Interviewing at HCMC: it's all about faith

[CoolHand2x2y2z 0]

It seems to me that all of my stress about my wife's upcoming interview is about faith -the lack of faith in the system.

For example, when I drive my car down the road, I have faith that people on the other side of the white line will not suddenly swerve into my lane and initiate an accident. And when I need help, I will call the police and I have faith that he or she will not shoot me when coming to my assistance...

Well, in trying to unite with my spouse, one should have the faith that the system will work. If all the proper legal steps have been taken, the process will deliver a visa, etc., so that people can be united.

The reality is that I have no faith in the interview process in HCMC.

This isn't right. The legal process shouldn't be just potluck.

"Well, tell me, Punk, do you feel lucky today? --Well, do you?!"

[Rodney n. 0]

I have no faith in the government at all. we seem to never follow own own rules and just make up things as they go. its like changing the rules in the middle of the game. talked with my senators and their offices are getting a flood of complaints for a lot of immigration related issues and its not just HCMC.

rodney

[chuckandkim 0]

Faith? Didn't you hear they remove all faith related material out of the court/school/government buildings? Then what happened after that? They start installing barbed wires and metal detectors after that! You shouldn't expect that to happen here at HCMC either!

All jokes aside! Come on guys, you didn't have faith in love and romance, you wouldn't go this route to get married a girl in the land that 12000 miles away. Just keep the faith, US has a big government machine, takes a bit longer to turn the wheels than your private board meeting! Ask anyone who went through this process, once your wife here, you wouldn't even care to stress out how long it took you to get her here. It's just tough right now you are going through the system and not seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.

However, I must say, this is the BEST system money can buy brothers! Everyone wants to come here, you're not competing only with the folks in VN, you competing for processing Visa resource with the whole world who try to get in!

Hang tight!

[Kevin and 10]

What else can we do but jump through the hoops. The only other option is to move to VN or another country with our SO. For most that isn't an option, people have mortgages and debt to pay, we enjoy the freedoms we have in the US, ect. Until Immigration overhaul is an issue, there's not much we can do. It sux, but waiting this long will only make our reunion that much sweeter. Other problems in our relationship seem trival compared to dealing with the whole process.

[hope2018 25]

I have all the Faith in the system and I woke up next to my wonderful bride this morning. Good luck to you.

[chuckandkim 0]

Amen to that!

[CANnLEENA 0]

It seems to me that all of my stress about my wife's upcoming interview is about faith -the lack of faith in the system.

For example, when I drive my car down the road, I have faith that people on the other side of the white line will not suddenly swerve into my lane and initiate an accident. And when I need help, I will call the police and I have faith that he or she will not shoot me when coming to my assistance...

Well, in trying to unite with my spouse, one should have the faith that the system will work. If all the proper legal steps have been taken, the process will deliver a visa, etc., so that people can be united.

The reality is that I have no faith in the interview process in HCMC.

This isn't right. The legal process shouldn't be just potluck.

"Well, tell me, Punk, do you feel lucky today? --Well, do you?!"

Hi 2x2y2z,

Would you please tell me how to send complaint letter to the Immigration Director? I filed I-130 on October 16, 2007 but haven't received the NOA1. Although my money order was cashed in January, 2008, USCIS couldn't find my case in their computer system when I called in April 2008. They couldn't check my case with the receipt number provided on the cashed money order. Then they sent me a letter with a request of copy of cashed money order or copy of my original application. I sent right back, however, I didn't hear anything as well. It's been 3 month since I sent those back to Vermont. Do you or anyone have any advice? Should I send a new application with a copy of cashed money order?

[CoolHand2x2y2z 0]

Would you please tell me how to send complaint letter to the Immigration Director?

http://www.immigration.com/newsletter1/complaintins.html

USCIS Established Complaint Procedures

The USCIS has established complaint procedures whereby individuals can report incidents of misconduct, mistreatment, or allegations of abuse, fraud, waste, or mismanagement. These complaint procedures are particularly useful for clients who want to report abusive treatment during Special Registration or while crossing the border. Official complaints will help raise the USCIS' awareness of abuses/ill treatment that occur during the Special Registration and at the border and give mistreated foreign nationals a chance to voice their grievances.

