Contacting your Senator or Congressman

[abella 13]

Does anyone have any story to share where contacting one of their representatives, either expedited or helped them with their visa process? I contacted both my state senator and congressman about my K1 and they both said that they would submit an inquiry on my behalf. In fact, I received a letter in the mail from both of them. So I know they will sent the inquiry. I did contact their offices and in both cases, their aids said that because I was withing the 5 month waiting period the was no real likelihood that the USCIS would do much.

That the processing times are what they are and I just needed to wait in line. I contacted them mainly because of the disparity between the TSC and CSC and that it is not fair as we are all waiting in line, yet people in the CSC are being processed a lot faster. They said that they doubted this that the USCIS showed the same processing times, perhaps a few weeks difference and it was all based on workload.

I was nice and pretended to be understanding as I don't want to burn any bridges, but I wonder what if anything will these inquiries do.

Please share your own experience with your senator or congresswoman, so I know what to expect.

Thanks!

[Hypnos 6,576]

Given that you are within normal processing times, likely nothing will happen.

[Boiler 45,541]

Agree

[sweetswinks 400]

It certainly helped in getting my expedite approved fast, we had a lot of medical/hospital/surgeon evidence though. I also included the data of TSC vs CSC backlog.

I recommend those who need a fast approval due to serious life changing events contact their congressman. I don't recommend abusing the expedite requests and speeding up the process though unless it's serious.

Edited July 29, 2014 by sweetswinks

[CowBoE 429]

I'm 3 months ahead of you. If this processing speed continues at TSC, you are looking at end of August to early September.

I called USCIS twice and got the same answers. Unless you have extreme situation, I don't see them expediting your case ahead of others in line.

[jaygee011 6]

Yeah I contacted both senator and local congressman and they just say they need to give an approval time as an estimate and there is nothing they can do unless there is a real reason for expedite. Uscis just say they are processing december and until your sent date goes past the date they are working on there is nothing they can do.