How About A $1000 i-129f

[John P 1]

There are many things that can be done to speed up this process. I do not make a lot of money but I would rather pay $1000 for the I-129f petition and have it approved in one month. If everybody paid a higher rate they could higher more workers and process faster. Just one idea to help the system. TIME IS MONEY!

[skylane 6]

The pace of processing (I believe) is a component of their vetting process. Sincere couples can usually wait it out successfully.

[scottnlizzie 4]

I also would be willing to pay $1000 for a faster petition approval.

[scottnlizzie 4]

The pace of processing (I believe) is a component of their vetting process. Sincere couples can usually wait it out successfully.

I think the long wait is a function of too many petitions and not enough hard workers. Everyone knows there are many in government jobs who do the bare minimumm amount of work.

[maning 36]

There are many things that can be done to speed up this process. I do not make a lot of money but I would rather pay $1000 for the I-129f petition and have it approved in one month. If everybody paid a higher rate they could higher more workers and process faster. Just one idea to help the system. TIME IS MONEY!

Things to tend always move slow if different entities are working together. For the visa process, USCIS is a branch of Homeland Security coordination with the State Department, FBI, ICE, Customs, etc. all working together to vet the petitioner and beneficiary if they both qualify for a visa. So I seriously doubt it will move faster because you paid more. Only way possible if one branch of government was in charge of processing the visa entirely.

Also, I seriously doubt many people would take advantage of a $1000 I-129F petition approval that you stated to offset the cost of hiring permanent workers and building new office spaces to house them in to actually expedite the process.

I wish they processed petitions at the local state levels though. I would love to just drive 30 minutes away and talk to the person who is actually handling my case and if problems do arise, I'm just a phone call away and can bring any document they need in 30 minutes. It would eliminate so many RFEs and maybe speed up the process faster because there will be lesser RFEs to process.

[Brother Hesekiel 2,235]

I agree. Expedite processing for a 100% surcharge should be an option. In an country where everything is about the bottom line, this would make a lot of sense.

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

This sounds like a huge can of worms. There is already enough discontent in this country over the perceived advantages granted to the more affluent. If they instituted this then I doubt it would result in them hiring more adjudicators, but it would result in them changing the order in which they adjudicate received petitions. Those who paid the regular fee would wait longer while those who paid the premium fee would get to cut ahead of them in line. There would be outrage about the unfairness of a system that caters to the wealthy.

On the other hand, if you want to create a petition that will raise the fees for everyone with the caveat that the extra fees must be used to hire more adjudicators and reduce processing times then I would be willing to sign it. Unfortunately, people who are financially stressed would rather wait a little longer than pay a lot more. The way it currently works is that they calculate the fees based on the cost of the resources required to actually adjudicate the petition. Those costs don't go up or down with the number of petitions waiting in the queue, so they're more or less fair to everyone. I think the reason they don't hire more adjudicators is that they're concerned if there's a lull in petition intake then some of those adjudicators are going to be sitting on their hands and getting paid for it.

This is one of those cases where you'll never satisfy everyone.

[stefan y karen 23]

I agree. The free market would indicate that if there was a demand (which there clearly is) the revenue could be used to offset the cost of hiring more processors (and dare I say...) maybe a little more to start taking down the defecit. I'm thinking the VSC & CSC should have a drive through for $1,000, a walk in and wait for $600 or mail it in for the standard $340. Would also drive tourism to Vermont.

[az110965 252]

The pace of processing (I believe) is a component of their vetting process. Sincere couples can usually wait it out successfully.

There is no "vetting process". The pace of the processing process is predicated by the number of petitions (for all different visa types) -vs- the number of adjudicators. Simple math.

[az110965 252]

It's ironic though that USCIS LOWERED the I-129F fee about a year ago from $455 to $340 and processing times have not increased in any noticable manner.

[Girl from Celebes 588]

There are many things that can be done to speed up this process. I do not make a lot of money but I would rather pay $1000 for the I-129f petition and have it approved in one month. If everybody paid a higher rate they could higher more workers and process faster. Just one idea to help the system. TIME IS MONEY!

I do not think everything can't be solved by throwing as much as money. There are some process that people have to wait and follow the rules. I don't like bureaucracy either but we (HAVE) always follow them for the sake of contuinity of process. If people can choose easily way, shortcuts to get everything, my guess, it's just like you cutting off out the route of street and jumping onto another place that you don't even know where you at by that time.

Everyone willing to spend money to get approval faster, particularly to end the exhauting waiting game that absorbed us pyshically and emotionally. If people can pay higher rate, this process would going to be like a bid in an auction. Who pays more, they would get what they want. That's the difference between government and companies. For company time is money, for government...you have to follow us and no any other choice..

Things to tend always move slow if different entities are working together. For the visa process, USCIS is a branch of Homeland Security coordination with the State Department, FBI, ICE, Customs, etc. all working together to vet the petitioner and beneficiary if they both qualify for a visa. So I seriously doubt it will move faster because you paid more. Only way possible if one branch of government was in charge of processing the visa entirely.

