W e all know that this K1 process is stressfull....to have rthe delays with the service centers make it worst is not fair...we should all stand up and call local congressmen or senators and make noise...if enough people make noise something will be done!!!!!!!!!!!! All we are trying to do is do the right and follow the law and the procedures given to us...

Good luck. All those guys are going to do for sure is give themselves another raise

I really feel that if enough noise is made something will happen,,but if nobody stands up then we will never know!!!

I am all about communicating with my Congressman and I agree with you. I'm sending them a fast blast email about it right now!

Olivia

This is small time compared to the other "more important" things going on. Money is the only thing that really talks. If you have the cash to spare to pledge to their campaign, then perhaps, just perhaps, they could help you out.

well if it comes to money, last i checked they were raising the prices to all the immigration processes absurdly...if enough makenoise by saying , hey you raised our prices and the service isonly worse, maybe just maybe something will be done...hey we have nothng to lose!!!

Prices haven't raised yet. We don't know if service is going to be better or worse after they do. We just need to be patient. We'll all get a turn.

you're right but tryig to give these people a little nudge cant hurt

I just send one to missouri congressman and senator... hey you all lazy do the seam and send a email to both cong and sen of your state ..

I'm afraid this will cause problems for the people who actually NEED help.

honestly it can only help everybody...this does not mean that my application is going to go ahead of anybody, it just means that the people, or better the system in the centers will get a little nudge and maybe process things a little more efficiently

Do you understand how "gubberment" agencies work? They will only act if there is a dire need or an absolute wrongdoing has taken place, even then, that may not be enough.

I wasn't meaning you were trying to get your application in front of anyone else's. I was just pointing out that if we bombard the congressmen with emails/letters/phone calls, they will have to sort through all of them to find the ones that need immediate attention, like those sent from people who have waited over six months for their NOA2, or those whose paperwork has been lost and need help getting USCIS to do anything about it.

This too shall pass.......

hey, nobody is forcing you to do anything....its justa suggestion that might help all of us in the long run, the one thing govt hates is too many people complaining about a certain issue

I have tried this with both congressmen and senators and they are of no help unless you are outside the processing time. You need USCIS more than USCIS needs you. Have you any idea how many "customers" they have? They offer a service for which the demand is so high, that they can drag their feet indefinitely and still rake in the dough. The only real way to make a difference is through the law. You gather enough people and a smart group of lawyers who know how to make the arguement, and you can make some real change. But that is going to take a lot of people who are willing to have their NOA1 and NOA2 for their petitions offerred into evidence. I am not a lawyer and I am quite frustrated with this process, but I honestly believe this is the only way to make USCIS make sensible and pragmatic changes. Just my opinion.

Family immigration is not a priority for the government. It never will be. It is simply a priviledge that we, as citizens, have. Just relax. Your time will come.

You're right. It's not like we can boycott their service...then we'd never see our loved ones.

Well i rode what you people said! most of are dispointing... if we all contact our cong and sen, they have to do someting for us, because they are working for us! thats there job, if we all ... I don't know what to say... I know there is 2 million files in CSCIS, but still they can hire people to prosses faster! thats what we paying for!

It hasn't even been two months yet. Why not give it some time and contact them when it really counts like if you're stuck in security checks or something like that. Plus you're going through Vermont which is the quickest service center there is. I'm not understanding why you're talking about delays at this point. There are poeple who have been waiting over a full year for their NOA2, and for them I can understand contacting these people but for you I would suggest not rocking the boat until it's time. Just my two cents though.

Don't be disappointed. Just about everyone here goes through a phase when they don't think they can stand waiting on USCIS anymore. 3-4 months seems like a long time, but it will pass much faster than you think. I'm already on my second month, and even though it's hard being away from my fiance, I know I'll make it and I'm certain it's worth it. You'll be with your loved one quicker than you expect. You'll probably look back on this once your together and think "that wasn't too bad." At least that is what many of the people who have already been through this process have said.

If I had a buck for every time we had people start a letter writing campaign on here, I'd be a rich woman......

Seriously, bombarding your congressman with calls of "this is taking too long" and "why isn't my petition being looked at" isn't going to help.

Send them a letter. Make recommendations as to how they can streamline the system. More employees? Better system? Make the instructions more clear for people? Sure. Get someone "higher up" to forward the letter, if you think that'll help.

But calling won't help in the long run when any major issues start appearing and you actually need the help of your congressman who will just think you're crying wolf again.

I think that many are misunderstanding me....when i say call its not o complain...its to bring to light that they do need a better system..like you said , maybe hire more staff...and other things that might improve everything for all of us.

From what I understand, that is the reasoning behind the fee increase..to hire more staff. I've read somewhere on here that there is a document stating what the fee increases are supposed to be used for, but I don't know where it is. I have read that they are upgrading their system too. that should help I'm sure. Look around the Immigration News and Discussion threads. There may be more information there.

WOW!! that would be some great news..then it would seem s worth the extra money we end up paying...thanks, i will look to see if there is a posting somewhere that says that.

Maybe once my fiance's been here for 50 years will I look back on the 3 months it took for NOA2 and say it wasn't so bad.

Actually, you're right. One month away from my fiance sucks as much as 3 months The part that sucks the most is not knowing when the misery will end!



Me too...maybe it would be enough to pay for our AOS Fee!

This is the whole point. We don't have the right to "demand" (as another poster suggested) anything from the USCIS. It's a privilege we have that we're able to bring our foreign spouse or fiancé(e) to the US.


Don't you think they already know all this, that they know improvements are needed? I know this waiting is horrible...been there done that too. But look at the overall picture here...what's a few months of waiting when you have your whole lifetime together?

Not only do we hope they hire more staff. But take a look online with the USCIS careers these Adjudicators make: $50,000-$60,000 a year. Now, for THIS amount of pay, there must be SOME sort of responsibility. Think of ALL the information we EACH sent in to them in our personal package. They can't just glance and say, looks good, give them noa2. This information we send MUST be LOOKED at, reviewed, scrutinized. They are PRE-APPROVING us. Remember, the Embassy has NO AUTHORITY to reject an petition after USCIS approves it with NOA2 UNLESS its for NEW evidence they find. So the job these initial Adjudicators have is important. It helps keep out those looking to commit fraud, or worse. (Would you feel good if they rushed this process more and let in someone who used love to plan a terror attack???) They have tons of petitions to go through. I know this is hard, painful and tiring. But I for one am greatful that someone is taking the time to make sure all is ok, so I have better security in my home. So I have better security knowing that no one on the Embassy level can find some reason to deny. Im NOT saying that any of OUR loved ones would be this way...but we only see a SMALL fraction of those that petitioned here on VJ. I don't know those people. I have grandkids to protect. I'll gladly wait for my SO. Whats a year or two out of 30, 40 or 50 together??? Lets be patient....let them do their jobs. We may not like how long we have to wait..but Im sure those representatives are working to get these out.

QUOTE(Jamie76 @ Jul 17 2007, 07:18 PM)

This is small time compared to the other "more important" things going on. Money is the only thing that really talks. If you have the cash to spare to pledge to their campaign, then perhaps, just perhaps, they could help you out.

I agree, they have much bigger fish to fry than worry about this one little piece of the immigration issue.

I think that was very well put.

Really well said.

I think we all have to keep in mind that VJ is a small fraction of those that are waiting to get their specific applications approved. We also have to keep in mind that USCIS also processes a heck of a lot of other different types of visas - and they're probably just as stressful to wait for as ours are right now.