Expediting Petition

[kate&javi 26]

I've been reading a lot of information on the criteria to expedite K1 petitions and don't know if it possible for us to expedite our petition based on the following: I live in Honduras with my fiance and over the past few months, the violence in the city we live in is becoming an increasing problem. Even in the newspaper, they did a report on the increase in violence and how it is WAY above "normal" crime rates - like 70+ people killed daily. (And it's only a country of 7 million). I'll admit that it was never the safest place in the world but the violence is simply hitting too close to home which scares me on a DAILY basis. For example, a few months back, my fiance's father and brother got kidnapped in our neighborhood by some men wanting their car, but they kidnapped them with guns and everything, dropped them in a different neighborhood and took the car.

Today, my fiance came back from paying our rent and told me that someone was just killed at the corner of our neighborhood. I know that people get killed in the US every day but the reason for violence here is unbelievable. Our pregnant neighbor was robbed coming off of the bus a few weeks ago.

We cannot move to a "safer" neighborhood because we don't make enough money to pay the rent prices there. Right now we pay a reasonable price (we are also saving to move to the US - working on Honduran salary is tough!) and all the other apartments in other areas are 4-5 times more than what we are paying now.

I cannot leave the country until my work contract is up on June 8th but didn't know if we could possibly get the petition expedited so we could leave ASAP when my work contract ends.

I know that USCIS judges it on a case-by-case basis but I live in absolute fear that one day my fiance will walk out of the door in the morning for work and never return.

Suggestions?

Edited April 6, 2012 by kate&javi

[Inky 1,111]

You can try to get an expedite but its not likely. People live in those conditions daily all over the world and thats their life.

[kate&javi 26]

You can try to get an expedite but its not likely. People live in those conditions daily all over the world and thats their life.

Thanks for your reply -- I know I was just hoping that it would be possible. When I first arrived here (over a year ago), things were not AS bad but it's just getting increasingly worse. Guess we just gotta keep going and hoping for the best.

[talean nawaz 41]

I was able to expedite my husband's i-130 based on similar circumstances. I called uscis and told them the situation. I was told to fax them a letter explaining why I felt it necessary to expedite (which they determined to be humanitarian reasons)and to fax any evidence (I faxed a news report regarding the violence) My husband's petition was approved in 30 days and about 3 weeks after I requested the expedite.

Hope this helps! Good luck to you!

Edited April 6, 2012 by talean nawaz

[kate&javi 26]

I was able to expedite my husband's i-130 based on similar circumstances. I called uscis and told them the situation. I was told to fax them a letter explaining why I felt it necessary to expedite (which they determined to be humanitarian reasons)and to fax any evidence (I faxed a news report regarding the violence) My husband's petition was approved in 30 days and about 3 weeks after I requested the expedite.

Hope this helps! Good luck to you!

Awesome! Thank you! I think that I will be calling them on Monday, after the Easter holiday. I just need to find the newspaper report that I read. I'll have to translate it though, it's in Spanish!

[SweetieUs 4]

I feel you. I live in the same condition as you. It is getting crazier each day. Go ahead and do the request.

[kate&javi 26]

Eep.. I just looked at the most violent countries in the world and Honduras is #1, according to UNODC. That just made my 99% sure decision a 100% one!

[amyandjorge 76]

I believe folks in Honduras are now trying to use that as a reason to not stay in Honduras, as far as waivers, hardships, etc.

Definitely try, it is increasingly dangerous and the violence is well documented by reliable global organizations, as well as pick up any Honduran newspaper any day of the week...

The report came out at the beginning of the year, 2010 Honduras had the highest rate of homicide per capita than any other country.

[kate&javi 26]

Ok, I called USCIS today with the number that they provide on their website and in the menu, it didn't give me any option for "Expedite Request" or something similar. I listened to the menu three times through, then went through all of the sub-menus. Do they have an email address that I can use? I am calling from my phone here in Honduras and I put 100 Lps ($5) on my credits but I don't want to drain all of those credits only to call to listen to the menus!

[LeftCoastLady 441]

If you have already filed your application or petition:

You can make an expedite request by contacting the National Customer Service Center (NCSC) at 1-800-375-5283. The NCSC will take a “service request” and forward your expedite request to the office with jurisdiction over the application or petition. You also have the options of 1). visiting your local office by scheduling an InfoPass appointment or 2). writing a letter to the local office or service center.

[kate&javi 26]

That's the number that I called.

[LeftCoastLady 441]

That's the number that I called.

Did you speak to someone and ask them to place a service request?

[kate&javi 26]

Nope, I couldn't get through the menus. Now my phone won't even connect to the number, so I'm going to try again later. Thank you for your reply. :

)

[Adriene H 89]

We sent off our expedite request in the post to the

service center that was handling our petition.

[Fight for Love 98]

I've been reading a lot of information on the criteria to expedite K1 petitions and don't know if it possible for us to expedite our petition based on the following: I live in Honduras with my fiance and over the past few months, the violence in the city we live in is becoming an increasing problem. Even in the newspaper, they did a report on the increase in violence and how it is WAY above "normal" crime rates - like 70+ people killed daily. (And it's only a country of 7 million). I'll admit that it was never the safest place in the world but the violence is simply hitting too close to home which scares me on a DAILY basis. For example, a few months back, my fiance's father and brother got kidnapped in our neighborhood by some men wanting their car, but they kidnapped them with guns and everything, dropped them in a different neighborhood and took the car.

Today, my fiance came back from paying our rent and told me that someone was just killed at the corner of our neighborhood. I know that people get killed in the US every day but the reason for violence here is unbelievable. Our pregnant neighbor was robbed coming off of the bus a few weeks ago.

We cannot move to a "safer" neighborhood because we don't make enough money to pay the rent prices there. Right now we pay a reasonable price (we are also saving to move to the US - working on Honduran salary is tough!) and all the other apartments in other areas are 4-5 times more than what we are paying now.

I cannot leave the country until my work contract is up on June 8th but didn't know if we could possibly get the petition expedited so we could leave ASAP when my work contract ends.

I know that USCIS judges it on a case-by-case basis but I live in absolute fear that one day my fiance will walk out of the door in the morning for work and never return.

Suggestions?

i just did mine yesterday and today nvc send me an email to send them a supporting documents...my fiance country recently put on travel alert...anyhow i wish us a goodluck esp for those who's trying to expedite K1 visa due to our fiance safety...

check yours if they did too.

http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_1764.html