[grahamgooch]

Because it’s literally not better than the DmV

[ceejayoz]

My county's DMV is fast and helpful.

Demand better from your government.

(And this still raises the question of why the consulates supposedly don't have this issue.)

[truncate]

DMV (at-least in Bay Area) is exponentially better and straighforward than any of processes around immigration / visa renewals.

[sunshowers]

The Oakland CA DMV, which is the one I live closest to, is quite nice. I've never had a bad time there.