@isaac Ab am seeing different waiting ranges, Some are getting in about a month , a couple of months, the good thing case is progressing expect positive email/mail soon. where did your petition is transferred? is it another USCIS service center or field office/DOS

@De Ro the case is transferred to a USCIS field office or a DOS consulate in the country where my beneficiary lives. However, when I submitted an inquiry to USCIS, they responded: “Your Form I-730 was transferred to the Refugee Operations I-730 Processing Unit with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).”

@isaac Ab hope you will receive approval soon, one of a friend got the same response and got approval letter in less than a month. Stay strong we are on the same situation,

@De Ro Thank you so much for your kind response. It’s been a long separation from my family—almost six years to get to this point. After all these years of waiting, seeing the I-730 petitions transferred and then stuck somewhere is truly frustrating for me and my family.

@isaac Ab same here but we are close , let's keep praying and exchanging any update

@isaac Ab I got transfer notice for my family’s I-730 FTJ-A living outside the United States about two months ago and till now no updates.

@isaac Ab I got my i730 transferred ton international field office in March and received the approval letter this week. I can say 8 weeks after the transfer

@Eve eve eva Thank you for sharing. We need such Positive message. Thanks again

@Eve eve eva Thank you for sharing, hope you will get your interview soon.

@Stampft Kleid, thanks for sharing hope we will get updates soon.

I-730 steps are: first USCIS reviews the petition, then it goes to the Refugee Processing Unit, and after that, it’s transferred to the field office/NVC for the final step the interview and approval.

@isaac Ab I received approval notice in the mail today.

@Stampft Kleid, oh Congratulations am so happy for you.

@Stampft Kleid which country are you from?

@Eve eve eva @Stampft Kleid did you get your welcome letter from NVC? or how long did it take?

no welcome letter I did a NVC inquiry and i received the case number and the invoice number

@Joe 2 Same thing like in @Eve eve eva ‘s comment for me.

@Eve eve eva and @Stampft Kleid Thank you for the fast response! I just received the approval last week, how soon can I reach out to NVC to get case and invoice number?

give it up to 10 days and make the inquiry @Joe 2

@Eve eve eva & @Stampft Kleid have you scheduled consulate interviews yet? what do they as for or what is the next step after approval for I730

@Da Da not yet I still haven’t received the mail form the consulate or embassy

@isaac Ab. Same thing with my application. "Refugee Operations I-730 Processing Unit". Do you have any update? Can you share your timeline?

@Moh in your experience how long does it take from "Refugee Processing Unit" to the transfer to "field office/NVC" ?

@El Lei, my petition is approved by July 31, and now I am waiting the email from the embassy to schedule an appointment for interview

On september 24th, 2025 my petition was transferred to field office. They said its going to take 45 days for the transfer. After transfer is complete, I don't know how long they will take before inviting for interview.