Reply to GK
Dear GK,
Here are my thoughts so far about cases getting transferred to Local Offices:
You can be transferred to a local office for a combination of the following factors:
1) Your last name is different than your wife.
2) You were not married for 2 years at the time of filing the 485.
If you were married for less than 2 years but have kid and declared the kid on your bigraphic information while filing the 485, you may not get transferred to the local office.
In my case, both 1 and 2 were the factors. Please let me know if you want more details.
Yes, my case is "Employment Based".