pl. contact your congressman to complain about the slow processing times

[sam403 0]

it is so unfair to the US citizens that we have to wait this long for the processing time. if he/she was an H-1 or student visa holder, they could bring their spouse and kids when they enter US. no wait whatsoever. we all should write to our congressmen about this "slow processing time". our INS service center should take care of the US citizen's needs before anybody else's. i think we deserve this, as we atleast pay the taxes here.

pl. call your congressman and senator to complain about the slow processing time for the K1/K3 visas. this delay is totally unfair to the US citizens.

[Otto 83]

If anyone is interested - Check out American Families United - a group of visa seekers (and families) trying to create a single voice on the topic.

American Families United

[Cécy 44]

it is so unfair to the US citizens that we have to wait this long for the processing time. if he/she was an H-1 or student visa holder, they could bring their spouse and kids when they enter US. no wait whatsoever. we all should write to our congressmen about this "slow processing time". our INS service center should take care of the US citizen's needs before anybody else's. i think we deserve this, as we atleast pay the taxes here.

pl. call your congressman and senator to complain about the slow processing time for the K1/K3 visas. this delay is totally unfair to the US citizens.

Not 100% true. For an H1B, you apply in April and you can go work in October... So there is some wait. Same for any other working visas, they take around 4 months to obtain.

Every single process is long.

Even if I agree it would be nice to have something for people who wish to be together for love as too much time away can strain relationship, you have to keep in mind that no visa process is easy and short.

[kitkat1 5]

What would the point of complaining be? Unless they have the funding to open another service center or hire more people, it's not going to happen. USCIS processing times are MUCH faster these days than they were in the past and generally speaking the delay is at the consulate end. (Imagine if you had to wait six months for a spousal visa petition and then 12 months for an interview date in Ciudad Juarez where the backlog is that long)!

[Niels Bohr 72]

I'm sure everyone wants to reap the benefits of having less wait times. Lets do it!

[kitkat1 5]

I'm sure everyone wants to reap the benefits of having less wait times. Lets do it!

Yes, everyone would like to reap the benefits of a faster process but it's not as if there is a simple solution. They need to open new service centers or hire new staff and that requires money and approval to hire more people. Again, wait times used to be double and triple what they are now. Last year at this time, there was a complete standstill and people waited 5-6 months for I-129F approval. Complaining to your congressman will get it off your chest, but won't have any impact. They are focused on much, much bigger immigration issues that affect many, many more people.

[brnidokiegurl 0]

What i wonder is how someone like the stars can get a baby picked out, plan to leave and have the visa in a couple of days

[hmm1 0]

If anyone is interested - Check out American Families United - a group of visa seekers (and families) trying to create a single voice on the topic.

American Families United

I have already complained, and well my congressman told me that it would be easier to convince the Army to send me back to Korea rather than try an expedite...I am very frustrated that this is such a long wait, but it is worth it in the end.

[TimsDaisy 0]

What would the point of complaining be? Unless they have the funding to open another service center or hire more people, it's not going to happen. USCIS processing times are MUCH faster these days than they were in the past and generally speaking the delay is at the consulate end. (Imagine if you had to wait six months for a spousal visa petition and then 12 months for an interview date in Ciudad Juarez where the backlog is that long)!

You're right. Which is why raising awareness for funding is important. Of course, it's important to remember that USCIS is a self-funding agency - which means it spends what it brings in on its petition fees. That's where we get back into the whole debate about raising fees. There's always the argument that USCIS should get funding from additional soures - which is something anyone is free to bring up with his/her representative.

But everything you cite as being a reason why complaining is pointless is a reason why it's important to call and voice your concerns.

[kitkat1 5]

What would the point of complaining be? Unless they have the funding to open another service center or hire more people, it's not going to happen. USCIS processing times are MUCH faster these days than they were in the past and generally speaking the delay is at the consulate end. (Imagine if you had to wait six months for a spousal visa petition and then 12 months for an interview date in Ciudad Juarez where the backlog is that long)!

