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  • TeddyKoochu
    03-30 09:13 AM
    I wish it should be current or atleast near to current.

    Teddy, any update to predictions based on the current status of availablity of EB1 ?

    Krish I believe that Feb - Apr 2007 is very realistic now although we don't have all the details of the news yet. 12K numbers if applied in May will lead to 4-5 months of movement not just a wekl. I do echo VDLRAO's wish there is a good chance that we maybe near the Jul-Aug 2007 line however we should wait for the May bulletin to assess that.





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  • GCBy3000
    06-25 05:39 PM
    $100

    Conf number: 40N352226W853005X

    I am seeing only the past contributors contributing again and again and also giving all the requried clarification on immigration issues for the non-contributing members. I am feeling like we(the contributors) are carrying dead weight with us.

    http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/showthread.php?t=5470

    We are running a small funding drive as a gesture of support IV for answering each other's questions in times of need.

    If your question is answered by a fellow member, do make a point to contribute some amount. It will help continue this effort.

    We understand everyone is busy with I485 filing and have put everything on hold. But we have not put our efforts on hold in the interest of this communty and this cause. Core is working on this issue despite being busy on their own I485 filing.

    We are also working with our lobbyists on CIR and as soon as there is an action item we will post it on the forum for all to participate.

    At this time, do take out a couple of minutes off your busy schedule with I485 filing and contribute towards Immigrationvoice.

    Thanks





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  • ItIsNotFunny
    11-11 05:57 PM
    Bump ^^^^





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  • sravani
    05-17 11:03 AM
    who gets the EAD/AP attorney or applicant at his home address. Please tell me if anybody knows

    Thanks

    EAD and AP belongs to the applicant and Applicant gets them directly.



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  • shankar_thanu
    07-11 09:07 AM
    Looks like someone already added one of the stories to digg


    http://www.digg.com/politics/Green_Card_Seekers_In_Flowery_U_S_Protest


    please digg this story and any other relevant one...





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  • dilipcr
    06-14 01:54 PM
    rsharma, l1fraud,

    There is nothing wrong in reporting fraud.
    However your argument that you are reporting it since you cannot tolerate fraud isn't that convincing.

    If you were always against injustice/lawlessness, you will see a lot of it in your daily life. Do you report or take action against each of those ? I don't think so.

    After living in India for long and seeing people put up with all injustice and sometimes doing it themselves, it is hard to believe your argument that you are doing it just for the sake of law.

    I does not matter whether we are exposing L! fraud by these outsourcing companies for the love of law or pure selfishness. As long as there is a greater good out of one's intentions it does not matter what my intentions are.

    I am an architect now and i know for sure that this profile is no longer immune to outsourcing. I am ok with that. I am reconciled with that fact and I am moving on to another field. However, my point is, if you want to outsource take the job to the low wage country. Do not bring low wages here. I am ok if outsourcing would increase because of the Grassley bill. I am not ok if the low wages are dumped in here. I hope you people see the difference.

    My self interest in preventing this dumping of bodies is to ensure that this doesnt happen in the new field I am entering into. Remember, most aspects of manufacturing are outsourced to China. However, I do not see the chinese companies dumping in low wage manufacturing workers here.



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  • snathan
    11-27 11:07 PM
    Well, whether a merchandise can be returned after using, depands on the nature of the merchandise and the level of customer service provided by the seller.

    If you are buying a TV or a home theater, you don't know if it is functioning properly until you use it. And returning it within stipulated "return period" is not only legal but also ethical.

    Some high-end sellers will even guarantee customer satisfaction by allowing a return any time, yes any time if the customer is not fully satisfied with their product. There is nothing unethical about this. That is why these high-end stores charge you a premium in the first place.

    Not allowing return of merchandise reflects the low level of customer service we used to get back home. Obviously that level of service expectaion has been engrained in us so much that we believe returning used merchandise, even when the customer is not satisfied, is unethical.

    If its not working, its called 'Defective'. Otherwise its called unethical. Understand the difference.





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  • jackisback
    03-30 02:43 PM
    d-uh... May bulletin coming in April



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  • miapplicant
    09-24 08:44 AM
    Atleast your lawyer replies to you:) Our lawyer stopped replying to our e-mails since after mailing the AOS package in July. They don't even entertain phone calls.





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  • vg1778
    09-26 03:21 PM
    Guys just want to appreciate the efforts by different members here. At least it gives a sense of support that you are not alone in this whole fiasco when you hear around you people getting their FP or EADs and you are left feeling frustrated and anxious.
    This forum actually has become quite important and please keep on posting details and updates.
    Wishing that it ends soon for all of us and ease our anxiety.

    Cheers!!!!



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  • Devils_Advocate
    03-10 09:34 AM
    No, the idea is; if you cry for gold you will atleast get silver. When the point is raised that people have been living here legally, paying taxes, SS, owning houses etc etc for 10 years!! what more is actually needed for citizenship?? The idea is to highlight that legal residents (many of them) have been here for ever!! 10 years is almost 15% of an average life span!! If only this thing is highlighted in some strong news papers. Isn't this protectionism at its worst. US is complaining about labor laws in China???? What the heck is this here??? You pay taxes and SS and medicare etc for 10 years and then you are asked to leave??????????? Isn't this slavery??? Either take of the requirement that workers on visas have to pay the required SS / medicare etc or assume responsibility for having taken their hard earned money and let them in as soon as possible into the society.

