Can senator help expedite IR-1 visa?

[THRISTE 0]

i am applying for my wife's 130 and im in bad health my sister is sponsoring her and has contacted the senators office here in the state where she lives and were told as soon as we recieve the letter with the service number or what ever you call it they can help us expidite my wifes visa is this true? we have also included letters from doctors as to my health condition oh and by the way we have 2 sons ages 3 and 4 years old and i brought them from the phillipines when i came back to the us in dec 2009 they are us citizens now due to birth abroad of a us citizens .

once we file the forms how long will it take for the letter of reciept ?

and can a senator help expidite a visa>?

[pushbrk 12,897]

i am applying for my wife's 130 and im in bad health my sister is sponsoring her and has contacted the senators office here in the state where she lives and were told as soon as we recieve the letter with the service number or what ever you call it they can help us expidite my wifes visa is this true? we have also included letters from doctors as to my health condition oh and by the way we have 2 sons ages 3 and 4 years old and i brought them from the phillipines when i came back to the us in dec 2009 they are us citizens now due to birth abroad of a us citizens .

once we file the forms how long will it take for the letter of reciept ?

and can a senator help expidite a visa>?

If you have grounds for an expedite, you don't need a Senator's help. Generally, your health problem would need to be the kind that requires your spouse to assist you or life threatening in order to be sufficient grounds for an expedite. You'll need to provide details and supporting evidence with your expedite request. You Senator's office may be able to help you evaluate whether you actually have grounds for an expedite.

[waiting4rana 1]

for sure it will not help unless they have changed somethings, i know a woman who had terminal cancer and she sent her doctors prognosis letter plus contacted senator still they waited in ap for 9 months

[TatyanaR 6]

It would not hurt to try! Worse thing that can happen is you will get a "no" answer.

I did write a letter to both of my senators & they wore helpful in a way!

[TheJesal 2]

oh and by the way we have 2 sons ages 3 and 4 years old and i brought them from the phillipines when i came back to the us in dec 2009 they are us citizens now due to birth abroad of a us citizens .

Didnt know it worked that way...nice!

[pushbrk 12,897]

for sure it will not help unless they have changed somethings, i know a woman who had terminal cancer and she sent her doctors prognosis letter plus contacted senator still they waited in ap for 9 months

Sadly, there's no expediting of AP, (additional security checks) but happily these are uncommon for Philippine beneficiaries.