NVC Expedite CR1

[Gj & Cathy 20]

Just now, EandH0904 said:

I saw these on the 130FB group too. I'm not sure I buy that. I think the beneficiaries were all in the Philippines if I recall. 

I've been on here a long time and have also never heard of an expedite to spend a special day together - if that got out, like everyone else says, they would all be doing it. 

 

I'm from the Philippines too...but an Australian citizen.... How I wish mine can be expedited

[JFH 12,190]

1 minute ago, Gj & Cathy said:

I'm from the Philippines too...but an Australian citizen.... How I wish mine can be expedited

We all wish that. I can assure you I don’t love my husband any less than you love yours and I didn’t miss him any less either. It is what it is. 

[mushroomspore 3,044]

3 minutes ago, Gj & Cathy said:

You can find it on FB...Find LoveVisaLIfe...there are a few there claiming those reasons for expedite

I just looked it up and am extremely skeptical of it. It looks like someone just trying to prey on naive people who don't know how to navigate the US immigration processes and think they can speed it up. There's nothing stopping you from requesting an expedite. But trust me, it will not be granted on the basis of a wedding anniversary and holiday time. As said before, if this were allowed, EVERYONE would do it. 

[Gj & Cathy 20]

Thanks guys...just wanting to see how many of you have done an expedite and if any were successful

[geowrian 22,337]

5 minutes ago, Gj & Cathy said:

Expedite is at NVC stage I believe... skipping that and going straight to the embassy

I think they are confusing an expedite with going through CEAC (embassy processing) instead of going through regular NVC processing.

 

Edit: What kind of timelines are they stating for their "expedited" cases?

Edited August 30, 2018 by geowrian

[IssaCaptureFL 120]

42 minutes ago, Gj & Cathy said:

On the basis of needing to be there on our wedding anniversary and to spend the holidays there with the family.  I live solo here in Australia.  I've heard a lot of people getting approved for this reason.  Thoughts please Geowrian....

You can not expedite a visa for those reasons what so ever. USIS only expedite visa's for the reasons listed below: 

 

• Severe financial loss to company or person;
• Emergency situation;
• Humanitarian reasons;
• Nonprofit organization whose request is in furtherance of the cultural and social interests of the United States;
• Department of Defense or national interest situation (These particular expedite requests must come from an official U.S. government entity and state that delay will be detrimental to the government.);
• USCIS error; or
• Compelling interest of USCIS.

 

You have to remember everyone that applies would want nothing more for their spouse to be with them for their anniversary, holidays & etc. 99% of applicants would file a motion to expedite in which would lead to no form of order in the processing time frame. Hope this explanation helps. USCIS also has these reasons listed on their website as well at https://www.uscis.gov/forms/expedite-criteria 

Edited August 30, 2018 by IssaCaptureFL

[Gj & Cathy 20]

3 minutes ago, JFH said:

We all wish that. I can assure you I don’t love my husband any less than you love yours and I didn’t miss him any less either. It is what it is. 

Of course... I was just wanting to find out if there's any success expedite story here as I am hearing it too often somewhere else.  Not doubting the love there.

[geowrian 22,337]

Just now, IssaCaptureFL said:

You can not expedite a visa for those reasons what so ever. USIS only expedite visa's for the reasons listed below:

That's for USCIS only, which covers the petition. USCIS does not issue visas.

[Gj & Cathy 20]

3 minutes ago, geowrian said:

I think they are confusing an expedite with going through CEAC (embassy processing) instead of going through regular NVC processing.

 

Edit: What kind of timelines are they stating for their "expedited" cases?

I guess so... Once NVC case number is received that's when they request for an expedite which is when they bypass NVC stage I think

[geowrian 22,337]

2 minutes ago, Gj & Cathy said:

I guess so... Once NVC case number is received that's when they request for an expedite which is when they bypass NVC stage I think

Correct. The process with Sydney (IIRC) is they send off the documents to them and they handle the DS-260/DS-261/I-864/etc. instead of NVC doing it.

[IssaCaptureFL 120]

Just now, geowrian said:

That's for USCIS only, which covers the petition. USCIS does not issue visas.

