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When will my green card come?

Enter your PERM filing date (or case number). We put every step on one timeline using the latest official data: DOL PERM queue, USCIS I-140 times, Visa Bulletin movement and NVC review times.

Example: PERM filed this monthOctober 15, 2026
Estimated visa interviewMay 2031Range: February 2030 – September 2031
From PERM filing4.6 years
  1. ✓PERM filed
  2. 1PERM
  3. 2I-140
  4. 3Visa Bulletin
  5. 4NVC & interview

At a glance

  • The longest part is the Visa Bulletin line: about 2.6 years.

  • The Department of Labor is now reviewing PERM cases filed in January 2026; USCIS takes about 11.2 months for an I-140.

  • The Visa Bulletin wait cannot be bought faster with any fee — it moves only when the State Department moves the date.

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Each step and where the number comes from

The main date is the middle estimate; the range in brackets uses the fastest and slowest recent speed.

  1. 1
    1 · PERMAugust 2027 (July 2027 – September 2027)

    DOL is now reviewing PERM cases filed in January 2026. We move that queue forward at its recent speed.

  2. 2
    2 · I-140August 2028 (March 2028 – September 2028)

    About 1 month to prepare and file, then the USCIS median I-140 processing time: 11.2 months (FY2025 Q3); range 7.5–11.2 months over the last four quarters. Premium processing can shorten this step.

  3. 3
    3 · Visa BulletinMarch 2031 (December 2029 – July 2031)

    Your priority date is the PERM filing date. In the November 2026 bulletin the Bangladesh cutoff is June 1, 2022, i.e. people wait about 4.4 years after filing. We assume a similar wait; over the last years it was between 3.2 and 4.7 years, which gives the range.

  4. 4
    4 · NVC & interviewMay 2031 (February 2030 – September 2031)

    When your date is current and the I-140 is approved, NVC reviews your documents. As of October 26, 2026 NVC was reviewing documents submitted on August 18, 2026.

  5. 5
    5 · Interview & visa

    After NVC, the embassy schedules the interview (Dhaka, or the embassy assigned to your case). Embassies do not publish this waiting time, so it is not added to the estimate. The Dhaka process takes two days with two visits.

This is an estimate from public data, not a promise. Audits, RFIs, retrogression of the Visa Bulletin, embassy schedules and policy changes (like the 2026 visa pause) can change every date.

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Sources: DOL FLAG processing times (daily), USCIS quarterly All Forms report, U.S. Visa Bulletin history (1995–today), NVC timeframes (weekly).

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