L2 Extension - Expedite Request - How to track the status of the expedite request ?

[Anand A]

My spouse filed an expedite request by chatting on Ask Emma. The USCIS chat representative gave this generic looking statement :

In order to better assist you, I'm going to need to collect some information to send to the USCIS office having jurisdiction over your case. You should expect to receive a response within 5 days. You will be contacted directly by the USCIS office if additional information or documentation is required. However, if you do not receive a response within 5 days, it may mean your request is taking a little longer to process and it is not necessary to call us again regarding the request. The Service Center, Field Office, or National Benefits Center will contact you as soon as possible.

And then the operator gave the SR number. There was no email received with reference to the same.

The expedite request was raised on 21-June. I have checked the case status on both https://egov.uscis.gov/casestatus/mycasestatus.do and by creating an account on my.uscis.gov but neither of them show any indication about an expedite request being received.

This blog suggests that an email should be received and the case status also gets updated : https://*********.com/visas/usa/usci...edite-request/
So, I am not sure if there was a glitch in raising the expedite request itself.

• Step 4 – Get Expedite Service Request Number: They will take all your details like receipt number, email id, etc. Once done, the customer service will give you Expedite Service Request Number, it will be the one that you will use to track your expedite request. You will get an email with the details of the expedite request.
• Step 5 – Expedite Request Tracking: Usually, when you raise an expedite request, your general case status on USCIS website gets tagged to this and you can track the status of your expedite request there. You can use your same Receipt Number to track the status. It is better seen, if you have an account. You can create an account at https://myaccount.uscis.gov/ or https://egov.uscis.gov/casestatus/landing.do and track it. Sometimes, the status may slightly different in both, due to sync issues…

Has anyone filed an expedite request and what has been the experience ?

1. Did you receive an email just to state that an expedite request was filed ?
2. Did the case status change to indicate that an expedite request was raised ?
3. Is there any other way to track the expedite request reference ID given by the operator ?

I understand that approval / disapproval or entertaining the expedite request itself and approval / disapproval of the expedite request based on further evidence requested by USCIS (if any) is possible, but trying to understand if the expedite request somehow got lost or if this is normal.

[rkk09]

Hi,
Normally, If you raise these kind of request, you will be surely receiving Email acknowledgement.. I am curious, could you please confirm, in any place have you shared your Email ID? And, If you don't get anything, you may again call to customer support and track the status with the help of reference number they gave.
Thanks

[Anand A]

Thanks for the reply. In the Ask Emma chat itself, the operator asked for email ID and phone number and both were provided.
Will contact via Ask Emma or will call to check about this and update here.

[Anand A]

Chatted via Ask Emma again, the chat representative told that since a reference number was given in the earlier chat, so the expedite request was generated. If it is accepted then an email will be sent. Mostly, I got a generic and not-to-straightforward response from the chat representative.

[uks19]

My Timeline!

L1/L2/EAD renewal filed on July 30th, 2020 (Texas Service Center)
L1 approval received on 15 Aug 2020 ( Premium Processing )
L2 biometric appointment completed in Dec 2020 1st week.
EAD extension expedite denied in Dec 2020
L2 extension expedite denied in Jan 2021 & L2 expedite denied again today 06/30


What a crazy legal immigration system and USCIS has no workaround for cases like mine and thousands out thr!

They are in auto mode for rejection and do not want to work!!! #period Legal immigration is broken.

[Libra_14]

What a crazy legal immigration system and USCIS has no workaround for cases like mine and thousands out thr!

They are in auto mode for rejection and do not want to work!!! #period Legal immigration is broken.

L2 EAD is a privilege & not your right. They'll approve it once the high priority applications are processed. USCIS has huge backlog right now.

[KSC90]

L2 EAD is a privilege & not your right. They'll approve it once the high priority applications are processed. USCIS has huge backlog right now.

Thanks for the condescension but that's categorically false. Public Law 107-124, passed in 2002 by Congress, expressly directs that

In the case of an alien spouse admitted under section 101(a)(15)(E), who is accompanying or following to join a principal alien admitted under such section, the Attorney General shall authorize the alien spouse to engage in employment in the United States and provide the spouse with an ‘employment authorized’ endorsement or other appropriate work permit.

[Libra_14]

Thanks for the condescension but that's categorically false. Public Law 107-124, passed in 2002 by Congress, expressly directs that

I didn't said L2 are NOT authorized to work. I said EAD for L2 is a privilege & will be approved on appropriate time.