I-485 - Case was transferred to a new jurisdiction

[rln8316]

That's bad. When you say transfer, is your case now with Nebraska or NBC? My case was transferred from NBC to Nebraska last June. I'm still waiting for it to be transferred back. I don't know on what basis they process cases. Did you speak to them or through Emma? Also, have you already submitted your medicals along with your 485 or later?

Have you got your EAD and AP?

The case was transferred from NBC to Nebraska on Aug 2021.
Yes, got EAD/AP on Dec 2021.
Medical was not filed along with initial application.. thinking of doing interfiling.
No chat with Emma, i dont think it will be fruitful by any means as they always gives links to standard USCIS links which we all are aware of.

[shiva_82]

It will be 16 month since I485 has been filed, 13 months since transfer, 12 months since I140 approval.
Sometimes, I tend to check my I140 status also to see if it stays under approval or whether it moved back to some other status that i m not aware of

NBC timelines is 16.5 months and Nebraska is 18 months.. So i m inside the bracket of both centers. Not sure if there is any ray of hope.

That's bad. When you say transfer, is your case now with Nebraska or NBC? My case was transferred from NBC to Nebraska last June. I'm still waiting for it to be transferred back. I don't know on what basis they process cases. Did you speak to them or through Emma? Also, have you already submitted your medicals along with your 485 or later?

Have you got your EAD and AP?

[rln8316]

It will be 16 month since I485 has been filed, 13 months since transfer, 12 months since I140 approval.
Sometimes, I tend to check my I140 status also to see if it stays under approval or whether it moved back to some other status that i m not aware of

NBC timelines is 16.5 months and Nebraska is 18 months.. So i m inside the bracket of both centers. Not sure if there is any ray of hope.

[CLAP20]

Ohh yeah i wonder why they are transferring to and fro. Honestly with USCIS, you just never know what they are upto. They just surprise you. Their customer care also sucks. These days made it really hard to get to the actual person. Let's just hope for the best. All the best to you and hopefully you get it soon too.

[shiva_82]

Thanks for the information Shiva. I really hope we get by October.

My filing date is May'21 but I am still waiting for my case to be transferred to NBC. It was originally in NBC and then had transferred it to Nebraska only to be transferred back to NBC..! I don't understand the logic based on which they operate. I am keeping my fingers crossed that I should get my GC before EB1 retrogresses.

[CLAP20]

Thanks for the information Shiva. I really hope we get by October.

[shiva_82]

shiva_82 India is the country. My filing date is July,21 under EB1 current and we have received everything else from USICS.. We got the letter for Medical on Aug 19 that if we want the GC send the i-693 immediately. So I am hoping they would still. Where did you find out that they are not issuing any more? Any article?

I believe USCIS had responded to a law suit where this information was shared, shortly before the Oct visa bulletin was published. Unless they have already blocked some visa numbers, you might have to wait until Oct to get your GC. Just my understanding. Good news is that considering EB1 is current, you would get fresh visa numbers in Oct so you should get it in Oct. All the best.

[CLAP20]

shiva_82 India is the country. My filing date is July,21 under EB1 current and we have received everything else from USICS.. We got the letter for Medical on Aug 19 that if we want the GC send the i-693 immediately. So I am hoping they would still. Where did you find out that they are not issuing any more? Any article?

[shiva_82]

Yeah, i also got the same ask that if I want my GC this year i sent it asap. I sent it on Aug 29th. I am really hoping we get soon.

What is your category, country of birth and priority date?

[shiva_82]

Hi! I'm new in this forum - What do you mean they won't issue any more GCs this year? I sent my medicals i693 to the Arizona field office on August 15, 2022 for the FY 2022 as the receipt notice indicated but I still have not seen any updated status

When I said they won't issue any GCs this year for EB1,2 & 3, I meant no GCs is expected to be issued for these categories until end of Sep. From Oct a new year starts where there will be new visa numbers available for allocation from DHS. If your date would still be current in Oct then you will get your GC. If your date is not current in Oct visa bulletin, then the chances of getting GC until date is current is very very less.

Hope it's clear. Btw, I'm not an attorney, whatever I shared above is based on my research based on USCIS publications and other news.

[CLAP20]

Yeah, i also got the same ask that if I want my GC this year i sent it asap. I sent it on Aug 29th. I am really hoping we get soon.

[Stein]

They won't issue any more GCs this year. They have already exhausted visas in EB1, EB2 and EB3.

Hi! I'm new in this forum - What do you mean they won't issue any more GCs this year? I sent my medicals i693 to the Arizona field office on August 15, 2022 for the FY 2022 as the receipt notice indicated but I still have not seen any updated status

[shiva_82]

But i wonder is if they exhaust visas for 2022, then why would EB1 stay current?

Because they believe that with the visa numbers coming available in 2023, they will be able to allocate visas to all pending AOS cases. May be as months move by, if they continue to get demand greater than what they anticipate, they might retrogress EB1. That's the scary part because with the dates being current, so many people can file and also because they don't process applications based on a certain order, there is a possibility that people even while their priority date is a few years earlier, might get missed out even while new filers from 2022 or 2023 get GCs. Scary...!

[rln8316]

They won't issue any more GCs this year. They have already exhausted visas in EB1, EB2 and EB3.

But i wonder is if they exhaust visas for 2022, then why would EB1 stay current?

[shiva_82]

Yes, I dont understand how they operate this. Only reliable timelines we can depend on is 18 months for NSC and the date it displays when you input your receipt number. Either visa numbers are assigned but not adjudicated yet or they havent touched our cases. If they havent touched our cases, then what is the point of keeping it as "Current"?
With 2 weeks to go, i lost hope for this year and lets hope for 2023.

They won't issue any more GCs this year. They have already exhausted visas in EB1, EB2 and EB3.