LOL

Me and My Wife must be one ugly couple caz, nobody is touching us at all!!!!!!! Wow, VSC is so shallow!

No touches here either ... I should've gone with the 'Bad Girl' British look in my underwear instead of the 'Nice Girl' USA look fully clothed and sweet ....

Man that is so frustrating, I haven't even had a touch since 2/24/08. UUUGGHHH. The website
should have updated the processing dates by now, and of course that still isn't done.
I am so FRUSTRATED!!!!

I cannot believe this!! Why are some people waiting for som long but others get approved in 3 months? I don't get it!!! I am getting frustrated and I filed in January, I cannot even begin to feel the pain you are cmoncada....

I hate the fact that they could care less ya know. They dont care what families are going through.

nope, because they are getting paid regardless... if their pay has witheld until they completed the backlog, that might make them do something about it...

I talked to Vermont today, to add some salt to the wound. I was told that I-130's has the least priority there. How about them apples?

Ilya,
Did VSC say WHY??? ,they are least priority?????????????????
Oh I also talked to VSC, they said, that they do transfer cases to CSC when over whelmed. I bet mine is blown all over I-10 West Interstate..
Paris Heart

These buggers are getting paid regardless of they are clearing the backlog or not. What a life! compare this to Corporate America
We see I 130 holds least priority for VSC. God knows when they will change their attitude and understand our pain.
This is very ridiculous as services are going downhill and fees are being increased year after year.

Did they say why K1 has priority over I-130's?

They didnt give me any explanations, and she was acting like, its okay for us to wait 10 months, telling me that some cases last up to 5 years....
yikes

How much more can we take mentally???, there is a breaking point. I feel like its all hopeless. Hopeless.

I kinda told her the same thing, she said "I am sorry, I really feel sorry for you" , "But there is nothing I can do"


Thanks........

I am very dissapointed that each service center has this much discretion on how they prioritize applications.

At least we dont have false pretenses now.

There is nothing , no hope, nothing.

This makes my blood boil that they actually said this....

Add me to the 'no touches since 2/24 club'....

Pattu, where have you been?, or have I just missed postings form you??? I think I will make run to Algiers in Louisiana, and get some true voo doo dolls and a few potitions from those Voo Doo queens and put them to work.
Paris

I just got a touch today... I know I am from CSC but if it means anything I hope it means there is processing going on. Last touch was Feb. 26, 2008

Well, I have been busy packing and getting ready to see my hubby in a week!!! I haven't seen him in 11 months.... I was hoping once I got back that we would have been approved(according to the timeline that is about right) and we wouldn't have such a long separation again but after seeing how slow VSC has been and reading that the I-130s are last priority, who knows now....

The voodoo sounds like it might work. At this point I think I would be willing to try anything, especially for the Oct/Nov people who haven't been approved.

Okay, I have now lost all hope. 246 days in and nothing.

Has anyone tried to email cisombudsman.publicaffairs@dhs.gov? I am thinking about email this address to inquire about Vermont Processing Center why it puts priority on K1 and California puts priority on IR petition. Would it help if many people emailed to complain about Vermont?

Might help the way they handle future cases, i wouldnt hold my breath about current ones.

hope is lost here as well.
well over 300 days and getting angrier every hour.

When are they going to update those freaking dates so we can have new misery to lament?
Surely they have to be updated to give you a prayer of complaining, Jon.

It certainly won't hurt, kman. More ppl should.

Gosh, Jonbless... im sorry about what is happening with you! What in the world are they thinking?
I feel like we should start writting in on your behalf and that of others like you!! What do you think people? Can we do that?

i just emailed him.. hopefully it'll help.

good. What did you address/cover in your email. I think we all should address the same things if possible to magnify the situation.

it certainly is a good plan, but I hope that SOMEONE some where will pay attention...

i sent him

SUBJECT: I-129F/K1 priority over 1-130?

"Hi, My name is Daniel, and i'm a U.S. citizen with a currently pending I-130 Petition at the Vermont Service center. I've read your reports on the USCIS and I had a question maybe you could answer for me.

I've been waiting for over 5 months for ANY information about my case, and I've noticed that I-129F/K1 filers seem to get approvals SO much faster than I-130 filers, sometimes within a month.. which seems a bit funny to me, as an I-130 would constitute a an existing family, and a I-129F/K1 filer is people who haven't even married yet. Is there a reason they give Fiance Visa's more attention than Marriage Visas?

