Shout Out Loud Or It Will Get Much WORSE

[yohino 22]

Not to bandy words, but it's really important where rights come from. NOT the government. That's a major founding principle of this country.

I didn't say the US Goverment gives him the right to leave, but being from/in the US gives him the right to leave.

[James_and_JoAnne 7]

I like your optimism! But I really do not share the same feelings about their ability to clear the backlog at VSC. I am sure they are nice people working there at VSC but due to money, staffing, cut-backs or whatever ... from what i can research and the info that they are giving out, I think that we will be looking at nearly 7 month K1 Visa processing for quite some time. I hope the processing time does go back down as soon as possible...for all those that have just sent in or are about to send in their K-1.

Thank you :-) I agree with you that there certainly is a reason for concern and doubt, however I am just trying to show data that helps me feel more optimistic about the situation. There have been other periods of time when the backlog was much worse than it is right now and the delays were getting longer as well. Then, they shift resources and pretty soon the problem is under control. For K1 VISAs there are only about 30,000 processed every year. That's a small number relative to all of the VISA types. CSC has also managed, somehow, to process over 13,000 K1's in a single month (July 2009). So it clearly is possible and it is proven with the data (assuming their data is correct ;-)

Another point about the 5 Month goal is that we don't really know much about how fast they are processing K1's with the exception of the VJ Timelines. That's a pretty small sample. Also, there can easily be many days without any VJ users getting processed if whole batches of files are coming from a single source of people that dont use VJ. For instance, if a legal firm is helping to process K1's for a group of people, perhaps they all get sent as a group of documents together and all end up in the same box at the service center. (i know that's speculation)

Personally, I feel the level of criticism and back-and-forth with posters here is getting out of hand. VJ is a great place to come to get questions answered as well as vent frustrations, but I think the real value is helping everyone understand the process as it exists and make the best of the waiting game.

People will be more willing to post if they dont feel they will get shouted down for sharing a thought :-)

[Gocka 17]

I didn't say the US Goverment gives him the right to leave, but being from/in the US gives him the right to leave.

Should I have to leave my place of birth and leave behind my entire family and life in order to be able to be with the person I love? Its not much of a consilation that thankfuly at least I am not jailed here with out being able to leave. To be honest if they deny her I might as well be stopped from being able to leave becasue its not like I can, or have anywhere to go.

[Amy and Nick 37]

But surely you understand that there HAVE to be some constraints on immigration for the very simple reason that if everyone was allowed, the country would be at breaking point very, very quickly.

The issue with this visa process is transparency. It takes a long time to process these cases, but if we all had more feedback instead of having to sit here twiddling our thumbs we may at least feel like things were moving for us.

The reason we are all investigated IS because of the people out there who will enter into a sham marriage just to move to the USA. Its logical that the government have to investigate our claims and decide whether it is a real or fake marriage. It really is as simple as that. Occasionally people engaged in a real relationship will be denied, but this is why there is always an appeal process.

For me, if I was denied at interview, that would not be the end of it by any means. If you dont have the means to move to another country, you try again. You build up more evidence and you try, try, try.

I have entered into this situation with a dogged determination that I wont give up, and that is why we need places like this to come and gain advice and feedback, not somewhere that we attack members when they are simply stating fact.

[yohino 22]

Not holding it against you, good for you honetly. I wish I was born in Sweeden, Denmark, or Norway. See you just should have made your position a bit more clear becasue it seemed as if you were saying that it is ok for it to be a so called "privilege" when in reality it is not. Also your comment about "we would have just found another place to live" was a little lacking in thought and insensitive. It seemed like you down played the whole situation of being denied when it can truly be devistating to some, I for one have no clue what i would do if denied. I apologize if it seemed like a witch hunt, its just my wrong buttons were pushed. Sorry and hope your Husband is OK

I was just staing facts, which I thought was apparent from my lack of "personallity" in the post.

I'm sorry for not being clear enough.

The comment you quoted now is just what WE would do, and I do see it might have sounded insensitive as I realize it is not that easy for everyone, we (Me and my husband) are very blessed in that way.

I really feel for everyone that doesn't have the same opportunity of "easy" immigration that I have had, and I do agree that the system needs to be held accountable to what it does to REAL people and their lifes.

I'm also sorry for being so defensive, I just felt everything was blown way out of proportion.

[yohino 22]

Should I have to leave my place of birth and leave behind my entire family and life in order to be able to be with the person I love? Its not much of a consilation that thankfuly at least I am not jailed here with out being able to leave. To be honest if they deny her I might as well be stopped from being able to leave becasue its not like I can, or have anywhere to go.

