EXPEDITING YOUR RETURNED PETITION

[timmaricel 0]

After getting tired of seeing others who have filed their petitions after me getting their RFE's while I sit here twiddling my thumbs waiting and getting no response, I took some action that may be beneficial to those in the same boat.

A call to Vermont yielded a fax# to request the petition be expedited, that # is 802-527-4816. Of course this is better for those who have had their petitions approved already but held up by IMBRA, after all I was under the impression that those of us who were already approved would be taken care of first. Others of course have to go through the enire process we went through.

I wrote a formal letter explaining my sitiuation and the wait with no hits, including our approved status, which embassy my petition was sent back from, my receipt #, a copy of the IMBRA RFE I got from this forum, filled out with my pertinent info of course......find it here: <IMBRA SPECIAL TOPICS>.......<IMBRA RFE SCAN>.......download pdf link. I also included a copy of an actual FBI criminal background check I had done to confirm questions 2,3. Get that from here: http://www.fbi.gov/hq/cjisd/fprequest.htm

The request has to be approved of course but if your petition was already approved, I see no reason why it should be denied. I was told they may not accept the copied RFE but it can be added to your file and originals sent to you just to make it official. I was informed that if the request is approved then it shouldn't be more than a few weeks before it's back on it's way to the Embassy. Good Luck

[Ladylethal 12]

Other couples that tried to expedite their cases got it denied.

[Vagina Journey 0]

Have a look at this....

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=20214

[Lewis 0]

Hey, good luck! Thanks for the info, but many of us have already attempted this.

Your request most likely will be denied, the USCIS either does not consider this situation their error or their position is that there are so many petitions that were in error, there is no possible way to "expedite" them all. The RFE being sent is particular to each case also. This, of course, is just my opinion.

It's a shame some USCIS employees have actually encouraged an expedite request when the USCIS already had a policy in place to deny them. It was interesting, though, the day I received my expedite request turndown letter, I got a case update message online saying my case had been received back finally. (Just speculation, probably a coincidence)

Hey, if anything it puts them on notice you are still there putting on the pressure and you are motivated enough to try anything to get your case moving. In my opinion, the call centers actually spread misinformation and I have actually had better luck going through my representatives, the NVC, the consulate, and VJ, of course!

My request for expedite was denied along with all of the others that have submitted one. (All NOA2's) I submitted my request on June 19th and received my turndown letter on June 30th.