Complicated July TSC Filer case - NOA2 today!!!

[ChristieLindsay 1]

APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 11/26/2014.

We received our NOA1 on July 17th. What makes this amazing is what got us here though.

I filed an expedite request in September for financial hardship because my youngest daughter has had immunity issues surface preventing her from attending 'daycare', which means we had to hire in-home care for her, at a cost of minimum$350/ a week, plus time off of work for her doctor's appointments, etc. When my fiance comes, he will be a stay at home dad, so this is a massive financial loss to us. They told me I would have a response in 5 days. Then 2 weeks. Then told me I couldn't 'follow up' until 30 days had passed. We waited the 30 days and they were unable to provide an update.

My daughter ended up having to have surgery (which he came down to help for because it was two weeks out of work for me), so we followed up at the end of October and they informed me it had been DENIED for lack of information (even though they never contacted us to ask for the verification). They suggested we re-file the expedite request, which we did on November 7th, again with all of the details of how much we pay and to whom and diagnoses, etc. Again they said they would respond in 5 days.

That's the weekend USCIS updated their website and we have been unable to view our application status online and even when I called in they would just say that they couldn't access our case and to try back later, or wait 30 days and then email the follow up email again to try to get an answer. We were getting no where.

So I contacted my Congressman, and he asked me to write up the specific details of everything above and give it to him. I did, and they called, and I got a letter saying they would 'look into it' and give me a status application update within 30 days. This was on November 12th.

The following Wednesday (November 19th) I received a letter in the mail from USCIS that stated though our situation was obviously serious, a cost of $1600/mo did not meet the requirements of severe financial loss and our expedite request from November 7th had been denied and we would be processed in the order of applications received, 2+ months out. (Not really an expedite request if its after 4 months already though.)

Yesterday afternoon as I was packing to drive up and spend Thanksgiving with my fiance in Canada, I checked my mail and had a follow up letter from my Congressman. It was an email from USCIS saying they had re-reviewed the information submitted and our EXPEDITE REQUEST (which had JUST been denied) had been APPROVED with no further submitted evidence and our application would be processed within 30 days. Which of course leads me to firmly belief this was purely on the merit of the Congressman's inquiry. That email was dated November 21st. Today, I was emailed by USCIS with our NOA2.

Receiving NOA2 while Al and I are physically together, I cannot even explain the wave of emotions that came over me. I literally dropped my phone and he's like "What? What's wrong?" Then I showed him.

Beyond words.......... and forever indebted to Congressman Price in Georgia because without him who knows how long we would still be waiting.....

[Andie 147]

What a battle.... Congratulations and very best wishes .

[curiosa 5]

That's awesome news! Congrats!

[Melow 4]

Congratulations and best of luck!

[sharda 8]

congratz

[ChristieLindsay 1]

Thank you guys!!

So excited and nervous about getting all of the next ducks in a row. Hoping he's here by February at the latest......... Up to Montreal I guess!