Case Transfer - San Jose
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How does your case transfer to SANJOSE
Hi JR1
How does your case transfer to Sanjose, what based they will transfer. did you change the address, or any other reason to transfer the case to SANJOSE from Nebraska...
One thing i know , when they call for you interview they will mention the documents what you need to carry , recently 2 of mine friends gone to interview they just took interview letter, or current employement and pay stubs. if you have all GC related documents that will be good to carry with you.
Thanks,
Shekar PC
Hi JR1
How does your case transfer to Sanjose, what based they will transfer. did you change the address, or any other reason to transfer the case to SANJOSE from Nebraska...
One thing i know , when they call for you interview they will mention the documents what you need to carry , recently 2 of mine friends gone to interview they just took interview letter, or current employement and pay stubs. if you have all GC related documents that will be good to carry with you.
Thanks,
Shekar PC
HEllo JR1
JR1,
same here.. i filed my my 140/485 in May 19 2003 under eb3. and one year after filing I got married on may 01'04 and filed spouse 485 on Jun 18th 2004.. she got her EAD, 1 FP too.
May be next week my case will be transfered to local ins, which is detroit.
i'll keep my finger cross.....
JR1,
same here.. i filed my my 140/485 in May 19 2003 under eb3. and one year after filing I got married on may 01'04 and filed spouse 485 on Jun 18th 2004.. she got her EAD, 1 FP too.
May be next week my case will be transfered to local ins, which is detroit.
i'll keep my finger cross.....
curiousGeorge
Registered Users (C)
JR1,
If your transfer notice, or your online status says that your case has been transfered for an interview, then you will eventually get an interview appointment from the local office. At that time they will tell you to bring everything that you have concerning your case (EVL, Company financials, IRS copies of your tax returns, W2s, EADs, APs, marriage certificates, birth certificates, passports, old and new, I-94s, etc, basically everything up until now)
You'll have a face-to-face interview with the adjudicating officer, at which time they will review your entire case details with you, and hopefully approve you on the spot.
If your case is straight forward, you should have nothing to worry about. If not, then take a lawyer with you if you feel they may be able to ask you some tricky questions like being out of status, or changing jobs.
If your transfer notice says that your case is transferred for speed processing then you have a very good chance of not having an interview, and they just transferred your case to reduce the backlog at the service center. You would eventually just get a letter to go get your passport stamping done, which is NOT an interview.
Although there is a processing date available for local offices on the USCIS website, the I-485 processing date you see there is for family based cases, not employment based transfers from service centers, even though it does not specify this very clearly. This is what the CSRs told me at the local office. A better guage of how long the wait will be is to search this forum for other members who have had thier cases transferred to the same local office as yours.
About 4-6 weeks after the date on your transfer notice, the local office will receive your physical case at their location. At that time it might be a good idea to make an infopass appointment just to verify that they got it. If they didn't receive it yet, plan to come back next month after that so you know it didn't get lost. Personally I kept checking with them every month, until they finally told me an interview had been scheduled.
Case transfers can happen for any number of reasons, and quite frankly they can even happen just at the discretion of the adjudicating officer, as a random check, or to reduce the backlog at NSC. Read this to understand why cases are transferred:
{excerpt from the "I-485 Standard Operating Procedure", page 7-3.24}
Employment based Criteria
The adjudicating officer must determine whether the employment-based
I-485 meets waiver of interview criteria set forth below.
Employment-based:
• The principal applicant is employed by the same petitioner who submitted
the approved underlying employment-based visa petition.
• The principal applicant has been interviewed in the course of an
investigation or field examination, and the adjudicating examiner
determines that further interview of the applicant is unnecessary.
• The principal applicant has been approved as an alien of extraordinary
ability or alien of exceptional ability and is otherwise eligible for
adjustment of status.
• The principal applicant has been approved as an outstanding professor or
researcher, or a multinational executive/manager and has a continuing
offer of employment from the same petitioner who submitted the
underlying approved petition.
• Adjustment applicants who received national interest waivers based on
performing primary medical care to a medically under-served area must
demonstrate that they intend to continue according to the terms and
conditions of the underlying petition.
Deviation From Interview Waiver Criteria
The above interview waiver criteria may be modified by individual officers in
response to developing local circumstances and regional concerns, which
would dictate the need for further restrictions.
