k T
Apr 26, 2025
EB1A transferred to Seattle field office
EB1A transferred to Seattle field office on 4/24/2025. filed on Nov 26 2024. Biometrics completed on Jan 13th 2025. I live in Dallas . So, it is not my local field office. Any experiences on this? How long it could take at Seattle field office ?
ADVERTISEMENT
RC22 miniApr 26, 2025
which country and PD?
first lastApr 26, 2025
@k T how do you know?
k TApr 26, 2025
India and PD is Feb 2020 . chatted with Emma and found that it was transferred
S
S NApr 26, 2025
mine also transferred to non local field office in Sacramento on 4/18, EB1A India, PD June 2017
k kApr 28, 2025
mine to local sj fo
b
bea fApr 28, 2025
when was your i140 approved?
Rocking GogreenApr 28, 2025
hi same here@k T India, 2016. filed on Dec 9 , transferred to non local FO , 765 approved right after moving to FO but waiting for i485. how about you?
k TApr 28, 2025
@Rocking Gogreen i765 approved day after biometric. i485 moved from NBC to charlotte amalie field office , stayed there for 3 weeks and then moved to Seattle field office. Both are non local.
b
bea fApr 28, 2025
premium process ?
k TApr 28, 2025
@bea f Thete is no premium processing for i485.
N
Ninja WarriorApr 28, 2025
@k T could you pls confirm the exact date when it eas transfered to Charlotte Amalie FO? Mine is EB3 Dec 2012. Was transfered on 4/8 to charlotte Amalie FO. No updates since then. I am getting conflicting info. When i chat with Emma she says now mine is at NBC. When i call customer care they say its at Charlotte Amalie. So confused on status
b
bea fApr 28, 2025
@k T how long to approve your i140 ?
k TApr 29, 2025
@Ninja Warrior 04/08 moved to charlotte and then 04/24, moved to Seattle field office. I believe charlotte is just like a temporary parking before assigning a proper field office. It is at Charlotte for you. Some agents sometimes can’t see complete details.
k TApr 29, 2025
@bea f 15 days if you do in premium otherwise it can take many months
N
Ninja WarriorMay 1, 2025
@k T i confirmed that our cases moved to Seattle FO on 4/28 from Charlotte Amalie. my PD is dec 2012 EB3 IND. FD oct 2024. this was confirmed today for both me and my wife. one more case Aug 2012 PD EB3 IND RD NOV 2024 also moved to seattle FO today from Charlotte Amalie
S
S NMay 1, 2025
anyone know about cases where it moved to sacramento FO? mine moved on 4/18 there, still no update
k TMay 1, 2025
@Ninja Warrior Good sign I guess. Yesterday agent said an officer last reviewed my case on 04/28/2025. It was transferred to Seattle FO on 04/24/2025. Assuming that it is being actively reviewed by an officer!!!! Please update if you see any progress or updates.
N
Ninja WarriorMay 1, 2025
@k T yes. i got the same message. here is the transcript from EMMA - Your case is at (SEATTLE FIELD OFFICE) and the last time the office reviewed your case was (04-28-2025) There are no notices issued and nothing on your case that requires your attention at this time. Please continue to wait while the case is in process. Any interview waiver determination details made? Not at this time,
k TMay 1, 2025
@Ninja Warrior Seattle is your local field office or non local?
N
Ninja WarriorMay 1, 2025
@k T its non local for me. i am based in OHIO. seattle acroos the other side of the country on the edge
N
Ninja WarriorMay 2, 2025
anyone here have their receipt with IOE prefix?
k TMay 4, 2025
@Ninja Warrior Is your receipt starting with IOE? Mine is MSC. If it is IOE, you can see more updates on the portal as it is digitally processed isn’t it? BTW please update if you get to know more from Emma or through online updates.
N
Ninja WarriorMay 5, 2025
@k T will do. mine is MSC as well..yes. IOE provides updated timestamp through API.
k TMay 16, 2025
@Ninja Warrior Any further update from Emma live chat since the last update?
N
Ninja WarriorMay 16, 2025
@k T any update on your case in Seattle Office?
N
Ninja WarriorMay 16, 2025
no update for me. still same. in seattle office
k TMay 17, 2025
@Ninja Warrior same. it is at Seattle field office.
N
Ninja WarriorJun 1, 2025
@k T any update on your case?
k TJun 2, 2025
@Ninja Warrior No. As of today it is still at Seattle field office. What about you?
N
Ninja WarriorJun 2, 2025
@k T nothing at all. nada. Zilch. absolutely no clue on whats happening.
k TJun 3, 2025
@Ninja Warrior I feel case is just queued for review. Once it is picked up for review, it should take only couple of days to adjudicate. But we do not know how long it would take for our case to be picked. let me know if you see any movement.
N
Ninja WarriorJun 4, 2025
@k T how do you know its in queue for review?
k TJun 4, 2025
@Ninja Warrior My guess. Otherwise by now we should have got an update from USCIS.
