Are you fed up with USCIS yet?

[Jaseball 0]

It is still the gov't - red tape & all. We are at their mercy. No guarantees are made - we chose to bring someone to live in America. It is a privilege, not a right.

I agree, what I was trying to say was that I think people assume there should be guarantees of some sort...you know, quick turnover, immediate citizenship BECAUSE they are paying. But, we all know that it's a unique situation where private money is used partially to fund a beaurocratic government agency. People assume payment = rights. I still maintain though that there should be a cap on processing times for family petitions (excluding fiance). There should be some type of crack team ( ) working to give some kind of resolution when it's getting close to a year. There are crack teams working on work visas aren't there?

And I agree with you about writing to congress people. USCIS have enough on their plates right now.

Excluding fiancee? Why should someone who is legally married already or who had a child get priority over a fiancee?

If that were the case I would have just married my girl in China and came back here to file a K3.

The reason I went the K1 route was after reading up on the options and realizing for us the K1 was the best option and could possibly be faster than the K3.

I guess I'm not sweating the NOA2 because I've already read the FAQS, read tons of posts, and realize that as happy as I will be knowing my petition is approved it will be at least 1 more month to get to China, 2 months sitting in a warehouse, then 4 months before the interview. I was expecting a 6-12+ month wait already when I filed the K1. I'm just hoping for no RFE and that my girl is well prepped and we prepare for the interview...many, many months down the road.

If they kept shoving K1 fiancee petitions to the back and prioritize K3 and petitions with K2 child visas I'd be really pissed. Besides, as has been mentioned the long, long delays are usually at the Consular stage or there are probably circumstances involved that no one knows about.

At least I believe it is first come, first served for most of us. That part is fair. We're all dealing with the same slow, bureaucratic, annoying, paper heavy system and I for one have not found an expedited path to any part of this process.

[bakofoil 27]

I think it is a little insensitive of the members on this board who are much further along in the process to say things like "immigration is a privilege, not a right" or "just keep waiting, these delays are normal." The fact of the matter is, the mass majority of previous filers didn't have to go through the kind of stuff the April, May, and June 2007 filers are going through. We are facing a huge backlog of petitions, and no matter whose fault it is, it still sucks and we want to complain. I imagine that if a lot of these users were in the same boat as us, they would be complaining just as loudly as we are.

Why do people need to try and put people in their place? Why can't they just give some words of encouragement? I understand some people's desire to exercise their First Amendment rights, but arguing on the internet is like winning the Special Olympics. We all need to encourage each other so we can encourage our loved ones. There is a second user on the other side of almost every single account on this board. My fiance is going crazy more so that I am. Not only does she miss me, but she hates her job, and she can't quit because she can't sign another contract and incur the monetary cost of breaking that contract to leave for the US when USCIS finally decides to get off their butts and get our paperwork done.

It's also highly insensitive and inappropriate to compare arguing with winning the Special Olympics...it is an immense achievement to take part in the Special Olympics, nevermind win it. Hardly comparable to sitting at home arguing the toss on the internet.

Well, that's a big oops if I ever saw one.

...much as I enjoy arguing the toss on the internet

[bakofoil 27]

It is still the gov't - red tape & all. We are at their mercy. No guarantees are made - we chose to bring someone to live in America. It is a privilege, not a right.

I agree, what I was trying to say was that I think people assume there should be guarantees of some sort...you know, quick turnover, immediate citizenship BECAUSE they are paying. But, we all know that it's a unique situation where private money is used partially to fund a beaurocratic government agency. People assume payment = rights. I still maintain though that there should be a cap on processing times for family petitions (excluding fiance). There should be some type of crack team ( ) working to give some kind of resolution when it's getting close to a year. There are crack teams working on work visas aren't there?

And I agree with you about writing to congress people. USCIS have enough on their plates right now.

Excluding fiancee? Why should someone who is legally married already or who had a child get priority over a fiancee?

If that were the case I would have just married my girl in China and came back here to file a K3.

The reason I went the K1 route was after reading up on the options and realizing for us the K1 was the best option and could possibly be faster than the K3.

