Please sign my petition/ Unfair Processing

[Nakai & Vic 15]

I personally don't think anyone applications should be placed over another for any reason. I think all applications should be processed in the order they are received, period. I understand that some countries have had some issues and people may or may not being living on the streets, thats an issue in every country for one reason or another. I still think that no application should be processed any faster.

[Cathi 5,755]

there are reasons different cases take different amounts of time, missing paperwork, background checks, AP, the list goes on and on. If they took cases on a first come first serve basis you could be stuck behind someone in AP for years, do you want that?.Immigration is what it is and everything takes time.

And BTW "henceforth" means from this point on, it is being used out of context in your petition, it's the wrong word for what you are trying to convey.

Edited January 1, 2015 by mimolicious

[Transborderwife 4,666]

And BTW "henceforth" means from this point on, it is being used out of context in your petition, it's the wrong word for what you are trying to convey.

I think that the word that they were looking for is therefore.

I understand being frustrated with the lengthy process. However, if they completed cases on a first come, first serve basis the process would become even lengthier.

[Bonnie&Bob 33]

I filed this process back in April 2013 and still waiting. The kids are in the US and now almost 2 years older than when I left. I have only talked to the kids on the phone for over 22 months and our dog spends most of his time at the kennel. My husband has been juggling the kids and work for all this time on his own. He is a pilot and out of state 4 days a week. It is getting very expensive. I get to see him for 2 days every 3-5 months depending if he can actually get a flight up here around his schedule and the kids in school. We figure by the time this process is done we will have lost everything we own.

[Ning 619]

A petition may or may not due nothing, but heck I figured I would try. Please sign if you agree the way in which they are processing cases is unfair. Here is the link: https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/make-processing-uscis-service-centers-more-fair/jq4ZsTW5

During this process it has really bothered my heart how unfair they handle something which is so delicate to us who file. I am not only angry for me, but angry for everyone else, especially those waiting longer than me, only to then see someone approved in less time.

The reason the immigration system and its inherent flaws is even on your horizon is because you became a participant. You didn't realize that the reality of being in a relationship centered far from everything you knew was going to involve immigration laws that haven't been reformed in over 60 years.

Have you asked your political appointees for their voting record on immigration based bills? Have you told them you will lead the fight to have them removed for lack of effort? They all have a staff member trained to placate the public. Do you have that persons name?

Who will you submit the petition to?

Don't be angry for me; place your own anger in the right direction where it may have at least some impact.

[*Snowdrop* 604]

What would make the process fairer is if the files were at least started to be processed in as close to the order they were received as possible.

So person A sends in their file in Jan, Person B sends their file in May..

Person A's file should be opened for adjudication before person B's.

At that point if Person A has a very complicated case and it takes months to process name checks then they may very well get their approval months after person B is approved.

But what we see happening in the current system is that one center is moving so much faster than another that people who file months and months after a poster who's zip code sent them to a different service centre are still waiting for their file to be picked up off a shelf.

And sometimes there are similar discrepancies at the same service centre (goodness knows what happened then - files left in a storage room forgotten for a few months, who knows)

The above happened to me back in 2007/8. We filed in Oct. 2007 There was a huge backlog at VSC. By January CSC was processing people who filed months after us. At this point our check hadn't even been cashed so our file was just sitting somewhere untouched on a shelf. Then even more annoying there were people from VSC who filed in February and afterwards who were being processed and there was a big bunch of us on here who were Oct-Dec filers who didn't get our files even picked up and looked at for nearly ten months.

And over the last 8 years on this board I've seen similar things happen over and over.

The problem is USCIS systems would need a huge expensive overhaul which I don't think anyone is prepared to do for the small numbers of visa filers it affects in relation to the millions of visas which are processed each year.

[Transborderwife 4,666]

The reason the immigration system and its inherent flaws is even on your horizon is because you became a participant. You didn't realize that the reality of being in a relationship centered far from everything you knew was going to involve immigration laws that haven't been reformed in over 60 years.

Have you asked your political appointees for their voting record on immigration based bills? Have you told them you will lead the fight to have them removed for lack of effort? They all have a staff member trained to placate the public. Do you have that persons name?

Who will you submit the petition to?

Don't be angry for me; place your own anger in the right direction where it may have at least some impact.

Exactly. The majority of America still believes that you marry an American or have a child with them and you get an automatic green card. Some even believe it equals citizenship. Honestly, proper reform won't happen without proper education on the subject.

