Expedite Request

[Mimicherie 142]

I requested an expedite at USCIS stage for an I-130 petition for a family member. 
 

I filed the I-130 on 8/26, and our case was set on “Case was Received and receipt notice was sent”. I put in the expedite request on 9/15 and on 9/24 I saw that the status of our case changed to “Case is being actively reviewed by USCIS”, I’m guessing they approved it? I’ve filed other petitions & the Status never changes that fast. I didn’t get any email physically saying we were approved so I was wondering what other people’s experiences were with those requests.

 

My next question is, if it was really approved and they adjudicate it quicker than expected, would I need to request an expedite at NVC stage as well to get an interview sooner or does this 1 request work all the way through? 
 

Thank you in advance for your responses. 

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

Why do you think it was approved ? The status says being reviewed. It got to that stage quickly because it’s an expedite request … you’ll need a status update that actually says approved to confirm if/when it is approved. 

[Mimicherie 142]

19 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

Why do you think it was approved ? The status says being reviewed. It got to that stage quickly because it’s an expedite request … you’ll need a status update that actually says approved to confirm if/when it is approved. 

When I’m asking was “it” approved, I’m referring to the request itself. I guess I should’ve said is it being considered because I put 2 requests in prior to this 3rd one that we’re both denied for the same case. I received no notice of them denying it, I got the info when I called USCIS and requested an update on my expedite request. 
 

The 3rd request I put in, I actually received an email which I will share. When I received this email, I took my chances and just replied with an attachment PDF file filled with evidence & timeline of events of my situation in detail since the previous decisions were based solely off the small details the CS representative entered when making my request. I added a message in the body kindly requesting them to revisit my request again and go through my gathered evidence. A couple days later I see my actual I-130 petition Case get updated to “Case is being actively reviewed by USCIS”. I’m not saying my case is approved, just wondering if they approved my request to expedite my case which means it’s brought to the front of the adjudication line. 

[carmel34 3,625]

Not sure where the confusion is.  The response from USCIS  that you posted clearly says that the expedite request was not approved.

[Mimicherie 142]

25 minutes ago, carmel34 said:

Not sure where the confusion is.  The response from USCIS  that you posted clearly says that the expedite request was not approved.

Yet, in less than a month my case is already being reviewed by a USCIS officer? That usually takes about 8-12 months for that status to change from “case received” to “case is being actively reviewed.”  Read what took place AFTER that email was sent to me so you may see where the confusion is. I’m asking help from those who have had experience in requesting an expedite, what their process was like, so thank you for your response but it does not quite answer my question. 

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

31 minutes ago, gsdc23 said:

Yet, in less than a month my case is already being reviewed by a USCIS officer? That usually takes about 8-12 months for that status to change from “case received” to “case is being actively reviewed.”  Read what took place AFTER that email was sent to me so you may see where the confusion is. I’m asking help from those who have had experience in requesting an expedite, what their process was like, so thank you for your response but it does not quite answer my question. 

I still don’t understand why you are so surprised that a request to expedite is being looked at immediately. It would be useless asking for an expedite if they took 8-12 months to get round to looking at it. From what I can see the only update you have at the moment is that they are looking at your expedite request.

[Mimicherie 142]

1 hour ago, SusieQQQ said:

I still don’t understand why you are so surprised that a request to expedite is being looked at immediately. It would be useless asking for an expedite if they took 8-12 months to get round to looking at it. From what I can see the only update you have at the moment is that they are looking at your expedite request.

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[Ife2020 37]

On 9/27/2021 at 5:28 PM, gsdc23 said:

When I’m asking was “it” approved, I’m referring to the request itself. I guess I should’ve said is it being considered because I put 2 requests in prior to this 3rd one that we’re both denied for the same case. I received no notice of them denying it, I got the info when I called USCIS and requested an update on my expedite request. 
 

The 3rd request I put in, I actually received an email which I will share. When I received this email, I took my chances and just replied with an attachment PDF file filled with evidence & timeline of events of my situation in detail since the previous decisions were based solely off the small details the CS representative entered when making my request. I added a message in the body kindly requesting them to revisit my request again and go through my gathered evidence. A couple days later I see my actual I-130 petition Case get updated to “Case is being actively reviewed by USCIS”. I’m not saying my case is approved, just wondering if they approved my request to expedite my case which means it’s brought to the front of the adjudication line. 

I received a similar email for my expedite requests. However, my status has not changed and our petition still hasn’t been viewed. It’s quite possible that your request to expedite was approved.