Ugh, that post was just to clearify the semantics of my post since someone questioned it.

Nothing else.

[Gocka 17]

I was just staing facts, which I thought was apparent from my lack of "personallity" in the post.

I'm sorry for not being clear enough.

The comment you quoted now is just what WE would do, and I do see it might have sounded insensitive as I realize it is not that easy for everyone, we (Me and my husband) are very blessed in that way.

I really feel for everyone that doesn't have the same opportunity of "easy" immigration that I have had, and I do agree that the system needs to be held accountable to what it does to REAL people and their lifes.

I'm also sorry for being so defensive, I just felt everything was blown way out of proportion.

Thats enough of that, it wasnt even you someone else made the really dumb comment and you got the punishment instead of them. Its hard on all of us and we should try and help eachother. I can see you did not intend it the way it came out, and I was a bit quick to pounce. Im am very sorry, its been 5 months and im on edge. Hope you undertand

[Rebecca Jo 1,962]

Palladin - How long is your research stretched over? What is the time frame?

The reason I am asking is because historically the Service Centers have a pattern of fluid processing times. I think you would have to look at case processing over, say, a five year period to get a more accurate picture of things. That does not mean it gives you any sort of mathematical average. Instead it gives you a picture of how things can turn on a dime.

I know it sounds nonsensical, but the mere fact that VSC is processing slowly right now does NOT mean that times will slow in the future. That Service Center in particular has a history of authorizing overtime for adjudicators to get petition backlogs cleared.

Also, you might want to dig around on Vj itself as to the origins of this website about 7 years ago. There were four SC's processing K1's at that time, and all of them except Vermont processed at a crawling pace. Much longer than 5 months. I know it's hard to believe, but things ARE faster than they use to be. The problem at Vermont right now is temporary. I'm sorry you are stuck in it.

[Penny Lane 8,159]

Palladin - How long is your research stretched over? What is the time frame?

The reason I am asking is because historically the Service Centers have a pattern of fluid processing times. I think you would have to look at case processing over, say, a five year period to get a more accurate picture of things. That does not mean it gives you any sort of mathematical average. Instead it gives you a picture of how things can turn on a dime.

I know it sounds nonsensical, but the mere fact that VSC is processing slowly right now does NOT mean that times will slow in the future. That Service Center in particular has a history of authorizing overtime for adjudicators to get petition backlogs cleared.

Also, you might want to dig around on Vj itself as to the origins of this website about 7 years ago. There were four SC's processing K1's at that time, and all of them except Vermont processed at a crawling pace. Much longer than 5 months. I know it's hard to believe, but things ARE faster than they use to be. The problem at Vermont right now is temporary. I'm sorry you are stuck in it.

It's not nonsensical at all. California was the slow consulate when I applied. Now people are HOPING for CSC. It'll change again.

[Rebecca Jo 1,962]

It's not nonsensical at all. California was the slow consulate when I applied. Now people are HOPING for CSC. It'll change again.

You mean Service Center?

[Penny Lane 8,159]

You mean Service Center?

Why yes. Yes I do.

[Robby999 1,024]

I think TPS is only one part of the equation, those who applied for TPS last January can now send in their I-485 and of course the new I-912 form so you and I can pay for their green card! After they receive their green card, they can then send in the I-730 for their immediate relatives to join them here and yes the I-912 fee waiver will pay for that also! So unless the expedition of Haitian petitions is discontinued some of you will be waiting longer than you anticipated. It looks like USCIS is using your and my fees to finance Haitian immigration and sending us to the back of the line!

[Rebecca Jo 1,962]

I think TPS is only one part of the equation, those who applied for TPS last January can now send in their I-485 and of course the new I-912 form so you and I can pay for their green card! After they receive their green card, they can then send in the I-730 for their immediate relatives to join them here and yes the I-912 fee waiver will pay for that also! So unless the expedition of Haitian petitions is discontinued some of you will be waiting longer than you anticipated. It looks like USCIS is using your and my fees to finance Haitian immigration and sending us to the back of the line!

Well, Robby, what are you going to do about it? *shrugs* I understand it's no fun waiting, but those are refugee petitions. I could see being ticked off if the cases ahead of yours were, say, Microsoft importing employees.

[CBP-SRT 9]

Being pro-active is the way to go! I agree with this author. Keep up the good work!

-The only way for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.

[decocker 7,198]

Well, Robby, what are you going to do about it? *shrugs* I understand it's no fun waiting, but those are refugee petitions. I could see being ticked off if the cases ahead of yours were, say, Microsoft importing employees.

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