March filers 2009

[Beth/ Paris Heart 2]

Paris, not to be rude, but none of us here are American yet... Including your husband.

What a rude thing to say. I realize that you're frustrated but we all are-- it doesn't give you the right to prosecute non-Americans since we (beneficiarys) your supposed 'friends' here are all non Americans, your husband included.

have you tried emailing your state senator i have heard they can expedite proccesses under circumstances such as yours. Especially since its been more than a year for your total proccess. Just a suggestion definately worth a try paris.

No not a year, but even a Senator wont do a thing, useless. But thanks Tomuts, one day USCIS will get off their butts and process some family petitons once again. Evidently the workers visas are more important then the family ones, after all, U.S. citizens filed them, and American is not for America and its citizen anymore, unless its election time.

Yeah folks, I said nad wrote it, get over it.

Im speaking of the work visas? Are you appling for a work visa NO, its a family petiton, the same petition I filed, the same petition as many others stuck on back burner.

Im not prosceuting anyone, but why is work visas more important to fill the 65, 000 mark cap?? then processing the thousands of petitions sitting there for months and months past the USCIS time limit?, when work visas are processed within 60 days. Oh de'hell with it!

Speak to a USCIS officer and listen with your own ears as they tell you, they are processing the work visas, due to the cap, see if your heart down sink especially when they say 6 months processing time is listed on the website of processing times.

Im done with this thread!

[Abiding 0]

Paris, not to be rude, but none of us here are American yet... Including your husband.

What a rude thing to say. I realize that you're frustrated but we all are-- it doesn't give you the right to prosecute non-Americans since we (beneficiarys) your supposed 'friends' here are all non Americans, your husband included.

have you tried emailing your state senator i have heard they can expedite proccesses under circumstances such as yours. Especially since its been more than a year for your total proccess. Just a suggestion definately worth a try paris.

No not a year, but even a Senator wont do a thing, useless. But thanks Tomuts, one day USCIS will get off their butts and process some family petitons once again. Evidently the workers visas are more important then the family ones, after all, U.S. citizens filed them, and American is not for America and its citizen anymore, unless its election time.

Yeah folks, I said nad wrote it, get over it.

Im speaking of the work visas? Are you appling for a work visa NO, its a family petiton, the same petition I filed, the same petition as many others stuck on back burner.

Im not prosceuting anyone, but why is work visas more important to fill the 65, 000 mark cap?? then processing the thousands of petitions sitting there for months and months past the USCIS time limit?, when work visas are processed within 60 days. Oh de'hell with it!

Speak to a USCIS officer and listen with your own ears as they tell you, they are processing the work visas, due to the cap, see if your heart down sink especially when they say 6 months processing time is listed on the website of processing times.

Im done with this thread!

I have to say I agree about the work visas but in a a broader sense. I believe the attitude of putting work before family is rampant in the American Society. The United States government doesn't care about families, morals, integrity. The United States government cares about the dollar. And in our

unfortunate cases with Immigration, bringing our husbands and wives to the US doesn't help their pockets.

[lgg 2]

Thing is? Is that I agree -- I'm totally miffed about the processing of work visas too -- all this waiting is a HUGE drag. I'm lucky though, I do get to see my husband regularly so that helps keep frustration down. BUT, I was just surprised to read someone condemning non Americans and how America isn't for America as well, those of us being petitioned for are obviously NOT American. I am all about family first -- i'm sure we all believe that, in a perfect world, this would be how life were conducted but as it is, it is not so, it never will be and it actually never has been as such.

So, our job is to keep that feeling alive by being strong and being patient and moving ahead, albeit slowly, to achieve how own family in due time.

Paris, I wasn't making a personal jab at you, I think what I should have said was, be careful how you word things -- though it is the internet and you feel like what you say might be inconsequential, in a forum where people are looking for support, it could come across (as that statement did) as unsupportive.

That's all. No need to abandon ship mid way through the journey, right? Life is all about some stormy weather once in awhile...

Buckle up, we're all on the same ride.

All the best and good luck to everyone. I always mean that when I say it too...

LGG.

