Are you fed up with USCIS yet?

[Sinergy 3]

Id love to know where the USCIS is misinforming ppl. Not to mention there are GUIDES on this site to READ for information. if more ppl read the GUIDES, there would be less misunderstandings on alot of things.

[ramos96 1]

I have to say this since no one else has!!!

Cant we all just get along..... Rodney King

To the newbies: You all are going to have to wait like the rest of us did, so unless you are an congressman/woman with direct oversight of the funding for the USCIS, sit yer azz down in the bus like the rest of us and enjoy your ride.

To the Old folks like me WHO have been thru some of the process:

Lord forgive them all for they know not what they do - Jesus of Nazereth

We need to be a little more patient and guide them to things like the FREAKIN TIMELINES so they get it thru THEIR Thick SKULL, "WoW im gonna have to wait, im not special, im just an american"

Humbly,

Ramos

Edited September 19, 2007 by ramos96

[deadbird 2]

btw...

[Sinergy 3]

I have to say this since no one else has!!!

Cant we all just get along..... Rodney King

To the newbies: You all are going to have to wait like the rest of us did, so unless you are an congressman/woman with direct oversight of the funding for the USCIS, sit yer azz down in the bus like the rest of us and enjoy your ride.

To the Old folks like me WHO have been thru some of the process:

Lord forgive them all for they know not what they do - Jesus of Nazereth

We need to be a little more patient and guide them to things like the FREAKIN TIMELINES so they get it thru THEIR Thick SKULL, "WoW im gonna have to wait, im not special, im just an american"

Humbly,

Ramos

i agree, the part that annoys me is when we try to help, or give advice, we are attacked. no matter what we say to a new member, unless its what they want to hear, we will get attacked.

[ramos96 1]

Agreed Iones,

People who are new to the process NEED to read the guides and LISTEN to people who have been thru the process. ONCE you as someone who is NEW has been thru a particular section of the process then you should provide that experience to others, examples: ADDing to the guides, providing advice to OTHER NEW people, like MOST of us do.

U.S. Wendy your hope is admirable you are NOT to be faulted, but YOU need to be realistic, I'm sorry but life is like that, learn that now or you will have other problems in your life, people BEFORE you have had to wait and now you will also have to wait. Im sorry you dont like the process, suck it up the rest of us did.

Humbly,

Ramos

p.s. Letters will do nothing but KILL more trees, that the world already needs for oxygen and I'm not even a naturalist and I understand that. As an American, I intend to do what will matter, listen to the candidates and see which is lying the least and CAST my VOTE for HOPEFULLY someone that might change things a LITTLE bit. I urge everyone else if they can VOTE, please do so.

Edited September 19, 2007 by ramos96

[eric_and_teresa 10]

Agreed Iones,

People who are new to the process NEED to read the guides and LISTEN to people who have been thru the process. ONCE you as someone who is NEW has been thru a particular section of the process then you should provide that experience to others, examples: ADDing to the guides, providing advice to OTHER NEW people, like MOST of us do.

U.S. Wendy your hope is admirable you are NOT to be faulted, but YOU need to be realistic, I'm sorry but life is like that, learn that now or you will have other problems in your life, people BEFORE you have had to wait and now you will also have to wait. Im sorry you dont like the process, suck it up the rest of us did.

Humbly,

Ramos

p.s. Letters will do nothing but KILL more trees, that the world already needs for oxygen and I'm not even a naturalist and I understand that. As an American, I intend to do what will matter, listen to the candidates and see which is lying the least and CAST my VOTE for HOPEFULLY someone that might change things a LITTLE bit. I urge everyone else if they can VOTE, please do so.

[Rob & Jin 0]

I think the current timelines and delays are acceptable considering the massive and daunting task facing the USCIS, DOS, DHS, and FBI. I hope few people will fight to lower overall security and soverignty for a one-time temporal gain.

Good to know someone that received their NOA2 in 36 days can call this "current timeline" acceptable.

haha,

[Zee Bee 61]

Maybe we should have just kept this in the other thread

I understand where everyone is coming from and I believe that, for the most part, people have good intentions with their suggestions but we all have different opinions. Rebeccajo has given us a different approach as to how to do this which I very much appreciate and agree with.

We know that USCIS is not going to bow down and do our bidding. We know that processing times are not going to magically go down. We know that our senators/congresspeople will probably throw the letters into their 'disgruntled constituent' pile. But we won't know unless we try. That is all we are doing, trying.

My question: is there something inherently wrong with writing letters? Some think it will be helpful and others not. Well, it won't hurt to try will it? If it doesn't work then....oh well. If it does work then good for us. Why all the ridicule? All the comments about newbies not knowing anything and needing to be schooled. Personally my immigration experience here is NOTHING compared to what I have had to deal with. I joined this site in April 2007 but have dealt with US immigration and immigration from 2 other countries for a long time. My longevity here should not be a gauge as to my level of experience dealing with immigration.

As for the attacking, it needs to stop on both sides. Attacking each other is not going to help anything and this is not newbies vs veterans. We saw some issues we wanted addressed and thought that letter writing was the best way to address them. If you have something constructive to say, pro or con, then by all means feel free to voice it.

[ramos96 1]

I think I have done that thank you

Please feel free and write all the letters you wish.

