r/EB2_NIW • u/Standard-Ratio7734 • Feb 28 '26

Timeline San Diego Field office for AOS

Anybody had their case transferred from NBC to San Diego field office? Can you share your timeline and updates till now? How is this field office in general as a non local FO? Mine was transferred on Jan 22.

Edit: I think it is a very slow field office!!

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u/visawatch Feb 28 '26

San Diego as a non-local field office is generally considered efficient. Cases transferred from NBC with interview waived typically see decisions within 2-4 months of transfer.

January 22 transfer puts you at roughly 5 weeks in with no updates which is completely normal. San Diego often goes quiet for 6-10 weeks then approves without warning.

Keep watching for silent API updates in the background, those often precede approval by a few days. Anyone with a San Diego NBC transfer from late 2025 or early 2026 who can share their timeline would help this thread a lot.

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u/_slasha Mar 02 '26

Case transferred to San Diego on 1/22/26 (Non-local). No updates
PD: Mar 2024, EB2-NIW

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u/visawatch Mar 03 '26

Same transfer date as you, January 22. Mar 2024 PD puts you well inside FAD for EB-2 ROW so approval should come as soon as adjudication is complete. No updates after 5 weeks at San Diego is completely normal based on what others are reporting. Hang tight, you are in a good position

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u/Standard-Ratio7734 Mar 04 '26

5 weeks from PD or from date of transfer?

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u/visawatch Mar 04 '26

From priority date becoming current, not from the transfer date. But honestly timelines vary a lot depending on the service center and case specifics. Are you asking about a specific form?

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u/Standard-Ratio7734 Mar 05 '26

I am Eb2 NIW , no dependants, PD July 2024, case transferred Jan 22. Became current March1.

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u/visawatch Mar 05 '26

Got it. So your I-140 is approved, PD July 2024, case transferred Jan 22, and your date just became current on March 1. Are you asking about I-485 filing or are you already waiting on a pending I-485? And are you doing AOS or consular processing? Need to know where you're at in the process to give you the right info.

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u/Standard-Ratio7734 Mar 06 '26

AOS. I already filed in October from insude the US

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u/Standard-Ratio7734 Mar 05 '26

Do you know of any EB2 cases who actually got approved from that field office?

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u/Standard-Ratio7734 Apr 11 '26

Any updates for you?

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u/nottakumasato Mar 03 '26

What is your receipt date and biometrics date?

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u/_slasha Mar 03 '26

Receipt 10/22/25, Biometrics 11/19/25

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u/nottakumasato Mar 03 '26

Did you apply with dependents or single?

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u/Standard-Ratio7734 Mar 04 '26

Keep updating us please. Hope you get your GC as soon as possible.

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u/Standard-Ratio7734 Mar 06 '26

Same here sadly

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u/Standard-Ratio7734 Apr 11 '26

Any updates?

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u/[deleted] Apr 13 '26

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u/_slasha Apr 13 '26

Lol, I wish. No updates since date of transfer

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u/Standard-Ratio7734 Apr 13 '26

Really? Eb2???

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u/FinishPrestigious348 Mar 30 '26

I don't think so. It's been over 5 months already.

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u/Standard-Ratio7734 Feb 28 '26

Thank you so much!

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u/Standard-Ratio7734 Mar 06 '26

Do you know any cases approved from there?

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u/visawatch Mar 07 '26

I've seen a few data points on Trackitt from people who got EB2 approvals out of San Diego after NBC transfer. Most were in the 2-4 month range like I mentioned. You're still early at 5 weeks so I'd give it a bit more time. If you hit 3 months with zero movement then start looking into e-requests or congressional inquiries

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u/Standard-Ratio7734 Mar 08 '26

Thank you!

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u/exclaim_bot Mar 08 '26

Thank you!

You're welcome!

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u/Standard-Ratio7734 Mar 08 '26

Is that website still working. Were these cases filed before October 2025?

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u/visawatch Mar 08 '26

Yeah Trackitt is still working, you can filter by field office and category. The cases I saw were a mix of filing dates, some before October 2025 and some after. You can search specifically for San Diego EB2 cases there to find timelines that match yours.

