¡AYUDA! ¡Necesito viajar! ¡Necesito trabajar!

Angelica Rice • April 13, 2023

¿Puedo hacer algo para acelerar el procesamiento de mi permiso de viaje o tarjeta EAD?

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¡La respuesta a la pregunta anterior es, dependiendo de sus circunstancias, sí!


     USCIS ha establecido criterios muy claros para determinar cuándo se puede pedir que se acelere una solicitud de permiso de viaje pendiente. Estos criterios incluyen:


  • Pérdida financiera grave para una empresa o persona, siempre y cuando la necesidad de una acción urgente no sea el resultado de que el peticionario o solicitante no haya:

  • Presentado de forma oportuna la solicitud de beneficios, o
  • Respondido oportunamente a cualquier solicitud de evidencia adicional;

    Una empresa puede demostrar que sufriría una pérdida financiera grave si está en riesgo de fallar, perder un contrato crítico o tener que despedir a otros empleados. Por ejemplo, una clínica médica puede sufrir una pérdida financiera grave si una brecha en la autorización de empleo de un médico requiriese el despido de sus asistentes médicos.

    La pérdida de trabajo puede ser suficiente para establecer una pérdida financiera grave para una persona, dependiendo de las circunstancias individuales. Por ejemplo, la incapacidad para viajar por cuestiones laborales que resultase en la pérdida del trabajo podría justificar un tratamiento acelerado. La necesidad de obtener autorización de empleo por sí sola, sin evidencia de otros factores convincentes, no justifica un tratamiento acelerado. Además de esto,se puede establecer una pérdida financiera grave cuando la falta de aceleración derivara en una pérdida de beneficios o servicios públicos críticos.


  • Emergencias y razones humanitarias urgentes;

    En el contexto de una solicitud de aceleración, las razones humanitarias están relacionadas con el bienestar humano. Algunos ejemplos pueden incluir, pero no se limitan a, enfermedades, discapacidades, condiciones de vida extremas, muerte en la familia o una necesidad crítica de viajar para obtener tratamiento médico en un tiempo limitado. Una emergencia puede incluir una necesidad urgente de acelerar la autorización de empleo para los trabajadores de la salud durante una emergencia nacional como la pandemia de COVID-19.


  • Organización sin fines de lucro (designada por el Servicio de Impuestos Internos) cuya solicitud tiene por objeto promover los intereses culturales o sociales de los Estados Unidos;

    Una organización sin fines de lucro que busca acelerar una solicitud de beneficios para un beneficiario debe demostrar una necesidad urgente de acelerar el caso basado en el papel específico del beneficiario dentro de la organización sin fines de lucro para promover intereses culturales o sociales (a diferencia del papel de la organización en la promoción de intereses sociales o culturales). Ejemplos pueden incluir un profesional médico que se necesita con urgencia para la investigación médica relacionada con un interés social específico de EE. UU. (como la pandemia de COVID-19 u otra investigación o proyecto de impacto social) o un profesor universitario que se necesita con urgencia para participar en un programa cultural específico e inminente. Otro ejemplo es una organización religiosa que necesita urgentemente los servicios y habilidades específicas de un beneficiario para continuar con un programa de alcance social vital.


  • Los intereses del gobierno de los EE. UU. (tales casos identificados como urgentes por agencias federales como el Departamento de Defensa de los EE. UU., el Departamento de Trabajo de los EE. UU., la Junta Nacional de Relaciones Laborales, la Comisión de Igualdad de Oportunidades, el Departamento de Justicia de los EE. UU., el Departamento de Estado de los EE. UU., el Departamento de Seguridad Nacional de los EE. UU., u otros intereses de seguridad pública o seguridad nacional); o

    Los intereses del gobierno de los EE. UU. pueden incluir, entre otros, casos identificados como urgentes por otras agencias gubernamentales, incluidas las agencias laborales y de empleo, y los intereses de seguridad pública o seguridad nacional.


  • Error evidente de USCIS.

 

     No todas las circunstancias que se ajustan a una de estas categorías resultan en un procesamiento acelerado; las solicitudes de aceleración son discrecionales, altamente subjetivas y nunca están garantizadas.


     Las solicitudes de aceleración se inician llamando al centro de contacto de USCIS y proporcionando el número de recibo de su caso y los motivos de la solicitud. El tiempo aproximado de procesamiento para una solicitud de aceleración es de 7 a 10 días hábiles. Cuando llame para solicitar un procesamiento acelerado, el Centro de Contacto de USCIS crea y envía una solicitud de servicio a la oficina con jurisdicción sobre su solicitud o petición. Después de recibir la solicitud de servicio, la oficina revisora puede solicitar documentación adicional para respaldar el procesamiento acelerado. Una decisión sobre una solicitud de aceleración no es una aprobación o una denegación de la solicitud de beneficio subyacente. La decisión de aceleración simplemente informa al solicitante si  USCIS sacará la solicitud de beneficio de la orden cronológica y emitirá una decisión (aprobación o denegación) más rápido que el tiempo de procesamiento normal.


Este blog no tiene la intención de ser una asesoría legal y nada de lo aquí expuesto debe interpretarse como el establecimiento de una relación abogado-cliente. Por favor, programe una consulta con un abogado de inmigración antes de actuar basado en cualquier información aquí leída.

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