IR1/CR1 Backlog makes the NY Times!

[razspaz13 30]

^{thank you so much for those that work hard to get the info out in the public, well done!!}

[BruceHill64925 8]

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/02/09/us/program-benefiting-some-immigrants-extends-visa-wait-for-others.html?referrer=

[SofiaSkyLila 5]

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/02/09/us/program-benefiting-some-immigrants-extends-visa-wait-for-others.html?referrer=

I shared it on my facebook wall. A few people on my list were "system gamers" and I hope this incites guilt in them.

[mygrade100 2]

here goes answer for all the delays!

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/02/09/us/program-benefiting-some-immigrants-extends-visa-wait-for-others.html?referrer=

[Dualie 185]

Many thanks to all who helped to get this out. A little ray of sunshine on a perpetual long journey!

[aurpol 17]

I hope with this, the officials will know now what should be prioritized or would do something to address this issue. Im ok with five months but for 15 months, that is just too much.

[mtlguy 59]

Been toying with the idea of calling it quits. This process is really really slow. it just doesn't make any sense

[camden 20]

Keep the faith.

[Jon and Krissy 452]

15 months is outrageous. 5 isn't terrible, but has it ever *really* been 5? Took us about 9 months - and that seemed a little quicker than average - back in 2010-2011.

Edited February 9, 2014 by Jon and Sol

[li_09 40]

This is great. Hope to see some changes soon

[NYC.RSA 25]

15 months is outrageous. 5 isn't terrible, but has it ever *really* been 5? Took us about 9 months - and that seemed a little quicker than average - back in 2010-2011.

it kinda is true.

back in 2011, my sister had her visa in under 7 months.

[aditya3245 113]

What the heck is "ebb and flow" ??

They sat on hundreds of thousands of petitions hoping nobody would notice.

I bet there was a corrupt liberal democrat on the board who "sanitized" the article and gave it that illegal-friendly header

There is no fair and equitable processing for someone who came here undocumented and without inspection (possibly carrying drugs or other humans with them)

No other country in the world does this.

Edited February 9, 2014 by aditya3245

[lonelywithouthim1 36]

This is great, we may not see the fruit of the article but it will help those after us. Great job to those that continue to hope for improvement. Kudos

[r060106 109]

No, the NVC has always taken 10-30 business days to get through each stage (AOS or IV). If anything they've sped it up because they introduced the online forms which means less paperwork to scan into their system.

Is the current 5-6 months for the NVC stage I've been hearing about longer than it has been in the past? Jw.

This is great. Hope to see some changes soon

I'm hoping, but honestly don't think it will make the USCIS change the way they do things. Yes, I'm a pessamist, but this is the government we're talking about.

[Kaylara 814]

Man, that sucks, because they sure as hell interviewed a very liberal (although not a democrat) person for their article. (ME) Maybe they chose the name because it was the best they could come up with?

There are plenty of people who would have stopped reading a headline that demonizes other people. And it's not the DACA applicants many of us have a problem with. It's the prioritizing the DACA applications at the expense of US Citizens' applications. And that was done entirely by the USCIS's upper management.

Let's be happy someone finally decided to carry the story at all. We've been trying to get someone to pay attention for months. I'm glad that we're finally getting the attention we've been trying to get.