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[sad_angel 0]

can someone please tell me how to seek help from the president? i sent an email through the white house website and it's been a month and no respond . is there a form that i have to fill in order to get help ? the online email is useless , my case was transferred to NBC two months ago and nothing yet, the i-130 has been pending for two years and i need several surgery's in my back by next month . is there a number to call please? how does it work ? do i have to sign something for them like the congress form in order to help me ?

[sad_angel 0]

i also need to know how to contact the media please? i am tired of their games, i am losing my life day by day . i live in southern california , how can i contact the media please ?

[Dream'nJordan 9]

I dont know if this will help...but a friend of mine contacted her congressman. Some others have said contact the senator! Once government gets involved they usually speed things up. Good luck and I am sorry for what you are going through. I will keep you in my prayers!

[canadian_wife 1,791]

I think that the president of the United States may have more pressing issues on his hands than your visa case. Certainly contact your congressman. As for contacting the media, choose the media outlet that you'd like you contact and simply find their contact information. Do you want newspapers? CNN? Radio?

Good luck

[kruz_patz 22]

Contact local congressman or senator or legal representative in your area......ombudsman ?

[sad_angel 0]

Contact local congressman or senator or legal representative in your area......ombudsman ?

i already have and i waited three weeks for them to respond and at the end they said that my case is pending ! oh really? what a great help

[Sweetcheeksss 91]

I agree with canadian_wife, I'm pretty sure you won't get much of a response from the President.

Good luck with everything tho, I know how frustrating the whole process is.

[road417king 7]

i already have and i waited three weeks for them to respond and at the end they said that my case is pending ! oh really? what a great help

Contrary to popular belief, your congressman or congresswoman can't rush the immigration process, all they can do is ask "hey, what's going on with case XXX1234567890?" which generally just reminds the NVC (or NBC in your case, whatever they do) that there are people waiting on them to get things done in what us mere mortals would consider a "reasonably timely manner".

Sometimes it helps, other times it doesn't.

As for invoking the power of the POTUS and actually getting him to work on your behalf for your immigration, remember that Obama's own aunt is still living here in the US illegally and he isn't doing anything to help her with a visa. He says he wants the process to run it's natural course.

Now how there can be a "natural course" for the president's aunt when it comes to immigration is beyond me. But I digress.

Basically, my advice is don't hold your breath that Obama's going to come to your rescue.

And good luck!

Mike

P.S. Yes, I sound cynical but I'm old and have a right to be cynical about US politicians in general...

Edited July 1, 2010 by road417king

[sad_angel 0]

so i guess my only option is to file lawsuit right?

[road417king 7]

so i guess my only option is to file lawsuit right?

On what grounds?

[tokyo.lovers 6]

like others say, contact a congressman or senator. call the uscis and ask what is up.

the president is pretty much beyond all contact. even if you email the official email, it would be some underling who would look at it and send an autoreply.

contact your local newspapers, and local offices of ABC. NBC, CBS etc if you want them to do a report on you. if they think it's interesting, maybe they will give you a call.

[malvika 1]

so i guess my only option is to file lawsuit right?

Sad_Angel,

I understand how you feel. I am almost in the same boat here. You know my story right? My I-130 is not approved yet, which was filed on Dec. 2006. I sent an email to USCIS Headquarter office of the service center last week. They say they have requested my file for review and allow them 60 days for that . It is so frustating.

BTW did you contact Ombudsman? What did they say?

I think you need to get your lawyer involved in this case.

This is so frustrating when they treat equally with all the peitions when it is already outside of current processing time.

I will keep you in my prayer.

Good Luck

[road417king 7]

contact your local newspapers, and local offices of ABC. NBC, CBS etc if you want them to do a report on you. if they think it's interesting, maybe they will give you a call.

Sad_Angel,

This is actually a good suggestion from Tokyo.Lovers, it may actually be your best recourse, the squeeky wheel in public and all that, especially when it's some news media who could get it national attention.

I caution you though, be careful wielding this hammer because that's what the news media is. A hammer. You really should be at your complete wits end with no other options at all, basically when you've completely given up all hope of anything being done through normal channels.

