USCIS Transfers EB-2 Case to Non-Local Field Office

Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

USCIS has transferred an EB-2 applicant’s case from the National Benefits Center (NBC) to the Portland Field Office, despite the applicant’s local field office being elsewhere. The transfer occurred in May 2026 after the case was reviewed in April 2026, following a period of retrogression that left the case pending since June 2022.

Key Details:

Priority date: October 2013
I-485 filed: June 2022
Case reviewed: Mid-April 2026
Transfer date: Mid-May 2026
No transfer notice issued; online status remains “Case Remains Pending”

This situation raises questions about USCIS’s case management practices, particularly regarding workload balancing and final adjudication processes for pending cases.

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USCIS Transfers EB-2 Case to Non-Local Field Office