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ishmog said:
Do you have any tips on what to tell the agent to convince him/her to approve the expedite request?
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Hahaha!! To be honest, I just told the agent that my case is time sensitive and I will lose my DV benefit if it is not completed by the end of September. He read all those conditions and ask me which category you like, I again repeated my case is time sensitive:):D. Then he said he will write the details and submit the request. After 10 days, I got an Email saying your case is under expedited review, and you will get notification for further action within next 45 days (I got an Email on July 17). When I did the congressional inquiry last week, in the response it was written, "your clients case is under expedited review", so in my case it worked.
 
HEM_NEPAL said:
After 10 days, I got an Email saying your case is under expedited review, and you will get notification for further action within next 45 days
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So 55 days total timeline provided. how long from the end of the FY are we now? Again this is the point that expedited means different things to Uscis vs DV.

In your particular case it doesn’t seem your interview date was sped up much if it all, being just over a week before FY end. I’d be interested to see if your FO batches and if there are a number of other (non expedited) interviews the same day. Late September interviews often indicate that. (Bear this in mind too anyone from SF FO.)
 
SusieQQQ said:
But as I said above (you may have missed my edit), it doesn’t really appear to have sped up your process given what your interview date is.
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I got your point. It seems I am the one with interview date almost at the end in the spreadsheet. I hope it won't be a problem. Please, advise me if you have any suggestions. Thanks again.
 
Hi everyone,

Interview Update -FO Louisville, KY

My interview appointment was at 9.30 am and my husbands was at 10.30 am. I and my husband got there by 9.00 am, went through security check at the entrance and had to sit after that until 9.40 am.

Then the IO came and called my name and I followed him to his room. He was really a nice person. He just asked for my passport and went through the I-485 with all the yes, no questions. He didn’t ask for any original or any other document. It was straightforward. He himself said at the end of the interview that our biometrics has been scheduled for August 30th and told me to call USCIS do whatever step (e- request basically) that I can take to get the bio done. He said he is aware of September 30th deadline for DV cases and told me not to let this opportunity go in vain just because of the biometrics. He was really a kind person. And ask whether I have any questions at the end. So, I asked him is everything okay with my case. He said yes everything is fine and case can be approved after biometrics. Then I thank him and came out with him.

And he then called my husband for the interview. My husband went in by 10.00 am and came out by 10.10am. The IO have really quicky went through the I-485 questions with my husband and have not asked for any document. That’s all about our interview experience. For both of our interview’s took only 30 mins.

Then after 1 hour the online case status was changed to Interview Was Completed and My Case Must Be Reviewed in both my and my husbands’ online accounts. Today evening we also received the bio appointment letters scheduled on 30th August.

I will update our status later after biometrics.

I am really thankful to this awesome forum and want to thank @Sm1smom and all my fellow winners here. I went through all the steps correctly just because of this forum and the spreadsheet. This spread sheet contains every single step that we have to take and is a great asset for the DV winners. And the guidance by @Sm1smom mom is immense.

I wish everyone good luck and success.

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Chandana123 said:
Hi everyone,

Interview Update -FO Louisville, KY

My interview appointment was at 9.30 am and my husbands was at 10.30 am. I and my husband got there by 9.00 am, went through security check at the entrance and had to sit after that until 9.40 am.

Then the IO came and called my name and I followed him to his room. He was really a nice person. He just asked for my passport and went through the I-485 with all the yes, no questions. He didn’t ask for any original or any other document. It was straightforward. He himself said at the end of the interview that our biometrics has been scheduled for August 30th and told me to call USCIS do whatever step (e- request basically) that I can take to get the bio done. He said he is aware of September 30th deadline for DV cases and told me not to let this opportunity go in vain just because of the biometrics. He was really a kind person. And ask whether I have any questions at the end. So, I asked him is everything okay with my case. He said yes everything is fine and case can be approved after biometrics. Then I thank him and came out with him.

And he then called my husband for the interview. My husband went in by 10.00 am and came out by 10.10am. The IO have really quicky went through the I-485 questions with my husband and have not asked for any document. That’s all about our interview experience. For both of our interview’s took only 30 mins.

Then after 1 hour the online case status was changed to Interview Was Completed and My Case Must Be Reviewed in both my and my husbands’ online accounts. Today evening we also received the bio appointment letters scheduled on 30th August.

I will update our status later after biometrics.

I am really thankful to this awesome forum and want to thank @Sm1smom and all my fellow winners here. I went through all the steps correctly just because of this forum and the spreadsheet. This spread sheet contains every single step that we have to take and is a great asset for the DV winners. And the guidance by @Sm1smom mom is immense.

I wish everyone good luck and success.

​

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I'm glad your interview went smoothly and that your IO was such a nice person :)
 
HEM_NEPAL said:
I got your point. It seems I am the one with interview date almost at the end in the spreadsheet. I hope it won't be a problem. Please, advise me if you have any suggestions. Thanks again.
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like I said, I suspect your FO batches and that is the date for interviews. Don’t see why it should be a problem.
 
raphael1899 said:
Personally, and I want to emphasize that this is just what I think, I wouldn't initiate more than one process at the same time. You can try one way and if it doesn't work you move on to the next one. I think it's counterproductive to use all of the resources available at the same time.
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You're right. I should stick to one process at a time. I'm just gonna wait for a response from my congressman's office. The staff member was actually very helpful and he forwarded my request to USCIS the next day itself. Although waiting is not pleasant, I should trust the process.
 
Sm1smom said:
Jordan isn’t one of the countries with prolonged background checks, they readily share information with the US. So I think your approval is just a matter of time, hang in there.
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Hi Mom! Is there a way to check if my background check has been cleared? Every agent that I chat with said that they can't provide that information. It's been 37 days since I went for my bio appointment.
 
Thanks, no! we have not tried E-request, although tier 1 said my document has not any problem, it is better we send E-request soon for my NOA( it is a great idea thank you). but about my husband, tier 1 said if we resend his document with a new check, it does not make any problem (just we may lose money ). in such a situation we think resending is better than doing nothing!


thanks for your time

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ishmog said:
Hi Mom! Is there a way to check if my background check has been cleared? Every agent that I chat with said that they can't provide that information. It's been 37 days since I went for my bio appointment.
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There’s no way to check outside of your IO telling you. The agents cannot provide that information, so you might as well stop asking about it.
 
2021Ma said:
Thanks, no! we have not tried E-request, although tier 1 said my document has not any problem, it is better we send E-request soon for my NOA( it is a great idea thank you). but about my husband, tier 1 said if we resend his document with a new check, it does not make any problem (just we may lose money ). in such a situation we think resending is better than doing nothing!


thanks for your time

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I’m not sure you understood the issues I raised with trying to resubmit, it’s not just a matter of losing the payment. Your husband did receive his NOA, you’re the one that was not issued with the NOA even though it was your check that got cashed. There is no definitive proof there’s an issue with your husband’s application, is there? You can listen to the tier 1 agent and re-file your husband’s application if you like.
 
luiscorona said:
@Sm1smom
Where do I found more information on the congressional inquiry? I also want to know if there is any way to contact the FO.
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There’s no way to contact the FO directly, that information would have been provided upfront if it was available. To initiate a congressional inquiry, you identify your congress rep, visit their website and follow their listed instructions for contacting them:

Find Your Representative | house.gov

www.house.gov www.house.gov
 
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