Hi everyone, looking for data points from the community.
Quick background:
Form: I-485 (Employment-based, EB-2 NIW)
Filed: March, 2026
Biometrics: April, 2026
Location: NBC (National Benefits Center) → pending transfer to Kendall FO (Miami)
No RFE, no ActionRequired, ackedByAdjudicatorAndCms: true
The situation: After biometrics on April, the I-485 had the standard 2x FTA0 events. Then on May 13 (36 days later), a 3rd FTA0 appeared in the internal JSON endpoint with eventDateTime pointing back to April but createdAt on May , suggesting a retroactive background check completion.
The I-765 (filed concurrently) still shows only 3x FTA0 from biometrics day and no movement since.
My questions:
Has anyone seen a 3rd FTA0 appear on their I-485 weeks after biometrics?
Did anything follow shortly after (silent updates, new codes, approval)?
Does this pattern differ from cases without a pending I-589?
Any EB-2 NIW data points welcome, especially NBC but now i can see it was transfered to philadelphia field office but i live in Miami, FL.
