Reform of K1 Approval Process

[Rwlaird 18]

If you are as frustrated as I am go to the website of your member of Congress and send them the following letter (or your own version - cut and paste and make your own tweaks). Go to house.gov - enter your zip code in the top left corner if you aren't sure who your representative is. Their website should have a contact page. Go to Senate.gov and search for them by going to your state in the menu.

Immigration Reform

I support comprehensive immigration reform. Our failure to secure the border and the number of illegal immigrants in our country is absolutely ridiculous!

I am currently involved in helping my fiancée navigate the immigration process legally! One vital part of immigration reform needs to be drastic improvement in customer service at USCIS!

I applied for a fiancée visa last year in July! We're closing in on six months waiting for approval and getting more frustrated by the day! The purported 5 month wait for 15 minutes of work is ridiculous in itself but the absolutely unacceptable part is the "customer service!" If we want immigration reform Congress really needs to grill this agency for their ridiculous service and demand improvement! It is not at all unreasonable to expect an agency of the US government to approve applications in order and give you adequate notice if they are running behind and a good estimate of how much the delay will be. But instead they are approved in a random order and cannot give you any real indication of when to expect action, even after they are running behind schedule. Seeing applications approved which were submitted after yours being approved before yours is very frustrating. Telling you to call back in 30 days after you have already waited more than 5 months for them to do 15 minutes of work is ridiculous and absolutely unacceptable!

I, and my lawyer fiancée, worked hard to complete the application and get everything right. We have waited. I have asked your office for help with my specific case. Your inquiry has yet to produce any real action. While I am most concerned with my own application real improvement is needed in the management of USCIS!

Thank you for your attention to my concerns!

[YuAndDan 153]

Moving this to the USCIS Service Centers forum.

Not only a complaint about K-1, USCIS has been slow with all visa petitions, not just the I-129F. They are running 5 months for I-130 used for CR-1, IR-1, IR-5...

[Inky 1,111]

I wouldn't copy paste that and send the same letter, there are way too many " ! " in it so its hard to take it as a serious adults letter. Plus there is a lot of person specific info in there as well. I would suggest people write their own letters.

[Rwlaird 18]

You must have missed the suggestion for people to "make your own tweaks." Maybe I should be more clear. Yes, obviously, personalize your letter to your situation. Write it in all of your own words and/or replace each personal item in my letter with the facts to your individual case. The point is that your elected representatives in Congress need to hear from you if you agree with the need for better management at USCIS. According to your timeline you have not had to deal with the same slow process and interaction with customer no-service that the rest of us adults have or you may understand the need for so many "!"

[Inky 1,111]

I may not have had to wait as long to get to the USA but after getting here my husband is nearly never home because hes always deployed. I do understand the use of " ! " in things but there is such a thing as OVER use of it. Even in official letters.

[francesco7 0]

sorry how do I do a timeline for my k1 visa ...any help will greatly apreciated

[Inky 1,111]

sorry how do I do a timeline for my k1 visa ...any help will greatly apreciated

Click the timeline button under your name on your post and fill in your timeline.

If you want to add it to your post you need to edit your profile and add it to your forum signature.

[ceyhunihal 6]

You must have missed the suggestion for people to "make your own tweaks." Maybe I should be more clear. Yes, obviously, personalize your letter to your situation. Write it in all of your own words and/or replace each personal item in my letter with the facts to your individual case. The point is that your elected representatives in Congress need to hear from you if you agree with the need for better management at USCIS. According to your timeline you have not had to deal with the same slow process and interaction with customer no-service that the rest of us adults have or you may understand the need for so many "!"