VSC Petition to Director Paul Novak from all those affected

[Cigarovich 1]

This thread is not a discussion thread. For all those wanting to discuss the IMBRA recall please go to GaryC's excellent post which already has over 10,000 views.

Luis&Laura will be sending this petition by FedEx to the director of the VSC soon. I am trying to get all those who have been affected by VSC's error to add their real name and case number to the petition. I would like to so this ASAP so people like myself, rlt, ppboo, and others can join forces on this. Let the bureaucrats ignore this at their peril!

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To: Paul Novak, Director

USCIS Vermont Service Center

75 Lower Weldon

St. Albans, VT 08479

Dear Mr. Novak:

We are from a group of many individuals that has recently learned of the IMBRA compliance error from the VSC. We found each other through the internet. The bond the dozens of us share is that we are current K1 petitioners who are either in limbo about IMBRA compliance procedures for the future, or much worse, suffered the emotional stress of hearing from a loved one that the petition was returned, their interview canceled, or even worse, as recipients of the news firsthand.

Among our number are the pregnant, the ones who left their jobs after being approved on the consular interview only to be tripped up the following day with the new requirement, and all whose plan to join their loved one and begin a happily married life in the US has been thown into purgatory.

Our group has contacted their congresspeople, spent countless hours on hold to governmental agencies at home and abroad, with no clear idea of progress on the current situation or what will be required from us to re-process our petitions as quickly as possible.

We don't ask much, Mr. Novak, other than an open channel of communication during what is for us a very difficult period. We ask for a level of transparency as a gesture of goodwill in recognition of the countless lost hours of time and sleep we have swallowed in the last 2 weeks without information.

We certainly don't hold any individual responsible for the errors that have occurred, but the greater mistake would be if we can't begin to restore faith in your offices at this crucial time. I ask you to contact us or post an update of information to the website below as soon as possible.

We look foward to hearing from you personally,

Sincerely,

1) Steve Shaw

EAC-06-117-50418

2) (Your info here)

Please find here the post viewed by more than 10,000 so far

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

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As I said I don't want to turn this into a discussion thread. But if you are being processed by VSC, feel free to post your real name and case number below. We may also be setting up a very small fund to defray Luis&Laura's FedEx cost. More on that later.

[Ladylethal 12]

I think it makes more sense to each couple to send this petition as they wish, and like I said in the PM, there´s no need to fund my FEDEX in any way. If each person interested send a copy with their signature it´d be better.

I asked my fiance to mail one today, not sure if he will. Will know later today.

[jen&darcy 0]

I would think each person would not want to put their case # on this board.

[Ladylethal 12]

That too.

OP, you might wanna edit your post and erase your info from it, ok?

When I said my fiance was gonna send a copy of that, we meant we´d send one in our name, and I thought you meant each person would send theirs, IF they want.

[Cigarovich 1]

OK. For all those who aren't afraid, I will FedEx one group petition out myself with names and case numbers of those who wish to participate. If you prefer to PM me your info (to keep your info more confidential), go ahead. I will try to set up a PayPal fund for mailing in the meantime.

[Ladylethal 12]

It´s just an advice that you shouldn´t release your case number. Someone can even drop your case using your case number, you know.