Correct they don't these same rules carry on to the NVC, trust me been there did that, Im speaking from experience not from assumption, the Embassy operates by the same guidelines as well. If that was a reason to expedite don't you think everyone visa would of been sent to the front of the line in which would lead to an unorganized operation? Realistically speaking its not an ground to expedite, I had a serious reason to submit an request with the help of my senator and the same reason USCIS gives the NVC gave along with the Embassy when I tried to get an earlier appointment even though the country were I applied for had an emergency evacuation for all American Citizens it still did not meet the "Crisis Criteria" 

[Gj & Cathy 20]

2 minutes ago, geowrian said:

Correct. The process with Sydney (IIRC) is they send off the documents to them and they handle the DS-260/DS-261/I-864/etc. instead of NVC doing it.

So you think I can request for an expedite?  It wouldn't hurt to try...

[geowrian 22,337]

2 minutes ago, IssaCaptureFL said:

Correct they don't these same rules carry on to the NVC, trust me been there did that, Im speaking from experience not from assumption, the Embassy operates by the same guidelines as well. If that was a reason to expedite don't you think everyone visa would of been sent to the front of the line in which would lead to an unorganized operation? Realistically speaking its not an ground to expedite, I had a serious reason to submit an request with the help of my senator and the same reason USCIS gives the NVC gave along with the Embassy when I tried to get an earlier appointment even though the country were I applied for had an emergency evacuation for all American Citizens it still did not meet the "Crisis Criteria" 

Anecdotal evidence is only so strong, especially with different circumstances. Each embassy and consulate makes a decision on an expedite request using their own policies. While the USCIS guidelines may be considered, and the FAM has some as well (which is what embassies & consulates actually go by), there are a number of differences that I've seen over the years.

 

I concur that this reason for expedite is very weak at best. The point of my post was that the embassies and consulates are not bound by the USCIS guidelines.

 

Just now, Gj & Cathy said:

So you think I can request for an expedite?  It wouldn't hurt to try...

You can request one. I doubt it would be any faster than not requesting one, though. The timeline is probably a matter of ~6-8 weeks from NVC receipt to interview from what I've seen from others going through Sydney. An expedite is unlikely to speed that up, except maybe get a week or 2 sooner interview date.

[Gj & Cathy 20]

1 minute ago, geowrian said:

Anecdotal evidence is only so strong, especially with different circumstances. Each embassy and consulate makes a decision on an expedite request using their own policies. While the USCIS guidelines may be considered, and the FAM has some as well (which is what embassies & consulates actually go by), there are a number of differences that I've seen over the years.

 

I concur that this reason for expedite is very weak at best. The point of my post was that the embassies and consulates are not bound by the USCIS guidelines.

 

You can request one. I doubt it would be any faster than not requesting one, though. The timeline is probably a matter of ~6-8 weeks from NVC receipt to interview from what I've seen from others going through Sydney. An expedite is unlikely to speed that up, except maybe get a week or 2 sooner interview date.

 

1 minute ago, geowrian said:

Anecdotal evidence is only so strong, especially with different circumstances. Each embassy and consulate makes a decision on an expedite request using their own policies. While the USCIS guidelines may be considered, and the FAM has some as well (which is what embassies & consulates actually go by), there are a number of differences that I've seen over the years.

 

I concur that this reason for expedite is very weak at best. The point of my post was that the embassies and consulates are not bound by the USCIS guidelines.

 

You can request one. I doubt it would be any faster than not requesting one, though. The timeline is probably a matter of ~6-8 weeks from NVC receipt to interview from what I've seen from others going through Sydney. An expedite is unlikely to speed that up, except maybe get a week or 2 sooner interview date.

Thanks Geowrian...

[Keeley 67]

I applied for expedited processing while we were waiting for our case number to be assigned on the basis of financial hardship. We knew it was a long shot and the request was denied. As others have said, the reasoning generally needs to be evidence of severe financial loss or some kind of emergency. Regardless, I don't think it hurts to request one if you want to be sure. NVC continues to process your application as normal while the expedite request is reviewed by the consulate. Requesting an expedite didn't impact our timeline at all (at least so far!). We got our case number after 4 weeks and are now waiting on case complete at NVC. Good luck to you!