I’ve advanced my never-ending quest to annoy my congressman, my much-loved Senators, and various immigration officials, from whom I get back many form letters letting me know their positions on the fence between the US and Mexico: I just logged in the following question for the US Immigration Services Director Emilio Gonzalez’ online session scheduled for Monday on Ask the White House.
My husband and I are adopting from China. Because of recent delays in the adoption process, it is likely that our I797-C approval form from Homeland Security USCIS will expire before we travel to China, requiring a very expensive reapplication (at ~$3000 or more) of the same form. In the past, extensions have been granted in a number of similarly delayed circumstances (during the SARS epidemic).
Would you consider extending the lifespan of this document by 6 months, savings thousands of families the burden of this cost, and reducing paperwork for your office?