You are right but by the way my advise to you is ignore and stop be depanding on your interview notice just think how to start your life my friend and what to do tomorrow by they way to earn money you can do many things instead of working for someone I did many things and I dont mimd to share everything to anyone who are in the same wave just a kind of information to help and give ideas
Anaheim asylum office applicants 2013.
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Anthony2013
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hi anthony2013
i applied in Anaheim office, but my case has been pending 9 months for interview notice
and my EAD has been pending 4 months
but don't worry i heard anaheim office hire new officers , we have a friends here went to the interview and got approval recently
Anthony2013
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OMG.... 9 month waiting for the interview.... 4 month for EAD???? What a F******???? I also heard that they hired new officers, but they still need to be trained and be ready to conduct interviews, and it also takes time, and I think long time... And as I understand as long the case is pending as longer it can take... it is also wrong... why the one, who applied like 2 weeks ago should be scheduled for interview and one who is waiting for 9 month isn't scheduled??? They say that if your case is pending for a long time you are closer to apply for EAD and the one who applied recently he is far from that day, but as I see they can't even properly process the EAD application, so what the hell are they doing there??? Just drinking coffee and earning 30-40$ per hour for that???
Anthony2013
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And I don't understand one simple thing. If the backlog is so huge and they are so understaffed, that they can't handle the applications in time, why they don't stop accepting new applications until the backlog is cleared out. If they announce, that they are experiencing huge backlogs and the waiting times became months and years instead of weeks, I am sure that too many people will not apply and will wait until the backlog is cleared out. Or they can just announce, that the backlog is catastrophic and they can't accept new application for a few months for example... But they don't do anything, they just go ahead receiving new applications and giving them much more priority then to the ones pending for a while (and they don't issue the EAD's to those as well )... This is something so simple, that i don't think they must be professors to understand this!!! DEAR USCIS!!!! Please temporary stop accepting new applications for a few months and start clearing the backlog out. Or if you can't stop receiving them, just change the scheduling priorities from Last in First out to First in First out.... It is unfair that new applicants are getting much more priority then the ones who are waiting for a while!!! IT IS UNFAIR!!!!
Calm Down.
First thing first,
I had been applying for asylum since April 2013, so I am NOT a newbie applicant,
but to suggest that USCIS should stop accepting asylum application,
well that is not correct either.
You got to understand the REAL purpose of asylum !
That is it give you protection from harm that you could experience at your country !
You (and me and all of us) are here now in US,
although just like you,
I am also stressed at waiting for my interview and my EAD, (and I think I had been waiting longer than you)
but at least I am out of harms way.
Waiting for interview/EAD is better then getting killed at your own country.
Having said that, the new asylum applicant also had the right for protection just like you and me.
Things go bad each day in many countries,
just because you experience bad things first do not mean you had the right to deny other the protection of asylum
Remember there is a LAW saying that if you apply your asylum after you had been here for 1 year,
you got to explain why, and most likely it will be a problem for you.
That law is logical and make sense, that is to prevent people from abusing asylum law.
If you start to rejecting new asylum applicant, that mean USA no longer give protection to people in need of protection.
Remember, this country were started when immigrant from all over the world came to USA looking for better life hundreds of years ago, and some of those immigrant descendant are now so ANTI IMMIGRANT !!!
They forget that once their great great great grandfather are immigrant too.
I don't want to be like those people, just because I am lucky to arrive here first
and get my asylum application processed then I will try to stop other from getting their asylum ON TIME !
The current system is NOT perfect, but we just had to deal with it.
Waiting is NOT that bad compare to being killed.
I know some times you feel better getting rejected and kick out from this country than waiting forever in uncertainty,
but think about it,
do you really prefer to be rejected and kick out, or you would rather wait patiently ?
any moment spent living is better than dying !
(unless you are lying about your asylum that is being rejected out of USA will NOT kill you,
then yeah, you don't care much, but if your life are really in danger, then waiting is the least problem you had)
Now,
again, remember it is your choice to apply at California center with all this long wait,
you can always apply to some other state which might have shorter wait,
but you got to realize, those other state have much LOWER APPROVAL RATE than California !
I would rather be here and wait longer but had higher chance of approval,
then go to some other state where the wait is short but high chance of rejection !
