Changes you would like to see take place at US Embassy in Cairo?

[monnik 0]

I am putting together a petition and a campaign to provoke changes at the US Embassy in Cairo. I would appreciate your feedback regarding, but not limited to, the following:

What is Cairo's problem? Understaffing, Egyptian Red Tape, Lack of Enthusiasm, Large # of Cases, Politics, etc.

#1 thing that bugs you about Cairo- AP/AR times, Unresponsiveness, Generic Emails, Rudeness, Discrimination, etc.

How has it impacted your life? Fatal Illnesses, Financial Burden, Discrimination, Denials, etc.

(Aside from being apart from your fiancee/husband/wife, give specific hardship that I could paraphrase for impact in my objective statement.)

Can anything be done to change it?

I am very uninformed about the whole process and how the petition could help. But, I'm willing to give this a try! Please give me your opinions on the most direct way I can use this information to affect how the Embassy processes our cases.

I would also love to hear from people about other things I can do to accompany this petition (i.e., writing letters or phone calls) that may help us.

Vent, rant, rage, or do anything else to let me know about your story. You never know what opinion or perspective could be helpful in creating change.

[PalestineMyHeart 1,897]

Fatal illness ????

[monnik 0]

Fatal illness ????

I was just thinking about people who may get diagnosed with an illness that could shorten their life expectancy. Something that screams URGENCY. Anything along those lines.

[mybackpages 0]

Fatal illness ????

I was just thinking about people who may get diagnosed with an illness that could shorten their life expectancy. Something that screams URGENCY. Anything along those lines.

Considering this is the same government that denies any role in illness suffered by our veterans caused by time spent in war, I don't think you will get very far by arguing that the stress of the visa process causes illness and the government is responsible.

[deemabrouk 0]

hahaa.. feel free to look at any of my back posts.. PLENTY of Venting going on there!!

Edited May 6, 2007 by deemabrouk

[Liquesce 0]

I hesitate to reply because our experience of the embassy itself was actually typically quite positive. Our only complaint is against their completely inadequate phone assistance; they desperately need staff better trained to answer questions accurately. Apart from headaches and misdirection, though, I can't really say it impacted our life in any way dramatic enough to warrant noting. Maybe we're the odd case out with that.