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do we know any of these people from august that were there getting visas, and what kind of visas? Out of a few girls on 001 who received visa today, Houston is out of the August group at least..She is K1.. So, we do have some August people geting visas. Correct?

No, I dont want to be scolded by my Chinese fiancee, hehehehehe I dont like it from anyone as far as that goes. Owen, call the numbers provided here, not the 1225 number. Ask for Katherine Kabral, she is her supervisor. I did complain about the "hang up queen" again yesterday.

Thanks guys and gals.

can someone call CA to confirm this, Im almost out of quarters.

Hong, That is good news. We have not heard of any August interviewees being issued visas until now. Like I said earlier, we on these boards are a small group compared to all receiving visas. >Jim do we know any of these people from august that were there getting visas, and what kind of visas?

Robert & Victoria, Do you have all my info?

Holy Moly, This is great, hell, Im ready to volunteer for the duty. Serious, this is a great letter. May I suggest that it also be forwarded to Powell's office. Also to CNN And a few others. I dont think it would be good thing for Harty's new position to be tarnished, so this might give her more insentive to perform at a highr level. I know if my boss had a letter like this I would do what i could to keep another one from getting into his hands. I know they told me what the plan is, But at this time it has been all talk and no action that i could see. While upset today about no news, I went to the contact page of the CA and others. I found many names that might be able to help. If you like I could post the manes and phone numbers here.

If it could be arranged, I would go. It about a 7 hour drive for me.

I think this is a good Idea, But I dont think it will happen. CNN tryed to call Harty with some questions and if Im not wrong, CNN never got an answer. We will have to check with K and Y on this though.

I was told it does.

Yes, as I suspect those people in GZ have quite a mess on there hands. Hopfully what I was told is true and they get done within the nex 3-4 weeks.

What a great group of people here. Oh, I did mention again the one rude lady who has a real tallent for hanging the phone up on people. There has been a memo sent to all the info team about being polite and curtious to the callers. I told her the memo didn't seem to work well.

My alone life sucks also right now, If it weren't for my wonderful fiancee, I would have lost it long ago, oh wait, i did lose it long ago, hehehehe My life is on the longest hold it has ever been, I think we are all feeling the stress of an incompitent organization. I know I will look back at this one day and say, as short as life is, my government shorten my happieness by at least 1 year. Then I will look at my wife and realize just how lucky I really am.

Where are we on this? K and Y, anf confirmed date of airing?

Which year Eric? 1889?

Robert, For some reason, she would not tell me if in fact our case is in GZ. I asked this point blank and why doesnt any want to tell me this. My theary is this, 1) Way to many to look through. Which it hard for me to buy this. If lets say there are 600-800 K and CR visas backlogged, 1 fricken weekend would fix the whole problem. 2) The 5000 was a lie and all the August-October names were re-submitted very recently. Hense the delays. The next letter needs to focus on a certain number of us ( which we have a head count already) and ask them to consentrate on just those on our list in a weekend. This should be an easy task for them. We only have about 200 that we know of, or do you know of more for those months.

Im just hoping this isnt a pasifier.

Incompetance, poor judgement and poor management is a waste of money and in my mind government corruption.

OK folks, I had a very long talk with Kathern Krabal late this afternoon. First, The 5000 names checks is confirmed again. Second, GZ is in fact overloaded. Let me re-state the hole process, Our files never leave GZ. From GZ a bable is sent to DOS for name checks, then DOS sends a cable to different agencies. Once all name checks are cleared they are sent back to DOS. DOS then sends a cable to the consulate. The consulate then enters the info into the computer, gives it a visa number, prints the visa, then is supose to notify the applicant. Once the info is entered into the computer at GZ it shows up on the DOS info computer. DOS info see's only what GZ has entered, basicly they are on the same system. The DOS did a terrible thing to GZ by sending over 5000 name checks to GZ. I could not get info out of the head lady of DOS info as to why the backlogged months do not take priority. But it will not take priority. I was told out of the 5000 name check sent to GZ maybe more than a few hundred are acually K and CR applicants. The fix to the problem that everyone seems to be working on is only weekend work, for backlogs and a few are being worked in through the week. The plan (which I feel is not very good) is to have all the back logs entered into the computer by Jan 4th 2003. ( this in my book is the bad and good part) But there were no promises made on this. I tried to use the bleeding heart approch and told asked if it would be a smart move to buy plane tickets for a visit on Jan 10th, she wouldnt answer the question. Also, visas that did not get into the 5000 name checks sent to GZ will come trickling in and be worked into the schedule. Now, for my thoughts on this whole thing. I am totally convinced that if in fact the name checks were sent to DOS they would be finished by now. I have a real strange feeling they were lost somewhere in the name check process and never done. When the new so called process policy was polished up, we, the August- October group was set aside and forgotten about and all the new commers were being processed. I think that only recently someone figured that in order to clear the backlog the lost name check needed to be re-entered, thus 5000 all at once while the others that were not cought up in the mess flows like sweet milk. Now, I can understand all the mess going on but I dont understand no extra help for GZ. I was told every weekend untill Jan 4 will be worked to clear this matter up. Is this the truth, or another way of getting us off their backs? I feel another letter is in order and will be untill the backlogs are ALL cleared.

It was me Robert This is what Andrew Simpkin told me about 2 weeks ago. It was also confirmed by a few people. I wonder if they lied to us to keep us poor dirt dwellers happy? Mark, There you go again! They probably told you 5.000 and you got the decimal point in the wrong place. >Jim acually it .0005 and thye dont know where the rest of a whole is.

It was me Robert This is what Andrew Simpkin told me about 2 weeks ago. It was also confirmed by a few people. I wonder if they lied to us to keep us poor dirt dwellers happy?

too late, i was pissed and sent it! I think they will understand the letter anyway. see what happens when im in Sherlock mode? somebody stop me! Please! hehehehehehehehehehehe I have to tell you the story about the young bull and the old bull. B) >Jim I already know that story.

too late, i was pissed and sent it! I think they will understand the letter anyway. see what happens when im in Sherlock mode? somebody stop me! Please! hehehehehehehehehehehe

too late, i was pissed and sent it!

LOL, LOL, ROFLMAO