Lets collect some information about IMBRA effects

[GaryC 7]

Hey, Gary.

Please add mine:

Vermont Service Center

rlt............K1...Brazil..........VSC......03/29......04/17...????????..06/06...Yes....

Are you saying that your petition was returned but you don't know the date and your interview was 6/06 but was canceled? Just want to get it right.

Also, please fill in your timeline.

Edited May 20, 2006 by GaryC

[Aquelunya 0]

It is all well and good to post timelines- but it doesn't fix the IMBRA, and bigger picture, USCIS problems.

Please, call your congressmen. Ask to speak to the immigration specialist on staff. If you live reasonably close, go visit them. Express your rage at the entire application process not only being stopped, but REVERSED! (interviews canceled, approvals reversed)

This is insane.

It drives me crazy to read posters say- Just wait. Be patient. Be a quiet sheep. That is #######- our rights as citizens to pursue happiness and love where and how we chose to was trampled by the IMBRA law.

There is no earthly reason a fiancee visa should take more than a couple months from application to approved visa. There is no excuse. People must be held accountable for this not happening.

Today I made my 4th call to my Congressman's office and I will continue to call them until somebody fixes USCIS.

The squeaky wheel gets the grease. Don't be a sheep! Make some noise!

I posted this to a different thread but the message needs to be communicated far and wide.

I think this is good advice. Now that I know how things work, it seems we'd all be better off getting our fiances air tickets to Mexico. Then it's simple, you drive down to Mexico, drive back into the US with the one you love. No waiting no, hassle. In a couple of years congress will make them citizens ahead of the people who did the right thing and went through this bullsh*t process.

haha

[kitkat1 5]

Gary C,

YOU ROCK.

Thanks very much for doing this!!!

[rlt 0]

Gary,

that´s what I meant, yes.

I had my interview scheduled for 06/06/06 (the number of the beast.. might that be the reason?)

They called me on May 17th to give me the bad news.

I called them back on May18th and they had already sent it back to the USA.

I´ll update my Timeline now.

[hafiz 1]

i just hope the beast wasnt the CO at the interview. See they saved you bad luck altogether and rescheduled you.

GOOD JOB GARY YOU KICK ###

And i thought vermont was kicking some ### but now they are up to no good.

[elizaxyz 0]

Well, my optimism was unfounded. You can add me to the chart: NOA1: 4/10; NOA2: 4/18; Packet 3 recieved: 5/16; Letter recalling approval received: 5/19.

[GaryC 7]

Well, my optimism was unfounded. You can add me to the chart: NOA1: 4/10; NOA2: 4/18; Packet 3 recieved: 5/16; Letter recalling approval received: 5/19.

I'm sorry to see that. It seems that anyone getting a NOA2 from Vermont after March 6 will get a recall. I hope things go quickly with the aditional checks.

Edited May 20, 2006 by GaryC

[Ladylethal 12]

Well, any NOA2 they issue from now on will be past the IMBRA checks, right? I mean, let´s hope they´re not gonna screw up anymore.

[GaryC 7]

Well, any NOA2 they issue from now on will be past the IMBRA checks, right? I mean, let´s hope they´re not gonna screw up anymore.

I hope to God yes!! I just don't know on what day they finally got their act together.

[elizaxyz 0]

Well, my optimism was unfounded. You can add me to the chart: NOA1: 4/10; NOA2: 4/18; Packet 3 recieved: 5/16; Letter recalling approval received: 5/19.

I'm sorry to see that. It seems that anyone getting a NOA2 from Vermont after March 6 will get a recall. I hope things go quickly with the aditional checks.

Well, my NOA2 did come with ridiculous speed. I seem to recall several people getting processed remarkably quickly out of Vermont at the same time; I suspect someone decided that due diligence wasn't being observed there.

I can handle the waiting when I know that I've done everything I need to do; it's wondering what to do next that frustrates me.

[Ladylethal 12]

Not knowing when things will be normal is what´s frustrating.

[terri o'neale 0]

Not knowing when things will be normal is what´s frustrating.

AMEN!!!

If you tracking K3...please add me as well

MSC NOA1 3/31/06 No touches

[GaryC 7]

Nebraska Service Center

Name............K1/K3...Country..........SC......NOA1......NOA2...Returned..Interview...Canceled?....rescheduled

StellaR...........K1.....Australia.......NSC.....12/5......4/11

rusty_ash.........K1.....Philippines.....NSC.....1/12......3/7

MrMrsKnight.......K1.....Brazil..........NSC.....3/07

Iceyspots.........K1.....Algeria.........NSC.....3/10

GaryC.............K1.....Philippines.....NSC.....3/14

wileastmot........K1.....Netherlands.....NSC.....3/23

Carldecolorado....K1.....Colombia........NSC.....3/24

Michela...........K1.....Peru............NSC.....3/24

kitkat1...........K1.....Mexico..........NSC.....3/24

LuvaLimey.........K1.....UK..............NSC.....3/27

lt&gh.............K1.....Ecuador.........NSC.....4/18

Bluesurf..........K1.....Ukraine.........NSC.....4/21

jen&darcy.........K1.....Canada..........NSC.....4/21

Neya..............K1.....Nigeria.........NSC.....5/02

USMA..............K1.....Morocco.........NSC.....5/8

California Service Center

Name............K1/K3...Country..........SC......NOA1......NOA2...Returned..Interview...Canceled?....rescheduled

