Hi Kishore,
As about finding the local senators, you can use the following link and opt for your Michigan state.
http://www.congress.org/congressorg/dbq/officials/?lvl=L
I actually used the concerned senator's website and the 'contact me' link to send an online request. With regard to the letter that I sent, I did not come across any typical format and drafted my own as given below :
Name
Company Name
Address (Self or Company)
Phone # accordingly
Email Id
Date
The Honorable Senator ABC
Address
Washington, D.C. 11111-0000
Subject : Request to enquire with USCIS - NSC for I-140 (Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker) with application # LIN 041375xxxx
Dear Senator ABC,
We are a ................. company in city, State since 19xx engaged in so&so. I'm an employee working for the said company as ...(position).... on H1B1 visa for over xx years. Based on the company's current & future needs, I'm being sponsored for a permanent position and residency in the US. With a degree in ........ and master's in ............. plus xx years of progressive experience, the company made concurrent applications for my I-140 and I-485 in April 2004. Although, the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services is doing commendable work in backlog reduction, my particular application on Immigrant Petition for alien worker (I-140), is still pending for over 470 days at the Nebraska Service Center. As suggested by my employer, I'm sending this letter to you as a request to intervene and seek enquiry in my long pending application. The case details are given under :
Application # : LIN 041375xxxx
Form type : I-140 (Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker)
Petitioner : Company Name
Beneficiary : Last name, First Name, MI
Receipt Date : April xx, 2004
Projected Processing Time : 150 to 180 days from receipt date.
Present Pending Time : Over 470 days with no updates or queries.
Total I-140 cases pending at NSC with receipt dates of April 2004 : Less than 10%.
I also take this opportunity to inform that despite the Nebraska service center indicating to process I-140 cases with receipt dates of Dec. 2003, there have been cases approved in good numbers for receipt dates in the years 2004 & 2005. As a comparison, the other Centers, at Vermont, Texas and California are presently processing I-140 cases with receipt dates between March & April, 2005.
I once again greatly appreciate for your taking time to look into this long pending matter.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Name
Position
Company Name
City, State, Zip
Email Id
Although my employer did not and never would worry about my 140 approval, I wrote the same to make some impact. As most senators eventually weigh the earliest benefit they may get out of it.
As about the location, Virigina falls under VSC and Michigan under NSC. If your application is with NSC, it is best to reach the Michigan senator. In any case, I believe for a senator, a company makes more impact than an individual. Hope this helps.
Good luck.
DIGS
EB3, India
RD Apr04
140 ??
