You can try to expedite and this seems like a good reason. I wrote about the process of expediting on January 29, 2020 and maybe that post will help. Take care, Jason

My case is approved by court in July this year and planning to apply for AOS in January as most of the attorneys recommends to wait for at least 6 months. I am physician and my hospital is planning to send me to visit the site at Kenya in June 2025. I am not sure I will get the travel document that time. Is there any way to expedite the processes to get the travel document at least before that?

Thank you

The number is the main number for USCIS, but it is the only number I know about that you can call for this. Maybe you can also ask for help from your Congress person, but I doubt they will over quickly enough. If you have a letter stating that the treatment will be in a third country, that should be enough evidence. And yes, you can also try to expedite your husband’s RTD. I would get some evidence about your children’s health conditions to support the claim and the request to expedite. Take care, Jason

Hi Jason yes, my father had surgery the past year unfortunately they can’t remove the tumor completely and we are just waiting and praying for more time with him, the thing he doesn’t need treatment in a 3rd country, I just want my brothers travel with him before he can no move anymore, and he can meet my US children
Can ask to a doctor there for a letter about a possible treatment in a 3rd country?

The number I have to call is before applying to a RTD o after ?

My husband is my derivative and also an asylee and I would like to apply to RTD for him that way he can go with me and my 2 children who are autistic and disabled to support me?

Can I mention this to the agent?

I had heard about the Pakistani government’s decision concerning asylum seekers. I am glad they reversed it, at least as a formality, though apparently not in practice. I suppose it is easier for the Pakistani government to blame asylum seekers than to take a realistic look at themselves and their failures in Pakistan to treat people humanely, stop corruption, and effectively fight against terrorism. In terms of the US government, they cannot give any info about your pending asylum status to a foreign country. However, as you note, the code (c-8) on your work permit indicates asylum pending, and I imagine foreign governments are aware of that code. If you have not tried and you want to, you can try to expedite your asylum case – I wrote about that on March 23, 2022. If that fails, you can try a mandamus, which should get you an interview. Otherwise, in terms of getting your passport, I don’t have many ideas – since at least the policy is officially revoked, maybe you can try different consulates in the US, if you can reach them. I know that for people applying for US visas overseas, some consulates seem to work better than others, and maybe it is the same for Pakistan. Take care, Jason

Take a read at this story of mine. I have been with you on your blog for 9 years now.
We have a several death in our family and feel that we can no longer wait for the USCIS to set an interview date for us to be able hear the next step of the interview.
I wrote to you some time back asking if we can renew our passports and you said yes we can.
The next thing I know it is a long process and procedure.
I am going to mention the country here and I am also going to let people know that things like this can happen with anyone.
The said country is Pakistan. I had to renew my passport. But sometime in June the government in that country decided not to renew passports for asylum seekers abroad.
Ofcourse it was received with a lot of negativity and after much hesitation the govt decided to reverse the decision.
Now that we need to renew our passport, there is an online system which is a failed system not just from one way but many ways.
There are 4 email accounts and no one can reach any authenticity of what needs to be done if someone is stuck at a step of renewal.
I was one of them emailing them on all 3 accounts and no would reply back to me .
If I call the helpline there was no help given and half of them dont even know what we are talkng about.
SO someone suggested if I waited they have no idea how long it would take us and asked us to go to the closest embassy that comes unders our jurisdiction.
Me and my husband and our kids packed to leave to this state we were received with utmost disrespect just because the first question was ” how did you obtain your work permit”
We were not allowed to explain about our case being pending as soon as we used the word asylum he said im not handling this case and it someone else let me get him forward.
We finally were able to speak to that person and he made a long story of how we are suppose to be confirming identity of our members of family back home and their phone number.
The application will be given at the embassy but there will be an enquiry done on this and it might take over 6 months to complete.
I explained to him that my father just recently passed away and he was the only one I had in that country and no one is there.
He never believed and tried further to humiliate us in his deterioting english speaking skills.
He finally said if u cant give me the necessary documents we are not going to take your application and go ahead and complete it online once we resolve issues that we are facing with our online application.
This is an embassy that is suppose to be there for the people to help them in times of need and we were asked to leave.
I cannot believe how we were treated.
With a heavy heart we drove back to our home. It took us 9 hours of driving due to a mishap on the road and I can tell you it was the longest journey of my life.
We came back home and I tried calling several times to Pakistan to see if somone could help me.
But no one could. I googled and youtubed alot of the information and was finally able to login into my account and file for renewal on an urgent basis.

The government now says you will need wait as your case has been deferred until further enquiry.
I do not understand what does this mean.
I never stay in Pakistan, my husband is from a different country.
I plan to go my husband country.
I want to ask you, do you know if what kind of enquiry is this.
Are they going to go back ground check and if yes where will it be ?
In US or pakistan ?
What sort of information are they looking for? Is US goverment going to give them any information.
I thought is it not their business to know what is happening.
At first someone told me do not mention you are on asylum here but I am not someone who can lie or taught to lie.
They asked for green card or US passport or work authorisation.
Either way they would have come to know that work permit was issued based on certain code .
Secondly they would ask me why did we not renew the passport since 2021.

You can delete certain information if I am not allowed to write about a country and post a response for me.
But as a person who has helped immigrants all your life I wanted you to know what the outside world is trying to make our lives hell.

I wish I could get my green card based on asylum but I wish to not sometimes go through this kind of trauma and humiliation.
It is unbelievable in 2024 we are being treated like animals.
I do not know how long they are going to defer the case and how long they going to look into finding details when I really do not have any traces in Pakistan nor do I have any information there and I have never been and bottom is that asylum application was filed and never heard back from them.
It is not an approved case. IT is a clear pending case which I think they should not be taking under consideration.

ANything you have to say or know please share because for me this is all so heart breaking.

Thank you

I am not sure where you get this information. I very rarely hear from my clients about employers discriminating, especially now that people can get the 5-year EAD and so can work for a longer term. Take care, Jason

That is a strong reason to expedite. I think you would start by calling USCIS at 800-375-5283 and try to get a person. Then explain the problem and need to travel. Also, make sure you have some evidence about your father’s condition, such as a letter from a doctor. It would be best if the doctor indicated he will get treatment in a third country. I wrote more about expediting in general on January 29, 2020. Good luck, Jason

Why do you allow them to check your immigration status pre-hiring ?

Generally, employers will discriminate, and it’s easier to avoid legal liability before a hiring decision is made (it’s easier to not hire than to fire somebody)

Hello, I was waiting 7 long years
May I fill a writ of mandamus to het my interview fast.

June 26 got my interview

October 8th decision Asylum granted

Hello Jason, can you please show me information about expedited RTD my father has a brain tumor that doctors can no remove unfortunately he is 80 years old and I would like to see him before he passed 3rd country is this a reason to expedite travel refugees document ?

Thanks