how long does it take immigration to act?

Question

there is this person who has overstayed her visa since 2004 and has got herself some fake documents with a fake name which she is working with.she managed to open a current bank account with those fake documents,with the intentions of absconding when offered a big loan.surprisingly i reported the matter to the bank branch manager but the person is still using the accounts.i reported to the police who took every details they needed,i reported to the immigration who held me on the phone for over twenty minutes for every information,yet nothing has been done.this has been over 8 months now.i am 100% sure of the status of this person and have enough evidence to prove it.
i wonder if there is a time frame within which such things are dealt with.i am baffled because i thought it was an information which will be of interest and dealt with immediately to prevent the tax payer from loosing money through fraudulent deals.8 months is too much to act,i think,or is there a time frame?

Answer 1

IF you are 100% certain that this person has committed the criminal offences you allege, make an official complaint against the officer to whom you reported it.

A senior officer will then investigate both your allegation and the original allegation.

However, I suspect that you are wrong. There appears to be an element of revenge in here - where are you from?

Answer 2

What nationality is the offender? Is she a failed asylum seeker (FAS) or just an overstayer? Does she have a passport which could be used for removal?
Sadly - though your average enforcement officer would love to sweep each and every offender off the streets and remove the whole darn lot of them, there are a stack of operational factors which impact on denuns such as yours. The Immigration Service gets hundreds of such calls/letters each and every day, yet our acute lack of resources (detention and staff), combined with government priorities (FAS, annoying Bulgarians who don't have a work permit etc) and other impact factors (removeability issues, asylum claims, internal policy, judicial review) mean that jobs such as this are prioritised all the way into the bin.
If you would care to state which area this person lives in, their nationality and whether you have their home and work address then I'll look to offer you some further advice.
Please don't think you are any more frustrated that the officers in the front line - cos I can guarantee you that you are not.

Answer 3

Who is this person to you? Are you a member of law enforcement? Is this person using some of your resources?


Those are the real questions. You might not realize it from your perspective, but from ours, law enforcement, immigration, DHS, Bank officers, etc, you seem to be taking this a little too personal.

Somebody overstayed their visa? And it is your priority to get them deported? Do you have that much time, resentment, and dream goal in your life?

Those authorities you contacted do NOT have to act, based on what you are saying. We are at a time when we need all our resources to find out who is here for the next attack, who is here to commit a crime, who is here with bad intention. Overstaying a visa is NOT a problem, believe my experience. There is 11 million people who never bothered apply for a visa in the first place, and who don't pay taxes but get welfare; I will hate my tax dollars going toward finding that one person you had issues with. Your friend seems to be going for the america dream, but in the wrong way. Now if your friend (or ex?) gets caught in some serious trouble, involve herself in illegal activities, then you will notice that all of the sudden, some officer will pop up and there will seem to be a folder with all those things you reported.

It seems that you had a personal relationship with that person, and now you are actually the one taking it out the wrong way.

Please this is my advice. There is a whole system of checks and balances, and at this time, a limited system of resources. Pack your energy, go back to your studies, your school, your job, get involved in some charities or help the sick children at your local hospital with all your energy. The day your friend becomes a serious nuisance or a small threat to us as a whole (and not to you), we, law enforcement and community people, know where to find her.

Answer 4

The Home office which is supposed to be the lead provider of direction in this area, is in such a mess I doubt they could find their own front door.

I wouldn't worry about it too much, you have done your civic duty and reported what you believe to be criminal activity. Now you must let the authorities do their work.
It may surprise you but this individual may be more use to the authorities where she is right now

Answer 5

You mean you still have some faith in the Immigration Department? You must be the only one. They are the biggest waste of space in the country! Effectively, we do not have any immigration control. What we have is LOST CONTROL YEARS AGO!

Answer 6

If you mean act on behalf of the immigrants its straight away, but i fit is on behalf of tax paying british citizens to stop or deport illegals never.

Answer 7

Better to call the IRS - they have the manpower, and believe it or not are way more effective = the INS gets involved after they are caught - Kudos to you for being a good Citizen!!!!

Answer 8

Rat on the person and let the home office know..We do not want these types in this country.

Answer 9

immigration issues can takes years and years, thens theres court hearings and appeals, if someone appeals theres another 5 years in this country for them!!

Answer 10

I'm not sure, but if you call Walmart in Texas....I'm positive they have a pretty good idea!