I-751: A Common Sense "Local" Idea

[antda 13]

Hi Everyone,

As I was looking (and waiting) for my I-751 at the VSC, I thought to myself:

"Wouldn't all immigration applications go a lot quicker, if they were processed at one's local ASC (which has many locations across the country), instead of at only 2-4 national service centers (VSC, CSC, TSC, NSC)?"

For example, I-751 cases currently at the VSC (half of all of the total cases) are taking upwards to about a year to process. Whereas, when you break that down to the local level, exactly how many I-751 cases (and other types of cases) are there? Surely less than at the national level, I bet(lol...methinks I'm one of the few I-751 cases in Buffalo, NY). And by processing and approving them both at the local level instead of the national level, wouldn't it be a lot quicker and more convenient for everyone?

How long, really, does it take for an immigration officer to read and approve a case? So why does it take so long, when it is sent to a national service center, such as the VSC?

And besides, why send the file to the national center, then have them forward it again to the local ASC to be finally approved there? It makes no sense to forward cases either, especially when paperwork and files can be lost, and other errors can be made, along the way.

And all other federal government agencies (SSA, DMV, etc.), work at a local level, so why not the USCIS? It makes common sense, to work locally, right?

"Skip the national center, and send it locally to the ASC center, instead!"....(yeah, I wish the USCIS would consider this idea...)

Anyone else here agree with me? Or am I just thinking too much...lol....Just a thought....

Any other thoughts, ideas, suggestions, etc. you have, feel free to post too....

Ant (Still waiting at the VSC...)

Edited December 4, 2008 by AntandD

[Andersen 1]

I totally agree with you, eventhough in my case in NYC I bet there are a lot of i-751 applications, but still it would be faster if they did it locally.

[Jenn! 918]

They used to process I-485's locally through the Dallas office for those lucky locals there (pilot program). I don't know much about it, but I do know that they decided to not continue the program.

I think, generally speaking, processing at the local level rather than in a consolidated location would increase fixed expense costs, reducing the ability to hire more workers and ultimately slowing down processing times. But that's just a hunch.

[Hopeful 0]

Hi Ant - good suggestion, but I'm really not sure what the answer is, other than to hire more staff and to try and modernize their systems so that the processing doesn't take so long.

I think they also wait far too long to shift resources between the service centers to try and eliminate the growing backlogs. They stop processing a certain type of application at one center and move everything to another and seem to completely overwhelm the system. Instead of reacting, they seem to just let go on and on and on.....

There was the hope that the big spike in application fees would help them hire more staff and reduce waiting times, but so far...not so much ; - )

[ForeverAmen 0]

Hi Everyone,

As I was looking (and waiting) for my I-751 at the VSC, I thought to myself:

"Wouldn't all immigration applications go a lot quicker, if they were processed at one's local ASC (which has many locations across the country), instead of at only 2-4 national service centers (VSC, CSC, TSC, NSC)?"

For example, I-751 cases currently at the VSC (half of all of the total cases) are taking upwards to about a year to process. Whereas, when you break that down to the local level, exactly how many I-751 cases (and other types of cases) are there? Surely less than at the national level, I bet(lol...methinks I'm one of the few I-751 cases in Buffalo, NY). And by processing and approving them both at the local level instead of the national level, wouldn't it be a lot quicker and more convenient for everyone?

How long, really, does it take for an immigration officer to read and approve a case? So why does it take so long, when it is sent to a national service center, such as the VSC?

And besides, why send the file to the national center, then have them forward it again to the local ASC to be finally approved there? It makes no sense to forward cases either, especially when paperwork and files can be lost, and other errors can be made, along the way.

And all other federal government agencies (SSA, DMV, etc.), work at a local level, so why not the USCIS? It makes common sense, to work locally, right?

"Skip the national center, and send it locally to the ASC center, instead!"....(yeah, I wish the USCIS would consider this idea...)

Anyone else here agree with me? Or am I just thinking too much...lol....Just a thought....

Any other thoughts, ideas, suggestions, etc. you have, feel free to post too....

Ant (Still waiting at the VSC...)

I like your suggestion.