Letter to House Judiciary Committee on delays of I-130

[Rwlaird 18]

These are the points that may get the attention of House Republicans:

"But worst of all are the reasons for why our government is making us wait. . . . Our government’s present administration decided to broaden the grounds for individuals who came to the US against our laws, to have legal status here. We refer to the programs called, “Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals”(DACA) and “Provisional Waiver”. This has opened the floodgates of USCIS to applications, including I-130 petitions for legal residency, from them. We have discovered, for example, that the slowdown of green card (I-130) processing corresponded with the January 2 announcement, and March 4 starting date of the “Provisional Waiver” program. . . . Those who are here illegally, and are invited to apply for legal residency, are relatives of US citizens, and already with their families. In contrast, we followed the law, and subsequently, are separated from our spouses who are abroad, while we wait for our petitions to be approved. The slowdown in the green card processing, due to this influx of immigration forms from those who did not follow the law, keeps us separated from our spouses longer."

If there is any truth to this the House Judiciary Committee and/or the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee might be interested in looking into it.

[kev&ange 0]

I'm the beneficiary but will tell my husband in the US to get on board!

[FZSA 23]

Its ok , but any one can please explain me why I-29F application is approving within 2 months or 1 month ???

Because this is non-immigrant application or some thing else ?

That mean they are working properly but not on IR\CR1 application .

[JRF 117]

Agree

Perhaps the senator won't but you can bet their staff will know. Unfortunately it is the staff that are able to get individual action when people complain; it isn't the senator or congressperson making things happen.

Best of luck on the petition!

[bigdog 376]

It all depends on the work load in the center you are assigned and the person working on the stack you are in. We sure had our share of issues and delays. Good Luck to all. Also depends on the embassy country due fraud and other technical issues.

[Coded 6]

Am so down with this! I'd advocate for a peaceful protest!!!

[Kaylara 814]

Mr. Naam,

why this letter is only concerned about US Citizens? why not for permanent residents too? PRs are not humans? please add both to your letter and add PRs with Citizens in your subject line then you will get more support. otherwise I will send same letter to oppose you for the fairness for all and I am sure I will get more support from all.

Thanks

Kallooo

Kallooo, my understanding is that LPR's are having their I130's approved in under 5 months. It's not included because they are being processed in a reasonable amount of time. We *want* fairness. That means that while LPR's are getting their applications processed in under 5 months, USC's are being told 13 months. That sure doesn't seem equal to me.

[Blueberry Pancake 311]

Kallooo, my understanding is that LPR's are having their I130's approved in under 5 months. It's not included because they are being processed in a reasonable amount of time. We *want* fairness. That means that while LPR's are getting their applications processed in under 5 months, USC's are being told 13 months. That sure doesn't seem equal to me.

Well said, Kaylara.

And we're in, too.

[nessieness 6]

Hi nessieness,

My intent is not to complain about why other processing timeline is faster than the other; the only intent is to bring attention to how the USCIS mismanagement is impacting the I-130 application of the spouses of US Citizens. Just like you said, I do not want to get into the K1 vs K3 debate in a letter, the letter needs to be precise and focused on only 1 issue; then I am hoping (big hope) that they know what is the real problem.

Well said

I completely agree. But when I've talked to other people about this situation, they assumed that everyone was affected by the slowdown and then were surprised to hear the disrepancy between different types of family petitions. I'm not sure if the people on the commitee would have a similar reaction without being told specific comparisons. Long processing times are awful no matter what, but in this case, they're much more awful for some of us. That's all I was trying to say.

Edited November 8, 2013 by nessieness

[Blueberry Pancake 311]

They wont won't know what noa1 or noa2 is.

Agree.

We don't know who will initially read the letter, and so we shouldn't assume our jargon and acronyms will be understandable to whoever reads it.

I completely agree. But when I've talked to other people about this situation, they assumed that everyone was affected by the slowdown and then were surprised to hear the disrepancy between different types of family petitions. I'm not sure if the people on the commitee would have a similar reaction without being told specific comparisons. Long processing times are awful no matter what, but in this case, they're much more awful for some of us. That's all I was trying to say.

100 % agree.

