Cheliano

They are delightful, are they not?? Haha, the first man I talked to at USCIS assured me that I was in an illegal situation because I have 2 residences -- When I was skeptical, he said the reason he knew that is because of something he saw in the news about Hulk Hogan recently...Hmmm... Anyway... After reading your response, I've pulled my foot off of the accelerator and have resigned myself to a rather slow process! I don't know what my new address will be yet. Might anyone know if I can put my parents' address down (the same one I use to vote and keep my license, etc)?

Thanks for the update, in any case!

Hello! This is my first post on the forum. Thanks for any guidance! I filed the i130 petition for my husband (Chile) in March 2022. We both live in Chile, but I have been offered a job in the US that is uniquely suited to my experience (hard to find a position like this), starting in November. Question 1: If I go ahead with our 4-year-old son to take the job in the US while my husband works in Chile and waits for his visa here, we will go into debt every month, as the new job will not pay very much. On the other hand, I don't want to lose this job opportunity. Could this grounds for expedite due to financial hardship? I have already prepared budget examples, have the job offer letter, and a letter from the employer explaining why they need my particular skills/experience. I figure it's worth a try! Question 2: I called USCIS about the expedite request, and they informed me that they cannot consider it right now because my mailing address on the i130 is my Chile address, not US-based. They informed me that I would need to change the address, and it can only be done via snail-mail to the Texas Service Center! Has anyone else changed their address and had any luck? Finally, could I work with our embassy in Chile in any way? I'm at the point where I'm just thinking about hiring a lawyer to handle the expedite request and the next steps. However, thought I'd reach out here first to see what you all thought!

Hello tofulollipop! Has there been any update on your situation? I also just called USCIS trying to request an expedite, and was told the same thing. What did you end up doing? Thanks in advance for any info!

Devarj, could you share what you specifically requested, or how you worded things, in order to file an expedite with the local consulate? I am in Santiago Chile waiting on the i130 petition to be processed for my husband, and I think our situation may qualify for an expedite. Our embassy always seems closed off to such requests.