Palak126..........K1.....UK..............CSC.....1/05......3/23..............5/11.........Yes..........5/17

Daphne2109........K1.....Italy...........CSC.....1/17......4/07

kimlbs............K1.....Jamaica.........CSC.....2/08

sarah and hicham..K1.....Morocco.........CSC.....2/27......5/8

Larry and Maria...K1.....Russia..........CSC.....3/01......5/08

Fixer.............K1.....Croatia.........CSC.....3/01......5/12

bwaaderant........K1.....Russia..........CSC.....3/03......5/08

Pnd629............K1.....UK..............CSC.....3/02......5/08

Larry And Maria...K1.....Russia..........CSC.....3/07......5/08

Derek & Yun.......K1.....China...........CSC.....3/13

jozlee............K1.....Belgium.........CSC.....3/26

Vermont Service Center

Name............K1/K3...Country..........SC......NOA1......NOA2...Returned..Interview...Canceled?....rescheduled

Aquelunya.........K1.....Israel..........VSC.....3/08......3/22.....5/11.....5/15.........Yes

Nannygirl82.......K1.....Jamaica.........VSC.....3/10......3/20..............6/23

Mike1972e.........K1.....Vietnam.........VSC.....3/13......3/27

shayrene..........K1.....Togo............VSC.....3/13......4/17.....5/6

Dowd001...........K1.....Russia..........VSC.....3/20......3/24..............6/13

Razor.............K1.....Armenia.........VSC.....3/22

react.............K1.....New Zealand.....VCS.....3/23......4/11.....5/10.....6/13.........Yes

rlt...............K1.....Brazil..........VSC.....3/29......4/17.....????.....6/06.........Yes

elizaxyz..........K1.....UK..............VSC.....4/10......4/18.....5/19

vera77............K1.....Italy...........VSC.....4/18

cdngirl06.........K1.....Canada..........VSC.....4/18......4/24.....5/12

Luis&Laura........K1.....Brasil..........VSC.....4/19

billsgirl.........K1.....Canada..........VSC.....4/29

Igor Brukker......K1.....Ukraine.........VSC.....4/29

Texas Service Center

Name............K1/K3...Country..........SC......NOA1......NOA2...Returned..Interview...Canceled?....rescheduled

JamesT............K1.....Russia..........TSC.....12/07.....3/07..............6/05

PorknBeanz........K1.....Ukraine.........TSC.....12/12.....3/14..............5/31

papatel...........K1.....India...........TSC.....12/15.....4/13

ILovenalina4eva...K1.....India...........TSC.....2/24......5/01

globetrotter......K1.....UK..............TSC.....3/10......5/11

Sacha.............K1.....UK..............TSC.....3/13

MyheartsinCanada..K1.....Canada..........TSC.....3/14

KAA...............K1.....UK..............TSC.....4/05

Missouri Sevice Center

Name............K1/K3...Country..........SC......NOA1......NOA2...Returned..Interview...Canceled?....rescheduled

hafiz30...........K3.....PAKISTAN........MSC.....3/13

terri o'neale.....K3.....UK..............MSC.....3/31

[expatrica 0]

Well, I'm sorry to say that you can add me to the list. My fiance received a letter today that our petition has been recalled. The weird thing is that we don't fit the "profile" at all.

NOA1 March 8th = SO CLOSE!

I am a female USC my fiance is Male UK.

We did NOT meet through a marriage broker.

We have been together for almost FIVE YEARS.

I spent two of those years living with him in London.

So . . . why us?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

I just really don't understand.

Can I call someone - is there ANYTHING I can do? Our wedding is in 60 something days. This is so upsetting and horrible.

The worst part? I'm a German citizen as well as being a US citizen. We could have easily gotten married and lived in the UK no problem. We want to live here so I can be close to my Mom who has cancer. For this I'm being penalized? I just don't get it.

Sorry, I'll stop rambling. I guess my question is really - what can I do now to make this whole thing happen fast. We can't stop the wedding! Worst case senario we have a non legal committment ceremony and he goes back to the uk. When he gets his visa he returns and we go to city hall. That's not that bad but I just don't want to be apart any longer than we have to. HELP?!

[ppboo 0]

Some update:

I'm almost certain that only cases submitted after 3/6/06 will get impacted by IMBRA even for VISA interview.

My interview was approved on 5/11/06, from what I know there is another lady having the same embassy as mine having her NOA2 on 3/6/06 that going through her K1 VISA interview approved on 5/16/06 has managed to collect the K1 VISA on 5/19/06 instead of me collecting my blank passport without my K1 VISA on the same day....

Wendy