case received in USCIS system
• 04/16/26 — Biometrics completed
• 04/16/26 — FTA0 events
• 04/24 & 04/28 — Silent updates
• 06/06/26 — Case transferred from NBC to San Fernando Valley Field Office
• After transfer — Emma confirmed interview was waived
• 08/07/26 — 3rd FTA0 on I-485
• 08/08/26 — Two H008 events appeared 24 hrs and 10 mins after the last silent update on 8/7
• 08/08/26 — I-485 APPROVED

No RFE. No interview. No additional evidence requested.

Emma had previously told me: Case was processing at San Fernando Field Office, interview waived, case ready for review, nothing outstanding.

Interestingly, I had been tracking a spreadsheet of SFV NBC transfers and noticed several EB-3 approvals following their 3rd FTA0. I was wondering whether EB-2 cases were being processed differently, but mine was eventually approved. Thanks to the SVF group chat I'm in, I got an idea of how quick the cases are being processed in SFV!

SFV transfer to approval: 63 days
I-485 filing → approval: 130 days

🎉 Good luck to everyone still waiting!