Expedite succesful?

[Strunch 0]

I requested expedite of a I-130 petition by calling usicis. The request was humanitarian reasons due to the war in Ukraine. The same day I noticed the petition was approved and in the process of moving to NVC. I didn't think this was related to my expedite request but today I got the following response:

 

"The status of this service request is:

 

You or your representative contacted USCIS to notify us that you were requesting an expedited review of your case. Below is a summary of what we found and how the issue has been or may be resolved.

 

Your Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, was approved on March 04, 2022.  Since your Form I-130 has already been approved, it is no longer necessary to consider your request for an expedited review of your case.

 

We hope this information is helpful to you."

 

What does this mean? Was the expedite request successful or do I have to contact NVC to request expedite??

[Crazy Cat 41,857]

The petition was not expedited by USCIS.  It was approved before the expedite was considered.  You must request an expedite through NVC.  Even if USCIS had expedited it, you would have had to contact NVC for an expedite.

[Strunch 0]

1 minute ago, Crazy Cat said:

The petition was not expedited by USCIS.  It was approved before the expedite was considered.  You must request an expedite through NVC.  Even if USCIS had expedited it, you would have had to contact NVC for an expedite.

I'm confused because the estimated wait time for our petition is about six years and we filed only one year ago. So the long wait time occurs after case is transferred to NVC? I've read elsewhere the long wait times are for waiting for petition approval.

[Crazy Cat 41,857]

11 minutes ago, Strunch said:

I'm confused because the estimated wait time for our petition is about six years and we filed only one year ago. So the long wait time occurs after case is transferred to NVC? I've read elsewhere the long wait times are for waiting for petition approval.

Usually, for those who are not immediate relatives of US citizens, the long wait times are due to waiting for a visa number to be available...at NVC.   What visa category is this?

Edited March 7, 2022 by Crazy Cat

[Boiler 45,516]

Not sure why you expedited? Usually it does not matter but could be detrimental for dependents

[Strunch 0]

8 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

Usually, for those who are not immediate relatives of US citizens, the long wait times are due to waiting for a visa number to be available...at NVC.   What visa category is this?

F1

Edited March 7, 2022 by Strunch
wrong category

[Crazy Cat 41,857]

1 minute ago, Strunch said:

F2B

Unless it is Mexico or PI, it looks like you have about 6 more years.

 

[Crazy Cat 41,857]

5 minutes ago, Strunch said:

F1

It looks like about 7 or 8 more years at the earliest.

[Strunch 0]

Just now, Crazy Cat said:

It looks like about 7 or 8 more years at the earliest.

Ok. I was confused by reading posts of people successfully expediting petitions for their adult children, fiancée's and parents due the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine.

[Crazy Cat 41,857]

2 minutes ago, Strunch said:

Ok. I was confused by reading posts of people successfully expediting petitions for their adult children, fiancée's and parents due the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine.

You cannot expedite visa number availability.  Fiances don't wait for visa numbers as they are non-immigrant visas.  Parents don't wait for visa number availability as they are immediate relatives of US citizens.

Edited March 7, 2022 by Crazy Cat

[Strunch 0]

3 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

You cannot expedite visa number availability.

Ok. We will try to a different way to get our family to safety.

[Crazy Cat 41,857]

Just now, Strunch said:

Ok. We will try to a different way to get our family to safety.

There are other safe countries outside the US.  Good luck.

[Strunch 0]

1 minute ago, Crazy Cat said:

There are other safe countries outside the US.  Good luck.

Thanks. By the way, what is the point of an expedite request if it doesn't affect the order in which you can obtain a visa number?

[arken 4,197]

Just now, Strunch said:

Thanks. By the way, what is the point of an expedite request if it doesn't affect the order in which you can obtain a visa number?

Expedite request is for those people who are eligible for visa processing but need to wait long due to typical processing times. Your case is not eligible for visa processing yet and is so no point on expediting.

[SteveInBostonI130 3,452]

1 minute ago, Strunch said:

Ok. We will try to a different way to get our family to safety.

I believe EU will allow Ukrainians to live/work in EU for up to 3 years.  Canada and Japan as well, although the details for Japan is not clear.  Canada stated Ukrainians can stay "at least 2 years"