Whats wrong with USCIS?

[billygoat 1]

We're March Filers too & till now we haven't heard anything from the USCIS.

We filed our I-130 with USCIS July 31, 2012 and after the initial letter in the mail saying they received it, we heard nothing until late Feb 2013 when they issued a RFE (request for evidence, a real nightmare) .. we just had our embassy interview in Manila yesterday and were approved...finally!!!

[billygoat 1]

r060106,

Thank you. I m from india , Was not knowing much abt US. But i thought its a great developed free country. I realized its not a free country only after i applied for CR1, no concerns abt officially married couples. Heartless country

America is far from perfect, but you are dealing with a government bureaucracy, which is another way to say inept and inefficient. Ever tried to deal with the IRS or county office? They are always a mess.

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

coded, Now You are talking. the processing time of Fiance visa is faster than Spouse visa. Dont know wats wrong with USCIS. Preference should be given to legally or offically married couples. Should not be given to the fiance visa applicants. they can wait for their loved one.Spouses shouldnot be apart. I m married and applied for CR1. Everyday the distance make us more distant by fights, tears, misunderstandings. if we live together, that could be more better to build n stay on the relationships. USCIS may be the root cause for many couples getting divorce. who knows. Only god can save us.

Why should fiancé's have to wait for their loved ones over spouses? I believe both should go at the same speed. There could be lots of reasons why one would choose fiancé visa over spousal even if the time was the same. Both groups are in love and it's only the timing of the marriage that's different.

[LoveMyTico 999]

Why should fiancé's have to wait for their loved ones over spouses? I believe both should go at the same speed. There could be lots of reasons why one would choose fiancé visa over spousal even if the time was the same. Both groups are in love and it's only the timing of the marriage that's different.

Please.....

Part of the process is proving a bonafide relationship... Being married means we already made a commitment. (Not saying K-1s aren't committed.)

Alot of couples have already been married for years and have children. Why should BF/GF be processed and united before married couples? Why should married couples be kept apart for so long?

[JbTin 51]

^ what she said.

[Lifehastomoveon 37]

Why should fiancé's have to wait for their loved ones over spouses? I believe both should go at the same speed. There could be lots of reasons why one would choose fiancé visa over spousal even if the time was the same. Both groups are in love and it's only the timing of the marriage that's different.

Married couples are started their life but fiance are jus gonna start their life after they marry. thats the only reason. Preference can be given to one who already started. coz the pain is more for married couple. They shouldnot end up their relationship while the CR1 is on process. the legitimate relationship is more powerful n committed one than fiance visa applicants.If fiances breaks up the relationship, they wil be still single n can get another fiance. but for married couples, if they ends up the relationship, their status wil be changed to divorced. I dont want this to happen to married couples when CR1 is on the process. If they live together , the interest n intimacy wil be increasing. It decreases the divorce case. they can stay , committed with the relationship. I jus dont want USCIS to be the root cause for couples getting divorce. Any more explanation u want?

[LoveMyTico 999]

Married couples are started their life but fiance are jus gonna start their life after they marry. thats the only reason. Preference can be given to one who already started. coz the pain is more for married couple. They shouldnot end up their relationship while the CR1 is on process. the legitimate relationship is more powerful n committed one than fiance visa applicants.If fiances breaks up the relationship, they wil be still single n can get another fiance. but for married couples, if they ends up the relationship, their status wil be changed to divorced. I dont want this to happen to married couples when CR1 is on the process. If they live together , the interest n intimacy wil be increasing. It decreases the divorce case. they can stay , committed with the relationship. I jus dont want USCIS to be the root cause for couples getting divorce. Any more explanation u want?

EXACTLY.... and I am sure we could all give 1000 more reasons.....

We already proved that we are "together" How many finances enter the US and never follow through with the marriage? I'm sure its more than we could imagine. It would make sense to me that the USCIS would make the UNmarried couple wait it out a little to see if the relationship is for real. For all of us who already tied the knot.... we should be given the HIGHEST priority.. also the USC over F2A... Its just the right thing to do.

[bigdog 376]

I here you, you know no matter how hard they work the stack never changes. It the order of completion which gets me, why some before others? Maybe one of us should apply to work there and we would see the inside track.

[killmewidursmile 0]

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!

you not alone although Iam K1 .My NOa1 Oct.31. 2012 today is Oct 31.2013 its one year of waiting to get the NOa2! Its really unfair but nothing can do but to wait.!

[BOS_LHR 829]

I stumbled across this notice of a November conference about the I-129F: http://www.uscis.gov/outreach/overview-form-i-129f-petition-fiancee. I'll listen in if I can, but since it says "You are encouraged to submit questions and agenda items before the teleconference," I submitted a question regarding the use of I-129F for the K3 visa. It's not something I'm pursuing personally, but maybe some useful information will come out of it for those of you who are.

[RobBell 32]

I realize the wait is frustrating. But its unfair to compare one type of Visa to another, or say that one type of relationship is more important. We were K-1 and waited for over 6 months and got frustrated with the wait as well, we also had to wait another few months for the interview. There doesn't seem to be a rhyme or reason why some people wait 2 months and some get lost and seem to wait forever. Sure the process doesn't work the greatest, but realize that immigrating with a fiance or a spouse isn't a right, it's a benefit.

Just don't say anyone is more important because of x or y. Fiance visas still require many more steps once the K-1 is issued. Be glad for anyone that gets an approval and hope for the best for yourselves. Realize the situation is constantly changing, when we went through the process the I-130 was the faster route.

I can say that the immigration process reveals the true character of many people.

[nobbie 105]

I am K-1 and that took over nine months so it's not that quick, what you spousal visa people seem to forget is that you will get a GC almost straightaway where I now have another 6 to 8 month wait for that as well, plus another $1070 just to file, then there will be removal of conditions and assoc fees to come.

[GoLdEnSkY99 54]

I am K-1 and that took over nine months so it's not that quick, what you spousal visa people seem to forget is that you will get a GC almost straightaway where I now have another 6 to 8 month wait for that as well, plus another $1070 just to file, then there will be removal of conditions and assoc fees to come.

Personally I would not care even if it takes them 10 years for GC and also wont mind paying that much.

[MizzyJhade 3]

I am K-1 and that took over nine months so it's not that quick, what you spousal visa people seem to forget is that you will get a GC almost straightaway where I now have another 6 to 8 month wait for that as well, plus another $1070 just to file, then there will be removal of conditions and assoc fees to come.

What you K1 visa people seem to forget is that this is not about getting greencard for our spouse. And that $1070? I'm sure I'm not alone when I say that USC are willing to pay the cost. if K3 was faster, we would have apllied for it.

[Kaylara 814]

I am K-1 and that took over nine months so it's not that quick, what you spousal visa people seem to forget is that you will get a GC almost straightaway where I now have another 6 to 8 month wait for that as well, plus another $1070 just to file, then there will be removal of conditions and assoc fees to come.

Which sucks. When I moved to the Netherlands, I spent more than 2 years waiting for my residency permit, during which time I was not allowed to work, go to school, even be insured. I married my husband during that time, because we weren't willing to wait for some stupid government agency to get their heads out of their butts. But the difference was that we were together. We weren't separated overseas from each other. We also didn't have children.

I'm sorry, but as far as I'm concerned it should go IR/CR/Fiance if there NEEDS to be a priority. IR people should be VERY easy to adjudicate because you don't stay married to someone for years and years, possibly living together in another country for that time, just so one spouse can get a GC. But we shouldn't have to make this kind of distinction. The crappy service given by the USCIS means that we turn against each other instead of working together to get something done.