Huh?
I don’t want to get into the old agency debate again, but I’m a little confused by this article in the NY Times. Seems three of the NOID cases from October have been cleared by USCIS, but that the Department of State is now preventing them each from receiving a visa.
Does anyone understand this process? I understand that we’re looking at a two-stage review now. USCIS and then State. What is State doing that is different from USCIS? I am absolutely not trying to be provocative here, I really just want to understand this, as it new to me. One agency investigates and finds no wrong doing, but the other does. How can that be? Are there different standards applied in the investigations? If anyone has real data on this, I’d love to hear (see) it.
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First I really enjoy your blog; my daughter is a single gal adopting her second child. Her first was from China and now she is waiting for a referral from Vietnam. I wanted to refer you to a blog that should answer some of your questions. On January 23rd, 2008…The Dirt on I600s, As We See It. I found it on Pho For Four; it details the procedure that one family had to go through to get their child’s VISA. Go to http://www.goodhappenings.com/WordPress/?p=297
Good Luck……..Grandma Buz
right there with you sister. I wish we hd a clue to what the heck is going on there!
I have no real data to offer, but when I read about this situation I have to say I was incensed. We have all weathered the NOIDs scandal and the implementation of the new I-600 procedure. But to find out that our own government isn’t even speaking with one voice was very troubling.
And the cynic in me is really very surprised that we even know about this. I can’t believe that someone at USCIS couldn’t pick up a phone and call the DOS and straighten this out between the two of them.
It’s truly mind-boggling, and I say that as someone who has made a career out of dealing with government agencies, lol.