$210 Day of interview K1/K2

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In a way I can believe that because the government has no problem over paying for any given service. AOS went up from 300 something a few years back to over 1000 dollars the reason being to (modernize the system) I wish I knew who hit the jackpot off of that contract. When I was in school I had a professor who sold screw drivers for $500 to the government. I think the true value of the work done for the entire process should be about $300 an applicant.

End of the day it's worth every penny regardless of the price.

Edited December 9, 2011 by cltaylor23

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When I was in school I had a professor who sold screw drivers for $500 to the government. I think the true value of the work done for the entire process should be about $300 an applicant.

This along woth the $800 toilet seats are oftern qouted as examples of government 'waste', but it doesnt tell the whole picture. Often parts are made for military vehicles, ships, and aircraft that have to be machined from scratch, and thats not cheap. It easy for a manufacturer to build items that will sell cheap by the million, but how will the manufacturer profit in retooling his equipment to build 100 toilet seats that will ONLY fit on an Air Force KC-135 Airframe. Becuase the government aks the contractor to build unique items in small quantities, the price skyrockets.

The same goes with USCIS processing. It costs a LOT of money for the State Department to deploy consulate officers in remote countries and then tie them up 5 days a week performing immigration interviews. The State Department passes this cost on to the USCIS, who then either has to ask the US taxpayers to pay, or recoup the loss directly by fees from the applicants.

Edited December 9, 2011 by Brian_N_Phuong

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This along woth the $800 toilet seats are oftern qouted as examples of government 'waste', but it doesnt tell the whole picture. Often parts are made for military vehicles, ships, and aircraft that have to be machined from scratch, and thats not cheap. It easy for a manufacturer to build items that will sell cheap by the million, but how will the manufacturer profit in retooling his equipment to build 100 toilet seats that will ONLY fit on an Air Force KC-135 Airframe. Becuase the government aks the contractor to build unique items in small quantities, the price skyrockets.

The same goes with USCIS processing. It costs a LOT of money for the State Department to deploy consulate officers in remote countries and then tie them up 5 days a week performing immigration interviews. The State Department passes this cost on to the USCIS, who then either has to ask the US taxpayers to pay, or recoup the loss directly by fees from the applicants.

Very true. I just can't help at times to think there's a lot of room for improvement in these processes. I really would love to see the use of technology expanded throughout the process for future filers. I understand this takes time and money especially considering we're talking about filing millions of cases but the logistical cost of handling so many physical applications alone must be staggering. Thank god I'm already so close to being with my fiance (at least I pray I am) but for the sake of future filers I hope the government is doing everything in their power to improve these processes.

Edited December 9, 2011 by cltaylor23