FBI Security Check: Who has the running record?

[goadii 0]

For the hell of it, I'd be interested to know how long people have been waiting post interview on the FBI.

My wife and I: Interviewed on December 6, 2005, so it's been about one year for a process that they Officer said would take 30 days.

Up until the 7th month of this fiasco, I had been a die-hard Republican all my life. Now, I'm glad that the Republicans got their asses handed to them. Will the Democrats do a better job governing? Maybe, maybe not, but the track record of GW and Gang has only been incompetence and hubris, all in the name of this Global War on Terrorism.

Enough venting. Hope this FBI log jam breaks for everybody soon! G

[Ladylethal 12]

I'm sorry to hear you're still waiting. I trully hope I'll have an easier process.

[Donna A 4]

our interview was jan 9, 2006...still waiting

[kitkat1 5]

Take a look here - apparently he waited three years before he sued the government

http://americanfamiliesunited.com/images/p...idedafamily.pdf

[burralow 0]

just out of curiosity, what is the fbi name check and why on earth would it take as long as it seems to for some people? surely they know who we are after we have given them every tiny bit of information possible?

[Dr_LHA 3]

just out of curiosity, what is the fbi name check and why on earth would it take as long as it seems to for some people? surely they know who we are after we have given them every tiny bit of information possible?

That's assuming you're going to give them everything. If you're a terrorist you would probably omit certain snippets of information for example! The FBI name check is needed to do a full background check into a person to make sure they are who they say they are and don't pose a threat to this country.

As for how long it takes, well I guess that depends on who's desk it falls on, but I don't think it would be crazy talk to say that if the applicant comes from a middle eastern country, or a country with known terrorist organizations, that it might take longer than someone from a "friendly" nation.

[Trompe le Monde 1,107]

The irony is that if they really are a bad person that since the FBI security checks take such a long time, sometimes years, they will have been bought a whole lot of time to actually do something bad

And many people from friendly nations are caught in lengthy delays.

[Donna A 4]

as i was told they go thru alot of countries and alot of them do not cooperate so it holds things up. countries such as iran, etc. will not help out in anyway.

[sunnyisland 0]

Guess we're in first place in this race.......

unfortunately................

Interview date 10-21-05

[goadii 0]

just out of curiosity, what is the fbi name check and why on earth would it take as long as it seems to for some people? surely they know who we are after we have given them every tiny bit of information possible?

That's assuming you're going to give them everything. If you're a terrorist you would probably omit certain snippets of information for example! The FBI name check is needed to do a full background check into a person to make sure they are who they say they are and don't pose a threat to this country.

As for how long it takes, well I guess that depends on who's desk it falls on, but I don't think it would be crazy talk to say that if the applicant comes from a middle eastern country, or a country with known terrorist organizations, that it might take longer than someone from a "friendly" nation.

Are you serious? Let's see...examining this logically...

1. My wife has now been here for two years.

2. An FBI check was conducted as part of the K-1 that got her INTO the US.

Think about that for a sec. This is the AOS FBI name check, not the initial screening, so if a person's intent was to arrive on a K-1 for purposes of terrorism, then the FBI fails horribly here.

People like my wife and I are put through hell ex post facto with this FBI check --- the potential "bad person" is already here.

And "friendly" country --- yeah, that holds water nowadays. Not to blame our friendliest ally, GBR, but it is because of some POS British terrorist plotting that I now cannot take water or any other liquids onto an airplane and have to damn near strip down just to get through security.

Bottom line is the FBI name checks are a joke, and I think that as part of GWOT somebody turned the screws at a bad time for us and many other people here going through the AOS. Occam's Razor --- simplest solution is likely the correct solution --- so I vote for pure Federal incompetance as the reason behind it.

[LaL 418]

Are you serious? Let's see...examining this logically...

1. My wife has now been here for two years.

2. An FBI check was conducted as part of the K-1 that got her INTO the US.

Think about that for a sec. This is the AOS FBI name check, not the initial screening, so if a person's intent was to arrive on a K-1 for purposes of terrorism, then the FBI fails horribly here.

People like my wife and I are put through hell ex post facto with this FBI check --- the potential "bad person" is already here.

And "friendly" country --- yeah, that holds water nowadays. Not to blame our friendliest ally, GBR, but it is because of some POS British terrorist plotting that I now cannot take water or any other liquids onto an airplane and have to damn near strip down just to get through security.

Bottom line is the FBI name checks are a joke, and I think that as part of GWOT somebody turned the screws at a bad time for us and many other people here going through the AOS. Occam's Razor --- simplest solution is likely the correct solution --- so I vote for pure Federal incompetance as the reason behind it.

hey how about my case where my husband WAS screened through security clearance for being arab for the K1 resulting in an 8 month delay, now BACK doing the FBI namecheck! its redundancy in our case at its best!

Edited November 13, 2006 by lal_brandow

[goadii 0]

Are you serious? Let's see...examining this logically...

1. My wife has now been here for two years.

2. An FBI check was conducted as part of the K-1 that got her INTO the US.

Think about that for a sec. This is the AOS FBI name check, not the initial screening, so if a person's intent was to arrive on a K-1 for purposes of terrorism, then the FBI fails horribly here.

People like my wife and I are put through hell ex post facto with this FBI check --- the potential "bad person" is already here.

And "friendly" country --- yeah, that holds water nowadays. Not to blame our friendliest ally, GBR, but it is because of some POS British terrorist plotting that I now cannot take water or any other liquids onto an airplane and have to damn near strip down just to get through security.

Bottom line is the FBI name checks are a joke, and I think that as part of GWOT somebody turned the screws at a bad time for us and many other people here going through the AOS. Occam's Razor --- simplest solution is likely the correct solution --- so I vote for pure Federal incompetance as the reason behind it.

hey how about my case where my husband WAS screened through security clearance for being arab for the K1 resulting in an 8 month delay, now BACK doing the FBI namecheck! its redundancy in our case at its best!

I agree 100%.

Either the FBI does a shoddy job when they let K-1s into the country, which is the point at which there should be the most concern, or the first name check is completely worthless.

Regardless, the net result is redundancy and a convenient way for USCIS to say, "It's not us friend", but still seek more and more money each budgetary year.

Disgusting that we people who pay the fees and file legally get screwed when the political winds blow towards "immigration reform" to address illegal immigration.

How about immigration reform that starts with fixing the system in place that is used by thousands of legal permanent residents and prospective immigrants every year?

[Dr_LHA 3]

Are you serious? Let's see...examining this logically...

Logic has little to do with it, this is USCIS we're talking about here.

[kim&james 0]

Actually this is something that I have wanted to know for a while... are they actually the same checks done as with the visa ie are they doing the same twice? I would think that the fingerprint check for AOS would cover more??

especially since the only fingerprints I had done where for my police records and the ones as consulate... or is it the name check that hold things up?

[rebeccajo 14]

The checks done at NVC for the K1 are not the same checks AT ALL that are performed for AOS.

And the fingerprint check is not what holds up the greencard. It's the name clearance.