My Congresswoman offered to help...should I take it?

[casualsurfer 25]

Filipinos are getting processed quick because of a natural disaster. Its just humanitarian to process their cases quickly before they die in a flood. even with the help of your congressman, your application wont be processed in less than 5 months.

Be patient and Good luck.

Uh huh, and how about the people who died in Taiwan, Vietnam, and China due to the typhoon? Not as many people died or became homeless, but are any Filipinos on this board living in a tent right now dying in a flood? Why don't we open the flood gates every time there's a natural disaster in India, Pakistan, Mexico, etc.?

And have you had your Congressman help before to no avail? How do you know it won't be processed in less than 5 months? Do you work for USCIS? What is your basis for making that claim? I'd like to know if you have an inside line or prior knowledge of the inner workings of the USCIS, it would be great if you do because I'd like to learn something new.

[AmyWrites 593]

They won't do a thing because your case is within normal processing times.

UNLESS you file for, and have get approved, an expedite.

[fcat 79]

Its pointless,

There's nothing they can do, until your petition is outstanding longer than the USCIS guidelines and even then they didn't do anything for us, we waited 8 months for our NOA2, just accept it.

You said in your OP:

"I read on this forum a few times that people think it's not going to help at all, and in fact it may delay processing. Can anyone with actual experience getting help from their lawmakers on this matter chime in?"

Yes i am speaking from experience we did what you're trying to do and had our congressman try to help with no avail, and if the DMV guidelines and waiting times were 12 months then yes people would have to wait, however that's not the case so its apples and oranges! but i get the feeling that's not going to stop you from going ahead!!

Edited December 20, 2013 by fcat

[David & Diana R 1,005]

Fill out the form. But don't hold your breath.

Fill out the form and hold your breath.

[Ryan H 3,790]

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I'm not crying, nor am I just going to sit and accept "the process" as is. Would you accept the failure of healthcare.gov when they mandate that you have insurance or pay a fine but can't get their schiznit together during the rollout? Would you accept a processing time at DMV of a year before you can drive a car when you're perfectly able and qualified to do so?

I'm a tax paying American citizen who wouldn't take status quo for an answer. Maybe at the end of the day it'll be as many of you said "no difference", but at least I know I tried all available avenue to improve the timing. You can pray to your God while I write to my Congressman and go after each and every available legal avenue to improve the timing not just for me, but everyone else in my situation at the present and in the future.

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2.) Yes. If there were 500,000 people in front of me in line I would simply have to wait MY TURN.

3.) God, he can do much more for you right now than any congressman can.

4.) You're not gonna improve the timing for me or anyone else. You are gonna extend the timing because some schmuck senator is gonna write a useless letter that some employee at USCIS or NVC will have to take the time to stop and read, thereby even further slowing the process...get it?

GOD Bless you and Merry Christmas

Mele Kalikimaka

Don't worry, right now the congresspeople's liaison is only going to call and talk to a Tier 1. They're a contractor and don't actually handle any cases. Shouldn't slow down the process any more than it already is.

That being said, the USCIS could avoid the added job of having to respond to these inquiries if they were honest with the information they put out, or would give any kind of definite answer through their customer service people to begin with.

Edited December 20, 2013 by Ryan H