February 09 - VSC

[lizandpat 0]

I much prefer the indian thing if we are going that route... Kamasutra!!!!! Yeah!

wow us crazy people cant think of any other subject lol

It's like we're on constant replay...LOL!

[minimule 3]

ughhhhhhhhhh someone gets an approval before i lose it

[D_n_M 0]

Well word is that the "work related" H visas are in the front of the line. Which means everyone else gets stuffed away until later....

[minimule 3]

Well word is that the "work related" H visas are in the front of the line. Which means everyone else gets stuffed away until later....

noOoOoOoOOo

what if it s like 4 months ?????????

[D_n_M 0]

dont think it will be 4 months...but no matter what happens there isnt anything anyone can do about it except wait.

[minimule 3]

dont think it will be 4 months...but no matter what happens there isnt anything anyone can do about it except wait.

wait and complain

[D_n_M 0]

well yeah.... belly aching about the wait is par for the course

[Maire 1]

im bored

[Rich and Bey 1]

Can anyone get approved already?

[Maire 1]

Can anyone get approved already?

I dont even check the USCIS site anymore

[D_n_M 0]

i just read the HB-1 season update. There are about 45000 applications that came in for the 2010 season. The cap is 65000. I would assume that there are reps that take care of certain types of visas. Otherwise I think all the other types will have a lag in processing. Only time will tell, and right now time is the enemy!

[Dave & Jenny 0]

Well word is that the "work related" H visas are in the front of the line. Which means everyone else gets stuffed away until later....

Well, where did you get this "word"? I downloaded all the K1 approvals and charted up the number of approvals by month. It does seem there may be a "yearly" slowdown around this time, and it could be due to H1B processing, but this year is still *way* below last years pace.

I am seriously thinking about mailing a number of letters asking questions like:

1) Why is there not transparency to all actions taken on an application. Why is it not possible to know when an FBI check has been initiated and when it is completed. Why do we not know the number of applications waiting, and the number waiting in the week/month we are filed. Why does the "processing times" website not reflect actual processing times (it says that 3 months ago, they were processing applications in "less than 6 months", and this is updated monthly, but only to reflect a state 90 days old!)

2) Why do H1B petitions only take 2 months, but fiance petitions and spouse petitions take more than 6 months. Is it more important that someone come to the USA to "take an Americans job" and that they should not wait to do so?

3) Is there something else going on at VSC/CSC now? Why have petitions absolutely halted on May 1.

Sorry, just really, really annoyed with the USCIS. I find it SOOO ironic that this is a "benefit of citizenship", but we get the "honor and right" to pay $455 for to have our paperwork spend 6 months in a box.

[jawi876 2]

I have a sinking feeling that these H visas are the reason CSC was plowing through petitions up until May 1st. I think they were trying to make sure that the backlog wouldn't be too unmanageable once they got back to processing family-based visas. Unfortunately, VSC didn't care one way or the other...

I really hate that you guys are still waiting until Heaven knows when because of H visas taking a higher priority. Truly sickens me that with the highest numbers of unemployment in the US...we would still need to prioritize Immigrant workers. How about giving some of those jobs to people that have been eeking by on unemployment.

Getting off the soapbox.

[lee b 2]

Good morning everybody. What a beautiful Friday.

[Richard-Joanna 1]

Good Morning... and yes.. what a beautiful Friday!