Recently I handled a case for one of my clients, where the U.S. citizen petitioner / mother sponsored her 20 year old daughter. We had filed her adjustment of status petition on or about May 24, 2011, and we needed the I-485 approved on or before June 24th, as she was turning 21 years of age on June 25th, 2011, and possibly then “aging out”. I explained to the client that time is of the essence, and then I started immediately working on the case.
Once it was filed, I made several info pass appointments where I was able to explain to USCIS the “emergency” nature of this case due to the impending deadline. I also sent several faxes and, just when I started to get worried, I received a phone call from USCIS stating that they would provide us an emergency appointment on June 24th, 2011 at the local office in Jacksonville, FL. Luckily, all the documents were in order and the Officer was able to approve the case. We are very proud that we were able to assist this family.
Of course, the facts above may be different from yours and therefore, please do not rely on the facts above to mean that your case will be approved as well.