I601 waiver

[congomani 0]

People/friends who are waiting for so long for waivers I have just discovered the new posting pls go to this website. I myself was very sad/shocked to read this processing time. They have increased the price to give good service.

http://www.aila.org/Content/default.aspx?docid=30471

[netsatwork 0]

People/friends who are waiting for so long for waivers I have just discovered the new posting pls go to this website. I myself was very sad/shocked to read this processing time. They have increased the price to give good service.

http://www.aila.org/Content/default.aspx?docid=30471

What do you mean by 'they have increased the price to give good service"? Perhaps I am not understanding what this doc is saying. Is this 26 month average processing time for all I-601s??? or an appeal of a 601 ruling?

Edited November 9, 2009 by netsatwork

[momof1 205]

People/friends who are waiting for so long for waivers I have just discovered the new posting pls go to this website. I myself was very sad/shocked to read this processing time. They have increased the price to give good service.

http://www.aila.org/Content/default.aspx?docid=30471

What do you mean by 'they have increased the price to give good service"? Perhaps I am not understanding what this doc is saying. Is this 26 month average processing time for all I-601s??? or an appeal of a 601 ruling?

26 months is the wait for appeals on waviers at the Administrative Appeals Office(AAO). I've seen waivers approved abroad in just two weeks, but I've also seen denials take over 3 years. It depends on the location's workload and the complexity of the case. Appeals gnerally take about the same time.

[rodeoman 0]

I have been waiting for my I-601 waiver since November 2005!!!! Everytime I call the 800 number or go by INFOPASS appt. their reply is always... " we are actively working on your case, you should be hearing from us within 60 days ". When I do my maths, they are overdue/ late in their process by a year and six months. What a great service...Oh, this is in Texas

[emt103c 10]

In-country waivers are different in processing time. They always take a lot longer, HOWEVER, if your case has been processing since 2005 then you probably have a problem, either they are doing REALLY long background checks, or they have lost your case.

You need to get your Senate or House Immigration liaisons to start making inquiries in your case to get to the bottom of what is happening. Eventually, the last ditch effort is to use an attorney to file a writ of mandamus which forces them to make a decision, but think this way, right now you have status to stay in the US. If they deny you, you have to leave.

[rodeoman 0]

What do you mean by 'they have increased the price to give good service"? Perhaps I am not understanding what this doc is saying. Is this 26 month average processing time for all I-601s??? or an appeal of a 601 ruling?

What he is trying to say that, the USCIS have increased fees ten fold, but their services are below par. After charging such high prices all should demand efficient and quick services. Not to wait 26 months for a waiver. Why 26 months? Why not six months.

[momof1 205]

What he is trying to say that, the USCIS have increased fees ten fold, but their services are below par. After charging such high prices all should demand efficient and quick services. Not to wait 26 months for a waiver. Why 26 months? Why not six months.

It's not 26 months for a waiver. It's approximately 26 months current estimated processing time(based on their caseload) for denied waivers that have been appealed. There are many options when a waiver is denied with appeal only being one of them. It is well known that they take a notoriously long time and must be taken into consideration when deciding to appeal or not.

Our waiver approval took 6 months from the time Rome received it. Mexico waivers that aren't immediatly approved are ranging from 12 to 19 months. Waivers in Vienna take 4-5 months. Bangkok and Moscow have been issuing decisions in as little as 2 weeks with the longest recent approval taking 2 months.

It has absolutely nothing to do with money and everything to do with caseload and the amount of staff. Mexico processed nearly 24,000 waivers in 2008 so their staff is huge. Compare that to countries that only process a few dozen. They naturally only have one adjudicator.

I think of it this way...my husband was deported and given an immediately waivable lifetime ban. He was gone for a total of 27 months, but let me tell you I was thankful every second of that wait. I was thankful because I was blessed to have the opportunity to get him back home to us. Sure it was hard. Actually, it was one of the most difficult things I have ever done in my life. The only thing more difficult was dealing with my son's heart condition and open heart surgery. Through all the time and the struggle I knew it was worth it because they could have kicked him out with no recourse. No way to get him home. A waiver, no matter how unfair/unequal/harsh it may seem to some, is currently the only thing that we have.

I'm trying not to sound preachy. It's just that immigration is hard. Legal immigration is hard. It's hard for people without criminal records or visa overstays or deportations. If we're going to survive we have to think positively. So, I wish lots of strength and patience for everyone still waiting.

[Peytons daddy 0]

At the moment the current wait time for Bangkok is 180 days. Thats according to my letter from there last month.