Senator helping

[anna_kevin 0]

My husband had filed I-130 on June 28, 2007 and we still wait for approval from USCIS as over 6 months till now. Especially my case hadn't been updated in USCIS website so I don't know any info about my case. My husband calls to USCIS sometimes but always hears that waiting and waiting.

May I contact senators to ask for help on my case?

My husband lives in San Francisco so whom he will contact?

Does anyone know the email address or mailbox of the senators? If yes, pls help me the form to send to senators.

Thanks.

[rjp44 1]

My husband had filed I-130 on June 28, 2007 and we still wait for approval from USCIS as over 6 months till now. Especially my case hadn't been updated in USCIS website so I don't know any info about my case. My husband calls to USCIS sometimes but always hears that waiting and waiting.

May I contact senators to ask for help on my case?

My husband lives in San Francisco so whom he will contact?

Does anyone know the email address or mailbox of the senators? If yes, pls help me the form to send to senators.

Thanks.

Here's a link to the Senator's by state and a link to send a web form: http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_info...fm.cfm?State=CA

The U.S. citizen needs to be the person contacting the senator. I would do so since your time line looks as if the case should be completed by now

[Dylan'sWife 2]

the people in USCIS that are actually opening and looking through files are completely different people than those that deal with Congressional inquiries. Federal agencies have dedicated personnel who interact with Congress and they're not going to pick up an application or two if somehow they suddenly have no Senator's to get information for. More inquiries will either have no effect or could push fixing this ridiculous process up a notch or two on the list of things for the current Congress to work on.

Are you certain? I found this Q & A from a former member who used to be an adjudicator and this is what he stated.

So, it looks like to me that adjudicators do in fact respond to inquires.

Q HUSKERKIEV - "Then again you could always file a Congressional" - Could you explain what that means? Inquiry?

Glad to help. Anyway, a "Congressional Inquiry" or "congressional" is a formal inquiry by a member of Congress made on behalf of their constituent. Any federal agency that receives a Congressional inquiry has 48 hours to respond to the member of Congress. Each Service Center has a special office to handle "Congressionals". That’s their sole purpose in life is to keep the member of Congress informed upon request.

(i.e. Senator Numbnuts says "CIS - I understand from my constituent - Mr. Hotn'bothered that (according to him) you have been processing his application for his dear fiancé in a less than timely manner. Can you please look into this matter and let my office know when it will be approved.")

System usually says - "pull and work file immediately" 'Nuff said.

[thermophile 0]

Each Service Center has a special office to handle "Congressionals". That’s their sole purpose in life is to keep the member of Congress informed upon request.

your quote says the same thing that I said. it's a special office that deals with inquiries, an inquiry doesn't pull an adjudicator off of active cases.

I'd guess that the "pull and work file immediately" part of your quote refers to cases that are actually behind where they are supposed to be. When we hadn't gotten our NOA1 in nearly 5 months (back then NE was getting NOA1s out in 2-3 months), my senator was able to track it down. and I got the NOA1 in a week or so. However if I had contacted my senator earlier, they would have been told by USCIS that our timeline was within bounds and nothing else would have happened. But at least one of my senator's aids would have had yet another "constituent unhappy about immigration" tick in their tracking of what their constituents are thinking about.

[Dylan'sWife 2]

Each Service Center has a special office to handle "Congressionals". That’s their sole purpose in life is to keep the member of Congress informed upon request.

your quote says the same thing that I said. it's a special office that deals with inquiries, an inquiry doesn't pull an adjudicator off of active cases.

I'd guess that the "pull and work file immediately" part of your quote refers to cases that are actually behind where they are supposed to be. When we hadn't gotten our NOA1 in nearly 5 months (back then NE was getting NOA1s out in 2-3 months), my senator was able to track it down. and I got the NOA1 in a week or so. However if I had contacted my senator earlier, they would have been told by USCIS that our timeline was within bounds and nothing else would have happened. But at least one of my senator's aids would have had yet another "constituent unhappy about immigration" tick in their tracking of what their constituents are thinking about.

Re-reading your post and the A given, I am now on the same track as you. The right one

[Dylan'sWife 2]

My husband had filed I-130 on June 28, 2007 and we still wait for approval from USCIS as over 6 months till now. Especially my case hadn't been updated in USCIS website so I don't know any info about my case. My husband calls to USCIS sometimes but always hears that waiting and waiting.

May I contact senators to ask for help on my case?

My husband lives in San Francisco so whom he will contact?

Does anyone know the email address or mailbox of the senators? If yes, pls help me the form to send to senators.

