Applied to Expedite I-130-Severe Financial Loss

[HoustonCPA1989 4]

Hi all,

 

Hurricane Harvey victim here. I requested an expedition of my case on 09/12/17 and have yet to hear from USCIS. My house got completely destroyed with about 5.5' of water. Unfortunately, I was uninsured so I have to take a $200k loan out to fix my house. On top of that, I have to pay for my apartment that I am currently staying in and I am paying for my wife's living expenses abroad. As many of you can imagine, this has caused an extreme financial burden on me and a huge financial loss. Everything I have been working for since graduating 5 years ago, gone. I wrote my congressman to see if he could somehow help me expedite my case. He sent me an email and said he would contact them. I hope he can help.

 

USCIS has yet to ask for evidence or assign my case to a caseworker. Do you guys think I will have any success?

 

*EDIT-wife is also pregnant. 

Edited September 27, 2017 by HoustonCPA1989

[Ryan H 3,790]

Moved from Process & Procedures to Progress Reports.

[Boiler 43,392]

No harm trying.

[HoustonCPA1989 4]

Just received a response:

 

"The status of this service request is:

Your request has been forwarded to the proper department for further review. You should receive a decision or notice of other action shortly.

We hope this information is helpful to you."

 

When I tell someone I'll get back to them shortly, I mean 10-20 minutes. It's been 3 days...

 

Does anyone know how long it takes to expedite? 
 

[geowrian 22,335]

10-20 minutes doesn't happen with immigration.

 

Hopefully it's within a few more days, but there is no hard timeline. I've seen approvals in a few days and denials take months to hear back.

[N-o-l-a 7,167]

We actually heard back on ours months after filing it - it was a no.  We already had a second I-130 approved by then.

 

The pregnancy thing is not going to help.

[Penguin_ie 5,984]

Expedite approvals are usually done within a couple of weeks.  If it's a denial, it can take longer till you hear, or you may not hear anything at all till your case gets approved within the normal timeframe.

[Jones.Chris 1]

I had my case expedite approved within 3 days when I explained to them my wife was in an area devastated by Harvey - hope you have some luck with them.

[Boiler 43,392]

3 hours ago, Jones.Chris said:

I had my case expedite approved within 3 days when I explained to them my wife was in an area devastated by Harvey - hope you have some luck with them.

Hollywood?

[HoustonCPA1989 4]

On 10/13/2017 at 5:13 AM, Jones.Chris said:

I had my case expedite approved within 3 days when I explained to them my wife was in an area devastated by Harvey - hope you have some luck with them.

What was your reason to expedite? Financial loss?

[HoustonCPA1989 4]

I called USCIS today and spoke with a Level 2 officer. She said my request is under review and I should call next week if I don't hear anything. I think I have a strong case and it would be quite shocking if I were to be denied.

 

I'll keep everyone posted.

[HoustonCPA1989 4]

Happy Friday Everyone! My expedite was approved and my I-130 was also approved!

[GiGiJamacia 20]

4 hours ago, HoustonCPA1989 said:

Happy Friday Everyone! My expedite was approved and my I-130 was also approved!

Where do I go to request an expedite?

[geowrian 22,335]

18 minutes ago, Gegee said:

Where do I go to request an expedite?

Call up USCIS.

[Ueslei & Jacky 11]

On 10/20/2017 at 5:44 PM, HoustonCPA1989 said:

Happy Friday Everyone! My expedite was approved and my I-130 was also approved!

Hi @HoustonCPA1989, congrats on getting your expedite approved and I hope by now your family is together. I wanted to see how your case went as I just had my expedite for severe financial loss accepted and I-130 accepted on Feb 12, then today Feb 14 my case was sent to NVC. How long did it take you to get your NVC case number? Did you expedite the case at NVC also? Any insight would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!!