mrc1330

You applied only in February.

Vermont is traditionally faster than California, usually much faster.

Kind suggestion: Be patient for now, and avoid scaring other members on here.

Just in case...

Please use these steps to get connected directly to an immigration officer at the VERMONT SERVICE CENTER. call after 10am and before 4:30pm

Call the 1-800 number.

Option 1,

Option 2,

Option 2,

Option 6,

Option 1,

ENTER I129F (K3) receipt number

Option 1, Wait for "On {date}..."

Option 3,

Option 4,

wait to be connected and then chew their asses out (if necessary), get names and id numbers and start posting your findings on this site.

This is very critical for some, especially someone like me who DID not file a I130 for my wife's daughter trying to save some money upfront and get them both here (k3/K4). If i were to file for her I-130 NOW, there'd be a huge gap in time and i'd really be messed up.

If this is true... then there is a serious problem and we need to let our voices be heard. Please use these steps to get connected directly to an immigration officer at the VERMONT SERVICE CENTER. call after 10am and before 4:30pm

Call the 1-800 number.

Option 1,

Option 2,

Option 2,

Option 6,

Option 1,

ENTER I129F (K3) receipt number

Option 1, Wait for "On {date}..."

Option 3,

Option 4,

wait to be connected and then chew their asses out, get names and id numbers and start posting your findings on this site.

This is very critical for some, especially someone like me who DID not file a I130 for my wife's daughter trying to save some money upfront and get them both here (k3/K4). If i were to file for her I-130 NOW, there'd be a huge gap in time and i'd really be messed up.

This is horrible news!!! Can anyone else confirm this? Who did your lawyer speak to? Will a immigration officer tell me the same thing if i call?

Hi there!!

I just wanted to know How long of a wait is there between Approval and the case arriving to NVC?? and from NVC to the consulate abroad?

We are going to go the K3 route!!!

I'm in the same boat as you bro, i hope my I129 gets approved as fast as yours... supposedly as i heard from the NVC's restructuring... Once the petition is approved you should get an interview between 60-75 days. give or take depending on whether the NVC takes longer than 2-3 weeks.

Please keep your timeline posted.. so far you're the only one i know who is going the exact same route as me, and at the exact same country.

WHILE IMMIGRATION MAY NOT BE A "RIGHT". I am a natural born US Citizen and i will always reserve my right to PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS so when they lazily have delays and excessive processing, they ARE denying OUR rights.

Hi, Everyone:

This website is a useful tool for obtaining information but it seems to me that we're still operating as individuals rather than a group. With some targeted political activism, it seems to me we'd have a better chance of getting results.

I was spurred to try to stir up some action by an April 3 call to the USCIS - apparently the wait has now increased from six months to eight months for action on an I-129 application at the California Service Center. This despite the reported increases in personnel.

I'm also concerned about the apparent violation of statute when it comes to allowing fiances to work. An official with the Ameican Immigration Lawyers Association told me categorically that the K-1 visa allows the fiance to work the minute he or she sets foot on American soil. Yet the USCIS is requiring yet another fee and application, which delays the fiance's ability to work for another 3-4 months, while he or she waits for the agency to issue the permit. There are additional cost factors related to poor planning for this process, but you get the picture.

I'm sure those of you who are applying for other kinds of visas have similar issues.

The point is that, if my last phone call is any indication, things seem to be getting worse rather than better, despite the resignation of Emilio Gonzalez, the Bush appointee who has been responsible for many of the bad decisions that are affecting us.

I'm sure I'm not the first to suggest some kind of concerted political action. Can folks get me up to date on what's been done so far? Here are the ideas that spring to mind for me:

1. Letter writing campaign.

2. Demonstrations in several cities, with media outreach.

3. Website designed specifically to inform public about these issues.

Have these already gotten underway? If not, are people willing to volunteer a few hours to work on this? Does anyone have political organizing experience? Can we coordinate with immigrant rights groups?

Let me know!

Susan Zakin

The worst part about it is you see people who are having there I129-F's approved in 20-30 days in Vermont. It is so frustrating. If Vermont has that much time to already be on late February then they need to get California to give them some of theirs. I try so hard not to watch, but it's hard not to want to know what's going on all the time. I completely agree with you.