Edited June 4, 2009 by lgg

[Beth/ Paris Heart 2]

Thing is? Is that I agree -- I'm totally miffed about the processing of work visas too -- all this waiting is a HUGE drag. I'm lucky though, I do get to see my husband regularly so that helps keep frustration down. BUT, I was just surprised to read someone condemning non Americans and how America isn't for America as well, those of us being petitioned for are obviously NOT American. I am all about family first -- i'm sure we all believe that, in a perfect world, this would be how life were conducted but as it is, it is not so, it never will be and it actually never has been as such.

So, our job is to keep that feeling alive by being strong and being patient and moving ahead, albeit slowly, to achieve how own family in due time.

Paris, I wasn't making a personal jab at you, I think what I should have said was, be careful how you word things -- though it is the internet and you feel like what you say might be inconsequential, in a forum where people are looking for support, it could come across (as that statement did) as unsupportive.

That's all. No need to abandon ship mid way through the journey, right? Life is all about some stormy weather once in awhile...

Buckle up, we're all on the same ride.

All the best and good luck to everyone. I always mean that when I say it too...

LGG.

This the point I was trying to make: Family petitons 6 Months. Work visas 2 months and Less:

Work visas: Nonimmigrant WorkerH-1B - Specialty occupation - Visa to be issued abroad2 MonthsI-129Petition for A Nonimmigrant WorkerH-1B - Specialty occupation - Change of status in the U.S.2 MonthsI-129Petition for A Nonimmigrant WorkerH-1B - Specialty occupation - Extension of stay in the U.S.2 MonthsI-129Petition for A Nonimmigrant WorkerH-2A - Temporary workers1 MonthI-129Petition for A Nonimmigrant WorkerH-2B - Other temporary workers1 MonthI-129Petition for A Nonimmigrant WorkerH-3 - Temporary trainees2 MonthsI-129Petition for A Nonimmigrant WorkerE - Treaty traders and investors2 MonthsI-129Petition for A Nonimmigrant WorkerL - Intracompany transfers2 MonthsI-129Petition for A Nonimmigrant WorkerBlanket L2 MonthsI-129Petition for A Nonimmigrant WorkerO - Extraordinary ability2 MonthsI-129Petition for A Nonimmigrant WorkerP - Athletes, artists, and entertainers2 MonthsI-129Petition for A Nonimmigrant WorkerQ - Cultural exchange visitors and exchange visitors participating in the Irish Peace process2 MonthsI-129Petition for A Nonimmigrant WorkerR - Religious occupation2 MonthsI-129Petition for A Nonimmigrant So much less time then family.

No hard feelings LGG. I too wish you the best from my heart.

Edited June 4, 2009 by Paris Heart

[Mohan bahadur 3]

YOGA is Very good to our mind And body

[tomuts 0]

YOGA is Very good to our mind And body

and cofee

[Beth/ Paris Heart 2]

YOGA is Very good to our mind And body

and cofee

And Margaritas!

[Bern. 3]

I don't know...I personally enjoy hamburgers.

[Mohan bahadur 3]

Seee !!! now we are cooking. so here goes my Tuesday converstaion with CSC Part 1:

Every Child must go through background check regardless of their age

“How can I assist you?"

“Yes, I filed seven months ago and I have not heard anything from USCIS. I am curious to know what is going on."

"Give me your receipt number and I can look up"

" EACxxxxxxxxxxxx"

"Did you not get the letter sent on May 7?"

My heart sank. I have been checking my mailbox religiously. My post office is known to deliver mails to other residents in the same building. Scenes of past such occurrences started flashing in my head. All I could say was, “what?”

"Officer sent you letter in May"

I came to my senses and asnwerd in negative that I had not received anything from any officer.

She says, “Your case is pending. It was transferred from Virginia"

“Excuse me!! I am not aware of any Service center in VA. Must be Vermont”

“Vermont or Virginia, oh I don’t know, but your case is pending”

"I know that, but would be nice to know if it is assigned to any officer"

"We have 100s of officers and Millions of applications like yours"

“Ma’m, I am talking about my case, not millions of cases. I like to know if my case has been assigned to an officer.”

“Applications get assigned to officers when the time comes”

“You mean my application is still in the shelves. On the filer

“Yes, your case is on the first floor. I am on the 7 floor and this building has many more floors above me.”

