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Hello,
Before I get to my question, I will quickly provide relevant background information. My wife is from Nicaragua and she currently lives there. For the most part, we do not live together because she works there and I work here, in the United States. Every two to three months I take a month or two off to go live with her in Managua. We have only begun the first step in the immigration process, that is to say, I filed the I-130 petition on her behalf to the USCIS back in mid-January and subsequently received the I-797C, notice of Action later that same month. In terms of our case, nothing has changed since then.
What has changed is the urgent situation in Nicaragua, which has caused us to become increasingly more concerned with the wait time of the immigration process. For those who are unaware of the situation, there has been unrest in Nicaragua since the government tried to reform social security back in late April. This has lead to over 60 people being killed and hundreds of others have been injured or gone missing. There are protests going on everyday throughout the entire country. It's a very serious situation. It goes without saying, my wife and I are growing more and more concerned. She works at a public hospital (in other words, for the government) and thus cannot even express her feelings on the subject lest she lose her job, or God forbid, she be physically harmed. Furthermore, her father was a known politician and was assassinated in the early 2000s; therefore, this political/social unrest truly hits home with her, and possibly puts her even more in peril.
To finally get to my question: due to these specific circumstances, is it possible to somehow expedite our immigration process? Would it be worth my time explaining the situation to USCIS or do they not take these things into consideration?
I would appreciate anybody's input. It's very stressful for us. Her country's future has never been more uncertain or dangerous.
Thank you.
Before I get to my question, I will quickly provide relevant background information. My wife is from Nicaragua and she currently lives there. For the most part, we do not live together because she works there and I work here, in the United States. Every two to three months I take a month or two off to go live with her in Managua. We have only begun the first step in the immigration process, that is to say, I filed the I-130 petition on her behalf to the USCIS back in mid-January and subsequently received the I-797C, notice of Action later that same month. In terms of our case, nothing has changed since then.
What has changed is the urgent situation in Nicaragua, which has caused us to become increasingly more concerned with the wait time of the immigration process. For those who are unaware of the situation, there has been unrest in Nicaragua since the government tried to reform social security back in late April. This has lead to over 60 people being killed and hundreds of others have been injured or gone missing. There are protests going on everyday throughout the entire country. It's a very serious situation. It goes without saying, my wife and I are growing more and more concerned. She works at a public hospital (in other words, for the government) and thus cannot even express her feelings on the subject lest she lose her job, or God forbid, she be physically harmed. Furthermore, her father was a known politician and was assassinated in the early 2000s; therefore, this political/social unrest truly hits home with her, and possibly puts her even more in peril.
To finally get to my question: due to these specific circumstances, is it possible to somehow expedite our immigration process? Would it be worth my time explaining the situation to USCIS or do they not take these things into consideration?
I would appreciate anybody's input. It's very stressful for us. Her country's future has never been more uncertain or dangerous.
Thank you.
