Answer from the congressman

[Y's_habibitk 2]

So, I got my answer from my congressman after inquiring into our K3 petition at VSC.

"Bla Bla your 130 will be pulled and processed when your 129f is processed. Currently the processing time for 129f's is Feb 1st 2008"

"VSC also told me that prioritization of processing of applications is frequently predicated on the personell resources available, however hundreds of new employees have been hired and once they are trained they are commited to the reducing the backlog"

I may call the contact I was given and ask that she ask some specifics. Maybe like, at what stage is our application? Backround checks or what? Hmmm, maybe I will

I just thought I'd share this with you guys

Lisa

Edited September 26, 2008 by Y_habibitk

[prince+angel 3]

Lisa - I can certainly understand the disappointment and frustration you have over this process - thanks for sharing the good & bad when you make a proactive move in your case. We will keep our fingers crossed for you & hope for the best with you. Take care .. Angel

[Y's_habibitk 2]

Thanks! I hope that the line about hiring new employees is true and that they are trained quickly!

Good luck to you too

[prince+angel 3]

OMG gurl! Me too - tired of being away from my man! I used to think if you wanted to test a relationship - take a road trip with your SO. Completely rethought that theory since meeting my husband, marrying him & being introduced to this process! LOOOL

Blessings ...

[cris11 0]

Hi Lisa! The answer you had got from your Congressman are the same answer I also got from our! That was already in July month, they told us that we soon can see the result of the extra staff they had hire. Now we are in end of September month, nothing much has happened. I sure it take a long time before this staff are going to produce something positive for us.

[Karaoke 0]

Trust me, it is the usual load of old...

Hi Lisa! The answer you had got from your Congressman are the same answer I also got from our! That was already in July month, they told us that we soon can see the result of the extra staff they had hire. Now we are in end of September month, nothing much has happened. I sure it take a long time before this staff are going to produce something positive for us.

[esmatsgirl 1]

Hi Lisa

They are still saying that? They have been saying the same thing for the past year. The truth is that the workload is so much that they are always in a deficit with getting things done. They are mis-managed and probably under budgeted...however, raising their fees was supposed to help with that so they could hire more people.

The NVC is the same way...a bunch of drones working the phones with no real answers, reading off what is on the computer screen. Its like your petition is out there on a tiny little life raft in the middle of the ocean trying to survive and who knows where it will end up. Its not very comforting that it takes so long but time will keep rolling on and eventually it will all be done. Easier said than done given that being away from your spouse for the entire first year of marriage and sometimes longer is absolutely not easy and unacceptable.

The time after its all done is when we need to continue to take a stand to right the process. We all get our answers...me included and get our spouse over here then we are happy. Yet, as unhappy as we are with the immigration process, we go on with our life and do the more important things that we need to do that are a priority in our lives and the immigration problem and issues never get fixed....the agency stays and continues on as screwed up as it always was.

Politically, immigration debates and issues are always focused on people crossing the border to come here illegally from attached land or Cuba. We never hear anything about how much time it takes to process a spouse visa...and how the K3 visa process, created to bring spouses and families together quicker while waiting for their regular immigrant petition to be completed is a complete failure.

No one (high enough to make a difference) seems to address this problem. How can we change that? Thats the question.

Deb

So, I got my answer from my congressman after inquiring into our K3 petition at VSC.

"Bla Bla your 130 will be pulled and processed when your 129f is processed. Currently the processing time for 129f's is Feb 1st 2008"

"VSC also told me that prioritization of processing of applications is frequently predicated on the personell resources available, however hundreds of new employees have been hired and once they are trained they are commited to the reducing the backlog"

I may call the contact I was given and ask that she ask some specifics. Maybe like, at what stage is our application? Backround checks or what? Hmmm, maybe I will

I just thought I'd share this with you guys

Lisa

[*JG* 2]

So, I got my answer from my congressman after inquiring into our K3 petition at VSC.

"Bla Bla your 130 will be pulled and processed when your 129f is processed. Currently the processing time for 129f's is Feb 1st 2008"

"VSC also told me that prioritization of processing of applications is frequently predicated on the personell resources available, however hundreds of new employees have been hired and once they are trained they are commited to the reducing the backlog"

I may call the contact I was given and ask that she ask some specifics. Maybe like, at what stage is our application? Backround checks or what? Hmmm, maybe I will

I just thought I'd share this with you guys

Lisa

So, basically, they feed everyone the same lines of BS no matter how high they are on the totem pole.

[Y's_habibitk 2]

Guess what? We got a touch today. Two days after I got the response letter. Maybe thats a good sign!

Yes, standard answers... I figured thats what we would get back, but oh well.

I faxed off another request to the congressman, the worst they can say is: we did our best, good luck to ya! lol

YIPPEEE! we did a touch out of it!

Lisa

[prince+angel 3]

You go gurl, do what ya gotta do! Skys the limit!

[Y's_habibitk 2]

Politically, immigration debates and issues are always focused on people crossing the border to come here illegally from attached land or Cuba. We never hear anything about how much time it takes to process a spouse visa...and how the K3 visa process, created to bring spouses and families together quicker while waiting for their regular immigrant petition to be completed is a complete failure.

No one (high enough to make a difference) seems to address this problem. How can we change that? Thats the question.

Deb

Press attention? I dont think any candidate would want to touch it with a ten foot pole however.

You know, my dad made the same comment, that we have so many illegal immigrants and if you try to do the right thing you WAIT and WAIT and jump through firey hoops!

Thanks everyone for your input, and its good information to know that they have been saying that staff ####### for a year. I might use that fact to pester the congressman.

Lisa

[Y's_habibitk 2]

You go gurl, do what ya gotta do! Skys the limit!

Thanks! I was about to leave work when I decided to take one last compulsive look at the website, when I saw the update woohoo... its the little things make us so happy heh heh

[ronjie 0]

So, I got my answer from my congressman after inquiring into our K3 petition at VSC.

"Bla Bla your 130 will be pulled and processed when your 129f is processed. Currently the processing time for 129f's is Feb 1st 2008"

"VSC also told me that prioritization of processing of applications is frequently predicated on the personell resources available, however hundreds of new employees have been hired and once they are trained they are commited to the reducing the backlog"

I may call the contact I was given and ask that she ask some specifics. Maybe like, at what stage is our application? Backround checks or what? Hmmm, maybe I will

I just thought I'd share this with you guys

Lisa

I just wonder how many of their staff has to stop processing petitions to take the time and train hundreds of new staff to stand around and do nothing ? sounds almost counter-productive to me. in other words, it will get worse before it gets better !!

[Nagishkaw 510]

Lisa,

I just want to say that I wish you the very best.

Keep pressing in and never stop fighting !

[Y's_habibitk 2]

Lisa,

I just want to say that I wish you the very best.

Keep pressing in and never stop fighting !

Thank you.

We got touched again today btw!