Why Does Govt. Repeat Paperwork Processes?

[Lamancha 0]

Amigos,

I'm just curious, why on earth (other than bureaucratic excess) do I need to submit may same tax documents 3 times at various stages? We did so once when applying for the K-1. We did so a second time when applying for her change of status after marriage. Now we're being asked to bring the same tax document (year 2010) to our post-marriage interview. I had to do the same with head shot photos and -- I believe -- fingerprints.

Are all of these bureaucracies not tied together by the same computer system?

Lamancha (As in Don Quixote who tilts at government wind mills)

[Inky 1,111]

Because each process is a different file and a different process. They want the most current up-to-date information every time you are starting a new process.