curiousGeorge
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See part one if you want here, but this thread pretty much encompasses the general feeling.
http://www.immigrationportal.com/showthread.php?t=128272.com
I'm fed up. I've had enough. This is ridiculous. If this was the corporate world then USCIS would have been out of business long ago due to terrible customer service. There is nothing anyone can say to make this better.
When I was originally transferred to Miami in May 2004, my wife's case (derivative) was not transferred, for some unknow reason, even though the SOP clearly states family packs should stay together. I sent a fax. I sent a paper letter. My old lawyer sent a fax. I went in person to the Miami office. My new lawyer sent a fax. My new lawyer went to the Miami office in person. My wife's case has not been transferred yet. Now my lawyer met with the director of the Miami office about this problem, and the director said they will request the transfer when its time to adjudicate my case. Instead of planning ahead (it took 3 months for my file to actually arrive in Miami), they are wasting time. When the adjudicator picks up my file I will get an additional delay at that time of at least 3 months just because they didn't transfer the derivative case already.
Next, my fingerprints are about to expire. It clearly says in the I-485 Standard Operating Procedure found here (http://www.immigrationportal.com/showthread.php?t=128272.com) on Page 5-19:
"If the FBI Response Description is NON-IDENT Or IDENT and the date
processed by FBI is more than 12 months but less than 15 months then you
will route the file to INS and make this comment on the batch Sheet "Mark
as an expedite on the batch sheet".
I had the lawyer ask the director about this, and he said that due to the current workload my case will not get an interview for at least 6 months from today. That means that when it comes time for my interview, my case will again be delayed for at least 2-3 more months just to get the fingerprints done. and if they decide to do the name check all over again, who knows how long I could wait, as some people on this forum have reported that they are still waiting for name check results even after 18 months.
So, with al these delays:
- Min 6 months before an adjudicator touches my case.
- 3 months for my wife's case to get transferred.
- Min 2 months for my fingerprints to get done
- God only knows how long the delay will be for another name check.
My total delay will be between 11 and 20 months from today. My RD is April 2002, and if I go by these "optimistic" figures, I might have a green card by November 2005 or even as late as June 2006.
When I visited the Miami office I inquired about the processing dates. My case (at the time) was well beyond the processing date, since it was August 2003, and my case is April 2002. They confirmed that this is based don the receipt date that I got from TSC, but that the date is for family based cases only. Since my case is employment based, I repeatedly asked them what the processing date is for employment based cases. Their only reply was that EB cases are not their jurisdiction, but rather the jurisdiction of TSC. I agreed, but reminded them that my case has now been transferred into their jurisdiction, and there must be other cases like mine. they still stood by the fact that there is no processing date for EB cases in Miami. I challenged them and tried to tell them that means my case is current, and should be processed immediately. They disagreed, and simply told me I have to wait. Wait for what? My case is in a black hole, and nobody knows when it will be processed, I said. I need to know how much longer it will take to process this case. They ignored me. That's the great service this government organization provides us. They ignore us, and we sit here and suffer at their expense, with no way to recourse. Not even Senators or congressmen can help in this situation as I have seen by others who have been transferred to local offices.
This is USCIS secret plan to reduce the backlogs at the service centers. The cases fall into a black hole at the local centers, virtually untraceable by anyone, not even their own director and then the USCIS reports that they have reduced the backlog. Great plan. Very conniving. Congratulations USCIS!
My mother recently won the DV-2005 lottery, but for her to enter the US, she will need an affidavit of support from someone who is a green card holder, or a US citizen. Since she has no savings, and no job offer, I am her only hope of getting in. Since I will not have my green card in time before the DV-2005 process is over, this dream has evidently become an impossibility.
