Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Waiting for a NOA2 from VSC for your I-129F?	QUOTE (V&Steve @ Nov 21 2007, 09:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (thejoz @ Nov 22 2007, 12:34 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Here's a potential new way to get our plight heard, and on national TV! MSNBC, for those who do not know, every (or every other?) Tuesday do an all-politics day they call "Super Tuesday". They talk with candidates, pundits, everyone, to discuss hot topics and all that. THIS TUESDAY THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT IMMIGRATION	OsLoraTamm	Female	Peru	2007-11-22 00:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Waiting for a NOA2 from VSC for your I-129F?	How about some May and early June approvals....PLEASE	OsLoraTamm	Female	Peru	2007-11-21 14:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Waiting for a NOA2 from VSC for your I-129F?	QUOTE (English Muffin @ Nov 21 2007, 02:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Congratulations Sue!! Congrats.....Lora and Oscar....I hope to soon be in your position	OsLoraTamm	Female	Peru	2007-11-21 14:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Waiting for a NOA2 from VSC for your I-129F?	QUOTE (StillThePrettiest @ Nov 21 2007, 01:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> ooo, very good point, julezabelle! I changed one 'application' to 'petition' but didn't think of that... new version below QUOTE (OsLoraTamm @ Nov 21 2007, 05:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Senator Jim Webb Virginia Dear Senator Jim Webb, My name is Lora Pauley Heflin and I have lived in Northern Virginia for most of my life. I have been so very proud to be from Virginia and to be an American. I have traveled extensively doing medical mission work and have taken many exchange students from around the world into my home. In December of 2005 I was in Quito, Ecuador visiting one of those exchange students when I met whom I wish to become my future husband. After many visits and hours of chats and countless emails I filed an 1-129F petition for my fiance with the Vermont Service Center. The service center received my petition on June 5 2007 and I received an NOA1 on June 10, 2007. As I write you on November 20 it has been 170 days - 10 days from a full 6 months - and as yet, there has been no answer from USCIS. I have three requests from you with this letter: 1. Information as to the status of my individual case 2. An investigation into the matter of irregularities in adjudicating I-129F petitions, ie out of received order and extremely slow processing, and 3. An investigation into the extremely bad customer service from USCIS that is experienced by petitioners, ie misinformation, or outdated information. Thank you for your attention to this matter. I am attaching a copy of the certified letter I mailed to Mr Paul Novak, Director VSC, and my personal information regarding my own visa application. I hope that during the next legislative session that some inquiry can be made into this situation, with the result that the USCIS processing of family-based visas can be streamlined and improved. Lora Pauley Heflin Hey guys to you also do body andd life makeovers....I could use one....Thanks.....Lora	OsLoraTamm	Female	Peru	2007-11-21 13:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Waiting for a NOA2 from VSC for your I-129F?	QUOTE (OsLoraTamm @ Nov 21 2007, 12:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (OsLoraTamm @ Nov 21 2007, 12:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (thejoz @ Nov 21 2007, 12:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (OsLoraTamm @ Nov 21 2007, 12:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Senator Jim Webb Virginia Dear Senator Jim Webb, My name is Lora Pauley Heflin and I have lived in Northern Virginia for most of my life. I have been so very proud to be from Virginia and to be an American. I have travel extensively doing medical mission work and have taken many exchange students from around the world into my home. In December of 2005 I was in Quito, Ecuador visiting one of those exchange students when I met who I wish to become my future husband. After many visits and hours of chats and countless emails I applied for a K1 Visa from the Vermont Service Center. They recieved the application on June 5 2007 and I recieved a NOA1 on June 10, 2007. As I write you on November 20 it has been 170 days....10 days from a full 6 months and no answer from USCIS. I have 3 request from you with this letter...1. to request information as to the status of my individual case and 2. to look into the matter of irregularities in adjudicating K1 visas ie out of order and extremely slow processing and 3. the extremely bad customer service that is recieved by petitioners by USCIS ie bad information, misinformation, or outdated information. Thank you for your attention to this matter for me. I am attaching a copy of the certified letter I mailed to Mr Paul Novak, Director VSC and my personal information on my own visa application. I hope that during the next legislative session that possibly some inquiry can be done on this situation and resolution to improving the USCIS processing of family based visas can be streamlined and improved. Lora Pauley Heflin O.K. Rae an Scott where are you????....edit me please Send it to John Warner, not Webb. Warner has been in contact with me, and he seems like he's willing to do the legwork. I have heard *zero* from Webb's camp. I sent it to Webb, Warner and Wolf and the 15 member of the Immigration oversight committee Joseph I. Lieberman Chairman (ID) (CT) Susan M. Collins Ranking Member (ME) Carl Levin (MI) Ted Stevens (AK) Daniel K. Akaka (HI) George V. Voinovich (OH) Thomas R. Carper (DE) Norm Coleman (MN) Mark L. Pryor (AR) Tom Coburn (OK) Mary L. Landrieu (LA) Pete V. Domenici (NM) Barack Obama (IL) John Warner (VA) Claire McCaskill (MO) John E. Sununu (NH) Jon Tester (MT) Interesting group.........hmmmm...Lora 2 presidential hopefuls and one is the chairman these are the congressman I sent emails to Government Management, Organization, and Procurement Jurisdiction includes management of government operations, reorganizations of the executive branch, and federal procurement. Majority Edolphus Towns, Chairman Paul E. Kanjorski Christopher S. Murphy Peter Welch Carolyn B. Maloney Minority Brian Bilbray, Ranking Member Todd Russell Platts John J. Duncan Members of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform About the Committee Chairman Waxman Subcommittees Members Website Internships and Fellowships Democrats Chairman Henry A. Waxman, California Rep. Tom Lantos, California Rep. Edolphus Towns, New York Rep. Paul E. Kanjorski, Pennsylvania Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, New York Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Maryland Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich, Ohio Rep. Danny K. Davis, Illinois Rep. John F. Tierney, Massachusetts Rep. Wm. Lacy Clay, Missouri Rep. Diane E. Watson, California Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, Massachusetts Rep. Brian Higgins, New York Rep. John A. Yarmuth, Kentucky Rep. Bruce L. Braley, Iowa Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton, District of Columbia Rep. Betty McCollum, Minnesota Rep. Jim Cooper, Tennessee Rep. Chris Van Hollen, Maryland Rep. Paul W. Hodes, New Hampshire Rep. Christopher S. Murphy, Connecticut Rep. John P. Sarbanes, Maryland Rep. Peter Welch, Vermont Republicans Rep. Tom Davis, Virginia, Ranking Minority Member Rep. Dan Burton, Indiana Rep. Christopher Shays, Connecticut Rep. John M. McHugh, New York Rep. John L. Mica, Florida Rep. Mark E. Souder, Indiana Rep. Todd Russell Platts, Pennsylvania Rep. Chris Cannon, Utah Rep. John J. Duncan, Jr., Tennessee Rep. Michael Turner, Ohio Rep. Darrell E. Issa, California Rep. Kenny Marchant, Texas Rep. Lynn A. Westmoreland, Georgia Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, North Carolina Rep. Virginia Foxx, North Carolina Rep. Brian Bilbray, California Rep. Bill Sali, Idaho Rep. Jim Jordan, Ohio	OsLoraTamm	Female	Peru	2007-11-21 13:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Waiting for a NOA2 from VSC for your I-129F?	