HELP! Who to contact about Exceptional Filing at U.S. Embassies w/o a USCIS Field Office

[thebaileyohana 1]

Ok I am going absolutely bananas!!! I have already called USCIS, and multiple embassies and consulates in Canada where I am living to try to get some kind of info on where to send a request for Exceptional Filing at U.S. Embassies or Consulates without a USCIS Field Office due to exceptional circumstances???

Does anybody have any suggestions on who to contact that will have that type of information?

It's so frustrating to call all these different people and nobody has an answer and it seems like no one is educated on the matter and can't even give me any ideas of who to contact! And if they do refer me to someone, those people are also clueless.

Feeling frustrated...Any help would be appreciated!!!

Thanks!

[h13rma 35]

Exceptional Filing at U.S. Embassies or Consulates without a USCIS Field Office:

Beginning August 15, 2011, petitioners, who do not reside in a country with a USCIS field office, but who believe that their situation merits an exception, may request an exception to allow the Consular Section at the Embassy or Consulate to accept the filing. Each request for an exception will be evaluated individually.

A petitioner seeking to file a Form I-130 at an Embassy or Consulate where USCIS does not have a presence should contact the Consular Section to request consideration of the request for exception and explain the circumstances in detail. The Consular Section will then relay the
request for an exception to the USCIS field office with jurisdiction over the Embassy or Consulate. The determination of whether the case presents exceptional circumstances that warrant an exception to the general filing process will be made by USCIS. USCIS will be publishing guidance on the circumstances that may qualify as exceptional on their website at:
http://www.uscis.gov/ilink/docView/AFM/HTML/AFM/0-0-0-1/0-0-0-3481/0-0-0-6254.html

[thebaileyohana 1]

Hey thanks for the response. That is why I contacted my US Embassy in Canada regarding the matter and they had no info.

[h13rma 35]

613-688-5335, is the number for consular section in Ottawa, but if they can't help I'm not sure what else you can do.

[thebaileyohana 1]

THanks for your help. I've already called them multiple times and they don't have any helpful info on how to proceed. I've decided to just apply through the Chicago lock box and attach the a request to expedite on the top of the i-130 petition

[h13rma 35]

THanks for your help. I've already called them multiple times and they don't have any helpful info on how to proceed. I've decided to just apply through the Chicago lock box and attach the a request to expedite on the top of the i-130 petition

Hope it all works out and your Dad has a speedy recovery.

[thebaileyohana 1]

Hope it all works out and your Dad has a speedy recovery.

Thanks!! And btw do you think that it is okay to just attach the request to the top of my I-130 Petition?

[h13rma 35]

I can't remember the process for expediting an i130, but I would contact your Congressman as well.