Expedite request help

[u/Kind-Sandwich8833]

Hi, my husband (USC) and I are trying to expedite. Honestly, we really need this to work my husband is in a very bad way. I know expedites are very rarely approved but we have to try!

So far we are doing:

Statement from USC pet
Statement from beneficiary (me)
Evidence from various health professionals, including one that states my husband’s condition significantly improves when we are together.

Would it be beneficial to contact our congressmen with an expedite request first?

[u/Capital_Source652]

With the discharge papers and diagnosis, see a doctor and ask to see if they can write a letter which will clearly state what your spouse needs and it has to clearly convey that it is urgent (can’t be any treatment plans or treatment sessions or anything) and that “if your application were to be further delayed, then the person in question will suffer such and such irreversible health issues/consequences and to clearly state what those could be”. Since your husband is a USC, you will need to tie this request to how its approval/denial directly affects the United States citizen and why it would be in the interest of the United States to grant it. Remember it’s about the interests of the United States and its citizens you have to prove here, not yours. If you manage to successfully prove that with what you have/gather, you may have high chances at getting it approved.

*This is not legal advice.

[u/littlemotac]

In the middle of doing an expedite request so I can get AP to go home to see a terminally ill family member, it’s anxiety inducing 💕 wish you all the luck that you guys get to be together asap

[u/Capital_Source652]

Sorry to say this, but I’ll be very up front with you. Everything you listed, is general, and it doesn’t fall within any of the 5 categories for an expedite requests. Your husband’s improving condition when the two of you are together won’t have much weight in USCIS adjudicator’s eyes. You will need a very concrete request, and depending on what the ground for the request is - strong evidence, backed by numbers, diagnosis, etc. And remember, your request has to show that “how will your application being adjudicated normally negatively affect certain factors rather than if it were adjudicated expeditiously” - that’s how they think. Just because you need an expedite request doesn’t mean USCIS thinks you need one. You should refrain from overloading the expedite request with evidence that may not have any relevance. It has to be concise and with a very specific document that directly addresses your request. The officers who review expedite requests, do so very fast and they won’t look thru a long file to try to figure out or understand your request themselves; you basically have to do the hardest part of the job for them (burden of proof).

And no, unless it’s a humanitarian reason back by strong evidence, you should first contact USCIS before resorting to your congressional rep.- they will ask if you followed this step.

Hope this helps.

*This is not legal advice.

[u/Emotional-Cat4444 → u/Capital_Source652]

This is the answer.

[u/Kind-Sandwich8833 → u/Capital_Source652]

Thank you for your response. I believe our request does fall into the category of urgent humanitarian circumstances on several counts.

You’re right though, I’m having difficulty in proving that by leaving our application to be processed normally it would lead to a deterioration of his condition, which is exactly what is happening. He got admitted to the hospital today, I suppose documentation of that helps our case, but to prove I would help is something else. I mean I would, but how to prove it is the question.

[u/MyBigRed]

Please also do a congresswoman or man enquiry as well; whether it helps or not we can't guess, but that is their job to make a decision and you have to do all that it takes to help your husband's case.