The Value of Information

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MartinAub

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Just a little thing I noticed....

Very often quite basic information in requests for answers are missing in posts, making it absolutely useless for any meaningful analysis.

Especially on the subject of "name check". Whilst I would agree that most likely the poster doesn't want to share his or her name, the country of citizenship, age, affiliations with groups etc is totally left out, thus adding overall no value to the discussion.

Further, information on history is commonly not given. i.e. on what basis someone came to the US, how many different visas, overall time in the US, education, profession. Spouse, age, citizenship, profession. Children, ages etc.

Makes me wonder how anyone can expect a half way educated answer, if the very basics are left out.

Unfortunately, that brings it down to nothing else but the recording of events in the process, not their cause in any meaningful way. Subsequently the same questions are asked over and over again.

Perhaps an OP should develop a "sticky" template or a few, that would include the very basic information. Or for that matter a signature template. Nature of these kind of forums is that they are difficult to search, because of the repeating subjects with just that information left out.

It's like "My car won't start, what shall I do?"
 
Martin,

there is already a "sticky thread" that talks about My Namecheck experience.

Even if you would give every little detail to this public thread I don't think it would change one thing because none of us work for the USCIS and we don't know how deep and how far back they go into your case.

I think what it all comes down too is the fact that if there is a "hit" on your name, whether it is you or someone else they have to personally request your file and we all know how some "companies" can slack on that issue. Not just USCIS.

I think USCIS is understaffed for the amount of Applications that fly in each and every day and we are not talking about just N-400's here.

Back in 2001 when I got my Visa I had everything done with traveling 2 hours there and 2 hours back and stuff like that in less than 2 month. Yes this was before 9/11 and since then things have changed but I thought about it last night is why mine took 10 month to be completed when my Visa took only less than 2 month and I have no criminal history anywhere and I never left the US after I came here in 2001.

I understand that the Namecheck issue is a sensitive subject to many of the members here. We ALL want to know why, when, how, how long, and so on but the thing is. Nobody knows after submitting the N-400 and our Fingerprints what exactly happens.

We don't know how deep of a search they do. If you go on the Internet and google Immigration or USCIS Namecheck you get some sort of explanation but that's about it. When I had first questions about it and I googled it I don't know if it confused me more than before.
 
Sort of true, however, in your case for example, I can at least now understand why things may take a little time.

Married to a military man, who !may! be assigned to some special task or duty or be on a special carreer path.

Would at least be a better explaination then that class action law suit.

Same with affiliation to certain groups.

At the end it will still be guess work, but maybe a pattern can be established with additional information.

i.e. That affiliation with a cuban group. I mean that this would come up as a show stopper is a no-brainer. That it comes up late in the process is indeed a little suprising.

I have a trade union there, live guard association and sports club - highly doubt that would cause trouble.

I am just trying to apply some sort of pattern and logic to the process.
Hey, it's my job. I am a Business Analyst.
 
No My Husband's Mitlitary Career should of had never had anything to do with my case.
He is a 52D which is a generator mechanic. It is not that he is for example signal or anything and ontop of that if you fill out the application it doesn't ask for spouses occupation.
I agree it would be a better explanation but here is my theory. I got a hit on my Name, they had to go personally request that specific file and it just took forever to pull my file out of the bottom of the pile.
My Case was/is plain and simple. No criminal record like I said, no affiliations to any groups. I never served the Army, just a spouse but they don't know that because it doesn't ask for that. I am a homemaker. I never worked because I have to take care of 3 kids, isn't that enough, lol.

Many times I think that "stuck in the name check" doesn't really mean stuck in the name check. It is just a "hit" on your name and it takes forever to request and review your file since there are soooooooooooooooo many applications sent in every day whether it is now for Citizenship or Visa and that is when I go back to the impression that USCIS is understaffed for the amount of applicants.
 
Another thing and please someone correct me if I am wrong but a while back didn't we have the talk about the people who do the Namecheck "checking" after you get a "hit".
Wasn't it 80 people at first and they increased it to 120.
So IF I am right about this can you imagine 120 people requesting and looking over THOUSANDS or even more than that applications a day to make sure it is not you !!! And then get back to the FBI or USCIS and say ok you get the go to send out an Interview Letter.
I only have 2 names. I am going to feel for the ones with more than 2 or 3 names !!!!
 
USCIS and FBI goes digital storage, locating files etc, would/should be much more efficient.

I think this is an obudsman recommendation tht I think USCIS is considering/working on.
 
Ladybuggy said:
Oh I think they should. USCIS seems like still living in the 60's, lol
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For what it's worth, the NYC DO is very high-tech. I was very impressed with the fact that every IO had a brand new Dell PC, every waiting area features multiple wide screen LCD monitors that display the waiting queue, and every square inch of the walls and floors looked spotless. The security was super-tight too. I guess that my $675 is doing it's part!
 
No what I meant with living in the 60's is the Paperfiles. Meaning that they have to pull a Paperfile instead of a Digital File if there is a "hit" which causes probably most of the delays !
 
WEll, It's all good to have the "Front End" being high tech, but that does not really help those whose manes need to be researched...etc....only makes you "feel your $675 is doing it's part!" :D

Imagine a world where....someone asks for a copy of their A-File and it takes 2 weeks to get to you...the records could be accessed electronically (picture scanned images of your file, pdf format if you like) and printed and mailed etc....

Imagine your electronic file being transferred electronically to your local DO so no more, "your file has not yet being transferred to us, still in Vermont"


that is the dream I have for CIS....lol...

:D
 
Ladybuggy said:
No what I meant with living in the 60's is the Paperfiles. Meaning that they have to pull a Paperfile instead of a Digital File if there is a "hit" which causes probably most of the delays !
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That would be the FBI, not the USCIS. Truthfully, I am shocked that a federal law enforcement agency still has some stone age practices. Go figure.
 
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