Whats wrong with USCIS?

[mezou0028 4]

We filed in May and nothing, not touched at all

so what about me my wife she filler i-130 in 19-08-2013 and she got NOA 1 in 25-08-2013 i think it will take long time

we must be patiance ....and why K1 visa don't take time like CR1

[Protocol417 161]

I hate it so much when people ask me "You got married? Why didn't she come back with you to the States?" Idiots, no one knows how completely useless, lazy, and badly-run the USCIS is! And no one understands that we have the worst immigration system in the world! If my wife was from a developed country I would never even think about bringing her to this rotting cesspool we call America!

Seriously I have no idea why someone married to a German, Canadian, or British citizen would want to bring their spouses to live here, this country sucks. If I could get work over there I would move in 1 second and never come back.

I'm a K-1 filer, and we've been doing this for over 6 months now and still have about another 2 months to go. Whenever I tell a friend or acquaintance about the process up until this point, they go all bug-eyed and say "I had no idea you had to go through all of this for citizenship!" I can't stop myself from bursting into laughter. No. This is NOT for citizenship. It's not even a green card... just a visa. The wait times for every step are amazingly long and the instructions on the website have been vague at best and flat-out wrong at worst. It's absolutely ridiculous.

We're now at the embassy stage. It took 6 weeks just for them to get our file to the embassy. And now we're being told that it will be another four weeks before we even know when his interview will be. It seriously takes them a month just to schedule the interview! Meanwhile we'll be watching our wedding date come and go with no visa

Honestly, I think we made our decision too quickly. I wanted to stay here because of my friends and community, he always wanted to live in the US since he was a kid, so the decision seemed like an easy one at first. The more time I spend in the UK and the more time he spends here, though, the less comfortable we are with that choice. Since we're so far into it, we're going to continue (I'm not quite ready to leave anyways) but we do plan on moving back to the UK in about 5-10 years.

[Protocol417 161]

so what about me my wife she filler i-130 in 19-08-2013 and she got NOA 1 in 25-08-2013 i think it will take long time

we must be patiance ....and why K1 visa don't take time like CR1

I don't know very much about the CR1 process, but perhaps a reason that it looks like the K-1 takes such a short time because there are multiple steps. We were "approved" in early August, but it's still probably going to be another two months before we get the visa. Not sure if there are similar steps to the CR1, as well... in which case if there are, I'm really sorry Apparently there are more CR1 applicants than K-1s, which really surprised me! I thought it would be the other way around.

[lucybelle 453]

I hate it so much when people ask me "You got married? Why didn't she come back with you to the States?" Idiots, no one knows how completely useless, lazy, and badly-run the USCIS is! And no one understands that we have the worst immigration system in the world! If my wife was from a developed country I would never even think about bringing her to this rotting cesspool we call America!

Seriously I have no idea why someone married to a German, Canadian, or British citizen would want to bring their spouses to live here, this country sucks. If I could get work over there I would move in 1 second and never come back.

No place is perfect. I've been in Costa Rica now for near 2.5 years. I love it here. But right now the USA is a better fit for us for many, many reasons.

I think when we're old and need free health care we'll move back!

[Blue rose 0]

We applied in Jan 2013 and received an RFE on Aug14th and replied them back with everything they asked for by Sep 16th. But we still didn't receive our NOA 2 up till now

[del-11-03-13-3 11]

I really hate that so many people have the wrong idea about how immigration works and I've been constantly told by family and friends I should do X or Y when that is visa fraud or not possible. I'm glad I picked the fiancé visa but I feel for everyone stuck waiting on spousal visas. It's rediculous!

[Exocet 88]

I'm also a January filer still waiting for the NOA2. My case is at a local field office, where it seems it will never, ever be touched.

[michey8988 2]

I shoud have just done K1 instead of I-130 if I only know that it will take forever for this process:(...

