Asylum based form I-485 transferred to an Asylum Office

[alexkim]

Hello, guys. My permanent resident application (form I-485) has been transferred to an asylum office. I would like to share with you my timeline. Hope it will help to somebody in same situation.

My timeline:
January 3, 2018 - Asylum case approved
August 8, 2018 - filled asylum based form I-485
February 21, 2019 - Case been transferred to an Asylum Office
March 21, 2020 - Asylum office has completed all action on your case. Contac the Los Angeles USCIS Office for a status update on your Form I-485
February 24, 2022 - Case was transferred and a new office has jurisdiction. Transferred to National Benefit Center.
May 3, 2022 - Case is ready to be scheduled for an interview. As of May 3, 2022, we are ready to schedule your Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, Receipt Number LIN…., for an interview. We will schedule your interview and send you a notice.
May 20, 2022 - Interview scheduled
July 7, 2022 - Interview in USCIS Los Angeles field office
July 15, 2022 - I-485 was Approved and new card has been produced
July 19, 2022 - we mailed your new card for your Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, Receipt Number LIN0000000000, to the address you gave us.

P.S - After asylum approval I’ve received travel document (form I-131) three times and traveled abroad of US 7 times. I’ve visited Poland, Italy, France, Lithuania, Turkey, Georgia, Mexico, Peru without any issues and problems. And yes, I’ve traveled without green card only use travel document to return to USA.

[cmas95]

We have very similar timeline and status, I’m now waiting to get schedule for an interview! Would you mind sharing your interview experience?

[alexkim]

We have very similar timeline and status, I’m now waiting to get schedule for an interview! Would you mind sharing your interview experience?

Interview went smooth and easy. Immigration officer corrected my I-485 (marital status, current address, current work, etc), asked couple questions about my country and my fear to return to this country and that’s it. Questions was very simple and answers were 3-5 words. Everything took less than an hour.

Than USCIS officer told me that my immigration case consist of more than 6000 pages because of FBI investigation. Agency thought that I foreign spy and working with Russian government. I’m not even Russian and never been in Russia. But anyway FBI delayed my case and did deep investigation. When investigation finished they sent case back to USCIS and my I-485 been approved in 8 days after interview.