QUOTE (OsLoraTamm @ Nov 21 2007, 12:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (thejoz @ Nov 21 2007, 12:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (OsLoraTamm @ Nov 21 2007, 12:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Senator Jim Webb Virginia Dear Senator Jim Webb, My name is Lora Pauley Heflin and I have lived in Northern Virginia for most of my life. I have been so very proud to be from Virginia and to be an American. I have travel extensively doing medical mission work and have taken many exchange students from around the world into my home. In December of 2005 I was in Quito, Ecuador visiting one of those exchange students when I met who I wish to become my future husband. After many visits and hours of chats and countless emails I applied for a K1 Visa from the Vermont Service Center. They recieved the application on June 5 2007 and I recieved a NOA1 on June 10, 2007. As I write you on November 20 it has been 170 days....10 days from a full 6 months and no answer from USCIS. I have 3 request from you with this letter...1. to request information as to the status of my individual case and 2. to look into the matter of irregularities in adjudicating K1 visas ie out of order and extremely slow processing and 3. the extremely bad customer service that is recieved by petitioners by USCIS ie bad information, misinformation, or outdated information. Thank you for your attention to this matter for me. I am attaching a copy of the certified letter I mailed to Mr Paul Novak, Director VSC and my personal information on my own visa application. I hope that during the next legislative session that possibly some inquiry can be done on this situation and resolution to improving the USCIS processing of family based visas can be streamlined and improved. Lora Pauley Heflin O.K. Rae an Scott where are you????....edit me please Send it to John Warner, not Webb. Warner has been in contact with me, and he seems like he's willing to do the legwork. I have heard *zero* from Webb's camp. I sent it to Webb, Warner and Wolf and the 15 member of the Immigration oversight committee Joseph I. Lieberman Chairman (ID) (CT) Susan M. Collins Ranking Member (ME) Carl Levin (MI) Ted Stevens (AK) Daniel K. Akaka (HI) George V. Voinovich (OH) Thomas R. Carper (DE) Norm Coleman (MN) Mark L. Pryor (AR) Tom Coburn (OK) Mary L. Landrieu (LA) Pete V. Domenici (NM) Barack Obama (IL) John Warner (VA) Claire McCaskill (MO) John E. Sununu (NH) Jon Tester (MT) Interesting group.........hmmmm...Lora 2 presidential hopefuls and one is the chairman	OsLoraTamm	Female	Peru	2007-11-21 12:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Waiting for a NOA2 from VSC for your I-129F?	QUOTE (thejoz @ Nov 21 2007, 12:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (OsLoraTamm @ Nov 21 2007, 12:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Senator Jim Webb Virginia Dear Senator Jim Webb, My name is Lora Pauley Heflin and I have lived in Northern Virginia for most of my life. I have been so very proud to be from Virginia and to be an American. I have travel extensively doing medical mission work and have taken many exchange students from around the world into my home. In December of 2005 I was in Quito, Ecuador visiting one of those exchange students when I met who I wish to become my future husband. After many visits and hours of chats and countless emails I applied for a K1 Visa from the Vermont Service Center. They recieved the application on June 5 2007 and I recieved a NOA1 on June 10, 2007. As I write you on November 20 it has been 170 days....10 days from a full 6 months and no answer from USCIS. I have 3 request from you with this letter...1. to request information as to the status of my individual case and 2. to look into the matter of irregularities in adjudicating K1 visas ie out of order and extremely slow processing and 3. the extremely bad customer service that is recieved by petitioners by USCIS ie bad information, misinformation, or outdated information. Thank you for your attention to this matter for me. I am attaching a copy of the certified letter I mailed to Mr Paul Novak, Director VSC and my personal information on my own visa application. I hope that during the next legislative session that possibly some inquiry can be done on this situation and resolution to improving the USCIS processing of family based visas can be streamlined and improved. Lora Pauley Heflin O.K. Rae an Scott where are you????....edit me please Send it to John Warner, not Webb. Warner has been in contact with me, and he seems like he's willing to do the legwork. I have heard *zero* from Webb's camp. I sent it to Webb, Warner and Wolf and the 15 member of the Immigration oversight committee	OsLoraTamm	Female	Peru	2007-11-21 12:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Waiting for a NOA2 from VSC for your I-129F?	QUOTE (Steph1973 @ Nov 21 2007, 12:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (DaFifthLetter175 @ Nov 21 2007, 12:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (OsLoraTamm @ Nov 21 2007, 12:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> O.K......I just flipped over to the July filers forum and they are getting approved right and left.....what the heck!!!!!!!!.......You know I have just so much.....forget it........augh.....Lora Most of the July filers that are getting approved come from CSC. ok, well that helps me feel better a little. Thanks! Me too......thanks...lora	OsLoraTamm	Female	Peru	2007-11-21 12:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Waiting for a NOA2 from VSC for your I-129F?	Senator Jim Webb Virginia Dear Senator Jim Webb, My name is Lora Pauley Heflin and I have lived in Northern Virginia for most of my life. I have been so very proud to be from Virginia and to be an American. I have travel extensively doing medical mission work and have taken many exchange students from around the world into my home. In December of 2005 I was in Quito, Ecuador visiting one of those exchange students when I met who I wish to become my future husband. After many visits and hours of chats and countless emails I applied for a K1 Visa from the Vermont Service Center. They recieved the application on June 5 2007 and I recieved a NOA1 on June 10, 2007. As I write you on November 20 it has been 170 days....10 days from a full 6 months and no answer from USCIS. I have 3 request from you with this letter...1. to request information as to the status of my individual case and 2. to look into the matter of irregularities in adjudicating K1 visas ie out of order and extremely slow processing and 3. the extremely bad customer service that is recieved by petitioners by USCIS ie bad information, misinformation, or outdated information. Thank you for your attention to this matter for me. I am attaching a copy of the certified letter I mailed to Mr Paul Novak, Director VSC and my personal information on my own visa application. I hope that during the next legislative session that possibly some inquiry can be done on this situation and resolution to improving the USCIS processing of family based visas can be streamlined and improved. Lora Pauley Heflin O.K. Rae an Scott where are you????....edit me please	OsLoraTamm	Female	Peru	2007-11-21 12:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Waiting for a NOA2 from VSC for your I-129F?	O.K......I just flipped over to the July filers forum and they are getting approved right and left.....what the heck!!!!!!!!.......You know I have just so much.....forget it........augh.....Lora	OsLoraTamm	Female	Peru	2007-11-21 12:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Waiting for a NOA2 from VSC for your I-129F?	QUOTE (franseth @ Nov 21 2007, 11:36 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Mel and Syl @ Nov 21 2007, 11:16 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi every one, is there a way for a beneficiary to send such a letter and if yes is it possible via email? Im at day 214 or 215 and still nothing. THIS IS DRIVING ME NUTS!!!!!!! I would say that would be risky. I feel for you, but it may be interpreted incorrectly by VSC . They really want the petitioner to be the one driving and making sure things are legit. I too have been really ill (in August I was on a ventilator and in a coma for 3 weeks) and my fiance was very worried and wanted to come. He called our lawyer to see if there would be a way that something could be done for him to come to me and to press the K1. The lawyer told him that the beneficiary making inquiries raises red flags. I think the situation on either side sucks rocks, but when the beneficiary doesn't get a voice it's just plain crazy. How do they know who the letter is coming from really?????Just a question	OsLoraTamm	Female	Peru	2007-11-21 11:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Waiting for a NOA2 from VSC for your I-129F?	QUOTE (Mirla @ Nov 21 2007, 11:37 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Ok...I'm freaking out here....I just called VSC and the said that they haven't recieved anything.....she told me to resend it...and I told her that last week when I called this person told me that it could be on the mail room and to wait....so this girl tells me now to resend it or to wait, it hasn't been checked and she said that it could be on the mail room. How can I resend it again if we had to sent back the orginal letter with Pat's signature and checking the NO on the answer they gave us.....???? Then I have to wait till next week.... I would send it again....return receipt requested....I think this whole place is hosed.........they do not seem to know there ### from a hole in the wall....Sorry Mirla......this sucks so bad.....I am frankly ashamed to say this is a U.S. government agency	OsLoraTamm	Female	Peru	2007-11-21 11:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Waiting for a NOA2 from VSC for your I-129F?	[quote name='Mel and Syl' date='Nov 21 2007, 11:16 AM' post='1347877'] Hi every one, is there a way for a beneficiary to send such a letter and if yes is it possible via email? Im at day 214 or 215 and still nothing. THIS IS DRIVING ME NUTS!!!!!!! [/quote You know that is a good question but could the petitioner send a letter and you have an attached letter to it?????.....I total feel for you....I am at 170 days and I am loosing my mind.....and like the others say hang in there but I am at the point that I have to do something or I will explode here and that will not be pretty.......Lora.......I was a child in the 60's but I feel a sit in coming on.......Lora	OsLoraTamm	Female	Peru	2007-11-21 11:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Waiting for a NOA2 from VSC for your I-129F?	Hey If you guys can send a copy of the letter to your Cogressman and Senator's....edited version......with a cover letter to request that they follow up with Mr. Novak on your behalf as a constituent I am thinking we may apply a little pressure on them......I am still working on Mr. Gonzalez's address....He is the one I would like to nail......anyone have that......I also want to send it to the ombudsman and Michael Chertoff.......Lora QUOTE (OsLoraTamm @ Nov 21 2007, 11:15 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hey If you guys can send a copy of the letter to your Cogressman and Senator's....edited version......with a cover letter to request that they follow up with Mr. Novak on your behalf as a constituent I am thinking we may apply a little pressure on them......I am still working on Mr. Gonzalez's address....He is the one I would like to nail......anyone have that......I also want to send it to the ombudsman and Michael Chertoff.......Lora Please fax the request to there office...no email or snails mail.....please.....Lora	OsLoraTamm	Female	Peru	2007-11-21 11:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Waiting for a NOA2 from VSC for your I-129F?	QUOTE (rae_and_scott @ Nov 21 2007, 10:35 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Awesome! thanks for this. For anyone else wanting to use it, I've corrected a few minor typos, so you can copy and paste from below. (Sorry, I can be #######.) QUOTE (OsLoraTamm @ Nov 21 2007, 10:21 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Mr Paul Novak Director Vermont Service Center USCIS Dear Mr Novak, As a customer of your service center I have become aware of some issues that relate to the processing of applications of K-1 Visas at the Vermont Service Center, so I direct my inquiry to you as its director. As I understand your policies as stated in the USCIS website, your service center is processing applications in the order they are received within a reasonable time frame. The understanding being that as much as days or 2 weeks may be out of order. With this assurance by your service center that the system is fair to all, you ask us as petitioners to wait our turn patiently. With the recent increase in applications and the apparent change in priorities that work visas are taking over family visas*, the issuance of K1 visas have come at a slower and slower rate of adjudication. It appears that knowing this increase in applications for June, July, August and September should have produced a sense of urgency within the Vermont Service Center to work on the hiring of new personnel, training and streamlining of procedures over these summer months, but instead the work appeared to come to a slow crawl until recently. I am a member of an internet K1 visa website that tracks such issues and it is very clear to us that something is terribly wrong. Recently people who were not military or Cuban expedites were processed in 30 to 45 days, clearly out of order, which is a breech of your policy and our trust that we are being treated fairly. The ombudsman has been contacted and we have received emails stating that these were processed out of order for training purposes. Interesting answer, but for those of us now waiting almost 6 months for adjudication, not good enough. As your customer and a U.S. citizen I am profoundly interested in understanding how the USCIS and your service center is working to clear your backlog and fix the inaccuracies and injustices of this process and bring your customers confidences that you state is your main goal for this agency to a fair acceptable level. Thank you for your time and consideration of this matter. Lora Pauley Heflin HaHaHa......I can deliver babies but I am not a good typist.......JeJeJe(spanish giggle) thanks for the edit...I should of used you yesterday but I was sitting in a hospital bed with my laptop on my lap....and a little frustrated......you may be ####### but I am hyper....Lora	OsLoraTamm	Female	Peru	2007-11-21 11:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Waiting for a NOA2 from VSC for your I-129F?	QUOTE (amrssnowangel @ Nov 21 2007, 10:56 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (ric @ Nov 21 2007, 10:41 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (amrssnowangel @ Nov 21 2007, 10:33 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Ok Im starting to get very upset, worried, frustrated here. Many others after us have now been approved into mid JULY..a MONTH after our noa1!!!!!!!!!!! Many mid Junes are still unapproved..whats up with THAT? Are they just doing the "easy" ones? Or is just a FEW adjudicators working hard? Or are they just looking for ways to stay in service levels...?? Never mind that some of us have to wait even from MAY. What gives? How hard is it to work a case...and send out an noa2, rfe or give SOME sort of information?? Im getting soooooooooo frustrated with this entire process. Me too! My family and friends keep asking what's going on, and I just have to tell them that I either don't know, or on my angrier days I tell them that my officer must be a lazy sod. I know they're busy, but .... We'll see. *crosses fingers* I'd hoped I'd have some information for large family gathering tomorrow, but.. not going to get my hopes up on that one. By the way NONE Of the June 14th VJ filers have been approved yet that I remember the 2 before me June 4 and one behind me June 6 are approved but all three of the June 5 are still waiting.....this is a bunch of #######	OsLoraTamm	Female	Peru	2007-11-21 11:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Waiting for a NOA2 from VSC for your I-129F?	QUOTE (Mirla @ Nov 21 2007, 10:57 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (ric @ Nov 21 2007, 10:41 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (amrssnowangel @ Nov 21 2007, 10:33 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Ok Im starting to get very upset, worried, frustrated here. Many others after us have now been approved into mid JULY..a MONTH after our noa1!!!!!!!!!!! Many mid Junes are still unapproved..whats up with THAT? Are they just doing the "easy" ones? Or is just a FEW adjudicators working hard? Or are they just looking for ways to stay in service levels...?? Never mind that some of us have to wait even from MAY. What gives? How hard is it to work a case...and send out an noa2, rfe or give SOME sort of information?? Im getting soooooooooo frustrated with this entire process. Me too! My family and friends keep asking what's going on, and I just have to tell them that I either don't know, or on my angrier days I tell them that my officer must be a lazy sod. I know they're busy, but .... We'll see. *crosses fingers* I'd hoped I'd have some information for large family gathering tomorrow, but.. not going to get my hopes up on that one. I'm freaking tired of answering those kinds of question....When are you leaving? What's going on? Sometimes I don't even want to go out cause I know they are all gonna ask the same annoying questions over and over again! I asked this yesterday but nobody answer...Is USCIS gonna work on friday? Yes and poor Oscar is getting hammered every day......I did not tell him I have been in the hospital or he would of lost his mind.....and been even more stresse out...Lora	OsLoraTamm	Female	Peru	2007-11-21 11:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Waiting for a NOA2 from VSC for your I-129F?	the address for the VSC Vermont Service Center 75 Lower Welden St. St Albains, VT 05479 make the letters certified and to the Director Paul Novak You can include your service number or not....your choice but be diplomatic	OsLoraTamm	Female	Peru	2007-11-21 10:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Waiting for a NOA2 from VSC for your I-129F?	QUOTE (Steph1973 @ Nov 21 2007, 10:27 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (ZeeNusah @ Nov 21 2007, 10:19 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Steph1973 @ Nov 21 2007, 10:17 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (MelindaandTarek @ Nov 20 2007, 07:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Mirla @ Nov 20 2007, 05:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (babybluesusie @ Nov 20 2007, 04:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Mirla @ Nov 20 2007, 03:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thanks babybluesusie!!!! I hope the same for you A good friend of mine from CT got married in Albania last year! Her husband is albanian too! The K1 process was really fast for them!! Come on VSC!!! yea those albanian boys, they're so suave i hope this process speeds up for all of us once we get to the embassy stage!!!!!!! im coming up on 5 months reallllll fast...i was originally hoping to have my interview date by now, nevermind an NOA2!!!!!!!!! oh lord lets freakin move it VSC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and mirla, speak you mind sister...'free your mind, and the rest will follow' Hahaha! Suave??? Is that albanian? I guess it's the same in spanish....There some words in common I think...Do you speak albanian? It is kinda hard to write but for people who speak spanish it is not very hard to pronunce.Pronunciations are similar and they pronounce the "R" too...hehehe...Is your fiance from Albania or another city? My friend speaks albanian perfect, actually I think she was born in Kosovo and then moved to the states. I think her now husband is from Kosovo too. She taught me a few words but I don't remember anything! Hahahaha! Tung! QUOTE (MelindaandTarek @ Nov 20 2007, 05:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hey everyone - I finally got the RFE!!!! And its simple - just need the complete final divorce decree....I can get it tomorrow as I am going to send them a certified copy just in case....I hope that everyone still waiting will hear some news soon!! ~Melinda Awesome!!!! Send it as fast as you can!!!! I still haven't got any notifications or updates on the website!!!!!! Thanks!! I am sending it tomorrow...certified copy to be sure.....hope u hear some news soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I didn't send in my fiance's final divorce decree with my petition, but I did send mine. I haven't heard anything from VSC yet, but maybe I should expect a RFE for this? Can I send it now since I have it and not wait for the RFE? Better to just wait and see if you get an RFE. If you send it now, chances of it getting to your file are slim to none. Ok, thanks. I am just getting nervous that we haven't heard anything and all these people after me are getting approvals. Just starting to freak a little. QUOTE (OsLoraTamm @ Nov 21 2007, 10:21 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Mr Paul Novak Director Vermont Service Center USCIS Dear Mr Novak, As a customer of your service center I have become aware of some issues that relate to the processing of applications of K-1 Visa's at the Vermont Service Center so I direct my inquiry to you as it's director. As I understand your policies as stated in the USCIS website your service center is processing applications in the order they are recieved within a reasonable time frame. The understanding being that as much as days or 2 weeks may be out of order. With this assurrance by your service center that the system is fair to all you ask us as petitioners to wait our turn patiently. With the recent increase in applications and the apparent change in priorities that work visas are taking over family visas* the issuance of K1 visas have come at a slower and slower rate of adjudication. It appears that knowing this increase in applications for June, July, August and September should of produced a sense of urgency within the Vermont Service Center to work on the hiring of new personel, training and streamlining of procedures over these summer months but instead the work appeared to come to a slow crawl until recently. I am a member of an internet K1 visa website that tracks such issues and it is very clear to us that something is terribly wrong. Recently people who were not military or cuban expedites were processed in 30 to 45 days, clearly out of order, which is a breech of your policy and our trust that we are being treated fairly. The ombudsman has been contacted and we have recieved emails stating that these were processed out of order for training purposes. Interesting answer but for those of us now waiting almost 6 months for adjudication not good enough. As your customer and a U.S. citizen I am profoundly interested in understanding how the USCIS and your service center is working to clear your backlog and fix the inaccurracies and injustices of this process and bring your customers confidences that you state is your main goal for this agency to a fair acceptable level. Thank you for your time and consideration of this matter Lora Pauley Heflin Are you emailing this or snail mailing it? If email, can you send me the address and I will do the same. I sent it certify mail to the director's office in Vermont and then faxed a copy to my Senator's and Congressman/woman/person......politically correct???? I will post his address again	OsLoraTamm	Female	Peru	2007-11-21 10:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Waiting for a NOA2 from VSC for your I-129F?	Mr Paul Novak Director Vermont Service Center USCIS Dear Mr Novak, As a customer of your service center I have become aware of some issues that relate to the processing of applications of K-1 Visa's at the Vermont Service Center so I direct my inquiry to you as it's director. As I understand your policies as stated in the USCIS website your service center is processing applications in the order they are recieved within a reasonable time frame. The understanding being that as much as days or 2 weeks may be out of order. With this assurrance by your service center that the system is fair to all you ask us as petitioners to wait our turn patiently. With the recent increase in applications and the apparent change in priorities that work visas are taking over family visas* the issuance of K1 visas have come at a slower and slower rate of adjudication. It appears that knowing this increase in applications for June, July, August and September should of produced a sense of urgency within the Vermont Service Center to work on the hiring of new personel, training and streamlining of procedures over these summer months but instead the work appeared to come to a slow crawl until recently. I am a member of an internet K1 visa website that tracks such issues and it is very clear to us that something is terribly wrong. Recently people who were not military or cuban expedites were processed in 30 to 45 days, clearly out of order, which is a breech of your policy and our trust that we are being treated fairly. The ombudsman has been contacted and we have recieved emails stating that these were processed out of order for training purposes. Interesting answer but for those of us now waiting almost 6 months for adjudication not good enough. As your customer and a U.S. citizen I am profoundly interested in understanding how the USCIS and your service center is working to clear your backlog and fix the inaccurracies and injustices of this process and bring your customers confidences that you state is your main goal for this agency to a fair acceptable level. Thank you for your time and consideration of this matter Lora Pauley Heflin	OsLoraTamm	Female	Peru	2007-11-21 10:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Waiting for a NOA2 from VSC for your I-129F?	O.K. guys.....I am home now......came home last night from 2 days in the hospital.....Irregular heartbeats...stress induced....imagine that......the doctor's yelled at me again but I kept on emailing from my hospital bed...and when I got stressed and mad my monitors would go off...they took my computer away yesterday afternoon....but my room mate had one.....I am a stubborn Irish girl.....anyway......My son's mailed my letters certified and now I am going to email and contact all of the Senate members on immigration issues.....Senator Webb office told me to do this to request an inquiry into USCIS policy and procedure irregularities and breeches.......So I am composing a letter now....I think I will put the letters on my home OsLoraTamm here in VJ for you guys to look at.....as the new Congressional season is coming up (January) they are looking for issues to write policy , laws and have hearings on......I just need the ear of someone and I can talk it to them......This is now an issue for me reguardless of if or when we get Oscar's visa....can you see now why I am prone to irregular heart beats........Thank you Japanlover for you PM......I needed that........If anyone has any questions on this you can PM me or I leave the computer on all day......I am ordered home rest until Saturday.....I start back to work....Kisses everyone....and Happy Thanksgiving....and Congrats to all the new approvals Lora	OsLoraTamm	Female	Peru	2007-11-21 08:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Waiting for a NOA2 from VSC for your I-129F?	QUOTE (julezabelle @ Nov 20 2007, 04:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (OsLoraTamm @ Nov 20 2007, 03:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Bill y Bella @ Nov 20 2007, 03:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (OsLoraTamm @ Nov 20 2007, 03:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Jason-Sasha @ Nov 20 2007, 03:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Kind of a quiet day. Someone tell those turkeys Thanksgiving isnt until Thursday. Wake up VSC!! according to the lawyer it is another training/meet day in snowy Vermont........Lora Are you kidding me? They better be learning how to process petitions a whole lot faster because they have a BIG backlog of filers staring them in the face. The lawyer said they will do as they please until they are forced to change.......they have no accountability to anyone even there customers......so that is why the lawyer said to make some noise.....politely....I sent out a letter certified mail this afternoon to VSC director.....Mr Novak.....but if I am alone then there will be no change......and we will all keep waiting....Lora Laura - We have been writing to the ombudsman, our senators, congressmen and Gonzales for months. Recently, many VJers sent Hershey kisses to VSC to try to sweeten them up a bit. You aren't alone, just a few weeks after our big campaign here! Fighting a government agency that most perceive as granting privileges to us is a losing battle. There is little sympathy from the public not involved in our struggle. Others have tried and failed before us. We can keep trying, but I doubt it will ever make a difference. I agree but as I discussed with the lawyer this morning the fact that most people have issue with not rocking the boat,, fearing that they will have bad consequences to there petition prevents many from speaking up....I for one have always taken the polite route and frankly do not want to destroy my lifes future either.....but at some point in time change has to be pushed on them... but and I agree that no one cares unless they are the one involved....I sent hershey kisses...I have written, complained and waited and you are right it has done nothing but I have come to believe now that only the squeaky wheel here is going to get the grease......so now I agree with the lawyer, protest and complaint is the only way.....I do not want to spend my time doing this either but what else is there to do..They are concerned with there benchmarks an if the lawyer is correct in saying within 29 days that 1000 petitions will be beyond that benchmark that is something to use..I am not saying that efforts have not been done but isn't it better to let what little pressure we can generate continue.......the thing is here that USCIS has the ability to halt all complaint by moving us along to the next step..... there by things never change and in fact continue to get worse...Lora	OsLoraTamm	Female	Peru	2007-11-20 16:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Waiting for a NOA2 from VSC for your I-129F?	QUOTE (Bill y Bella @ Nov 20 2007, 03:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (OsLoraTamm @ Nov 20 2007, 03:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Jason-Sasha @ Nov 20 2007, 03:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Kind of a quiet day. Someone tell those turkeys Thanksgiving isnt until Thursday. Wake up VSC!! according to the lawyer it is another training/meet day in snowy Vermont........Lora Are you kidding me? They better be learning how to process petitions a whole lot faster because they have a BIG backlog of filers staring them in the face. The lawyer said they will do as they please until they are forced to change.......they have no accountability to anyone even there customers......so that is why the lawyer said to make some noise.....politely....I sent out a letter certified mail this afternoon to VSC director.....Mr Novak.....but if I am alone then there will be no change......and we will all keep waiting....Lora	OsLoraTamm	Female	Peru	2007-11-20 15:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Waiting for a NOA2 from VSC for your I-129F?	QUOTE (Jason-Sasha @ Nov 20 2007, 03:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Kind of a quiet day. Someone tell those turkeys Thanksgiving isnt until Thursday. Wake up VSC!! \ according to the lawyer it is another training/meet day in snowy Vermont........Lora	OsLoraTamm	Female	Peru	2007-11-20 15:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Waiting for a NOA2 from VSC for your I-129F?	the address for the VSC Vermont Service Center 75 Lower Welden St. St Albains, VT 05479 make the letters certified and to the Director Paul Novak You can include your service number or not....your choice but be diplomatic	OsLoraTamm	Female	Peru	2007-11-20 13:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Waiting for a NOA2 from VSC for your I-129F?	O.K. guys....my morning has been on the phone so here is what I have found out.....First I did my obligitory call to USCIS customer service...I use that term lightly....and I told them that today I was at 170 days.....on December 1 I will be at 180 days and past there stated service dates of 6 months....she told me that on 181 days I can make a formal request for service.....I ask what recourse do I have as a customer who is getting bad service from this agency has....she said after they are 30 days past the 180 days making it 210 days I can put in a formal complaint which they have 60 days to respond....so I said o.k. and moved on......I called the lawyer we used and this is where I got the most information.....It took me a while but he finally came on the line to talk to me....He told me that his office had gotten at least 30 applications filed less then 45 days ago approved from Vermont....I am thinking that couple that we got from 2 weeks ago where from that group.....He said the immigration lawyers association is meeting with VSC head counsel today and hopeful will bring back some explanation of the violation of there own policies in processing these applications out of order...even if they are for training....He said that there were about 1000 pending application that are within 20 days will be outside of there service targets for K1's which then triggers some kind of internal review......He suggested that certified letters to the director of the service center from as many people as possible be sent diplomatically complaining about....1.length of time to process..2.priority of famly based application due to service to American citizens instead of work or study visas for non citizens...3. the apparent violations of there own policies of taking applications out of order to either decrease there wait time ratios or as they say training....He cautioned me to not be aggressive in the letters just ask for reason for these breaches of policy.......He also asked that we contact our Senators and Congressman and ask the same questions.......so I called both Senators offices and faxed inquiries to them and to my Congressman......I am telling you they all say the same thing about this agency......I am also composing a letter to Mr. Gonzalez and the ombudsman for USCIS.........Can you guys help.........I know some of you all are moved past my stage but this is not getting any better very quickly without pressure.......Lora	OsLoraTamm	Female	Peru	2007-11-20 13:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Waiting for a NOA2 from VSC for your I-129F?	QUOTE (virgillionaire @ Nov 19 2007, 07:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (OsLoraTamm @ Nov 19 2007, 05:21 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Bill y Bella @ Nov 18 2007, 10:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I noticed on the RFE thread that someone received an RFE for a translated copy of the beneficiary's birth certificate. Here is the post. Did anyone submit that with their I-129F? I didn't. Maybe they ask for that if there is some confusion about the identity of the beneficiary or there is a bad guy/girl name match they are trying to clear up. I had Oscars birth certificate professionally translated for 80.00 and sent it in with I-129F but still have heard nothing.....169 days....Lora If it makes you feel any better in a misery loves company kind of way I'm at day 167 or so I guess. Seems they skipped over us and moved on. Great, the wait wasn't long enough already Actually it does help...thanks......I do not feel alone as they move into late June and early July that I am not the only one who is sitting in some box on someones desk....they told the Cogressman's office that mine had been assigned to someone on November 1....he/she must be on vacation or is just real slow......in the meantime We sit and wait....I just hope they are quicker after this point or the Valentines wedding is off...and we move into spring in Virginia before he gets here.....OMG....that will mean we have been working on this for a whole year....ridiculous, obscene and unbelieviable......You know I hardly ever cuss but I am getting close......Lora	OsLoraTamm	Female	Peru	2007-11-20 09:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Waiting for a NOA2 from VSC for your I-129F?	QUOTE (babybluesusie @ Nov 19 2007, 07:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (OsLoraTamm @ Nov 19 2007, 07:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I see that there are approval now from the end of June into July now......Is there any way to see the list updated of the people still waiting????......I appreciate all of the approvals and congrats to them but I am feeling a little lost here.....and when I call I just keep getting no information and that I have to wait.....I am having a bad day waiting......sorry I am trying......Lora if someone doesnt get a chance to post before me tomorrow, i will post one while im at work (i dont have the info saved on my home computer)...to give you an idea, my NOA1 is from july 10th and im around number 50 or so...there are still many many people left from june who have not yet been approved...i think a newbie adjudicator picked up a box from july and started approving left and right thanks I was number 14 2 weeks ago.....It is hard when we can not get an answer from them about what they are doing.......and you can only have patience for so long....Lora	OsLoraTamm	Female	Peru	2007-11-19 20:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Waiting for a NOA2 from VSC for your I-129F?	I see that there are approval now from the end of June into July now......Is there any way to see the list updated of the people still waiting????......I appreciate all of the approvals and congrats to them but I am feeling a little lost here.....and when I call I just keep getting no information and that I have to wait.....I am having a bad day waiting......sorry I am trying......Lora	OsLoraTamm	Female	Peru	2007-11-19 19:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Waiting for a NOA2 from VSC for your I-129F?	QUOTE (Bill y Bella @ Nov 18 2007, 10:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I noticed on the RFE thread that someone received an RFE for a translated copy of the beneficiary's birth certificate. Here is the post. Did anyone submit that with their I-129F? I didn't. Maybe they ask for that if there is some confusion about the identity of the beneficiary or there is a bad guy/girl name match they are trying to clear up. I had Oscars birth certificate professionally translated for 80.00 and sent it in with I-129F but still have heard nothing.....169 days....Lora	OsLoraTamm	Female	Peru	2007-11-19 04:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Waiting for a NOA2 from VSC for your I-129F?	Oh Byron.........As a nurse I see many asthmatics....It seems to be a growing problem.......She is in the very best place she can be and it is true that stress can make it worst for some people.....Also weather changes and flu and allergies....who knows but the breathing tube is so good to allow the bronchils to relax and they can administer the medications more effectively......Be calm...they are coming up with new treatments everyday and people are able to control this disease........When she comes Byron you really need to get her with a pulmonologist that specializes in asthma....I am sure in the New York area with all of the big medical centers you should be able to find one.....the issue is for her to come to a new enviroment and be prepared for our new allergens.....some that her body has never seen....IMPORTANT IMPORTANT for all of us whose love ones have never been here......Just like us going to them....different enviroment....different germs......O.K....the medical lecture is over......I will pray for her Byron......Lora	OsLoraTamm	Female	Peru	2007-11-18 09:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Waiting for a NOA2 from VSC for your I-129F?	QUOTE (MelindaandTarek @ Nov 17 2007, 04:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> 4th Here's a little wishing for Mirla and Mel and Syl's approvals...THEY DESERVE THEM WITH THE WAIT THEY HAVE HAD!!!! Edited to change up the color and ensure some big a** font!! 5th and 6th......one for me and one for Oscar......I guess I could add the 5 kids 4 dogs and Chelsea the cat...hahahahaha	OsLoraTamm	Female	Peru	2007-11-17 16:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Waiting for a NOA2 from VSC for your I-129F?	QUOTE (amrssnowangel @ Nov 17 2007, 09:29 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (OsLoraTamm @ Nov 17 2007, 09:14 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (amrssnowangel @ Nov 17 2007, 09:08 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> VSC better start to crank out more approvals to make my SO happy by the holidays... This is starting to drive HIM nuts for the FIRST time since we started...there were three of us with an noa1 date of 6/19...two of those were approved...One (thats us) hasn't heard yet...So now he is worried something is wrong..that we will be denied or have to wait longer for RFE. Pray for him that God gives him strength. Same here....Oscar had prepared his life to be here with me for the holidays and now that will not happen.....We have people getting NOA2 now a couple of weeks after ours and we here nothing.....Oscar keeps asking me about ...WHY???? and I keep saying....I DO NOT KNOW........vsc is inept....vsc is lazy....vsc is managed badly....vsc just does not care....You choose.......this is very frustrating...Lora It is frustrating..I keep telling him its all in God's timing..but i know this knowledge doesn't always make one feel any better. We have a huge wait on the other end to. 4-5 months AFTER interview is the Cairo Embassy average to wait...some have waited a year AFTER the interview for AP to end. Its horrific what they put these people through. Amr is just worried we will end up with RFE..but I had past names used...past marriages to verify...and one with an immigrant here on J1 when we married...so I'm sure they will take a hard llook at our petition. Plus with our age gap..him from a "high risk" country. Im not worried...just suspect we will have a bit more of a wait...he just sees others getting from our time area...and wants to be here so much to. Actually, its the FIRST time he's been this way...up till now its been ME. I think Oscar and Amir(?) should talk....our stories have alot in common besides you and I being neighbors....Oscar has been telling me for months to have patiences but this Irish American girl from New Jersey has none......Now yesterday he was the one going on and on about the length of time this is taking......and I am the one saying we are so close have patiences......but to be honest I am just about at an end.....that is why I keep trying to come up with things to try......call people...email people.....talk to everyone but nothing is working......and we all are at USCIS's mercy and God's grace......Lora	OsLoraTamm	Female	Peru	2007-11-17 10:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Waiting for a NOA2 from VSC for your I-129F?	QUOTE (amrssnowangel @ Nov 17 2007, 09:08 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> VSC better start to crank out more approvals to make my SO happy by the holidays... This is starting to drive HIM nuts for the FIRST time since we started...there were three of us with an noa1 date of 6/19...two of those were approved...One (thats us) hasn't heard yet...So now he is worried something is wrong..that we will be denied or have to wait longer for RFE. Pray for him that God gives him strength. Same here....Oscar had prepared his life to be here with me for the holidays and now that will not happen.....We have people getting NOA2 now a couple of weeks after ours and we here nothing.....Oscar keeps asking me about ...WHY???? and I keep saying....I DO NOT KNOW........vsc is inept....vsc is lazy....vsc is managed badly....vsc just does not care....You choose.......this is very frustrating...Lora	OsLoraTamm	Female	Peru	2007-11-17 09:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Waiting for a NOA2 from VSC for your I-129F?	QUOTE (virgillionaire @ Nov 16 2007, 10:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (virgillionaire @ Nov 15 2007, 09:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (thejoz @ Nov 15 2007, 07:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (virgillionaire @ Nov 15 2007, 05:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (OsLoraTamm @ Nov 15 2007, 10:14 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (virgillionaire @ Nov 14 2007, 10:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Ok, in addition to the contacts sent to by the press release for the Hershey Kisses I sent info to Lou Dobbs, Associated Press, the Drudge Report, and WTOP News radio in DC. Anybody have any other ideas? I guess a press release isn't all it takes and it seems to me that this is newsworthy?! Somebody should give us a little notice I contacted the Washington Post about the article they had on the front page about 4 weeks ago about K1 Visas and aske about any follow up they would be doing....in fact that was how I found VJ.....and they said they had little response to the article even though they ran it front page......I was disappointed......so I thought about writing letters to the editors....but in this area people are crazy about illegal immigration and they are lumping us into that catagory...and then of course you have the woman from Lebenon who had a sham marriage and became a CIA operative....It could not be any worst timing.....I sent out email to all of the Congress and got a couple of auto response....Senator Martinez if Florida responded with a.....We know about USCIS...they are the worse agency in the government....If that is true then why is the Gonzalez guy still have his job??????.......I just want to rip something up.....augh........anyway I am calling my Congressman again....It has been 2 weeks since they told me that our file was assigned to a case worker......he or she must of gotten lost coming to work because I have nothing as of 20 minutes ago........Lora Hmmm, sounds like it is easier to get a job at the CIA than it is to get a k1 I bet if I sent a press release that I kidnapped paris hilton's friggin dog the press would be camped in my yard within hours!!! Perhaps because you didn't go through someone like, say, the Associated Press, it didn't get noticed by a lot of people? I don't know, really. Maybe the only thing that would get noticed is a full-scale protest in front of DHS. Actually, I am confident the press release service sent it to ap. They sent it to every news outlet. I also checked the ap website and sent the release myself to the address they have for it. You are probably right though, only something like a protest with people getting arrested or something would get noticed. I also think if we were 'undocumented' or here on H1B we would get more sympathy as well. Oh well, I hope they think about us when eating the Hersheys I just had another brilliant idea - Ok, so far the press release and other attempts to get others to circulate our Hershey's protest has not been much help. But the purpose was to 1) let VSC know we're tired of waiting 2) get sympathy from the public, and 3) let politicians know our plight. We might be foiled in number 2, but we accomplished the first and I have an idea on how to succeed with number 3 yet. We can send our congressmen/women and senators the press release DIRECTLY by email. They all actually read these emails from constituents and it would be a way to follow up on our past complaints to them about the process so they know it's ongoing. The press release is at this link : hersheys press release Let's make this work for us PS can someone post the links to email ur congress people and senator, thanks! I was thinking about going to Washington and personally giving the offices the press release and a copy of the Washington Post Article .....but this being Thanksgiving week I am not sure there would be very many of them there......Holidays with there love ones....Not that I can do that........My loved one is in Peru....I have an uncle who is a lobbiest for a large law firm who I am going to quiz about the art of lobbying....Even when this is finished for Oscar and I and he is here....I still think this needs to be fixed and Mr. Gonzalez needs to be held accountable for the mess this agency is in.....Just my thoughts....Lora	OsLoraTamm	Female	Peru	2007-11-17 08:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Waiting for a NOA2 from VSC for your I-129F?	QUOTE (U.S. Wendy @ Nov 17 2007, 07:16 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I contacted the Washington Post about the article they had on the front page about 4 weeks ago about K1 Visas and aske about any follow up they would be doing....in fact that was how I found VJ.....and they said they had little response to the article even though they ran it front page......I was disappointed The above quote is not accurate? Who told you this? The reporter, Karin, sent me an e-mail saying that she had a HUGE response to the article. So, don't buy that line for ONE minute. I can not imagine she would lie to me. the editors office told me this information......I was comcerned that my letter to the editor was not seen about the article and they told me that they had not gotten a big response to the article ....they did not publish on letter to the editor....I rea the Post every day and that they had no further follow-ups planned.......He may of been lying to me but so far I see that has been true....No Follow-up....No letters to the Editors published.......and it has been almost 1 month....so I do not know what they do with there "big response" but I have seen nothing else from them........	OsLoraTamm	Female	Peru	2007-11-17 08:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Waiting for a NOA2 from VSC for your I-129F?	QUOTE (Mirla @ Nov 16 2007, 07:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (amrssnowangel @ Nov 16 2007, 07:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Mirla @ Nov 16 2007, 06:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Alright! Chile had a earthquake on wednesday and just now, just 2 minutes ago we just had a tremble...I didn't know what to do....all I thought was about my laptop and didn't move! hehehe! It was a short one but the building shaked.... Please be careful Mirla... Thanks amrssnowangel! I survived a 7.9 earthquake on august and 1000 aftershocks, hehehe..This must be another aftershocks I guess...Chile is our neighbor country so I think maybe it has something to do with that earthquake... Talking about the earthquake in Chile...Lora, Is Oscar alright? I hear in some parts of Arequipa felt the earthquake but it wasn't that strong... Hi Mirla, Yes he felt it....He said it was pretty strong for a minute or two. He was with his father at the business......but all was good.....Well I had the Congressman call back and nothing has been done on our case.....It is 166 days since our Noa1......I came home and check the mail and the website and got nothing , nada, nil.......I am happy for everyone though who got approvals.....Lora	OsLoraTamm	Female	Peru	2007-11-16 19:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Waiting for a NOA2 from VSC for your I-129F?	QUOTE (Mirla @ Nov 16 2007, 03:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (OsLoraTamm @ Nov 16 2007, 02:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Mirla @ Nov 16 2007, 01:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Nixz_Chi @ Nov 16 2007, 12:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> They put all that in long island ice teas???!?!?! That's a whoooole lotta liquor in ur system. I'll stick to my tequila I hear ya!!!! hahahaha! Hi All......I am at work Delivering many babies.....Congrats on all of the approvals......Come on VSC....166 days....I am dying here......I can not check there computer here for some reason......Lora delivering many babies??? Are you an obstetrician...????? That feeling must be awesome!!! Nurse Midwife........We are having a baby boom here........I want to go home to check the website and mail......Lora	OsLoraTamm	Female	Peru	2007-11-16 16:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Waiting for a NOA2 from VSC for your I-129F?	QUOTE (Mirla @ Nov 16 2007, 01:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Nixz_Chi @ Nov 16 2007, 12:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> They put all that in long island ice teas???!?!?! That's a whoooole lotta liquor in ur system. I'll stick to my tequila I hear ya!!!! hahahaha! Hi All......I am at work Delivering many babies.....Congrats on all of the approvals......Come on VSC....166 days....I am dying here......I can not check there computer here for some reason......Lora	OsLoraTamm	Female	Peru	2007-11-16 14:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Waiting for a NOA2 from VSC for your I-129F?	QUOTE (Mirla @ Nov 15 2007, 08:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> How much longer do we have to wait...??? I wanna do something special for him and be able to see his face!!!!! I wanna be home when he gets from work............................................. ......................................................I wanna have a dog!!! hahahaha! I think I'm losing it!!!! hahahahahahaha!!!! EDITED TO SAY: Talking about dogs....I gotta make a confession....I lost my brother's dog when I was 15 or 16 years old!!!! That's funny....Oscar breeds American Staffordshire Terriers.....kin to Pit Bulls......I have 3 of them in my house about 30 miles away from his home....hmmm.....well I guess that would be bad of me .......	OsLoraTamm	Female	Peru	2007-11-15 20:53:00