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Filed: AOS (pnd) Country: Philippines
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Hi, all. So I just received a text and email notification from USCIS last night ( 07-16-2017 ) that they accepted my i-485 application. It says on the email and the case status check on their website that they transferred it to National Benefits Center. What does that mean? Do they normally do this? When can I expect to hear from them? I want to hear some answers from personal experience and to those who has great ideas about it. Thank you.

 

07-05-2017 : Sent the I-485 package

 

07-08-2017 : Delivered

 

07-12-2017 : USCIS accepted

 

07-16-2017 : Just received text/email notification

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Vietnam
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Did you read around at all? If you did you would know that this is entirely normal. NBC functions in essence as a triage for your packet, getting it ready for the local office. They will also handle EAD and AP applications if you included them. The next step will be your biometrics appt. which will be done at your local office. From there your I485 is processed by your local office and times vary wildly (from less than 6 months to over a year) depending on which local office you have and how busy they are right now. There are also things like interview waivers and background checks which can shorten or lengthen the time. It's a highly variable process from here on out. 

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Steps Before Citizenship:

Spoiler

K-1

09/24/2016 - I-129F Packet Submitted, 09/26/2016 - NOA1, 10/27/2016 - RFE Received

11/02/2016 - RFE Reply sent

11/09/2016 - NOA2

11/21/2016 - NVC Receives packet

12/12/2016 - Case left NVC for BKK Consulate

01/10/2017 - After travelling via the slowest route possible (likely via carrier pigeon) BKK Consulate receives packet

01/16/2017 - Packet 3 Instructions received 02/28/2017 - Packet 3 Instructions Completed

03/05/2017 - Packet 4 received (now the fun begins) --> 03/29/2017 - Interview disappears from the schedule on the embassy website -->03/30/2017 - She goes to her interview, is told they need to verify her documents since she is Vietnamese interviewing in Thailand, receives a 221G with 'Verification of Viet documents' as the reason. Gave back her passport.-->03/31/2017-04/04/2017 - Case is being continuously touched. We suspect that our case was approved at this point but they didn't have her passport. --> 04/10/2017 (10 days after interview) - Email emabssy to inquire about updates and if there was anything we could do to move things forward. (3h later) - She is told that she is approved and to expect her passport soon (how when they don't have it in their posession?) After clarification, instructed to send our passport to them. Ship out passport in a rush to beat Songkran (which failed) --> 04/11/2017 - Passport at embassy according to Thai Post Office --> 04/17/2017 - Emailed to confirm they received the passport. They issued an evasive answer about Songkran backlog (they love evasive non-committal answers)--> 04/24/2017  Evening - Case changes from Immigrant Visa to Non-Immigrant Visa and a new case created date is given --? 04/25/2017 morning  (less than 12h later) - Case flies through Ready -->Admin Processing --> Issued

04/26/2017 - Checks mail, passport is there. No mention of it being mailed out. 

05/02/2017 - Arrives in the USA, without Issue

06/17/2017 - Marriage!

AOS

7/01/17- Mailed AOS packet to Chicago

7/03/17- Packet received

07/07/17 - SMS and Email notification of NOA1 for AoS, EAD, and AP

07/13/17 - Received paper copies of NOA1 for AoS, EAD, and AP

07/21/17 - Received Biometrics Appointment Letter

08/02/17 - Biometrics Appointment Completed 

11/04/17 - EAD Approved - New Card Is Ready For Production

11/09/17 - AP Approved, EAD - Card Produced Awaiting Mailing, EAD - Card Has Been Mailed.

11/13/17 - EAD/AP Combo Card Received. 

11/05/2018 - Received SMS Notification that Interview Has Been Scheduled

11/10/2018 - Received Paper Interview Notice

12/11/2018 - Interview Date
12/12/2018 - Approved

ROC

11/18/2020 - Mailed ROC packet

11/20/2020 - Packet received

01/16/2021 - Received NOA1 

05/28/2021 - Biometrics Waived

08/04/2021 - ROC Approved

08/11/2021 - GC received

 

Citizenship

09/15/2021 - N-400 Filed Electronically, NOA-1 received, Biometrics Waiver Received

07/01/2022 - Interview Notice Received
08/10/2022 - Interview Date, Approved, Oath Ceremony

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Filed: AOS (pnd) Country: Philippines
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6 minutes ago, PedroDaGr8 said:

Did you read around at all? If you did you would know that this is entirely normal. NBC functions in essence as a triage for your packet, getting it ready for the local office. They will also handle EAD and AP applications if you included them. The next step will be your biometrics appt. which will be done at your local office. From there your I485 is processed by your local office and times vary wildly (from less than 6 months to over a year) depending on which local office you have and how busy they are right now. There are also things like interview waivers and background checks which can shorten or lengthen the time. It's a highly variable process from here on out. 

Yes, I did. Apparently I'm reading too much. I thought they will send it to CSC or my local field office after filing in Chicago. But thanks for clearing that out.

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