K
K SPJun 10, 2025
My case is in Seattle as well. It was last reviewed on end of May. Did anyone hear when was the case last reviewed in the FO?
k TJun 10, 2025
@K SP It is most likely the date case was assigned to Seattle field office. Though they say it as review, I would consider it as transfer date. If it was really a review date, by now you should have heard from USCIS.
D GJun 12, 2025
I am in same boat. case transferred to Seattle on April 24th. last updated may 28 when checked with Emma.
N
Ninja WarriorJun 12, 2025
whats your PD and Category @D G ?
D GJun 12, 2025
eb1c, PD April 2021, RD July
N
Ninja WarriorJun 12, 2025
i checked with them. and they are saying it was last reviewed on 6/11 by seattle field office. dont know how far it is true
k TJun 13, 2025
@Ninja Warrior Even I do not understand what is the definition of review date. Initially they said my case was transferred on 4/24 to Seattle field office and last reviewed on 4/28. But nothing has changed since then. My assumption is if it is being reviewed then a decision should be out at the max in 2weeks . i485 review is pretty straightforward.
N
Ninja WarriorJun 14, 2025
Folks. finally GC approved for me today. EB2 PD 12/19/2012 RD - Oct 7th 2024 case approved at seattle FO. Be patient. thet are processing these in batches
k TJun 15, 2025
@Ninja Warrior Great and congrats. Can you share the full details of the time line please . Also include new updates that you received from Emma. Did you have interview or was it approved directly. And what was the last online status before it changed to approved?
N
Ninja WarriorJun 15, 2025
@k T Happy to inform that my GC for me and dependent approved. Category - EB3 India PD [Priority Date]- Dec 19th 2012 RD [Application Received Date] - Oct 7th 2024 Industry - Software Sequence of Timelines [Primary] 2024-10-07 Case Was Received 2024-11-01 Case Was Updated To Show Fingerprints Were Taken 2024-11-02 EAD approved [No AP filed] 2025-04-08 Case Transferred to Carlotte Amalie FO 2025-04-28 Case transferred to Seattle FO 2025-06-14 New Card Being Produced. [Case approved at Seattle FO] Missed 2020 timelines due to job change. Had one perm denial in 2022 due to job ad date error in perm application. Company had to refile again and by that time dates retrogressed. Opened SR / WKD tickets and Senator Contacts but all were closed citing normal processing time. All the best to everyone! And hope you all get good news soon!
N
Ninja WarriorJun 15, 2025
no new updates from Emma. no interview. seattle is non local for me. my receipt number is MSC. so no online stats update
k TJun 16, 2025
@Ninja Warrior Thanks for the detailed status update. Did your spouse status got approved on the same day only?
N
Ninja WarriorJun 17, 2025
@k T yes. spouse approved few minutes later. When i thanked my senator for helping with GC, I was told by the senator caseworker that USCIS is experiencing personnel cutbacks. So if your case was at a field office expect random delays. She asked me to be in touch with her until i receive my GCs in hand as she suspects further delays. this is especially true with Seattle FO as its one of the largest manpower for an FO
k TJun 17, 2025
@Ninja Warrior Why did you have to involve senator? Your processing time was still within the normal processing time isn’t it?
N
Ninja WarriorJun 19, 2025
@k T my date was current. and started taking help
k TJun 19, 2025
@Ninja Warrior Mine has been current at the time of filing i485 (Nov 2024) and it is current even today. Do you think taking help from senator would work here? In your case do you think that is what helped to expedite it? Did you have to give any strong reason to the senator to expedite it?
N
Ninja WarriorJun 20, 2025
@k T senator may definitely help push your profile provided USCIS also responds positively. some congressmen in my area are ani immigrants or not helpful. it depends on your jurisdiction how helpful they are. i honesty dont know what helped. i did whatever i could since the time date was current. taking help from your senator is always a good option and is not detrimental to your case since you have been current for long now. I also am seeing news EB1 cases are getting lot of scrutiny and more review by USCIS and hence cases delayed.
D GJun 23, 2025
Happy to inform that my case also got approved in Seattle FO. India ebc1. PD April 2021 RD July 2024 EAD AP combo Oct 2024 Transfered to Seattle FO (local) April 2025 New card being produced June 2025
k TJun 23, 2025
@D G Was there an interview OR it was straight forward approval? BTW did your spouse case got approved same day?
D GJun 23, 2025
no interview and yes spouse got approved same day.
k TJun 30, 2025
@Ninja Warrior @D G How many days it took to receive green card after your GC status changed to new card produced?
D GJun 30, 2025
Took about a week for me to receive in hand. your USPS informed delivery should show once it's sent.
N
Ninja WarriorJun 30, 2025
@k T june 14th case approved. june 23rd card delivered to mail inbox

Popular hashtags