It's good to hear that others have problems with INS as well. I, for one, can not stand their "services". They are the rudest bunch of people I have ever seen. They have yelled at me on the phone, put me on hold for more than 2 hours with the repeated message "we will be with you shortly", the list goes on and on. I am a US Citizen now, after many years of waiting and painful experiences, but even right now, when I think back on how was I treated, it still enrages me.
All of the INS offices operated individually without any central connection. I first filed my citizenship application in San Antonio, TX. After couple of years of waiting, I moved to Seattle for a new job. I then request my documentation to be sent to the Seattle INS office, since it's much easier for me to interview locally. That turned out to be a bad idea. After several months without anything from INS, I contacted Seattle INS questioning them about my status, they said I don't exist. I then contacted San Antonio INS, they said they have sent everything they have to the Seattle INS. I said, well, they said they don't have it. The answer I got from SA INS was "well, it probably got lost in the mail". After couple more months of waiting, Seattle INS finally contacted me, saying somehow the file was misplaced, offering no apology of course....
I think INS needs a reform much more than IRS does, at least when I contacted IRS on any questions/issues I have, they have always treated me like a "human being".
This is another part I don't understand. Wouldn't it make sense for some politicians to propse or demand a reform on INS so they can get the votes from these new US citizens? I mean, geez, guess where my votes will go when I know it's this certain senator that helped to streamline the process so instead of waiting for 7 years for a citizenship, it only took me 2 years? Sigh.......
Huh? So this is MS's fault that it takes a while to download Netscape? Sheesh..... Do they need to start including Netscape in Windows2000 now so people would stop bitching? I for one am glad they included IE with Windows. Imaging you are setting up a new machine from ground up. How are you suppose to download ANYTHING at all if you don't have a web browser to start with?
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It's good to hear that others have problems with INS as well. I, for one, can not stand their "services". They are the rudest bunch of people I have ever seen. They have yelled at me on the phone, put me on hold for more than 2 hours with the repeated message "we will be with you shortly", the list goes on and on. I am a US Citizen now, after many years of waiting and painful experiences, but even right now, when I think back on how was I treated, it still enrages me.
All of the INS offices operated individually without any central connection. I first filed my citizenship application in San Antonio, TX. After couple of years of waiting, I moved to Seattle for a new job. I then request my documentation to be sent to the Seattle INS office, since it's much easier for me to interview locally. That turned out to be a bad idea. After several months without anything from INS, I contacted Seattle INS questioning them about my status, they said I don't exist. I then contacted San Antonio INS, they said they have sent everything they have to the Seattle INS. I said, well, they said they don't have it. The answer I got from SA INS was "well, it probably got lost in the mail". After couple more months of waiting, Seattle INS finally contacted me, saying somehow the file was misplaced, offering no apology of course....
I think INS needs a reform much more than IRS does, at least when I contacted IRS on any questions/issues I have, they have always treated me like a "human being".
This is another part I don't understand. Wouldn't it make sense for some politicians to propse or demand a reform on INS so they can get the votes from these new US citizens? I mean, geez, guess where my votes will go when I know it's this certain senator that helped to streamline the process so instead of waiting for 7 years for a citizenship, it only took me 2 years? Sigh.......
Huh? So this is MS's fault that it takes a while to download Netscape? Sheesh..... Do they need to start including Netscape in Windows2000 now so people would stop bitching? I for one am glad they included IE with Windows. Imaging you are setting up a new machine from ground up. How are you suppose to download ANYTHING at all if you don't have a web browser to start with?