Expedite- veteran

[lierre 224]

Okay, I believe I misread OP's post and assumed he was still in the military.

 

I think the reason you can use is severe financial loss. However, each expedite request will be treated for its own reason and it's on you to provide proof there is such a reason (severe financial loss).

 

For us, we just asked my spouse's commander to write a memo. It was 2 months out til his DEROS and nothing was happening with our application. The military will have to move me separately (costing money) & it can potentially affect his ability to deploy.

 

I'm not sure what exactly you will need to prove financial loss

 

 

 

Edited November 2, 2018 by lierre

[Cyberfx1024 7,980]

17 hours ago, Ben&Zian said:

Also, with PTSD, usually it's 100% disability from the VA, which, not sure on the specific monthly amount of money he should be getting, I know it isn't a ton. I have 10% myself; but is he going to have a co-sponsor because the amount he get's I know wouldn't be enough to qualify on his own as a sponsor, or would be bare minimum... this has nothing much to do with your initial question on expedite. but perhaps something else to think about for the I-134 form and also later for the AOS.

Not really because they have varying degrees for PTSD being rated: 30,50,70, and 100. Which I am at 70% for PTSD alone from the VA. 

[Going through 5,671]

Just wanted to mention, since twice in this thread you've said you "cannot enter the US"....

 

If there is a separate reason why you're inadmissible to the USA, you'll have to take care of this as well----you don't have to give details if you don't want to----just wanted to mention this as some people think a K1 or CR1 will automatically void any inadmissibility.

[Leeahh 10]

52 minutes ago, Going through said:

Just wanted to mention, since twice in this thread you've said you "cannot enter the US"....

 

If there is a separate reason why you're inadmissible to the USA, you'll have to take care of this as well----you don't have to give details if you don't want to----just wanted to mention this as some people think a K1 or CR1 will automatically void any inadmissibility.

Oh yes, I know I mentioned that. I am currently working on it, it was an issue with the government/DHS which I am fighting against to gain admissibility. I know We have a long road ahead.. just wanting to see if our reason to expedite is feasible. 

 

[Leeahh 10]

7 hours ago, Lemonslice said:

Are you planning to move away from the poorest city in the US?  Because that doesn't sound like the best way to help your financial situation.  If you'll be the one supporting your family, the best way to expedite your reunion and merge your lives might be that he moves to you - it's possible to do the in country process in Canada, you would only have to support one household, not lose on the exchange rate, and you could keep your job. 

 

Best of luck on your expedite, but please consider a plan b in case it's not approved and you want to get together/support him.

 

 

We have considered.. And when i saw poorest city.. these people just have a lower economy. It is a border city. 

We have explored the option and thought of moving here but we do not want that. 

So we will work at what we need to in order to return to the US

[Crazy Cat 41,982]

9 hours ago, lierre said:

These are the expedite criteria: https://www.uscis.gov/forms/expedite-criteria

 

We requested an expedite for my CR-1 due to this reason:

• 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.);

 

Huh? Are you serious?   A delay in your cases harms the US GOVERNMENT ?   

[lierre 224]

21 minutes ago, missileman said:

Huh? Are you serious?   A delay in your cases harms the US GOVERNMENT ?   

 

As it pertains to my spouse’s federal job

 

[Crazy Cat 41,982]

2 minutes ago, lierre said:

 

As it pertains to my spouse’s federal job

 

Were you successful?

[lierre 224]

10 minutes ago, missileman said:

Were you successful?

 

Yes. We got an interview and I received a CR-1. This was in 2013.

 

 

 

[Crazy Cat 41,982]

Just now, lierre said:

 

Yes. We got an interview and I received a CR-1. This was in 2013.

 

 

 

Wow!!  Congratulations........I would think that expedites based on harm to the US gov. would be very difficult......well done!!

[lierre 224]

27 minutes ago, missileman said:

Wow!!  Congratulations........I would think that expedites based on harm to the US gov. would be very difficult......well done!!

 

It’s been a while, but I think what the commander back then wrote was that me not getting the visa impacts my spouse’s ability to deploy. And they deploy a lot. My spouse would have thrived okay on his own. So, I don’t particularly understand why it would affect his ability to deploy. But I was a new spouse to a military member back then, so maybe that’s why I didn’t understand.

 

We were living overseas (not my country of origin) so my stay there was contingent on his presence there (SOFA status). If I had not gotten approved for a visa before my spouse had to fly to the CONUS assignment, I would have had to fly back home and wait out the visa process there, which I know a lot of people here had done or are doing.

 

Thinking about it now, I don’t know exactly why it was approved. I just remember what the commander’s memo said. And I'm glad it worked! 

 

 

 

 

Edited November 2, 2018 by lierre

[Leeahh 10]

Our expedite was approved !!!

3 business days from submitting evidence!!

[Londonergirl 133]

We couldn't even get an expedite when my spouse was deploying. 

[Leeahh 10]

23 minutes ago, Londonergirl said:

We couldn't even get an expedite when my spouse was deploying. 

Oh no?! Really? Did you provide letters?

[Londonergirl 133]

11 minutes ago, Leeahh said:

Oh no?! Really? Did you provide letters?

No, they just said that it was denied and that I'll have to go alone to the interview. I was so upset.