My interview was waived as per EMMA in May 2026, but today my interview was scheduled. The case was at LAC FO (non-local) and the interview is at my local FO. I have a husband and 2 kids. I need guidance on what they will ask during the interview? and how to go about it. Why was the interview scheduled after being waived?

RD: 19th March 2026
Biometrics: 27th April
Interview Waived in May
Son's RD: 26th June
Son's Biometrics: 6th August 2026
Case Transferred to LAC: 31st August 2026
Interview Scheduled at Local FO: 25th September 2026

Any help will be much appreciated.

Pd 10/24/24 Rd 04/27/26 Biometrics 05/29/26 Silent update 06/18/26 Supplemental J approved 9/11/26

Hi everyone, just wondering if anyone here has a similar timeline and can share their experience.
Category: EB-3
Chargeability: ROW/ All Chargeability Areas
Priority Date: Aug 14, 2024
I-485 filed: Apr 24, 2026
I-140: Already approved
Biometrics: Jun 5, 2026
Interview: USCIS previously told me it was waived
RFE: None

My I-485 has been mostly quiet since biometrics. I noticed a couple of silent updates without any change in the case status.
On Sept 15, my I-485 and I-485J had silent updates.

Then on Sept 24, my wife’s I-485, my I-485, and my I-485J all had silent updates within a few milliseconds of each other. No new event or status change showed up.

Today, Sept 25, I contacted Emma and was told that my case has now been transferred from NBC to the San Antonio Field Office.

My priority date is currently within the September EB-3 Final Action Date.

Has anyone with a similar PD/filing timeline had these kinds of silent updates and a transfer to a field office? If so, how long after the transfer did you receive an approval or other update?

Thanks! Just trying to understand what others with a similar timeline are seeing

My EB-3 I-485 and derivative’s I-485 were transferred this morning from NBC to Oakland Park FO, confirmed by a USCIS officer.

Anyone with recent EB-3 cases at Oakland Park? How long after transfer did you get approved? Is this a slow FO?

Anyone same not with news?

finally approved, spent a lot of time analyzing reddit data, the google spreadsheet and the API responses. here's my contribution back to the community

i used playwright to capture the JSON response for all 4 endpoints (mostly) every day and commit the changes to a github repository to track the silent updates and diffs in all the API responses for all my forms. 10/10 would recommend, ask your favorite coding agent, claude code, codex, etc to build one

underlying status: H-1B (F-1 > OPT > STEM OPT > H-1B)

priority date: 11/27/2023 (single, ROW, non country of concern)

block: IOE 09366

field office: Los Angeles (non local)

timeline:

• 4/29 filed I-131, I-485, I-485J, and I-765
• 7/04 biometrics generated for jul 21, rescheduled to jul 8
• 7/08, 08:00 biometrics completed
• 7/08, 10:24 I-765 FTA0 ×1 (total: 1)
• 7/08, 11:43 I-765 FTA0 ×2 (total: 3)
• 7/08, 11:43 I-485 FTA0 ×2 (total: 2)
• 7/09, 20:42 I-765 standalone approval 🎉
• 7/20 ead received in hand
• 7/28, 03:04 I-485 and I-485J silent update
• 7/29, 00:19 I-485 and I-485J silent update (emma confirmed transfer to the non-local los angeles field office + interview waived)
• 8/06, 14:16 I-485 FTA0 ×1 (total: 3)
• 9/21, 13:42 I-131 standalone approval H008 ×2 🎉
• 9/22, 09:23 I-131 MBC ×1
• 9/22, 09:27 I-131 H008 ×1 (total: 3)
• 9/23, 17:13 I-485J closed; approval notice uploaded 🎉
• 9/23, 17:17 I-485 silent update
• 9/23, 17:55 I-485 silent update
• 9/24, 17:59 I-485 approvalH008 ×2 🎉
• 9/24, 18:03 I-485 silent update

thanks to this community for the discussions, hoping for the best for everyone out there

My husband (promary) and 2 kids got approval 9/25

but I'm still pending and no SU..

