HAS ANYONE READ THE THREAD WRITEN TODAY INTITLED: 'FEBRUARY 2008 I-130'?

READ THE POST SENT IN BY USER NAME: FSUmome ...THIS PERSON TELLS THAT HER I-130 FOR HER IRAC HUSBAND NO LESS... WAS APPROVED 42 DAYS LATER! READ CLEARLY... 42 DAYS!! SHE IS NOW WAITING FOR HER HUSBAND IN IRAC TO RECIEVE HIS INTERVIEW DATE. THEY SENT THEIR I-130 INTO THE VERMONT SERVICE CENTER FEB. 6TH 2008

HOW CAN THIS BE? ...BESIDES THE FACT THAT USCIS MUST WORK ON CASES IN ORDER RECIEVED.... THAT IS NOT HAPPENEING IS IT? THIS PERSON IS FROM THE MIDDLE EAST, NAMED 'AHMED'???? WHO MUST GO THROUGH MANY, MANY, MANY, MONTHS OF NAME CHECKS TO SEE IF HE IS IN ANY WAY RELATED TO ALQUIDA ETC... RIGHT? THAT HAS NOT HAPPENED EITHER! COULD NOT HAVE EVER IN 42 DAYS.

HERE IS A LINK TO THEIR TIMELINE: http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=32429

I THINK WE ALL MUST START WRITING TO OUR CONGRESSMEN, GOVERNORS, PRESIDENTS, AND/OR TO THE LOCAL NEWS STATIONS AND ANYONE ELSE WE CAN FIND TO START MAKING THIS KNOWN THAT THIS IS HAPPENING AND IT IS NOT CORRECT OR FAIR.

I think they may have got an expedite based on the issues going on in Iraq

NOT POSSIBLE. WAR DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN 'EMERGENCY' BESIDES THE FACT OF HIM BEING A POSSIBLE THREAT TO OUR SECURITY.... AND SHE DOES NOT STATE THAT THEIR CASE WAS EXPEDITED IN HER MESSAGES ANYWHERE.

Of course it is possible. As someone stated recently, (000) just being associated with an American puts an Iraqi in danger. Being married to one puts them in even greater danger.

I've been wondering about these "special" treatment cases for a while now, ever since Rocketta got aproved like 2 weeks or so in w/out expedite.

A couple years ago USCIS gave omething like 7,000 visas to Iraq interpreters who had worked for the military there.
Their lives were in danger

There was a thread on here yesterday with a link to a meeting that was transcribed explaining how the US is working with Iraqi immigrants - I can't find it at the moment - but it basically said the government wants to fulfill a 12,000 person quota of immigrants from Iraq. And it does have something to with the 'war'.

We haven't filed quite yet, but even I think it's frustrating that some people from certain countries get approved faster, while people from other countries have to wait longer.

I am a little confused and puzzled how a country with suspected al queda ties get a pass? This beurocracy is a joke!

Well you'll pee your pants at Rocketa (however you spell it) the Iraqi getting approved in 11 days!!! NO EXPEDITE!!!!!

Whether some of you think it's ok because they're in a war situation or not ..... as the US is supposed to be protecting it's borders from terrorists .... 11 days does not show that in anyway at all.

Here's the political part:

And, for those who think it's ok for the 11 day approval of an Iraqi .... their country was war torn and a bloody mess way before the US and UK stepped in!!! .... it's their way of life and what they are used to ... and at this rate, the US will look exactly like what the UK looks like now .... in 10 more years .... VERY scary prospect .... I can forsee a couple of visas to Australia being applied for to get the hell out of it in the future.
You'd think the American Government would learn from the huge mistake that the British Government have made, because England is an absolute mess and getting out of control .... fast!

There's a ton of people on here who are from dangerous countries, what about Brazil ???? ..... at least the Brazilians don't appear to harbour Al Qaeda .... let's give the fast visas to the Brazillians ... they at least know how to look good and don't blow up buildings in New York.

You'll all have to ask her maybe but like I said, nowhere does this person say in her messages that their case was expedited.

how the f&%k can the US GOV. do a background check on someone from Irac with a name Ahmed in 42 or less days? Huh? How can they. This puts our national secrity at risk.

And besides, how can OUR COUNTRY let any Iraqie or anyone from that region into the US at this time. Let them live in THEIR countries and work through their own problems... just like we and many other countries do.

All cases from Iraq will be done at an automatic expedite it seems. No reason to get so upset about it, its one country that is getting special treatment, no big deal. You wont even know the half of people from Iraq coming to America right now, the US is being used as the carrot at the end of stick so to speak, you give us some locations of insurgents or suspected terrorist and we will get you out of here so you dont have to worry about being killed.

