Anyone experienced an expedite?

[yorubaqueen13 28]

Ok so, my fiancee has been sent to a village basically and is stranded there forced to live with no electricity *at all* no running water, no kitchen and means to prepare food, very limited funds, no sleeping arrangments. Im worried sick and i just want to know if we shuld file for an expedite? I understand we can at any time, but the success rate is BLAH and to me this is an emergency to get him home but wether or not the USCIS gives a crud is another issue.. my question is, if i request and expedite and send supporting documents, will it slow my case down if its denied? USCIS says no, but i dont trust everything they say lol I would love the response of somebody that has had an approved expedite and their circumstances shared would be greatly appreciated!

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

Actually it sounds like pretty typical village life, with a bit of drama added in to make you feel sorry for him. Not having electricty is common in villiages , running water usually requires pumps that need electricty, most meal preperation is done outside. Lagos is very aware that there is nothing exceptional in what you are decribing. You can't rush things just because the quality of life isn't up to your standard if they are typical to the area.

[TJandJR 69]

Even when I was living in Lagos for a bit with my fiance the electricity was off most of the time. Our pump was broken so we carried buckets of water up to our third floor apartment every morning and cooked on a small kerosene burner. I've lived without electricity and running water before so it was not a big deal to me. But what you are describing is not unusual, especially in the villages. It will not be considered an emergency or reason to expedite.

[dwheels76 5,468]

Ok so, my fiancee has been sent to a village basically and is stranded there forced to live with no electricity *at all* no running water, no kitchen and means to prepare food, very limited funds, no sleeping arrangments. Im worried sick and i just want to know if we shuld file for an expedite? I understand we can at any time, but the success rate is BLAH and to me this is an emergency to get him home but wether or not the USCIS gives a crud is another issue.. my question is, if i request and expedite and send supporting documents, will it slow my case down if its denied? USCIS says no, but i dont trust everything they say lol I would love the response of somebody that has had an approved expedite and their circumstances shared would be greatly appreciated!

You have to understand to expedite you have to show his live is in dangered. Like he will die kind of thing. Or show some humanitariarian reason he can not live in village.

Seeing they know about Nigerian and milliosn live like this just fine daily you would be hard press to prove.

But nothing is stopping you from filing. Now you want to know adverse action if you file. No one knows if your file will end up at a bottom of a shelf cuz you pissed off a supervisor with your expedite request.

All you can do is wait in line and pray for the best. Sorry.

[yorubaqueen13 28]

thank you all for replying. i kind of figured and i know Nigeria is without power alot. i just feel helpless and was wanting to do something if i could. Prayer is how we spend our days.....