I-129(f) Approval! (Expedite)

[bradyvicky 0]

Anyone who flames will get flamed....congratulations and best of luck in your situation!

[den_y2005 0]

congrats on your approval

[babybunny 2]

I had posted about asking for an expedite 2 weeks earlier and here is what happened.

I went to my local field office on tuesday asking for an expedite because my sister has brain cancer. The cancer is located on her speech center and now she has severe speech and motion problems due to the surgury. She is also on seizure watch for the next 6 months and she has 3 children under the age of 6. Her husband is an Air Force officer and she lives in San Antonio as do I.

I waited in line at the San Antonio field office and spoke to an immigration officer about my problem, and my mother also attende. We explained that my sister has a glioma located on her speech center and recently had surgury. She also cannot drive due to the surgury, and she starts chemo in 3 weeks because only 80% of the brain cancer was removed.

We explained that we need an extra set of hands to help care for my sister and her children, as her husband is an Air Force officer and his medical leave to care for her expires soon.

To my utter astonishment and gratitude, she said "Let me make a phone call." She then called the NBC and talked to a guy and he said he would work on it in the next "48 hours", and well 24 hours later I got the approval via e-mail at 10:46 p.m.

She also gave me the phone and fax numbers for the NVC as the expedite is taken up with the state department from there on out. She told me to explain that USCIS expedited it and to include a doctor's letter explaining my sister's condition. She also told me to contact a senator to help as well.

Now, before I get flamed, I want to make clear that I am not taking advantage of the situation. My sister went to Oxford University, and is one of the brightest people I know. I am closer to her than my other 2 siblings and she has always helped me since I was little. I love her to death. However, now she talks like she is 4 years old and she cannot write. Her mind is sharp and she understand everything normally, but she cannot respond very well due to brain swelling and other complications around her speech center. My family has all taken time off to help her, but there is just too much to do with someone having to be around her 24/7. My wife told me she wanted to help, and so I made the appointment. I am more happy for being able to help my sister than I am for the actual approval.

I am writing this to show you that there are USCIS officers who really try to help, and listen when you have an emergency. I will be eternally grateful to that woman and may God bless her for helping my big sister. I hope to see her again for the AOS.

As for the details,

my NOA-1 was 6/26/06 with the new IMBRA form. No RFEs etc.

oh and as is tradition.....

The following is the latest information on your case status

Receipt Number: MSC*********

Application Type: I129F , PETITION FOR FIANCE(E)

Current Status:

This case has been approved. On August 10, 2006, an approval notice was mailed. If 30 days have passed and you have not received this notice, you may wish to verify or update your address. To update your address, please speak to an Immigration Information Officer during business hours.

If you have questions or concerns about your application or the case status results listed above, or if you have not received a decision or advice from USCIS within the projected processing time frame*, please contact the National Customer Service Center.

National Customer Service Center (800) 375-5283.

*The projected processing time frame can be found on the receipt notice that you received from the USCIS.

*** Please do not respond to this e-mail message.

Sincerely,

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

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congrats on your expedite. I hope that your sister gets better soon..

hang in there. I know you are going through a very tough time.

[Jersey Girl 2]

Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Hang in there and support your sister. Your love for her and generosity are already being rewarded. We get so caught up in the visa process we forget the whole purpose: to be with family and help when we're needed.

I don't know if you can get HOSPICE care in San Antonio, but it's worth asking at the hospital. When your sister is released, they might send people every day to give her meds, a bath, meals, whatever, even drive her to appointments. You're going to need all the help available.

You might start asking Saint Anthony (San Antonio) for help. He finds things. Everything from keys and wallets to good husbands to good hands to help.

[ual777 0]

Thanks for all of the support. My sister can move around normally and understand you when you speak to her. However she just cant talk or write. The real danger is of seizures due to random brain swelling.

She also starts chemo in 2.5 weeks so we will see how that goes.

Gliomas of the brain are 100% fatal. Sometimes you die in 6 months, sometimes 20 years. It really just depends on how fast it grows.