Fair or unfair, I don't think getting mad about other people getting approved does much for your case. How about getting mad that YOU have NOT yet been approved? The fact that someone from Iraq gets through in 2 weeks isn't what makes the process screwed up. The process is screwed up because the average tax-paying, law-abiding working slob (most of us) has to wait about a year for some a$$hole in a USCIS office somewhere to put his coffee and donut down long enough to yank our file off a shelf and do 15 minutes worth of work on it so that we can reunite with our loved ones.
And as for Iraq, I'd expect my wife would deserve expedited treatment, too, if she risked having her house blown up should her Japanese neighbors learn that she was married to an American.

yes i totaly agree with u mr wally

ppl need to stop hating on iraqis.. and whats with the name how do u know it wil go thru ap..? come on guys be human.. whos scrwed up? USCIS exactly.. even i saw ppl who applied after me get approved

i kept aptience.. ya its tough but we all know not to rely on uscis..

so the iraqi has nothing to do with this..

its all about luck.. god is good to those who wait patiently.. i just got approved last month i waited 6 months and ya i feel bad for ppl waitin 8-9 months but the person who got aproved in 22 days or so .. hats off to him

Nobody is hating on iraqis
But USCIS has policies that they absolutley do not follow. FIFO?

It is prejudice and nothing more to suggest that all Iraqis are terrorists, and that's exactly what some people are stating in this thread.

And yes, Iraq was dangerous before. That doesn't get us out of responsibility for how dangerous it has become now. I'm not anti-war. But I recognize our responsibility in Iraq.

Anyway, I agree that it is the process that's screwed up.

And, anyone who can prove that their spouse is in danger can apply for an expedite. The process allows for it.

I, thoroughly agree with the writer. I've always thought myself to be a fair-minded, we are all the same, kind of person. But, having said that, I'm becoming very angry that as Americans- with all the supposed inherent freedoms-we do not have more rights than the average illegal immigrant. Most of us on here try to be together with our spouses the legal and legitimate way, and our government is discussing amnesty for those that circumvent every aspect of the system. Now I know this is a different topic than that brought up by this writer, but it is indeed in the same vein. There are many of us on VJ that have spouses from allied countries that represent absolutely no danger to US citizens. We are waiting forever. Some of us have very extenuating circumstances and still are forced to wait to have the same rights as every average American married couple. Where are our rights to the pursuit of happiness? Do we not have them because we fell in love with someone from another nation? I do think that that approval was much too fast!!! There has got to be something we are unaware of in that case. I even wonder how they can do a proper background check so very quickly on someone from a country such as Iraq that is in such turmoil and I'm sure does not have the systems in place that we do to verify such information. I'm sorry, but I'm very sad and lonely for my very proper church of England husband. We have known each other for two years and have spent a total of five and one half months together. We have been fighting this system for a long time and it seems so endless. This is the world today-many good, honest people pay for what the few bad nuts do. I could go down the street and marry some criminal and it would be legal, but we've got to fight like hell to be with someone we just happened to fall in love with from another country. This is the last of my thoughts-I feel sure that the real frauds and terrorists get through our systems with ease because they know well how to do this. The rest of us just have to endure and live in hope.

You are currently exercising the pursuit of happiness. The constitution does not guarantee the outcome of that pursuit, however.

I don't know what to say about cases that should be slam dunks but are delayed for seemingly no reason. There is simply no good reason for it. It sucks but that's the way it is.

Certainly I believe that all of us here feel angry somehow when we see that someone from a country that has been a tread since the longest is getting more benefits than the rest of us. I'm not upset with the people from IRAQ but yes I'm upset with our government because they brag of being humanitarian and kind to the world but what about their own citizens?? we all here regardless the nation of our spouses are suffering and would like to see progress on our cases but what we get?? NOTHING there is no coordination no reliable workflow system.

MsZ,
Judging from your style of writing... it sounds like you are a confused 16 year old girl.

I did not say that ALL Iraqi's are terrorists. Neither did anyone else in this thread (unless I overlooked something.) Don't write such stupidity... What prejudice? aaghh... GO and read again what was written... by me at least!

Calm down everyone. USCIS has posted recent changes in the policy and it states that beneficaries from both Afghanistan and Iraq will fall straight under the category of cases to be expedited without any expedite request. Seeing the grave condition of both countries, especially Iraq where on average 40 people die in bombings every day I strongly believe anyone applying from there has a right to be considered as a very serious case. Its only human that USCIS has considered this. I do know the frustration of waiting for ever over these petitions but the Iraqis do deserve special attention. I hope we all get approved soon.