[naam_2013 72]

You can change it from 11+ months to 13 months, and maybe refer to our year-and-a-half separation rather than two years.

I am also in, but I suggest push the date back a bit to see if we can get a more coordinated effort on sending it. Also, can you provide a fax number and email address to make it really convenient? I'm abroad, so I will fax it as many times as I can using an online tool that can send five free faxes per day. It's called faxzero.

Here are the POCs:

1.The Honorable Bob Goodlatte - Chairman House Judiciary Committee

Fax: 202-225-7680

Phone: 202-225-3951

Email: http://goodlatte.house.gov/contacts/new

Postal: 2138 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515

2. Director USCIS: Alejandro Mayorkas

Fax: 202-272-8118

Email: alejandro.mayorkas@dhs.gov and alejandro.mayorkas@hq.dhs.gov and uscisfrcomments@dhs.gov

Postal: 20 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington DC 20529

3. Deputy Director USCIS: Lori Scialabba

Fax: 202-272-8118

Email: Lori.Scialabba@dhs.gov and Lori.Scialabba@hq.dhs.gov

4. Maria M. Odom - Ombudsman USCIS

Fax: 202-357-0042

Email: cisombudsman@dhs.gov; maria.m.odom@dhs.gov and maria.m.odom@hq.dhs.gov

5. Brandi Blackburn, Assistant Center Director for NBC Division 8 in Overland Park, KS

Fax: 816-350-5785

Email: a. brandi.blackburn@uscis.dhs.gov; b. brandi.a.blackburn@uscis.dhs.gov (http://www.zoominfo....burn/1845657423)

c. brandi.blackburn@dhs.gov; d. brandi.a.blackburn@dhs.gov

6. Director: Nancy W. Guilliams - Office of Administration-USCIS

Fax: 202-272-1553

7. Secretary DHS: Mr. Randy Beers

Fax: 202-295-0870

Email: rand.beers@hq.dhs.gov

8. Washington Post - Letter to Editor

Email: letters@washpost.com

9. AILA

Email: executive@aila.org and newsroom@aila.org

10. Sean Hannity - Fox News

Email: http://www.hannity.com/contact

About the date of letter:

We can push it out a week at most, so we need to send it no later than Tuesday 11/19.

The reason I picked Tuesday is the hope that it might get some attention, Monday being the 1st working day after 2 days OFF is usually not recommended; and if the letter gets there Tuesday, still 4 working days in the week.

If we delay beyond 11/19, then it will be Tuesday 12/3, and IMHO that is too far out. 11/26 is not feasible because it is a short week due to Thanksgiving.

Thanks to all who provided feedback to the letter, I will update it as I get more feedback.

A short and good read: http://www.askalana.com/stories/starfish.shtml

[Blueberry Pancake 311]

About the date of letter:

We can push it out a week at most, so we need to send it no later than Tuesday 11/19.

The reason I picked Tuesday is the hope that it might get some attention, Monday being the 1st working day after 2 days OFF is usually not recommended; and if the letter gets there Tuesday, still 4 working days in the week.

If we delay beyond 11/19, then it will be Tuesday 12/3, and IMHO that is too far out. 11/26 is not feasible because it is a short week due to Thanksgiving.

Thanks to all who provided feedback to the letter, I will update it as I get more feedback.

A short and good read: http://www.askalana.com/stories/starfish.shtml

Agree.

And loved the story...

There is something very special in each and every one of us. We have all been gifted with the ability to make a difference. And if we can become aware of that gift, we gain through the strength of our visions the power to shape the future. We must each find our starfish. And if we throw our stars wisely and well, the world will be blessed.

[Nonofurbusiness 13]

count me in

[Jon and Krissy 452]

Pertinent blog posting: http://blog.cyrusmehta.com/2013/10/delays-for-overseas-spouses-of-us.html

And another: http://lawandborder.com/abysmal-uscis-processing-times-130-immediate-relative-immigrant-petitions/

Yet another: http://immigrationroad.com/blog/is-daca-linked-to-uscis-i-130-processing-delays/

Edited November 8, 2013 by Jon and Sol

[lsantiago 0]

IAM IN