ATTENTION JULY FILERS!

[tucson_chick 0]

bad day for me ... crying missing my man so bad If i could collect all the tears that USCIS delay is creating I would send those tears to them so they could realize how they do make suffer people in love all around the world. It is simply non-human, you should have the right to marry who you want and when you want, it is not a privilege...

well just a bad day I was in need to wee a little bit. I'll be better tomorrow have a nice Sunday all you

same for me. i feel awfully depressed and just can't stand the seperation anymore. during the week i'm busy and it is ok, but on the weekends, it just hits me....

[lilou 0]

same for me. i feel awfully depressed and just can't stand the seperation anymore. during the week i'm busy and it is ok, but on the weekends, it just hits me....

Yeeah i know what you mean.....

I work the 3 shift and it helps me a lot keeping me busy but I have work too much those past month and now I have a couple days off and it is terrible.

Well tomorrow I'll start packing my stuff ( I'm moving out of my apartment in November to be free from rent when the wonderful K1 will be in my hand)thanks to mom and dad I'll be able to go back there while waiting for the K1 . So that must keep me busy for one or two days.....

Hold on we are at the end of the week-end. Saddely tomorrow is a day off at USCIS.... Hoping they will work hard the rest of the week well miracles happens..... Sometimes

[lilou 0]

You know what i think they like to be cruel on USCIS site....

Today I just log on and i had this came on: your account is nearly 90 days old you must change your password...

Of course my case is nearly 90 days old who to blame no kidding , just like if i didn't knew it, give me my NOA2 and it will be a pleasure to log off definitively from your site

[bakofoil 27]

The weekends are worst for me too. We have an 8 hour time difference and with his commitments during the week don't get much opportunity to talk. Just five minutes here and there or picking up offlines and emails. I'm used to that. But, if either one of us gets busy at the weekend then it really gets to me and I get upset. Having spent 6 weeks with him recently it's pretty hard to adjust. I'm sure you're all familiar with this.

[waiting9 0]

Feel free to modify this letter and email/mail to your Senator/Congressman.... I already have gotten initial responses.

Its reasonable, rationale, and makes a case, without whining....

YOUR NAME

ADDRESS

October 5, 2007

Dear Senator <<NAME>,

I am one of a countless number of United States Citizens who has applied for an I-129F, Petition for Alien Fiancé, for my fiancé who is at this time a citizen of <<COUNTRY>>. I filed this petition on her behalf on <DATE>, and the petition was received by the Vermont Service Center on the <<DATE>>.

I have seen press releases regarding how backlogs were supposed to be cleared by certain dates, and thus the processing of these petitions should return to more desirable waiting times. However, it appears that with each passing day, the waiting gets longer and longer.

• Net/Net: If I was on a H1B work visa, and got married, the visa processing would take 24 hours. However, as a US Citizen, I have to wait for almost 8 months to 10 months to get my wife/fiancé to the U.S. Where is the justice here???

The crux of the issue is far less about processing times, but about the lack of transparency that is being displayed by United States Citizen and Immigration Services (USCIS). At one point, the web site for USCIS displayed receipt dates that had been processed, but at this time simply displays a blanket date of “6 months.”

I wish to share some specific concerns with you so as to offer insight into how the petition process is currently affecting citizens.

• Net/Net: If I was on a H1B work visa, and got married, the visa processing would take 24 hours. However, as a US Citizen, I have to wait for almost 8 months to 10 months to get my wife/fiancé to the U.S. Where is the justice here???

• Significant delays in the processing of petitions. Many of us who filed

in May through the date of this letter are noticing that an extremely small

number of petitions have been processed/approved.

• A strong opinion that the prioritization of visas from applicants to work is inappropriate compared to the processing of family and marriage based immigration.

• A lack of accountability on the part of USCIS. No matter who we speak to, no matter what we are told, it seems impossible to gain any true information.

• Extremely poor customer service. Petitioners often get the run around from those working USCIS call centers or service centers, and are often read form statements that only regurgitate the blanket information on processing times from the various web sites of USCIS. One member has had a representative tell him his case was with an officer and was to be adjudicated within a short time frame, only to still be left in the dark two weeks later.

• Continued press releases from USCIS stressing the “importance” of processing employment-based Visas, or the Adjustment of Status petitions from others who already have their visas, yet leaving any K1 or K3 petitioners in the dark on their status.

I recognize that immigration benefits for my spouses is a privilege and not a right, however, being a United States Citizen, feel I deserve accurate information and the opportunity to have my concern addressed by knowledgeable officials who can give me facts (not inaccurate time estimates and scripted misinformation designed to appease nervous and sad callers). I also understand the need for security checks, as I am aware of our national security issues, but I do not believe this is the source of the most recent delays. Only the truth and some swift action on the part of USCIS can alleviate some of the stress associated with this process. My life, along with my loved ones abroad, are on hold and we have no idea when this first part of the immigration process will conclude. It is difficult to plan weddings, coordinate other family members, or plan essentially anything until this process resolves itself.