Also, I seriously doubt many people would take advantage of a $1000 I-129F petition approval that you stated to offset the cost of hiring permanent workers and building new office spaces to house them in to actually expedite the process.

I wish they processed petitions at the local state levels though. I would love to just drive 30 minutes away and talk to the person who is actually handling my case and if problems do arise, I'm just a phone call away and can bring any document they need in 30 minutes. It would eliminate so many RFEs and maybe speed up the process faster because there will be lesser RFEs to process.

I couldn't agree more. Excellent!

[Winning23 25]

Already US Citizens can have their passport renewals expedited for a higher fee.

US Citizens can also can a premium for expedited US Government postal service if desired. (Overnight, 2 day, etc..)

US Citizens also pay for boarding express highway lanes during rush hours to move faster. (Hot-lanes in Virginia, Maryland) Different than HOV lanes.

People pay for business and first class airline tickets over coach. Why? Because they can.. simple.

Point being. America is driven by capitalism, and market economy. Government understands this. If there is a demand for such a service, it mean government can charge accordingly to handle overhead costs

and provide a quicker processing time for applicants they may do this in the future. But the process of vetting out applications will require additional staff i.e. money.

I would personally pay up to $2000 for a one month guaranteed processing of K1. BUT in return, I think I-129F application for expedited applicants would be required to fill out additional waiver

indicating that if application is flawed with errors due to incorrectly submitted application, and RFEs required, then, guarantee processing time is voided.

[jim & faith 0]

we would pay more than 1000$ for this system to be faster....!!!!! nuff said!

[Girl from Celebes 588]

Already US Citizens can have their passport renewals expedited for a higher fee.

US Citizens can also can a premium for expedited US Government postal service if desired. (Overnight, 2 day, etc..)

US Citizens also pay for boarding express highway lanes during rush hours to move faster. (Hot-lanes in Virginia, Maryland) Different than HOV lanes. Adrenal People pay for business and first class airline tickets over coach. Why? Because they can.. simple.

Point being. America is driven by capitalism, and market economy. Government understands this. If there is a demand for such a service, it mean government can charge accordingly to handle overhead costs

and provide a quicker processing time for applicants they may do this in the future. But the process of vetting out applications will require additional staff i.e. money.

I would personally pay up to $2000 for a one month guaranteed processing of K1. BUT in return, I think I-129F application for expedited applicants would be required to fill out additional waiver

indicating that if application is flawed with errors due to incorrectly submitted application, and RFEs required, then, guarantee processing time is voided.

I'm not an American (YET), but here of my some curiosities:

• Already US Citizens can have their passport renewals expedited for a higher fee.---> Is that government handled it? I'm sorry, but in my country, if you can processing faster and paid more that regular fee, it is illegal and consider a bribe. So, I don't know about in US. I've never been there yet.
• US Citizens can also can a premium for expedited US Government postal service if desired. (Overnight, 2 day, etc..)----> is it official tariffs or people can asked by request? I hate when sent my gifts to my fiance and it says would arrived in certain times but it did not.
• US Citizens also pay for boarding express highway lanes during rush hours to move faster. (Hot-lanes in Virginia, Maryland) Different than HOV lanes --- Is it operated by government or company? I said, that there is a different between government and company how they operated their own system. Government best known for their bureaucracy. My fiance works for US government.
• Point being. America is driven by capitalism, and market economy. ---->I agreed with that. My fiance told me companies there are love to charge everything.
• Government understands this. If there is a demand for such a service, it mean government can charge accordingly to handle overhead costs and provide a quicker processing time for applicants they may do this in the future ---> I know it is economic teory, but again, if people can do that in future, whoever has a lot money, whether it is fraud applications or not, their application would going faster than others. What about someone who truly genuinely for this process or in love each other and doesn't have enough money? They would say different from yours, I bet.

• We have had read here many people struggled to get money for AOS or another payment after married in US. Everyone is equal before the law. We just can't blind to ignored that this hole can be use by people to cheat the rules for fraudulent. Like I said in other thread, law or rules is not flawless and many people would use these things for their benefits. Just because someone has a lot money it does not means people can have what they wanted. I hate bureaucracy as much I can imagined, but I would see this is will work for everyone whether they have money or not.

Edited November 12, 2011 by Girl from Celebes

[The Humanists 10]

There are many things that can be done to speed up this process. I do not make a lot of money but I would rather pay $1000 for the I-129f petition and have it approved in one month. If everybody paid a higher rate they could higher more workers and process faster. Just one idea to help the system. TIME IS MONEY!

I second the motion, although I agree that it wouldn't be fair to everyone for the US government to charge a premium. While we were waiting for NOA2 (waited almost 6 months), my husband and I talked about how we would gladly pay more money just to speed up the process. We don't have a lot of money either, but we would have saved A LOT in expenses had we been allowed to zoom through USCIS and the rest of the visa application process. Heck, we probably would have paid $5000 or more had there been a guarantee that everything would be processed in a month! This long-distance relationship is not only emotionally taxing but also quite expensive. We maintain 2 residences; an apartment in San Francisco and a condo here. We know that we'll have fewer expenses once we're together because we won't have to maintain two residences anymore.