Will I EVER get to USA?

[gogo 6]

you should tell USCIS you are doing a "security check" on them too.. haha, that's what I would have told them over the phone.. like I said before, there is no such thing as security checks taking over 1 week.. anything longer than that, they are holding for a reason.. like my case, they were about to issue the waiver, but I got all up in their business (I know, I'm the USC here.. so his husband should be able to do the same) and they reversed the I-601 waiver.. tell me, of all your searching in Visajourney, have you heard anything like that? I'm not afraid to do everything I can.. even if it means yelling at the government.. Also, I have facts to PROVE they are taking a hell of a long time on my case.. as you can read in my "STORY".. I was going to give them a few days rest, but seeing as how my wife called them this morning (they are still processing our case) - we always talk together in the parking lot at work.. I bring my laptop and talk with her in the morning too.. hehe, I use the MIFI Verizon thing, it's pretty good.. well, back to this.. I just sent an email to Guangzhou Consulate again to ask about our case, and will send another letter to other contacts today too..

as to repeat what others have said.. calling USCIS for case status is useless.. you can't use the main road.. you need to use the side roads now.. or you can do both like I do.. ask for status every few days (or every day, haha) and also fax your "complaint" to other contacts too.. when I did my "complaint" faxing, I faxed over 100+ people on my list and did so every few days.. let's just say the White House ran out of toner for their fax machine , hehe.. that's why they forwarded my case to the Dept of Justice, then to the FBI.. I received a letter from the Records Management Chief saying I had no security checks on my case.. that was my proof for my lawsuit later on.. the people who DO security checks said I didn't have any, so #######? so get some proof and slam them..

Edited July 6, 2009 by gogo

[mrsB 0]

Hello all,

I was thinking today who all we've contacted so far regarding our case... of course some of these were useless calls, but for some reason they were made. Besides the USCIS (and it's various different personnel) we've so far contacted the US Embassy in Helsinki (who helped us by saying we should contact the senator/congressman so that wasn't COMPLETELY useless... they also already sent me all the info on what I need to do once my case gets to Finland... months ago, because they thought my visa would come "any day now"), Finland's Embassies in USA (useless really), the Finland-USA association (also pretty much useless), the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (yeah, okay, it was useless), The NVC (again useless, as at the time I didn't quite understand the whole process yet and thought they could help), Senator/congressman Sensenbrenner (his assistant has been "helping" us out, though continues to say she can't do anything but send an inquiry every 30 days...), President Obama & Michelle Obama (no actual response), The New York Times (no response, hehe, surprise?), my husband's local news paper (no response), an immigration lawyer who offered a little bit of free advice over the phone and now most recently, we've contacted the Ombudsman who hasn't responded yet. I wonder how long that usually might take?

Anyone of you know any particular senator/congressman especially interested in dealing with these immigration issues? Anyone contacted the president with actual luck? How about those lawyers? Any good ones? What might the fees be like?

I have somewhat over 10000 euros of student loan of my own that I'd need to soon be starting to pay back (hoping for a permanent job to help with this) and my husband has a loan on his car (not sure for how much)... so looking into a new loan is... not something I'm looking forward to, plus me lacking a permanent job is definately an issue there. I have about 5 more weeks of my internship left and so far I haven't managed to get a new job so soon I'll be living with approximately 148 euros/month again, which obviously is somewhere along the lines of a lawyer's hourly fee, hehe... However... are there any lawyers that'd do immigration stuff pro-bono? Or at least offer some free assistance or something? Anything.

How have you guys got your weirdly gone immigration issues sorted out? With the help of senators/congressmen? President? Other government people? Lawyers? Ombudsman work for anyone? I'm curious.

Hmm... I wonder if I forgot something in this post... I'm just extremely tired at the moment, I had a tough day at work and now I kind of just want to sleep...

[gogo 6]

you don't read my story.. I'm one of the "ultimate" complainers to the government..

we wrote the white house staff (yes, staff.. as more than 1.. not including president and his inner group).. in December 2007, and got a response in March 2008 (saying they forwarded our complaint to Dept of Justice ==> FBI).. in our complaint, I wrote about 3 pages worth of story (saying I was working for government, we had background checks, all their excuses).. then I included the exact case status printouts from the USCIS website.. Also, straight quotes from their "government" websites on security checks and how long they are supposed to take.. Also, I submitted my FBI letter once I got it.. and a few other goodies to shut them up so they can't complain against my "complaint" letter.. if you have the proof, they can't say anything.. and that is why the lawsuit won (not for money.. it forces them to give an answer within 60 days - 30 days originally, plus 30 days extension.. yes they get an extension, I don't know why).. we submitted our lawsuit in July 2008, and got the approval letter September 2008 (58th day out of 60 days).. they always take the last minute, but at least we got it...

Edited July 6, 2009 by gogo

[gogo 6]

the response from White House takes 3 months.. it is not an overnight thing.. the others will take a while too.. that is why I'm advising your husband does it now.. by the time December comes by, you will at least have the proof you need..

[mrsB 0]

Wow, gogo, looks like you've jumped a whole lot of hoops for all this... At least it seems to be slowly paying off, yes? :] And yes, I've been reading your story, I'm just not quite sure how to reply to it all... Were you working full time while doing all this?

How about the others who read this post? Have you all been working full time while working on the visa process as well? Just wondering... as the visa process takes a lot of time and then your work takes a lot of time... You see where I'm going here.

