New development on my I485 (NIW) case before my Priority Date

[rkrf]

Dear All,

My wife and I applied I140/I485 concurrently in NIW category.

I am confused with the recent case update on our I485 applications.

The case update has the following details:

CASE STATUS: Initial Review
UPDATE DETAILS: I-485 case has been transferred to SEATTLE, WA location for processing. USCIS will let us know if they need finger-printing or interview call after background check.

My Confusing is all about priority dates. PD for I485 in EB2 category -India, as per March'2011 visa bulletin, is 08MAY06.

Why the USCIS did review our case before my PD, which is June07. Is this a common procedure? Did anyone else have a similar case update?

Why did they transfer it to Seattle, WA when we live in Denver, CO?

Totally confused!!

Case Time-line:
Nationality: India
I140 PD - June 2007 – Submitted to TSC
I-485 PD- July 2007 - Submitted to NSC
I-485-First update- August 2007 - transferred to TSC
I485 – LUD – Feb 2011 - transferred to Seattle, WA for processing
I140 - approved - Jan 2008.
EAD- Up for renewal
AP- Up for renewal

 

[baikal3]

Dear All,

My wife and I applied I140/I485 concurrently in NIW category.

I am confused with the recent case update on our I485 applications.

The case update has the following details:

CASE STATUS: Initial Review
UPDATE DETAILS: I-485 case has been transferred to SEATTLE, WA location for processing. USCIS will let us know if they need finger-printing or interview call after background check.

My Confusing is all about priority dates. PD for I485 in EB2 category -India, as per March'2011 visa bulletin, is 08MAY06.

Why the USCIS did review our case before my PD, which is June07. Is this a common procedure? Did anyone else have a similar case update?

Why did they transfer it to Seattle, WA when we live in Denver, CO?

Totally confused!!

Case Time-line:
Nationality: India
I140 PD - June 2007 – Submitted to TSC
I-485 PD- July 2007 - Submitted to NSC
I-485-First update- August 2007 - transferred to TSC
I485 – LUD – Feb 2011 - transferred to Seattle, WA for processing
I140 - approved - Jan 2008.
EAD- Up for renewal
AP- Up for renewal

Sounds pretty strange, but what I find even stranger is that you were able to do the concurrent filing of I-140 and I-485 at all. As I understand, concurrent filing is allowed only if the priority date for the category under which I-140 is filed is current.

You submitted I-140 in June 2007 and, as you say yourself, for EB-2 (India) the priority date is still only May 2006.
So how come you were able to do the concurrent filing of I-140 and I-485 way back in 2007, if you do not appear eligible for concurrent filing even now?