INVOLVING CONGRESSMAN/SENATOR

[Charmycole 25]

Is involving congressman/senator to work on your case a good idea? Or will it negatively affect your case (I filed I-751 with a divorce waiver and it’s out of processing time) 

[kris&me 572]

From everything i have read on here a Congressman (Representative or Senator) can not really help a case 

when they inquire, they get the same messages you have gotten -like working on your case and some may take longer than others

however,  you can try,  it does not adversly affect the outcome -just sign a release form-they do not see the case -they just get a response on it -like i said the same letter or email from immigration that you have gotten

[Babu Frik 1,162]

when you say it's out of processing time what stats specifically are you checking?

how long our of processing time is it?

[Charmycole 25]

16 minutes ago, Babu Frik said:

when you say it's out of processing time what stats specifically are you checking?

how long our of processing time is it?

 

38 minutes ago, kris&me said:

From everything i have read on here a Congressman (Representative or Senator) can not really help a case 

when they inquire, they get the same messages you have gotten -like working on your case and some may take longer than others

however,  you can try,  it does not adversly affect the outcome -just sign a release form-they do not see the case -they just get a response on it -like i said the same letter or email from immigration that you have gotten

I’ll just wait couple more months before I involve a senator or congressman 

[Just Paul 4,595]

14 minutes ago, Babu Frik said:

when you say it's out of processing time what stats specifically are you checking?

how long our of processing time is it?

processing times are at: https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/

 

It is best first reach out to the USCIS ombudsman's office.   You can reach out to the congressman or senators office.  They will need a release to be involved. I have found they are really good at getting (more detailed) information on refusals from consulates but not so much anything else.

[Charmycole 25]

2 minutes ago, Paul & Mary said:

processing times are at: https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/

 

It is best first reach out to the USCIS ombudsman's office.   You can reach out to the congressman or senators office.  They will need a release to be involved. I have found they are really good at getting (more detailed) information on refusals from consulates but not so much anything else.

Okay thank you so much for the information 

[Babu Frik 1,162]

13 minutes ago, Paul & Mary said:

processing times are at: https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/

 

It is best first reach out to the USCIS ombudsman's office.   You can reach out to the congressman or senators office.  They will need a release to be involved. I have found they are really good at getting (more detailed) information on refusals from consulates but not so much anything else.

I was looking for them, just wanted to make sure they were checking official stats, I've seen people quite VJ times before.

[Just Paul 4,595]

12 minutes ago, Charmycole said:

Okay thank you so much for the information 

Actually for your case I would go to your congressman's district office, if they are open, since you have an issue about not having a green card or passport as they were taken by your husband. 

 

You should just keep all of your questions in your other thread since it is all related.

Edited May 26, 2020 by Paul & Mary

[Charmycole 25]

1 minute ago, Paul & Mary said:

Actually for your case I would go to your congressman's district office, if they are open, since you have an issue about not having a green card or passport as they were taken by your husband. 

 

You should just keep all of your questions in your other thread since it is all related.

There’s no way for me to proof he took it— I don’t have physical proof sadly. I’m just going to wait until I hear back to make a decision whether to involve congressman— I was just thinking in advance. By the way, do you have any idea why a case might be transferred to NBC?

[pcke2000 39]

2 hours ago, kris&me said:

From everything i have read on here a Congressman (Representative or Senator) can not really help a case 

when they inquire, they get the same messages you have gotten -like working on your case and some may take longer than others

however,  you can try,  it does not adversly affect the outcome -just sign a release form-they do not see the case -they just get a response on it -like i said the same letter or email from immigration that you have gotten

We got our case expedited through the senator's office. 

[Charmycole 25]

1 minute ago, pcke2000 said:

We got our case expedited through the senator's office. 

What type of case is it? 

[Phoenix777 73]

Senators pretty useless 

I read Ombudsman can help

 

[geowrian 22,338]

Generally they want you to go through USCIS or a senator directly before the ombudsman.

No harm in asking for an update on your case.

[Duke & Marie 1,389]

1 hour ago, geowrian said:

Generally they want you to go through USCIS or a senator directly before the ombudsman.

No harm in asking for an update on your case.

I’m sure they do since ombudsman enquiries are usually recordable against them, complaints wise, where as going to USCIS directly (without a response) or going via a congressman isn’t generally tracked as a negative against the awesome service to which USCIS provide. 😁

[geowrian 22,338]

9 minutes ago, Duke & Marie said:

I’m sure they do since ombudsman enquiries are usually recordable against them, complaints wise, where as going to USCIS directly (without a response) or going via a congressman isn’t generally tracked as a negative against the awesome service to which USCIS provide. 😁

I was more referring to them referring you to go through USCIS first or else they may not provide assistance.

https://www.dhs.gov/case-assistance

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Ask USCIS for Help First

Check

Check My Case Status online for USCIS processing times and verify that your case is outside of the posted processing time.

Email

Request assistance from USCIS using its e-Request tool to check on appointment accommodations, typographic errors, delayed delivery of documents, notices or cards by mail or if a case is beyond the normal processing times.

Call

Call the USCIS Contact Center at 1-800-375-5283.

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If you have tried the USCIS applicant service options listed above but still need help resolving a problem with an application or petition, you can ask the Ombudsman’s Office for help by taking the following steps: