Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Anyone K-1 over 100 days from CSC?	It's been a long time since I've been this furious. At least since my last job java script:emoticon('', 'smid_14')	onyxrev	Not Telling	Canada	2006-08-16 08:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Anyone K-1 over 100 days from CSC?	160 days	onyxrev	Not Telling	Canada	2006-08-16 08:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	What's up with the K1 process...	So many folks in this post are complaining. I think even with all the delays in processing etc, it is still taking not more than yr and half for married folks to be able to bring their spouse to US on a green card. With so many K1 frauds, I think the US government cant help but take more time. Plus for unmarried folks, it is also a good test of their relationships. I think if all the illegals are granted citizenship, it will backlog the system to crazy. I see no reason why they shouldn't be able to accomplish all of this with proper staffing and clear-cut standards and timelines for approval. What if UPS told you they couldn't give you an estimate on the delivery of your package because each package is different, needs to be scrutinized, and they don't have the staff to accomplish the task?	onyxrev	Not Telling	Canada	2006-08-23 13:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	What's up with the K1 process...	I don't understand why more governments don't recognize that the vast majority of their citizens aren't looking for money, they're looking for happiness. The US government is arranged in a way that is intended to grow money, not happiness, and I think this makes very little sense. Can we form a country primarily oriented towards that goal?? The Happiest Countries in the World	onyxrev	Not Telling	Canada	2006-08-23 11:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	What is up with the California Service Center?	I heard that, starting in September, USCIS will begin processing petitions from the future. Edited by onyxrev, 30 August 2006 - 01:53 PM.	onyxrev	Not Telling	Canada	2006-08-30 13:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	HAHAHAHA YAY HOLY TAMALE WE GOT APPROVED TODAAAYYY IN 12 JUST DAYS YAY! YIPPEE SKIPPY!!!!!!!!!	Yabaa Dabaa Doooooooo!!!!! We are sooo happy! Um... hehehe... OMGZORZ?	onyxrev	Not Telling	Canada	2006-08-30 20:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	March 6th NSC, approved in CSC August 30th	Congratulations!	onyxrev	Not Telling	Canada	2006-08-30 10:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Sorry, just venting	It is natural to feel frustration and it is natural to feel joy. Embrace them both and embrace each other in the wash of emotion.	onyxrev	Not Telling	Canada	2006-08-30 20:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	The new over 100 topic.	Approaching 180 days.	onyxrev	Not Telling	Canada	2006-08-30 15:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Formal call for immigration reform...	Onyxrev, Fantastic! Me, I plan to pursue the following points in my correspondence, depending who I'm writing to and what issues might matter most to them: 1. incredibly uneven workload between the VSC and the USC (mismanagement) 2. radical differences in average processing times between the two (result of mismanagement) 3. randomness of approvals at CSC 4. lack of information during the process, and particularly upon inquiry (I'd like to use letters like yours and kitkat's if you guys approve since I don't have such a letter of my own to show. They'll demonstrate poor accountability and customer service failures) 5. official processing dates moving backwards in order to eliminate phone calls (poor management/customer service strategy) 6. inefficiency of processing proceedures (poor allocation of resources) I'd like to use basically the same documents you plan on using. Someone did a bar graph with similar statistics to tjv2000's. I have to go back and dig to find it. I'll get back to you, though maybe you already know what I'm talking about. That visual--or a similar one--could be really really helpful. A picture is worth a thousand words. It's absorbed more quickly. It creates an interest that straight numbers usually don't. We also ought to create a list of "talking points" for people who want to get on board with you, tjv2000, and me. The easier we make it for our colleagues to write emails and letters, the more likely they'll actually follow through with their enthusiasm. I'm not saying we should write the emails for them. Absolutely not! Each person's correspondence needs to be their own or we'll lose an element of grassroots authenticity that I believe will benefit us. I'm just saying let's create resources for people. Sound right...? Fantastic. Sounds right to me. Yes, feel free to use my letter. I'll start the process of contacting news media next week. I have a lot of things going on right now... including an entirely separate plan to take over the world. Edited by onyxrev, 31 August 2006 - 08:27 PM.	onyxrev	Not Telling	Canada	2006-08-31 20:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Formal call for immigration reform...	Kirsten - Sounds good! My fiancee, Sheryl, recommended we get our facts straight and coordinated before we start making headlines. Some of the information I plan on using includes... http://www.visajourn...showtopic=29389 http://www.visajourn...showtopic=29005 And this response to my Congressional office's inquiry... The I-129F petitions that were subjected to the IMBRA request for evidence are being worked as the responses were received. Each petition is unique and therefore, worked on a case by case basis. The response for Mr. Dan Connor’s petition was received on 7/10/2006 and it has been placed in line for processing. Congressional Liaison California Service Center, Congressional Unit Maybe you can post some of the information you plan on providing?	onyxrev	Not Telling	Canada	2006-08-31 09:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Formal call for immigration reform...	It would be great if 'they' could instantly update their processes to provide the instant information you want, but seriously, look up what's happened with the FBI and their software upgrades--it just doesn't happen (and I'd rather have the FBI updated than the CIS). Anyone have more info on this? NM, I googled. Yeah. As far as I'm concerned that was a problem with government contracting practices, hiring a piss poor firm to write your system. It's not a problem with the technology itself. Who plans these things??	onyxrev	Not Telling	Canada	2006-08-30 10:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Formal call for immigration reform...	redtapeknot - That's some great information you gave about the process of government petitions. Thanks for your reply! Do you see how powerful that perspecitve, that information, is? The problem with USCIS, as I've been saying, is that information is repressed. The thing is, you are not helpless, you can complain -- but only if you have a legitimate complaint, and usually "I want it NOW!" Veruca Salt-style won't help very much, because guess what, EVERYONE wants it NOW! The internet, along with the microwave and other nice gadgets, have led people to believe that almost anything can be gained instantaneously, and IRL, this just isn't so. Well, this is the reality of our age. Any private company that cannot provide that level of customer support simply doesn't get my business. Many of them are as 'big' as USCIS. And very few cannot live up to at least that standard of customer service. This isn't crazy talk. I wrote this out one night not intending to be a rebuttal but instead just my perspective on how I would run a petitioning office if I were put in charge... I really fail to see why people think that just because something is status-quo and has been so for all eternity that this is the way things have to be in the future. Sure, it makes sense that the task of running a government agency that deals with this sort of task would be complex and misunderstood. The solution isn't very different from a set of project management tools that some of my friends and I are designing. I've never seen the work flow in USCIS first hand, but, bear with me for a moment while I give an example of the framework I would establish if I were given the task of creating a work flow... A petition is received in the mail room. It is opened, placed in a folder, and immediately passed to a processing room. In this room is a row of really snazzy copy machines (we have machines with this functionality in my corporation's office). These copy machines can take a stack of paper of any size, work through the stack unsupervised, digitizing the material. The machine then stores the data on a network drive with its own folder and metadata indicating that the status of the document is 'in between processing and adjucation'. The processing room gathers the documents and files them in a vault for safekeeping. A USCIS agent logs onto their computer, grabs the digitized petition in the cue, and opens it up. As they look over the documents they can highlight areas that are of concern. A list of requirements for the particular petition type can be checked and unchecked corresponding to whether the submitted petition meets the requirements. Areas of concern of the digitized document can be highlighted and notes can be typed in the highlighted space. The officer can do whatever work they deem necessary on that one window. On their desktop are groups of status folders such as 'waiting for RFE', 'waiting for background check', 'ready to go', etc. etc. When the officer has finished the session, they simply drag the document into the appropriate folder. At the end of the night a system wide, automated script scans all the documents in the system for changes. It notes that the document was taken from the cue and is being worked on by an officer. It notes that regions of the forms were highlighted and takes snapshots of those regions in question. It notes what is missing and what is present and what the current status of the petition was at the end of the night. It then updates the petitioner's account so that the petitioner can log in, see their digitized petition, see what is missing and what is present, exactly where in the process they are, etc. In the petitioner's information window there is a timeline showing them exactly what stage of the process they are in (mail room, processing room, officer, mail room, in the mail to NVC, NVC mail room, NVC officer, en route to consulate). The digital media can be backed up. No more losing documents... you've always got the hard copies in the vault and the digital copies are available in the back up medium. As soon as a flag is raised for an RFE the petitioner can submit their document in a secure browser, which is then converted to the right format and added to the petition information. When the officer logs in the next day he or she is alerted that a petition has been updated with additional information and they continue their work. This process would be simple to implement, from a technical perspective. And there are, increasingly, functional and free or very cheap Internet connections everywhere, including at libraries. And one could always submit forms via mail as a last resort and have them digitized at USCIS... But do you see the potential in just this one area? There's so much less footwork involved. This is one instance where computers are not an evil to be avoided... The suggestion raised about filing online is feasible...very feasible. The company for which I work uses a system called VurvExpress to input applicant information. Anyone interested in working for us MUST initially apply online. Applicants express interest in a particular job, enter their personal information, and upload their resumes?all electronically. Then we update their personal file with information concerning their interview process...first interview, technical testing, second interview, job offer, disqualification, etc. Applicants get a password with which they can update their contact information and resume, as well as view their current status in the hiring process. This is basically the type of system to which USCIS needs to upgrade. They could then tell people more specifically: ?initial screening,? ?security check,? ?verifying employment history,?etc. Certain examiner?s case notes could be made viewable while others could remain necessarily confidential. Photographs and other types of supplemental documents would still need to be sent by mail in order to verify authenticity, obviously. But once received and examined, many of those documents could subsequently be quickly and easily scanned or PDF?d and attached to the online case file. Again, I do this all the time with interview notes, test results, etc. It would make information storage and transfer far more quick and efficient and go a long way toward offering filers more access to their case status. These ideas are just a beginning. There?s much, much more that could be done to save money in the long run, provide greater accountability, disseminate information more effectively, and streamline the entire visa process without compromising either quality or national security. Yes, reform is definitely in order. And I for one intend to push for it. The squeaky wheel gets the grease. We all want our government to work for us? Well then, we?re going to have to insist, put in some effort. Employers have always had ultimate responsibility for company output. Let?s form a board of directors and start influencing and steering policy like we should. Not willing to put in the effort? Stop whining. That?s my two cents worth. Thanks for reading. Awesome thoughts. I agree completely, although I think that many of the petitioners don't have as much tech savvy as you or me - so the paper will never go away. But automation and better use of technology would be huge for USCIS. Edited by onyxrev, 30 August 2006 - 09:01 AM.	onyxrev	Not Telling	Canada	2006-08-30 09:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Formal call for immigration reform...	So we are lame and idiot to think that someone can change the present status-quo. Ummmm... ok. There's always the fact that 'someone' has always changed the status-quo and that such change is the precedent across the span of all human history.	onyxrev	Not Telling	Canada	2006-08-27 12:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Formal call for immigration reform...	Dave and Marina... I think your petition is a great start and I signed it. But I also think it's important to have some specific requests of the system. I will begin to draft my own petition that will outline the changes that I would like to see, combined with feedback from others on this forum. Thanks for your support!	onyxrev	Not Telling	Canada	2006-08-27 00:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Formal call for immigration reform...	maybe this picture will help ease the stress Eeeee! It does! Well hello there!	onyxrev	Not Telling	Canada	2006-08-25 23:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Formal call for immigration reform...	Again guys I am not trying to be the enemy.. just saying that being negative about the situation doesn't help us one bit... I was negative and then I eased up and said the heck with it let it take its course.. and ya know what I feel much better.. and healthier.. the negativity is not needed guys we have enough stress.. No animosity, my friend. I just want to get people on the same page and want to find like-minded folk. Thanks for your input! I mean that.	onyxrev	Not Telling	Canada	2006-08-25 21:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Formal call for immigration reform...	Alright, fair enough. I see some valid arguments here. At best I think we have shown that they theoretically may be regaining some of the ground they lost during IMBRA. However, it is my suspicion that the whole process could be improved, especially in the customer service department. I'm not an immigration specialist but I have worked in customer service half my life. Information is so very powerful and they provide very little. And, really, very little is needed to make the whole process so much more tolerable. Okay, so they're accountable to the DHS. How do I contact the DHS? The DHS is no more accessible than USCIS. There needs to be a valid connection to real information, not heresay, and a way for petitioners (the people for whom this whole process exists, mind you) to be heard when it's appropriate. I have been told, officially, those three different versions (NOA1, RFE, none) of processing priority, for example. Twice by USCIS reps, once by letter, and once by USCIS' congressional liaison. I don't care how much paperwork they have, how many petitions they process. If they can't handle the job well then they can't handle the job well. And they aren't handling the job well. How long would it take an officer who looks at a petition to write a line of text describing the most recent action taken. Someone posted a summary of USCIS' internal processing procedure a couple of weeks ago. There definitely seemed to be steps involved. All it takes is some forward thinking.... for example, why not digitize each petition into an easily sortable and back-upable document? You could then attach metadata to it which includes the petition history, status, etc. A script can run every night that would check for changes and would post those changes for a petitioner to review online. Here's what I'd want changed: a) Better communication downstream (USCIS -> Petitioner). Petitioner should access to information about their case. If it's stuck in delays they should know where and why. If innovations need to be made in the petitioning process then they should be made. B) Better communication upstream (Petitioner -> USCIS). There needs to be some way for petitioners with urgent needs to get ahold of someone who has some authority. Right now about the only thing available is contacting a senator. If the senator responds at all still only an inquiry or, at the most, a 'request' can be made of USCIS. They need not do anything. There should be documented paths for getting things accomplished should extraordinary circumstances come about. c) Higher priority for K petitions. Right now it is obvious, looking at the processing date charts, that business related petitions (read $$$) have priority over family petitions (read <3). While this isn't surprising, the precedent that family petitions always take the back seat to just about all others should be lessened. d) Reduce processing times by hiring more staff, using automated processes when it makes sense, getting rid of useless hotlines, etc. etc. That's really about it. Top priority is simply better communication. The lack of communication is really what's so infuriating and stressful about the process. They need to accomplish what they will, but it doesn't have to be a hellish guessing game from day one to day 520 or whatever on the other end. It's human nature that the scariest stuff is the stuff that is unknown, that isn't shown, that is hidden. That's where the stress arises.... 5 people is plenty and I'm with you, TomLena. IMBRA is the immediate, short term issue. The process wasn't good before IMBRA, isn't so hot now, and won't be better until somebody makes it so. Certainly if petitioners had a way to get straight, clear information via email updates or telephone, it would be a whole lot easier. Certainly if they processed in an equitable manner, it would be a lot easier to take. I think it we all knew from the beginning that this was a six month process, and that petitioners would be processed in the order received (barring anything unusual requiring an RFE) it would be easier to take. But those things require logic and organization and a well-run organization. Which USCIS clearly is not. Great answers. You get it, Kitkat. I think all it really takes is some adjusting for the human psychology involved to make the process tolerable. That's really all I want. I am quite certain that the resources needed to do that are not as astronomical as many people seem to think.	onyxrev	Not Telling	Canada	2006-08-25 20:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Formal call for immigration reform...	Yes its delayed right now but for a reason .. the delays are gone .. there are a few stragglers but for the most part approvals were close to their regular time frame.. etc.. What time frame is that? The specific problems I can think of off the top of my head are... 1. They are accountable to nobody. 2. The petitioner is left entirely in the dark except for sporadic, awful, inaccurate updates. This is the age of computers, people! Write a script that shows exactly what stage of the process a petition is in, etc. etc. 3. They have outright lied about the process (processing by NOA1, then RFE, then essentially no timeframe will be provided). 4. The National Service Center hotline is useless. 5. They blatantly lose/misfile/ignore cases (like RFEs that have no been sent out, that have been lost, etc) 6. The service centers obviously have grossly disproportionate workloads. I will admit that I was frustrated with the situation at the begininng but you know what the more violence and hate crimes I see in the world everyday I am glad they take their time on all cases .. keep the US a safer place. The concept of the entire rest of the world as a scary boogyman is ridiculous. It is, in my opinion, the 'us vs. them' concept that creates such hate crimes. But I'm not here to debate that particular social mechanism. The background check argument is logicially incoherant. I will explain with my case as an example... The 'touch' date changes when a case is handled for any reason. My case 'touch' date has not changed. A background check requires looking at a case. Looking at a case should require a change of the touch date. Hence... background checks are not the delay. Edited by onyxrev, 25 August 2006 - 05:16 PM.	onyxrev	Not Telling	Canada	2006-08-25 17:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Formal call for immigration reform...	What do you think our options are for formally petitioning to reform the system, specifically for higher priority for K visas? The thing that pains me more than the details of my individual USCIS trial is knowing that there are thousands of people out there experiencing the same thing and that there appears to be no accountability or checks and balances. There will be thousands and thousands of people affected in the future. I feel that I would be morally negligent to allow this to happen without speaking up. What can we do? Can we create a genuine petition for reform, submit it to all of our Congressmen? Senators? Mr. Gonzalez? Mr. Chertoff? Mr. Bush? No sugarcoating. This is a genuine problem.	onyxrev	Not Telling	Canada	2006-08-25 16:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Whos left from march	me!	onyxrev	Not Telling	Canada	2006-09-09 22:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Six months in... who should I call?	I bet, but that would be too good to be true, soon they'll be approving July applications and ours will still be in limbo. I wish we had applied through Vermont! or better yet, I wish we had married back in April when I was visiting the US with my tourist visa, I would even have my green card by now Yeah, I was talking to a random someone at a coffeeshop who was considering marrying his girlfriend, who's in the country right now on a student visa. He asked whether he should apply for a K1 visa and I was like... "No no no no no! Marry her now!!"	onyxrev	Not Telling	Canada	2006-09-14 13:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Six months in... who should I call?	I know how you feel, we are have been waiting the same time you have (our NOA1 is the same date!), with the exception that we don't even have the IMBRA RFE yet. We called last Monday too, and she said she put an inquiry into our case (got a report# from her) but that it will take 30 days to get an answer from them!!! She did try to tell us that our NOA1 at CSC was the date they received our application (June 15th) and not the one we got from Nebraska (March 9th), can you believe that!!!!!! We have contacted senators, congressman, even the CSC director and nothing has worked. So there's not much more left we know we can do, the one thing we know is that we are tired of waiting Wow... I think I would have bitten the head off of any USCIS worker who tried to tell me my NOA is from June. If that was the case, we'd probably both be approved by now .... or crushed the head of.	onyxrev	Not Telling	Canada	2006-09-13 14:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Six months in... who should I call?	I know how you feel, we are have been waiting the same time you have (our NOA1 is the same date!), with the exception that we don't even have the IMBRA RFE yet. We called last Monday too, and she said she put an inquiry into our case (got a report# from her) but that it will take 30 days to get an answer from them!!! She did try to tell us that our NOA1 at CSC was the date they received our application (June 15th) and not the one we got from Nebraska (March 9th), can you believe that!!!!!! We have contacted senators, congressman, even the CSC director and nothing has worked. So there's not much more left we know we can do, the one thing we know is that we are tired of waiting Wow... I think I would have bitten the head off of any USCIS worker who tried to tell me my NOA is from June. If that was the case, we'd probably both be approved by now Edited by onyxrev, 13 September 2006 - 02:11 PM.	onyxrev	Not Telling	Canada	2006-09-13 14:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Six months in... who should I call?	I'm praying that God gives you the strength to cope with this period of stress and uncertainty. May you get a positive answer soon! Yes. My fiancee, Sheryl, gives me the strength to cope with this period of stress and uncertanity.	onyxrev	Not Telling	Canada	2006-09-13 09:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Six months in... who should I call?	Today I officially hit 187 days from NOA1 , which is exaclty half a year or six months. I'm pissed. I have contacted my senators to no effect. Anyone have any ideas who I can yell at? I dont really see that you can complain to anybody as your NOA1 is March 9th, and they are currently processing March 8th.. Christ. Gimme a break... that date is a convenience for them, not me. Just called them and they told me that I need to be 30 days past the date on the site. I then told them that the date has gone backwards in the past and seems to be random. They said "Yes, it will do that." Oooookie. Edited by onyxrev, 13 September 2006 - 08:41 AM.	onyxrev	Not Telling	Canada	2006-09-13 08:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Six months in... who should I call?	Today I officially hit 187 days from NOA1 , which is exaclty half a year or six months. I'm pissed. I have contacted my senators to no effect. Anyone have any ideas who I can yell at?	onyxrev	Not Telling	Canada	2006-09-13 08:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Ditch the K-1 for DCF?	I just spent a good portion of the day researching that. I'm not eligible because Canada needs residency for a year. So I hear...	onyxrev	Not Telling	Canada	2006-08-30 16:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	USCIS update to March 20, 2006	So I have officially been left behind!!! Me too. I can't wait until they are 30 days past my petition...	onyxrev	Not Telling	Canada	2006-09-20 13:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I can't even participate here anymore...	[quote name='lovers' date='Sep 20 2006, 02:55 PM' post='458879'] I just called the Department of Homeland Security directly and they said they sent out a second RFE on August 31st, which I haven't gotten. They have my correct address. My profile online says nothing of a second RFE. I had no idea... I asked when I could expect to see it and she said "within a reasonable timeframe". I asked what that meant... she recommended I wait and see if it arrives and if it doesn't "within a reasonable timeframe" that I should make an InfoPass appointment. zxs ny9pghl#^*%#R*) VGFIB ... Then she hung up on me. Because I was transfered four times from the DHS hotline, I don't know what number I ended up being transfered to so I can't call back. I can't believe this! [/quote] Hi,onyxrev,my husband call many time and never succed to talk to them,please can you tell me what time did you called and the number of phone. Thank you so much. [/quote] http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/contactus I called the citizen line and was annoying enough to be transfered four times. I have no idea if you'll be able to reach the same people.	onyxrev	Not Telling	Canada	2006-09-20 14:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I can't even participate here anymore...	Every time I log on here I just get more and more pissed off! Gotta take a break... I'm exhausted of this 'process'. We're on our third congressional inquiry. woot. We're in the process of getting our story in the news for our sake and yours, everyone. I don't blame you for being pissed. I'm seeing all these July approvals and it's disheartening knowing that there are still a few March, April and May filers left. I'd get your Senator involved. I just called the Department of Homeland Security directly and they said they sent out a second RFE on August 31st, which I haven't gotten. They have my correct address. My profile online says nothing of a second RFE. I had no idea... I asked when I could expect to see it and she said "within a reasonable timeframe". I asked what that meant... she recommended I wait and see if it arrives and if it doesn't "within a reasonable timeframe" that I should make an InfoPass appointment. zxs ny9pghl#^*%#R*) VGFIB ... Then she hung up on me. Because I was transfered four times from the DHS hotline, I don't know what number I ended up being transfered to so I can't call back. I can't believe this!	onyxrev	Not Telling	Canada	2006-09-20 14:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I can't even participate here anymore...	If you can get the attention of the media - GREAT! If you want me to generate some stats that help your case or that the reporter wants, please let me know. If we can end this travesty of delay, I'm all for it. Tom Thank you, Tom. I'll see what they're looking for in the way of stats. I appreciate it.	onyxrev	Not Telling	Canada	2006-09-20 13:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I can't even participate here anymore...	Every time I log on here I just get more and more pissed off! Gotta take a break... I'm exhausted of this 'process'. We're on our third congressional inquiry. woot. We're in the process of getting our story in the news for our sake and yours, everyone. Edited by onyxrev, 20 September 2006 - 01:16 PM.	onyxrev	Not Telling	Canada	2006-09-20 13:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Considering abandoning our 129F	You know Onyx, I think I have a pretty good idea of how you feel We are in the same boat, except we are in the section where the water is a little bit higher already (No IMBRA RFE) We've also been told by one congressman office and by the person/officer/phone operator at the 1-800 line that our NOA1 at CSC is June 15th, the day they received it from Nebraska, and to wait 6 months from that time. And since we're seeing that even June filers are getting their RFE's already and we are officially skipped in their processing times, we have also been thinking about canceling the current I129F. We really don't think we have invested any time on it since they haven't really done any work on it so far- it has really been a waste of time, effort and money; so we were considering either one of these options: 1)Re-Apply so maybe the second will go faster since it will be with the new form, 2) Get married and apply for a K3, or 3) Get married and go straight for the AOS-I have a tourist visa. The first two options would most likely need a waiver for the second I129F submitted in the same year, and this- at least in Mexico- I think would take some time to get, have you consider this extra time too? PLUS K3 takes way longer and you'd be married but apart - I think I would feel even worse this way; and the third option is of course the fastest but the riskiest and we would only consider it as plan C, this really should have been our first option to begin with BUT we thought K1 was the right thing to do at the time So really Option 1 seems to be the best so far for us, but we'll give another chance to our senator this week and go from there. Even with all the time that you have waited- believe me I know how frustrating it is, I agree with the people that say that your best option is still to wait a little bit more. They have your RFE, so your have a ticket to play and get your NOA2 already! And as TomYu says, you have good chances of getting approved in October, even with a June NOA1! We'd give ANYTHING to have that chance Don't give up! Good luck!!!! Awwww... this is all true. And you're right. They won't touch your case but, if you were to hop on AOS right now, they'd pull out your petition right away. I'm really sorry you're in an even worse boat than us. It sucks big time. I've been trying to get my motivation up again for a media campaign. I sent a letter to a local muckraking rag. I hope to get some newspapers and maybe TV stations involved soon. And I plan on following through even if we do get approved. I just can't believe this stuff happens so regularly. I have never been a patriotic person, so to speak, but these sorts of things really make me feel like my country is letting me down (along with a myriad of other reasons that are off-topic).	onyxrev	Not Telling	Canada	2006-09-27 14:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Considering abandoning our 129F	As of last weekend, March NOA1s in or transfered to CSC had approved the following: Approved April-June 45 Approved July 29 Approved Aug. 45 Approved Sept. so far 25 Waiting 25. Except for the last week or two, they seemed to being a good job of clearing the old cases. IF they go back to working the older cases, they would clear remaining March, April, May and June cases within 4-6 weeks. That way, even if they are mis-classifying you as June, you'd get your NOA2 no loater than the end of October. VJ stats (Immigration timeline, then stats) shows K3 application to Interview at 183 days. How does that compare with your current estimate for K1 to interview if you get your NOA2 within 6 weeks? You have VERY good reasons to be extremely unhappy with CSC. Best of luck with your choice. Tom Awesome info. Thank you! 6 weeks would put our current estimate at a little over 100 days. Oy! What a hard decision!	onyxrev	Not Telling	Canada	2006-09-27 13:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Considering abandoning our 129F	If you are not getting help from one senator's office, you can contact another location in search of a competent, helpful person. I gave up on my senator's local office - they were mean and not helpful. But I found a great contact in another location who helped me tremendously. I would not give up since you will be starting all over - you have a lot of time invested and really it cannot be much longer now. I would try to contact another office and make an official inquiry with someone who understands. Good luck. Hmmm. I had a nice, comfortable conversation on the phone with my Senator's Chief of Staff. She essentially said that Senators can make inquiries but ultimately have no power to push USCIS in any particular direction. For USCIS, following through with the requests for expedition that Senators can make is entirely optional and usually ignored.	onyxrev	Not Telling	Canada	2006-09-27 09:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Considering abandoning our 129F	Someone else posted recently that too many inquiries from outside sources can actuallys low down your progress or cause more problems to your application because the person working on your case has to answer every single inquirey separately. Mmm.. I doubt it. If one person were addressing my inquiries then I would be receiving a consistent response! And, If I had a consistent response then I wouldn't be nearly as worried.	onyxrev	Not Telling	Canada	2006-09-27 09:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Considering abandoning our 129F	Based on the number of recent approvals, you should give it another 30 days before doing anything drastic. Any particular reason why? I've been hearing this for months.	onyxrev	Not Telling	Canada	2006-09-27 09:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Considering abandoning our 129F	awww; dropping down K1 and trying K3 is maybe the best solution then... Love is stronger! It is. Her point is, move to canada to be with your SO - live there for a year and then apply for DCf.... If you reapply for a K3 you're starting all over again and waiting the same amount of time...so what's the point?? I can't move to Canada. I have a full time job here, a new business I have just started, and a mortgage. At least we'd be married in a K-3 situation. Would we have to wait the same amount of time? I don't think so. This is pretty unusual.	onyxrev	Not Telling	Canada	2006-09-27 09:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Considering abandoning our 129F	It is really a sad story... Can you get married in Canada and use the DCF (Direct Consular Filing) system to speed up the process? I investigated DCF and, no, they won't let me apply for DCF because I haven't lived there for a year.	onyxrev	Not Telling	Canada	2006-09-27 09:22:00