Thanks.

Here's a link to the Senator's by state and a link to send a web form: http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_info...fm.cfm?State=CA

The U.S. citizen needs to be the person contacting the senator. I would do so since your time line looks as if the case should be completed by now

One would think that it should be complete but someone else here was told that now 6 months to them is actually 6 months of working days. So they needed to add almost another month or so before they would do anything.

[Angie Y Shane 2]

Same thing here two days my Senator was all over my case. I just got a update on my case but no change in status yet. My case has been pending for almost 8 months now.

Wish you the best and it seems every one must start bothering the Senators to put pressure on USCIS.

[Dylan'sWife 2]

Same thing here two days my Senator was all over my case. I just got a update on my case but no change in status yet. My case has been pending for almost 8 months now.

Wish you the best and it seems every one must start bothering the Senators to put pressure on USCIS.

8 months?

Wow, you really should have got an answer by now. What do they say when you call the USCIS?

I hope you get an approval soon.

[Angie Y Shane 2]

They say this to me every time "well you are still in the process time frame." Then I try to request a service request, and they also tell me there computer will not let them do this call back. EVERY TIME, Twice a WEEK. I have even gotten supervisors on the phone saying the same thing!!!

Thank you for the positive encouragement. I pray to get my approval soon too.

Edited January 10, 2008 by Angie Y Shane

[thermophile 0]

Re-reading your post and the A given, I am now on the same track as you. The right one

I knew we'd get there. I used to be one of those federal grunts (not uscis)-I guarantee that I was never allowed within a timezone of anyone remotely Congressional

[SusieK 3]

They say this to me every time "well you are still in the process time frame." Then I try to request a service request, and they also tell me there computer will not let them do this call back. EVERY TIME, Twice a WEEK. I have even gotten supervisors on the phone saying the same thing!!!

Thank you for the positive encouragement. I pray to get my approval soon too.

Hang on hun, however, is the timeframe six months and not eight?? Please forgive me if I am incorrect, but if I stand right on this, then their answers are not justified.

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[rjp44 1]

They say this to me every time "well you are still in the process time frame." Then I try to request a service request, and they also tell me there computer will not let them do this call back. EVERY TIME, Twice a WEEK. I have even gotten supervisors on the phone saying the same thing!!!

Thank you for the positive encouragement. I pray to get my approval soon too.

Your's is a case where a congressman or senator should intervene. After 8 months they can't even claim it's 6 months of working days, which is BS. Their target is supposed to be 6 months period.

[Dylan'sWife 2]

They say this to me every time "well you are still in the process time frame." Then I try to request a service request, and they also tell me there computer will not let them do this call back. EVERY TIME, Twice a WEEK. I have even gotten supervisors on the phone saying the same thing!!!

Thank you for the positive encouragement. I pray to get my approval soon too.

Your's is a case where a congressman or senator should intervene. After 8 months they can't even claim it's 6 months of working days, which is BS. Their target is supposed to be 6 months period.

Here, here....at minimum you would think that they would have at least gotten a letter stating they need additional time to process their case.

[Ning 619]

My husband had filed I-130 on June 28, 2007 and we still wait for approval from USCIS as over 6 months till now. Especially my case hadn't been updated in USCIS website so I don't know any info about my case. My husband calls to USCIS sometimes but always hears that waiting and waiting.

May I contact senators to ask for help on my case?

My husband lives in San Francisco so whom he will contact?

Does anyone know the email address or mailbox of the senators? If yes, pls help me the form to send to senators.

Thanks.

Senator Fienstien. Contact Martha Flores. First go to web site & download the form & send it. They will not respond to calls until you do that.

In my case she tried to help but really didnt do anything in the end.

You can also use Senator Boxer.

They all have offices throughout Ca but best to use the S Fran offices.

[anna_kevin 0]

My husband had filed I-130 on June 28, 2007 and we still wait for approval from USCIS as over 6 months till now. Especially my case hadn't been updated in USCIS website so I don't know any info about my case. My husband calls to USCIS sometimes but always hears that waiting and waiting.

May I contact senators to ask for help on my case?

My husband lives in San Francisco so whom he will contact?

Does anyone know the email address or mailbox of the senators? If yes, pls help me the form to send to senators.

Thanks.

Senator Fienstien. Contact Martha Flores. First go to web site & download the form & send it. They will not respond to calls until you do that.

In my case she tried to help but really didnt do anything in the end.

You can also use Senator Boxer.

They all have offices throughout Ca but best to use the S Fran offices.

Thanks for your advice.