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I am waiting for a Tier 2 call (initiated on July 20) and after that, if I do not get an interview letter I want to start a Congressional inquiry.

1. Can you contact a congressperson other than your current address Zip-Code?
2. Is there a big difference between Democratic and Republican Senators in terms of help?
3. Has anyone tried Congressional inquiry this year to get an interview scheduled in Chicago?
 
Adam15 said:
I am waiting for a Tier 2 call (initiated on July 20) and after that, if I do not get an interview letter I want to start a Congressional inquiry.

1. Can you contact a congressperson other than your current address Zip-Code?
2. Is there a big difference between Democratic and Republican Senators in terms of help?
3. Has anyone tried Congressional inquiry this year to get an interview scheduled in Chicago?
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1. No
2. I believe the difference you should be looking into is their stance on immigration. FYI Republicans are not always anti-immigration (obviously, a senator/congressperson that voted against DV is not ideal, but still doesn't hurt to try)
 
Sm1smom said:
There is movement with Tampa. FO. It's just slow. Per the timeline spreadsheet, @Vivian87 , also with the Tampa FO filed in December, got interviewed and approved same day in May. You can initiate a congressional inquiry now if you like.
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Thank you for the advice Mom! I will get started with the Congressional Inquiry. I'll go with Kathy Castor since she seems to be pro-immigration based on her website. If anyone has some tips or advice on how to prepare for the Congressional Inquiry process, please let me know. Thank you!

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Appalachian said:
Hi @Sm1smom, @SusieQQQ
First of all, I appreciate all the tremendous support that you are providing here.
I have a question regarding my interview letter. The letter requests to bring filled i864 (it says must). I thought that was not required for DV process. Furthermore, there is no one to sponsor my case since I am a full time employee. Also, I have my wife applying with me as a derivative applicant. Do you think the request was just general or am I required to fill the form? And to me, it looks like the form i864 is not to be filled by principal applicant.
About my income: I don’t fall under the poverty line.
Need your thoughts on this. Thanks in advance.


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That is a generic interview letter, it doesn't mean everything on it is applicable to your case, especially the I-864. Take a look at the Interview Tips tab of the AOS Process Spreadsheet, the "Affidavit of Support" section there has some additional useful information.
 
Diamond_Water said:
@elisap
I just received my Interview Letter today.
My interview appointment is at 8/19/2021 at 10 am.
That's so weird because I just asked Emma, they said that they haven't schedule my interview
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elisap said:
Wow that’s great! You got an august interview nice. Yeah that’s very strange that you got the letter and emma said that. I think it just means the online system hasn’t updated. Or try to ask again and hope you get someone else ?
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Again, nothing strange in EMMA or an agent not being able to see or provide interview date information. We've gone over this several times in this forum. It simply means the FO has not updated the interview in a central database where other agents outside the FO can access it. Really simple!

@elisap - what is the point of asking again when the IL has already been received? This is another way people unnecessarily bog down the system!!
 
ishmog said:
Thank you for the advice Mom! I will get started with the Congressional Inquiry. I'll go with Kathy Castor since she seems to be pro-immigration based on her website. If anyone has some tips or advice on how to prepare for the Congressional Inquiry process, please let me know. Thank you!
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I edited your post by deleting the pictures of your congressional reps which you included. Yes, I know their information is publicly available, however there is no need to post their information in this forum.
 
Sm1smom said:
I edited your post by deleting the pictures of your congressional reps which you included. Yes, I know their information is publicly available, however there is no need to post their information in this forum.
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Oops, I'm sorry about that. Thank you mom!
 
Appalachian said:
Hi @Sm1smom, @SusieQQQ
First of all, I appreciate all the tremendous support that you are providing here.
I have a question regarding my interview letter. The letter requests to bring filled i864 (it says must). I thought that was not required for DV process. Furthermore, there is no one to sponsor my case since I am a full time employee. Also, I have my wife applying with me as a derivative applicant. Do you think the request was just general or am I required to fill the form? And to me, it looks like the form i864 is not to be filled by principal applicant.
About my income: I don’t fall under the poverty line.
Need your thoughts on this. Thanks in advance.
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"A completed Affidavit(s) of Support (Form I-864) ... for each of your sponsors ..." -- if you don't have sponsors, no forms are required. It could be worded better, for sure, but I think it's clear enough.
 
wilo108 said:
"A completed Affidavit(s) of Support (Form I-864) ... for each of your sponsors ..." -- if you don't have sponsors, no forms are required. It could be worded better, for sure, but I think it's clear enough.
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No, not necessarily. You're reading that from a DV based application perspective. For a family based AOS application, the sentence totally makes sense, and we've already stated it is a generic IL.
Plus, a DV based application may actually require an affidavit of support to be submitted, so they most certainly cannot say no forms required if you don't have a sponsor just because someone doesn't have a sponsor. If you don't have a sponsor and an affidavit of support is required because you're viewed as a potential public charge, you find the sponsor.
 
Sm1smom said:
That is a generic interview letter, it doesn't mean everything on it is applicable to your case, especially the I-864. Take a look at the Interview Tips tab of the AOS Process Spreadsheet, the "Affidavit of Support" section there has some additional useful information.
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Thanks for the response. I got over excited and forgot to look at the spreadsheet
 
Dear Mom,

I hope you are doing well. I wanted to have your input on the next step in following up on my case. I have requested tier 2 calls two times so far, and they never contacted me. Both times to follow up case category issue. My bio was issued three weeks ago (may or may not be due to tier 2, since my request has always been to follow up the category issue, not asking for bio), and I walked in last week. For applicants from my FO (Chicago) who filled after April, one applicant has completed his application and received his card. The rest are still waiting for the interview letters. What would be the best course of action at this point?

Thanks!
 
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Blade_ said:
Dear Mom,

I hope you are doing well. I wanted to have your input on the next step in following up on my case. I have requested tier 2 calls two times so far, and they never contacted me. Both times to follow up case category issue. My bio was issued three weeks ago (may or may not be due to tier 2, since my request has always been to follow up the category issue, not asking for bio), and I walked in last week. For applicants from my FO (Chicago) who filled after April, one applicant has completed his application and received his card. The rest are still waiting for the interview letters. What would be the best course of action at this point?

Thanks!
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You folks can begin congressional inquiry if you haven't done so already.
 
Dear Mom
Do you have Any idea one applicant who got the bio letter from FO as expedited request and asked the ASC to do his bio as soon as possible, and it toke 2 weeks between AOS.
bio letters.
And my case got it by mail from ASC and I could not do wake in ....just curious
 
qwertysss said:
I am dv2021.
I applied in early June for AOS in Brooklyn
at the end of June, I received receipts by mail, and at the beginning of July, I also filed a mandamus (complaint) to process my case and waiting for an answer from the court.
Two months have passed since the application for the AOS, and my out-of-state friends have already received a request for fingerprinting.
35 days have already passed since receiving receipts. I asked about my case in the chat on the USCIS website, but there is no information about my bio or interview. general answers, that there is a big queue and that's it. I looked at the timeline spreadsheet, but there are not many people from Brooklyn in the spreadsheet and the time for passing all the steps is very long.
My case is still pending, and I have already begun to fear that I will not get an interview before September 30th. What steps can I take to make my case progress? what are my chances in Brooklyn, New York?
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You filed in June, and one month after you filed a WOM? Did you file the WOM yourself or payed a lawyer to file it on your behalf?
 
Abdulmalik said:
Dear Mom
Do you have Any idea one applicant who got the bio letter from FO as expedited request and asked the ASC to do his bio as soon as possible, and it toke 2 weeks between AOS.
bio letters.
And my case got it by mail from ASC and I could not do wake in ....just curious
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I'm sorry I don't quite understand your post/question. If you got an expedited Bio request from your FO, you should be able to complete the bio as such.
 
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