485 and Applicant Location

[dragonking]

Hi,
I applied my 485 from PA 6 months back. I am thinking of moving to NJ(as its closer to my work place).

Some people said that applying from PA will help getting 485 approved faster than applying from NJ

The reason quoted was the huge number of Immigrants and GC-applicants in NJ.

Gurus Pls verify or disprove the theory with relevant points.

Thanks Again

 

[dashDurai]

i don't think moving will harm your 485 case..

 

[Milko_Djurovski]

Hi,
I applied my 485 from PA 6 months back. I am thinking of moving to NJ(as its closer to my work place).

Some people said that applying from PA will help getting 485 approved faster than applying from NJ

The reason quoted was the huge number of Immigrants and GC-applicants in NJ.

Gurus Pls verify or disprove the theory with relevant points.

Thanks Again

I would not think so. I think the amount of applicants comes into place when you have to get iEADs, fingerprints, you have an interview at a local office... For Vermont, the location of the actual applicant should not make a difference, there are no state quotas...

 

[dragonking]

dragonking

I would not think so. I think the amount of applicants comes into place when you have to get iEADs, fingerprints, you have an interview at a local office... For Vermont, the location of the actual applicant should not make a difference, there are no state quotas...

But, don't u think that if u are say a Montana resident and call your Senator/Congressman for help in your case, you will get a better response than if you are a NJ resident and call the local NJ senator(who might already be getting a lot of calls for help in 485 cases)

 

[Milko_Djurovski]

But, don't u think that if u are say a Montana resident and call your Senator/Congressman for help in your case, you will get a better response than if you are a NJ resident and call the local NJ senator(who might already be getting a lot of calls for help in 485 cases)

Not really. Think of it this way:

1. Senators/congressmen rarely do anything more than a status inquiry, so their ability to "help" the application along is really questionable.
2. Although the ratio of applicants to senator/congressman in Montana will be less than in NJ, the NJ senator/congressman (read: his immigration staff) will have more experience in how to contact VSC, who to talk to, etc...

I guess it is just looking at the flip side of the coin. You could make a point that NJ senators/congressmen are just inundated with calls and could care less about another I-485 case calling, but who knows...

When you compare PA and NJ, I certainly think there is less of a drastic difference than when you would compare Montana and NJ.

Don't let I-485 stuff control your life. Unless there is a pressing need for it, look for the best business and family opportunity (It's monday and already waxing philosohical).

 

[Gegemon]

Dragonking,

If you are talking about employment-based I485 - adjustment of status - then you filed it with Vermont Service Center. So it does not matter where you live - in PA or NJ. If you get transferred to local office for interview - see below.

If you filed family-based I485 - then you filed it with local BCIS office (or you got transferred to loacal office for interview) and in this case it matters where you live and which is your local BCIS office. I think Philly office is much slower than Newark - so NJ would be even better in that respect.

 

[dragonking]

One more question guys

Thanks for the responses guys

One more question.
If I transfer my address from PA to NJ now, will my 485 case be slowed down because of the additional work(needed in VSC) to transfer my address etc, etc.

Also, If I move to the Midwest(say IL from PA), will my case be transferred from VSC to NSC. If yes, what are the repurcussions?

Thanks Again

 

[Milko_Djurovski]

Thanks for the responses guys

One more question.
If I transfer my address from PA to NJ now, will my 485 case be slowed down because of the additional work(needed in VSC) to transfer my address etc, etc.

Also, If I move to the Midwest(say IL from PA), will my case be transferred from VSC to NSC. If yes, what are the repurcussions?

Thanks Again

On count 1, yes, it might be. You are required to file the AR11 (change of address form) and that, again, from anecdotal evidence on these forums, has been known to slow stuff down.

On count 2, it depends. I would imagine that the worst case scenario would be a local transfer to a very busy office. The transfer would usually not go to NSC just because you moved. It also could depend on how close you are to your approval (RD...)