Frivolous inquiry for additional info—why are they wasting my time?

[USCISgendermale 1]

Good morning,

 

I have had the displeasure of "working with" USCIS since I applied for a K1 in January. We were told July, then October, then finally November—imagine that, the government lying. At any rate, when we did hear back, it was to request additional information on a reckless-driving charge from seven years ago.

 

Am I stupid, or is this totally irrelevant? What are they going to do, rescind my American-ness? Deport me from America TO MY NATIVE AMERICA? Why exactly would they waste both of our times investigating this dastardly misdemeanor when they're backlogged with cases and I would like my fiancée to come over? Why have they not responded two weeks later when it takes even a semi-literate person 15 minutes to run a background check? "Ma'am, there's something you should know before coming over. Your fiancé sucks at driving"

 

Is this whole procedure sadistic, or merely idiotic, or both?

[ACN777 7]

I’m sorry to hear that :( Did you disclose that charge on your I—129f and provide the official court disposition?

[JeanneAdil 6,608]

You are just starting this process and it is very invasive

u will disclose all personal and private information including financial and criminal for the petition and then at the interview 

it gets very intense for the AOS adjustment after marriage so be prepared to "tell all"

they don't make it easy or cheap or fast so you just have to get use to 'hurry up and wait"

 

The process and disclosures are for not only your protection and our country but for the protection of the intending immigrant 

and all charges should be disclosed on the petition by u so the RFE doesn't hit u in the face like it has now

and no charge is totally irrelevant to the immigration process / remember the officer doing your paperwork is as much responsible for what is included in your packet as you are and only doing the job as assigned 

 

it gets a lot more intense as you go along so prepare yourself and just do whatever they say or ask u to do

Immigration is  in control and that is probably the hardest part to understand as we like to be "in control" of our own life 

[Crazy Cat 42,059]

1 hour ago, USCISgendermale said:

Good morning,

 

I have had the displeasure of "working with" USCIS since I applied for a K1 in January. We were told July, then October, then finally November—imagine that, the government lying. At any rate, when we did hear back, it was to request additional information on a reckless-driving charge from seven years ago.

 

Am I stupid, or is this totally irrelevant? What are they going to do, rescind my American-ness? Deport me from America TO MY NATIVE AMERICA? Why exactly would they waste both of our times investigating this dastardly misdemeanor when they're backlogged with cases and I would like my fiancée to come over? Why have they not responded two weeks later when it takes even a semi-literate person 15 minutes to run a background check? "Ma'am, there's something you should know before coming over. Your fiancé sucks at driving"

 

Is this whole procedure sadistic, or merely idiotic, or both?

According to other VJ members, the AVERAGE time from NOA1 to interview is 447 days.  Sounds like you are well within that time.  The immigration process requires a great deal of knowledge, planning, time, patience, and money.  A failure in any of those areas can result in delays or denials.  Good luck.

Edited November 27, 2021 by Crazy Cat

[powerpuff 6,747]

1 hour ago, USCISgendermale said:

Am I stupid, or is this totally irrelevant? What are they going to do, rescind my American-ness? Deport me from America TO MY NATIVE AMERICA? Why exactly would they waste both of our times investigating this dastardly misdemeanor when they're backlogged with cases and I would like my fiancée to come over?

USCIS does background checks on the petitioner TO PROTECT THE BENEFICIARY, not strip you of citizenship. That’s just the way it is - you have to declare every little thing in your past no matter how small you think it is. If you don’t like that, well tough luck is all I can say. 
 

If you think this whole situation of delayed adjudication and invasion of privacy is outrageous, you need to buckle up because the ride will get much much more interesting. 

[Crazy Cat 42,059]

6 minutes ago, powerpuff said:

USCIS does background checks on the petitioner TO PROTECT THE BENEFICIARY, not strip you of citizenship. That’s just the way it is - you have to declare every little thing in your past no matter how small you think it is. If you don’t like that, well tough luck is all I can say. 
 

If you think this whole situation of delayed adjudication and invasion of privacy is outrageous, you need to buckle up because the ride will get much much more interesting. 

Agree..... and RFEs are usually the result of not providing what is required in the instructions. In other words, a self-inflicted delay.

[Crazy Cat 42,059]

1 hour ago, USCISgendermale said:

Am I stupid, or is this totally irrelevant? What are they going to do, rescind my American-ness? Deport me from America TO MY NATIVE AMERICA?

It isn't irrelevant......They can and WILL just deny your case if you don't respond with what they want.  Your choice....comply or they deny.  It's pretty simple.

Edited November 27, 2021 by Crazy Cat

[USCISgendermale 1]

What are you talking about? It's totally irrelevant. Look, we can debate whether or not that's the right attitude or not to get these ostensible people to give me what I want, but in the abstract it's completely daft and so are arguments that it was "self-inflicted" after I checked over the application infinity times or (this one was particularly hilarious) that it's to "protect our country"—as if it needed protection from the immigrant hordes who are gonna MARRY WHITE GUYS AND GET JOBS AND TRY HARD and probably believe in this dump of a nation more than I or any other native-born ever could.

 

Frankly I don't even think of it as "our country" because no one my age has ever really had a stake in it and, if anything, this process is reinforcing that obvious truth.

[powerpuff 6,747]

Just now, USCISgendermale said:

 

I've spoken to the "beneficiary" and she'd rather we keep the whole process moving. So?

What makes you so special that you don’t have to undergo the same process as others? You will get no sympathy here. Don’t like the process and how the US government chooses to deal with immigration? Go live in the beneficiary’s country. Case closed. 

[EmilyW 1,514]

You asked a question and you received responses.  Not sure how people responding to a question YOU ASKED on a public forum is them being 'emotionally invested'.  People are just trying to help.  

 

You may not think it protects the beneficiary.  Your thought process is not the law.  If it offends you so much, contact your congress person and ask them to change the law because you think it sucks.  

 

As others have said, if this is a problematic request, you can decide to withdraw from the process and immigrate to your fiancee's country

[Penguin_ie 5,996]

***** Op has received relevant, correct advise and is attacking other members, so this thread is now closed and further admin action taken *****