Interview Expedite request- Asylum

BusyDisky

BusyDisky

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Hi all,

If anyone has any experience with an approved interview expedite request please share the timeline from when you got it approved to when your interview was actually scheduled. I am contemplating keeping the WOM i already started or cancelling it since i got my expedite request approved

Thanks
 
BusyDisky said:
Hi all,

If anyone has any experience with an approved interview expedite request please share the timeline from when you got it approved to when your interview was actually scheduled. I am contemplating keeping the WOM i already started or cancelling it since i got my expedite request approved

Thanks
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I requested an expedited interview in mid-September 2024, and three weeks later, I received a response from the immigration office stating that my request had been approved. However, they said that they placed me on a short list for the interview and informed me that once an interview slot becomes available, I would be scheduled. Nothing more, nothing less. Now it's mid-November, and the interview has still not been scheduled. Therefore, I’m not sure if my request has really been granted. This is all related to the office in Chicago.
sunshineman said:
I didnt know that option existed. please share for others.
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As far as I know, to receive an expedited interview, there must be a valid reason. Such reasons include, for example, a health condition that threatens your life or new circumstances that put the lives of your relatives in your home country at risk due to political persecution. To request an expedited interview, you need to write a letter explaining the situation and provide documentary evidence of your urgent circumstances. (From what I understand, illnesses of your relatives, children’s disabilities, etc., do not count). The letter must be sent in paper copy to the address of your immigration office.
 
nmscrn said:
Could you share how you asked for your expedite, and how long you waited?
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Yeah, my office doesn’t have a shortlist so the closest thing we have is an expedite request and there are specific criteria that’s on the USCIS website regarding what reasons you can expedite for. Once you conclude you fall into one of these categories, just get all your documentations and proof that make you eligible for an expedition and submit it to the office. I submitted 9/5/24 and got response 10/2/24 and interview was scheduled for early November
 
BusyDisky said:
Yeah, my office doesn’t have a shortlist so the closest thing we have is an expedite request and there are specific criteria that’s on the USCIS website regarding what reasons you can expedite for. Once you conclude you fall into one of these categories, just get all your documentations and proof that make you eligible for an expedition and submit it to the office. I submitted 9/5/24 and got response 10/2/24 and interview was scheduled for early November
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How was your interview?
 
BusyDisky said:
I think it was okay i don’t really know much of what went down since i am a derivative but it was okay. It went on for 4hrs and 30 minutes. Still awaiting decisions
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Oh wow yes, derivatives don’t spend much inside, I hope everything goes smoothly, do you had interpreter since took over 4 hours
 
BusyDisky said:
Yeah, my office doesn’t have a shortlist so the closest thing we have is an expedite request and there are specific criteria that’s on the USCIS website regarding what reasons you can expedite for. Once you conclude you fall into one of these categories, just get all your documentations and proof that make you eligible for an expedition and submit it to the office. I submitted 9/5/24 and got response 10/2/24 and interview was scheduled for early November
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Johannita226 said:
Oh wow yes, derivatives don’t spend much inside, I hope everything goes smoothly, do you had interpreter since took over 4 hours
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when you say 'derivatives' you meant dependents / Kids. Right?

What happens when dependents Kids turns 18 during processing of case and then they go for interview?
 
HoustonAssi said:
when you say 'derivatives' you meant dependents / Kids. Right?

What happens when dependents Kids turns 18 during processing of case and then they go for interview?
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Yes, i don’t think being 18 affects anything. I only know if they were over 21 years of age at time of filing, then they would have needed a separate application.

I would say interview experience for derivatives is dependent on AO, I have seen cases where they whole family was at the interview and cases were derivatives were only called in for statutory bar questions and dismissed
 
BusyDisky said:
Yes, i don’t think being 18 affects anything. I only know if they were over 21 years of age at time of filing, then they would have needed a separate application.

I would say interview experience for derivatives is dependent on AO, I have seen cases where they whole family was at the interview and cases were derivatives were only called in for statutory bar questions and dismissed
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If both parents filed separately, Can Dependents be included in both applications?
 
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