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Can a U.S. citizen and father of two minors, working full-time, request I-130/CR1 expedited processing due to humanitarian reasons, citing:

1. Children's emotional distress from separation from stepmother.
2. Solo parenting challenges.
3. Financial strain.
4. Children reside with father full-time (365 days/year).
5. No additional support system (no nearby family/friends).

How will USCIS evaluate these factors?

 

Beneficiary is children's step mother. 

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Australia
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11 minutes ago, petitioner2023 said:

Can a U.S. citizen and father of two minors, working full-time, request I-130/CR1 expedited processing due to humanitarian reasons, citing:

1. Children's emotional distress from separation from stepmother.
2. Solo parenting challenges.
3. Financial strain.
4. Children reside with father full-time (365 days/year).
5. No additional support system (no nearby family/friends).

How will USCIS evaluate these factors?

 

Beneficiary is children's step mother. 

Probably not but you can try 

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29 minutes ago, petitioner2023 said:

Can a U.S. citizen and father of two minors, working full-time, request I-130/CR1 expedited processing due to humanitarian reasons, citing:

1. Children's emotional distress from separation from stepmother.
2. Solo parenting challenges.
3. Financial strain.
4. Children reside with father full-time (365 days/year).
5. No additional support system (no nearby family/friends).

How will USCIS evaluate these factors?

 

Beneficiary is children's step mother. 

Unless they’ve lived with and been actively parented by said stepmother, I wouldn’t think they’d go for that.

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: China
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Moved from Progress Reports to Process & Procedures.

Our journey:

Spoiler

September 2007: Met online via social networking site (MySpace); began exchanging messages.
March 26, 2009: We become a couple!
September 10, 2009: Arrived for first meeting in-person!
June 17, 2010: Arrived for second in-person meeting and start of travel together to other areas of China!
June 21, 2010: Engaged!!!
September 1, 2010: Switched course from K1 to CR-1
December 8, 2010: Wedding date set; it will be on February 18, 2011!
February 9, 2011: Depart for China
February 11, 2011: Registered for marriage in Wuhan, officially married!!!
February 18, 2011: Wedding ceremony in Shiyan!!!
April 22, 2011: Mailed I-130 to Chicago
April 28, 2011: Received NOA1 via text/email, file routed to CSC (priority date April 25th)
April 29, 2011: Updated
May 3, 2011: Received NOA1 hardcopy in mail
July 26, 2011: Received NOA2 via text/email!!!
July 30, 2011: Received NOA2 hardcopy in mail
August 8, 2011: NVC received file
September 1, 2011: NVC case number assigned
September 2, 2011: AOS invoice received, OPTIN email for EP sent
September 7, 2011: Paid AOS bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 9, 2011)
September 8, 2011: OPTIN email accepted, GZO number assigned
September 10, 2011: Emailed AOS package
September 12, 2011: IV bill invoiced
September 13, 2011: Paid IV bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 14, 2011)
September 14, 2011: Emailed IV package
October 3, 2011: Emailed checklist response (checklist generated due to typo on Form DS-230)
October 6, 2011: Case complete at NVC
November 10, 2011: Interview - APPROVED!!!
December 7, 2011: POE - Sea-Tac Airport

September 17, 2013: Mailed I-751 to CSC

September 23, 2013: Received NOA1 in mail (receipt date September 19th)

October 16, 2013: Biometrics Appointment

January 28, 2014: Production of new Green Card ordered

February 3, 2014: New Green Card received; done with USCIS until fall of 2023*

December 18, 2023:  Filed I-90 to renew Green Card

December 21, 2023:  Production of new Green Card ordered - will be seeing USCIS again every 10 years for renewal

 

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Free to try

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

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Has she met the children?

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

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For the CR1 interview, you have to show quality face time with spouse (several visits during vacations ).  this is expected of all CR1 petitions in Casa

u may also have to prove, u formally broke off the engagement with the other (before starting a new relationship

you may have to show her parents accept your kids along with you as her husband

 

to prove kids are so attached to new wife that they suffer without her,  send photos of them meeting her,  attending the marriage celebration after the documents for marriage are signed  and logs of chats between her and them prior to the date of asking for faster approval

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12 hours ago, petitioner2023 said:

Can a U.S. citizen and father of two minors, working full-time, request I-130/CR1 expedited processing due to humanitarian reasons, citing:

1. Children's emotional distress from separation from stepmother.
2. Solo parenting challenges.
3. Financial strain.
4. Children reside with father full-time (365 days/year).
5. No additional support system (no nearby family/friends).

How will USCIS evaluate these factors?

 

Beneficiary is children's step mother. 

 

I don't think any of those would qualify for expedited processing personally. Humanitarian reasons are usually things like being in an armed conflict zone, serious illness etc. But you can certainly try, it's free to do so. 

 

And you can try again when you get to the NVC stage if the USCIS expedite is refused. 

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1 minute ago, Marieke H said:

You can certainly try. I am curious how you are going to prove that your children are already so bonded with their new stepmother that the separation is causing distress.

I was thinking about showing screen captures from video calls she has daily with the kids. 

2 hours ago, Boiler said:

Has she met the children?

Not in person. Only through video calls. 

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2 hours ago, JeanneAdil said:

i have to add CO's have the responsibility to protect USC, US,  and bene

IF the CO at interview views this relationship as not bona fida (as seems u look for a babysitter),  u can be denied 

 

The relationship is bonafide. I'm just exploring this as a potential justification to ask for an expedited processing and assessing if it makes sense or not. 

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7 minutes ago, Marieke H said:

You can certainly try. I am curious how you are going to prove that your children are already so bonded with their new stepmother that the separation is causing distress.

 

Financial strain is tricky; you are going to have to prove that you are able to financially support the immigrant, so it may not be wise to point out that you are already struggling financially.

I'm not struggling financially. 

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7 minutes ago, petitioner2023 said:

I was thinking about showing screen captures from video calls she has daily with the kids. 

 

Video calls won't help. They don't show that they had a deeper bond that is now being affected as they're apart. If they'd previously been with her in person (i.e. she was involved in their school life, helped them daily, etc) then it might work. If she's never done any of that, then it's not a reason, as they're not in a different situation now and have the same relationship with her they have always had.  

 

2 minutes ago, petitioner2023 said:

I'm not struggling financially. 

 

No. 3 above you said 'financial strain'?

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