Will a new gov't have an effect on K-1 processing speed?

[zhongyuan34 0]

I'm curious what people think about this. A friend of mine seems to think that come January, all of these seriously delayed visa applications will speed up quite a bit. I'm somewhat doubtful. What do people out there think?

[Stinky Monkey 1]

Well VSC could not go any slower than they are at the moment only 1 approval so far this week

[YuAndDan 153]

I SERIOUSLY DOUBT IT.

It makes NO difference who is in the White House or Congress, Department of State (NVC Consulate), Department of Homeland Security (USCIS) will remain the same.

http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=55864

Edited November 6, 2008 by YuAndDan

[ruby_mtl 0]

I doubt that they'll be a BIG reform in the way things are done. If ever there would be a change, it wouldn't happen anytime soon. I don't think that will be one of the highest priority!

[cdneh 3,112]

They are about running out of excuses in my mind.

People who were shifted to work on citizenship petitions were meant to be back on the job November 1.

The election is over.

And when that was all done and dusted, we get the slowest week I've seen.

Of course coming right up we have any number of holidays, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year. Does anyone in these offices actually work for a living?

[KimandRuss 0]

USICS is funded by our petitions, not our taxes, so it's unlikely to have an effect.

Hey Shaz, this isn't the slowest we've seen VSC darlin.

[Stinky Monkey 1]

USICS is funded by our petitions, not our taxes, so it's unlikely to have an effect.

Hey Shaz, this isn't the slowest we've seen VSC darlin.

Forgive me hon it is just that I am on a bit of a downer got a touch on Monday and thought it was my noa2 coming, and nothing happened since then

Hope married life is treating you good

hey Damian came to Slayer with me

[YuAndDan 153]

USICS is funded by our petitions, not our taxes, so it's unlikely to have an effect.

Hey Shaz, this isn't the slowest we've seen VSC darlin.

True!

The OP has yet to experience the JOYS of waiting for the Guangzhou Consulate. GUZ has the habit of placing everything into storage for 3 months before they get around to "RECEIVING" the petition, that is package leaves NVC where it will enter a BLACK-HOLE for 3 months, no indication that the consulate has received it, it looks like it is LOST for 3 months.

[KimandRuss 0]

Nothing at all to forgive sweetheart. We've all been there! Hopefully that touch will mean something wonderful for you very soon. Just remember... where you are now is the absolute worst! Stay strong... it's coming!

Oh dear, I didn't even notice the OP was going through GUZ. You are so right Dan.

OP... if you've not been to www.candleforlove.com yet, it's somewhere you're going to want to visit.

USICS is funded by our petitions, not our taxes, so it's unlikely to have an effect.

Hey Shaz, this isn't the slowest we've seen VSC darlin.

True!

The OP has yet to experience the JOYS of waiting for the Guangzhou Consulate. GUZ has the habit of placing everything into storage for 3 months before they get around to "RECEIVING" the petition, that is package leaves NVC where it will enter a BLACK-HOLE for 3 months, no indication that the consulate has received it, it looks like it is LOST for 3 months.

[maliciant 7]

I don't think anyone cares that much about legal immigration, other than those of us involved in it, but on the off chance that obama happens to have some interest in it (it's very possible) nothing changes fast in government, odds are likely that everyone here currently will have been approved before any reform of the immigration process occurs, even if it was a priority (which I'm sure it is not). All I can say is don't make it too big of a habit of falling in love with non-USC's and you won't have to worry too much about immigration torture.

[ThaitoUSA 15]

All of our petitions may be slightly delayed if Senator Obama's Auntie, who has been illegally living in NYC, gets bumped ahead of us.

[Otto 83]

[Fred N Emilia 0]

A M E N

[TBoneTX 46,137]

The consulates are bulletproof and accountable to nobody. Each will continue to operate as its Consul General and Section Chief pleases.

[reeses16 8]

I think Obama is aware of some of the flaws in the legal immigration process. He and representative Gutierrez worked together to introduce the Citizen Promotion Act (http://obama.senate.gov/press/070307-obama_gutierrez/index.php). The purpose of this was to roll back the 2007 fee increases and propose partial government funding for the processing of citizenship applications to remove financial barriers to applying for citizenship.

I don't know if it was part of this act, but I remember reading that Obama and Gutierrez were also involved in a proposal to put process limits on Green Cards (ie GC apps should be processed within 3 months, like the work authorization applications).

Generally, I thought this was very encouraging. But given all of the other problems the nation faces, I don't expect to see much in this area any time soon but I do expect that his immigration policies will include improving the process of legal immigration.