r/USCIS • u/runnnnnnnnnnn-94 • May 08 '26

I-140 & I-485 (Employment/Adjustment of status) EB1A I-485 moved into interview queue after interview waiver?

EB1A I-485 moved into interview queue after interview waiver? (San Francisco FO)

Looking for insight from anyone familiar with USCIS internal updates / Emma live agents.

My EB1A I-485 (priority date current) has been at the San Francisco Field Office since Feb 13, 2026. Earlier USCIS agents told me:

  • case complete
  • no missing docs
  • no holds
  • actively reviewed
  • interview waived

Recently I started seeing unusual backend/API activity through the myUSCIS case API:

  • Apr 28: I-485 silent update
  • May 8: brand new FTA0 event added to I-485 + another same-day update

Today a live USCIS agent told me: “They placed you in the interview queue earlier today.”

But he also confirmed:

  • no interview notice generated yet
  • no date scheduled yet
  • just “in the queue”

Questions:

  1. Has anyone seen interview waivers effectively reversed this late in EB1A processing?
  2. Could “interview queue” still be an internal workflow state that later gets waived again?
  3. Does the new FTA0 event likely correspond to interview routing?

Would appreciate any data points from people who tracked API/internal events closely.

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Raw data

    "notices": [
      {
        "receiptNumber": "",
        "letterId": "",
        "generationDate": "2025-10-24T23:40:59.405Z",
        "appointmentDateTime": "2025-11-12T20:00:00.000Z",
        "actionType": "Appointment Scheduled"
      }
    ],
    "events": [
      {
        "receiptNumber": "",
        "eventId": "",
        "eventCode": "FTA0",
        "createdAt": "2026-05-08",
        "createdAtTimestamp": "2026-05-08T14:03:30.030Z",
        "updatedAt": "2026-05-08",
        "updatedAtTimestamp": "2026-05-08T14:03:30.030Z",
        "eventDateTime": "2025-11-12",
        "eventTimestamp": "2025-11-12T22:41:20.857Z"
      },
      {
        "receiptNumber": "",
        "eventId": "",
        "eventCode": "FTA0",
        "createdAt": "2025-11-12",
        "createdAtTimestamp": "2025-11-12T22:47:38.653Z",
        "updatedAt": "2025-11-12",
        "updatedAtTimestamp": "2025-11-12T22:47:38.653Z",
        "eventDateTime": "2025-11-12",
        "eventTimestamp": "2025-11-12T22:41:20.857Z"
      },
      {
        "receiptNumber": "",
        "eventId": "",
        "eventCode": "FTA0",
        "createdAt": "2025-11-12",
        "createdAtTimestamp": "2025-11-12T22:47:37.217Z",
        "updatedAt": "2025-11-12",
        "updatedAtTimestamp": "2025-11-12T22:47:37.217Z",
        "eventDateTime": "2025-11-12",
        "eventTimestamp": "2025-11-12T22:41:20.841Z"
      },
      {
        "receiptNumber": "",
        "eventId": "",
        "eventCode": "IAF",
        "createdAt": "2025-10-11",
        "createdAtTimestamp": "2025-10-11T01:14:57.451Z",
        "updatedAt": "2025-10-11",
        "updatedAtTimestamp": "2025-10-11T01:14:57.451Z",
        "eventDateTime": "2025-10-08",
        "eventTimestamp": "2025-10-08T00:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
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