Wow!! This is a RIDICULOUS post. How dare you use such allegations as to call out FSU like that. I think her husband is a refugee from some of her posts. A refugee of war....not sure. But to be upset about his name and being from the Middle East is crazy. Many people on here get approvals out of the normal timelines not just Iraqis. I think its a racist and prejudiced thing you did for placing this post and I hope VJ TOS removes it cause you are specifically calling out a fellow ( and nice) VJ member and basically suggesting her husband as a terriorist.

Exactly and Rocketta stated this along time ago after getting her approval in 2 weeks. Its posted at travel.state.gov. There's many African countries that are under this same expedite. And GOOD FOR THEM. Not all people living in these war torn countries should be considered the inablers of the war. I mean seriously...there's way more U.S. military over there than Iraqis. And the total number death toll is crazy high on the Iraq side not the US side. A human being is a human being no matter what country they happen to be born in. And if there is a way to help a decent human being who cannot help themselves then we all should be for that.



Actually you specifically called out the name of FSU and her husband when making your point. So THAT was wrong on your part. If you wanted to make a general statement then why would you mention another fellow VJ'er and her specific case and even show links to it.

I used their case as the example... since it was the case in front of me, and this subject. There is nothing wrong with that... nothing prejudice.. or hateful... or nazi... etc.

Well I beg to differ. I dont think it was appropriate to use her case with the wording and dialogue you originally stated. I think she would be very hurt by that.

I agree 100% with you Marlita

C'mon you get a life, how can you judge a person like this, what about the mess we have created in iraq???
they all are not related to Al quida so dont pass your judgement like GOD.

Yes I strongly agree with you all. That person and her husband from Iraq mentioned in this thread deserve a written apology from one who began this thread.

Unbelievable!! You go on about Iraqi ppl as IF u begin to know any. That Iraqi man is the husband of USC and she has equal rights to yours and mine!! If you don't like this policy the USA has made, then go to complain to Bush about it. Here in VJ all spouses, fiances, etc are the same... it is not USCIS that made that policy, it is your government. And get used to it, as they have fallen behind on approvals for Iraqis and have yet to approve something like 9,000 in the next few months!!!

Roza, Marlita, S AL, MsZ, Hyd,000 You are the cat's meow.

i totaly agree with kity.. if u r married to a us citizen spouse then in the US u r treated like one.. ppl need to move on with life and stop hating on other humans, i mean come on everyone is in this.. everyone is going thru a hard time.. deal with it.. if u dont like it here then move to ur foreign spouses country.. but being an american, you should treat eveyone equally..

Mountain, I read what you wrote and the implication is clear. That it wasn't stated outright does not erase the motivation behind the posts. Using language that skirts what you are clearing implying does not change the implication. It is clear to most 16 year old girls and probably quite a few 13 year olds as well. Shall I ask my daughter her interpretation of what you wrote so we can get an actual 13 year old to call your post prejudiced? Then how would you insult her? Would you call her a 10 year old? Or maybe a 6 year old?

Doesn't really matter if YOU think using her case as an example was wrong. Or what you think might be appropriate words or not. Look, hurt about what? What do you think about approving Iraqis automatically? How can you think a through background check can be done on a person from halfway around the world in 11 days... or 42? huh? You tell me! Protect our borders? I think?

Besides all this.... Realistically... what would a 45 yr. old woman from South Carolina be doing marrying a man from Iraqi in the middle of a war zone??? Look, I don't know. That is not a question being asked by USCIS? It should be. Or maybe she flew to Iraq to marry him after meeting on the internet or something like this who knows.

Hey, I am married to Colombian woman and you know what... the US GOV wants to make damn sure that she is not married me just for a visa. And with good reason! Because this is what so many others do yes? Fraud their way into US illegally.

Colombia is a very dangerous place to be too. Ever been there? mmm... They have the FARC and narco-traficants and paramilitaries, groups of terrorists to worry about. 2 bombs went off in Cali just last week. How do I know? I am here to know!

If they US GOV can THOROUGHLY check a Colombian... they can thoroughly check out Iraqis all the more I think. Period. Now fight amungst yourselves on this, I'm finished.

oohh yes... sshhh! It's a conspiracy against Iraqis don't tell anyone!!!

Wow, Mountain...you're really something. Its ok though, you know you're statementS were wrong. You're just too prideful to admit it. So its all good. Run on now, we know the likes of you.

right, because Colombians are being hunted down for marrying Americans, right? the situation in Colombia is SO much like the situation in Iraq. why didn't i see it sooner?

as for the background check issue, it doesn't take that long to perform a background check. you think your being held up because of a 5 month long background check? i cant honestly see a background check taking longer than 2 hours.

BTW, its Iraq, not Irac. good try though.

