000...and any other VA I130 people

[shrewdgal 0]

I think I will start mailing a letter to everyone.

yall in?

[Beth/ Paris Heart 2]

I think I will start mailing a letter to everyone.

yall in?

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Ive been doing that, I pray it works. Something has to give, and VSC needs to start giving to the married petitions.

Good Luck!!!!!!

Paris Heart

[000 0]

Im in , but i wish we had a few more people to join in. Im writing letters as we speak.

[Ilya R. 0]

in..

[shrewdgal 0]

in..

ok. if anyone has any addresses, lets post them. i emailed my senator friend and asked who I needed to address with this issue (besides him...) and I should hear back from him soon...

lets start with :

Gov. Tim Kaine

PAtrick Henry Building, 3rd Floor

1111 East Broad St.

Richmond VA 23219

phone (804) 786-2211

fax (804) 371-6351

Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling's office

Jenna Baker (special assistant..I think we will have more luck this route)

102 Gov. Street

Richmond, VA 23219

basically all I am going to say is how rediculous it is that VSC has not moved I-130 processing dates for 3 months and the month before that they only moved to go BACKWARD. and that FAMILY visas are far behind work and fiancee VISAs and that family should be priority.

Also I will state how long we have all been waiting (in DAYS..) and that noone cares about us.

Virginia is for lovers... RIIIGHT......

oh..and I'm gonna write the USCIS new director too

[000 0]

Im doing one letter , but am going to send to every congressmans office we have, after that another letter to the senators, because they ask who you have contacted in the congress, then , what the heck, the white house. Director of USCIS, nah, he is well aware of what is going on. I am pretty sure that Vermont has to answer as to why their processing dates have not changed in 4 months. He just doesnt care, he has accepted their answer and everything is business as usual.

[Ilya R. 0]

can someone make a template so we can plug our names in that way I'll get some of my friends to do one

[shrewdgal 0]

Im doing one letter , but am going to send to every congressmans office we have, after that another letter to the senators, because they ask who you have contacted in the congress, then , what the heck, the white house. Director of USCIS, nah, he is well aware of what is going on. I am pretty sure that Vermont has to answer as to why their processing dates have not changed in 4 months. He just doesnt care, he has accepted their answer and everything is business as usual.

hey can you put up those addresses so everyone will have them here to refer to?

[Army_Wife 2]

This is where being a Military Spouse sucks as I can't get involved

However .... I did make a copy of some fax numbers off a posting on here a couple of months back just incase .... it was from a guy called Mohgli I think .... these are the numbers he faxed and got an approval soon after .... don't moan at me, I've only just found the document I copied it onto.

"(202)-456-2461 **White House Number.. address it to President Bush* , and write an authorization letter too.. I always include that up-front.. something about the Privacy Act and saying they can look into your records with your permission...

(202)-456-6212 Vice President Cheney

(202)-456-0126 Press Secretary Dana Perino

(202)-261-8577 Secretary of State Condolezza Rice

(202)-456-6771 First Lady Laura Bush

also, you can try faxing MULTIPLE times in one day.. fill them up fast.. send a super-strike of papers to all the offices (haha).. They will get annoyed at you as well as USCIS.. and that is why Mr. Director over there is calling it quits.. I don't think it is because he is far away from his family.. I just sent a batch Monday, and I'll wait until Thursday (5 days for my request).. to see what is up.. if not, I'll just tell the person over the phone that I will continue to send faxes until I get a decision.. President Bush did send a letter to me (mail) saying that he forwarded my letter to Dept of Justice.. then they forwarded to FBI.. and that's how I got my letter from them"

Maybe there's a reason why I couldn't find this before .... but now I have .... have fun guys

Edited May 21, 2008 by KipandSarahJayne

[shrewdgal 0]

can someone make a template so we can plug our names in that way I'll get some of my friends to do one

oooh.. good idea

any takers?