Life is NOT FAIR, everywhere you go, everywhere on earth, Life is NOT FAIR,
but at least we are still living in a FREE COUNTRY !
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I had written a response but closed the tab by accident before posting. I agree with many of your points except the one with the 1 year deadline. This deadline contradicts the purpose of asylum IMHO. For example, if a student were in the US on a student Visa and then things changed in their COP, why should their case be looked down because of this change after the one year? They did not know. Its sorta like what you said that why should Anthony2013 case be looked at and the new prospective asylee be left behind?
I think they need to hire more staff related to this division and possibly revise the process on their end. For example, maybe only let the supervisor revise a case if the AO intends to deny or something. The number of steps they probably go through I am sure is holding back the speed at which the decision is being made (I am not saying to stop background checks or anything).
P.S. I did apply within the 1 year deadline lol but that does not mean because I was able to, everyone can be able to do the same. Situations are unpredictable in life. You never know what cane happen that are out of your control.
All of you also had to understand that so many bad things happened lately,
First Egypt,
then Syria,
and then the other regular countries who always had many asylum applicant.
that is why suddenly we have LARGER then usual number of asylum applicant lately.
and who know which country will have crisis like Egypt and Syria soon...
hopefully no other country will experience crisis like Egypt and Syria but
things happened...
I am NOT from Egypt and NOT from Syria,
but I have sympathy for them,
I also have sympathy for any other FUTURE applicant from what ever country that might trying
to get out of their country at this moment in order to avoid getting killed !
because when I see them,
it remind me of what me and my family had been through !
First Egypt,
then Syria,
and then the other regular countries who always had many asylum applicant.
that is why suddenly we have LARGER then usual number of asylum applicant lately.
and who know which country will have crisis like Egypt and Syria soon...
hopefully no other country will experience crisis like Egypt and Syria but
things happened...
I am NOT from Egypt and NOT from Syria,
but I have sympathy for them,
I also have sympathy for any other FUTURE applicant from what ever country that might trying
to get out of their country at this moment in order to avoid getting killed !
because when I see them,
it remind me of what me and my family had been through !
Exactly and that is why someone who may have been here for a while, even after the one year deadline should be allowed to apply for asylum and not have that deadline count against them.
P.S. I also think that the date that one is eligible to apply for EAD should be lower that it presently is. With the old date, I get the impression it was chosen because by this time, one's case should have been decided and very few would have been in the situation where they'd have to apply for it. Presently, with the delays, it is common for one to go well pass this date so it only seems just that asylees be able to support themselves and families since the reality is that they would have to wait a very long while before their case is settled. Again, just my thoughts. Would love a little debate though.
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There are many case example on this forum dating back 10 years ago where the person apply for asylum AFTER 1 year and granted easily.
That 1 year deadline is not really FIX,
if you can show with proof that your country situation had changed so much after you stay in US for 1 year,
you will get NO PROBLEM.
Many student that had been staying for over 1 year get their asylum approved.
Many worker under H1B visa get asylum too.
as long you can approve that you are here over 1 year LEGALLY meaning not overstayed your visa,
I mean student and H1B worker sure are here legally and not overstayed,
then you can easily apply for asylum and get approved.
but if you are here on tourist visa and overstayed after 1 year then apply for asylum,
well, you better have good reason to apply for asylum late,
and if you can proof that, then you can stay.
in fact even if asylum not approved you can still stay under protection from torture law or sometimes humanity reason. again as long as you can proof it.
so that 1 year law is there to prevent abuse, but if you are here legally or you can proof it,
then it is not a problem.
Regarding hiring more staff,
well you got to understand that US Government currently had big budget deficit,
US just barely escape the 2008 economic crisis,
you can NOT demand too much from your protector, knowing that your protector (US Govt.) is NOT in its best shape either.
and the fact is they are trying to get more officer,
perhaps not as many and as fast as we want, but
we got to understand that we are here BEGGING for US Govt. to protect our life,
so I think we should also give them a break and be patient.
beside, as I had said, if you want your asylum interview done fast,
you can always move to other state which have slow asylum office but HIGH REJECTION RATE compare to California.