People who have been on the site a while have nothing to gauge what we may consider new people by other than their questions and the "Joined:" from date. So that is WHAT I go by when responding to someone here, that is my reference and probably for a lot of other people. So I appreciate your past experiences but now you are here on THIS site and YOUR "Joined" date is your reference date for people who DONT know anything about you, so please understand and respect that, and if you are doing that already then you know what I am trying to tell you.

ITS the INTERNET people you have to take it with a grain of salt and grow some thick skin.

Humbly,

Ramos

[Rob & Jin 0]

Maybe we should have just kept this in the other thread

I understand where everyone is coming from and I believe that, for the most part, people have good intentions with their suggestions but we all have different opinions. Rebeccajo has given us a different approach as to how to do this which I very much appreciate and agree with.

We know that USCIS is not going to bow down and do our bidding. We know that processing times are not going to magically go down. We know that our senators/congresspeople will probably throw the letters into their 'disgruntled constituent' pile. But we won't know unless we try. That is all we are doing, trying.

My question: is there something inherently wrong with writing letters? Some think it will be helpful and others not. Well, it won't hurt to try will it? If it doesn't work then....oh well. If it does work then good for us. Why all the ridicule? All the comments about newbies not knowing anything and needing to be schooled. Personally my immigration experience here is NOTHING compared to what I have had to deal with. I joined this site in April 2007 but have dealt with US immigration and immigration from 2 other countries for a long time. My longevity here should not be a gauge as to my level of experience dealing with immigration.

As for the attacking, it needs to stop on both sides. Attacking each other is not going to help anything and this is not newbies vs veterans. We saw some issues we wanted addressed and thought that letter writing was the best way to address them. If you have something constructive to say, pro or con, then by all means feel free to voice it.

i Agree

[Zee Bee 61]

I think I have done that thank you

Please feel free and write all the letters you wish.

People who have been on the site a while have nothing to gauge what we may consider new people by other than their questions and the "Joined:" from date. So that is WHAT I go by when responding to someone here, that is my reference and probably for a lot of other people. So I appreciate your past experiences but now you are here on THIS site and YOUR "Joined" date is your reference date for people who DONT know anything about you, so please understand and respect that, and if you are doing that already then you know what I am trying to tell you.

ITS the INTERNET people you have to take it with a grain of salt and grow some thick skin.

Humbly,

Ramos

I understand that. I normally could care less about that because I think in a lot of cases it is true. But I think that concept of "newbies knowing no better" has been thrown around a lot here.

I just wanted to make sure, for people reading this thread, that not all of us who want to write the letters are new to this whole mess of immigration.

Thanks for your input.

Edited September 19, 2007 by ZeeNusah

[rebeccajo 14]

As far as attacks go, the thing that really gets my goat is for somebody to even REMOTELY infer members who had a quick NOA2 'just don't understand'.

For those of you who feel that way, let me give you a reality check.

SOME OF US got quick approvals but we have stayed in this community anyway and tried to help those around us. We didn't just blow in here, suck out all the information we could get to help our case, and disappear as soon as we were reunited, only to turn up again when we have a problem with the next stage of immigration. We wouldn't keep posting here if we didn't care about those around us.

Even though I've been here nearly 3 years, I don't expect people to bow down and kiss my feet, or agree with everything I say.

But if you are thinking I don't understand what you are going through with your case, that I don't 'get' your problem, or can't relate because I haven't been there myself - well that's just bull$hit. If I didn't care I wouldn't still be here! I get sick to my eyeballs of being criticized or scolded around here for not patting people on their little heads. I'm a tough little lady who's lived longer than most of you. I've been around the block a time or two and I still came out alive and happy for it. Nobody paved my streets with gold or spoon-fed me - I had to take responsibility for my life, my family, and when I decided I was in love with an Irishman, I had to take personal responsibility for his immigration and for our case.

I like people and I care about people. It's about that simple. I don't have to walk a mile in your shoes to understand your little problem because I've got a few little problems of my own. Most days it make me feel a little bit less overwhelmed by my own 'deals' if I help people with theirs. But I'm not going to keep spinning my wheels around here for those of you won't give something back to this community besides your own heartburn.

Take responsibility for your case. Stop looking for spoon-fed answers. Stop looking for somebody to 'fix' your own issues. Read, research and learn. And don't just 'take'. Give back.

Edited September 19, 2007 by rebeccajo

[mox 298]

@rebeccajo:

[StillThePrettiest 3]

rebeccajo: the UTMOST respect, but that's YOUR issue, and I've seen you say it more than once, and I just don't see why it's relevant here

is there a reason not to write the letters?

could the content of the letter, or the list of recipients, be improved in some way?

if so, please elucidate

if not, why are we still talking about people's emotions? it's just not relevant

(PS using phrases like 'your little problem' and similar comes across as massively condescending, so I for one would appreciate a little less of that. Thanking you kindly in advance).

[ramos96 1]

I vote we make rebeccajo, the VJ grandma!!!

Your a straight shooter Rebeccajo, you have earned my respect for that, but you have to be a little nice sometimes

You catch more flies with honey than you do with vinegar, but then again do we want all those flies? lol

Humbly,

Ramos