I can start it and then we can change/add/delete to it.

ok:

Dear....... Thank you for your service to this nation and its citizens. Your work has not gone unnoticed and for your concerns I am thankful or something nice here...haha. As one of such said citizens, I have a serious concern.

My name is __________. I filed a I-130 petition with the Vermont Service Center on __________.

That was 205 days ago.Today, May 21, the USCIS processing times were updated (with a May 15 date) and the I-130 petition for spouse, child under 21, and parent remains unchanged with a date of July 30, 2007.

This is the third month the Vermont Service Center states they are processing I-130s filed on or before July 30, 2007. The month before that they were in August and then on ________ does anyone have this date? the processing time for this petition went backwards.

Can NOTHING be done??

I miss my husband. Families are being ignored. I wake up everyday hoping that it will be my turn. I serve my community. I love my country, yet there seems to be no tangeable hope for me to be with my husband. I am not even asking for special treatment. I just do not understand why there is NO accountability in this department. Where are the checks and balances? Where is the accountability that this SERVICE center has to the U.S. Citizens? How is it that a Service Center can do no progressive work on a particular petition for months and noone speaks on our (the citizens and permenant residents) behalf?

Fiancee Visas (K-1 and K-2 Visas filed by the I-129F petitions) are into a November processing date at Vermont.Special work Visa's are being processed almost immediately after petition. Those of us separated from our husbands, wives, parents, and children..we are the ones getting

lost in the shuffle.Why the discrimination? I feel that you, as our liason between this service, you may have some answers.

We teach our kids that we have a government for the people by the people and all I can think is that when I call my the appropriate people to as for help that I am seen as a nuisance, or in some cases, not even intelligent.

I have heard numerous times about the backlog and the amount of unexpected petitions received before the fee hike that took place in July 2007. Why is this still an acceptable answer? As long as the Vermont Service Center leaves their processing date at a standstill we are told nothing can be done because we are "within processing times." Is this the representation of our government and it's services that you want your citizens to see and be treated with?

thats all I can write because I am getting angry. hahah

this is a really long "template" so please edit and work with as necessary and hopefully we can get one together by tomorrow evening.

[CJ Vasani 0]

even though i am not in the same situation as you guys are in terms of timeline, i'll be more than happy to yell (symbolically speaking) as loud as I can by mailing the numerous congressman from NY and any others that you guys think need to hear about the lax at VSC re: I-130 apps.

[shrewdgal 0]

This is where being a Military Spouse sucks as I can't get involved

However .... I did make a copy of some fax numbers off a posting on here a couple of months back just incase .... it was from a guy called Mohgli I think .... these are the numbers he faxed and got an approval soon after .... don't moan at me, I've only just found the document I copied it onto.

"(202)-456-2461 **White House Number.. address it to President Bush* , and write an authorization letter too.. I always include that up-front.. something about the Privacy Act and saying they can look into your records with your permission...

(202)-456-6212 Vice President Cheney

(202)-456-0126 Press Secretary Dana Perino

(202)-261-8577 Secretary of State Condolezza Rice

(202)-456-6771 First Lady Laura Bush

also, you can try faxing MULTIPLE times in one day.. fill them up fast.. send a super-strike of papers to all the offices (haha).. They will get annoyed at you as well as USCIS.. and that is why Mr. Director over there is calling it quits.. I don't think it is because he is far away from his family.. I just sent a batch Monday, and I'll wait until Thursday (5 days for my request).. to see what is up.. if not, I'll just tell the person over the phone that I will continue to send faxes until I get a decision.. President Bush did send a letter to me (mail) saying that he forwarded my letter to Dept of Justice.. then they forwarded to FBI.. and that's how I got my letter from them"

Maybe there's a reason why I couldn't find this before .... but now I have .... have fun guys

thanks.

even though i am not in the same situation as you guys are in terms of timeline, i'll be more than happy to yell (symbolically speaking) as loud as I can by mailing the numerous congressman from NY and any others that you guys think need to hear about the lax at VSC re: I-130 apps.

do it...totally

we have all just complained complained and now I am acting...in every little way I can!