“Thank you for that information but please tell me if my case is assigned to an officer”

“Applications get assigned to different officers at different times and stages. Which officer are you talking about? “

“I don’t know the officer myself. But I called on May 6th and a person at your officer told me it was assigned to an officer and is not on the shelves anymore. But, you are telling me my file is on the filer.”

“Immigration officers pick up the files from their buckets when they have time. “

“Ok, how about my child’s application. I filed both together”

“Give me the receipt and I will look on the system”

“Oh that file is bundled with the other one. Both of them are together. They were assigned to an officer 2 months ago. “

“Really!! But I have not heard anything back for two months”

“Well, they are doing background check “

“What, background check on whom? Me? I am citizen, just acquired and went through all sort of background checks”

“Every application goes through the check”

“At this point I was getting amused by her responses. So I asked, “how do you do background check on 2 yrs old child.”

“Every beneficiary must go through background check, even children.”

“Children before the age of 16”

“Yes.”

“That convinced me she was giving me bs. So I promptly thanked her and hung up.”

Second part is titled, “why ya’ll give me 20 different answers to one simple question, What is the status of my petition?’

[Beth/ Paris Heart 2]

Seee !!! now we are cooking. so here goes my Tuesday converstaion with CSC Part 1:

Every Child must go through background check regardless of their age

"How can I assist you?"

"Yes, I filed seven months ago and I have not heard anything from USCIS. I am curious to know what is going on."

"Give me your receipt number and I can look up"

" EACxxxxxxxxxxxx"

"Did you not get the letter sent on May 7?"

My heart sank. I have been checking my mailbox religiously. My post office is known to deliver mails to other residents in the same building. Scenes of past such occurrences started flashing in my head. All I could say was, "what?"

"Officer sent you letter in May"

I came to my senses and asnwerd in negative that I had not received anything from any officer.

She says, "Your case is pending. It was transferred from Virginia"

"Excuse me!! I am not aware of any Service center in VA. Must be Vermont"

"Vermont or Virginia, oh I don't know, but your case is pending"

"I know that, but would be nice to know if it is assigned to any officer"

"We have 100s of officers and Millions of applications like yours"

"Ma'm, I am talking about my case, not millions of cases. I like to know if my case has been assigned to an officer."

"Applications get assigned to officers when the time comes"

"You mean my application is still in the shelves. On the filer

"Yes, your case is on the first floor. I am on the 7 floor and this building has many more floors above me."

"Thank you for that information but please tell me if my case is assigned to an officer"

"Applications get assigned to different officers at different times and stages. Which officer are you talking about? "

"I don't know the officer myself. But I called on May 6th and a person at your officer told me it was assigned to an officer and is not on the shelves anymore. But, you are telling me my file is on the filer."

"Immigration officers pick up the files from their buckets when they have time. "

"Ok, how about my child's application. I filed both together"

"Give me the receipt and I will look on the system"

"Oh that file is bundled with the other one. Both of them are together. They were assigned to an officer 2 months ago. "

"Really!! But I have not heard anything back for two months"

"Well, they are doing background check "

"What, background check on whom? Me? I am citizen, just acquired and went through all sort of background checks"

"Every application goes through the check"

"At this point I was getting amused by her responses. So I asked, "how do you do background check on 2 yrs old child."

"Every beneficiary must go through background check, even children."

"Children before the age of 16"

"Yes."

"That convinced me she was giving me bs. So I promptly thanked her and hung up."

Second part is titled, "why ya'll give me 20 different answers to one simple question, What is the status of my petition?'

RING, RING ,RING ,RING, Good afternoon, USCSI, How may we screw up your day??? and make your life more frustrating?

Thank you for calling USCIS, CLICK!

[Krikit 1,164]

It may help ease your frustrations if you understand the process. Take a look at this post by HuskerKiev. He's a former Applications Adjudicator (Immigration Officer) at the NSC.

Link to Post

[Steve and Nor 0]

Paris, not to be rude, but none of us here are American yet... Including your husband.

What a rude thing to say. I realize that you're frustrated but we all are-- it doesn't give you the right to prosecute non-Americans since we (beneficiarys) your supposed 'friends' here are all non Americans, your husband included.

have you tried emailing your state senator i have heard they can expedite proccesses under circumstances such as yours. Especially since its been more than a year for your total proccess. Just a suggestion definately worth a try paris.

