Expedited processing

[Dashinka 23,544]

The OP may be interested in this thread.

 

 

[slavaskii 885]

3 minutes ago, Dashinka said:

The OP may be interested in this thread.

 

 

From my recollection, the 6 month timeframe is only estimated to be achieved Q4 2023. I mean, this will be great for K1s going through AOS in the future, but I don't think this brings much solace to those who are still halfway through the I-129F stage. And I agree with the previous comment, that if all forms had premium processing (1) everyone would do it, resulting in there being no "premium," and (2) it would make the immigration system 'pay-to-win', which is expressly opposite of what the current leadership has been aiming for. To be honest, I was actually quite surprised to hear premium processing was even being expanded. 

[Mike20090622 45]

28 minutes ago, slavaskii said:

From my recollection, the 6 month timeframe is only estimated to be achieved Q4 2023. I mean, this will be great for K1s going through AOS in the future, but I don't think this brings much solace to those who are still halfway through the I-129F stage. And I agree with the previous comment, that if all forms had premium processing (1) everyone would do it, resulting in there being no "premium," and (2) it would make the immigration system 'pay-to-win', which is expressly opposite of what the current leadership has been aiming for. To be honest, I was actually quite surprised to hear premium processing was even being expanded. 

Not sure how they achieve that goal? Uscis is not funded by federal, so they need raise the fees and hire more staff, then why they don’t do it right now and need us wait more than a year? 

[Crazy Cat 40,133]

2 hours ago, Mike20090622 said:

I used rapid visa as my agent and they told me K visa is always faster than CR-1

Always?  That hasn't been the case.  Did they explain the other differences between a fiance visa and a spousal visa?  

[slavaskii 885]

1 hour ago, Mike20090622 said:

Not sure how they achieve that goal? Uscis is not funded by federal, so they need raise the fees and hire more staff, then why they don’t do it right now and need us wait more than a year? 

I believe the goal with increasing premium processing cases is to be able to afford more adjudicators. We already know from their Q&A that 200 more are planned to help with asylum petitions - which are both extremely important and extremely delayed (I heard 5 years?!). Once those start moving again, I-129F will improve as well. It would be wonderful if USCIS got a sweet cash injection, but unfortunately immigration reform has always been a monumental struggle for Congress.

Edited April 4, 2022 by slavaskii

[Boiler 44,008]

8 minutes ago, slavaskii said:

I believe the goal with increasing premium processing cases is to be able to afford more adjudicators. We already know from their Q&A that 200 more are planned to help with asylum petitions - which are both extremely important and extremely delayed (I heard 5 years?!). Once those start moving again, I-129F will improve as well. It would be wonderful if USCIS got a sweet cash injection, but unfortunately immigration reform has always been a monumental struggle for Congress.

The Biden administration said they were expecting 18,000 new asylum applications a day so not sure what difference 200 will make.

 

[Ontarkie 14,017]

~~Moved to General Immigration Discussion, from K1 P&P~~

[Daphne . 1,710]

10 hours ago, Mike20090622 said:

I would make other plans if I know k visa takes song long, it said 6-8 months, I tried to buy a townhouse in last November and signed the contract but my fiancé not liked it so I quit after the home inspection, my rental lease will expire in June and I hope she can come by then and she said we look at houses together and now the mortgage rates skyrocketed 

 

When she comes to the US on a K1, she will not be able to contribute financially for a long time (unless she has/brings savings) because she cannot work until she gets her work authorization so all of the living expenses will be on you for a long time..

[jan22 2,945]

16 hours ago, Mike20090622 said:

Why don’t they provide such services to all visas?

The following reasons may be in play, IMO. 

 

IR visas are (at least in theory) already the top priority for USCIS adjudication.  USCIS may not want to deal with the appearacne of creating a "priveleged", rich class of citizens for a process that should be equally available to all.

 

It would not be feasible to offer expedited premium processing for the family preference (F1- F4) catagories because of the numerical limitations based on those categories.  Paying a premium fee would not change the Priority Date on the petition, so after paying for premium USCIS processing, your application would just sit even longer at NVC until your PD was current.  (It would also mean that more children would age out if the time between application and approval was shortened significantly, especially for F4 visas). 

 

And, finally, the selected categories have far fewer applications than the family-based ones.  So a little extra effort can make a bigger PR splash.

Edited April 4, 2022 by jan22

[Crazy Cat 40,133]

 

12 hours ago, Boiler said:

The Biden administration said they were expecting 18,000 new asylum applications a day so not sure what difference 200 will make.

 

 It is the usual "feel good" measure which will have little to no impact on the real issue.

[Mike20090622 45]

12 minutes ago, jan22 said:

The following reasons may be in play, IMO. 

 

IR visas are (at least in theory) already the top priority for USCIS adjudication.  USCIS may not want to deal with the appearacne of creating a "priveleged", rich class of citizens for a process that should be equally available to all.

 

It would not be feasible to offer expedited premium processing for the family preference (F1- F4) catagories because of the numerical limitations based on those categories.  Paying a premium fee would not change the Priority Date on the petition, so after paying for premium USCIS processing, your application would just sit even longer at NVC until your PD was current.  (It would also mean that more children would age out if the time between application and approval was shortened significantly, especially for F4 visas). 

 

And, finally, the selected categories have far fewer applications than the family-based ones.  So a little extra effort can make a bigger PR splash.

Yes, if you are rich enough, then you can easily and quickly get gold visa or silver visa, you are just middle class working people and you don’t deserve a quick response 

[Crazy Cat 40,133]

21 minutes ago, jan22 said:

So a little extra effort can make a bigger PR splash.

That is the top priority for the current administration.  Their poll numbers are in the toilet.

[Boiler 44,008]

27 minutes ago, jan22 said:

The following reasons may be in play, IMO. 

 

IR visas are (at least in theory) already the top priority for USCIS adjudication.  USCIS may not want to deal with the appearacne of creating a "priveleged", rich class of citizens for a process that should be equally available to all.

 

It would not be feasible to offer expedited premium processing for the family preference (F1- F4) catagories because of the numerical limitations based on those categories.  Paying a premium fee would not change the Priority Date on the petition, so after paying for premium USCIS processing, your application would just sit even longer at NVC until your PD was current.  (It would also mean that more children would age out if the time between application and approval was shortened significantly, especially for F4 visas). 

 

And, finally, the selected categories have far fewer applications than the family-based ones.  So a little extra effort can make a bigger PR splash.

I do not think anyone is expecting to be able to expedite a priority date.

 

An IR case for example should take a month or so rather than the current 18, that would  be the focus. Sort of similar to how DCF can be so much quicker.

 

[mam521 1,884]

18 hours ago, Mike20090622 said:

Why don’t they provide such services to all visas?

CR/IR visas aren't lucrative enough...they take a long time to process and are essentially guaranteed.

 

As Boiler said, follow the money.  Really, I don't know that it's that massive of a change for the employment visas because some of the I-140's can already be premium processed for a fee.  In the case of students, I suppose they need to be able to go to school and if they have the fat stacks of cash to attend a US institution, again, money talks.  Not just fees to USCIS, but to the IRS in taxes and to the educational institutions in tuition ad fees.  

[Cathi 5,632]

Mortgage rates have not "skyrocketed". They are still well below 4%