I say this because you already did contact your elected representative and it took them time but they came back with an answer of "...they said that my case is pending..." according to your original post in this thread and if the case is pending and actual things are being done (albeit slowly), this hammer could throw a wrench into the works causing more delays.

Another good idea would be to contact an immigration lawyer (as opposed to sueing someone because I honestly don't see what basis you could use that would be useful for a successful attempt at litigating this to conclusion). Immigration lawyers tend to make contacts in the system and may be able to get more information for you, especially to find out what may be causing delays. Yes, it will cost you money for their time, but generally a lawyer will give you the first consultation either free or at a reduced cost and then you will be able to make a decision on if that lawyer will be able to help you.

After that, if you truly have no other options, if all hope is lost, then use the hammer of the media, but just be sure it's the only way you're going to get any results, and much like the president, there's no guarantee that they will take up your cause. Your story must be extremely compelling for them to even want to consider it.

Again, good luck!

Mike

[sad_angel 0]

On what grounds?

two years delays . actually four years , i filed the first i-130 back in jan-2007 and was denied at the local office ten months later because they lost my file . they requested more evidence and they lost it after i mailed it to them so they denied the case this is my second i-130 , it has been two years and i need more than seven surgeries in my back and neck and i am permanent disable and i need my husband home . i am tired of this background ####### everytime i call . i know they have to but this is way to long and unfair . and i still don't understand why the file was sent to the national benefit center? the letter states to allow them fifteen days and its been 62 and nothing yet .iv'e lost my house and my car and been sued by several credit companies and even by my own bank . i send them letters from five different doctors and medical reports supporting my claim and they just send it from one place to another . they kept it 14 months at the local office in l.a and who knows how long the NBC will keep it there

Edited July 1, 2010 by sad_angel

[road417king 7]

two years delays . actually four years , i filed the first i-130 back in jan-2007 and was denied at the local office ten months later because they lost my file . they requested more evidence and they lost it after i mailed it to them so they denied the case this is my second i-130 , it has been two years and i need more than seven surgeries in my back and neck and i am permanent disable and i need my husband home . i am tired of this background ####### everytime i call . i know they have to but this is way to long and unfair . and i still don't understand why the file was sent to the national benefit center? the letter states to allow them fifteen days and its been 62 and nothing yet .iv'e lost my house and my car and been sued by several credit companies and even by my own bank . i send them letters from five different doctors and medical reports supporting my claim and they just send it from one place to another . they kept it 14 months at the local office in l.a and who knows how long the NBC will keep it there

I'm assuming that you're the US citizen and not your husband, and if so it could very well be that your medical problems are weighing *against* your husband being given a visa because if you don't have the ability to support him, you won't be allowed to bring him here (this is just a thought in the back of my head, I have no proof of this) since part of the immigration process is doing an affidavit of support. Of course, if you have a co-sponsor that makes more than enough money, that's not a problem.

All of that said, this sounds like the type of "compelling story" I was talking about that the media may be interested in as long as you have documentation, phone records and copies of anything they sent you as well as postal receipts to prove what you sent to them, all with dates on them, to back up your story.

As for the national benefits center, I looked it up online:

"The NBC was established to serve as the hub and conduit for USCIS local field offices by completing all pre-interview processing of Forms generally requiring an interview. This pre-processing includes conducting background security checks, performing initial evidence reviews, adjudication of associated I-765 and I-131 applications (filed with the I-485 or separately), denial of adjustment of status cases for applicants who are statutorily ineligible, and forwarding scheduled cases to the USCIS local office for adjudication."

Seems that they're simply doing their job. Regarding the "...background #######...", since I don't know what it is that you're talking about, I only guess that it's in reference to the background security checks that the above paragraph states the NBC performs.

Since that seems to be the sticking point, my questions to them would be:

If a background check is holding things up, when was the background check started?

Who is doing the background check?

What was the last status update on the background check?

How long does it normally take a background check to be completed?

Why is it taking so much longer in my beneficiary's case?

Has anyone found anything that would red-flag this background check and if yes, what was found?

Make them answer specific questions, and make sure you get the name and operator number of the person you spoke with and write everything down, including the time and date when the conversation took place.

Again, having records will help your case should you decide to use the media hammer.

Good luck!

Mike

Good luck!

Mike

Edited July 1, 2010 by road417king