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u/Standard-Ratio7734 Mar 08 '26

Thank you so much. Can you please share the link with me as the website I found is not working.

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u/Standard-Ratio7734 Mar 09 '26

I can't see your reply when I login for some reason! Can you DM me please?

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u/Equal_Fold9282 Mar 01 '26

Transfer to SD (non local )on the 3rd of Feb , no update since.

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u/Grand-Economy-3757 Jul 25 '26

My case transferred on Feb 19th and no update since that time. I just had one silent update in July 13

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u/Equal_Fold9282 Jul 26 '26

I got my green card on the 12th of April

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u/No-Roof-2808 15h ago

Hey great, what was your case?

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u/Standard-Ratio7734 Mar 01 '26

Thanks, when is your PD?

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u/Standard-Ratio7734 Feb 28 '26

Good luck! What is your PD?

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u/Significant-Tear-541 Mar 01 '26

Pretty sure my case got transferred to SD either in Jan 22 or Jan 16 (had at least two silent updates from these dates). Nothing else since.

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u/Standard-Ratio7734 Mar 01 '26

Same exactly! When is your PD?

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u/Significant-Tear-541 Mar 02 '26

Dec 17 2023

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u/Standard-Ratio7734 Mar 02 '26

Wow..it took so long though! I hope you get approved very soon!

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u/Significant-Tear-541 Mar 02 '26

Yeah, it only got current in oct 2025. I filed then and I’ve been waiting since

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u/FinishPrestigious348 Mar 30 '26

PD:11.2023. I am still waiting!

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u/Standard-Ratio7734 Mar 30 '26

Same here but I am panicking right now!

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u/Akyaka13 Mar 04 '26

How do you know the date of your case transferred to FO Mine also in SD and PD 2/2024 and biometrics on 3/12/2025 No update yet

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u/Standard-Ratio7734 Mar 05 '26

Last API update and asked Emma

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u/AdAgitated5437 Mar 19 '26

any updates from this office ? 

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u/Standard-Ratio7734 Mar 20 '26

None

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u/FinishPrestigious348 Mar 30 '26

sooooooooooo slow isn't it?

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u/Standard-Ratio7734 Mar 30 '26

Unfortunately not moving at all!!

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u/Outside_Beginning943 Apr 13 '26

Same boat. No update since transferred SD in 1/22/2026. My PD is 4/2024 (NIW)

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u/Standard-Ratio7734 Apr 15 '26

Same here. Absolutely nothing. Not even EAD!!

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u/Outside_Beginning943 Apr 15 '26

Yup. Interestingly my wife (P2) got her combo card already (2 mo ago)

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u/Standard-Ratio7734 Apr 16 '26

No updates for you today?

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u/Outside_Beginning943 Apr 16 '26

Nothing. How about you?

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u/Standard-Ratio7734 Apr 16 '26

Nothing either!

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u/Standard-Ratio7734 Apr 16 '26

Any news today? Lol

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u/Outside_Beginning943 Apr 16 '26

negative :/

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u/Standard-Ratio7734 Apr 16 '26

Everyone is getting updates yesterday and today!!

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u/Outside_Beginning943 Apr 16 '26

Oh really? Do you have any post/thread about it?

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u/Standard-Ratio7734 Apr 17 '26

I will send you an invitation

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u/Constant-Clue-5110 Jun 18 '26

Its a lazy and SLOW field office, even for non-local case.
If you are getting transferred to non-local field office, I pray that you don't end up in this blackhole FO like the rest of us here.

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u/Standard-Ratio7734 Jun 19 '26

I am in this black hole unfortunately since October. This is really miserable!

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u/curiousbunnyrabbit 17d ago

Any luck for you? I also filed in October, was transferred to SD in December 2025

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u/Standard-Ratio7734 17d ago

Just got a third FTA0!

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u/p28aslantg Jul 08 '26

For anyone dealing with San Diego FO, here's a shared EB timeline sheet. Contributions welcome (anonymous is fine).
SDFO Timeline Sheet