Disparity Between VSC and CSC and

[Chris Future 0]

I'm not sure where one would draw the line for when a visa 'must' be issued. A visa to admit someone to the United States is not the same thing as granting permanent residency or citizenship to someone who is already here. If it were, Homeland Security would never have been created. The focus of our nation now for admission to the US is security clearance of immigrants. You have spoken in other posts of seeking publicity to raise the hue and cry amongst the general public regarding the service. You would never convince that public that speeding up the process and admitting citizens who have not been interviewed by a consulate and produced a police certificate as to their background, that those immigrants should automatically be admitted. And well such admissions should not occur.

I'm not asking for a lack of those checking on those admitted - its should be more thorough as it is admittance of a foreign national to the US. However, the timeline should be sacrosanct, just like the 180 days you were talking about. 6 months tops, and staff fully for that. I asked for 30 days in another thread. Its all a question of staffing, since the process takes around 15 minutes each, its just the volume which takes the time. Therefore, lets keep the process going as is, just staff it up.

Even just making the process more open and transparent would help a lot. If I knew where in the queue I was and when I can expect anything to happen, then that would help. Right now its just an intractable black hole.

Why not some action? Journalists love stories like this. Pick a military couple as an example, show how govt delays are keeping that family apart - show it on national television - ask the presidential candidates - what would YOU do about the horrendous delays -etc etc. Seems to me like it would be a somewhat compelling underreported issue.

BTW, are there any lobbies which specialize in this stuff? Politicians seem to listen to them more than use regular peeps. Does AILA do anything?

Thanks...Chris

[Chris Future 0]

I think someone should just impose a 6 month negative option deadline on our visa as well: if they are not processed from beginning to end within 6 months, the visa is automatically issued. Why not? Like that ruling, we can catch offenders during the naturalization process. If its good enough for GCs it shoudl be good enough for us, don't you think?

Well the someone to impose the rule you're talking about would be the President, and he's already mandated that all visa applications be screened for teh t3rrz0rzets. Also, USCIS doesn't control visa issuance, just the initial petition approval. So what you're really saying (I think) is that after 6 months the petition should just be auto-forwarded as approved to NVC.

Actually, more than that. If you don't get the visa itself in 6 months to the day you get your NOA1, the visa is automatically issued. No forwarding, no interviews, no nothing. You show up at the POE, they look you up, see that you are legal, stamp your I-94 and bam you are in. Can you imagine if they did that? I think all of the processing would be a hell of a lot faster then.

[mox 298]

Actually, more than that. If you don't get the visa itself in 6 months to the day you get your NOA1, the visa is automatically issued. No forwarding, no interviews, no nothing. You show up at the POE, they look you up, see that you are legal, stamp your I-94 and bam you are in. Can you imagine if they did that? I think all of the processing would be a hell of a lot faster then.

But USCIS (Department of Homeland Security) does not issue visas. It would have to wind up at the consulate somehow. And I can pretty much guarantee that the consulate (Department of State) is not just going to take on liability from the Department of Homeland Security, just because DoHS couldn't get their act together. The Secretary of State, if she's doing her job, is going to refuse to issue a visa that hasn't been properly background checked. And so we're back to a Presidential directive.

Also, USCIS has zero incentive to improve their service with a 6-month pressure relief valve. Heck, I'm sure they'd love for nothing more than to empty out their backlog. They don't have to do the work, but they get to cash the checks.

[rebeccajo 14]

There are lots of groups that lobby for immigrants rights. Not to poo-poo your idea, but they are usually concerned with more dire issues than 'speed' of the process.

AILA does lots of work championing for immigrants rights. You can read about their efforts on their website.

Lobbyists are great. Do you wanna hire one? Most work for about $5K to $10K per month...........

[Usui Takumi 1,562]

Sounds like a plan, a VJ lobbyist. Donations?

[mox 298]

Sounds like a plan, a VJ lobbyist. Donations?

Oh really...I couldn't, but thank you. Oh alright, fine. I'll do it. I'll even do it for RB's low end of $5k. I accept PayPal.