It was a Tuesday morning, mid-December. The air was biting cold. Thomas walked into the church to prepare for Mass. His phone buzzed with an email alert.
It was a race. Thomas expedited his passport renewal, paying the rush fees, praying the system would work in his favor. r1 renewal
Week 4: The Receipt Notice (Form I-797C) arrived. The case was received at the Texas Service Center. The receipt date was safely before his expiration. He was now in a period of authorized stay while the case was pending, but he couldn't travel outside the US. He felt trapped. It was a Tuesday morning, mid-December
The waiting was the hardest part of the ministry. Sunday services were filled with smiling faces, but in the back of Thomas's mind, a clock was ticking. His phone buzzed with an email alert