Just a quick scribble in the old diary as to recent developments.
Today I rang the sterling chaps at the USCIS (the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service....or disservice as the case may be) because I am officially official in that since the last time the fellows at the office sent me a correspondance has exceeded 60 days (so now we have it...over 90 days since original application filed and 60 days since any correspondance was received) which means that big things can happen....supposedly.
"I was told to call back when 60 days had passed without any correspondance."
"Ok Sir, I shall put a request into the system."
"Jolly good there Miss."
"Actually, it does say you already have a request in the system. I can't physically enter a new request until 45 days has passed since this request was entered. The computer will not le me do it."
"Righto. When would that be then?"
"December 20th."
"So if nothing happens, I can call back after December 20th?"
"Yes."
Now I shant bore you with all of my misgiving (there is now a list longer than my arm) but I am not sure what the act of putting a request into the system really gets you. In my experience it seems to get one a false sense of
something being done when in actual fact it seems to be a way of getting you off the phone. If they do not process the first request, I don't see why they will listen to the second, considering that in this country I have as much recourse to any justice as a tortoise has to a holiday on the moon.
So we wait....again...
yours in patience,
Sgt M