You're right. Which is why raising awareness for funding is important. Of course, it's important to remember that USCIS is a self-funding agency - which means it spends what it brings in on its petition fees. That's where we get back into the whole debate about raising fees. There's always the argument that USCIS should get funding from additional soures - which is something anyone is free to bring up with his/her representative.

But everything you cite as being a reason why complaining is pointless is a reason why it's important to call and voice your concerns.

If I personally felt the wait times were "so unfair to the US citizens that we have to wait this long for the processing time" perhaps I would call. I know that the priviledge of being able to file in the first place does not guarantee a fast process. I got caught in IMBRA so my I-129F took 5+ months instead of the average 90 days. I did get my senator involved - because at first, no information was provided to filers and once it was, petitions were approved completely out of order. I thought THAT was a valid reason to voice my concern. But I don't believe a few months wait is any reason whatsoever to involve my elected official. I pick and choose my battles carefully and I definitely don't agree that wait times are unfair to USCitizens. It's all about perspective (and patience).

[mRx 16]

I have already complained, and well my congressman told me that it would be easier to convince the Army to send me back to Korea rather than try an expedite...I am very frustrated that this is such a long wait, but it is worth it in the end.

Many military members are misinformed as to what constitutes a military expedite. You have to be deploying to Iraq to recieve expedition. Be prepared to have to leave Korea without your fiancee having a visa. Thats what i had to do. And when you return to the USA if you are lucky (like me) to get orders to Iraq, then an expedite would be warranted. Feel free to PM me, as i was in your shoes 6 months ago.

Matt

[TimsDaisy 0]

What would the point of complaining be? Unless they have the funding to open another service center or hire more people, it's not going to happen. USCIS processing times are MUCH faster these days than they were in the past and generally speaking the delay is at the consulate end. (Imagine if you had to wait six months for a spousal visa petition and then 12 months for an interview date in Ciudad Juarez where the backlog is that long)!

You're right. Which is why raising awareness for funding is important. Of course, it's important to remember that USCIS is a self-funding agency - which means it spends what it brings in on its petition fees. That's where we get back into the whole debate about raising fees. There's always the argument that USCIS should get funding from additional soures - which is something anyone is free to bring up with his/her representative.

But everything you cite as being a reason why complaining is pointless is a reason why it's important to call and voice your concerns.

If I personally felt the wait times were "so unfair to the US citizens that we have to wait this long for the processing time" perhaps I would call. I know that the priviledge of being able to file in the first place does not guarantee a fast process. I got caught in IMBRA so my I-129F took 5+ months instead of the average 90 days. I did get my senator involved - because at first, no information was provided to filers and once it was, petitions were approved completely out of order. I thought THAT was a valid reason to voice my concern. But I don't believe a few months wait is any reason whatsoever to involve my elected official. I pick and choose my battles carefully and I definitely don't agree that wait times are unfair to USCitizens. It's all about perspective (and patience).

I respectfully disagree.

I frame the unfairness, however, with a bit more detail. I think the wait times are unfair to US Citizens because they are so drastically different depending on in which state of the Union a citizen lives. That's not only uncool, but, potentially illegal (though for a whole, long, stupid judicial reason - based solely on case law creativity, is probably an unwinable case). The whole benefit of having united States (capitalization not a typo) is guaranteed rights to the citizens of the several states. When VT filers enjoy basically expedited service and CA/TX/NE filers enjoy longer delays, that's unfair.

We may not have a right to have anything processed in x number of days, but we do have a right to have all our petitions processed in a similar number of days.

(That's one easy way to highlight fundamental unfairness - but I'm not entirely sure I'm willing to waive away a right to feel like the process, even in VT, isn't unfair to US Citizens as well.)

[hmm1 0]

What would the point of complaining be? Unless they have the funding to open another service center or hire more people, it's not going to happen. USCIS processing times are MUCH faster these days than they were in the past and generally speaking the delay is at the consulate end. (Imagine if you had to wait six months for a spousal visa petition and then 12 months for an interview date in Ciudad Juarez where the backlog is that long)!

