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Originally Posted by yankeefan1970
Were you warned ahead of time how long the process might take?
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Actually... No... but then 9/11 happened and the department of Homeland security took over and they had to rename themselves about 3 times in one year. That took a lot of energy and the customer service level went to shits (not that it was decent to begin with but it did get worse)
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Originally Posted by yankeefan1970
Texas, California, Florida and New York are probably some of the worst states for trying to gain your citizenship. Montana, Minnesota, and Wyoming are probably some of the fastest. You applied in a state that has a massive population to start with. It also happens to have a big problem with illegal aliens, as you pointed out.
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I only obtained my permanent residency. I will not become a citizen until the fees and service are adequate and some other criteria are met. Meaning I will not pay an arm, leg and nuttsack to become a citizen when it offers me no benefits compared to my residency (other than that I can vote whoopie).
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Originally Posted by yankeefan1970
You also weren't forced to do it.
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If I want to live my life with my family, yes I was forced to do all this crap. If you refer to filing in Texas, you may want to go and read the immigration laws. You have to file where you reside!
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Originally Posted by yankeefan1970
Did it take a long time? Sounds like it did. Did it cost alot? Sounds like it did. Is it worth the trouble you went through??? If your answer to that is "yes", then you really shouldn't complain.
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Is it worth it? Maybe. I am not sure that I will reside in the US forever... for now it was a necessety as I wanted to live my life with my family.
Your conclusion that I am not permitted to complain abuot the pathetic customer service, the ridiculus waiting times, the outlandish fees only because I wanted to be with my family is rather ridiculus.
Maybe you should take a trip to your local INS office and just try and ask a question... then you may understand what I am talking about! You may stand in line for 4 and more hours to pose one question and not get an answer or worse yet, end up with a US government employee that doesn't speak english!
There is a 1-800 number on the website... Try calling it once and work your way through half an hour of prompts until you end up in a que that hangs up on you as the waiting time would be beyond 30 minutes.
Yeah... you have no clue what you are talking about!