QUOTE(Zayd @ Apr 17 2008, 02:54 AM)
QUOTE(KipandSarahJayne @ Apr 15 2008, 07:33 AM)
QUOTE(Paris Heart @ Apr 9 2008, 08:38 PM)
QUOTE(Pattu Rani @ Apr 9 2008, 02:24 PM)
QUOTE(Paris Heart @ Apr 9 2008, 02:10 PM)
QUOTE(KipandSarahJayne @ Apr 9 2008, 12:44 PM)
QUOTE(RickieAndEva @ Apr 9 2008, 03:07 AM)
There are a couple of very fast approvals. One was about 30 days and another 11days. Is this real? Whats going on?
Check out these links:
http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=120872http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=116990Yes, these are mind blowingly fast to most of us, but I guess they just put through for their .... Humanitarian 'We're in the middle of a war' Expedite .... I guess these sort of expedites to go through so fast, they don't even touch the ground.
If these were that type of expedite, they will also throw the timelines out of wack a little.
If they were not expedited, then there is something very seriously wrong with the system
I dont believe those time lines, someone better hide my stockings, Im getting ready to use them.
Paris Heart
If the Maoists lose the election in Nepal tomorrow and raise bloody hell I wonder if I can try to get USCIS' sympathy????
DEFINITION OF SYMPATHY= AGAINST USCIS WORK POLICY!!!!
Paris Heart
Well, I presume from reading this link, the 11 day approval wasn't due to a specially applied for expedite
http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=120453And to think that we actually applied for an expedite a couple of weeks back based on a sudden close family bereavement and another close family member having terminal cancer with a max of 3 months to live ..... they turned us down!
Sorry, was just having a moment there ... this system has been getting on my nerves lately.
Maybe I should've put some hot pics of me in a bikini in the file, and I could've been getting touched by some random stranger at VSC .... it would certainly have made me feel a little better .... but then, if I'd have put those pics in, and not got touches, I could've felt worse ..... the ponderings of a frustrated VSC filer
KipandSarahJayne, you might want to try contacting your congressman and senators about seeing how they can help you. Given the circumstances of your situation, they may be willing to apply additional pressure on USCIS to actually expedite your request. When expedite requests come from ordinary citizens, they are easy to dismiss. Congressional inquiries are looked at a lot more seriously by USCIS and from my understanding, laws explicitly dictate the maximum amount of time USCIS has to respond to a congressional inquiry. It is at least worth a shot. Nothing to lose really.
I wanted to followup on the comment I made earlier. I got a fax today from "Officer Harris" (see the email below) at USCIS that my expedite request was approved. However, what I did differently was before I sent my expedite request to USCIS, I sent it to my congressman a few days before. As such, when I contacted USCIS, I included in my letter to USCIS the fact that I had already contacted by Congressman and attached the letter I sent to my representative. This way, I think it will be more difficult for them to reject it since they already know the congressman will be contacting them, and their actions will be more visible. Also, the congressman's offices are slow to get moving so they often need a few days headstart before they actually start working on your case; sending it to them a few days ahead builds in this buffer time. I hope this word of advice helps. I have also included the information USCIS gave me on how to directly fax expedite requests. It is below.
Another thing I did was keep sending "Officer Harris" who handles expedite requests the fax over and over until I heard back. The fax was 18 pages long and sent it twice the first day and then again the next day. I would have kept sending it until I heard back. Maybe not the best idea so you can choose whether or not to employ this approach. With so many pages flooding them, I thought they would choose not to delay processing the request so they could delay the torrent of paper.
Hope this works. I don't know a ton about this stuff but you can try asking me any questions you have if you want to file an expedite. I can't guarantee I can help but I will try. I am still waiting on my case approval.
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U.S. Department of Homeland Security
California Service Center
P.O. Box 30111
Laguna Niguel, CA 92607-0111
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Monday, April 14, 2008
Emailed to XXXXXX@gmail.com
Dear XXX:
On 04/14/2008 you, or the designated representative shown below, contacted us about your case. Some of the key information given to us at that time was the following:
Caller indicated they are:
-- Applicant or Petitioner
Attorney Name:
-- Information not available
Case type:
-- I130
Filing date:
-- XX/XX/2007
Receipt #:
-- WAC-XX-XXX-XXXXX
Beneficiary (if you filed for someone else):
-- Information not available
Your USCIS Account Number (A-number):
-- 000000000
Type of service requested:
-- Expedite
The status of this service request is:
USCIS has received your Expedite request. Your Expedite request was submitted without a detailed explanation of your reason for requesting accelerated processing.
The standards for approval of accelerated handling are set by USCIS and are available for review by visiting www.uscis.gov.
In order to process, we need documentation of the hardship (with translation if appropriate), and an explanation from the petitioner of why expediting this case would help. Please Fax to 949-389-3441, Attn: Officer Harris.
If you have any further questions, please call the National Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283.
Please remember: By law, every person who is not a U.S. citizen and who is over the age of 14 must also notify the Department of Homeland Security within 10 days from when they move (persons in "A" or "G" nonimmigrant status are exempt from this requirement). If you have moved, please complete a Form AR-11 and mail it to the address shown on that form. If you do not have this form, you can download it from our website or you can call the National Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283 and we can order one for you. If you move, please call us with your new address information as soon as your move is complete. If you have already called us and given us this information, you do not need to call again.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
so it is difficult to even guess on processing times. Based on your timeline, you should be hearing something very soon.