Look, no other country on earth is as GREAT as USA,
and I see no other country on earth that is not only willing to give protection for asylum like USA
but most importantly give FUTURE for asylum like what USA did,
having said that,
USA is NOT PERFECT, but as BAD as USA is,
it is still much better than any other country in the world, at least for me that is !
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Hmm, I never belittled the US government or anything. I understand everything you said. I was simply proposing solution in an ideal case. As for the 1 year deadline, I was addressing what you said. I do not think the deadline makes sense, which is contrary to what you said and I gave my reasons why. To take it a step further, some in fear may not know that there is such a process of asylum or that they are eligible. Why if they are in the US illegally should the deadline be something for them to fear? That only encourages one to remain undocumented out of the belief that even if they have a strong claim, the deadline is passed and they will loss their case and be deported to a severely unsafe place.
As for the US being a great place, I agree. The wait is unbearable but we are all safer.
P.S. I also think that the date that one is eligible to apply for EAD should be lower that it presently is. With the old date, I get the impression it was chosen because by this time, one's case should have been decided and very few would have been in the situation where they'd have to apply for it. Presently, with the delays, it is common for one to go well pass this date so it only seems just that asylees be able to support themselves and families since the reality is that they would have to wait a very long while before their case is settled. Again, just my thoughts. Would love a little debate though.
As we all know, changing LAW is NOT easy,
just see the fight in congress/senate for Obamacare, and if you check how the law became law,
or how the revise current law,
you will now how complicated it is.
Of course, I agree with you and hope that EAD can be given sooner,
but what we want and what available usually don't match.
We just had to find a way around it.
We already had find a way to reach US Shore, I think that is the hardest part, to reach US alive !
Again, I was just throwing how I think in an ideal case but I agree. Btw, have you gotten your EAD yet? Just asking by looking at your timeline. Good luck to you!
as I had explain above, the 1 year deadline make sense to prevent people who are here illegally to work (but not in harms way) and then when they got caught, they then try to lengthen their illegal stay by applying asylum.
that is the specific purpose of that 1 year deadline, I am sure you understand that right?
but there is a way for people who were here over 1 year and applied asylum after that to getting around that law,
simply by explaining with proof that the circumstances had changed in their country.
If they came to US illegally but they have reason to fear,
then they should try to find out how they can stay here forever.
and that mean filing their asylum applicant as soon as possible.
I am sure 99% of people who were able to escape their country knew about asylum.
(after all most asylum applicant came here legally by Airplane and that should show something about their education level,
heck, just getting a US Tourist Visa is difficult if you are not educated, so most asylum applicant do know about asylum in US).
for the 1% who don't know anything about asylum, well, they can always explain to the judge
that they don't knew about it at all.
1 year is a long time to find out about asylum process, heck we haven't wait for our interview for 1 year,
and we already knew it is a very long time.
I don't say it could not happened, but it is rare for people who do not understand that they can apply for asylum.
now about belittling USA, I am not posting my respond here just for you,
but for every other poster here, just to remind them (and remind me too) how great USA is
and how great your future is in USA,
if you could remain calm, think rationally and made decision that is logical rather than emotional.
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No, I have NOT get my EAD,
and I do see that many other applicant with younger EAD number than me already got approved,
but at the same time many other applicant with older EAD number than me also had NOT get approved.
I am pretty sure now that those people with younger EAD number must file with Arizona Lock Box,
but they came from OUTSIDE California, that is why their EAD got processed faster,
while for people from California (which get processed at Laguna Niguel center like me and you),
will have longer wait, just because... well we all know the reason, they are overwhelm by people applying in California.
Sorry for being disputatious but I can't resist lol. Again, I disagree with you with the deadline. It works in contrary to what it sought out to attain. And I can guarantee you that significantly more than 1% do not know about asylum or will have access to it when they arrive here. From a immigration website "Bona fide asylum seekers frequently miss the one-year deadline because they do not have access to legal information or resources they need to submit their applications less than a year after they flee to the United States. Many spend their first months or years in the United States consumed with their survival and that of their loved ones. Some do not speak English and encounter language barriers to understanding complex immigration laws. Many people, particularly those who fled countries where they were targeted for persecution because of their sexual orientation or gender identity, do not realize that asylum protection is available for people in their situations until they have lived in the United States for many years."
