Sorry, I do not know about this. I doubt very much that an asylum office in the US would assist with a refugee case outside the country, as that is not what they do. If you are trying to respond to a particular government office, you have to respond directly. I do not think another government office will forward your response to the correct place. That said, there is no harm in trying, but I do not think it will work. Take care, Jason

Apologies for the multiples questions. I have an Request for Review letter (RFR) and I am a refugee and i am outside the USA. I have the conatct address of the asylum office in Arizona. Can I ask asylum office Arizona to forward my RFR letter to refugee officers uscis? Do you think they the asylum office USCIS will help me by forwarding my letter to them since i am a refugee? I look forward to hearing from you.

If you are seeking asylum in the US, you can contact the Congressional office where you live, and they can potentially help. If you are outside the US, I do not know that a Congressional office will help you. The only office I know that helps refugees outside the US is in Egypt (https://stars-egypt.org/). There may be others, but I do not know about that, sorry. Take care, Jason

Thanks for your guidance. But I am not from usa. I am from East African country. How can I use congressional inquiry. One thing is that post office in africa won’t be able to deliver my letter until uscis refugee officers their phone number. Can you offer me some help. Can you Help me locate their phone number please. I hope an answers thanks

If the person was in status, that is an exception to the one-year asylum filing bar. Common visas that could last for 4 years are F visas or H1b, but you have to remain in status (full time student or stay in your job the whole time). I wrote more about this issue on January 18, 2018. Take care, Jason

Hi Jason,

If a person entered the US for more than 4 yrs, considered “in-status” while applying for affirmative asylum, then go out of status – does the one-year bar still apply?

Thank you！

I have no contact info for them, sorry. I would just Google them to see if you can find an address. I doubt they will respond to a letter in any case, and you might want to try other channels, such as a Congress person – you can find their contact info if you follow the link under Resources called House of Representatives or Senate. Take care, Jason

Dear Jason,

I want you to pass me the above mentioned address phone office number. I want to mail an argument letter to DHS/USCIS but i dont have their phone number and the post office requested me their phone number if my letter want to reach DHS/USCIS Refugee officers. please help me find their number. thank you for your kind help. I look forward to hearing from you.

Thanks

I am not doing many consular cases, and so you probably should talk to a lawyer who does those types of cases. However, it does seem that things have slowed down at the embassies, and so the delay may be part of that general trend. You can Google the embassy and find their email, and then email them. You can also contact your Congress person to ask for help – you can find their contact info if you follow the link under Resources called House of Representatives or Senate. Take care, Jason

I filed for my parents IR-5 Visa who are living outside the USA and they live in Nairobi-Kenya East Africa. How long does it take US Embassy Nairobi to schedule my parents a US Visa?
If they wait for two years without interview is there any path that can help us?
After waiting for a long time like 2 years what steps can help us to get the IR-5 Visa interview scheduled?

Thank you for your attention to my two questions.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Thank you!