Please Join our Petition

Dear Friends,
(Specifically our American, eligible for voting friends!)

Under the direction of our (new and improved!) immigration lawyer, we are asking for assistance by participating in a letter-writing campaign to enlist congressional influence. We are hoping that by overwhelming them with letters throughout this coming week, they will be very motivated to help. If you are able, please write a letter in support of our family and send it to the following address.

Here are the facts:

Our H1-B Visa has expired before a new visa was processed, due to our past immigration specialist’s neglect and misrepresentation. This means as of February 28th, I will be unable to work, creating significant financial strain on our family. We are currently waiting for our Labor Certification to be approved, which is why we need help. This approval will allow for us to apply for an I-140, which can then secure us another H1-B Visa. Through congressional help, the approval can hopefully be expedited to allow us to maintain our lives here in the United States. Without this help, the approval can take up to a year or more. We’ve currently been waiting for 8 months, and might not be allowed to maintain residency if we have to wait much longer.


Please include in your letter the following information:

The Honorable Carl Levin
477 Michigan Ave. Room 1860
Detroit, MI. 48226


Mr. Senator,

Paragraph 1 – Introduce yourself, and explain your relationship to Dr./Bishop Thurber or our family.

Paragraph 2 – How we contribute to the community.

Paragraph 3 – Ask for assistance in getting our Labor Certification approval expedited.

If mailing, please send to the address above. If emailing, this must be done through the government website at www.levin.senate.gov/contact/. No attachments are allowed. Follow directions given on the website.

Step 1 - select “Help with a government agency”

Step 2 - select “Immigration/visas”

Step 3 - fill out appropriate personal information; copy and paste your letter to the Senator in the box titled “Please provide a detailed description of your problem.”

**Please send a copy of your correspondence to milnhil@wowway.com so that we can maintain a file of letters for our lawyer.**

Thank you for your continued support. We have been overwhelmed by the thoughts, prayers and outreach we have been blessed with. Remember, even just a few short sentences sent to the Senator can help raise awareness.

Sincerely,

Milo and Hilary Thurber.

And, of course, Madison, Lillian, Gabriella and Vivien. (Plus Roscoe!)

p.s. As always, you can watch for updates as we get them on our blog. . .

Comments

Michelle said…
Would sending a letter to Debbie Stabenow also be helpful or should we just stick to Carl Levin? We will get this done within the next day or 2.
February 19, 2010 at 11:38 PM
Anonymous said…
I hope you didn't spend much more money on this new improved lawyer. It doesn't look like you got any better result.
March 4, 2010 at 8:58 PM
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