This, like mentioned in the above, is especially true for LGBT people who have faced persecution but was unaware being LGBT for example is considered one belonging to a particular social group which is grounds for asylum.
No, it's ok, having a debate is good and we can always disagree, this is America, its a Free Country
hahaha...anyway,
most of the asylum applicant here came by AirPlane and they came here legally with US Tourist Visa.
(otherwise, they could not even board that plane in the first place because the airlines would require US Tourist Visa
or other Visa before you can even buy the airplane ticket, at least that is what the airline in my country do).
(and I am NOT talking about the one on student visa or H1B visa because they are not having much problem anyway with the 1 year deadline if they can proof change of situation in their home country).
now just to get that US Tourist Visa at US Embassy mean most likely they are educated people.
I don't hear many boat people (refugee came by boat),
most of them arrive in....... AirPlane...
those people are most likely educated,
and in order for them to be able to survive for 1 year in US, mean they know what/how.
If they can not speak English, I am sure they will try to live in area where there are many person came from the same country like them, and I am sure they will know about asylum from those people.
It's almost illogical to be able to survive for 1 year in US without knowing that they can get asylum.
and for LGBT asylum seeker,
well, as I had said, most likely those LGBT person will try to find community that had many LGBT person,
or find friends that is also LGBT,
and it is hard to believe if they do not get this info about asylum from their community
or from other LGBT friend they meet here after 1 year.
1 year is along time to find information on how you can survive in USA and not getting killed.
Look, of course there might be possible that those people don't know about asylum,
but that person got to be so ignorant or so ....(fill in the blanks)
Remember, when any person enter USA to escape from danger,
(whether they arrive by airplane or on foot across the border, or by boat which is rare but happened from place like Cuba)
the first thing on their mind is, a relief that they are now safe,
the second thing on their mind is, how they can stay in US so they can be safe forever.
That is the logical things to do that came from your primal fear of survival
(which why they escape from their country).
they knew that they will became illegal if they overstay, if they did not knew this, 99.99% they lie.
so I am pretty sure despite all the stress and other distraction,
1 year should give enough time for them to find out
on way they can stay here forever, which mean apply for asylum
even if they passed that line, they still have the chance to explain that to the judge,
so in the end if their reasoning make sense, it will not be a problem.
anyway, let's just disagree on this one if you still not agree with me
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Anthony2013
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Today I went to Anaheim asylum office to check my status. As I was expecting they din't tell me anything new, the officer just told me to wait and he told that my interview will be scheduled sometimes next year. When I asked him approximately when, he told between 1st of January 2014 and 31st of December 2014. My case is pending there since July 2013. So unfortunately I don't have any good news today
Have to keep waiting...
Today I went to Anaheim asylum office to check my status. As I was expecting they din't tell me anything new, the officer just told me to wait and he told that my interview will be scheduled sometimes next year. When I asked him approximately when, he told between 1st of January 2014 and 31st of December 2014. My case is pending there since July 2013. So unfortunately I don't have any good news today
Have to keep waiting...
I also went to Anaheim office today,
and the lady at window 1 (front/first window after security check),
told me they did not had any interview schedule for me yet.
I ask her what is the average waiting time to me be interviewed and she said she did not know
because all the interview were schedule using computer generated.
The also told me the best way to change address is to fill up the form AR-11 or fill up the inquiry form and mail it to them,
or came directly to the office on Wednesday and submit directly to them.
I asked them if someday in the future we got approved (as family asylum),
will we get the decision letter for all family in one big envelope,
or will the decision letter came in several separate envelope for each family member,
and she said, it will came together in one big envelope.
That is the information I had today.
and the lady at window 1 (front/first window after security check),
told me they did not had any interview schedule for me yet.
I ask her what is the average waiting time to me be interviewed and she said she did not know
because all the interview were schedule using computer generated.
The also told me the best way to change address is to fill up the form AR-11 or fill up the inquiry form and mail it to them,
or came directly to the office on Wednesday and submit directly to them.
I asked them if someday in the future we got approved (as family asylum),
will we get the decision letter for all family in one big envelope,
or will the decision letter came in several separate envelope for each family member,
and she said, it will came together in one big envelope.
That is the information I had today.