Number of cases processed hit new high!

[AndiB 677]

2 minutes ago, FromMexico W/Love said:

Having worked for multiple federal agencies, to include the DOS, for over a decade here are my two cents on the backlog timeline and why we probably see a decrease in the backlog this FY. The backlog before COVID was significantly lower, hovering around ~20k and processing around ~16k/cases a quarter which put them firmly in the processing goal of ~4-6/months for I-129f. A timeline of processing I-129f paperwork in ~6/months can routinely be chalked up to, "that is how long it takes us to process these cases, without letting fraudulent cases enter the US" without raising serious red flags about an agencies management and leadership because the amount of US citizens impacted by that processing timeline is very small. However, when the timeline extends like it did in FY2022 you now have 55k+ US citizens becoming impacted by nearly 2+ year wait times, and if the trend they were on continued we would be flirting with a 100k+ backlog. Now that is where it becomes a serious problem for USCIS, especially when the average citizen doesn't even know your agency exists (which is good for the agency).

 

If the backlog were to increase or even stay the same, you are looking at getting a significant increase in congressional inquires and other issues (watchdogs, internal audits, etc.) that USCIS doesn't want nor need, especially over what are routinely pretty cut and dry I-129f cases. Heck with even cases that might seem "fraudulent" to the common eye, the US government usually can't stop them because "love" and other benchmarks for relationships cannot be applied to marriage or fiancé relationships (i.e. a US citizen having married multiple foreign spouses, a significant age gap, 90-day fiancé stuff lol). There is a saying with DOS consular officers who interview K-1/CR-1 cases that goes "love isn't in the FAM " (foreign affairs manual). The FAM is what drives the decision making process that DOS officers use, and I guarantee that there is an equivalent on the USCIS side, and they just chalk it up to, "oh well" on some cases. 

 

Just some guy's two cents having worked in the machine that is the US federal government.  

Thanks for this! I do find it crazy when people think uscis will just not care or not put any effort into fixing this. I know government agencies are slow to turn things around in general so my expectations aren't high but I do know things can't stay this way 😂

 

Even the agency says it can't. No 'oh well what can we do'. They're working on fixing it. 

[New Romantics 188]

9 minutes ago, FromMexico W/Love said:

Having worked for multiple federal agencies, to include the DOS, for over a decade here are my two cents on the backlog timeline and why we probably see a decrease in the backlog this FY. The backlog before COVID was significantly lower, hovering around ~20k and processing around ~16k/cases a quarter which put them firmly in the processing goal of ~4-6/months for I-129f. A timeline of processing I-129f paperwork in ~6/months can routinely be chalked up to, "that is how long it takes us to process these cases, without letting fraudulent cases enter the US" without raising serious red flags about an agencies management and leadership because the amount of US citizens impacted by that processing timeline is very small. However, when the timeline extends like it did in FY2022 you now have 55k+ US citizens becoming impacted by nearly 2+ year wait times, and if the trend they were on continued we would be flirting with a 100k+ backlog. Now that is where it becomes a serious problem for USCIS, especially when the average citizen doesn't even know your agency exists (which is good for the agency).

 

If the backlog were to increase or even stay the same, you are looking at getting a significant increase in congressional inquires and other issues (watchdogs, internal audits, etc.) that USCIS doesn't want nor need, especially over what are routinely pretty cut and dry I-129f cases. Heck with even cases that might seem "fraudulent" to the common eye, the US government usually can't stop them because "love" and other benchmarks for relationships cannot be applied to marriage or fiancé relationships (i.e. a US citizen having married multiple foreign spouses, a significant age gap, 90-day fiancé stuff lol). There is a saying with DOS consular officers who interview K-1/CR-1 cases that goes "love isn't in the FAM " (foreign affairs manual). The FAM is what drives the decision making process that DOS officers use, and I guarantee that there is an equivalent on the USCIS side, and they just chalk it up to, "oh well" on some cases. 

 

Just some guy's two cents having worked in the machine that is the US federal government.  

Wow,  thanks for taking the time to write this. It's very valuable coming from someone who has some experience. Let's hope they are successful in achieving their goals.

[Anna Hessler 119]

16 hours ago, AndiB said:

I see youre a Nov 2022 filer @Quimat

You have to remember a lot of 2021 filers filed when it was 6-9 months and saw it increase to 15.5months so have been waiting 6-9months longer than they expected so they're used to being disappointed. I think we'll end up just under a yr for our NOA2 but will take a month+ to get a good idea of trend. 

I'm going to write a book after all this! A memoir, really. About living through COVID and USCIS BS forcing my family apart and single parenting through all this. 

 

Don't read it, it'll be ####### 🤣 but I think that all of us going through this probably have fascinating (maybe not in the most positive way) stories to tell. I'd be delighted to compile these stories.

[FromMexico W/Love 244]

1 minute ago, Anna Hessler said:

I'm going to write a book after all this! A memoir, really. About living through COVID and USCIS BS forcing my family apart and single parenting through all this. 

 

Don't read it, it'll be ####### 🤣 but I think that all of us going through this probably have fascinating (maybe not in the most positive way) stories to tell. I'd be delighted to compile these stories.

I actually think this is a great idea, but not just for the book but for us to take all of these stories to our senators and representatives. Imagine if each of our senators got a binder with 500+ stories like ours and the USCIS ...

[Anna Hessler 119]

2 minutes ago, FromMexico W/Love said:

I actually think this is a great idea, but not just for the book but for us to take all of these stories to our senators and representatives. Imagine if each of our senators got a binder with 500+ stories like ours and the USCIS ...

