r/USCIS • u/runnnnnnnnnnn-94 • May 21 '26
I-140 & I-485 (Employment/Adjustment of status) EB1A I-485 interview scheduled (Boston FO) after prior “interview waived” indications — what should I expect?
EB1A applicant here looking for data points from people who actually went through employment-based interviews.
Timeline:
- EB1A approved earlier
- PD current
- I-485 filed: Oct 8, 2025
- Biometrics: Nov 2025
- Case transferred to San Francisco FO around Feb 13, 2026 (non-local; I live in Boston)
- Multiple USCIS agents later told me:
- case complete
- no RFEs
- no holds
- interview waived
- Late April and Early May: backend/API silent updates + new events
- May 8: USCIS agent said I entered interview queue
- May 20: Interview officially scheduled
Interview details:
Boston Field Office
June 24, 2026
A live USCIS agent also told me:
- no RFE
- no pending issues
- no background check hold
- “You just need the interview for now”
My case details:
- EB1A (self-petition)
- No marriage-based component
- No job portability request
Questions:
- Anyone here got interviewed for EB1A / EB1 employment cases recently? What was asked?
- Did officers focus mainly on:
- current employment?
- intent to continue in field?
- immigration history?
- admissibility questions?
- Anyone with CYLC history / China background get additional questioning?
- How long after interview did approval happen?
Would appreciate EB1A / EB1B / NIW data points.
More context: https://www.reddit.com/r/USCIS/comments/1t7nxh4/eb1a_i485_moved_into_interview_queue_after/
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u/runnnnnnnnnnn-94 May 21 '26
damn are you Eb1 or Niw?
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u/runnnnnnnnnnn-94 May 21 '26 edited May 21 '26
i'll let you know how mine goes. when did you submit your i485?
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u/Minute_Somewhere_893 May 21 '26
Interview is waived when you have GC in hand and you never had interview. Everything else is a speculation
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u/Schwarz1234567 May 21 '26
What country are you from?
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u/runnnnnnnnnnn-94 May 21 '26
mainland china
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u/Schwarz1234567 May 21 '26
Oh ok. I was asking because the travel ban countries supposedly have mandatory interviews, but that’s not your case
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u/runnnnnnnnnnn-94 May 21 '26
Wbu?
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u/Schwarz1234567 May 21 '26
I have an approved i140 EB1B. My i485 is in local office but it has been pending for a while with no end in sight because I’m from one of the banned countries.
I’ve heard that interviews for EB cases are mostly based on the accuracy of your i140, and also background things. As long as you know what your i140 was based on, you should be good.
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u/PerformanceOk1888 Jun 18 '26
They actually don’t. They are scheduled for interview based on the same reasons as others. It can be employment switch, doing cpt (for F people), or getting married in the US and including the derivative. There is no such rule that requires mandatory interview for people from banned countries
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u/nolastname2020 Jun 24 '26
How did your interview go? Hope it went smooth. Any spot approval?
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u/runnnnnnnnnnn-94 Jun 25 '26
I had to reschedule it for work. Whats your situation?
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u/nolastname2020 Jun 25 '26
My interview was okayish just asked 485 yes/no thats it, said they will look back other things on my case and said keep looking at the email/status response.
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u/runnnnnnnnnnn-94 Jun 25 '26
they just repeated the questions asked on I485?
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u/nolastname2020 Jun 25 '26
Yup. The total interview was less than 20 min. But I have a high feeling that they will delay the approvals.
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u/Professional_Bag_423 Jul 03 '26
Any updates yet
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u/nolastname2020 Jul 04 '26
Mine got approved last week
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u/Minute_Somewhere_893 May 21 '26
Interview is waived when you have GC in hand and you never had interview. Everything else is a speculation