any idea why its taking so long?

[pushbrk 12,884]

Just wondering, are there a different set of staff working on the K-1 from those working on the spousal?

Usually, yes but the queue's are roughly the same length. Once in a queue though if the process slows, it slows. It would take far longer if, like some suppose, they were to make sure nobody with a later receipt date got ahead of anybody with an earlier one. The flow doesn't work like a US Bank queue, where everybody is in one line and they take the next available teller. It's more like clearing immigration at a POE, where some lines move a bit faster and others get pulled aside for secondary inspection.

Another analogy is it's also not like my last departure from Nanning, China, where we just called ahead to a connection with airport police, my overweight for domestic flights baggage was waived through, the whole family was escorted to the VIP waiting area to wait with me, served snacks and tea and then I was escorted through a special hallway bypassing security and allowed to board the plane ahead of the other passenger.

You don't get to call your friendly Senator and get whisked ahead. This is the USA, not China.

Edited March 2, 2011 by pushbrk

[Tero 105]

They are approving both. Far more K1 related petitions are submitted than spouse petitions, so far more are also approved. What set of facts leads you to believe otherwise? Reporting on VJ is a very small portion of the number of petitions being filed and is NOT a representative sample.

Bringing a spouse is not less expensive if you need to arrange an additional trip abroad to get married.

Sorry I'm a little confused. If there are more K-1s than spousals, how can the queues still be roughly the same length? Please, throw more light.

Usually, yes but the queue's are roughly the same length. Once in a queue though if the process slows, it slows. It would take far longer if, like some suppose, they were to make sure nobody with a later receipt date got ahead of anybody with an earlier one. The flow doesn't work like a US Bank queue, where everybody is in one line and they take the next available teller. It's more like clearing immigration at a POE, where some lines move a bit faster and others get pulled aside for secondary inspection.

Another analogy is it's also not like my last departure from Nanning, China, where we just called ahead to a connection with airport police, my overweight for domestic flights baggage was waived through, the whole family was escorted to the VIP waiting area to wait with me, served snacks and tea and then I was escorted through a special hallway bypassing security and allowed to board the plane ahead of the other passenger.

You don't get to call your friendly Senator and get whisked ahead. This is the USA, not China.

[pushbrk 12,884]

Sorry I'm a little confused. If there are more K-1s than spousals, how can the queues still be roughly the same length? Please, throw more light.

Let's use the Port of Entry clearance queues as an analogy again. There are multiple queues for foreigners and multiple queues for citizens. The number of staff assigned to the queues is adjusted appropriately for the relative volume in each category. So, if there are more fiancee petitions than spouse petitions, there are more adjudicators working the fiancee queue than the spouse queue. Get it?

Another analogy for people jumping ahead... Using the same visual, think of the check-out lines at your super market. When the lines get a little too long and another checker arrives to open another lane, some customers manage to jump ahead of others in the transition. I expect that as staff is shifted between tasks, some of the same kind of things occur at USCIS service centers. Perhaps somebody even grabs a stack of petitions from the wrong shelf.

Edited March 2, 2011 by pushbrk

[Tero 105]

Let's use the Port of Entry clearance queues as an analogy again. There are multiple queues for foreigners and multiple queues for citizens. The number of staff assigned to the queues is adjusted appropriately for the relative volume in each category. So, if there are more fiancee petitions than spouse petitions, there are more adjudicators working the fiancee queue than the spouse queue. Get it?

Another analogy for people jumping ahead... Using the same visual, think of the check-out lines at your super market. When the lines get a little too long and another checker arrives to open another lane, some customers manage to jump ahead of others in the transition. I expect that as staff is shifted between tasks, some of the same kind of things occur at USCIS service centers. Perhaps somebody even grabs a stack of petitions from the wrong shelf.

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i am sorry friend but to be honest we really thinkin in a term of fact rather den thinkin emotionally...but its not only the k1 sumbitted more instead of cr1 ppl prefer cr1 rather den k1 bcoz it save u money aswell... so if you think in a fact now cr1 submitted more im just sayin approve both rather den just approving k1...

thats it ...

On a CR-1 visa, the beneficiary receives the green card right after the port of entry. It doesn't require any extra paper work, the kind you'd need for a K-1 once you come to the US and get married. I believe that is one of the reasons USCIS takes longer to approve an I-130 petition for CR-1. I would remind you that many many many people end up going through extra scrutiny because they are applying for Pakistan. Blame the fraudulent marriages and terrorists... names get flagged because of the law and order situation. It is not your fault that a CR-1 takes longer but it is better like pushbrk said to not get too emotional because this is going to be a long journey and you both need to hang on, be strong and wait it out.

[pushbrk 12,884]

On a CR-1 visa, the beneficiary receives the green card right after the port of entry. It doesn't require any extra paper work, the kind you'd need for a K-1 once you come to the US and get married. I believe that is one of the reasons USCIS takes longer to approve an I-130 petition for CR-1. I would remind you that many many many people end up going through extra scrutiny because they are applying for Pakistan. Blame the fraudulent marriages and terrorists... names get flagged because of the law and order situation. It is not your fault that a CR-1 takes longer but it is better like pushbrk said to not get too emotional because this is going to be a long journey and you both need to hang on, be strong and wait it out.

In general adjudication of an I-130 petition takes the same time as an I-129F petition does but the whole process from petition filing to visa takes longer because of the the NVC processing differences.

By "emotional" I was referring to the "Why? Why? Why?" kinds of questions that flow without actually considering the "why" or the "how" issues involved. It comes from the mentality fostered by our education system that confuses "equal outcome" with "fair treatment". They aren't the same thing, never were and never will be.