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applying for expedite: does it slow down your application? Recent application was denied.
Hi everyone, my immigration this year has taken a toll on me. I feel like I am living in a bad movie. My dad died in June and I got an emergency advanced parole, my uncle qdied in July and I did not return for that. My mother found out at the end of August that she has cancer in her thoracic spine and in her sternum bone. Canadian medical sucks for waiting and she has not even seen an oncologist yet. She is having a full bone scan tomorrow and had a full body and brain CT scan. They are looking for the primary source as her doctor does not think it originated in the bone and has spread from somewhere else. I requested a expedite of my parole with a very short letter from her doctor. I also wrote that she is getting more tests done. I was denied as I did not meet the criteria. I guess I need to wait until she has surgery scheduled or chemo. My immigration lawyer told me when I wanted to go back for my uncle that applying for expedited travel can slow your application as they “pull” your file. I think he was just trying to stop me from asking for my uncles funeral. Sorry I am super long winded on this. Has anyone ever heard of this? Applying to expedite or applying for two emergencies/expidite can affect the duration or outcome of an application to adjust status? I think he was just annoyed dealing with me and all of this. But he was very supportive of the one for my mother. I will try again when I have more info about her prognosis. I am scared 😱 that all of this will prolong or negatively impact my case.

IR-1/CR-1

U.S. citizen filing for a spouse

Total Days: 293 days
Case
2024-03-15
2025-01-02
I-765
243 Days
I-131
249 Days
I-130
283 Days
I-485
293 Days
National Benefits Center: I-765, I-131, I-130, I-485
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