This is good news. My case has been transferred to Santa Ana FO on March 19th. I live in Boston. Still waiting for an update.

You think good news? let's hope huh! Hoping we both get the green light soon @J A. 🇱🇧🇺🇸

Yea, normally the I-485 is adjudicated at the field office.

Kevin: That’s good news my friend! Best of luck.

really good news! congrats!

hi! how did you learn that your forms were sent to a FO from NBC? who to ask?

Surprised everybody thinks this is good news tbh, if they're farming them out due to workload surely lots of people's are, we just don't get told about it. I finally got somebody on Emma to answer me something (usually tell me to go to my employer)

mine was sent out to Seattle and back to NBC and now in crp @Kevin Rowe do u have ead and parole yet?

@tara hope I have EAD, no AP but I don't need it. Am L1A ROW. I've travelled internationally during process so AP prob will be rejected. my timeline is in my profile

@Kevin Rowe FO transfer is part of the process, it’s usually the last step before adjudication. NBC transfers an I-485 to the FO when the PD is current, background check has been completed, and “initial” documents required for adjudication have been submitted. The FO does the final adjudication.

@J A. 🇱🇧🇺🇸 also, a transfer to a non-local FO means that your interview has most likely been waived.

how do we know our local office if we live in a place where there are many (i.e. South Florida)?

@Harry Green type your zipcode here: https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/find-a-uscis-office/field-offices

thanks @J A. 🇱🇧🇺🇸 !! got it. It’s MIA for me. does it really matter? or NBC is handling the full process for EB1-C?

Its also possible to get a direct approval from NBC.

mine was at nbc went to Seattle then back to NBC @J A. 🇱🇧🇺🇸

@tara hope yes because a visa number is no longer available for you

I know that. the point I am trying to make is just cos it transferred to field office doesn’t mean anything @J A. 🇱🇧🇺🇸

@tara hope i disagree. if your PD is current it means that you’re closer to adjudication.

@J A. 🇱🇧🇺🇸 good point. but if we are current, nbc may also be the one doing the approval right?

@Harry Green it is possible but it’s rare. Most often, it’s the FO that does the final adjudication and not NBC. The FO approves the I-485 and NBC mails the card and approval notice.

@J A. 🇱🇧🇺🇸 ok, yes, so then the estimated processing time at the FO is what matters?(24 months for MIA)… and is that why there is no estimated processing time for NBC for i-485??

@J A. 🇱🇧🇺🇸 tbh, it’s new to me that NBC is not the one approving it. as I see many approved cases in NBC that do not show a transfer to a FO..

yes it’s the FO processing time that matters. the clock doesn’t reset when an application is transferred to a FO. Yes, this is why NBC doesn’t have an estimated processing time for I-485.

@Harry Green uscis doesn’t update you when a case is transferred from NBC to a FO. You have to keep checking with an Emma agent to know if your case has been transferred or not

if you check my timeline in my profile, I have manually added the field office transfer

@J A. 🇱🇧🇺🇸 great point. I didn’t consider speaking to Emma. do you know if there is information about current/past workload of FOs?

@J A. 🇱🇧🇺🇸 great stuff!! do you know if my zip code is the one I should use tonsee what is my FO? pr if my lawyer’s? the lawyers got the EAD and APs fyi.

@Kevin Rowe how did you find out where it was sent?

Emma never answers me normally but just tried on off chance and an agent told me, tbh not even sure it's worth knowing @neil springer

@Kevin Rowe how do you get through to someone when speaking to Emma? our timelines are very similar. did you call or speak to someone via chat?

Hope and pray @M B it's not worth yhe hassle to be honest

@Kevin Rowe thanks. got through to someone who confirmed my case is on its way to a case office, but no further updates on the system

yep, information but no idea if it will end up speeding or slowing @M B Mine has been at nonblocal for almost 2 months now

@Kevin Rowe - so is the anticipated timeliness from submitting the 485 or from transferring to a FO? gosh, I hope my 8 months haven't been nullified