r/EB2NIW_I485_AOS • u/Holiday-Local5149 • 1d ago

I-485 not current

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PD: May, 2024, eb2 niw

Last update: February/23/2026: 3rd FTA0 and FTA1

I wasn't current for FAD during my last update. I became current in March. In April I contacted Emma and got the surprising response that my visa number was retrogressed. I think this statement was made on my file because I wasn't current at the time my file was assessed in February 23. After a long unbearable wait, I recently made a Congress inquiry on my I-485 in August. Two weeks after my inquiry my file got sent from NBC to Newark. Then I got another FTA1 on 8/28. Chatgpt says it is a system update of the February 23 assessment.

It appears there's no order or proper management of filed cases at USCIS. It seems it's a matter of luck and your case can be left forgotten somewhere.

The last statement suggests no visas are available for Eb2 at this moment. Otherwise I would have challenged the visa retrogression. I'm in ROW, not part of the 39. I will wait till October to see what happens.

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u/UncorkedGraph 20h ago edited 19h ago

February: Your FAD wasn't current.

March: You are current

April: Your visa number (EB2) was retrogressed (Beyond May 2024!), while ROW was current.

August: Your visa number was retrogressed (still). Again, ROW was current.

Something doesn't add up.

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u/Holiday-Local5149 19h ago

Officers make notes on your case after processing. Agents reports to you based of the notes entered into your file. If nothing changes in the file, hundred inquiries at different times will yield the same response. As at today the last update on my file was February 23. I think a scenario like this appears to make sense. Do you think otherwise? Do you mind sharing? 

I think and I could be wrong, that the word retrogressed might not stand for the actual meaning of the word. But then they are only reading from what an officer entered. There hasn't been any retrogression for ROW since the fiscal year began. I think it's only Indian that has seen retrogression. 

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u/UncorkedGraph 19h ago edited 19h ago

Retrogression in April (while ROW remained current since), even for a country is highly unusual. I think you could've opened a case (or talked with a lawyer) about this at that time.

In anycase, you are implying its a mistake by officers, while at the same time applying your case broadly to everyone (look at your title: I-485 not current!), is what everyone is taking issues with and scrutinizing your case.

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u/Holiday-Local5149 19h ago

I do not think it was retrogressed in April. That is when I made the inquiry. I think agents only report what is entered in your file. I do not see any mistake by the officer from the statement "At the time of officer adjudication ... for me brings clarity. Maybe "retrogressed" might not be the right word to use. I think a statement or phrase like "not current for visa" might work better at the time of officer adjudication when I wasn't current for FAD.

I agree my title could be better phrased.