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joeychen ([personal profile] joeychen) wrote2003-08-26 10:57 am
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Immigration SUCKS

So, I have to send in another application, get new photos done, new fingerprints etc etc etc. And probably wait over a year again, to get my new green card. Guess I won't be applying for citizenship anytime soon!
This is so friggen frustrating, they are the ones that fucked up, and I'm the one that has to do all the work, and take time off for an appt to fix this.
I was so upset it made me cry, I just want my damn green card!
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[identity profile] pot-t-mouth.livejournal.com 2003-08-26 06:24 pm (UTC)(link)
That's not fair! You need to talk to someone else. Keep going up the heirarchy until they are so sick of seeing your face that they'll give what you want.

[identity profile] brdgt.livejournal.com 2003-08-26 06:52 pm (UTC)(link)
My best friend's husband just broke through one barrier in the process - now he can leave the country and come back. In two years they have to go again and apply for citizenship or residency.

Just to get into the building in Miami, they would have to drive over the night before, get a motel room, get there at 4 am to get a number and then wait to find out if they got to your number that day. If they didn't you would have to get another number the next morning!

Once they finally got into an interview with a real person though - he took one look at them and spent the rest of the interview time putting their paperwork in the right order in the folder!
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[personal profile] mizrobot 2003-08-26 07:15 pm (UTC)(link)
bastards! that is so freaking unfair. i'm mad and it didn't even happen to me. go kick some immigration ass, jo!

[identity profile] anmeikitty.livejournal.com 2003-08-27 04:13 am (UTC)(link)
I'm so sorry you have to deal with this bullshit!

I think it would be funny one day if all the people Immigration has screwed just stormed the building and took over. It would be a multicultural event, to say the least :) I imagine files thrown out windows and green cards for everyone...

Boy do I feel ya!

[identity profile] deborahthecraft.livejournal.com 2003-08-27 11:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Been there and done that,I prommise it will feel good once it's done and the wasted time will fade away into memory.My husband and I went thru it for over a year,we even had to sleep outside of the building and wait 11 hours in line.At least they are doing appointments again!
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