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EB1A MARCH FILER - NO MOVEMENT SINCE TRANSFER TO LA FIELD OFFICE

My case was sent from NBC to NJ (non local) July 30th. There was a lot of activity while it was in NJ. The I-485 got its 3rd FTA0 05/08, and I thought it was moving towards an approval, especially because it was at a non-local FO. I was told by Emma that case was ready for officer review early August.

But then it was transferred to LA field office, which is local to me on 08/11, which is now 30 days ago. No movement, no SU.

I only got that mass FTA0 on Aug 13th, the one that a lot of people got. Later, on that 4th FTA0, I got an updated timestamp on this specific event on 08/31, as I also know a lot of people got on their FTA0s from 08/13. My spouse got nothing. Top level timestamp still says 08/11

After multiple chats with EMMA agent overtime, even after the case was transferred, there's nothing outstanding, no RFF, and interview has been marked waived in every step of the way. I understand that can change, but I would assume if something was suspicious in NJ, they could request interview or RFE and send it to local FO. They could also approve it at NJ if it looked good, so not sure why it was transferred locally without an interview or RFE.

I know LA FO is very slow, but our case is moving into its 6 months mark. I genuinely thought we were getting approved soon, and now it feels like it just entered a black hole. I see others with similar profile and filing dates getting approved left and right. Mine doesnt move anymore.

Anyone in similar situation?

And for all of you who are waiting for your AOS case at LA FO, please add your info to this spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yyrV9svibgm2UjTd6wbIRu4threg3RzOfZmwLFjlCLA/edit?pli=1&gid=0#gid=0

Filed mid March, with dependent.
From a Scandinavian country / Current / ROW
EAD approved early June.
Spouse AP approved 2 weeks ago (did not apply for EAD). I have no movement on my AP.

Posted Sep 10, 2026, 7:15 PM UTC

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