Office of the inspector General

Complaints must be made in writing. The Office of the inspector General (OIG) does not make any statements as to the confidentiality of its complaint procedure. Furthermore, the OIG does not guarantee that each case will be investigated.

Address:

Office of the inspector General

US Department of Justice

Investigations Division

950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Room 4706

Washington, DC 20530

Fax: (202)-616-9898

e-mail: oig.hotline@usdoj.gov

phone: 1-800-869-4499*

*This hotline provides OIG address information in either English or Spanish. Complaints cannot be registered over the phone.

USCIS Office of Internal Audit

Complaints will only be accepted via the mail. The Office of Internal Audit (OIA) states that it will keep complaints confidential unless disclosure is unavoidable in a legal or administrative proceeding. It also states that there is no retaliation for submitting a complaint. That having been said, attorneys should still inform their clients who are in undocumented status or otherwise compromised status of the potential risks of registering complaints.

Address:

Director, Office of Internal Audit

US Immigration and Naturalization Service

425 I St., NW

Room 3260

Washington, DC 20536

[PeterFB 0]

No system is perfect and there's always going to be some problems. The US government has it rules and usually everything works "ok". When enough people decide that it has to change and agree on what that change should be, the US government changes. Women couldn't vote, Blacks were slaves, chldren would work in factories, etc. But those and many more things were changed by people deciding that change should happen and what the change should be.

Until enough people decide what kind of immigration changes needs to take place then work to get those changes made, we are fortunate to have two great options and an universal fact.

One is to use the current system to the fullest. That means filling the best possible I-129f petitions with enough evidence and being proactive about making sure the petition is properly processed all the way thru to the end.

Two is complaining and reporting mistakes, abuses, etc to the proper government offices and general public to further help create the need to change the immigration laws and focus attention on what the change should be as well as help others avoid any pitfalls in the system.

And the universal fact is faith in your love for each other. Knowing that no matter what happens your love will bring you together and keep you together forever.

Peter and Thi

I-129F Sent : 2007-05-26

I-129F NOA1 : 2007-06-11

I-129F RFE(s) :

RFE Reply(s) :

I-129F NOA2 : 2007-10-26

Touched: 2007-11-02

NVC Recieved: 2007-11-16

Consulate recieved ??????

Packet 3 sent 2007-12-11

Packet 3 received 2007-12-24

Packet 3 returned 2007-12-28

Packet 4 sent 2008-1-14

Email Reply with Interview Date 2008-1-23

Interview Date 2008-2-27

Passed Interview 2008-02-27

Visa Pick Up Date 2008-3-05

Received Visa 2008-2-29 (called to pick up earlier)

POE 2008-3-05 Los Angeles

Wedding 2008-4-26

[Teacher Mark 53]

I noticed something in this thread:

Having Wife in U.S. = Faith In The System

Not Having Wife In U.S. = Not Much Faith In The System

[Melrose Plant 1]

I noticed something in this thread:

Having Wife in U.S. = Faith In The System

Not Having Wife In U.S. = Not Much Faith In The System

I will be the exception to the rule, as usual. I do not have a lot of faith in the system. I credit a lot of our success to dumb luck. But then, I seem to have had a lot of dumb luck since I met Mai.

[Teacher Mark 53]

I noticed something in this thread:

Having Wife in U.S. = Faith In The System

Not Having Wife In U.S. = Not Much Faith In The System

I will be the exception to the rule, as usual. I do not have a lot of faith in the system. I credit a lot of our success to dumb luck. But then, I seem to have had a lot of dumb luck since I met Mai.

A meticulous I-129f didn't hurt.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...p;#entry2075754

[Rodney n. 0]

I have no faith in the system, but i do have faith in M.E.

Rodney

[chuckandkim 0]

Having wife here = faith in the system

Not having wife here = no faith in the system

I always believe in our US Government systems, they aren't the BEST, the most sufficient BUT sure as heck 1000x better than the rest of the world! You don't see anyone working so hard days and nights to apply for Visa immigrate to Vietnam, do you? At least we have A system to get your loved ones here as opposed to no system at all.... the system is slow but it will do for now.