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Immigration Forum / USA Marriage Base / September 2005Aos Interview Canceled
Hi, A Month Ago We Got A Noa For An Interview For Aos On Nov 28. The Next Day We Got A Letter Cancelling That Interview I Made An Info Pass Appt.(which Is Almost Impossible To Get One Here In Tampa) To Find Out The Reason For Cancellation. The Officer Told Me That The D.o. New Orleans Cases Were Transfered To Several Other D.o.'s Due To Katrina. Well I Pointed Out That Our Cancellation Was Dated Aug. 26 2 Days Before Katrina Hit! The Officer Didn't Have An Answer For That One. I See That Tampa Is Extremely Slow Processing Cases. If I Move To Say Seattle Which Processes Cases Much Faster Would We Have To Get Back In Line Or Would We Beat The Anticipated Long Wait Here In Tampa? > Hi, A Month Ago We Got A Noa For An Interview For Aos On Nov 28. > The Next Day We Got A Letter Cancelling That Interview [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Get Back In Line Or Would We Beat The Anticipated Long Wait Here > In Tampa? Hi, It sometimes happens that they send out an appointment letter by mistake, or the set up an appointment by mistake, then cancel it. Or, for whatever unknown reason, they simply can't take you on the scheduled date after all, and cancel it. It's happened to several people on here, and is nothing to worry about. If you move to Seattle, you'll most likely go into Seattle's processing time frame (at the back of their procesing times, as if you had just filed there). However, be aware that a move might cause you to miss getting some paperwork unless you are extra-careful about letting USCIS know of your change of address. They are notorious for not updating their system with your new address, even though you've notified them - which could cause you to not receive your new interview letter in Seattle. Personally I would not move "just" to shorten my AOS waiting time...it's not worth the expense and hassle of moving. You'd pay a lot more in moving expenses than you would in renewing your EAD and AP while waiting for your interview. Best Wishes, Rene > Hi, A Month Ago We Got A Noa For An Interview For Aos On Nov 28. > The Next Day We Got A Letter Cancelling That Interview [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Get Back In Line Or Would We Beat The Anticipated Long Wait Here > In Tampa? 1) Please don't capitalize every word... you have no idea how difficult it is to read your message. 2) Don't move. You'll end up at the back of the line, and many states require that you are resident there for 6 months or so before being eligible to use their services. Not only that, but you will be required to inform USCIS of the move and there is no guarantee whatsoever that your mail will be correctly forwarded to you. Ian > 1) Please don't capitalize every word... you have no idea how > difficult it is to read your message. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Ian The USCIS processing timelines quote Tampa as processing I-485 cases dated Aug. 2003. USCIS processing timelines processing I-485 cases for Seattle dated May 2005. Big difference thus the question to move. We originally moved from Utah May 2004 no problem, just file AR-11 and notify each D.O. Glen > The USCIS processing timelines quote Tampa as processing I-485 cases > dated Aug. 2003. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Glen And also the sponsor files I-865 for Sponsor Change of Address. Rene > The USCIS processing timelines quote Tampa as processing I-485 cases > dated Aug. 2003. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Glen Well, go ahead and do whatever you think will work for you. Ian > Well, go ahead and do whatever you think will work for you. > > Ian On re-reading the original post, the OP is in the midst of waiting for the correct AOS interview date. They've sent him one date and then canceled it. Although there's no way of knowing when the real date will come up again, I personally would not mess with it at this point! Just stay put and let it run its course. Unless he has other reasons to move to Seattle, I wouldn't move just for the sake of speeding up the AOS interview....even just saying it sounds unethical for some reason. lol Rene > On re-reading the original post, the OP is in the midst of waiting for > the correct AOS interview date. They've sent him one date and then [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Rene Rene your insight is great but "unethical" .I can tell you some unethical things USCIS has done to many good couples just wanting to live together in peace. Glen > Rene your insight is great, but my possible actions are > "unethical"? I can tell you many unethical things > USCIS has done to many good couples just wanting to live together > in peace. > > Glen Oh, please... entertain us with your knowledge and insight. But, before you do... consider that the decisions USCIS makes are almost never based on ethics; they are based on law, however poorly applied. And please, don't for one second think that people here don't understand what you're going through! Also, to add just one more tidbit, remember that it's USCIS' job to keep foreigners out of the US *unless* they meet the special exceptions found in the various visa applications. As Mr. F. has pointed out in previous messages, the single largest group of US immigrants are non-US citizens living outside the US. It sometimes takes a lot of time to screen the beneficiaries of those applications. Ian ian-mstm dusted off the keyboard, lubricated the mouse and eloquently typed: > Oh, please... entertain us with your knowledge and insight. But, before > you do... consider that the decisions USCIS makes are almost never based [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Ian In today's Arizona Republic is an article informing us that illegal immigrants now outnumber legal immigrants, are the USCIS doing too good a job or is the Border Patrol failing badly? Maybe they need to look at their priorities! Denis > ian-mstm dusted off the keyboard, lubricated the mouse and > eloquently typed: [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > > Denis Considering that USCIS doesn't usually receive applications from illegal immigrants, I'd look elsewhere! Personally, I think an electrified fence would help stem the