On top of all drama we go through with the USCIS we must read some illiterate guy's hate speech, such as Mountain's. In caps too.

What has happened to your thinking? you think anybody named ahmed is threat to US. Its so wrong.Some people are bad but you cannot label all of them bad.

Still awaiting a written apology to all Iraqis and people with the name 'Ahmed'.

Besides, if you think your wife's life is in danger and you have spent enough time waiting for the petition to be approved, why not try requesting an expedite? Apart from all the grilling you've been receiving and stubbornly trying to prove your point, READ. USCIS has all the information on the website. Stop Hating people and do something constructive like READ. You might be eligible for an expedite on humanitarian grounds if you have enough evidence. Read and save us all from the hassle of reading hateful posts here about people from tormented areas like Iraq. We all feel for them...You should too.

i think it's a waste of energy to reply and actually pay attention to this thread. i trust our government to filter out the terrorists whether they are named ahmed or pablo.

let's not give this any more importance by replying...let this be the last reply and be buried under the hoards of other useless discussions. only a shallow human being will reply to this...i can guess who! ;-)

LOL I dont know why Im justifying with what you wrote with an explanation but it appears the government is rushing the Iraqi visa so they can give them an option to come has a refugee therefore granting one less person a chance for a refugee visa since the spouses would come with or without a refugee visa we decided to forego the refugee visa in hopes that another person would be given the chance to flee Iraq and pay all the fees just like everyone else sorry the process offended you good luck and a speedy reunion with your loved one

all I can say is Don't hate the PLAYA hate the GAME.

This really makes me sick to see the post even started. I filed my I-130 back in September. I did not even get a NOA1 until January 7th. I will not feel bad that I got the NOA2 on January 28th. I have been married since May 28th and would have filed sooner if there hadn't been difficulties getting my husbands documents together because he had to flee Iraq for his life after he was threatened by a certain militia. I go to be every night praying he isn't kicked out of his country of assylum before this process is over. If he goes back to Iraq then he is good as dead. I will not apologize that the State Department and USCIS chose to speed up the case, though we are still waiting. The background checks at USCIS are only the beginning. There are further checks at NVC and the embassy. The ones at the embassy taking the longest so don't assume that because Iraqi cases were processed fast at USCIS that they will not have to wait later.

My husband lived a mostly normal life prior to 2003. He often didn't eat well and he had to be careful of what he said so as to not get in trouble with the Iraqi government, but other than that he was happy. He was going to college. His sisters were going to college. His mother worked as a teacher. They were free to wear what they wanted. Iraq was never an extreme Islamic state since Saddam really wasn't that religious. Now they have lost so much since 2003. They never did anything wrong. They didn't participate in extremist activities before or after 2003. You cannot assume they did! That is racism in its purist form and stereotyping. Also, all Iraqis are required to go through enhanced background checks. Far more than most people's spouses on this website. The United States occupies Iraq. Don't you think they formed some databases recording terrorist names and activity and use that when checking a possible Iraqi immigrant? I should hope so.

The person who started this thread is obviously ignorant and if his spouse's life was in danger I have no doubt he would be crying that he/she deserves to come sooner.

S_and_S, you don't owe anyone an explanation of your choices or situation. Envy is such an ugly emotion.

Ignorant people drive me crazy!!!!!

Thanks together we stand

Extenuating circumstances suck for those who don't fall under the criteria, aka people who are not movie stars, don't have a suitcase full of $100 bills to "wink wink nudge nudge" or citizens of "Country the US has bombed recently".

As far as hating the system, we have a full right to do that, especially since the system is messed up. K1s done in 1 month, H1Bs being ahead of K3/CR1, VSC and CSC being on different work loads...yeah. I'm tired of telling my wife, her family and my family and my friends "Nothing yet, I already sent everything to our Senator, haven't heard from him yet".
Except that USCIS has the perfect excuse...the "180 days plus 30", and every Senators' office knows that rule, and have it on their webpage. "If your case is within the normal processing timeframe do not contact us. We can not help you". So...we can curse and yell and argue all we want but it's not going to change the fact that for 7 months after receipt date we're stuck AND US GOVERNMENT CONSIDERS THAT TO BE ACCEPTABLE.

Yes it is unfair that people are being approved quicker than others. It is unfair that people from certain countries are gettign approval so quickly but it is not fair for us to judge those people. This is the doing of USCIS, not them. Instead let's just work to get our cases approved. Write a few letters. Take out your anger that way. It may not get you approved faster but it might help someone else in the future. Good luck to all of us.

Whether this process is short or long it sucks. My sympathies to people who have long drawn out cases BUT that doesn't mean I'm not grateful that they are expediting my spouse, I'm estatic.