ALL ABOUT RECALLED PETITIONS after March 6th

[TracyTN 237]

You're new here... our board adminstrator, Capt. Ewok, has asked for related posts regarding service center delays to be posted here:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=13584

You might have better luck and support linking into this thread.

[rlt 0]

How do you know if the recalled petitions will be processed first?

Did you hear it from someone or you are just assuming that?

I mean.. it makes sense to me but, I need to be sure if this is just a guess.

Thanks

[Ladylethal 12]

I heard it from someone, don't ask me who, 'cus I don't remember.

[~kiyah~ 14]

Processing additional security checks for IMBRA has everyone at a standstill. Nebraska seems to be the only service center that has any detectable movement.

I know everyone here is waiting for their initial approvals so they can go to their interview, etc.

There are literally thousands of us who were returned for further review (nothing to do with IMBRA) just after the interview...after waiting 8 months or longer for that interview. I imagine our petitions will be at the bottom of the stack.

You are right...you do not have to just sit there and "wait patiently" like a good little citizen...you can actually do something about it.

Now, as a USC you have the option of getting your congressman and senator involved when it comes down to your own case.

There is also the Ombudsman who has the authority to intervene when it comes to delayed processing times for the USCIS. One thing you need to know is that the beneficiary will need to sign a release for the petitioner to receive information regarding the case. All information is provided in the DHS site link below:

USCIS Ombudsman

There is also a petition which has been started by an immigration attorney that will go to congress to repeal the IMBRA..SIGN IT:

Repeal International Marriage Broker Law

~Kiya~

Edited May 19, 2006 by Kiya

[JenT 0]

I heard it from someone, don't ask me who, 'cus I don't remember.

See... and this is part of the problem.. people passing along heresay as if it were fact.

[Ladylethal 12]

Well, at this point everyone is guessing out what's going on.

[hafiz 1]

damn law

[BlueSurf 0]

Agree, hafiz... besides the point that it is so overbroad, it is part of the whole Hitler-like attitude of the present times where we have to track everyone and register everyone.

Is not someone who has a "colored" background not entitled to turn his life around and have an opportunity for a better future...some measure of happiness? The government wants to get in and create black clouds over a relationship that is just beginning. Just one more way that it shows the government does not support the traditional family unit anymore (IMO). What happened to a government that was there - ready to support and interceded WHEN REQUESTED, instead of poking in to everywhere it wishes, when it wishes.

[JenT 0]

"What's driving me insane is that for the past 2 weeks I've heard no news from Vermont at all. It seems they simply shut down.

They're still issuing NOA1s, but they're not processing any cases from that point on."

Well, at this point everyone is guessing out what's going on.

I have no problem with speculation... we're all here to share thoughts and ideas. You stated "they're not processing any cases from that point on" as if you knew that for a fact. People are emotional about this enough already... I think we all have to be careful not to spread heresay as if it were truth.

[Ladylethal 12]

My statement was also based on the fact nobody on VJ going through Vermont had NOA2s after the IMBRA law.

[Linababe 0]

Sorry, I´m new here.

Just updated my Timeline.

Hope that can be useful to you guys.

And I also hope not too many of you you have their cases returned or delayed because of this new request.

Cheers

I am sorry but your timeline has not been filled in - please do so thank you:)

[GaryC 7]

Processing additional security checks for IMBRA has everyone at a standstill. Nebraska seems to be the only service center that has any detectable movement.

I know everyone here is waiting for their initial approvals so they can go to their interview, etc.

There are literally thousands of us who were returned for further review (nothing to do with IMBRA) just after the interview...after waiting 8 months or longer for that interview. I imagine our petitions will be at the bottom of the stack.

You are right...you do not have to just sit there and "wait patiently" like a good little citizen...you can actually do something about it.

Now, as a USC you have the option of getting your congressman and senator involved when it comes down to your own case.

There is also the Ombudsman who has the authority to intervene when it comes to delayed processing times for the USCIS. One thing you need to know is that the beneficiary will need to sign a release for the petitioner to receive information regarding the case. All information is provided in the DHS site link below:

USCIS Ombudsman

There is also a petition which has been started by an immigration attorney that will go to congress to repeal the IMBRA..SIGN IT:

Repeal International Marriage Broker Law

~Kiya~

Who wrote this petition? The grammar in it is terrible. I am all for repealing this law but it looks like a 4th grader wrote it.

[Jaylen Brit 0]

gary you just made me laugh and spit coffee - cleaning bill to you dude, seriously

[BlueSurf 0]

"Who wrote this petition? The grammar in it is terrible. I am all for repealing this law but it looks like a 4th grader wrote it."

Gary, it is probably the same lawmakers that choose to spend more money on "security" and less on education. I vented enough last evening, so will try not to add too much more. I understand the noble objective behind the legislation, but I am still alarmed at the increased effort of the government to control all aspects of society.

For me, I would not wish to build my relationship with my loved one with any uncertainty or misunderstanding. That is why I have been totally honest with my fiance about my past -- my family, my prior marriage, my divorce and the struggles since then... Valentyna would not communicate with me for months after I explained these things to her. I sat in an apartment in her hometown for a week hoping hoping each day that she would come take me out to coffee -- she didn't even see me off at the train station at the end of the week. But, that entire process only built up the trust we have for each other. I was patient with her as she sifted through my information, and she finally came back to me with more passion than ever. She knows that I will not give up on her, and I know she has "all the goods on me" and still wants me a part of her life...big trust both ways.

Building a relationship is a personal thing, and the government interference in that process is no good IMO. Meanwhile, the USCIS delays deprive my loved ones of good medical care, insurance, schooling, etc... The lawmakers have to get some handle and perspective on all of this!

[GaryC 7]

I hate to be nit-picky but this guy really likes comas. Check out this line. It's one hell of a sentence.

I am very concerned about the practical consequences of this law, which was passed with only a voice vote without any hearings or testimony or statistical evidence to support it, at the last minute just before the Holiday recess, after being tacked onto the back of other important legislation, namely, The Violence Against Women and Justice Dept. Reauthorization Act.

Trouble is, their all like this!!

Sorry, just, couldn't, help, myself, and, I, do, support, repealing, this, law,.