Letter to President

[Rick in VA 0]

Here is the letter that I faxed to the White House a couple of minutes ago. The fax number is: 202-456-2461, anyone can send a fax. Also, at www.whitehouse.gov/contact they have a page where you can send comments, etc (up to 5,000 characters) instead of or in addition to faxing.

It would be better if everyone did this but, I/we cannot control that. As long as I have ink in my pen I will be sending letters. Nothing ever gets changed by sitting back and complaining. If you want change then take up your pen and write, fax, email everyone you can think of. Again, change will not occur without effort....

Please, for everyone's sake - take some time and make the effort. Even if it does not help you, maybe the person two months from now may benefit....

Mr. President:

As a law-abiding US citizen, I, along with my fellow members of visajourney.com, request your assistance with our USCIS petitions. At present, the time frame for reviewing cases is nine months or longer. Despite published announcements to the contrary, many of us have been separated from our spouses and children (on whose behalf we filed I-130 and I-129F petitions) for a painful amount of time, time which cannot be recovered. After following the guidelines posted on the USCIS website and paying all applicable fees, we are waiting in suspense for an approval (the Notice of Action 2 – NOA2), and this is the source of our dilemma—an inordinate amount of waiting time and no clear explanations for delays.

I am viewing the visajourney.com website, which tracks actual dates for K-3 visas, and am I see that the California Service Center is approving K-3 visa requests from December 2008. The Vermont Service Center is approving K-3 visa requests from August 2008. Why such a glaring discrepancy? Why aren't priorities shifted to balance this out? Why aren't we all on a level playing field?

Why is the California Service Center approving K-3 visa requests within a two month period and the Vermont Service Center is approving K-3 visas requests in a seven to nine month period? If my application was at the California Service Center instead of the Vermont Service Center, my wife would be on her way to getting her K-3 visa and one huge step closer to being with her family in the USA.

Why are K-1 visas being approved for foreign finance(e)'s at a faster rate than K-3 visas for foreign spouses? It is absurd that finance(e)'s are approved faster than foreign spouses.

Why are foreign worker's visas approved at a faster rate than foreign spouses? With unemployment already over seven percent, and climbing towards ten or eleven percent, why aren't the priorities shifted from approving foreign workers to approving spouses. Who is responsible for determining the processing priorities?

Why, after three months, isn't my I-129F viewable on line? When I call USCIS I have been told that "it takes a couple of weeks" to "you do not need to worry about it". THREE MONTHS - Ridiculous!!

This entire system is broken! Why are foreign spouses being punished? More importantly, why are law-abiding US citizens being punished?

Why is there no oversight? Why aren't questions being asked and explanation demanded? Why isn't the management team at USCIS held accountable for these glaring discrepancies. Why isn't the L.I.F.E. Act being enforced?

These are all questions that been asked of our legislators. They get, and then forward, non-answers or no answers to our questions. While we, the applicants for visas, must sit back and take whatever it is they want to send us. No one listens; no one cares; no one is our advocate…

[joseph loves wife 0]

very good keep up the hard work

[Jasman0717 9]

Good luck

[queuedup 1]

Great Letter, Good Luck!!!

[Time2gopeacefully 0]

I did send an e-mail 2 weeks ago raising the same questions!

[Nagishkaw 510]

Good letter. We hope it gets his attention.

[Arthur Roberta 1]

Good for you. I see today there is news of an improvement in adjudication I 130's on visajourney's front page. It is only by the actions of you and fellow USC's that can bring about the changes that are needed. For far too long people have sat, waited and been frustrated in a process that is cumbersome and lengthy.

I see the news, lets monitor the talk and see if it walks Ha! I just hope this isn't propaganda to stave off some inquiry that would really open up a can of worms.

There is still the huge difference between California and Vermont's processing times that needs to be addressed. If Vermont has too much workload, then send it to California. Not exactly brain surgery just addressing resources to workload. Hmm best look out or I shall get fired (Joking).

Keep up the good work

best wishes Arthur

[TBoneTX 45,155]

I, along with my fellow members of visajourney.com, request your assistance

More prudent language would have been "...along with many of my fellow members..." Good luck with the letter, si man.

[Rick in VA 0]

Good for you. I see today there is news of an improvement in adjudication I 130's on visajourney's front page. It is only by the actions of you and fellow USC's that can bring about the changes that are needed. For far too long people have sat, waited and been frustrated in a process that is cumbersome and lengthy.

I see the news, lets monitor the talk and see if it walks Ha! I just hope this isn't propaganda to stave off some inquiry that would really open up a can of worms.

There is still the huge difference between California and Vermont's processing times that needs to be addressed. If Vermont has too much workload, then send it to California. Not exactly brain surgery just addressing resources to workload. Hmm best look out or I shall get fired (Joking).

Keep up the good work

best wishes Arthur

Arthur

Thanks for the nice comments.

The straw that absolutely broke the camel's back was when I saw CSC K-3s from December 2008 being approved. I was furious when I saw that.

As I sit here I cannot image why others are not up in arms. I encourage all to send faxes or at least use the comments page on whitehouse.gov to send comments to B.H. Obama. To sit idly by is not in my nature and, as history has proven again and again, that going along does not help nor solve anything.

