@Matt F the next step will be approval. Congratulations 🎊 👏 💐 🥳 🎊 to U in advance. What's your Field Office?

Do you think so @JENNIE .? I'm very skeptical. What makes you think that an approval comes next? I thought the approval happened at the field office? My FO was Los Angeles

@Matt F for your Field Office to process & return back to NBC means that they also waived your interview too & have also finished processing. NBC usually review the I-485, verify that all documents are attached with the application & prepare your I-485 for a field office (nearest USCIS office from your location). If any document is missing, U will get an RFE. NBC also schedules appointment at your nearest field office for an interview, if required.

so the FO must be happy with everything? And now NBC need to be satisfied also? - even though NBC had my case to begin with (i thought they would have reviewed it BEFORE sending it to FO). God it is such a mystery!

@Matt F i hope you get approved but don’t believe these random people saying that. I’ve seen that many times before and they were wrong.

@m June 2022 lols so because U got to 400 days plus & still waiting, U think our cases will be like yours? For your information, cases are not transferred to FOs twice, they are done. Mine was waived of interview by NBC & transferred to my Field Office few days ago so I wait.

@m June 2022 meanwhile, that comment came directly from USCIS.

@JENNIE . what happens when the field office transfers it back to NBC? Thanks

@O O it should be approval. Nothing else.

From USCIS: NBC will review your I-485, verify that all documents are attached with the application and prepare your I-485 for a field office (nearest USCIS office from your location). If any document is missing, you will get an RFE. NBC also schedules appointment at your nearest field office for an interview, if required. Based on your priority date and visa availability, NBC review your I-485. You should check the https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/ for the field office location (select the nearest city that has USCIS office from your location), as most likely your application will be sent to a field office who will process your application.

@JENNIE . what about the I-130?

@O O are U the Petitioner or Applicant?

@JENNIE . I’m the applicant. is there any way to know the status of the I-130 also?

What is National Benefits Center? National Benefits Center (“NBC”) is a USCIS center that processes mostly 2 types of petitions: Family based adjustments of status and I-130 Petitions; Naturalization applications The National Benefits Center will do the following: Schedule your biometrics appointment; Review the application and send a Request for evidence if initial evidence is missing; Mail the application to the appropriate USCIS field office (this is the office where you will have your green card interview); Schedule your green card interview Please note that the NBC does not adjudicate the case – it makes sure that all the initial documents that should be included are included and will prepare the application for the USCIS field office adjudication. However, when filing a family based adjustment of status, the NBC will also process your employment authorization card and travel authorization card.

What is a USCIS field office? USCIS field offices conducts the green card interviews. Please note that once the NBC schedules your interview, they will mail you an interview notice and the interview notice will have detailed information to which office you should come.

@JENNIE . what happens when interviews are waived? who then makes decisions on your applications(130,485)…. NBC or Field office or both?

What is USCIS Chicago lockbox? In the example above, under the current USCIS instructions, you should mail the whole petition to USCIS Chicago Lockbox. The USCIS Chicago Lockbox will not adjudicate your case and has more of an administrative role in the process. The USCIS Chicago Lockbox will basically: open the mail; scan the documents; accept or reject the application (it can reject the application for example if you do not submit the required USCIS fee or if the USCIS forms are not signed); deposit payments; send USCIS receipt notices or rejection notices if the application was rejected. In the example above, the USCIS Chicago Lockbox will mail the application to the National Benefits Center.

@Matt F & @O O I hope U understand the processes these applications goes through before approval?

@JENNIE . in all honesty, I don’t. could you please explain in details? thank you

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So after all that, Emma Informed me today that my case is still at LA County and it has not in fact moved back to NBC, as the previous agent stated.