Infopass update
We went for an Infopass appointment today. If you recall, my I-485 was transferred back to VSC, but my wife's stayed in NYC, and she was given an interview date for 12/7. It made no sense, because I am the primary applicant, and there is no way that a derivative can be approved without hte primary.
The Infopass process was very painless. Went in the 3rd floor, waited about 5 minutes to see someone, and then they redirected us to the 8th floor, where we only had to wait another 5 minutes. The IO we talked to was very pleasant and very helpful.
She confirmed that it was a mistake that our application had become separated. She tried to find a way to pull my wife's I-485, but it was already committed to being viewed on 12/7 and inaccessible, so after doing everything she could, she said the only safe thing was to show up for the interview, explain the situation, and they would redirect my wife's I-485 to VSC to be joined with mine.
From what she was saying, it sounded like pretty much ALL EB I-485s had been sent back to VSC. I asked her if she had any idea how long it would take at VSC, but she didn't know.