On a case by-case basis, an officer may choose to relocate an I-485 for
interview if he/she deems it necessary. Applications require a relocation if
the officer determines:
• a need for validation of identity
• a need for validation of legal status
• questionable admissibility and/or qualifications
• apparent fraud
• a second filing
• an applicant with fingerprint rejected twice
• an applicant with medical condition class A or B
• the A-file cannot be located at the time of adjudication.
If your transfer notice, or your online status says that your case has been transfered for an interview, then you will eventually get an interview appointment from the local office. At that time they will tell you to bring everything that you have concerning your case (EVL, Company financials, IRS copies of your tax returns, W2s, EADs, APs, marriage certificates, birth certificates, passports, old and new, I-94s, etc, basically everything up until now)
You'll have a face-to-face interview with the adjudicating officer, at which time they will review your entire case details with you, and hopefully approve you on the spot.
If your case is straight forward, you should have nothing to worry about. If not, then take a lawyer with you if you feel they may be able to ask you some tricky questions like being out of status, or changing jobs.
If your transfer notice says that your case is transferred for speed processing then you have a very good chance of not having an interview, and they just transferred your case to reduce the backlog at the service center. You would eventually just get a letter to go get your passport stamping done, which is NOT an interview.
Although there is a processing date available for local offices on the USCIS website, the I-485 processing date you see there is for family based cases, not employment based transfers from service centers, even though it does not specify this very clearly. This is what the CSRs told me at the local office. A better guage of how long the wait will be is to search this forum for other members who have had thier cases transferred to the same local office as yours.
About 4-6 weeks after the date on your transfer notice, the local office will receive your physical case at their location. At that time it might be a good idea to make an infopass appointment just to verify that they got it. If they didn't receive it yet, plan to come back next month after that so you know it didn't get lost. Personally I kept checking with them every month, until they finally told me an interview had been scheduled.
Case transfers can happen for any number of reasons, and quite frankly they can even happen just at the discretion of the adjudicating officer, as a random check, or to reduce the backlog at NSC. Read this to understand why cases are transferred:
{excerpt from the "I-485 Standard Operating Procedure", page 7-3.24}
Employment based Criteria
The adjudicating officer must determine whether the employment-based
I-485 meets waiver of interview criteria set forth below.
Employment-based:
• The principal applicant is employed by the same petitioner who submitted
the approved underlying employment-based visa petition.
• The principal applicant has been interviewed in the course of an
investigation or field examination, and the adjudicating examiner
determines that further interview of the applicant is unnecessary.
• The principal applicant has been approved as an alien of extraordinary
ability or alien of exceptional ability and is otherwise eligible for
adjustment of status.
• The principal applicant has been approved as an outstanding professor or
researcher, or a multinational executive/manager and has a continuing
offer of employment from the same petitioner who submitted the
underlying approved petition.
• Adjustment applicants who received national interest waivers based on
performing primary medical care to a medically under-served area must
demonstrate that they intend to continue according to the terms and
conditions of the underlying petition.
Deviation From Interview Waiver Criteria
The above interview waiver criteria may be modified by individual officers in
response to developing local circumstances and regional concerns, which
would dictate the need for further restrictions.
On a case by-case basis, an officer may choose to relocate an I-485 for
interview if he/she deems it necessary. Applications require a relocation if
the officer determines:
• a need for validation of identity
• a need for validation of legal status
• questionable admissibility and/or qualifications
• apparent fraud
• a second filing
• an applicant with fingerprint rejected twice
• an applicant with medical condition class A or B
• the A-file cannot be located at the time of adjudication.
Case Trasfer Message
On November 22, 2004, we transferred your I485 Application to Register
Permanent Residence or to Adjust Status to an office in SAN JOSE, CA
for processing. Our office in SAN JOSE, CA will send you a written
decision as soon as processing is complete. You should receive a notice
informing you that your case has been transferred to a local office. Please
call the National Customer Service Center at (800) 375-5283 to receive
information about local office processing times.
On November 22, 2004, we transferred your I485 Application to Register
Permanent Residence or to Adjust Status to an office in SAN JOSE, CA
for processing. Our office in SAN JOSE, CA will send you a written
decision as soon as processing is complete. You should receive a notice
informing you that your case has been transferred to a local office. Please
call the National Customer Service Center at (800) 375-5283 to receive
information about local office processing times.
