Fianc'ee in a war zone. can I do something to expedite

[Adi&Pim 6]

Hi.

Pim is in the middle if the crisis area between Thailand and Cambodia .Her village is 5 miles from the temple that is a war zone, one of the pictures we submitted with the application was us together there (when it was quiet back in 2009)

In February when her village was bombarded, she and her family were refugees for almost 3 weeks and now the fighting is back on.

Needless to say the panic level (here and there) is reaching new boiling point.

Is there a way to expedite it. if the Fianc'ee is in real danger?

Who can I contact? what can I do?

The application is almost 5 months in the same "initial review" status

I just feel so helpless....

[Ryan H 3,812]

Call USCIS and explain the situation. I don't know if they will expedite or not.

[EAbbas 213]

i called uscis at the beginning of march when there were killings of men women and children above and beyond the ordinary in karachi...and my husband would have to walk to work and back puttin himself in great danger because the buses would be on strike and not run...soo we did call and request expedite due to humanitarian reasons and were approved expedite...so yes absolutely if she is in danger which she is then be prepared to document it..with travel warnings or other things that the government issues (they cant say it didnt happen then ) and they will give you a reference number for your expedite while they look into it...it took us just less than a week to find out we were approved expedite....then they pulled our case file and approved by the 24 of march....good luck

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

i called uscis at the beginning of march when there were killings of men women and children above and beyond the ordinary in karachi...and my husband would have to walk to work and back puttin himself in great danger because the buses would be on strike and not run...soo we did call and request expedite due to humanitarian reasons and were approved expedite...so yes absolutely if she is in danger which she is then be prepared to document it..with travel warnings or other things that the government issues (they cant say it didnt happen then ) and they will give you a reference number for your expedite while they look into it...it took us just less than a week to find out we were approved expedite....then they pulled our case file and approved by the 24 of march....good luck

Yours is a CR-1, not K-1. K-1s are not eligible for expedited handling. Also, in your case, you filed in November 2010 and he is still not here in April 2011, nearly 6 months and he is not here does not qulaify as "expedited" in anything but a relative way.

The OP may ask, but should not have any unrealistic expectations. Exceptions to the rule for K-1s are very rare and usually involve only circumstances affecting the US citizen petitioner.

[Adi&Pim 6]

i called uscis at the beginning of march when there were killings of men women and children above and beyond the ordinary in karachi...and my husband would have to walk to work and back puttin himself in great danger because the buses would be on strike and not run...soo we did call and request expedite due to humanitarian reasons and were approved expedite...so yes absolutely if she is in danger which she is then be prepared to document it..with travel warnings or other things that the government issues (they cant say it didnt happen then ) and they will give you a reference number for your expedite while they look into it...it took us just less than a week to find out we were approved expedite....then they pulled our case file and approved by the 24 of march....good luck

Thanks.

I will call on Monday and also contact my Congressman

This is from travel.state.gov :"We recommend that you defer travel near the Thai-Cambodian border in the area of the Preah Vihear temple because of a border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia. Soldiers from the two countries have been stationed along the border in this area since July 2008 and have exchanged gunfire on several occasions. Some artillery fire has struck several kilometers away from the border. Fighting has also extended some distance along the border from the temple complex. Until the situation has been resolved, you should exercise extreme caution if you must travel to areas along the Thai-Cambodian border where troop activities are reported. "

Her house is less than 5 miles from the temple (the temple is on the ridge overlooking her village)

[EAbbas 213]

Yours is a CR-1, not K-1. K-1s are not eligible for expedited handling. Also, in your case, you filed in November 2010 and he is still not here in April 2011, nearly 6 months and he is not here does not qulaify as "expedited" in anything but a relative way.

The OP may ask, but should not have any unrealistic expectations. Exceptions to the rule for K-1s are very rare and usually involve only circumstances affecting the US citizen petitioner.

I didnt request the expedite until March when the killings began at his home and work place and we are just about complete with nvc ready to schedule interview ...so pull back a little bit before you think you know about my case completely

and while it may be a stretch for him to try expedite...anybody can try...especially if someone they love is in danger...I never said it would work i said he could request it...they would look into it...

Edited April 24, 2011 by EAbbas

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

I didnt request the expedite until March when the killings began at his home and work place and we are just about complete with nvc ready to schedule interview ...so pull back a little bit before you think you know about my case completely

and while it may be a stretch for him to try expedite...anybody can try...especially if someone they love is in danger...

Its a toll free number even!

You have a CR-1, he is planning to file an I-129f for a K-1. Big difference.

[Ning 619]

Thanks.

I will call on Monday and also contact my Congressman

This is from travel.state.gov :"We recommend that you defer travel near the Thai-Cambodian border in the area of the Preah Vihear temple because of a border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia. Soldiers from the two countries have been stationed along the border in this area since July 2008 and have exchanged gunfire on several occasions. Some artillery fire has struck several kilometers away from the border. Fighting has also extended some distance along the border from the temple complex. Until the situation has been resolved, you should exercise extreme caution if you must travel to areas along the Thai-Cambodian border where troop activities are reported. "

Her house is less than 5 miles from the temple (the temple is on the ridge overlooking her village)

I dont think this will be seen as the level of danger required for an expidite. Hope I am wrong. My family in that area doesnt feel threatend by the political situation in the area. The argument has been going on for years. The recent gun play shows they get carried away sometimes. It is typical Asian to pick a temple as a battleground.

The U S government has no choice but to issue the statement.

Your Congressman will get back to you in a month or so. They have no idea of nor influence over this situation in South East Asia. Nothing wrong with asking.

[Daniel&Theary 30]

It doesnt hurt to try k1s from Japan were being expedited after the earthquake

[Juan & Nan 12]

Yours is a CR-1, not K-1. K-1s are not eligible for expedited handling.

That is not a correct statement. K-1's ARE eligible for expedites. Mine was expedited and so have many others here in VJ.

Edited April 25, 2011 by Juan & Nan

[Boiler 45,520]

Why not just move away from the Temple?

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

That is not a correct statement. K-1's ARE eligible for expedites. Mine was expedited and so have many others here in VJ.

It is a correct statement. Yours was an exception to the rule. That does not change the rule. For what reason was yours expedited?

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

That is not a correct statement. K-1's ARE eligible for expedites. Mine was expedited and so have many others here in VJ.

Never mind, I see. Military deployment of the petitioner. This is an accepted reason to make an exception to the rule for K-1s. I mentioned in my earlier posts that they will sometimes make exceptions for reasons which involve the petitioner.