Are my reasons good enough? What kind of evidence should I include? NVC Expedite Request

[damienmh 7]

Our K-1 visa petition is stuck at the NVC due to the Rio de Janeiro Embassy only processing emergency cases due to the pandemic. So we are trying to have our K-1 visa process expedited by submitting an NVC Expedite Request by e-mail on grounds of extreme hardship. We've included emotional hardship, discrimination and physical safety as our extreme hardship factors. My fiancé suffers from severe depression and anxiety and the delays have been taking an emotional toll on him. We haven't seen each other in person in 3 years now and we've been dating for 5 years. My fiancé in Brazil suffers discrimination from his homophobic family on a daily basis and abuse in his family's household, from which he can't leave because of the financial crisis worsened by the pandemic. His family has also made it hard for me to stay in touch with him because they disapprove of our relationship for homophobic reasons. My fiancé also lives in an area with a very high crime rate, and I am constantly concerned for his safety and well being. My fiancé is not safe and I would like to have him with me urgently.

 

I was wondering if these are reasons good enough for the NVC to expedite our visa. I was also hoping to get some ideas on what kind of evidence we can provide to support our claims of extreme hardship. Some ideas that came to mind were including a statement from my fiancé's doctor stating that he suffers from depression. We don't know what we could include to prove that my fiancé suffers discrimination in his household. We also don't know what kind of evidence we could include to prove that Rio de Janeiro, RJ in Brazil is unsafe to live in.

[NancyNguyen 1,657]

Nope, extreme hardship on you, not on foreign partner. There are thousands of expedition requests now, don’t keep you hope high. And dept of State knows what’s going on in Brazil, it has been like that forever.

Edited January 29, 2021 by NancyNguyen

[Crazy Cat 41,898]

8 minutes ago, damienmh said:

Our K-1 visa petition is stuck at the NVC due to the Rio de Janeiro Embassy only processing emergency cases due to the pandemic. So we are trying to have our K-1 visa process expedited by submitting an NVC Expedite Request by e-mail on grounds of extreme hardship. We've included emotional hardship, discrimination and physical safety as our extreme hardship factors. My fiancé suffers from severe depression and anxiety and the delays have been taking an emotional toll on him. We haven't seen each other in person in 3 years now and we've been dating for 5 years. My fiancé in Brazil suffers discrimination from his homophobic family on a daily basis and abuse in his family's household, from which he can't leave because of the financial crisis worsened by the pandemic. His family has also made it hard for me to stay in touch with him because they disapprove of our relationship for homophobic reasons. My fiancé also lives in an area with a very high crime rate, and I am constantly concerned for his safety and well being. My fiancé is not safe and I would like to have him with me urgently.

 

I was wondering if these are reasons good enough for the NVC to expedite our visa. I was also hoping to get some ideas on what kind of evidence we can provide to support our claims of extreme hardship. Some ideas that came to mind were including a statement from my fiancé's doctor stating that he suffers from depression. We don't know what we could include to prove that my fiancé suffers discrimination in his household. We also don't know what kind of evidence we could include to prove that Rio de Janeiro, RJ in Brazil is unsafe to live in.

Expedite requests should go to the consulate....not NVC.  K-1s are already expedited through NVC.  

[damienmh 7]

Heartbreaking.

[Crazy Cat 41,898]

5 minutes ago, damienmh said:

Heartbreaking.

Exactly.  Immigration is neither fun, fast, nor cheap.....

[Boiler 45,551]

You do not need to have a good reason to expedite, and what a good reason is well always subjective. Hence why you should always seek one. An expedite does not mean quick, just quicker.

 

A lot of the issues here seems specific to his current living circumstances and could be helped by a move.

[damienmh 7]

6 minutes ago, Boiler said:

A lot of the issues here seems specific to his current living circumstances and could be helped by a move.

I mentioned in the first post that he can't move due to financial hardship caused by the pandemic.

 

30 minutes ago, NancyNguyen said:

Nope, extreme hardship on you, not on foreign partner.

Is it possible that you could provide me with some sources citing this restriction? That the extreme hardship has to be experienced by the U.S. petitioner and not the beneficiary? If you would be so kind, information to be directly from an official source would be best. Thanks.

Edited January 29, 2021 by damienmh

[Boiler 45,551]

You realise you have to sponsor him, OK the I 134 is not enforceable but the I 864 is. And it will be a very long time after he gets here before he is able to work.

 

So the basis of the expedite is the poor financial position of the beneficiary, I have not see one of those succeed.

Edited January 29, 2021 by Boiler

[Lemonslice 4,859]

11 minutes ago, damienmh said:

I mentioned in the first post that he can't move due to financial hardship caused by the pandemic.

Any chance he could find a plan B with friends, or roommates? Best of luck with the expedite, however, might be good to work on a solution on his side also.  Even an expedite will not be immediate. 

[In4theJourney 171]

My friend, try it. You don’t lose anything. Send to consulate not the NVC. The only approved expedited appointments for beneficiaries I’ve seen were for married couple which are technically family members unlike us k1’s are not considered family yet. 

[damienmh 7]

7 minutes ago, In4theJourney said:

My friend, try it. You don’t lose anything. Send to consulate not the NVC. The only approved expedited appointments for beneficiaries I’ve seen were for married couple which are technically family members unlike us k1’s are not considered family yet. 

Do you know how could I do that? The NVC has an e-mail address nvcexpedite@state.gov to which I was intending on sending the request to, but I don't know one for the consulate.

Edited January 29, 2021 by damienmh

[raphy2021 29]

57 minutes ago, damienmh said:

Do you know how could I do that? The NVC has an e-mail address nvcexpedite@state.gov to which I was intending on sending the request to, but I don't know one for the consulate.

ImmigrationRio@state.gov

 

 

Source: https://br.usembassy.gov/visas/immigrant-visas/

Edited January 29, 2021 by RaphLemos
Source

[damienmh 7]

4 minutes ago, RaphLemos said:

ImmigrationRio@state.gov

 

 

Source: https://br.usembassy.gov/visas/immigrant-visas/

Are you sure this is correct? The e-mail is listed under "Contact Us - Immigrant Visas Inquiries". The K-1 is a non-immigrant visa, so I have doubts as to whether this is the appropriate e-mail to send to.

[Boiler 45,551]

K1 is processed by the IV unit

[Crazy Cat 41,898]

2 minutes ago, damienmh said:

Are you sure this is correct? The e-mail is listed under "Contact Us - Immigrant Visas Inquiries". The K-1 is a non-immigrant visa, so I have doubts as to whether this is the appropriate e-mail to send to.

The immigrant visa section of consulates handle K-1 visas.