VSC 's response to congressman inquiry

[Al422 221]

Ok, I understood that congressman cannot do anything ! Fine ! Today I have 5 months and 1 day , lets check who is my fiance's senator, he paid enough taxes all his life and now he needs to get help for his family .

I am sorry I CANNOT just stay and wait ! If the timing for VSC is 5 months than is 5 months. If they don't want me to bother them again they should update their website to 6 or 7 or.... months !

Do it. And don't quit until you get results. Your fiance's Senator gets his pay from his taxes for a reason: He works for your fiance and for all the other citizens who live in that state. And now it is time for the good senator to earn his paycheck.

[XXXXXXYYYY 1]

I disagree 100%. About 3 and a half months into the process, I began complaining like a son-of-a you know what and within a week, my petition was approved. A handful of good friends of mine who filed their petition within days of mine ended up waiting over 6 months for their approval. If you complain hard "enough", you can get some action done. Trust me. It worked for me and it can work for others

To whom did you complain??

[Ning 619]

Do it. And don't quit until you get results. Your fiance's Senator gets his pay from his taxes for a reason: He works for your fiance and for all the other citizens who live in that state. And now it is time for the good senator to earn his paycheck.

Call the Senator & see what happens when you ask to speak directly to him or her. Demand that they put the Senator on the phone. Tell them about the taxes. Demand an explanation in writting.

You will find that all of this simply means nothing. These political people have been in office a long time. The immigration laws havent changed much for 60 years. Ask your politician to explain the last action they took on immigration reform.

Tell them what you will do when they dont conform to your demands. Tell them you will remove them from office & ask for a refund of those paychecks.

In the end you will end be better educated about how little influence any politician has over Homeland Security.

[tru_loves_journey 117]

No NOA2 here either....but it's just as well the Cairo,Egypt Embassy hasn't reopened

[Juan & Nan 12]

I disagree 100%. About 3 and a half months into the process, I began complaining like a son-of-a you know what and within a week, my petition was approved. A handful of good friends of mine who filed their petition within days of mine ended up waiting over 6 months for their approval. If you complain hard "enough", you can get some action done. Trust me. It worked for me and it can work for others

Who did you call and what number did you use? I have been calling the USCIS number, but all they say they can tell me is that they hav ethe application and that it will be looked at in turn. Please let me know the number you called. THANKS A LOT FOR THE INFO!

[Tyeger87 10]

No NOA2 here either....but it's just as well the Cairo,Egypt Embassy hasn't reopened

im going through the cairo embassy and i want my NOA2 asap so that I can at least be at the front of the backlog the closing creates

[tru_loves_journey 117]

im going through the cairo embassy and i want my NOA2 asap so that I can at least be at the front of the backlog the closing creates

Your Timeline shows around Mid April for your NOA2 so you should have no worry by that time the Embassy should be reopened ..Good Luck

[Tyeger87 10]

Your Timeline shows around Mid April for your NOA2 so you should have no worry by that time the Embassy should be reopened ..Good Luck

yeah i know, good luck to you to. I am not worried about the embassy being open but more worried about the backlog of interviews that will have to be rescheduled which would push our interview date back alot. i really hope the embassy opens up and gets the interviews back on schedule

[ecce 20]

Do call your congressman/ senator. Here's my story with the VSC:

2/7: 5 months since NOA1. Called USCIS and was denied a service request because 5 months is no longer outside normal processing times

2/8: Sent a letter to my senator

2/10: Called USCIS again and was able to put in a service request because I "felt that my case was taking longer than it should." They were able to do this. You just can't use the "outside normal processing times" wording because they will say it doesn't apply now. Called senator to confirm they received my letter.

2/11: Senator's office called me back (!) to say that my case was assigned to an officer on 2/10. That seemed like progress, and can't have been a coincidence. And I wouldn't have known it was assigned unless the senator's office told me.

So, yes, I think these things can help a little bit...although I have yet to see that NOA2...

[TBoneTX 43,250]

Call the Senator

Dig this, si man: When I was in the throes of being hosed (along with innumerable others) by the Guayaquil consulate, a contact referred me to the chief aide for Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison. After 3 days of leaving messages or waiting fruitlessly on hold, I finally reached the aide. I concisely explained the situation and had just begun to ask for assistance when she cut me off, saying, with obvious disdain (and these verbatim words are forever burned into my brain), "The Senator has far more important things to do than to concern herself with one person's K-1 application."

The esteemed Senator has (for about the third time) promised not to run for re-election. We'll see about that.

In regard to what one's Congressman can do, it depends. Congressmen themselves can't directly intervene with consulates or embassies, because it would violate Congressional Ethics rules. However, a good staff member is worth his/her weight in gold.

As a footnote, my Congressman-at-the-time's aide told me, flat out, "USCIS is our very worst [Federal agency]."

So, what you all are going through is not new, and you're not alone, no man.

[Al422 221]

Do complain to your Congress Member and Senators.

Who says they can't do anything? Congress created USCIS 10 years ago, and they can disband them just as easily as they disbanded INS when they created USCIS.

But as long as Congress thinks that the Vermont DIsservice Center is working well, they have no reason to take action. They need to hear, from us, the truth about the Disservice Center, how it is a complete abomination and total failure before they will even want to do anything. And they can't just hear from one of us. They need many hundreds of complaints before they will take action.

I filed my complaints a long time ago, with both of my Senators and my Congressman, and I even went to Hal Rogers, Chairman of the Appropriations Committee. I told the whole story about the lies, the incompetence, the indifference to our needs, and the TPS debacle.

Congress is no longer in Obamination's pocket. In case nobody noticed, lots of Republicans got into office this past November, and they would love a Republican in the Oval Office in 2013. They love to latch on to Obmination's failures, and the TPS debacle is a big one.

[Al422 221]

"USCIS is our very worst [Federal agency]."

USCIS is the worst organization in the history of the human race. Wild dogs can do a better job.

In fact, even these guys do a better job:

[Fofochinho73 8]

Do complain to your Congress Member and Senators.

Who says they can't do anything? Congress created USCIS 10 years ago, and they can disband them just as easily as they disbanded INS when they created USCIS.

But as long as Congress thinks that the Vermont DIsservice Center is working well, they have no reason to take action. They need to hear, from us, the truth about the Disservice Center, how it is a complete abomination and total failure before they will even want to do anything. And they can't just hear from one of us. They need many hundreds of complaints before they will take action.

I filed my complaints a long time ago, with both of my Senators and my Congressman, and I even went to Hal Rogers, Chairman of the Appropriations Committee. I told the whole story about the lies, the incompetence, the indifference to our needs, and the TPS debacle.

Congress is no longer in Obamination's pocket. In case nobody noticed, lots of Republicans got into office this past November, and they would love a Republican in the Oval Office in 2013. They love to latch on to Obmination's failures, and the TPS debacle is a big one.

Al, I have been following your posts for some time and usually completely agree with you and admire your "git 'r done" spirit. Our time lines are also pretty close. I have also sent letters to two Senators and my Congressman this past week. Just curious as to what you have heard back from yours, if any of them?

Happy journey's, however long and unnecessary they are...

[chippo 2]

Al --may I add --May God have Mercy on their souls for they do not know what they do .

FOR BRUTUS IS AN HONORABLE MAN

[Brad and Vika 129]

Personal attack removed. Continued attacks will result in administrative action.

Edited February 18, 2011 by Brad and Vika