Thank you!

Unfortunately, this is a common story. Hopefully, the transfers are a sign that they are finally processing the case. Good luck, Jason

Thank you for responding Jason. This is just so ridiculous. I live in Kansas City, but my case was first transferred from Kansas City to Vermont. I just chatted with a live agent who advised me that my case was transferred to Texas Service Center yesterday when it is already outside processing time. What a painful life. God give us strength to overcome this.

I do not know specifically about LA, but in other offices, anyone can file an expedite request at any time – I wrote about this in the post from March 23, 2022. Maybe LA will not consider expedite requests filed before 5 years, but I have never heard that. I have heard that there is a 2-year back-up for mandamus cases in LA, but I have never verified that this is true. If moving is difficult, your best bet would be to try to get the case expedited in LA. While that office is busier than most, I would try that first and look at the mandamus option. If all else fails, you can consider moving to a new location at that time. Take care, Jason

Unfortunately, the delays take a real toll on people, and USCIS has been unable or unwilling to do much about that. In terms of the case, the Service Centers are national offices and take cases from all over, so the fact that it is near you is probably just a coincidence. The Field Offices are where interviews take place, and if your application needs an interview, it would occur at the local Field Office. In terms of cases moving around, I guess that could have some meaning, since USCIS seems to transfer cases around depending on their work load, so hopefully, the movement is a positive sign. If the case is outside normal processing times, you can inquire with USCIS (info about that is on the processing times web page at http://www.uscis.gov) and if that does not work, you can inquire with the USCIS Ombudsman – a link is under Resources and they sometimes help with delayed cases. Take care, Jason

Hi Josan,
Thank you for your response and all the effort you’ve put in for us. Are you saying that even in Los Angeles, there are still officers who might process cases faster? I’m a paraplegic and rely on a wheelchair, so moving to another city would not be easy for me. That’s why I need your professional advice: should I stay in Los Angeles and continue requesting opportunities from the asylum office, or would it be better to move to another city? Because i understand that in some places, you can file a motion to expedite after three years, but in Los Angeles, it takes five years to file one. This is why I’m considering whether I should move to a different city.

Are you talking about the information after 245 ina question? About petition number and etc? That information is for different type of adjustment and since you are applying as an asylee that info can stay empty or you can write N/A , since you don’t have a petition.
Also, check instructions because you will have to submit extra documents like marriage certificate, birth certificate and etc.

I am not quite sure I understand the question. Each person who files an I-485 is a principal applicant. Asylee derivatives each need to file their own I-485 to get a green card. As long as each person has a complete application packet (including the medical exam), you can put everything in one envelope. There is a question on the I-485 asking for info about the principal applicant, but when we complete that for an asylee, we leave that section blank (we write N/A). Take care, Jason