Monday, March 8, 2010

U.S. Department of Immigration Services

This is the worst run organization (not counting TSA) that our government has to offer.

True story:
Situation:  I am a U.S. citizen that married a Hungarian citizen in 2005.  Once we were married, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) made my wife stay out of the country until her 2-year green card was issued.  This took 18 months.

At the end of 2 years, we applied for the 10-year green card.  This is how it is always done.  They are considering turning down the 10-year card because my wife did not live in the United States during the entire 2 years prior.  Now, there is no requirement for her to do so.  The immigration official that I spoke with said there was.  When I pressed him for the exact place to find this language, he confessed that it was not really in there but that the "intent" was that we live together.  I told him the "intent" was to make sure our marriage was legitimate and living together was one way to establish that; but not the only way.  He also admitted that he was certain my marriage was legit.

Me: So you are saying you will not approve my wife moving to the United States because she does not currently live in the United States?
Him: That is correct.  However, your wife is free to visit you using a tourist visa.

This is a true story.  It is my story.  I find out in 2 weeks if the green card is approved.  If it is not, I am going to fill the internet with this miscarriage of justice.  I will also be making a certain immigration official very famous.  I will post his photo, home address and phone number for anyone that would like to talk to him.

But for now, I wait.

Here is the logo for the worst run organization in the United States.  Interestingly, the other equally poorly run organization, TSA, is also run by the department of Homeland Security; an organization that was thrown together by the most incompetent administration in the history of the United States.

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