gc_03 said:
What is the procedure for contacting senator/congressman???? Can we directly cal ltheir office or write a letter? If yes, Does anyone have the format of the letter ??? Did anyone contact senator in illinois ???
PLs let me know....
Call the senator's office and explain your situation. they will normally tell you how to communicate. Also visit the senator's website to understand the procedure.
Here is a list of things that you need to keep in mind when contacting/mailing/faxing the senators:
1- Call their office and ask how they prefer to receive documents and requests for Federal Casework Inquiry. If they have their casework coordination offices in Washington DC then send fax to avoid delays
2- Fax/Mail them a letter explaining your situation (personal hardship, BSIC incompetence, you paying taxes for many years, law abiding contributor to your community, looking forward to become a voting citizen, blah blah blah)
3- Make sure you include all information: EAD #, Alien #, SSN, type of application, NAMES, Address with INS, when filed, RD, ND, RFE, Fingerprinting dates, etc, etc, anything and everything (politicians love documentation, so kill a few trees, it can only help)
4- ask them to "advise you on how to obtain the adjudication status of the application. You have contacted BCIS several times and the information on the website is very vague and estimates keep changing etc."
5- Do not ask them to help approve the application, because they dont do that. They are smart, they know what you are looking for, so they will use their "Political" means to pursuade the application process. Just be gentle and kind in your letter, write with a tear jerking tone, ask for advice
Good luck.