August / September I-130 2007 Filers

[SusieK 3]

NO!

THAT WOULD BE A NO!!!!!!

[HOHOHO 0]

@Stefank: you filed for DCF though and have nothing to do with the backlog at the service centers of USCIS. So, in that sense, you're pretty lucky. We all have been waiting for a very long time just to know if they received our petitions at all. Right now they are somewhere between Vermont, California and Chicago. Where they'll go next: who knows?

that's what all the "be patient" crowd does not understand. we all know it's going to take a hell ov a long time... BUT if your packets are LOST or not, we don't know. IF they are lost, we will have to start over, losing months, perhaps a year... At least when you have a reciept you know you EXIST in the system even if it takes 5 years. With nothing, you may as well not have bothered getting married yet.

[Kris and Susiek 0]

@Stefank: you filed for DCF though and have nothing to do with the backlog at the service centers of USCIS. So, in that sense, you're pretty lucky. We all have been waiting for a very long time just to know if they received our petitions at all. Right now they are somewhere between Vermont, California and Chicago. Where they'll go next: who knows?

that's what all the "be patient" crowd does not understand. we all know it's going to take a hell ov a long time... BUT if your packets are LOST or not, we don't know. IF they are lost, we will have to start over, losing months, perhaps a year... At least when you have a reciept you know you EXIST in the system even if it takes 5 years. With nothing, you may as well not have bothered getting married yet.

All the hurt I feel right now is there is nothing to show for all this waiting

Yes all those that have had a reply Well done and good luck but have a heart for those still waiting and as for HOHOHO man id be climbing the wall

well i am now so I dont know how far you up the wall but I will catch you soon if we dont hear anything soon

[WaitingForK3 0]

Has one sole got NOA1 from california after 8/30 and from VSC 7/29 ... ANYBODY ......

NO, NONE!!!

[SusieK 3]

Has one sole got NOA1 from california after 8/30 and from VSC 7/29 ... ANYBODY ......

NO, NONE!!!

Are we like the red hair step children here with our I-130's are what?? hmmmmmmmm posted Cornell Law School on Immigration Process times but it probably does not apply anymore since USCIS doesnt follow the book on anything anymore.

Cheers

[SusieK 3]

Has one sole got NOA1 from california after 8/30 and from VSC 7/29 ... ANYBODY ......

NO, NONE!!!

Are we like the red hair step children here with our I-130's are what?? hmmmmmmmm posted Cornell Law School on Immigration Process times but it probably does not apply anymore since USCIS doesnt follow the book on anything anymore.

Cheers

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Sorry here is the law lol yeah right

U.S. Code collectionmain page faq index search

TITLE 8 > CHAPTER 13 > SUBCHAPTER II > § 1571Prev | Next § 1571. Purposes

How Current is This? (a) Purposes

The purposes of this subchapter are to—

(1) provide the Immigration and Naturalization Service with the mechanisms it needs to eliminate the current backlog in the processing of immigration benefit applications within 1 year after October 17, 2000, and to maintain the elimination of the backlog in future years; and

(2) provide for regular congressional oversight of the performance of the Immigration and Naturalization Service in eliminating the backlog and processing delays in immigration benefits adjudications.

(B) Policy

It is the sense of Congress that the processing of an immigration benefit application should be completed not later than 180 days after the initial filing of the application, except that a petition for a nonimmigrant visa under section 1184 © of this title should be processed not later than 30 days after the filing of the petition.

Second part of this reply is as follows pretty interesting stuff but again who the heck knows anymore:

More recently, we have learned that during the same period of time, the USCIS received approximately 2.5 million applications of all types, more than double the number that they received in July and August of 2006. The agency is warning that naturalization applications received after June 1, 2006 can expect processing delays of 16 to 18 months! See

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/men...0004718190aRCRD

Due to huge increases in new applications and lack of pre-planning, the agency is literally melting down. The USCIS had projected that it would receive 3.2 million over a two-year period, fiscal years 2008 and 2009. Usually, the government mails out a receipt within a week of receiving an application. However, as of mid-November, the USCIS' Texas Service Center reported that it was issuing receipts for immigration applications filed on July 26, a delay of almost four months!

"Were we caught off guard by the volume? Let's just say it was anticipated it would increase. It was not anticipated it would increase by that much," said Emilio Gonzalez, director of Citizenship and Immigration Services.

