Rediculous

[C&Vw 0]

I Totally agree with what you said. We don't know what to expect. But let's always be positive and think the best way it could be. Thinking that everything is gonna be alright and also that time flies. When you love all this waiting is worth it. Just keeping positive thoughts.

Because if you have negative thoughts just will make your process even harder, and make you upset and sad for all this months. Be positive, patient and communicate a lot with your love is the key for this process.

Good luck for all of us in this journey!!! =)

[A and T 82]

First they make two law abiding, tax paying citizens who just want to be together wait six to eight months. Then they threaten to not allow the two people to be together, if there is the slightest documentation error or other such tiny mistake. How many lives have they ruined anyway? But of course illegal aliens are welcomed with open arms if they'll just vote for the crook politicians running this Circus. That could only come from our cold as ice heartless Government bureaucrats who don't give a flying Rat's #### about anyone.

Its sad that those of us that pay and try to do it the legal way suffer while others just come in and can live problem free. USCIS is broken , they look over every thing with a fine tooth comb and just put you off constantly, I guess anything to discriminate against you.

The gov should pass a law forcing them to make a decision on every case in less than 6 months . What could possibly take years to figure out? Its has to be some kind of joke. They say background checks, But i doubt someone is at a computer checking eveyday for almost 2 years

[Shawn & Emi 16]

Thumbs up I agree 1000%. It's not even necessary to build walls or fences with Mexico..doctors should be allowed to report illegals as soon as they show up in a hospital and stupid Arizona should stop giving Driving licenses like If they were candies. Let's cut the politically correct Bullshit on this..in New Jersey I can't even count anymore how many have an Arizona driving license. It pisses me off to unbelievable levels. Let's not even mention all the thousands of scammers in the K-1 and CR-1 applications that only accomplished to ruin the life of their US fiancè/e or spouse and made the process way more slow and difficult for the honest couples.

That's strange - I had to provide lots of proof of being here legally to get a driver's license in AZ. Even just to get a State ID when I first arrived, they took copies of my visa, I-94 and took my SSN, then the ID was only valid until my I-94 date.

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

First they make two law abiding, tax paying citizens who just want to be together wait six to eight months. Then they threaten to not allow the two people to be together, if there is the slightest documentation error or other such tiny mistake. How many lives have they ruined anyway? But of course illegal aliens are welcomed with open arms if they'll just vote for the crook politicians running this Circus. That could only come from our cold as ice heartless Government bureaucrats who don't give a flying Rat's #### about anyone.

As long as we're venting (in a nice but sarcastic way)...

If it were actually "two law abiding, tax paying citizens" then you wouldn't be involved in this process. US citizens don't need to immigrate. What you really meant was one citizen and one foreigner living in a foreign country.

Illegal aliens can't vote. Even if the "immigration reform" (aka "amnesty") advocates have their way, those illegal aliens will initially get green cards. They still won't be able to vote until they become citizens, which would be five years minimum. If they do pass an amnesty (which I hope they don't) then I would personally like to see it come with a provision that the newly legalized immigrants cannot ever become US citizens, or if they are allowed to become citizens that they are forever barred from submitting an immigrant visa petition for anyone. Rewarding them for breaking the law is bad enough, but eventually allowing them to drag their entire families here legally would be extremely offensive to everyone who immigrated here legally.

Do you have equal indignation for the thousands of foreigners who defraud US citizens in order to come to the US and get a green card, often ruining the US citizen's life in the process? If you understand how widespread the problem is, then you'll understand why the US government makes it so difficult, especially for foreigners in high fraud countries.

[Rob&Pame 2]

Thumbs up I agree 1000%. It's not even necessary to build walls or fences with Mexico..doctors should be allowed to report illegals as soon as they show up in a hospital and stupid Arizona should stop giving Driving licenses like If they were candies. Let's cut the politically correct Bullshit on this..in New Jersey I can't even count anymore how many have an Arizona driving license. It pisses me off to unbelievable levels. Let's not even mention all the thousands of scammers in the K-1 and CR-1 applications that only accomplished to ruin the life of their US fiancè/e or spouse and made the process way more slow and difficult for the honest couples.

:thumbs:

[mishab 1]

No one is keeping you from your fiance.

