So after my successful application into GE, I paid for my younger brother's application fee and helped him submit it. We submitted the application on 2/28, and he leaves for Japan on 3/29, coming back in August with a super tight connection at SFO (I had assumed it would not be a problem getting him approved before his 3/29 departure).

Has anyone had any experience trying to get this expedited (I don't want him to not be able to interview because he's in Japan for 6 months, or to miss his flight home because he is stuck in Customs in SFO). Or should I just hope and pray his conditional approval comes through before Friday?