Although the agency is in the process of hiring 1,500 additional examiners to cope with the additional workload, government employers (like applicants for immigration benefits) must undergo lengthy FBI security checks. I remember when I was hired as an INS Attorney in the mid-1970s, the FBI took almost nine months to complete the required checks before I started my job.

A lot of people who applied for naturalization in June and July of 2007 may find that they won't receive their papers in time to vote in the 2008 elections. Because of the July 30th fee increases, over 780,000 persons applied for naturalization in the first seven months of 2007, a 71% increase over the previous year.

"I hope there is no politics involved, but it makes me wonder when it's a Republican administration and those pushing anti-immigrant legislation are Republicans and the ones managing this process are Republicans," stated Eliseo Medina, the Executive Vice President of Service Employees International Union (SEIU).

Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) stated that "for waves of would-be citizens, bureaucratic incompetence is turning the American Dream into a dream deferred." He is urging the USCIS to rehire retirees to help process pending applications for naturalization.

We link to the USCIS Receipt Delay page from our "Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS)" page at

http://shusterman.com/ins.html#1

Edited December 13, 2007 by SusieK

[SusieK 3]

Has one sole got NOA1 from california after 8/30 and from VSC 7/29 ... ANYBODY ......

NO, NONE!!!

Are we like the red hair step children here with our I-130's are what?? hmmmmmmmm posted Cornell Law School on Immigration Process times but it probably does not apply anymore since USCIS doesnt follow the book on anything anymore.

Cheers

\

Sorry here is the law lol yeah right

U.S. Code collectionmain page faq index search

TITLE 8 > CHAPTER 13 > SUBCHAPTER II > § 1571Prev | Next § 1571. Purposes

How Current is This? (a) Purposes

The purposes of this subchapter are to—

(1) provide the Immigration and Naturalization Service with the mechanisms it needs to eliminate the current backlog in the processing of immigration benefit applications within 1 year after October 17, 2000, and to maintain the elimination of the backlog in future years; and

(2) provide for regular congressional oversight of the performance of the Immigration and Naturalization Service in eliminating the backlog and processing delays in immigration benefits adjudications.

(B) Policy

It is the sense of Congress that the processing of an immigration benefit application should be completed not later than 180 days after the initial filing of the application, except that a petition for a nonimmigrant visa under section 1184 © of this title should be processed not later than 30 days after the filing of the petition.

Second part of this reply is as follows pretty interesting stuff but again who the heck knows anymore:

More recently, we have learned that during the same period of time, the USCIS received approximately 2.5 million applications of all types, more than double the number that they received in July and August of 2006. The agency is warning that naturalization applications received after June 1, 2006 can expect processing delays of 16 to 18 months! See

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/men...0004718190aRCRD

Due to huge increases in new applications and lack of pre-planning, the agency is literally melting down. The USCIS had projected that it would receive 3.2 million over a two-year period, fiscal years 2008 and 2009. Usually, the government mails out a receipt within a week of receiving an application. However, as of mid-November, the USCIS' Texas Service Center reported that it was issuing receipts for immigration applications filed on July 26, a delay of almost four months!

"Were we caught off guard by the volume? Let's just say it was anticipated it would increase. It was not anticipated it would increase by that much," said Emilio Gonzalez, director of Citizenship and Immigration Services.

Although the agency is in the process of hiring 1,500 additional examiners to cope with the additional workload, government employers (like applicants for immigration benefits) must undergo lengthy FBI security checks. I remember when I was hired as an INS Attorney in the mid-1970s, the FBI took almost nine months to complete the required checks before I started my job.

A lot of people who applied for naturalization in June and July of 2007 may find that they won't receive their papers in time to vote in the 2008 elections. Because of the July 30th fee increases, over 780,000 persons applied for naturalization in the first seven months of 2007, a 71% increase over the previous year.

"I hope there is no politics involved, but it makes me wonder when it's a Republican administration and those pushing anti-immigrant legislation are Republicans and the ones managing this process are Republicans," stated Eliseo Medina, the Executive Vice President of Service Employees International Union (SEIU).

Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) stated that "for waves of would-be citizens, bureaucratic incompetence is turning the American Dream into a dream deferred." He is urging the USCIS to rehire retirees to help process pending applications for naturalization.

