A Message from the Department of Homeland Security
Among numerous other tasks accomplished, laundry has been washed, dry cleaning has been dropped off and oil in the car has been changed. I ate some food, finished a bottle of wine from three days ago and tried to let the rest of what didn’t get done today fall out of my mind as I attempted to slip into a book. Nothing doing, so here I sit.
I guess I have a few words to say on the topic of our government's current immigration related foreign policy. As an active member of the community of citizens who are busy negotiating the slew of forms and procedures associated with obtaining an entry visa for an alien acquaintance, it has never been more clear to me that a heightened level of paranoia based on (justified?) xenophobia, combined with a red-tape bureaucracy that didn’t know it’s ass from it’s medial epicondyle to begin with makes for a seriously excruciating process.
Four weeks ago I filed form I-1xWhatever along with 3 other forms, photos of both Katja and myself, photocopies of old correspondence and other personal ‘evidence of acquaintance,’ and a check for $165 to the CIS (formerly INS) in the hopes of obtaining the K-1 Fiancé Visa for her. Today I got a letter saying that I have provided inadequate proof of acquaintance.
The woman lived with me for a year in California. I was there with her for 6 months. I sent airline ticket stubs, copies of journal entries detailing how and where we met, photos of our time together in both countries and more, along with signed affidavits from both of us stating our ability and willingness to marry.
What more could they possibly want?
The Mail-order bride industry is booming like no other time in history. Women from the Czech Republic, Ukraine, Romania, Thailand and the like swarm into this country every week on feebly constructed cases of marriage.
That taste in my mouth is bile. So, if you’ll excuse me, I have a crow to kill for his feather as quill, and some bloodletting to do. With these tools I will write another letter in the hopes that this will be enough.
I think Sheila and my dad had the right idea when they expatriated to France two months ago.
I guess I have a few words to say on the topic of our government's current immigration related foreign policy. As an active member of the community of citizens who are busy negotiating the slew of forms and procedures associated with obtaining an entry visa for an alien acquaintance, it has never been more clear to me that a heightened level of paranoia based on (justified?) xenophobia, combined with a red-tape bureaucracy that didn’t know it’s ass from it’s medial epicondyle to begin with makes for a seriously excruciating process.
Four weeks ago I filed form I-1xWhatever along with 3 other forms, photos of both Katja and myself, photocopies of old correspondence and other personal ‘evidence of acquaintance,’ and a check for $165 to the CIS (formerly INS) in the hopes of obtaining the K-1 Fiancé Visa for her. Today I got a letter saying that I have provided inadequate proof of acquaintance.
The woman lived with me for a year in California. I was there with her for 6 months. I sent airline ticket stubs, copies of journal entries detailing how and where we met, photos of our time together in both countries and more, along with signed affidavits from both of us stating our ability and willingness to marry.
What more could they possibly want?
The Mail-order bride industry is booming like no other time in history. Women from the Czech Republic, Ukraine, Romania, Thailand and the like swarm into this country every week on feebly constructed cases of marriage.
That taste in my mouth is bile. So, if you’ll excuse me, I have a crow to kill for his feather as quill, and some bloodletting to do. With these tools I will write another letter in the hopes that this will be enough.
I think Sheila and my dad had the right idea when they expatriated to France two months ago.
posted by Peter at
1:36 AM
1 Comments:
hey man... that's unreal. did someone just choose not to read all your documentation? how could they have that much information from you and not be more specific about what more they need? hope all is well...
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andrea, at 9:07 PM
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