[B3zo_Mimo 4]

I totally agree, its an unfair process, and its related as well to the office ur applications gets sent 2, and the wait is just unbearable. i feel happy for people like us who get immediate approval, hut u cant help it but feeling disappointment and in need for a slight info about ur application as a glimpse of hope, anyway hope you get your application processed asap

[MichelleNGeorge 10]

I agree... Just because it takes long, doesn't mean you know why. We also were stuck in ''unfairness'' or because of ''unfairness'' but thats how it works :/ Fact is -> patience pays off USCIS is not responsible for the ways other people choose to go. There are the ''impatient'' ways (getting married on the spot for example) and waiting for approval, separated. Or getting a K1 and waiting for GC together Of course I don't know who does what and for what reasons... but this is just how it is. There are ways to get a smoother ride with USCIS.

To your petition... I don't want to be the party pooper but having only 7 signatures and wanting/expecting 99,993 in one month is, well... megalomaniacal at most.

[jamyestrella 8]

There is no doubt the uscis system is severely broken and un-fair. So many people are approved before deserving others, and it makes no sense. One DAY someone will make the "untouchable USCIS" answer for its actions.

As most frequent posters and mods., know I am pro "expatiated" as now we have two horrific typhoons in two years, and people there are living in "card board boxes".,.,and if someone meets the criteria of USCIS.,.,.,and they want to get as many people out of there, as possible, then so be it. IT is just MY opinion.

If similar occurrences happen to other countries, then they should be treated the same, expatiated!

That is understandable, and my frustration is not towards that. Its when I see that they are processing cases of a certain date, lets day May and they accept the case of someone from August who hasn't been expedited, is not from a country which is getting expedited.

[jamyestrella 8]

Exactly. The majority of America still believes that you marry an American or have a child with them and you get an automatic green card. Some even believe it equals citizenship. Honestly, proper reform won't happen without proper education on the subject.

I'm and American citizen and I know better than that. Before I even chose to marry, I studied the subject. I don't expect the red carpet treatment, I expected a long wait. What I didn't expect was to see was the unbalance between the different service centers and the questionable order in which cases are accepted.

[jamyestrella 8]

The reason the immigration system and its inherent flaws is even on your horizon is because you became a participant. You didn't realize that the reality of being in a relationship centered far from everything you knew was going to involve immigration laws that haven't been reformed in over 60 years.

Have you asked your political appointees for their voting record on immigration based bills? Have you told them you will lead the fight to have them removed for lack of effort? They all have a staff member trained to placate the public. Do you have that persons name?

Who will you submit the petition to?

Don't be angry for me; place your own anger in the right direction where it may have at least some impact.

Actually these are things I've been considering, trying to come up with ways the complaints many of us have can be heard.

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

Where I think reform is needed is in the actual interview process. As a person that was held up by a false non bonafide ruling I think they need to keep legitimate couples from having to do a do over while doing a better job at finding out those that are just in it to dump the petitioner after green card is in hand. I really don't mind that people who sent ill prepared petitions wait longer, that sex offenders have a hard time importing a new victim or that people who have never been investigated take longer than those that have held security clearances for decades.

[Lingon 9]

What would make the process fairer is if the files were at least started to be processed in as close to the order they were received as possible.

So person A sends in their file in Jan, Person B sends their file in May..

Person A's file should be opened for adjudication before person B's.

At that point if Person A has a very complicated case and it takes months to process name checks then they may very well get their approval months after person B is approved.

But what we see happening in the current system is that one center is moving so much faster than another that people who file months and months after a poster who's zip code sent them to a different service centre are still waiting for their file to be picked up off a shelf.

And sometimes there are similar discrepancies at the same service centre (goodness knows what happened then - files left in a storage room forgotten for a few months, who knows)

The above happened to me back in 2007/8. We filed in Oct. 2007 There was a huge backlog at VSC. By January CSC was processing people who filed months after us. At this point our check hadn't even been cashed so our file was just sitting somewhere untouched on a shelf. Then even more annoying there were people from VSC who filed in February and afterwards who were being processed and there was a big bunch of us on here who were Oct-Dec filers who didn't get our files even picked up and looked at for nearly ten months.

And over the last 8 years on this board I've seen similar things happen over and over.

The problem is USCIS systems would need a huge expensive overhaul which I don't think anyone is prepared to do for the small numbers of visa filers it affects in relation to the millions of visas which are processed each year.

Yes, that describes pretty much my experience here. Even now at NVC it seems like our case will take longer than most. Don't know why, we have given them everything they need and have no problems, so the way I see it we should be an easy case for them. I advice anyone who can apply for a fiance visa to do that instead of CR-1 visa. I wanted to marry at home with my family and friends, but it isn't worth it when it takes this long.

[Boiler 45,525]

It is a question of priorities.

As an aside it seems the average time to renew DACA is 6 weeks so it could be done.