We link to the USCIS Receipt Delay page from our "Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS)" page at

http://shusterman.com/ins.html#1

Here is link for anyone that would like to submit complaints to Omsbudman/woman whomever.....does not apply to all, but to some yes - just depends on your mood if you think this is out of order.

Cheers all and sorry done posting for now

Susie

http://www.dhs.gov/ximgtn/programs/editorial_0497.shtm#0

[AandLKC 1]

its only beneficial, if you have a receipt number. NOA1 i have posted his law office address in Florida before .... might be useful that sending to Washington

[SusieK 3]

its only beneficial, if you have a receipt number. NOA1 i have posted his law office address in Florida before .... might be useful that sending to Washington

Latest news from my lawyer - hopefully they are more informed than USCIS........

Hi Susie:

Yes, USCIS had received close to 1 million applications in July prior to the July 30th fee increase and were not set up to handle the influx of applications prior to the fee increase. They are working through it and we are slowly getting all the receipts in. In many cases we are getting approval notices and no receipt notices due the length of time it is taking. Your case is at the Texas Service Center and may be transferred to the California Service Center depending on the case load, but will not go to Chicago . We will receive either a receipt or approval or both shortly, only we have to be patient while they work out the issues. I would say that your case would only have a month or two delay, if any. I will let you know as soon as I receive anything

[sharif 0]

I just got off the phone with immigration officer and she told me they forward all Vermont applications to Chicago and it will take at least 60 days before they sort all the things out there.. I think nobody knows what is going on. they just read things from their site. so that is means may be we should trust their site then

[Germanchick2502 0]

I don't trust anything that USCIS says or does anymore. I am just waiting more or less patiently. So, another 60 days until... we find out if our petition still exists. Wow, that's great news. So, maybe we add another 30 just for safe measure. So, that will bring me up to 216 days just waiting for them to sort things out. Wow,... that's a great job I must admit.

[sharif 0]

I am losing hope.... I read on some theards people were told the process will take 10 to 18 months

[WaitingForK3 0]

We are probably on the lowest priority for these guys anymore. Of course it will take 60 days to sort out things because 30 days out of it will go partying and celebrating New Year and Christmas for them. Who cares if our loved ones suffer right?

[SusieK 3]

We are probably on the lowest priority for these guys anymore. Of course it will take 60 days to sort out things because 30 days out of it will go partying and celebrating New Year and Christmas for them. Who cares if our loved ones suffer right?

Ok stepkids heres the deal,

The applications are not being forwarded to Chicago in our timeframe that I know for sure, well at least my lawyer states that and he had better know since he has strong ties to HS issues.

Second yes there is this backlog, but the 18 month thing hopefully will not happen to us. Lawyer says maybe two to three months behind but if that is a crock then I am off to Washington DC with this #######. I should have just done the fiance Visa thing and not gotten married......he would have been here by now or at least ready to pack a bag.

Why are we on the backburner......oh sod it, no one knows, and for sure of one thing, USCIS does not care. BUT I DO and this item is going to my congressman as it defeats what USCIS preaches to us all, we shall process in order received. Bull ####### might as well take the website down and revamp it with some poker tables since we dont have our mates here, at least we can call their bluff there.

Cheers and gl xxx

Edited December 14, 2007 by SusieK

[WaitingForK3 0]

We are probably on the lowest priority for these guys anymore. Of course it will take 60 days to sort out things because 30 days out of it will go partying and celebrating New Year and Christmas for them. Who cares if our loved ones suffer right?

Ok stepkids heres the deal,

The applications are not being forwarded to Chicago in our timeframe that I know for sure, well at least my lawyer states that and he had better know since he has strong ties to HS issues.

Second yes there is this backlog, but the 18 month thing hopefully will not happen to us. Lawyer says maybe two to three months behind but if that is a crock then I am off to Washington DC with this #######. I should have just done the fiance Visa thing and not gotten married......he would have been here by now or at least ready to pack a bag.

Why are we on the backburner......oh sod it, no one knows, and for sure of one thing, USCIS does not care. BUT I DO and this item is going to my congressman as it defeats what USCIS preaches to us all, we shall process in order received. Bull ####### might as well take the website down and revamp it with some poker tables since we dont have our mates here, at least we can call their bluff there.

Cheers and gl xxx

LOL @ Poker Table...good one. So even for end of August filers at Vermont, cases are not being forwarded to Chicago?

Edited December 14, 2007 by WaitingForK3