Just FYI for anyone else considering requesting an expedite:
My wife was robbed July 3rd in Manila. They took everything she had. The next day, a man started messaging her (because they have all her contact information), stating his father had found several of her belongings and to come out and meet him to get them back. The police told her they suspected this was the budol budol gang, and a police officer went with her to meet this man. The short version: No one was arrested. There is no way to prove they were part of this gang. Maybe they really were good samaritans. But... My wife is still getting messages to come out and meet this person. Alone. And she's terrified they will come to her apartment.
After NVC DQ'd her, we sent a request for an expedited interview, and we sent the police blotters, police reports, and messages, all translated into English.
USEM still denied her expedite. Actually, they didn't deny it. They said they couldn't accommodate it at the present time.
So, I'm not saying don't request an expedite, because the worst they can do, I suppose, is say no, but based on other expedite requests I've read about that were granted, it's sure disappointing...maddening, actually...that my wife has to wait however long it takes for her interview, stressed out and scared.
Good luck to all the others out there waiting on USEM. I hope your cases flow smoothly.
Jason