I feel like calling the media, and jumping off a bridge today, with a note to the USCIS attached to my body. Maybe at least that will help everyone else waiting in line. Maybe I should become a suicide bomber instead and bomb the Miami USCIS office. Any ideas on how I should end my misery, and go out with bang?
http://www.immigrationportal.com/showthread.php?t=128272.com
I'm fed up. I've had enough. This is ridiculous. If this was the corporate world then USCIS would have been out of business long ago due to terrible customer service. There is nothing anyone can say to make this better.
When I was originally transferred to Miami in May 2004, my wife's case (derivative) was not transferred, for some unknow reason, even though the SOP clearly states family packs should stay together. I sent a fax. I sent a paper letter. My old lawyer sent a fax. I went in person to the Miami office. My new lawyer sent a fax. My new lawyer went to the Miami office in person. My wife's case has not been transferred yet. Now my lawyer met with the director of the Miami office about this problem, and the director said they will request the transfer when its time to adjudicate my case. Instead of planning ahead (it took 3 months for my file to actually arrive in Miami), they are wasting time. When the adjudicator picks up my file I will get an additional delay at that time of at least 3 months just because they didn't transfer the derivative case already.
Next, my fingerprints are about to expire. It clearly says in the I-485 Standard Operating Procedure found here (http://www.immigrationportal.com/showthread.php?t=128272.com) on Page 5-19:
"If the FBI Response Description is NON-IDENT Or IDENT and the date
processed by FBI is more than 12 months but less than 15 months then you
will route the file to INS and make this comment on the batch Sheet "Mark
as an expedite on the batch sheet".
I had the lawyer ask the director about this, and he said that due to the current workload my case will not get an interview for at least 6 months from today. That means that when it comes time for my interview, my case will again be delayed for at least 2-3 more months just to get the fingerprints done. and if they decide to do the name check all over again, who knows how long I could wait, as some people on this forum have reported that they are still waiting for name check results even after 18 months.
So, with al these delays:
- Min 6 months before an adjudicator touches my case.
- 3 months for my wife's case to get transferred.
- Min 2 months for my fingerprints to get done
- God only knows how long the delay will be for another name check.
My total delay will be between 11 and 20 months from today. My RD is April 2002, and if I go by these "optimistic" figures, I might have a green card by November 2005 or even as late as June 2006.
When I visited the Miami office I inquired about the processing dates. My case (at the time) was well beyond the processing date, since it was August 2003, and my case is April 2002. They confirmed that this is based don the receipt date that I got from TSC, but that the date is for family based cases only. Since my case is employment based, I repeatedly asked them what the processing date is for employment based cases. Their only reply was that EB cases are not their jurisdiction, but rather the jurisdiction of TSC. I agreed, but reminded them that my case has now been transferred into their jurisdiction, and there must be other cases like mine. they still stood by the fact that there is no processing date for EB cases in Miami. I challenged them and tried to tell them that means my case is current, and should be processed immediately. They disagreed, and simply told me I have to wait. Wait for what? My case is in a black hole, and nobody knows when it will be processed, I said. I need to know how much longer it will take to process this case. They ignored me. That's the great service this government organization provides us. They ignore us, and we sit here and suffer at their expense, with no way to recourse. Not even Senators or congressmen can help in this situation as I have seen by others who have been transferred to local offices.
This is USCIS secret plan to reduce the backlogs at the service centers. The cases fall into a black hole at the local centers, virtually untraceable by anyone, not even their own director and then the USCIS reports that they have reduced the backlog. Great plan. Very conniving. Congratulations USCIS!
My mother recently won the DV-2005 lottery, but for her to enter the US, she will need an affidavit of support from someone who is a green card holder, or a US citizen. Since she has no savings, and no job offer, I am her only hope of getting in. Since I will not have my green card in time before the DV-2005 process is over, this dream has evidently become an impossibility.
I feel like calling the media, and jumping off a bridge today, with a note to the USCIS attached to my body. Maybe at least that will help everyone else waiting in line. Maybe I should become a suicide bomber instead and bomb the Miami USCIS office. Any ideas on how I should end my misery, and go out with bang?