Yes the government controls who I can and can not marry. What option do I have? Quit my job and move overseas to start my family? That is the only alternative option, right? Sure I can marry overseas, but when i am ready to come back do not i need to fill out the same evil I-129 and wait another 6 month to bring my wife home? And then I have to send in my w2 to say that I have enough money to provide for my family? But I wont be working, so what will I show?

Do not you see the irony here? I could not marry my fiancee who was here on tourist visa and let her stay here. i was told, my fiancee has to go back and wait. Also marriage while on tourist visa is NO-NO. Why? Why the government tells me what I should and should NOT do? What freedom are we talking about?

Finally I spoke with few folks who got RFEs. Since when I need to prove that I saw my fiancee in the last 2 years. What if i have no money to travel? What governement got to do with who I see and when? Or this one, my favorite. Copy of the divorce decree... Since when I have to prove that I am eligible to get married. What if i do not want to share who I was married to and for how long?

i am really surprised that people still want to come to the us.

[notmuch88tosay 21]

Thanks Shawn & Emi.

Thanks canadian_wife.

Thanks Ironman140.

Thumbs up Max1gk :-)

Thanks for all of your support. I sincerely do appreciate it.

I had a rough start. The first Immigration Attorney I used ended being a total scam artist. He wasted two months of my time and I was lucky, because for most people that he has scammed he wasted one to two years of their life.

He has been disbarred from being able to practice law.

I was charged $1,200 twice ($2,400) + ($495 deposit) = $2,895

That is how I discovered his scam early. I emailed him about it and he said that I owed him $2,895.00 more.

It was a tough battle to even get my credit card companies to side with me and return my money. Still I lost my deposit of $495.00

I would advise anyone considering using an Immigration Attorney to say away from this guy. Here is more info on him:

Complaints Board complaints againts Tod Schlosser (RHC visa services): http://bit.ly/ieeN4v

Based on BBB files, L Tod Schlosser & Assoc Ltd has a BBB Rating of F on a scale from A+ to F: http://bit.ly/fDgOAT

Schlosser is also no longer registered to practice law in Illinois, as shown on the IARDC website: http://bit.ly/hDtxdb

Here is a link to the list of complaints against Schlosser pending with the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission. The complaints are all for “Neglect and failure to promptly refund unearned fee”: http://bit.ly/hyegyB

The “Contract Issue” complaint is displayed as “Unpursuable” because “Company cannot be located.” http://bit.ly/fDgOAT

Take care,

notmuch88tosay

[Ironman140 45]

It a shame I was once scammed by a lawyer .. Pressed charges against him. Filed suit against him, Only to find out I had a long line of others ahead of me.. The worse part I discovered was lawyers are not required to have malpractice insurance .. But they go after doctors who must have it .. Or go to jail

[notmuch88tosay 21]

Thansk C&Vw.

Thanks Adam and Thet.

Thanks JimVaPhuong.

Thanks Rob&Pame.

Thanks mishab.

The info that all of you gave to me and your support mean alot to me.

Take care,

notmuch88tosay

[Pilar 1]

First they make two law abiding, tax paying citizens who just want to be together wait six to eight months. Then they threaten to not allow the two people to be together, if there is the slightest documentation error or other such tiny mistake. How many lives have they ruined anyway? But of course illegal aliens are welcomed with open arms if they'll just vote for the crook politicians running this Circus. That could only come from our cold as ice heartless Government bureaucrats who don't give a flying Rat's #### about anyone.

Everything is going well.

I think illegal people can´t vote.

May God be with you.

[notmuch88tosay 21]

Thanks Pilar,

Take care,

notmuch88tosay

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

Yes the government controls who I can and can not marry. What option do I have? Quit my job and move overseas to start my family? That is the only alternative option, right? Sure I can marry overseas, but when i am ready to come back do not i need to fill out the same evil I-129 and wait another 6 month to bring my wife home? And then I have to send in my w2 to say that I have enough money to provide for my family? But I wont be working, so what will I show?

Do not you see the irony here? I could not marry my fiancee who was here on tourist visa and let her stay here. i was told, my fiancee has to go back and wait. Also marriage while on tourist visa is NO-NO. Why? Why the government tells me what I should and should NOT do? What freedom are we talking about?

Finally I spoke with few folks who got RFEs. Since when I need to prove that I saw my fiancee in the last 2 years. What if i have no money to travel? What governement got to do with who I see and when? Or this one, my favorite. Copy of the divorce decree... Since when I have to prove that I am eligible to get married. What if i do not want to share who I was married to and for how long?

i am really surprised that people still want to come to the us.