You're right. Which is why raising awareness for funding is important. Of course, it's important to remember that USCIS is a self-funding agency - which means it spends what it brings in on its petition fees. That's where we get back into the whole debate about raising fees. There's always the argument that USCIS should get funding from additional soures - which is something anyone is free to bring up with his/her representative.

But everything you cite as being a reason why complaining is pointless is a reason why it's important to call and voice your concerns.

If I personally felt the wait times were "so unfair to the US citizens that we have to wait this long for the processing time" perhaps I would call. I know that the priviledge of being able to file in the first place does not guarantee a fast process. I got caught in IMBRA so my I-129F took 5+ months instead of the average 90 days. I did get my senator involved - because at first, no information was provided to filers and once it was, petitions were approved completely out of order. I thought THAT was a valid reason to voice my concern. But I don't believe a few months wait is any reason whatsoever to involve my elected official. I pick and choose my battles carefully and I definitely don't agree that wait times are unfair to USCitizens. It's all about perspective (and patience).

I understand that part...it just gets tricky when your unit is on a PTDO, prepare to deploy on order...and then there is the entire classified part of it. So I can fall on both sides of the track...I just get frustrated with this entire process...oh well, like I said I am patiently waiting.

What would the point of complaining be? Unless they have the funding to open another service center or hire more people, it's not going to happen. USCIS processing times are MUCH faster these days than they were in the past and generally speaking the delay is at the consulate end. (Imagine if you had to wait six months for a spousal visa petition and then 12 months for an interview date in Ciudad Juarez where the backlog is that long)!

You're right. Which is why raising awareness for funding is important. Of course, it's important to remember that USCIS is a self-funding agency - which means it spends what it brings in on its petition fees. That's where we get back into the whole debate about raising fees. There's always the argument that USCIS should get funding from additional soures - which is something anyone is free to bring up with his/her representative.

But everything you cite as being a reason why complaining is pointless is a reason why it's important to call and voice your concerns.

If I personally felt the wait times were "so unfair to the US citizens that we have to wait this long for the processing time" perhaps I would call. I know that the priviledge of being able to file in the first place does not guarantee a fast process. I got caught in IMBRA so my I-129F took 5+ months instead of the average 90 days. I did get my senator involved - because at first, no information was provided to filers and once it was, petitions were approved completely out of order. I thought THAT was a valid reason to voice my concern. But I don't believe a few months wait is any reason whatsoever to involve my elected official. I pick and choose my battles carefully and I definitely don't agree that wait times are unfair to USCitizens. It's all about perspective (and patience).

I did my tours opposite of you...Iraq then Korea...thanks for the info Matt.

[kitkat1 5]

I frame the unfairness, however, with a bit more detail. I think the wait times are unfair to US Citizens because they are so drastically different depending on in which state of the Union a citizen lives. That's not only uncool, but, potentially illegal (though for a whole, long, stupid judicial reason - based solely on case law creativity, is probably an unwinable case). The whole benefit of having united States (capitalization not a typo) is guaranteed rights to the citizens of the several states. When VT filers enjoy basically expedited service and CA/TX/NE filers enjoy longer delays, that's unfair.

We may not have a right to have anything processed in x number of days, but we do have a right to have all our petitions processed in a similar number of days.

(That's one easy way to highlight fundamental unfairness - but I'm not entirely sure I'm willing to waive away a right to feel like the process, even in VT, isn't unfair to US Citizens as well.)

Totally valid pointx. When people were flying through VSC while Nebraska cases were transferred to CSC and stuck in IMBRA, it was brutal. But since CSC is processing petitions, I personally wouldn't bother involving my congressman or senator because I know they cannot affect the kind of change that is required. Perhaps one day they will get things in order, but again, I believe they have much bigger issues to deal with and I don't think, in general, processing times are so unfair. (BTW, in the case of military deployment, expedite is pretty much guaranteed).

[Private Skylark 0]

What i wonder is how someone like the stars can get a baby picked out, plan to leave and have the visa in a couple of days

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