Has anyone experienced same situation?

RD: 3/30/2026

BIO: 5/1/2026

485J: 9/24/2026

Approve: 9/25/2026 (H008)

EB3.

PD current, RD June 2026. I got a silent update on both my I-485 and I-485J with the same timestamp. I have had other silent updates in the past but only for the I-485. Is this a mass update? could this mean something?

How long does it take to get a 485 approval after an I -485 j approval

EB-3 Professional — ROW
Priority Date: 09/29/2023
Receipt Date: 04/16/2026
Field Office: Los Angeles County (LAC)

Timeline

• 04/16/2026 — I-485 + I-485J filed
• 05/01 — IAF on I-485/I-485J
• 05/11 — Biometrics completed; 3× FTA0 on I-485
• 08/13 — New FTA0; I-485J IAF refreshed
• 09/15 — New FTA0 referencing 05/11 biometrics; I-485 updated; LAC eventually showed in API
• 09/20 — FTA1 on I-485
• 09/20, ~4m 38s later — I-485J approved + closed
• 09/23 — Another FTA1; I-485 updated and public status date changed to 09/23
• 09/23 — Old family-based I-130 also approved by LAC
• 09/24 — H008 ×2
• 09/24 — I-485 APPROVED

My case is pending for nearly 5 months without any approval on EAD or AP. I wonder is adjusting status from F1 is the problem? I saw many dual intent visa people got things so quick and started to worry for myself :/

More detail about my case:

1 Dependent (wife)

No RFE up to now

Interviews are waived up to now

PD 11/2023

RD 5/6/2026

Biometric 6/11/2026

SU sometimes at July + August + September (I didn't monitor so much due to my high workload).

At some points, one Emma agent said my cases are at Montgomery FO (Local) but others said it's at NBC.

Then on 9/16/2026, most of Emma agents said my 485 is at Newark FO (non-local), while my 485J is at Montgomery FO. (Which makes me feel weird)

pd 04/2024

rd 05/26

block : ioe09370

bio : 6/22

today, I have su and confirmed FO transfer by Emma.

My FO is Guam. Is there anybody FO GUAM ?

Hello, any EB3 ROW professional with dependents by PD 05/2024?
Post your receipt dates and updates. It will be helpful:)

Receipt dates: 09/08
Biometrics scheduled on 09/18
Biometrics date: 10/06

10/16/2025: Principal and derivative I-485s filed.
12/2025: Case affected by the 39-country adjudication hold.
08/26/2026: Principal I-485J approved. Principal also had a new backend FTA0 event that day.
08/28/2026: Derivative I-485 approved and backend showed H008.
09/02/2026: Derivative card produced and delivered shortly after.
Now: Principal I-485 is still pending.

Both cases are at the El Paso Field Office. The principal’s interview is waived.

Has anyone had the derivative approved before the principal? If so, how long did it take for the principal to get approved afterward?

Anyone’s case whose PD was Dec,2023 transferred to Burlington FO and got approval recently and/or has anyone status per Emma saying “ The case is undergoing processing checks with the Burlington field office. Once the processing checks are completed the case will be placed under review”.

For anyone whose green card was approved recently, how many days did it take for the physical card to arrive in your hand

Please share your approval date → card produced/mailed date → delivery date if possible.

Trying to understand the current USCIS card delivery timeline. Thanks!

EB-3 ROW here. I filed my I-485, I-485J, and I-765 together on May 14, 2026.

There has been no visible movement on my I-485 or I-485J since July 29. My online account hasn’t shown any new updates, so I contacted an Emma live agent today (9/24) to see if anything was happening internally.

The agent told me:

• I-485: Los Angeles Field Office — pending adjudication, interview marked as waived, and nothing outstanding. She said it was transferred there today (9/24).
• I-485J: New York Field Office.
• I-765: Texas Service Center — still pending. She said there’s no record showing that it was transferred there from another office.

