Has been 4 years and still no notice of intent to deny

[ADandSL 19]

Hey guys. 

 

I have a friend of mine that filed for her husband in July of 2015 and he was denied on September of 2016. We have been continuously contacting USCIS. Since it is outside of normal processing time, they said they would send a status update. However they have said the same thing over and over again for last few years and we still have not gotten a notice of action. It has 2 years and she is struggling to take care of her two kids alone. How do we expedite getting the notice of intent to deny so we can appeal it? 

[Crazy Cat 39,226]

Has your "friend" contacted her US Senator to seek help?

Edited February 26, 2019 by missileman

[ADandSL 19]

Yes, I helped her draft a letter to the Senator. And one of his staff responded, but she has not been much help these past two years. She just keeps saying we have to wait on USCIS to send the notice of action. 

[Dashinka 23,243]

Have them Google the USCIS Ombudsman.

[Richard Purves 58]

Choose your congressman or senator with care. I picked a particularly vociferous congressman to help me with my returned petition. Took a month because of Christmas holidays but I have my NOIR at last.

[pushbrk 12,107]

1 hour ago, Richard Purves said:

Choose your congressman or senator with care. I picked a particularly vociferous congressman to help me with my returned petition. Took a month because of Christmas holidays but I have my NOIR at last.

Good advice.  Note that the OP is waiting for a NOIR, not NOID.  Notice of intent to Revoke (the approval of the I-130 petition)

[Richard Purves 58]

Yes, I was just referring to my own individual case. I was recommended a democratic congressman, filled out the forms, talked to the staffers a couple times politely (it helps a lot when they put a voice to the form, plus the added human touch) and BAM the response was expedited. A lot of what I've done has been based off this Q+A https://www.visajourney.com/content/adjudicator-q-and-a

[pushbrk 12,107]

1 hour ago, Richard Purves said:

Yes, I was just referring to my own individual case. I was recommended a democratic congressman, filled out the forms, talked to the staffers a couple times politely (it helps a lot when they put a voice to the form, plus the added human touch) and BAM the response was expedited. A lot of what I've done has been based off this Q+A https://www.visajourney.com/content/adjudicator-q-and-a

I'm glad that worked for you.  When it comes to the House of Representatives, an individual has one "Congressman" to choose from, the one who represents the district in which they live.  I generally recommend contacting the nearest local office of the Senior US Senator of a person's State.  They usually have the best and most experienced Constituent Services.  How they feel about immigration is pretty much irrelevant, as they are providing a service to a US Citizen constituent, following a prescribed, legal immigration process.

[John & Rose 7,237]

Try here...

 

https://www.dhs.gov/topic/cis-ombudsman

[USS_Voyager 1,971]

Hey, I have a "friend" too. This person was interviewed in May 2013 and denied , after several rounds at the local Embassy, on Jan 2014 the Embassy sent the case back to USCIS. It is not until August of 2016 that USCIS got around to send the NOIR. Just to give you some idea. 

[inneedofmyhb 217]

Makes me a bit nervous to see people get denied when our petition has been pending for 7 months now. I’m curious to know why the denials? 

[Cathi 5,610]

Contact one or both of your US Senators, they have paid immigration liaisons to deal specifically with immigration.  When I needed help with my husband's case, I contacted my senior Senator's liaison and he stayed on top of our case until the day my husband was approved. The liaison even contacted me about 6 months after my husband entered the country to make sure things were going well.