sysy Posted January 27, 2003 Report Share Posted January 27, 2003 Dear XXXX: Assistant Secretary Maura Harty has asked us to respond to your e-mail ofJanuary 26 requesting information about the fiancée visa application of XXXXX. Let me assure you that we fully understand that delays in visaissuance are seriously complicating the lives of applicants and of those whoare waiting for their arrival. Your fiancée's case has been awaiting completion of requiredsecurity-related vetting through an interagency clearance process. Changesto this process made in July 2002, together with communications problems,computer issues, and vastly increased work volumes, had the effect ofdelaying many clearances, especially those dating from the period July toOctober 2002. The vetting process has been substantially improved since November. Themajority of new clearance requests are now processed within a matter ofweeks. We are working to clear up the older clearance cases so that the visas canbe processed to conclusion. We are taking two separate, overlapping actionsthat should resolve the vast majority of the fiancé(e) visa clearancespending for the American Consulate General at Guangzhou. First, visa staffat Guangzhou, who recently began working overtime on weekends, haveidentified longstanding fiancé(e) visa clearance requests and haveresubmitted those requests, including that of your fiancée. Second, we are also working with technical experts here in Washington in anattempt to find new ways to expedite the clearance process using StateDepartment computer systems. In addition to these efforts, we have sent additional staff to Guangzhou,and are working to send more, in order to assist with the heavy volume ofvisa work pending there. We have also identified some longer-range steps wecan take to simplify the process for handling future visa cases. The Department of State, in its visa processes, will continue to carry outscrupulously all legal and procedural requirements for the protection of thesecurity of the United States. When Ms. XXXX's clearance process isconcluded, the Consulate will notify her. I hope and trust that the outcomewill be favorable, and will not be delayed much longer. We hope this information is helpful. Sincerely, Lisa Piascik Director Office of Public and Diplomatic LiaisonVisa Services Link to comment
AZwolfman Posted January 27, 2003 Report Share Posted January 27, 2003 I see you got this form letter also Link to comment
skibum Posted January 27, 2003 Report Share Posted January 27, 2003 Anyone remember when this form letter was first sent? Link to comment
AZwolfman Posted January 27, 2003 Report Share Posted January 27, 2003 Anyone remember when this form letter was first sent?I received mine on January 13, but I think I saw it posted even before that. Link to comment
sysy Posted January 27, 2003 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2003 It's almost word to word to the previous letters, except that "two weeks" is now "a matter of weeks". Link to comment
tonado Posted January 27, 2003 Report Share Posted January 27, 2003 It's almost word to word to the previous letters, except that "two weeks" is now "a matter of weeks".Soon it will be "a matter of months or years". Link to comment
kkimm Posted January 27, 2003 Report Share Posted January 27, 2003 It's almost word to word to the previous letters, except that "two weeks" is now "a matter of weeks".Soon it will be "a matter of months or years". what we are really concerned is "a matter of HOW MANY weeks"? Link to comment
owenkrout Posted January 28, 2003 Report Share Posted January 28, 2003 This is almost identical to the letter from Cabral that was posted on Jan 10. It is interesting that they are still "planning" to send even more help to GZ. How long does it take to go from planning to some actual action? I was encouraged by the report the other day that as many as 40 people picked up visas in one day. Oh, boy! Since that included new people as well as those stuck in the delay, that means that they should catch up in, maybe a year and a half. Oh, wait! I forgot about week-ends and holidays. Better make that three years. Link to comment
Guest Snowbeast Posted January 28, 2003 Report Share Posted January 28, 2003 I am amazed they would even send a form letter admitting they are processing new visas in two weeks while we continue to wait, but they seem to show no hesitation in sending it. I haven't even gotten one of those letters...no reply at all! Link to comment
AngryTexan Posted January 28, 2003 Report Share Posted January 28, 2003 I received mine on January 15, when Ms. Piascik mistakenly informed me that our namecheck had cleared. Link to comment
Mick Posted January 28, 2003 Report Share Posted January 28, 2003 I am amazed they would even send a form letter admitting they are processing new visas in two weeks while we continue to wait, but they seem to show no hesitation in sending it. I haven't even gotten one of those letters...no reply at all!This just shows how totally insensitive they are to our situation and how FUBAR this whole fiasco has become. "Two weeks" now becomes "a matter of weeks". This is becoming more hopeless day by day. The post at the beginning of the thread is almost a verbatim copy of one posted at least a month ago, maybe longer. Link to comment
Eric&Yuhui Posted January 28, 2003 Report Share Posted January 28, 2003 I see you got this form letter also I think we could save the federal budget a few bucks, and spam each other with that form letter Link to comment
Charlotte Posted January 28, 2003 Report Share Posted January 28, 2003 What is this Lisa vs Katherine? Seems like Katherine disappeared and Lisa takes over the correspondence so that they don't feel like to have put a foot in the month. It took them over 3 months to come up with a form letter; I believe they are working on another form letter --- don't go away, they will right back after the holiday! Link to comment
Eric&Yuhui Posted January 28, 2003 Report Share Posted January 28, 2003 What is this Lisa vs Katherine? Seems like Katherine disappeared and Lisa takes over the correspondence so that they don't feel like to have put a foot in the month. It took them over 3 months to come up with a form letter; I believe they are working on another form letter --- don't go away, they will right back after the holiday! Oh boy !! Can't wait !!!! Yep.. Looks like Kathryn dropped off the mess board.... Link to comment
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