I-485 Green Card Timeline Simulator
Once your priority date becomes Current, the I-485 adjustment of status is the last mile. But for a retrogressed category like EB-2 India — Unavailable in the August 2026 bulletin — the wait before you can even file is the whole story. This i-485 green card timeline simulator chains your priority date, I-140 approval, the latest official cutoff, and published USCIS processing times into one end-to-end view, for any employment category and country. You’ll see where the bottleneck actually sits.
Photo: Jakub Żerdzicki via UnsplashThis simulator chains your real priority date, the latest official cutoff, and published USCIS processing times into an end-to-end timeline.
Educational estimate only — not legal advice. Verify against the live USCIS processing-times tool.
Frequently Asked Questions
How accurate is the timeline?
It combines your real priority date, the latest official cutoff, verified cutoff movement, and USCIS-published typical I-485 processing ranges. It is a planning estimate, not a guarantee — agency backlogs and retrogression change outcomes.
What if my category is Current?
Then you can file the I-485 adjustment of status immediately after the I-140 is approved, and the simulator shows the green card roughly at the typical I-485 median.
Why does movement matter?
For retrogressed categories (e.g., EB-2 India, Unavailable in August 2026), the pace at which the cutoff advances decides how long you wait before you can even file the final step. The simulator uses the verified average monthly movement.