Getting Congressman/Senator involved in Process

[AussieGuy12 23]

Hi All,

I have seen in the past a few of you contacting your local congressman/senators to intervene in Applications.

 

My situation is - I anticipated that my EAD/AP application would be approved (well the i765/AP Combo card) within 90 days as I was informed by USCIS just before I submitted.

My application and 797's were received Jan 9, 2018. - which would make 3 months, April 9, 2018.

My brother's wedding is in Canada on April 27th and Im thinking that my card may not be back by then. I am currently at 83 days ("Case was Received") and my Biometrics was completed on Feb 9.

 

Do I or my wife contact our representatives? anyone completed this before? and any tips on what to say/ask etc.

I have already completed a SR online too.

Thanks,

 

 

[Crazy Cat 41,845]

I think you are still within normal processing.  There is a very good chance that your EAD will not arrive before the wedding.

 

[mcdull 474]

most likely you won't received your EAD by that date.

 

I find congressional enquiry mostly useless. 

[HTM27 21]

Contact your congressman or senator's office and explain the situation. If I were you, I'd pick the one who I thought would be most sympathetic to immigrants... cough cough. I have had very positive experiences thus far with my AOS and with previous issues with my reps - they've always offered to do the heavy lifting for me, but clearly that's not a universal experience.

 

A brother's wedding in Canada, of all places, after patiently waiting 100 days is a good enough reason for emergency AP. 

 

 

[Tenreyro 174]

2 hours ago, AussieGuy12 said:

Hi All,

I have seen in the past a few of you contacting your local congressman/senators to intervene in Applications.

 

My situation is - I anticipated that my EAD/AP application would be approved (well the i765/AP Combo card) within 90 days as I was informed by USCIS just before I submitted.

My application and 797's were received Jan 9, 2018. - which would make 3 months, April 9, 2018.

My brother's wedding is in Canada on April 27th and Im thinking that my card may not be back by then. I am currently at 83 days ("Case was Received") and my Biometrics was completed on Feb 9.

 

Do I or my wife contact our representatives? anyone completed this before? and any tips on what to say/ask etc.

I have already completed a SR online too.

Thanks,

 

You are most likely still going through background check, which USCIS does not handle themselves rather submit to the FBI. Right now, the average approval is 77 days after Biometrics, 11 weeks after the Biometrics Appointment. It is not very likely that you will the AP on time.

 

You can always try to get it to be expedited, but USCIS already kind of has a response for that on their website (quoted below). But if there is any extra amount of things in consideration, or unplanned factors that would help your case, you can apply for it to be expedited, remember than in some cases your Congressman's hands could be tied if USCIS makes a decision not to expedite it.

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Business trips, weddings, holiday parties, and other planned events would usually not be considered an emergency situation

 

Edited April 2, 2018 by Tenreyro