Lets collect some information about IMBRA effects

[Texanbybirth 0]

How nice is it that they keep accepting petitions...and cashing those $170 checks?

[Ladylethal 12]

I don't really care what they do, as long as they start doing it NOW!

[Zaurok 0]

Here's my info

Canada --- CSC --- 03/15 (received date)

no NOA2 yet. <--- EDIT

My fiancee sent an email (I'm guessing she asked about the receipt) and received an email from the lawyer firm today:

Dear ******

Yes we got a receipt from the government, however the government passed a new law and some changes took effect last week. This may affect your petition and all the petitions filed after May 6th.

Contact our law offices for further information.

I think her May 6th date is a typo.

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We first met online in a MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game). She stoped playing. When she came back after a couple months I started talking to her to know why she wasn't playing anymore. I found out she quited the game but decided to log on to see if her friends were still playing. After chating for a couple of days we started chating on yahoo messenger (she then quited the game completely). After a while we switched to MSN messenger (yahoo sucks for the sound & webcam). We started really chatting in mid August 2003. I met her for the first time for Valentine's Day in 2004. Then she came to see me in August 2003. I saw her again for New Year's Eve in 2005, again in June and went there for 3-4 months in August.

That's what we put on the I-129F' questionnaire (well something similar).

I think I need to edit my signature.

Edited May 31, 2006 by Zaurok

[Neya 0]

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

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

hockeygal.........K1.....Canada..........NSC.....4/20

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

Erik..............K1.....Brazil..........NSC.....5/9

California Service Center

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

YnaYeBa0808.......K1.....Philippines.....CSC.....3/10

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

Zaurik............K1.....Canada..........CSC.....3/15

ld&rd.............K1.....Brazil..........CSC.....3/23

Steve Burch.......K1.....Belgium.........CSC.....3/23

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

heel_curve5.......K1.....Russia..........CSC.....3/29

peegee............K1.....Malaysia........CSC.....5/9

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

expatrica.........K1.....UK..............VSC.....3/08......3/22.....5/20

Nannygirl82.......K1.....Jamaica.........VSC.....3/10......3/20.....5/15.....6/23.........Yes

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

teukros...........K1.....Russia..........VSC.....3/24......4/11.....5/23.....6/29.........Yes

Cigarovich........K1.....Russia..........VSC.....3/24......4/6...............6/16.........Yes

QDilly............K1.....UK..............VSC.....3/25

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

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

jamie_naina.......K1.....Thailand........VSC.....4/17

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

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

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

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

aikorob...........K1.....Ukraine.........TST.....3/31

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

mallett_sj........K1.....India...........TSC.....4/20

Welcome aboard......

48 currently listed

Just think of the hundreds also stuck in this situation

with no end in sight...I'm starting to get a little down and I'm not as far along

as most....

[Yodrak 7]

MyheartsinCananda,

Very nice. The people have asked for a place in line by the act of submitting a petition - what would be not nice would be not giving them a place in line.

Yodrak

How nice is it that they keep accepting petitions...and cashing those $170 checks?

[GaryC 7]

Thanks Neya for helping me out here! Looks like you got the hang of it!

I am SO looking forward to my trip starting friday morning. I am hoping that something happens while I am gone!

The backlog at the service centers has to me mindbogeling! They are gonna have to build new warehouses to put all these petitions that are just sitting there! God please help them get their act together soon. I am this close (fingers held one millimeter apart) to just staying in the philippines and finding work there! If I only could!!!!

[Ladylethal 12]

Ok, fiance called the DOS and USCIS today.

I'll post the e-mail he sent me after he called.

"So, I called USCIS and DoS and here is how it goes. I called USCIS, got to talk to a representant, but this time it was different. It was weird..you see..they always ask your receipt number and your name and proceed to answer your questions normally. This time the women went like this...your name...your birthday...were you live? Your address? your zipcode? your fiance's name?were does she live? all questions a second apart...of course I answered all quickly as it was asked..but I found it weird...then she told me the IMBRA wouldn't hurt or halt the process and the the reason they havent gotten to us is 'cus they are at march 6 and I say how can that be last time it was different and she goes oh but that's what the machine shows...anyway...that was a load of BS why?

'Cus I called the DoS which were honest and helpful...the guy I talked to said look the law is halted the process a bit..but we are just looking at a month delay right now. Stay in touch for any changes."

Now we need to know if it's a month delay since the delay started or from today (that my fiance called). And USCIS is completely crazy.

[Aquelunya 0]

Ok, fiance called the DOS and USCIS today.

I'll post the e-mail he sent me after he called.