tide of illegal immigrants. :) Ian > Considering that USCIS doesn't usually receive applications from > illegal immigrants, I'd look elsewhere! Personally, I think an > electrified fence would help stem the tide of illegal immigrants. :) > > Ian So, you advocate killing people? Cheers! Glen > So, you advocate killing people? > > Cheers! Glen I worked in a federal prison that had an electrified fence... it hurt like hell, but it certainly wasn't fatal. I'm not sure how you made the leap from "electrified fence" to "killing people"! Whatever point you were trying to make didn't work. Ian > I worked in a federal prison that had an electrified fence... it hurt > like hell, but it certainly wasn't fatal. I'm not sure how you made > the leap from "electrified fence" to "killing people"! Whatever point > you were trying to make didn't work. > > Ian Oh I see now ... Shock and awe them. Works great in Iraq HUH. > Oh, please... entertain us with your knowledge and insight. But, > before you do... consider that the decisions USCIS makes are almost [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Ian I do not have knowledge or insight therefore I wear no crown. I come to this forum to seek ideas and share my experiences, not to entertain you dear sir. > I do not have knowledge or insight therefore I wear no crown. > I come to this forum to seek ideas and share my experiences, not to > entertain you dear sir. I'm still waiting for you to tell us "many unethical things USCIS has done to many good couples just wanting to live together in peace" I note, with interest, that you declined to elaborate on your comment. Ian > I'm still waiting for you to tell us "many unethical things USCIS has > done to many good couples just wanting to live together in peace". I > note, with interest, that you declined to elaborate on your comment. > > Ian It is an organization with little accountability and no efficiency whatsoever. How can you possibly defend it? Thirty days max is what it should take to complete the vast majority of applications. They screw up peoples lives, plain and simple. And in my book that is not just unethical but inexcusable for a so-called civilized nation. Any third world banana republic bureaucracy could easily win a competition with them. BTW, the OP is probably working in L2 or L3. Please respect that when goading them. > It is an organization with little accountability and no efficiency > whatsoever. How can you possibly defend it? Thirty days max is what [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > BTW, the OP is probably working in L2 or L3. Please respect that when > goading them. What does L2 or L3 mean? Rene > What does L2 or L3 mean? > > Rene Your second or third language, i.e. not your native language. > Your second or third language, i.e. not your native language. > > It's a term used by linguists. OMG I should have known that, I studied Linguistics for heaven's sake. LOL I remember now, but I was totally thinking it's some kind of visa. :) Thanks, Rene > It is an organization with little accountability and no efficiency > whatsoever. How can you possibly defend it? Thirty days max is what [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > BTW, the OP is probably working in L2 or L3. Please respect that when > goading them. I'm sorry, where do you seem me defending the system? I'm suggesting that what happens is, quite simply, not a matter of ethics. I understand that some people think it is... but they're wrong! :) Ian > I'm sorry, where do you seem me defending the system? > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Ian By launching personal crusades against those who criticize the system (this thread) and/or seek the easiest path through the system (other threads). IMO, the OP possibly chose the wrong word. However, the meaning conveyed was quite understandable. On this forum more than others, linguistic clues are invaluable since so many of the posters are not working in their native language. :) > By launching personal crusades against those who criticize the system > (this thread) and/or seek the easiest path through the system (other [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > :) I don't see Ian's comments being linked to personal crusades against people who criticize the system. I think he was trying to make the distinction that USCIS makes its decisions on the current law, not so much on ethical reasoning....at least I'd like to think that's what they do. They don't purposefully subject people to these hardships & pain, they just want to cover their collective a.ses and make very little exceptions (if any) to the laws. And in the process, they make tonnes of clerical mistakes that haunt people for years later. Is this right? Should we just accept it as is? Of course not. But what can be done to correct the system? I think most on here are open to solutions. > I'm sorry, where do you seem me defending the system? > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Ian What's clear is that the USCIS is poorly organized, it makes families to wait an awful long time to be together and yes.. our future is in their hands but it is the only way to get our loved ones out here.. > It is an organization with little accountability and no efficiency > whatsoever. How can you possibly defend it? Thirty days max is what [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > BTW, the OP is probably working in L2 or L3. Please respect that when > goading them. He seems quite comfortable with idioms, so I doubt it! Ian > 1) Please don't capitalize every word... you have no idea how > difficult it is to read your message. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Ian The USCIS is a federal organisation, nothing to do with states eligibility. no? > The USCIS is a federal organisation, nothing to do with states > eligibility. no? When Sheila and I were considering a move to Delaware a few years ago, I walked in to the USCIS office in Dover and spoke to one of the officers. She indicated that I had to live in Delaware for 6 months in order to establish sufficient residency to file with VSC. Otherwise, I'm just passing through as a visitor and not a bona fide resident of the state. This is the sort of residency requirement that I'm talking about. Ian |
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