Everyone call congressperson and demand K1 be critical

[Rick & Apple 233]

34 minutes ago, Dougefresh56 said:

I really hope you are joking. You do realize he practically doubled the cost of the Adjustment of Status right?

Trump did not raise the cost.

 

USCIS is  a  mostly self supporting agency.

 

USCIS is required to regularly assess whether fees cover processing costs. Over the years, each fee adjustment has been preceded by at least one year of the agency’s costs exceeding collections. For example, before its FY 2017 fee hike, receipts accounted for 91 percent and 96 percent of eligible expenses in FYs 2015 and 2016, respectively.

This mismatch and the need to regularly revise fees make it difficult for the agency to quickly adjust operations, especially staffing, to meet sudden surges or drops in petition rates, which can be driven by the economy, debates over immigration legislation, business cycles, policy changes, and more. USCIS has managed these fluctuations by moving resources between types of adjudications—which can result in significant backlogs—and by “forward funding,” i.e. taking on costs that will be repaid by future revenue.

 

https://www.migrationpolicy.org/news/uscis-severe-budget-shortfall#:~:text=The %241.2 billion emergency relief,provide stability amid fluctuating receipts.

[theballaam96 49]

41 minutes ago, TakeMeHome said:

Right! My fiance called yesterday! 

 

Also some good news! Some K1 Twitter fam are arranging a class action lawsuit with some top notch lawyer. Its will be filed this monday. Im very happy! 

 

I post this link again, they have info there, also wouldn't hurt to sign (despite some people saying Change Org petitions dont work) 

https://www.change.org/p/president-of-the-united-states-open-the-embassies-for-k1-applicants?utm_content=cl_sharecopy_22934891_en-US%3A5&recruiter=1140318062&recruited_by_id=260d9830-dbff-11ea-ab14-9332a5af10c2&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial&utm_term=psf_combo_share_initial

Source on the class-action lawsuit?

EDIT: Nvm, found it

Edited August 14, 2020 by theballaam96

[Dougefresh56 201]

Just now, Rick & Apple said:

Trump did not raise the cost.

 

USCIS is  a  mostly self supporting agency.

 

USCIS is required to regularly assess whether fees cover processing costs. Over the years, each fee adjustment has been preceded by at least one year of the agency’s costs exceeding collections. For example, before its FY 2017 fee hike, receipts accounted for 91 percent and 96 percent of eligible expenses in FYs 2015 and 2016, respectively.

This mismatch and the need to regularly revise fees make it difficult for the agency to quickly adjust operations, especially staffing, to meet sudden surges or drops in petition rates, which can be driven by the economy, debates over immigration legislation, business cycles, policy changes, and more. USCIS has managed these fluctuations by moving resources between types of adjudications—which can result in significant backlogs—and by “forward funding,” i.e. taking on costs that will be repaid by future revenue.

 

https://www.migrationpolicy.org/news/uscis-severe-budget-shortfall#:~:text=The %241.2 billion emergency relief,provide stability amid fluctuating receipts.

When DJT took office Uscis had a surplus of 800mil. Trumps policies created a shortfall plus extended wait times so yes he did.

[Jody and Misho 99]

3 minutes ago, theballaam96 said:

Source on the class-action lawsuit?

I will PM you

[Carpe Vinum 2,327]

Covid killed the USCIS budget. I feel everyone's pain. I would be losing my mind if we were still waiting for the visa or AOS. I would be writing and calling everyone. K1 just isn't important to the powers that be. Eventually it will probably phased out. I wish you all the best of luck.

 

[Cheburashka34 228]

52 minutes ago, Dougefresh56 said:

I hope you make a whole lot of money because I make a considerable amount and I struggle to prove my Fiancée will not be a public charge 

No I don't. I only make like $15,000 above the 125% mark currently. I'm in my last year of school.

[JeanneAdil 6,498]

2 minutes ago, boris64 said:

Covid killed the USCIS budget. I feel everyone's pain. I would be losing my mind if we were still waiting for the visa or AOS. I would be writing and calling everyone. K1 just isn't important to the powers that be. Eventually it will probably phased out. I wish you all the best of luck.

 

I was afraid to say this but i do think the plan is to phase it out thus hurting a lot of people who can't take tons of time off work to marry in a foreign country (Morocco took us almost 2 months of traveling to 4 different cities and doing all the documents)

But if i was to do it now,  i would definitely go CR1 as the new AOS fees are really going to hurt the pocketbook 

[Dougefresh56 201]

9 minutes ago, Jody and Misho said:

I will PM you

Please PM me as well 

[Cody&Razely 134]

58 minutes ago, Dougefresh56 said:

I really hope you are joking. You do realize he practically doubled the cost of the Adjustment of Status right?

Not yet, however if it keeps the USCIS moving and operating with out additional requests for Gov. handouts and Furloughs it's good. It is basically run as a business and if the business does not make enough to keep the number of employees then we will be waiting even longer for services or have them cut completely. 

 

And is this statement supposed to imply that this was one man's decision alone with no factors to substantiate it? "Just because he wants to make people suffer maliciously"?

[Cody&Razely 134]

1 hour ago, Dougefresh56 said:

I hope you make a whole lot of money because I make a considerable amount and I struggle to prove my Fiancée will not be a public charge 

It's a part of the deal when considering an international relationship and not to have people become a public charge is good for any society, it's just common sense to be financially responsible first and foremost before considering other things such as relationships. 

This does not only apply to immigration but almost every aspect of life and society. 

[Dougefresh56 201]

1 minute ago, Cody&Razely said:

Not yet, however if it keeps the USCIS moving and operating with out additional requests for Gov. handouts and Furloughs it's good. It is basically run as a business and if the business does not make enough to keep the number of employees then we will be waiting even longer for services or have them cut completely. 

 

And is this statement supposed to imply that this was one man's decision alone with no factors to substantiate it? "Just because he wants to make people suffer maliciously"?

Stephen Miller and DJT. There is plenty of evidence supporting the USCIS being turned into a vetting agency. This was at DJT’s order. It bogged down the system so much that it caused the USCIS to go from a surplus to a negative operating cost and this was before covid

[Strawberrymermaid 346]

8 minutes ago, JeanneAdil said:

I was afraid to say this but i do think the plan is to phase it out thus hurting a lot of people who can't take tons of time off work to marry in a foreign country (Morocco took us almost 2 months of traveling to 4 different cities and doing all the documents)

But if i was to do it now,  i would definitely go CR1 as the new AOS fees are really going to hurt the pocketbook 

I see a lot of people saying that the AOS fees will hurt the pocketbook, but I feel that travel to another country to get married will also be incredibly expensive. The flights. The hotel. I spent a considerable amount of money last week going to Turkey to see my fiancé. 

[Crazy Cat 41,845]

1 minute ago, Dougefresh56 said:

There is plenty of evidence supporting the USCIS being turned into a vetting agency.

That has always been true...long before Trump was elected......

[Crazy Cat 41,845]

1 minute ago, Strawberrymermaid said:

I see a lot of people saying that the AOS fees will hurt the pocketbook,

If people are really concerned about the costs of AOS, ROC, etc., then they didn't understand that the immigration process requires a great deal of knowledge, planning, time, patience,...and money.

[Dougefresh56 201]

1 minute ago, Lucky Cat said:

If people are really concerned about the costs of AOS, ROC, etc., then they didn't understand that the immigration process requires a great deal of knowledge, planning, time, patience,...and money.

I was well aware. But. As I find with a lot of people on this forum is that they only wag the finger when they don’t have to deal with it.