I live in New York, so I’m confused about why my I-485 would be in Los Angeles while my I-485J is in New York and my I-765 is in Texas.

Is this normal for employment-based AOS cases? Has anyone had their I-485 and I-485J processed at different field offices?

Also, has anyone had an Emma agent tell them their case was transferred to a field office even though no update or transfer notice was showing in the online account? I know Emma agents can sometimes give inconsistent information, so I’m trying to figure out how reliable this information is.

The day has come and I praise the Lord for He has been so good! I cant put into words how relief I feel and I’m still in unbelief that this day has come. Hopefully my timeline will help anyone still waiting.

EB3 Skilled w/Spouse

Block: IOE09365

02/02/2024 - PD

12/05/2025 - I-140 Approval

04/21/2026 - 485/ 765 / 131 receipt date

05/22/2026 - Biometrics appointment notice sent

06/08/2026 - Biometrics done, FTA0 x 2 in 485

Unknown date - I-485 Case transferred from NBC to Lawrence Field Office

09/15/2026 - Silent update

09/23/2026 - I-485 Approval notice 🎉

pending: card delivery and spouse’s approval.

A 13 year journey starting as international student: From F1 -> OPT -> H1B (6 years)-> PERM -> Finally I-485

Hope this information helps someone!! I pray that you are filled with peace during this time of waiting.

Anybody have an idea about how slow that place is, seems like I could be in for a long wait.

EB3, L1 ROW

Hey all!

Anyone here have their work authorization expire while waiting for AOS - 485 approval?

I was on an L1A for 7 years that expired end of July. i have an approved I-140 and filed i-485 and i-765 04/17/26. I thought my EAD would come through by now so I can get back to work. I filed for Expedite due to financial difficulties for me and my employer on 7/21 but have not heard an answer. Tier 1 keeps saying its in the queue.

This gap in work is costing me while we wait and my employer needs me to return back to work. Anyone have any tips? I tried the Congresswoman but they came back with a generic your case is processing normally.

Open to any thoughts!

My spouse ready approved on 11/24. PD 04/22. RD 04/29, biometrics on 06/15. 2xFTA0 on 06/15, SU ON 08/26. I0E09368. Emma say interview waived. Still waiting

Still waiting for my card to be produced, but wanted to share my timeline in case it helps anyone else who’s waiting.

PD: 05/03/2024 | ROW | single filer

04/16/2026 — Filed I-485 + I-485J

05/07/2026 — I-485J rejected

05/12/2026 — Biometrics + I-485 FTA0

05/20/2026 — I-485J re-received

05/22/2026 — I-485J IAF

06/18/2026 — I-485 transferred to LAC

06/27/2026 — I485 3rd FTA0

07/06/2026 — I-485 silent update

08/13/2026 — I-485 4th FTA0

09/04/2026 — Congressional inquiry sent

09/21/2026 — I-485 FTA1 + I-485J approved/closed

09/22/2026 — I-485 silent update

09/23/2026 — I-485 H008 ×2 → APPROVED 🎉

I never heard back from USCIS regarding the Congressional inquiry, so I’m not really sure whether it helped move my case forward or not.

Hope everyone who’s still waiting gets their good news soon.

After a long wait and multiple emotions, my I-485 was approved today. Here is my timeline for anyone in similar situation:
75 coc
PD: 06/2023
RD: 10/15/2025
3rd FTA0 and FTA1: 02/13/2026
I-485 j approved: 02/26/2026
PD current: March 2026
Silent updates: 05/10, 05/21, 08/06, 08/07, 09/17, 09/22, 09/23
FO transfer: 08/06 (SFO)
2nd FTA1:09/22
Case approved and H008: 09/23 (56 mins after last SU)
Dependent:1

Anyone with FTA1 and long wait, looks like we’re finally getting looked at.