Edited July 6, 2009 by mrsB

[gogo 6]

yeah, I'm working for the government too.. haha, that was my first sentence to them in my complaint letter.. yes, we went through a lot, but we are at the end, so we can't give up.. and neither should you.. ask your husband this : "is this relationship worth it?".. by not helping and pushing, he doesn't think so.. maybe most of the people won't push the government as much as I did.. but at least they will be doing something.. calling USCIS is not what I meant.. since the main road doesn't work, you need to go the side roads.. or even make your own road like I am doing.. it may be tougher and takes more time (like I have seen many "friends" on visajourney that have received approval a long time before me).. but in the end, it will be worth it.. when she gets here, I'm just going to take a couple of days off so we can sleep in.. just hug each other and sleep the whole day.. just to know that I can hug her everyday makes me want to fight even more.. sometimes I do give up too (haha, men cry too, especially here).. and I call her (she says we can talk anytime, anywhere.. even in the middle of the night.. 2AM, 4AM.. ).. so when I feel sad , I call her too.. then we talk about our dreams and what I want to show her when she gets here (Disneyland, snow.. she hasn't seen snow before) and then I get fired up again.. but the fight isn't over yet..

[CnT4ever 1]

Wow, gogo, looks like you've jumped a whole lot of hoops for all this... At least it seems to be slowly paying off, yes? :] And yes, I've been reading your story, I'm just not quite sure how to reply to it all... Were you working full time while doing all this?

How about the others who read this post? Have you all been working full time while working on the visa process as well? Just wondering... as the visa process takes a lot of time and then your work takes a lot of time... You see where I'm going here.

I think most people here work full time. Yes, writing letters and contacting people takes time. However, nowadays with the computer it can be done in the evening via email and printing out online forms. Your husband should be doing all this. Sending out emails. Printing out authorization forms and mailing/faxing them to the senators/congressman so it gives them permission to check into the case. Have him call the department of homeland security directly...I think there was a number for that on VJ. I saw it a long time ago. I could dig through our papers and find it IF your husband will actually call them. Also, let's see what the Ombudsman says. Did you fill out all the paperwork and send to the Ombudsman? Make sure your husband did that. There is a whole application that gets filled out to them. It's not just a phone call or email for that.

[gogo 6]

you are surprised at all the hard work we go through..

this is what I wrote to Mr. DD..

"I cannot stop fighting because we love each other very much. I will continue to send out letters/emails to all the USCIS contacts and government officials (White House, senators, congressmen, FBI Director Muller, FBI Records Management Chief Michael Cannon, and others). My wife recently a I-601 Waiver for "Misrepresentation" (I just called DOS for the 5th time today). We have never lied on our petition, and have given lots of information for our interview (10 photo albums, 4 years worth of taxes, no criminal background for both, over 2000+ emails, letters/packages we send to each other). I have been through hell (I-130 transfer to local office, local office interview, blue slip, AP, I-601 Waiver). If we were lying on our case, why would I continue to fight? If you look in our case, you will see what I have been through arguing with USCIS workers who always give me different answers. Even today, one of them said we don't have a waiver and the "notes don't show anything at all". I don't believe anyone anymore because of the USCIS's lies. They always tell me different stuff that don't relate to my case. USCIS has caused my family and my loved ones great pain and suffering. I already proved myself by continuing to fight and I will continue to do so. This is not some toy you just throw away. My wife and I have a good relationship and I will protect it with my life. I cannot believe you allow people who 1) cannot even afford support, and need others to support them, 2) people who convict many crimes, 3) people who supposedly "overstay" and just adjust their status , to allow to stay in America, while you allow innocent US Citizens (who never commit any crimes) and work for the government, to not have their loved ones with them."

like I wrote here.. this isn't some toy you just throw away if it gets denied.. if you believe that, then you don't understand what marriage is all about.. many people say they will fight for / protect their spouse.. but do they really mean that? Think of this as a big test of your love and faithfulness in each other.. my wife also does research too (there is a website called 001, but only in chinese so she can read that).. but of course, the main burden is on me.. and I'm not going down without a fight.. even if I do go down, I'll bring some people down with me.. I'm not going to call DOS because they are still "high" on their holiday weekend and probably won't do anything.. I'm going to call them Wednesday to find out more about our case.. your husband has to keep updated on your case too.. that is how I found out about our I-601 Waiver.. they were about to deny it, and so I complained.. so it's back in the game now.. I'm going to watch it like a hawk.. smell it a mile away..

Edited July 6, 2009 by gogo

[CnT4ever 1]

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...t&p=2125392

Read this post. It has the phone number for department of homeland security and the names of actual people there who were helpful in the past. Your husband can maybe ask to speak to them directly.

[gogo 6]

can you guess where that number came from? hehe.. I was the first to post that a long time ago.. I'm sure these numbers will be a lot more helpful than the numbers I have given you before..

USCIS_Contact_Numbers.doc

Edited July 6, 2009 by gogo

[Y's_habibitk 2]

GOGO friggn rules.

[gogo 6]

problem is I can't get the approval like everyone else.. even with all that I have found..

[Y's_habibitk 2]

problem is I can't get the approval like everyone else.. even with all that I have found..

you will and your marriage and life together will be sweeter than imaginable because you guys fought SO hard for it

[Ben&Keren 0]

Good luck to both of your cases. Keep pushing on them. And thanks for the contacts in case mine goes astray like yours. God help us all.

[gogo 6]

haha, thanks for the good luck.. and I hope not.. I hope your case doesn't end up like mine.. I don't know what other problems they can throw my way..