Someone called the Vermont center, and the agent actually confirmed that I-130's are given the least priority, even among Tourist and Work Related Visas. That blows my mind.. These are families waiting to be together, and TOURISTS are given more priority? why??

Thank you for your time, i hope i get a reply..

BTW, my case number is **blanked out*** if that helps any.."

if you guys want do the same. i'm probably not as educated as you guys are on the subject, but i hope i got some of the point across..

I really hope that you get a reply. I am interested in seeing what they have to say.

Someguy, Great letter. Thanks for the template. I sent a similar one just now. I am a paired I-129/I-130 Filer and realize this is CR-1 forum but thought I would post this here as well.

Mr. Dougherty,

My name is Carol Kawa, and I am a US Citizen Petitioner. I currently
have two petitions pending with the Vermont Service Center: I-130 and
I-129F. My husband is the beneficiary. I have read your reports on the
DHS website and have a few questions I thought you could answer for
me.

I have been waiting for over 5 months for any information on my I-130
case. This amount of time is short in comparison to other petioners
who have waited close to 1 year for their approval. Therefore, I have
no assurance that my petition will be approved within the time frame
of 6 months as advised by USCIS when I initially filed.

I understand that there is a backlog of petitions that have to be
worked through. However, this reasoning is not acceptable to me for
the following reasons:

1. I-130 petitions are not approved in a first-in first-out method.
Some petitions are not approved as the one year mark is approaching
while others are approved in 1 month with no expedite.

2. I-129F petitions are being bypassed at the Vermont Service Center
but not at the California Service Center. How are these two government
agencies able to make decisions on how I-129F petitions will be
processed independent of each other?

3. K-1 fiancé petitions are approved at Vermont Service Center in a
more timely manner than K-3 spouse petitions. Why is there priority
placed on K-1 petitions?

4. I also understand that I-130 petitions are given least priority at
the Vermont Service Center, while tourist and work-related visas are
approved in a timely manner. Can you address why this is the case?

5. It is my understanding that some I-130 petitions are being
transferred from Vermont Service Center to California Service Center?
Can you address how Vermont petitions will be prioritized at the
California Service Center? Will they be placed behind current
California petitions? Will this reorganization of petitions benefit
the Vermont Service Center petitioners?



Thank you in advance for your reply and for addressing my concerns. I
can assure you that many spouse petitioners have many of the same
concerns that I have. I understand that this process takes time and
there are many petitions waiting to be approved. Any help you can
offer in understanding the reasoning behind the concerns I listed
above would greatly assist myself and fellow petitioners in trusting
that our petitions are being handled in a professional and timely
manner by our government agency.

Best Regards,
Carol Kawa

I wonder if you all wil get a reply, please keep us updated!

i doubt it, but at least it'll get read.(i hope)

Who are you foks sending these letters too???
Why not the Acting director of USCIS?? He is the one who says what get processed, and what gets tossed aside.
Paris Heart

I agree ith Paris on this one guys. The Ombudsman hasn't done 'Jack' to get anything really changed in the past .... they've been wanting the I-130's processed as soon as they arrive .... and USCIS said 'NO'!

Bombard the acting Director of USCIS .... he's new and will obviously want to make a mark for himself in his position ... maybe he will see clearing the I-130's as just that.

Anybody know the email address for Jonathan Scharfen, Acting Director, USCIS ???
I cannot seem to find it on the net.

The only place I can presume you'll find him is at the USCIS head office, which I would guess would be in Washington DC ....
Just checking wikipedia ....

"United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is a bureau in the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS). "

"The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), commonly known in the United States as "Homeland Security", is a Cabinet department of the U.S. federal government with the responsibility of protecting the territory of the U.S. from terrorist attacks and responding to natural disasters."

"Since its inception, the Department has had its temporary headquarters in Washington, D.C.'s "Nebraska Avenue Complex", a former naval facility. The 38 acre site has 32 buildings comprising of 566,000 square feet of administrative space.[3] In early 2007, the Department submitted a $4.1 billion plan to Congress to consolidate its 60-plus Washington-area offices into a single headquarters complex at the St. Elizabeths Hospital campus in Southeast Washington. The earliest DHS would begin moving to St. Elizabeths is 2012."

So from that I guess you'll find him in an office at the USCIS in the DHS in the Nebraska Avenue Complex in Washington DC.

There's some really clever people on this website and I'm sure someone will have the whole mailing address ....