[Hotter Otter 1,211]

What isn't wrong with USCIS?! I'm the beneficiary and I've seen a lot of the US and I love the country but I can imagine many other immigrants getting a terrible first impression of how the US works from this. Their ineptitude and inefficiency is frankly astounding and in my opinion USCIS is about as useful as the forward gears on a French tank. What really irritates me is how they won't even admit how screwed up the processing times are, they should be compelled to send an apology to every petitioner who has to wait over the 5 months (which seems like every CR-1 applicant at the moment).

[poolbruce 22]

I am July so you know what I must feel

yes, our government agencies take to many coffee breaks....

I am thinking our new reforms should not be passed until we get the system fixed

also, I am thinking of moving to filipines(Bohol) so my government pays me to live in another country.....hehe

[nami33 6]

Hello All!!!!

I don't know if its just me or someone else is going through same BS from USCIS! We've filed an i130 petition in March and still no NOA2! Isn't that just crazy? I noticed people who filed in August though for a K1 get approval within 2 months! What da hell is wrong with those guys giving priority to people who aren't married while keep those legally married apart for long?

Just doesn't make any sense to me!

NVC is not any better. They have kept my wife's document for over 6 months now. They actually misplaced them for 2 months before frantically finding them because i had sent them through FedEx and had the signature of the staff that signed for them. And those were her original documents. The CS people are so arrogant i don't even want to call them anymore because of the arrogance. No wonder people heat big government in this country. Now i know why? Why do they pay government worker much money witjh tons of benefits when they lazy their butts in their office all day???

[Lovebane 2]

Our K1 was lost in a blackhole for close to 3 years~ before we decided to swallow our losses and get married.

Yes. We waited the whole time for USCIS/GUZ Consulate to give us a response other than it's still being processed/background checks thinking that the "system" will eventually get to us.. all the while hearing how "oh so and so did it and it was only 2 months.." -.-

Sent a letter to every senator in the US, of the ones that did respond, it said I should be sending to the NY(your state) which none responded. House of Representatives inquiries also came back as security checks being done.

Here's the kicker.

We get a letter in 2010 saying that our approved I-129F is closed out because our I-130 already superceded it.

So yeah. Filed 2006, get reply 2010.

Worst luck of the draw. ever.

[rangerseb 23]

I hate it so much when people ask me "You got married? Why didn't she come back with you to the States?" Idiots, no one knows how completely useless, lazy, and badly-run the USCIS is! And no one understands that we have the worst immigration system in the world! If my wife was from a developed country I would never even think about bringing her to this rotting cesspool we call America!

Seriously I have no idea why someone married to a German, Canadian, or British citizen would want to bring their spouses to live here, this country sucks. If I could get work over there I would move in 1 second and never come back.

I agree 100%. I've started to look for IT jobs elsewhere, I'm fed up with everything here, not just the shitty USCIS. It's an awful state of affairs.

[LoveMyTico 999]

The USCIS doesn't run on tax dollars so I guess they don't have a high standard. They do what they want. The biggest slap in the face is the OCT 2012 line they throw at us.

I am really trying to understand how transferring files from state to state benefits anyone.... Wouldn't it make more sense to scan each file as it comes in and create a PDF version, use the electronic file to work with and store the original file until it goes to the NVC? Then, anyone could access the file and adjudicate it. That would save on postage or freight charges and all that time it takes to box files up and scan them in and out and whatever else they friggin do before it gets shipped... Then , how about an automated adjudication tool? hmmmm just a thought. We all know the background checks dont' take 6 months....

But its a good thing they spent all that time redesigning the USCIS webpage.. I was so worried that would never get done ( SARCASM)

[Nina and Erwin 16]

I married a Dutch person and lived over there for 8 years. There are a multitude of reasons why we came back, but the biggest was that my family is all still here in the US. Also, I really couldn't stand most Dutch people anymore, aside from my husband, and I couldn't deal with all the Xenophobic, racist, anti-immigrant bullcrap that I had to deal with every day. It was becoming a very toxic situation for me, and we decided that we wanted to stay married and that was not going to happen if we didn't look after my mental health.

I am confused by this.. I didn't see this when I was there. But that I am sure that it is possible. I love the Dutch.. they were good to me. Maybe when can talk ... But I can't see bringing my Husband here after being there... because it appears way better there.. We were in Maastricht..