Would you be willing to pay extra for faster processing?

[Arazia 0]

I voted 'yes' and $1000.

[shakysgirl 1]

I voted yes, and I'd have paid upwards of $5000 to get my husbands green card immediately when we decided to move from the UK last summer. I figure what we spent on the K-3 visa as well as the AOS and the EAD, plus all the travelling costs associated with visiting one another while he waited around in England for his K-3 to be approved while I moved back and got us sorted with a home and job, etc....we spent at least that much anyway. Factor in what we lost in income due to waiting for the EAD and him not being allowed to legally work right away and we're talking thousands more lost. I probably would have spent more than that if it meant we didn't have to be separated and didn't have to go through 13 months of red tape hell.

[Caladan 19]

I wouldn't want that to be an option in the law.

It's supposed to be a fiancé visa, not a business transaction. A couple shouldn't have to wait a year longer while all the richer couples pay to jump the line. 'Guarantee' a visa? So if you're rich, it doesn't matter if you have proof of relationship? Such a system would be no better than bribery.

[Fandango 1,439]

I voted yes and $5k for the very reasons that Shakysgirl said. The money could be used to hire more staff, dedicated only for the faster processing, which would not have any negative effect on those who chose not to pay pay for expedition. In fact, it prolly would make their wait times smaller too.

Caladan, I didn't read the question as 'pay for a guaranteed approval' as I would be against that, but I do think it's worth it for faster processing.

[Traviesa 0]

Our situation's a little different, but Javier always says he would pay $10,000 if he could just come home now. So I voted yes, and $5,000.

[Nessa 23]

Now it doesn't make difference since I'm here, but I'd probably vote 5k if it was 8 motnhs ago

[Caladan 19]

I voted yes and $5k for the very reasons that Shakysgirl said. The money could be used to hire more staff, dedicated only for the faster processing, which would not have any negative effect on those who chose not to pay pay for expedition. In fact, it prolly would make their wait times smaller too.

Caladan, I didn't read the question as 'pay for a guaranteed approval' as I would be against that, but I do think it's worth it for faster processing.

If it were used for a separate line, like at the airport for the Gold customers, I could be talked around to it. If it were just 'bumping' your place in the line based how much you can pay, no. Still, there seems to be something deeply un-American by prioritizing how quickly people can be reunited with their families based on how much cash they have to throw around. Especially since I don't think there's a good correlation between wealth and validity of relationship.

I don't think we'd avail ourselves of it, anyway. The processing time is slow and pretty ridiculous, but we've planned ahead and if everything goes okay, it takes just about as much time for him to get his affairs in order and some serious cash saved as it does for the K-1 to process.

[mawilson 2,133]

I wouldn't want that to be an option in the law.

It's supposed to be a fiancé visa, not a business transaction. A couple shouldn't have to wait a year longer while all the richer couples pay to jump the line. 'Guarantee' a visa? So if you're rich, it doesn't matter if you have proof of relationship? Such a system would be no better than bribery.

Did you ever have to wait in line at the airport to get to the Economy Class check-in

desk, watching First and Business class passengers "jump the line"?

Welcome to the real world.

[Yodrak 7]

Savanphil,

Tough to pick an amount without tying it to the processing timeframe that the extra fee would buy.

And recognize that things like an IBIS hit would create the same delay it does now!

Yodrak

Seeing the thing about the $1,00 fee for the Working Visa made me, wonder if this was possible for the K Visas would people be willing to do it.

I know we would have done it....wihtout looking back. If we could have just paid a fee and they "rush" hubby's visa we could have began our lives together much sooner.

[Fandango 1,439]

Still, there seems to be something deeply un-American by prioritizing how quickly people can be reunited with their families based on how much cash they have to throw around.

I would say it's completely American free market and all that jazz

[Our Mao 0]

Quote from MAWilson:

Did you ever have to wait in line at the airport to get to the Economy Class check-in desk, watching First and Business class passengers "jump the line"?

Welcome to the real world

The above is very true. And the reason being is, people who are not in the economy line either flies frequently, brings more business to the airlines and actually paid the price for business / first class tickets (Which is at least double of what economy is)

Again, who's the culprit? Money!

So I voted YES and I am willing to pay $5,000, even $10,000. I also agree with Shakysgirl and LisaD's comments about getting the extra revenue and hiring more people, etc etc...

Of course.. just because I were to pay $5,000 shouldn't gaurantee that I'm geting a green card.... America can't be letting in people who are criminals! Applicants should at least pass that test!

But, ya... I would pay anytime to expedite this... People would have saved thousands on long distance calls, airline tickets, doctor visits for depression, medication, shrink.. and ROGAINE!

[ya falaha! 0]

Yes, $1000..that's all I can come up with.

[StarProg 0]

Since I previously said I'd pay $5000 if it would guarantee my wife's visa, I thought I should clarify some things. I didn't mean that the security checks shouldn't be done. And the relationship shouldn't be verified. That's why I said I'd give a few weeks to receive the visa. And for my wife and I, the visa would be guaranteed because we are not terrorists and have a real relationship (so no reason to deny the visa). I see several couples with real relationships that still get denied and that just isn't right. For any criminals or frauds applying the visa would be denied as usual. As for the jumping in line part, well of course that wouldn't be fair, and since most people couldn't afford $5000, well this was all theoretical, right?

[eclowjpd 0]

No, it's gone smoothly and quickly, and I've already spent a small fortune when you include airfare and hotel.

[kath58 0]

YES $1.000