New release form for Congress request

[AnxiousCitizen 41]

The Congress representative finally emails me back today to tell me the say I submitted my release that a new form has been released and I would need to complete before they will release information to them.  I received the new form and the added that the beneficiary needs to sign the release now too.  That's going to take forever especially because power is still out in the country after the cyclone.  Why would they need permission from the beneficiary now?

[dkmfan85 832]

On 3/2/2018 at 2:47 PM, AnxiousCitizen said:

The Congress representative finally emails me back today to tell me the say I submitted my release that a new form has been released and I would need to complete before they will release information to them.  I received the new form and the added that the beneficiary needs to sign the release now too.  That's going to take forever especially because power is still out in the country after the cyclone.  Why would they need permission from the beneficiary now?

Might just be my cynicism talking, but maybe to slow down or cut down on the amount of inquiries USCIS gets from Congressmen.

[L and E 305]

55 minutes ago, dkmfan85 said:

Might just be my cynicism talking, but maybe to slow down or cut down on the amount of inquiries USCIS gets from Congressmen.

Another bureaucratic layer  

[nowayout203 62]

This might explain it: https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-administration-is-set-to-add-another-burden-on-immigrants

[L and E 305]

16 minutes ago, nowayout203 said:

This might explain it: https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-administration-is-set-to-add-another-burden-on-immigrants

[AnxiousCitizen 41]

On ‎3‎/‎3‎/‎2018 at 6:06 PM, L and E said:

The office emailed me back and they reached out to USCIS and they said I would be ok to submit my request without the beneficiary's signature.  I hope we get somewhere soon!!