Is it normal I-485 application be transferred from Chicargo office to California office?

[Remanda 0]

Hi dear all, I filed I-485 and I-765 all together to Chicargo office about 3 wks ago, and then I received one notification letter from home land security saying these two applications have been approved. And then 2 days ago, I received another letter says In order to speed up the processing, your I-485 application has been transferred to California office.

I have no idea about why I-485 application is being transferred, does anyone here experience that before? Or does anyone has any clue whether this is normal??

Appreciate your response!

[Kath 0]

hi there

there are many that have been transferred to california...

in your post you stated you were approved for both applications...then the notice of transfer

if that was me i would be ringing them to clarify ... if your approved why are you being transferred...

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=387

the above is where the forum is for all CSC transferee's

good luck

kath

[payxibka 10,047]

hi there

there are many that have been transferred to california...

in your post you stated you were approved for both applications...then the notice of transfer

if that was me i would be ringing them to clarify ... if your approved why are you being transferred...

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=387

the above is where the forum is for all CSC transferee's

good luck

kath

If I a not mistaken, being transferred to CSC is atually a good thing.....

[Waiting in Vancouver 6]

Hi dear all, I filed I-485 and I-765 all together to Chicargo office about 3 wks ago, and then I received one notification letter from home land security saying these two applications have been approved. And then 2 days ago, I received another letter says In order to speed up the processing, your I-485 application has been transferred to California office.

I have no idea about why I-485 application is being transferred, does anyone here experience that before? Or does anyone has any clue whether this is normal??

Appreciate your response!

Are you sure notification letter from DHS said approved ?? Maybe they were a notice that they received your applications and that they cashed your checks ... If it is definately an approval then I would be contacting them to get more details ...

As others have said here being transfered to California is a good thing as you normally get approved faster than if you went through your local office and usually without an interview ...

[jmurray 0]

i don't understand the approval thing, being transferred to CSC is a good thing. it seems a quicker approval (most of the time, not always) and usually there's no interview... hope your approval is quick!

good luck

[Miranda&James 8]

You must be referring to the NOA1, meaning they are simply confirming they have your applications when you say approval because you will not have been approved for the I485 without either an interview or after being transferred to California, not before. Besides, I've never heard of a three week total approval of AOS!

To answer your question, yes, being transferred to California is (typically) a very good thing, it usually means a speedy approval and one without an interview.

[Kath 0]

hi there

there are many that have been transferred to california...

in your post you stated you were approved for both applications...then the notice of transfer

if that was me i would be ringing them to clarify ... if your approved why are you being transferred...

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=387

the above is where the forum is for all CSC transferee's

good luck

kath

If I a not mistaken, being transferred to CSC is atually a good thing.....

hi ya

sorry was bad punctuation..i meant if your approved...why are you being transferred...

kath

[John & Annie 0]

The notices they send out are identical with one minor difference(Notice of approval).

The letter designation really tells you what it is. If it is a I797c, it is only a confirmation.

If it is a I797a, then break out the party favours.

[Remanda 0]

hi there

there are many that have been transferred to california...

in your post you stated you were approved for both applications...then the notice of transfer

if that was me i would be ringing them to clarify ... if your approved why are you being transferred...

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=387

the above is where the forum is for all CSC transferee's

good luck

kath

If I a not mistaken, being transferred to CSC is atually a good thing.....

hi ya

sorry was bad punctuation..i meant if your approved...why are you being transferred...

kath

Hi Kath, thank you a lot and I think you are the right. The letter I received must only be a notice of receiving my application. I did already go to take finger print those type of thing though.

Hi dear all, I filed I-485 and I-765 all together to Chicargo office about 3 wks ago, and then I received one notification letter from home land security saying these two applications have been approved. And then 2 days ago, I received another letter says In order to speed up the processing, your I-485 application has been transferred to California office.

I have no idea about why I-485 application is being transferred, does anyone here experience that before? Or does anyone has any clue whether this is normal??

Appreciate your response!

Are you sure notification letter from DHS said approved ?? Maybe they were a notice that they received your applications and that they cashed your checks ... If it is definately an approval then I would be contacting them to get more details ...

As others have said here being transfered to California is a good thing as you normally get approved faster than if you went through your local office and usually without an interview ...

Does approval usually happens before fingure print or after?? I think you probably right so far I received three letters, one is notify me they received my application, second they notify me to take finger print which I did already 2 wks ago, the third mail is the one they told me my case is transferred to california office.

[Waiting in Vancouver 6]

Does approval usually happens before fingure print or after?? I think you probably right so far I received three letters, one is notify me they received my application, second they notify me to take finger print which I did already 2 wks ago, the third mail is the one they told me my case is transferred to california office.

The approval would definately be after your finger prints (biometrics appointment) ... Approvals usually take 4-6 weeks for your green card from the date you were transfered to CSC except a RFE could cause further delays ...

If you give me the following info I can add you to the CSC transfer list post so you can compare others timelines ...

NOA1 Date

Biometrics Date

CSC Transfer date

This is the CSC Transfer List we have created on VJ ...

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...st&p=525820

Good luck