An interesting "why" question...

[DA BOMB 1]

We all talk about this a lot but has anyone done any research or even written the service centers or their congressman/woman about this? I would like to know the reson behind why there are people on the east sending their petitions out here to cali. slowing down our process when we could all be getting our NOA2s in just over a month if everything was evened out ya know?? Its all out of whack and someone needs to get their ###### together. I think I'll write a letter for us and find out what the damn deal is. This seems to be the longest waiting process for some of us and relationships suffer for it just because they cant get it right. After all....WE ARE PAYING FOR THIS.

[Nagishkaw 510]

Sadly,we will never know the answers . One thing we do know for certain is that USCIS has a make-it-up-as-they-go-along approach to immigration. I remember back last April I called USCIS to inquire about the IMBRA law . The person who took my call was clueless. I ended up telling HIM the law, to which he replied, " Sorry, but we were not imformed of IMBRA , what exactly is it again? " They should have reimbursed me for educating their employee .

[DA BOMB 1]

Sadly,we will never know the answers . One thing we do know for certain is that USCIS has a make-it-up-as-they-go-along approach to immigration. I remember back last April I called USCIS to inquire about the IMBRA law . The person who took my call was clueless. I ended up telling HIM the law, to which he replied, " Sorry, but we were not imformed of IMBRA , what exactly is it again? " They should have reimbursed me for educating their employee .

Oh you're kidding. How do people like that get to work for the government, huh? I want a job application damnit. I'm one of them squeaky wheels ya see, while I'm waiting for my petition to be approved - Im going to figure out the structure of "the system" and inform all you happy folks. You stay tuned...a letter's in the works. (Oh an Nagi, God saw me walk for 5 minutes, make a cup of coffee and a protein shake but He did NOT watch me touch myself. You took the fun out of my former morning routine. )

[Nagishkaw 510]

MBB,

Must have been the Holy Spirit convicting you. But trust me, He see's EVERYTHING.

[DA BOMB 1]

MBB,

Must have been the Holy Spirit convicting you. But trust me, He see's EVERYTHING.

There goes my sex life forever. THANKS A LOT.

[KarenCee 3]

We all talk about this a lot but has anyone done any research or even written the service centers or their congressman/woman about this? I would like to know the reson behind why there are people on the east sending their petitions out here to cali. slowing down our process when we could all be getting our NOA2s in just over a month if everything was evened out ya know?? Its all out of whack and someone needs to get their ###### together. I think I'll write a letter for us and find out what the damn deal is. This seems to be the longest waiting process for some of us and relationships suffer for it just because they cant get it right. After all....WE ARE PAYING FOR THIS.

I wondered that too. I live in Georgia and I thought surely Vermont would have been closer and that was before I knew how fast Vermont can be sometimes. *sigh* I've said it before....there's no rhyme or reason when dealing with the USCIS.

[Milenka 0]

We all talk about this a lot but has anyone done any research or even written the service centers or their congressman/woman about this? I would like to know the reson behind why there are people on the east sending their petitions out here to cali. slowing down our process when we could all be getting our NOA2s in just over a month if everything was evened out ya know?? Its all out of whack and someone needs to get their ###### together. I think I'll write a letter for us and find out what the damn deal is. This seems to be the longest waiting process for some of us and relationships suffer for it just because they cant get it right. After all....WE ARE PAYING FOR THIS.

Where are you planning to write to? To the USCIS in Cali? I think it's a great idea, and would like to do the same, I would think if more people wrote letter's maybe it could do something...OBVIOUSLY calling them won't tell us anything, since those people only know what they have written in front of them for the most part...I'd also like to know why people on the east have to send their petitions to Cali! They really do need to get their ##### together!

[vanee 13]

I TOTALLY understand the anger everyone is going through who files from Texas, California and Nebraska but PLEASE don't hate us, don't envy us and definitely don't jinx us. We're all going through the same headache visa process and it's not easy to be far away from your loved one. Everyone's turn will come.

Right, and we don't hate you. But it was very frustrating when people in the February filers thread who mailed their I-129f after some of us did were talking about not having received their NOA2 yet when we hadn't even received our NOA1.

IMO it would help if we had separate "[month] filers" threads for Vermont filers. That way, we could all compare our progress with people who are in the same boat.

[Isda and Kulet 0]

Something I've wondered about for a long time is what would happen if I, living in California, decided to send my package to Vermont? Would they send it back? I read somewhere that the system is funded directly by our fees so it's not like I am abusing taxpayer money by doing so.

[Milenka 0]

I TOTALLY understand the anger everyone is going through who files from Texas, California and Nebraska but PLEASE don't hate us, don't envy us and definitely don't jinx us. We're all going through the same headache visa process and it's not easy to be far away from your loved one. Everyone's turn will come.

Right, and we don't hate you. But it was very frustrating when people in the February filers thread who mailed their I-129f after some of us did were talking about not having received their NOA2 yet when we hadn't even received our NOA1.

IMO it would help if we had separate "[month] filers" threads for Vermont filers. That way, we could all compare our progress with people who are in the same boat.