Action is what is required. Even if it does not help me but helps someone down the line then, all of the letters, faxes, emails, and telephones were worth it.

Have a great day!

rick

[Rick in VA 0]

I, along with my fellow members of visajourney.com, request your assistance

More prudent language would have been "...along with many of my fellow members..." Good luck with the letter, si man.

Thanks

Have you set in your comments to the white house?

In the same amount of time it takes to read this and make comments, an email could have been sent.

It takes emails and faxes to make people aware...

rick

[Mayra&JuanK 0]

Oh, I did the same thing last week through the white house website!! and also sent in a fax to my state senator to have someone do something!! call/ email whatever... good idea, thanks for posting the letter i shall send it in too...

[luv2uallday 1]

Here is the letter that I faxed to the White House a couple of minutes ago. The fax number is: 202-456-2461, anyone can send a fax. Also, at www.whitehouse.gov/contact they have a page where you can send comments, etc (up to 5,000 characters) instead of or in addition to faxing.

It would be better if everyone did this but, I/we cannot control that. As long as I have ink in my pen I will be sending letters. Nothing ever gets changed by sitting back and complaining. If you want change then take up your pen and write, fax, email everyone you can think of. Again, change will not occur without effort....

Please, for everyone's sake - take some time and make the effort. Even if it does not help you, maybe the person two months from now may benefit....

Mr. President:

As a law-abiding US citizen, I, along with my fellow members of visajourney.com, request your assistance with our USCIS petitions. At present, the time frame for reviewing cases is nine months or longer. Despite published announcements to the contrary, many of us have been separated from our spouses and children (on whose behalf we filed I-130 and I-129F petitions) for a painful amount of time, time which cannot be recovered. After following the guidelines posted on the USCIS website and paying all applicable fees, we are waiting in suspense for an approval (the Notice of Action 2 – NOA2), and this is the source of our dilemma—an inordinate amount of waiting time and no clear explanations for delays.

I am viewing the visajourney.com website, which tracks actual dates for K-3 visas, and am I see that the California Service Center is approving K-3 visa requests from December 2008. The Vermont Service Center is approving K-3 visa requests from August 2008. Why such a glaring discrepancy? Why aren't priorities shifted to balance this out? Why aren't we all on a level playing field?

Why is the California Service Center approving K-3 visa requests within a two month period and the Vermont Service Center is approving K-3 visas requests in a seven to nine month period? If my application was at the California Service Center instead of the Vermont Service Center, my wife would be on her way to getting her K-3 visa and one huge step closer to being with her family in the USA.

Why are K-1 visas being approved for foreign finance(e)'s at a faster rate than K-3 visas for foreign spouses? It is absurd that finance(e)'s are approved faster than foreign spouses.

Why are foreign worker's visas approved at a faster rate than foreign spouses? With unemployment already over seven percent, and climbing towards ten or eleven percent, why aren't the priorities shifted from approving foreign workers to approving spouses. Who is responsible for determining the processing priorities?

Why, after three months, isn't my I-129F viewable on line? When I call USCIS I have been told that "it takes a couple of weeks" to "you do not need to worry about it". THREE MONTHS - Ridiculous!!

This entire system is broken! Why are foreign spouses being punished? More importantly, why are law-abiding US citizens being punished?

Why is there no oversight? Why aren't questions being asked and explanation demanded? Why isn't the management team at USCIS held accountable for these glaring discrepancies. Why isn't the L.I.F.E. Act being enforced?

These are all questions that been asked of our legislators. They get, and then forward, non-answers or no answers to our questions. While we, the applicants for visas, must sit back and take whatever it is they want to send us. No one listens; no one cares; no one is our advocate…

And you expect obama to help you? I'm sorry the only way you are gonna recieve any relief is if your honey is an illegal alien and just wait for the amnesty. Then you will get all the releif you seek.. But since you are honest tough you are gonna have to be satisfied with being scammed.

legal immigrants and citizens rights and concerns are always undercut because we stand silent. The illegals seem to be making the noise and their interest groups bribe the hell out of our politicians and look they get all the attention

Also, what would help your cause is to send lots of $$$ to your local politician. Then you will see mountains move. Obama takes visa master card and american express. any "donation" above 10,000,000.00 will recieve extra specail service.

[Robina 0]

during the previous administration I emailed VP Cheney about the visa situation and got no repsonse. A couple of weeks ago I sent a message from the White House site, and have receive no reply to it either. My conlusion is that no one cares and no one wants to help us on this issue. And by the way K-1s aren't always approved faster. From what I've seen, that is mostly if the non usc is female. My fiance and I have been waiting for 2 years...........

[In NYC 0]

Great someone did something! You are right. It is ridiculous the difference between one Service Center and the other. I guess it is time for us to do the same in order to have our voices heard

[dane 0]

as a kid i used to write to president Clinton in his first term. i mailed the letters and always got a response.

i think if you mail the letter addressed to the president @ the white house, you will get a response, which you can at least shove in the examiners face.

i think the reason why snail mail gets responses is because someone actually pre-screens the letters to the president (or there is an actual TEAM) and not some unattended computer with a email address with 8392758975893475987534 emails and cobwebs on the keyboard.

go snail mail.