Expedite I-130 for spouse with congressman

[AlwaysHoping 0]

Hello,

I am considering submitting an expedite per my spouse I-130 on humanitarian situation due to the civil unrest& security condition in Syria and have some questions per requesting an expedite and asking my congressman’s help:

1) Does a letter/involvement from my congressman help getting an expedite request approved?

2) I am assuming an a expedite will be needed for each phase of the process (UCIS, NVC, ..), do I have to request the application to be expedited with these agencies first, and then contacted my congressman for help for each one of the them? or should the process be started by requesting my congressman help to expedite and then his/her office will take care of contacting the respective agency?

Thanks,

Edited March 12, 2012 by AlwaysHoping

[Ryan H 3,810]

1) Does a letter/involvement from my congressman help getting an expedite request approved?

No

2) I am assuming an a expedite will be needed for each phase of the process (UCIS, NVC, ..), do I have to request the application to be expedited with these agencies first, and then contacted my congressman for help for each one of the them? or should the process be started by requesting my congressman help to expedite and then his/her office will take care of contacting the respective agency?

Thanks,

You are correct, an expedite is needed for each phase and you will have to request each time. Don't rely on your Congressman, make the requests yourself.

[AlwaysHoping 0]

Thanks Ryan

[TimeTravel 78]

Just wondering how they will be doing IV interview for Syria? since they have closed the embassy dated Feb 6th.

[AlwaysHoping 0]

Just wondering how they will be doing IV interview for Syria? since they have closed the embassy dated Feb 6th.

I think they will move it to the neighboring country embassy..Jordan

[karalynn1971 26]

You can request an expedite based on civil unrest, but without documentation showing that your spouses home has been destroyed, they will deny it. They denied me. I then wrote to my senator. He contacted USCIS. He got the same reply. That I need proof! However, our I-130 was approved in under 4 months.

And yes, with Syria embassy closed, they are being sent to Amman, Jordan. I do not have the case number yet, so I cannot request a transfer to Beirut, Lebanon embassy.....but that is what I am planning.