NY Times article about processing times. Need info by Monday.

[jontytyt 6]

"Don't let Feb 18 DACA leave you waiting YEARS to be with your Family. Lawful Immigration Benefits first. Don't let 2012/2013 happen again."

What happened in 2012/2013?

[TabeaK 517]

DACA 2012 slowed down the CSC to a crawl...unbelievable from today's perspective, I know.

[stef_curls 42]

Daca first opened and the backlog was at csc

[Soloenta 2,218]

I can leave names out completely or change them.

Ok I must admit I'm confused is this for everyone because it seems that most have filing location as Texas? So CSC is California Service Center and TSC is Texas service center and what does this have to do with anything please? I sent my petition to the Chicago lock box then it was transferred to the foreign Legion of service centers called Nebraska. Are you taking all stories or is this specific? Thank you in advance just don't want to waste my time my story is a long one.

[TabeaK 517]

This is the K1 forum. I-129F petitions get processed at either TSC or CSC.

I-130 petitions, for the CR-1 visa, get processed at TSC, CSC, VSC and NSC - simply because there are more of them.

Us TSC Filers are stuck because Texas has such a backlog. California does not have that. For the I-130s I am not sure, but your story is of course welcome!

[Soloenta 2,218]

This is the K1 forum. I-129F petitions get processed at either TSC or CSC.

I-130 petitions, for the CR-1 visa, get processed at TSC, CSC, VSC and NSC - simply because there are more of them.

Us TSC Filers are stuck because Texas has such a backlog. California does not have that. For the I-130s I am not sure, but your story is of course welcome!

Oh ok makes sense now hahaa so sorry someone showed me this thread but there are tons of horror stories for the I-130 It will be two year for me next month. Thank you for clarifying this for me.

[Shanelle 21]

Doh, so sorry, didnt realize this was for K-1s, Ive applied for CR-1, which, in my estimation, can be just a long a wait from what ihave read on here. ?

[NYCruiser 423]

Hi everyone,

Who loves me? Ok so last Feb. 8, 2014 the New York Times wrote the article:

Program Benefiting Some Immigrants Extends Visa Wait for Others http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/09/us/program-benefiting-some-immigrants-extends-visa-wait-for-others.html?_r=0

I pitched the story to them about the same thing happening a year later.

HAPPY to say, they are interested. (She is the National Immigration Correspondant)

For obvious reasons I won't post the writers cell number, but I told her I would complie all of our information before we meet next Thursday.

If there's anything you want to include, share, personal stories, please send them to me. helptscnow@gmail.com

Also, pretty pretty please send them addressed to: Julia Preston

I can help with editing but.....my fiance is coming in Friday for two weeks, so please make them as awesome as possible!

Best,

Kristin

Hello should we remove identifiers? ie names and dates since this is going to a national print?

[Janelle2002 3,865]

Would be nice if they can do a story that reflects how they put people in AP for months and years without giving them a reason, no information at all. How they are above the law and discriminate against certain people. They should NOT be above the law and there should be a way to stop them from discrimination of all kinds.

My wait time has been ridiculous and God willing wont be put in AP, without it it's going to be two years very soon since I filed our I-130!

Very good point Soloenta!!!

USCIS requested my petition back and I haven't heard any news as of yet. My husband and I have been trying since 2012!!!

[curiosa 5]

Thanks KristinD! We need all the help we can get. I will definitely type up our story/experience before the deadline.

[Soloenta 2,218]

Very good point Soloenta!!!

USCIS requested my petition back and I haven't heard any news as of yet. My husband and I have been trying since 2012!!!

OMG I'm so very sorry this has happened to you, I'll be praying something happens soon in your favor, have you contacted your Senator or Congress person? Not sure they can do anything but it's worth a try. I'm just so shocked and scared this can just happen to anyone.

[Janelle2002 3,865]

OMG I'm so very sorry this has happened to you, I'll be praying something happens soon in your favor, have you contacted your Senator or Congress person? Not sure they can do anything but it's worth a try. I'm just so shocked and scared this can just happen to anyone.

This probably happens to more people than we think, but no one ever posts about it. I can't find anyone who has had AP with USCIS before. It is quite frustrating.

[Wooderz 314]

Hey all, this is veering too far off topic. Please kindly start a new thread if not directly related to the nyt article.

[Pennycat 880]

I agree with another poster, why is one service center always so "backed up' and the other one doing fine, and meeting projected times. My gosh, it would seem just shift some of the work load, add a few more states or districts to CSC, and lighten the work load on TSC and ""just SEE" if they could get caught up.

Someone needs to intervene, because TSC is just getting worse and worse! And a few months ago, thousands of cases was sent to other offices, to help catch them up, and I saw little effect, except the ones that were transferred, were approved in a few weeks and months.

What IS the real story of the vast difference in these Service Centers?????????????

More likely than not, employee productivity. As in, spending the day on Facebook rather than adjudicating visas maybe? A management problem--as in too many training sessions, too many meetings (small group, department group, all-hands) to try to solve the problem, but if they spend 4 hours/week in meetings that's 4 hours/week they're not adjudicating. Now multiply that by a few hundred or a few thousand?) employees. I'd guess that they can't/won't do another transfer because someone higher than middle management was reprimanded in some way for not keeping a tighter leash on TSC, was made to "look bad" and is unwilling to do it again, instead is just trying to get his possibly ineffective employees up to snuff by time-draining meetings and training sessions, giving the exact opposite effect.

[dhlunar 25]

This in the K-1 area. However, I would like to know if this is also going to be about other visa categories? My wife's petitions for her parents (IR-5) got backlogged and it took USCIS 10 months to approve it. May 2013 to March 2014. Also, her petitions went from NBC to Nebraska Service Center.