    Giving an "expedited citizenship" is not like giving a stimulus check.
    Over here if you cry for gold you wont get silver you'll get laughed out, see the context of the situation then apply relevant metaphors.

    Yes if the point of this fruitless exercise is to "raise awareness" then its fine coz it might just do that and nothing else, but then hope you do know the difference between being "famous" and "infamous".

    Again once you guys get your "expedited citizenship" please join the congress and change laws for all of us, and while you're at it change a law that requires the president to be US born so one of you can become the president as well :), since you know, changing laws is so easy in this country ;)





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  • Sandeep
    01-07 12:23 PM
    Here is a summary of the bills, their bill numbers and the Sections:

    Sen. Chuck Hagel's Bill (Section 202 of S. 1918)
    -High-tech workers who have worked in the U.S. for 3 years would be allowed to adjust to permanent resident status without regard to the annual employment-based immigrant visa cap of 140,000.
    -The spouses and children of immigrant workers would also be allowed to adjust status without regard to this cap.

    McCain/Kennedy Bill (Sections 601 and 602 of S. 1033)
    -Increases quota on EB immigrants to 290,000 to alleviate retrogression
    -Recapture unused visas between 2001 and 2005
    -Increase the per country limit from 7% to 10%

    Cornyn/Kyle Bill (Sections 1001 and 1002 of S. 1438)
    -Recapture of the unused visas between 2001 through 2005
    -Removal of diversity visa and reallocation of these. Since this is mentioned under EB, the implication seems to be reallocation to EB but am not sure.
    -Increase of the country limit from 7% to 10%

    It is understood that there would be a merging of these to make the final comprehensive immigration bill



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  • bobopotato
    05-22 08:20 AM
    Would anyone be able to advise if I can travel out of the country after I've filed the 485 if I have an approved I-797 approval notice (for H-1B) but old H-1B stamp in pp has already expired?

    If I travel out and then get the H-1B visa stamp at an outside consulate, I would be able to travel back in, but would I have considered have abandoned the 485 application? (since I travelled out without a valid H-1B stamp in pp)??

    Can I travel out even before my AP arrives? Or does having an AP make a difference? I would prefer to stay on H-1B status since you never know what happens to the 140/485 application.

    Thanks for the help guys.





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  • GC08
    06-29 08:19 PM
    someone..suggest all this to Mr. More ... his next movie can be about immigration ... !!
    Peace
    -M

    I was thinking about the same today.:rolleyes:



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  • micofrost
    07-10 01:48 PM
    guys,
    lets not make this a Smitha bashing thread. This is what democracy in true sense. We should have an honest opposition , even if it is a ridiculous one to a constructive effort by the IV members.

    Carry On IV Forum.

    Sent flowers to be delivered on july 10th.





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  • buddyinsd
    09-10 01:50 AM
    Yes, USCIS works backwards, dont you see, mar 2005 is still waiting while May 2006 getting approved? There is no pattern even to the approval statuses, god only knows how they work.

    Cheer up man!!!Atleast, good news is that u will be current for the 4th consecutive month



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  • nkavjs
    09-21 10:54 AM
    JSB ! You are just one very optimistic one.. aren't you ? :)





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  • GCWorries100
    10-05 02:38 PM
    Let me say congrats first.

    Why it took upto October in your case?

    Mine is April 06- EB2 india. Got RFE. and answered on 29 sep( Received by uscis - 30 Sep) .
    When we can I expect approval?

    Do you can suggest any thing?

    Primary Applicant:
    Priority Date: March 2006
    Got RFE : April 2009
    Got Another RFE : September 1 2010
    Responded to RFE on : September 22 2010
    I-485 Approval : September 28 2010
    Received welcome letter: Oct 4 2010
    Still waiting for the card.

    Dependent:
    Applied for wife's 485 - Sept 07 2010
    Got receipt numbers - Oct 4 2010
    Waiting for further process





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  • ArkBird
    09-09 04:57 PM
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    nrk
    08-13 08:32 AM
    Congrats. Enjoy the freedom after 14 years struggle.

    Finally got the CPO emails/texts today morning for both me and my wife.

    Came to USA in 1996 on H1. Masters (F1) from 1999-2000.
    All GC applications in EB2. Nationality : India.
    Applied in Mid 2001 : company (think $15B!!!) went kaput.
    Applied in Mid 2003 : I quit in mid-2005 - while labor pending.
    Applied Nov 22, 2005 : Approved Aug 11, 2010.

    Labor applied via PERM - approved in about 4 months.
    I-140 applied soon after - approved in about 4 months.
    I-485 applied during the July-August 2007.
    Receipt Date: Aug 16, 2007
    Notice Date: Oct 1, 2007
    At NSC.