I just made a topic for everyone who filed in somewhere other than VSC in February. No offense to anyone, we don't hate you at all But it might be easier to track the progress this way, since by the time everyone at CSC gets their NOA2s or a little further everyone at VSC will probably be almost done, or done!

[JenT 0]

Before May 2006, the service centers in Nebraska, Texas, California, and Vermont processed K-visas geographically. With the implementation of IMBRA, workloads increased. Since K-visa are not the only visa out there, USCIS decided to re-arrange according to workload, not goegraphy.

Jen

Edited March 19, 2007 by JenT

[DA BOMB 1]

We all talk about this a lot but has anyone done any research or even written the service centers or their congressman/woman about this? I would like to know the reson behind why there are people on the east sending their petitions out here to cali. slowing down our process when we could all be getting our NOA2s in just over a month if everything was evened out ya know?? Its all out of whack and someone needs to get their ###### together. I think I'll write a letter for us and find out what the damn deal is. This seems to be the longest waiting process for some of us and relationships suffer for it just because they cant get it right. After all....WE ARE PAYING FOR THIS.

Where are you planning to write to? To the USCIS in Cali? I think it's a great idea, and would like to do the same, I would think if more people wrote letter's maybe it could do something...OBVIOUSLY calling them won't tell us anything, since those people only know what they have written in front of them for the most part...I'd also like to know why people on the east have to send their petitions to Cali! They really do need to get their ##### together!

Yes I wrote a letter to the UCSIC in Cali. asking if they were planning on hiring before or after the proposed fee increase and why the heck all the petitions are shipped to Cali. instead of dispursed evenly between Cali. and Vermont. I also asked if at anytime they foresee Vermont forwarding petitions to Cali. as well. I also wondered why these petitions are forwarded instead of just the Cali. address given on the instruction forms. Its fricken ridiculous and makes no sense and I want some kind of answer.

[DA BOMB 1]

Before May 2006, the service centers in Nebraska, Texas, California, and Vermont processed K-visas geographically. With the implementation of IMBRA, workloads increased. Since K-visa are not the only visa out there, USCIS decided to re-arrange according to workload, not goegraphy.

Jen

Well their decision was stupid being that CSC has taken on most of the workload. It makes no sense with the rate of Vermont processing why Nebraska filers are sending their petitions to California....include Texas in the equation and Im pretty sure Vermont would still out do California but at least it would minimize our wait time by some degree. I found some funky fee chart about the proposed fee increase. It is publicly displayed February 1st for 60 days - then it goes into gear to become a rule April 1st. According to this chart with the fee increase the service centers did not anticipate ANY decrease in the amount of 129F petitions so the work load would not change even if a portion of those fees were to hire new adjudicators. Doesnt that bite?

[RGNSCOT 0]

We all talk about this a lot but has anyone done any research or even written the service centers or their congressman/woman about this? I would like to know the reson behind why there are people on the east sending their petitions out here to cali. slowing down our process when we could all be getting our NOA2s in just over a month if everything was evened out ya know?? Its all out of whack and someone needs to get their ###### together. I think I'll write a letter for us and find out what the damn deal is. This seems to be the longest waiting process for some of us and relationships suffer for it just because they cant get it right. After all....WE ARE PAYING FOR THIS.

Where are you planning to write to? To the USCIS in Cali? I think it's a great idea, and would like to do the same, I would think if more people wrote letter's maybe it could do something...OBVIOUSLY calling them won't tell us anything, since those people only know what they have written in front of them for the most part...I'd also like to know why people on the east have to send their petitions to Cali! They really do need to get their ##### together!

Yes I wrote a letter to the UCSIC in Cali. asking if they were planning on hiring before or after the proposed fee increase and why the heck all the petitions are shipped to Cali. instead of dispursed evenly between Cali. and Vermont. I also asked if at anytime they foresee Vermont forwarding petitions to Cali. as well. I also wondered why these petitions are forwarded instead of just the Cali. address given on the instruction forms. Its fricken ridiculous and makes no sense and I want some kind of answer.

HI PPL, well, i to am a vermont feb filer, but still no noa2 for us yet!!!!!!!! we can only but wonder the hows and wherefors to the reason some of us get our noa2 quicker than the rest. I am really worried that this might be a rfe in the making but bryan says im worring for nothing LIFES A ###### AND ITS PROBABLY ONE WHO IS DEALING WITH MY FILE LOL!!!!!!!

[patiently_waiting 0]

Why on earth is somebody who lives on the East Coast of the USA, North Carolina to be exact, required to send their paperwork to Texas, which then forwards application to California, wasting one week of time, and which is known to take an inordinate amount of time to approve applications. Vermont is a heck of a lot closer to NC than even Texas (I think), not to mention much quicker than CA. Why California, and why couldn't I just have bypassed Texas altogether since they don't process the stuff there anyway? That would have made me a February filer if it had been straight next-day aired to CA...now I'm thrown in with March 6th crowd (no offense to other March 6thers). OK, I feel better now.

I kept asking the same question bc i am in GA. Never understoos why it had to go to the other side of the country. It's the gov't. That says it all.