"So, I called USCIS and DoS and here is how it goes. I called USCIS, got to talk to a representant, but this time it was different. It was weird..you see..they always ask your receipt number and your name and proceed to answer your questions normally. This time the women went like this...your name...your birthday...were you live? Your address? your zipcode? your fiance's name?were does she live? all questions a second apart...of course I answered all quickly as it was asked..but I found it weird...then she told me the IMBRA wouldn't hurt or halt the process and the the reason they havent gotten to us is 'cus they are at march 6 and I say how can that be last time it was different and she goes oh but that's what the machine shows...anyway...that was a load of BS why?

'Cus I called the DoS which were honest and helpful...the guy I talked to said look the law is halted the process a bit..but we are just looking at a month delay right now. Stay in touch for any changes."

Now we need to know if it's a month delay since the delay started or from today (that my fiance called). And USCIS is completely crazy.

Well, let me tell you if its a month from the time all this BS started it should be coming to an end by now, I think we should figure a month from now...I'd like to think it would be a month from the time they received all the petitions back...but no way of finding out when that happened.

Edited May 31, 2006 by Aquelunya

[drogger1 0]

And USCIS is completely crazy.

More like the whole government. Next time some goober running for office tries to sell you a government program that will "help you", tell him no thanks, I've had all the help I can stand.

If you want to see the uproar that the IMBRA is causing, just google it : http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navc...SUNA:en&q=imbra

Also, make sure to sign the petition to repeal the IMBRA: http://www.petitiononline.com/imbra05/petition.html

Edited May 31, 2006 by drogger1

[knowbody 0]

I called USCIS today about not receiving my NOA1 for an I-129F which arrived at the California Service Center in late April (an entirely different issue). I asked about the affects IMBRA had on my application and was told something along the lines of "there is no need for me to request a background check from the FBI on myself and that DHS will handle everything". I got the impression USCIS will not be sending additional packets or new I-129Fs to current applicants. Instead it sounds like they'll just get criminal histories from other government organizations... I hope this really is the case

[GaryC 7]

Oh boy! There are as many statements from the USCIS as there are colors in the rainbow!! I think they have NO IDEA what is really gonna happen and what they tell you depends on who you talk to. I wish they would get their act together!!

[Mike n Huong 1]

I really don't think signing that petition against the IMBRA law is a good idea. I have no problem with the law, just the way they are handling it and the timeframe. If you guys make a big enough uproar, then it is only going to prolong them figuring out what they need to do to start processing again. So if you want to add more wasted time to everyones petitions, sign the petition.

[tigretigre 0]

For whatever it may be worth, I received this email from the Ombudsman's office today. I sent my email Thursday night, so not a bad turnaround time, especially considering the holiday on Monday.

Dear Ms. [Tigre],

On behalf of the Ombudsman, Mr. Prakash Khatri, our office thanks you

very much for bringing the issue of the K-1 visa adjudication to our

office's attention.

Our office has received other inquiries, comments and suggestions of

similar nature. The information that you provided was reviewed by the

appropriate persons in our office, and it will be brought to the

attention of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services

(USCIS).

Under the Homeland Security Act of 2002, it is the CIS Ombudsman's

statutory mission to assist USCIS customers, to identify problem areas

in the immigration process, and to propose changes to the administrative

practices of USCIS. Process change recommendations from individuals like

you are the best source for identifying systemic problems in the

immigration benefits process. Again, Ombudsman Khatri thanks you very

much for brining this important issue to our attention, and for taking

the time to provide your suggestions and comments.

Sincerely,

CIS Ombudsman's office

Edited May 31, 2006 by tigretigre

[Aquelunya 0]

For whatever it may be worth, I received this email from the Ombudsman's office today. I sent my email Thursday night, so not a bad turnaround time, especially considering the holiday on Monday.

Dear Ms. [Tigre],

On behalf of the Ombudsman, Mr. Prakash Khatri, our office thanks you

very much for bringing the issue of the K-1 visa adjudication to our

office's attention.

Our office has received other inquiries, comments and suggestions of

similar nature. The information that you provided was reviewed by the

appropriate persons in our office, and it will be brought to the

attention of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services

(USCIS).

Under the Homeland Security Act of 2002, it is the CIS Ombudsman's

statutory mission to assist USCIS customers, to identify problem areas

in the immigration process, and to propose changes to the administrative

practices of USCIS. Process change recommendations from individuals like

you are the best source for identifying systemic problems in the

immigration benefits process. Again, Ombudsman Khatri thanks you very

much for brining this important issue to our attention, and for taking

the time to provide your suggestions and comments.

Sincerely,

CIS Ombudsman's office

OH boy! they thanked you like 3 times

[elizaxyz 0]

What a polite form letter.