The wait for a petition to reach National Visa Center, then the appropriate Embassy and, finally, the attendance of the beneficiary at scheduled interview can add an additional 3 – 12 months to an already excruciatingly slow process. The USCIS needs to set a reasonable goal of 90 days and/or have expedited processing available for K1/K3 VISA applicants. Currently, we are completely and utterly at the mercy of the system.

I am not trying to make ‘demands’ as such. I am beyond frustrated with the process and feel that the process should be better run, and information should be much easier to come by. As a Citizen of the country, I feel that my requests for information and action are not unreasonable. I am simply devoted Americans lost in a sea of bureaucracy and red tape. While this is a generally accepted part of American life, these petitions and visas are dealing with our hearts and souls in our significant others. I love my country, and only want to share that dream with those that we love as soon as possible.

As a citizen, I am writing to you on behalf of myself because I feel that I am at wit’s end. We want information, we want answers, and the government is failing to give us any. We are requesting that you use your connections and power to help us make this issue known. It is slowly reaching a crisis status for all of us who are awaiting these visas to be approved. Our hearts are heavy, and breaking, because we cannot do anything within the letter of the law to speed the process along and bring our loved ones into our arms. We are not asking for special treatment, we are simply asking for transparency and for answers. We hope that with your help, we can get the government to give us some answers, and maybe the situation may become more bearable.

I respectfully request a response to this letter, so that I may know that my concerns have been heard. Even if it is not feasible for something to be done immediately or at all, the knowledge that someone else knows about my personal plight and the plight of thousands of other Americans will help put my mind at ease, even if only slightly.

• Net/Net: If I was on a H1B work visa, and got married, the visa processing would take 24 hours. However, as a US Citizen, I have to wait for almost 8 months to 10 months to get my wife/fiancé to the U.S. Where is the justice here???

Respectfully,

<<NAME>>

United States Citizen

[janaus 0]

Thanks waiting!

[weedebz 0]

Got asked by one of the partners in the law firm I work for how things were going....give him the only answer i could......

....I don't know!

[a-jeanne 2]

Well, I am getting ready to take my love back to Chicago to catch his flight. I am going to be so sad - again! I hate this - I hate this - I hate this!!!!!

[Jeraly 4]

mine was a Simpsons reference; not sure what yours is... but sure; why not?

Mine came from my sad sad little brain...

bad day for me ... crying missing my man so bad If i could collect all the tears that USCIS delay is creating I would send those tears to them so they could realize how they do make suffer people in love all around the world. It is simply non-human, you should have the right to marry who you want and when you want, it is not a privilege...

well just a bad day I was in need to wee a little bit. I'll be better tomorrow have a nice Sunday all you

I wonder if anyone working there really knows or understands what it is like... it is hard but just think - at least we're on the path now - we still have a ways to go but we're in the system at least - I know I feel so much better about things knowing that at least sometime in the near future we will be together

Well, I am getting ready to take my love back to Chicago to catch his flight. I am going to be so sad - again! I hate this - I hate this - I hate this!!!!!

Aww hun - it is always the worst when you or they leave - harder I think than being apart IMHO... but just think of the good times and get planning the great times you'll have when you never have to be apart again!!

*is feeling positive today if anyone can tell*

*takes some more happy pills*

[caro06 0]

Well, I am getting ready to take my love back to Chicago to catch his flight. I am going to be so sad - again! I hate this - I hate this - I hate this!!!!!

been there before... I hate so much the departure gate of chicago...

I see you're seeing each other for Xmas... it's gonna come soon

On the other hand I have a question

My fiancé is in WIS too and I usually arrive in Chicago as well (from france)

I've been delaying my visit because I thought I would get the K1 much faster (illusions...) and now it's just getting too long

However I'm afraid of being denied the entrance eventhough I know I'm entitled to come with my passport as long as I respect the 3 months period

I see that your fiancé came many times during the application process. Did he bring papers to show he was to go back to england?

I've been reading the FAQs section about this matter but I don't have a working contract nor a lease...

Projected date for NOA2 15th of Dec :'(

Edited October 8, 2007 by caro06

[weedebz 0]

approval date clinging onto november by it's fingernails....30th Novemeber. Going by when I originally filed I was due for approval tomorrow!!!!!!

[Jeraly 4]

I think people take some kind of proof of ties to their home country (letter from an employer etc) to show they intend to return - it isn't necessary but it would make things a lot easier

[lilou 0]

Projected date for NOA2 15th of Dec :'(

We have the same projected date for NOA2 I'm going to keep a eyes on you

[Jeraly 4]

Haha Debz - I am still on 22nd Dec... I'd love to have a November date

[selam 0]

bad day for me ... crying missing my man so bad If i could collect all the tears that USCIS delay is creating I would send those tears to them so they could realize how they do make suffer people in love all around the world. It is simply non-human, you should have the right to marry who you want and when you want, it is not a privilege...

well just a bad day I was in need to wee a little bit. I'll be better tomorrow have a nice Sunday all you

same for me. i feel awfully depressed and just can't stand the seperation anymore. during the week i'm busy and it is ok, but on the weekends, it just hits me....

That goes the same over here. It just feels so damn unbearable at times. I cannot wait for it all to be as it should!