[Ilya R. 0]

can someone make a template so we can plug our names in that way I'll get some of my friends to do one

oooh.. good idea

any takers?

I can start it and then we can change/add/delete to it.

ok:

Dear....... Thank you for your service to this nation and its citizens. Your work has not gone unnoticed and for your concerns I am thankful or something nice here...haha. As one of such said citizens, I have a serious concern.

My name is __________. I filed a I-130 petition with the Vermont Service Center on __________.

That was 205 days ago.Today, May 21, the USCIS processing times were updated (with a May 15 date) and the I-130 petition for spouse, child under 21, and parent remains unchanged with a date of July 30, 2007.

This is the third month the Vermont Service Center states they are processing I-130s filed on or before July 30, 2007. The month before that they were in August and then on ________ does anyone have this date? the processing time for this petition went backwards.

Can NOTHING be done??

I miss my husband. Families are being ignored. I wake up everyday hoping that it will be my turn. I serve my community. I love my country, yet there seems to be no tangeable hope for me to be with my husband. I am not even asking for special treatment. I just do not understand why there is NO accountability in this department. Where are the checks and balances? Where is the accountability that this SERVICE center has to the U.S. Citizens? How is it that a Service Center can do no progressive work on a particular petition for months and noone speaks on our (the citizens and permenant residents) behalf?

Fiancee Visas (K-1 and K-2 Visas filed by the I-129F petitions) are into a November processing date at Vermont.Special work Visa's are being processed almost immediately after petition. Those of us separated from our husbands, wives, parents, and children..we are the ones getting

lost in the shuffle.Why the discrimination? I feel that you, as our liason between this service, you may have some answers.

We teach our kids that we have a government for the people by the people and all I can think is that when I call my the appropriate people to as for help that I am seen as a nuisance, or in some cases, not even intelligent.

I have heard numerous times about the backlog and the amount of unexpected petitions received before the fee hike that took place in July 2007. Why is this still an acceptable answer? As long as the Vermont Service Center leaves their processing date at a standstill we are told nothing can be done because we are "within processing times." Is this the representation of our government and it's services that you want your citizens to see and be treated with?

thats all I can write because I am getting angry. hahah

this is a really long "template" so please edit and work with as necessary and hopefully we can get one together by tomorrow evening.

Thanks, I'll send some these out asap

[SomeGuy4186 0]

maybe i need to start sending faxes

[Army_Wife 2]

Here's some more info that Delicia found ....

"U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee

Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and Border Security

Jurisdiction: (1) Immigration, citizenship, and refugee laws; (2) Oversight of the immigration functions of the Department of Homeland Security, including U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and Ombudsman Citizenship and Immigration Services; (3) Oversight of the immigration-related functions of the Department of Justice, the Department of State, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Refugee Resettlement, and the Department of Labor; (4) Oversight of international migration, internally displaced persons, and refugee laws and policy; and (5) Private immigration relief bills.

Membership: (5:4)

Democratic Members

Edward M. Kennedy, MA (Chair)

Joseph R. Biden, Jr., DE

Dianne Feinstein, CA

Charles E. Schumer, NY

Richard J. Durbin, IL

Republican Members

John Cornyn, TX (Ranking Member)

Charles E. Grassley, IA

Jon Kyl, AZ

Jeff Sessions, AL

SENIOR STAFF

Bill Yeomans, Democratic Chief Counsel

Matthew L. Johnson, Republican Chief Counsel

U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary

Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and Border Security

224 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Washington, D.C. 20510

Majority Office Phone (202) 224-7878

Majority Office Fax (202) 228-0464

Republican Office Phone (202) 224-7840

Republican Office Fax (202) 228-2281"

I hope this helps too .... apparently these are the Immigration Law makers