Yeah! My dream goal in life is to publish one book so thats where I went with it. But your idea is even better. It might actually spark some change!

[FromMexico W/Love 244]

3 minutes ago, Anna Hessler said:

Yeah! My dream goal in life is to publish one book so thats where I went with it. But your idea is even better. It might actually spark some change!

The question is how do we do this? Because I am totally serious about presenting my senator and their teams with a case file that shows numerous cases of impacted US citizens by USCIS' timeline in processing I-129f cases.

[Anna Hessler 119]

1 minute ago, FromMexico W/Love said:

The question is how do we do this? Because I am totally serious about presenting my senator and their teams with a case file that shows numerous cases of impacted US citizens by USCIS' timeline in processing I-129f cases.

I've actually been thinking about this for a good 6+ months. Because I really am serious about doing something to help fix immigration. 

 

I am a research scientist at Yale University. This is going to sound unbelievably snotty and I swear I don't mean this in an elitist way, but because of the prestige of my employment it is very easy for me to get an audience with officials in my state. I've done it before. I had an incident about a year ago where I was having an emergency and the courts and police weren't doing anything. Some higher ups at my university pulled some strings and I met directly with some state officials and got it handled. I can certainly pull some more strings and even work with journalists to get stories out there. I won't promise results, but I can get an audience. 

[FromMexico W/Love 244]

Just now, Anna Hessler said:

I've actually been thinking about this for a good 6+ months. Because I really am serious about doing something to help fix immigration. 

 

I am a research scientist at Yale University. This is going to sound unbelievably snotty and I swear I don't mean this in an elitist way, but because of the prestige of my employment it is very easy for me to get an audience with officials in my state. I've done it before. I had an incident about a year ago where I was having an emergency and the courts and police weren't doing anything. Some higher ups at my university pulled some strings and I met directly with some state officials and got it handled. I can certainly pull some more strings and even work with journalists to get stories out there. I won't promise results, but I can get an audience. 

Not snotty at all! Let's start a Google Drive Folder to collect stories. I am willing to write a letter (along with my fiancé) and provide information (address, email, phone#) for this. What else do you think we need? 

[New Romantics 188]

2 minutes ago, Anna Hessler said:

I've actually been thinking about this for a good 6+ months. Because I really am serious about doing something to help fix immigration. 

 

I am a research scientist at Yale University. This is going to sound unbelievably snotty and I swear I don't mean this in an elitist way, but because of the prestige of my employment it is very easy for me to get an audience with officials in my state. I've done it before. I had an incident about a year ago where I was having an emergency and the courts and police weren't doing anything. Some higher ups at my university pulled some strings and I met directly with some state officials and got it handled. I can certainly pull some more strings and even work with journalists to get stories out there. I won't promise results, but I can get an audience. 

This would be incredible. The rest of us who don't have much of a voice would benefit immensely from getting our stories heard!

[Anna Hessler 119]

Just now, FromMexico W/Love said:

Not snotty at all! Let's start a Google Drive Folder to collect stories. I am willing to write a letter (along with my fiancé) and provide information (address, email, phone#) for this. What else do you think we need? 

I just made an email account to compile stories. Email me a well written but compact (1-2 pages?) story and I can start putting things together. We can definitely do a drive, but if people want to write anon I want that privacy to be respected.

 

familyimmigrationstories@gmail.com

[New Romantics 188]

28 minutes ago, Anna Hessler said:

I'm going to write a book after all this! A memoir, really. About living through COVID and USCIS BS forcing my family apart and single parenting through all this. 

 

Don't read it, it'll be ####### 🤣 but I think that all of us going through this probably have fascinating (maybe not in the most positive way) stories to tell. I'd be delighted to compile these stories.

Maybe we can donate the proceedings to USCIS so they can hire more adjudicators 😂

[Quimat 154]

6 minutes ago, Anna Hessler said:

I've actually been thinking about this for a good 6+ months. Because I really am serious about doing something to help fix immigration. 

 

I am a research scientist at Yale University. This is going to sound unbelievably snotty and I swear I don't mean this in an elitist way, but because of the prestige of my employment it is very easy for me to get an audience with officials in my state. I've done it before. I had an incident about a year ago where I was having an emergency and the courts and police weren't doing anything. Some higher ups at my university pulled some strings and I met directly with some state officials and got it handled. I can certainly pull some more strings and even work with journalists to get stories out there. I won't promise results, but I can get an audience. 

This is incredible! It’s not snotty at all! I would absolutely love to include mine and my fiancé’s experience as well. 

[Anna Hessler 119]

It will take me some time to get the requests out there. But I can use this time to gather the stories. Feel free to share the email address with anyone you know who would have something good to contribute. I'm excited about this. It's really easy to brush off a letter or email. But if I'm standing there in person it'll be harder for them to ignore me. 😉

 

And thank you!

[FromMexico W/Love 244]

Just now, Anna Hessler said:

It will take me some time to get the requests out there. But I can use this time to gather the stories. Feel free to share the email address with anyone you know who would have something good to contribute. I'm excited about this. It's really easy to brush off a letter or email. But if I'm standing there in person it'll be harder for them to ignore me. 😉

 

And thank you!

 

Thank You! Yes, I want to supply you with 50+ cases, if not more so that it is impactful. Haptics is a very powerful tool, and the heavier that binder is the better. 

 

[Anna Hessler 119]

There is an immigration subcommittee and I'm going to do my best to get our information escalated to them after this.

 

https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/about/subcommittees/subcommittee-on-border-security-and-immigration