Marriage green card interview at Dallas TX field office — approved after the interview (July 2026)

F2A case — spouse of a lawful permanent resident, interviewed at the Irving / Dallas TX field office. Married on August 2, 2024 and filed the I-130 five days later, on August 7, 2024. The I-485 went in separately on April 1, 2025. The biometrics notice was generated on April 27, 2025 and the appointment was completed two days later, on April 29, 2025. The interview was scheduled on June 9, 2026, attended on July 14, 2026, and the case was approved on July 31, 2026 — roughly two years from filing the I-130. One detail worth noting for other F2A filers: the approval notice showed the code F26 rather than CR6, even though the approval landed two days before the marriage reached the two-year mark. F26 is the immigrant class for the spouse of an LPR without conditions (a 10-year card), while CR6 is the conditional two-year version. Anyone in the same window should check which code is on their own notice rather than assuming.

Check the immigrant class code printed on your approval notice — F26 versus CR6 tells you whether you were approved for a 10-year card or a conditional 2-year one. It matters most if your approval lands close to the two-year anniversary of your marriage, since that is the line between conditional and permanent.