Immigration I-130 and I129F

[rubeel 0]

I have applied for my wife, I-130 in Jul 07 and I129F (K3) in Aug 07. The case has been pending ever since. I have contacted my senator and Congressman and all i get is that the case is pending Security Check.

My questions is that what options do i have to pursue this is any further. I have two kids who are US Citizen and they are have been growing up without a father.

Is a lawsuit an avenue or what. I am just tired of waiting and it is affecting me, my wife and kids more than before.

thanx in advance for the advice.

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

Moving to K3 forum for more targeted replies.

[Bobby+Umit 161]

I have applied for my wife, I-130 in Jul 07 and I129F (K3) in Aug 07. The case has been pending ever since. I have contacted my senator and Congressman and all i get is that the case is pending Security Check.

My questions is that what options do i have to pursue this is any further. I have two kids who are US Citizen and they are have been growing up without a father.

Nothing really, since your wife is in AP (security check, if you will). Depending on a lot of factors, some checks can go on for years.

Is a lawsuit an avenue or what. I am just tired of waiting and it is affecting me, my wife and kids more than before.

No - there is no grounds for a lawsuit if your in AP (which is a "security check"), coming to the US is a privilege, not a right. All you can do is keep checking your status and wait.

thanx in advance for the advice.

[rubeel 0]

what about a writ of mandamus ??

anyone has had success with it?

[Bobby+Umit 161]

I don't see how that would apply to this case. I know of no statue that would remove the security check (or even speed it up)

Security checks is part of the system of granting visa's. If they were not doing the check, and merely sitting on it, then you might have a case, but they are doing them.

As your Congressman/Senator found out.

Perhaps not as fast as you would like, but they are working on it.

There is prior showing that some security checks have taken up to a year or more. So they can always use that as a basis to show they are within their time frame to complete the checks.

If you feel strongly about it, then you should consult with a Lawyer strong in immigration law, they can perhaps give you other avenues of relief?

[Frenchwife 1]

I am not understanding maybe what is security checks

FBI backlogs are supposed to be gone, aren't they?

see

http://www.visajourney.com/news/2009/03/10...check-backlogs/

why not contact the ombudsman?

[rubeel 0]

i was under the impression that fbi backlogs were done, just a side note, my background/security check for citizenship was never done until the court ordered them to do it, they were just sitting on it. i feel that it is not her background check but my background check as i applied for her

just as a side note also that i am a muslim of pakistani origin and i think that plays into it

Edited April 1, 2009 by rubeel

[I Miss Her 0]

I have applied for my wife, I-130 in Jul 07 and I129F (K3) in Aug 07. The case has been pending ever since. I have contacted my senator and Congressman and all i get is that the case is pending Security Check.

My questions is that what options do i have to pursue this is any further. I have two kids who are US Citizen and they are have been growing up without a father.

Is a lawsuit an avenue or what. I am just tired of waiting and it is affecting me, my wife and kids more than before.

thanx in advance for the advice.

Someone posted this kind of interesting info on VJ and it need some updates but still helpful. Check it out:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=163681