No not a year, but even a Senator wont do a thing, useless. But thanks Tomuts, one day USCIS will get off their butts and process some family petitons once again. Evidently the workers visas are more important then the family ones, after all, U.S. citizens filed them, and American is not for America and its citizen anymore, unless its election time.

Yeah folks, I said nad wrote it, get over it.

Im speaking of the work visas? Are you appling for a work visa NO, its a family petiton, the same petition I filed, the same petition as many others stuck on back burner.

Im not prosceuting anyone, but why is work visas more important to fill the 65, 000 mark cap?? then processing the thousands of petitions sitting there for months and months past the USCIS time limit?, when work visas are processed within 60 days. Oh de'hell with it!

Speak to a USCIS officer and listen with your own ears as they tell you, they are processing the work visas, due to the cap, see if your heart down sink especially when they say 6 months processing time is listed on the website of processing times.

Im done with this thread!

I definitely understand what Beth was trying to say. It was not negative at all.

Still waiting for NOA2!! Whew!!

[No-Where-Man 147]

Morning

still waiting for Interview to be assigned

seems to me that even NVC is not organized as we thought

called them telling that i know of ppl frm the same beneficiary country ..same embassy ..same Visa category and got their case complete after me by 10 days and up and got the Interview letter ..and the reply thats i get always is `` EVERY CASE IS DIFFERENT `` ,,we still assign Interviews till the 2nd week of the month for July interviews bla bla bla ...

im not frustrated ..but i was really shocked cz till 1st of June i was so happy with NVC and how they are so good and perfect , but this is a big prove that they are not so much different than USCIS ..may be faster in processing ..but the same sh**t

well , my best wishes to get of that process all of us so soon ..we have dreams ..work..jobs to care for rather than wasting our valued time on this process

take care all ............

[Beth/ Paris Heart 2]

Morning

still waiting for Interview to be assigned

seems to me that even NVC is not organized as we thought

called them telling that i know of ppl frm the same beneficiary country ..same embassy ..same Visa category and got their case complete after me by 10 days and up and got the Interview letter ..and the reply thats i get always is `` EVERY CASE IS DIFFERENT `` ,,we still assign Interviews till the 2nd week of the month for July interviews bla bla bla ...

im not frustrated ..but i was really shocked cz till 1st of June i was so happy with NVC and how they are so good and perfect , but this is a big prove that they are not so much different than USCIS ..may be faster in processing ..but the same sh**t

well , my best wishes to get of that process all of us so soon ..we have dreams ..work..jobs to care for rather than wasting our valued time on this process

take care all ............

Im sorry Egypt, its so hard for this frustration not to bleed into our daily lifes and dreams, cause this is our dream we are trying to complete, this immigratin journey, its our LIFES.

I keep trying to remember to breathe, its hard to do at times. But what else can we do, nothing, we are powerless of go faster processing our paperwork, our dreams.

Happy Friday to all. Keep the faith.

Beth

[Bern. 3]

I was reading something about them bettering the immigration for families. Let me try and find it.

Here. It should be reliable...but not 100% sure.

US immigration targets family reunification

June 05 2009 by Liam Clifford

Democrat Congressman Neil Abercrombie

Lawmakers in the US are proposing legislation that will prioritise the reunification of families when considering US visa applications.

The legislation would help to bring the families of people on US visas from other countries to join them. Representative Mike Honda says that US workers are much happier and healthier if they have their families around them. The importance of this “cannot be overstated”, he added.

The rules would allow Americans to apply to have their families move to the US and would see the number of available US visas increase. This would be possible as unused US visa quotas will be passed on to the following year for use in the reunification scheme.

The proposed legislation is, however, proving controversial in some areas of the US population, such as the Catholic Church, as it allows US workers to bring their foreign same-sex partners to live with them and work in the US.

Democrat Congressman Neil Abercrombie says the legislation will not discriminate against gay people and stated, "this is something we're not backing down on."

Abercrombie adds that the lawmakers wish to learn from American history and avoid discrimination of the kind seen in the past. He explains, “there has always been somebody...after they got here, then they wanted to close the door."