Look into what it takes to get married in Russia. You'll need more than a divorce decree. You'll need a certificate of no impediment with an apostille stamp from a US embassy, and about two months of free time to deal with the multiple layers of bureaucracy.

After that, look into what it takes to immigrate to Russia. After you've finished your research feel free to come back and tell us how bad the US system is.

[notmuch88tosay 21]

Hi JimVaPhuong,

Yes, things might be harder in Russia...

So should we model the U.S. after Communist Dictator Countries?

Yes, we can compare the U.S. policies to Dictator regimes and to those who don't give their citizens any rights at all. But then that is setting the bar lower. We should be demanding better from our Government beaurocrats, not

settling for worse.

Yes, I agree, our Government needs to screen who they let into the U.S. But don't you think that sometimes our Government beaurocrats morph into Control Freak mini Dictator Government Gods with enormous egos and act like infuriating ####*holes for no reason? Sometimes.

They will treat us like bugs if we let them.

notmuch88tosay

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

Hi JimVaPhuong,

Yes, things might be harder in Russia...

So should we model the U.S. after Communist Dictator Countries?

Yes, we can compare the U.S. policies to Dictator regimes and to those who don't give their citizens any rights at all. But then that is setting the bar lower. We should be demanding better from our Government beaurocrats, not

settling for worse.

Yes, I agree, our Government needs to screen who they let into the U.S. But don't you think that sometimes our Government beaurocrats morph into Control Freak mini Dictator Government Gods with enormous egos and act like infuriating ####*holes for no reason? Sometimes.

They will treat us like bugs if we let them.

notmuch88tosay

Russia hasn't been a communist dictatorship for about 20 years. Corrupt? Yes. Bureaucratic and inept? No doubt. But not a communist dictatorship. I know about communist dictatorships - my wife immigrated from one.

It's impossible to manage a system as large as US immigration without a massive amount of bureaucracy. It's just not possible. The US is the biggest immigrant destination in the world - by a wide margin. The system is bad, and in many cases it's not fair, but I'm actually rather impressed with how well it works compared to other bureaucracies within the US government. Try getting SSDI or veterans disability benefits. The immigration process seems like a cakewalk by comparison.

If you've lived in the US for any length of time then you should be used to the US government crawling up your tailpipe with a microscope anytime you ask them for something. I was in the military, and that experience teaches you two important lessons. First, you are powerless against the US government. You can fight them if you've been treated unfairly, but it's ultimately going to be the US government (via the Department of Justice) that determines if you've been wronged. Second, if you play the game by their rules and jump through the hoops they ask you to jump through then you'll usually get what you want, and it will be relatively painless. If you insist on being a rebel and a non-conformist then you can expect your life to be extraordinarily difficult. Bureaucracies are machines, and machines don't deal well with parts that don't fit. That machine can give you what you want, but you need to fit just like all the other parts.

There were some comments I was going to make in response to your first post, but I resisted. You have a sense of entitlement. You believe you have a claim to rights you don't actually have. You live in a country with more than 300 million other people. Collectively, we have a system of government whereby we elect people to make laws for us, and then we all live by those laws. If you disagree with some of those laws then you can try to convince a substantial portion of those 300 million people to side with you, and then pressure our government to change things. We elected them. They are us, and we are them. Or, you can be a loner and choose to single-handedly buck the system. You'll be miserable, and you won't change anything.

The only alternative is to buy an island and make your own rules.

[notmuch88tosay 21]

Hi JimVaPhuong,

Thanks for your reply.

Yes, you're right. I knew that Government bureaucrats and politicians won't ever change. I was just venting. I can want things to be different while knowing they never will be, right? It's not a sense of entitlement I have. It is standing up for our God given rights. Rights that some Government bureaucrats and politicians are certain we don't have and never intend to give us.

But I have given the bureaucrats everything they've asked for and more, in regards to the Fiancee Visa. And I will kiss their butts if they need me to. Things in this world are not perfect. People are not perfect. It's no use to try to change things. But I am still happy in my life.

One person cannot change anything. But sometimes millions of protesters or voters who stand up for their God given rights can. But that is not where my focus is. And that is not how I plan to spend my time. I was just venting. I guess venting is useless also.

You make good points. Thanks for the info and for your point of view.

Take care,

notmuch88tosay