    Quit in mid-2008 with 485/EAD, sent AC21.
    Got RFE in Sep 2008 (missed the 2008 boat).
    485 LUD stuck at 10/29/2008 forever until today.

    Opened a SR on Aug 5th.
    Took an infopass on Aug 6th - all I could get was, "your application is with an
    Immigration Officer since Aug 2nd". Nothing else!
    Don't know if either had an effect.
    Didn't do anything beyond the above two.

    I think anything that's helpful for anyone based on dates/apps/process/procedures are all listed above. Now for a bit of something in my mind. No particular theme but general rambling....if you so indulge..please continue. Else Have a good day and happy life. And thanks IV.

    It has been a long journey for sure. A lot of my friends who came to
    USA in 1996 are now citizens. I have NO regrets at all. I took my own
    path. Sometimes I used to think that if I had done the GC process
    in 1998/1999 instead of quitting my full time job to do full time masters,
    I might've gotten GC sooner. OR what if I had stuck with the 2003 application,
    sure, it would've taken longer to get even the Labor cleared but I would
    have gotten GC in probably 2007 - and worst case 2008. And heck, I would
    have made an additional $150K (since the company got acquired by "as big
    as it gets" tech company). OR what if I had chosen a very safe choice out
    of masters [believe it or not, I got 12 offers back in 2000 - but then heck,
    every body else got 12 offers as well]. OH btw, the full time masters ended
    up costing me about $45K in credit card loans. So yeah...no point in contemplating
    all the "coulda woulda shoulda"s in life.

    As Nike says: Just do it.

    I strongly believe it was because of the masters that I got the first 2000/2001 company, I got into the next job - and because of it to the next one and because
    of that to the current one - where I am extremely happy and think
    will over time come out very well off too.

    At all times, I never compromised on my job. Took the job which offered
    me the most challenge and allowed me to learn as much as possible while
    working the smartest folks around. That I think was a great benefit - all
    along - since that component of life (work) never bothered me. And was never
    afraid of taking (apparent) risks either. To me they were calculated risks.
    The 2002 company I joined, it was a small startup - I was employee number 20-something and was the only H1-B until we had about 150+ employees.
    When I quit it was 450+ folks and was about 750+ when it was acquired.
    The company I joined in 2008 (via AC21), was and still is a startup. When
    I joined we were 8 employees and still now, remain lean-and-mean but
    kicking some serious ass. (if I say so myself..pardon me). :)

    The biggest hiccup as I think of it now was that my wife was not able
    to work from 2003-2007. But the EAD in mid-2007 finally solved that
    problem. Oh, I never hesitated traveling either : travel to Africa (three
    countries) one year, and to Europe (three countries) one year and
    Asia (two countries other than India) in one year.
    Also purchased a home in 2009 (it was very tempting during the
    2004-2006 times...but waited out for good).

    So yeah...H1-B/EAD/AP are all handicaps - only if you convince yourself so.

    A couple of times I had contemplated Canadian PR or really
    moving there or to somewhere in Europe (and even Aus PR).
    But pursued nothing mostly because I was lazy.

    But all along my wife fully supported in everything I (we) did.
    Be it change of jobs, other big decisions..what not.
    So thankful to god for that.

    Just a bit to go back in the way back machine.
    Long ago, labor was the bottle-neck. Then 485, then something else.
    Things repeat - old is new, new is old...repeat.
    There were times when there was no online checking, no sms, no email notifications.
    Six year h1-cap was strongly enforced. no concurrent 140/485. No one year extension of h1. No 3 year extenstions of h1 after 140. No 2 year EADs. No AC21. No priority date porting. I can go on....but a lot of stuff happened...happens.

    If there is one thing I learned wrt immigration, it is do things ASAP. Never postpone anything at all. As much as possible get first in the queue.

    A general piece of advice: Never reject an option you don't have. [this is more to do with folks who say, "I am only in year 1 in h1..I don't know if I need gc..let me see after 2-3 years.." - guess what einstein, it is easy to give up your gc after you get it, then to get it when you desperately need it.]

    Good luck and all the best to those who are waiting.
    EB2-IC seems in pretty good shape as far as I can tell.
    EB3-folks need some serious legislative help - please consider contributing a fraction of what you send for your immigration-lawyers and get something done. support IV.

    And finally: Be Happy!

    Peace.





    chanduv23
    10-29 11:01 AM
    First and foremost thing we have to understand is that these Memos (Yates and Aytes Memos on AC21) are not legally binding on neither USCIS, nor the IO issuing denials. They are mere "internal" USCIS guidelines that have no legal standing. There is no option available to us right now, other than requesting (pleading) with USCIS that they follow these guidelines as it's hurting the applicants and their families. And that's what we are doing now, by sending these letters to USCIS top honchos.

    I have posted a detailed blog entry on this matter

    http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/blog.php?b=10

    Yes, we must all understand that AC21 is not a law. USCIS issues internal memos to adjudicate petitions based on guidelines.
    All we can do is request USCIS not to send denial notices as it creates hardships to us and our families.



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