I guess I'm not sweating the NOA2 because I've already read the FAQS, read tons of posts, and realize that as happy as I will be knowing my petition is approved it will be at least 1 more month to get to China, 2 months sitting in a warehouse, then 4 months before the interview. I was expecting a 6-12+ month wait already when I filed the K1. I'm just hoping for no RFE and that my girl is well prepped and we prepare for the interview...many, many months down the road.

If they kept shoving K1 fiancee petitions to the back and prioritize K3 and petitions with K2 child visas I'd be really pissed. Besides, as has been mentioned the long, long delays are usually at the Consular stage or there are probably circumstances involved that no one knows about.

At least I believe it is first come, first served for most of us. That part is fair. We're all dealing with the same slow, bureaucratic, annoying, paper heavy system and I for one have not found an expedited path to any part of this process.

I was really focussing on people who have been married for some time and have children. For the record, I don't have children and am not married yet. Of course, I want my K1 to go through swiftly and smoothly, but I think I would face less of a hardship than those families who depend on a spouse's income.

[Sinergy 3]

i want to go on the record for something. i see noobs stating that older members are constantly not understanding, or bashing or whatever on noobs.

i love helping noobies,i love giving information that i know and passing it on to help make this process a bit easier. the unfortunate part about it is, the advice given is not always going to be the advice you wanted to hear. you want to hear you will have an approval in a few weeks, sorry i can only advice 90 days or more. and when i dont or many other older members dont give the advice the noob was HOPING for, they attack and bash us. thats when older members get pissy with a noobie. its not that we cant and wont tolerate a noobie, its when we try to help and give GOOD advice we get attacked. whats the point of asking ppl anything if you already have YOUR answer in your head?? if you want an answer and your seeking advice, take the advice. remember, the ppl who have already gone thru the process as i have know most the answers better than a noob, hence noob. we all understand the timelines, we all understand the process is a piece of ####### and takes too long. your going thru it now, just bc we are done with the waiting game doesnt mean we dont remember what it was like. hell i surely remember, i remember being pregnant without my husband here, giving birth without him here, him watching it on webcam, i remember him missing the first year of his sons life bc the process was long and we got an RFE for something we didnt need to send in. trust me, WE HAVE BEEN THERE WE KNOW THE PAIN.

if an older member is giving you advice, its bc we are helping, bc we been there and understand. not that we are being hateful and whatever else. dont attack ppl who try to give you advice. and i agree with becca on what her mom used to tell her, my mom used to tell me as well.

know the saying dont bite the hand that feeds you? ask for advice, get the advice, but its not good manners to attack the person helping you.

if you want something done about immigration, write your congressman or senator.

another thing to remember that i keep repeating bc i find it important to keep in mind, the ppl on VJ are not the only ones going thru this process. there are hundreds of thousands of other usc's going thru this process just as you are, so you are in line with them as well. and with there now being ONLY 2 service centers, processing times are going to slow down. its not your fault by far, but they are doing the best they can. i was impatient as well at the beginning, but hell, i had to wait with everyone else.

[Jaseball 0]

I'm a pretty well informed, patient n00b.

I do understand the OP. She was just looking for some support and for positive posts from people who felt the same. She probably does realize letters won't do much and this is a hot button/hands off issue for more representatives, but to make the effort and then fail feels better than not even sending out a few letters.

[Sinergy 3]

if your that informed, you would notice no one told her NOT to do it. opinions were given, but no one said " omg thats stupid you better not do it"

so all this bs about "aww the op is just bla bla bla"

yea we got it, we got it HOURS ago, the point we cant get thru to anyone is, no one adviced her NOT to do it.

[no name 1]

Well, she didn't need to post it in 3 different forums if she only wanted sympathy, either.

[chris4gretchen 1]

Rising over what? Over the last few weeks since the fee increase?

Take a look at how processing times have IMPROVED over the last two to three years.