Hello JR1
Can i know first 7 numbers your case (485):like mine is 03182514XX
how about urs?? then i think we have same day of filing date..
y i am saying becoz i'm in detroit once my case is transfered to MI then i'll get interview letter in 50 days.. of transfer...
Thanks
Can i know first 7 numbers your case (485):like mine is 03182514XX
how about urs?? then i think we have same day of filing date..
y i am saying becoz i'm in detroit once my case is transfered to MI then i'll get interview letter in 50 days.. of transfer...
Thanks
curiousGeorge
Registered Users (C)
JR1,
Congrats! You're one of the lucky ones who probably won't get an interview becuase it does not say it on your transfer notice, although there is still a slim chance the adjudicating officer at the local office may decide (s)he wants to see you before approving your case.
Congrats! You're one of the lucky ones who probably won't get an interview becuase it does not say it on your transfer notice, although there is still a slim chance the adjudicating officer at the local office may decide (s)he wants to see you before approving your case.
Did you applied for change of address
Hi i am also live in Sanjose and my company in chicago, i filled from Nebraska.. from starting onwards i gave the sanjose address only which is my perm address. what basis they will transfer the case..
Do i expect that they will transfer to my case to Sanjose.. just curious any how my RD is on sep 2003
Thanks
Shekar PC
Hi i am also live in Sanjose and my company in chicago, i filled from Nebraska.. from starting onwards i gave the sanjose address only which is my perm address. what basis they will transfer the case..
Do i expect that they will transfer to my case to Sanjose.. just curious any how my RD is on sep 2003
Thanks
Shekar PC
curiousGeorge
Registered Users (C)
shekarpc,
See my post above in this thread to read all reasons why a case could be transferred.
See my post above in this thread to read all reasons why a case could be transferred.
Interview finished ... retrogation issue
Hi
First of all i want to thank all of you who is posting their views in this forum.
Here is interview detail
I was having interview at 10:00 o clock today went there and my lawyer was already there , than at 10 :15 One nice lady called us she was very nice person i ever met. Me and my wife went inside and than standard procedure about finger printing, etc.
Than start the question.
1 what is your birthdate ? Show me your b/c .
2.What is your current address ?
3.Marriage Certi
4.EVL ( lawyer gave AC21 with that).
She asked me about my job profile which i told her .
Same question to my wife ( 1 to 3).
Than she asked that she just need couple of documents which will show we are living together, i gave rental agreement , Bank Statement ,Insurance , pic etc.
Than she said i am approving your case but you will have to wait for the visa no as my priority date is Aug 18 2002 so she said will mail you approvel as soon as we will have visa no available. And than she said congratulation and have a nice lunch.
Thats all , what a relief .... but dont know how long we have to wait for visa no.
Hope fully this year ....
All the best to all of you guys who are waiting for their approvel and i will pray for all of you that everyone will get their GC because i know its life changing event for everybody.
All the best
Hi
First of all i want to thank all of you who is posting their views in this forum.
Here is interview detail
I was having interview at 10:00 o clock today went there and my lawyer was already there , than at 10 :15 One nice lady called us she was very nice person i ever met. Me and my wife went inside and than standard procedure about finger printing, etc.
Than start the question.
1 what is your birthdate ? Show me your b/c .
2.What is your current address ?
3.Marriage Certi
4.EVL ( lawyer gave AC21 with that).
She asked me about my job profile which i told her .
Same question to my wife ( 1 to 3).
Than she asked that she just need couple of documents which will show we are living together, i gave rental agreement , Bank Statement ,Insurance , pic etc.
Than she said i am approving your case but you will have to wait for the visa no as my priority date is Aug 18 2002 so she said will mail you approvel as soon as we will have visa no available. And than she said congratulation and have a nice lunch.
Thats all , what a relief .... but dont know how long we have to wait for visa no.
Hope fully this year ....
All the best to all of you guys who are waiting for their approvel and i will pray for all of you that everyone will get their GC because i know its life changing event for everybody.
All the best
curiousGeorge
Registered Users (C)
Congrats! Enjoy!
At least this destroys my mis-lead theory that if the email and the letter says that you are transferred for speed processing, then you will not get an interview. Now I know I was wrong.
At least this destroys my mis-lead theory that if the email and the letter says that you are transferred for speed processing, then you will not get an interview. Now I know I was wrong.