I dont think so. by your own timeline you got your NOA2 in less than 3 weeks. There are many on here currently at 140 days. where is the improved processing time. i find it funny all of the naysayers saying there is no problem and its so much faster now and every one is a whiner has a timeline with NOA2 approvals under a 30 days.

Yeah so far i see no improvement based on your timeline and others currently here.

Chris

[BillyB 0]

And when it does, will you still be as 'interested' in stirring the troops - or in helping others get what they need? Or will you fade off into the immigration sunset until your own next personal situation crops up? It might be a harsh question, but self-examination is never easy.

Who cares if Wendy is still around or not after her fiance gets a visa. Do you help to help or do you want recognition and payback to the forum? Some newbies should never give advice anyway. Wendy is doing something constructive that benefits not only her but all in this endeavor. USCIS has high levels of incompetence and they have been trying to adjust but they wouldn't have done it without people like Wendy speaking out.

I wished enough people spoke out against IMBRA to prevent that feminist agenda #######.

I've been participating on forums since 2004, mostly RussianWomenDiscussion.com and help where I can without the need for respect. If a guy doesn't take advice well, then that's his problem. I get enough satifaction from people who do succeed and not marry insincere people or get scammed. From what I've seen this place is gentler and kindler to newbies who don't listen. Isee no valid reasons to lock this thread or for people to have hurt feelings.

For those experienced members who have still more to learn, It's "newbie", not "noobie".

[no name 1]

There are many on here currently at 140 days. where is the improved processing time. i find it funny all of the naysayers saying there is no problem and its so much faster now and every one is a whiner has a timeline with NOA2 approvals under a 30 days.

Yeah so far i see no improvement based on your timeline and others currently here.

Chris

ooh, do I count? My NOA2 took 83 days????

post 145.

[no name 1]

Who cares if Wendy is still around or not after her fiance gets a visa. Do you help to help or do you want recognition and payback to the forum? Some newbies should never give advice anyway. Wendy is doing something constructive that benefits not only her but all in this endeavor. USCIS has high levels of incompetence and they have been trying to adjust but they wouldn't have done it without people like Wendy speaking out.

I wished enough people spoke out against IMBRA to prevent that feminist agenda #######.

I've been participating on forums since 2004, mostly RussianWomenDiscussion.com and help where I can without the need for respect. If a guy doesn't take advice well, then that's his problem. I get enough satifaction from people who do succeed and not marry insincere people or get scammed. From what I've seen this place is gentler and kindler to newbies who don't listen. Isee no valid reasons to lock this thread or for people to have hurt feelings.

For those experienced members who have still more to learn, It's "newbie", not "noobie".

RJ never said she wanted recognition. ???

USCIS has not improved. And that is neither because of Wendy or not.

PS: There is no need to correct someone who says noobie/newbie. Both are correct.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=noobie

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=newbie

Edited September 20, 2007 by devilette

[chris4gretchen 1]

Or look here:

http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/stats.php?history=360

Might want to do a bit of research on past backlogs before you say that.

not sure what your point is but the average is 189 days on your link. i notice you got your approval in 150 some days thru that same timeframe so you got your approval a month early. how is that waiting thru a backlog? maybe im missing your point/

Chris

[Mags 112]

People, this isn't a competition, yet it is starting to feel like "I waited longer than you, so neenah!" kind of thing...this achieves nothing at all in regards to this thread.

[no name 1]

Or look here:

http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/stats.php?history=360

Might want to do a bit of research on past backlogs before you say that.

not sure what your point is but the average is 189 days on your link. i notice you got your approval in 150 some days thru that same timeframe so you got your approval a month early. how is that waiting thru a backlog? maybe im missing your point/

Chris

The point is post 145. Read what I replied to & comprehend.

[chris4gretchen 1]

i fully expect my petition to be approved sometime next summer. im sure it will take longer than 6 months, possibly ten. I dont expect any miracles from USCIS. It will be 2009 before any improvements are made in the time it takes.

But i find it hard to believe the ones with the least compassion on here are the ones typically with the shortest timelines. When there are people waiting years. im done in this thread.

sometimes the only winning move is not to play....