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  • Sakthisagar
    06-22 12:42 PM
    To my knowledge, You are ok, nothing to worry.

    Present both I-797 present one and the extension durng Visa interview you will get stampled as long as the extension is valid.





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  • diptam
    08-20 01:06 PM
    Its true that Consulting companies take a good part of your BILL-RATE but other stuffs may not be THAT bad.

    I'm working thru such a small company for last 3 years and this is my 4th client... 3 of the 4 clients were provided by them, no bench so far. They dont give me BillRate share but we work with a Negotiated Resonable salary based on the Cost of Living of the City where i work/consult for.....

    Discuss the Terms and put in email as well as Paper before Joining - Be on Top of them even if they want to change a single spelling in that Terms Paper. You got to be very tough , aggressive as well as resistive with them for any changes they want to script against you.

    I have been working for state government from past 3 years (approx) under a non-caped H1b with EB2 2006 labor cleared and i-140 pending and 485 filed in aug.
    Considering the constraints of non-cap h1b , I asked a consultant to apply for my caped h1b in april. At that time 485 was not current and according to my estimation my PD would not have become current for 2-3 years more, so I thought of moving with a caped h1b to private firm. You all know what happened in july regarding 485.

    Recently my caped H1b got approved. Since I have already filed for 485, I have decided to be with present firm for 6 months then think of changing using the new caped h1b and AC21 to private firm through consultant.

    But I have heard that when one works for consultant, its easy not to get paid for certain months during project transition or while looking for project. With the result�.its affects the H1b status. Now that my immigration status is clean, is it worth moving to consultant and risk my clean status�??? Is working for consultant a big compromise against immigration status�??? Also i need to look for a job identical to my labour. I� m basically into web and database application in sql server 2005 , asp.net with ajax. What�s the market for these skill looks like�????

    Any words of wisdom�.





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  • days_go_by
    08-20 09:15 AM
    Or is it only for EB3
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    for now only EB3.





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  • h1techSlave
    07-19 01:22 PM
    one of my friend got his Initail EAD after 90 days by walking into local office but that was long back in 2002 . Not sure if laws changed ..
    In the immigration world, 5 years is like 5 centuries.:)



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  • eastindia
    05-10 09:18 AM
    VB will come today.

    I am going to ask my lawyer why it is late. It is is generally on Fridays in the first week on the month.

    We should hope for a good VB as it is delayed. If it was copy paste, it would have come out sooner.

    What do you say?





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  • desi3933
    06-12 04:51 PM
    .......
    In your situation, I would probably apply for the EAD but ask a new employer to also file for H-1B status for you (assuming you have H-1B time left)
    .....

    The person should be eligible for H-1B (even if 6 years are complete) as he/she has I-140 pending or approved. If I-140 is pending, then H-1B can be filed for 1 year extension, if I-140 is approved then H-1B extension can be upto 3 years.

    My 2 cents.



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  • senthil1
    03-28 03:08 PM
    A small amendment for this bill could make everyone including high skilled and low skilled happy.

    Have arrived here at the age of 75 or under;
    Delete the section Serve in the military or attend college for at least two years

    Portions of DREAM bill introduced in both houses say that children of ilegal immigrants will be allowed pathway to citizenship if;
    Have arrived here at the age of 15 or under;
    Have lived in the U.S. for at least 5 years;
    Graduate from high school;
    Serve in the military or attend college for at least two years; and
    Have good moral character.

    Now our children (children of legal immigrants)? do they qualify under any of these that are cited above? Infact yes, they do under all of these. If they can introduce bills to consider the children of undocumented / ilegal immigrants, why is there no pathway for citizenship for the children of legal immigrants? Ofcourse they fall under our petitions, but they should be given priority over the others, particularly since their parents pay the most tax/social security etc etc.





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  • Singer
    10-21 11:10 PM
    I am a vocalist based in the US for the last 13 years. I have performed around the world at World music festivals, television shows, radios, various clubs, private events, for stars like P... S.... and D.... B.... and for organizations such as UN, UNESCO, UNDP, NDI, Schomburg Center, etc.I have always been legal and on several P1/O1 artist visas), I have applied on December 2006 for a EB1-EA green card

    On June 10th 2007 I have received a RFE from the Nebraska Service Center, and I had to submit additional stuff proving I am really a singer with an international carreer. (I won an award by the way)before August 15th 2007. On August 3rd 2007 I went myself to the FedEx office and sent a priority 8.0lbs package to the Nebraska Service Center. It was delivered on August 6th signed by Mr. Brad B... at the Nebraska Center.

    When I called they said my case was pending, same thing on the USCIS website where I create a portfolio. It is until April 2009 that thanks to congressional and senatorial help that we found out that my I-140 and I-485 had been denied, closed archived since end of August 2007! They said that my response to the RFE was received by them in October!

    We argued that I never received the denial notice, neither my attorney received. My congressional liaison faxed them the ax receipt, then the congressional liaison there said: "O my God!" We were hoping that at this stage they would simply reopen the case and look at my 8 pounder RFE response! Nebraska Service Center decided that i will have to file an appeal.

    In April 2008 I filled and appeal with Administrative Appeals Office in DC in 2008 (more money into thei pockets) to demonstrate that both my I-140 and I-485 were denied in error, (they had lost my application) the case was returned to Nebraska for them to reconsider.

    The AAO decision granted me all that was in their power to give.

    1. The appeal was rejected because it was untimely filed -- By statute (law) they cannot consider an untimely appeal regardless of circumstances however.

    2. They state that if "an utimely appeal meets the requirements of a motion to reopen or a motion to reconsider, the appeal "MUST" be treated as a motion and a decision "MUST" be made on the merits of the case. -- This is exactly what I asked for.

    3. They state that a motion to reconsider must establish that the decision was incorrect based on the evidence of record at the time of the initial decision. Again this is exactly what I claimed.

    4. They catagoricaly state in paragraph 2 on page 3 -- Here, the untimely appeal "MEETS" the requirements of a motion to reopen and reconsider. They also positively state that you "SUCCESSFULLY" argue that the October 10, 2007 decision was "FLAWED" and they point to 2 specific reasons -- that yur attorney of record was not properly notified and that your response to the RFE was not considered.

    5. In paragraph 5 on page 3 they conclude that the October 10, 2007 decision was "CLEARLY IN ERROR" and that the decision "DID NOT COMPLY WITH THE REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS".

    6. Finally, in the last pragraph on page 3 and the 1st paragraph of page 4 they state "therefore, the director "MUST" consider the untimely appeal as a motion to reopen and reconsider and render a "NEW" decision acccordingly"

    7. They also state that the "NEW" decision "MUST" thoroughly address all of the evidence submitted in your response to the RFE.

    So the AAO�s office sent back my file to the Nebraska Service Center.
    Then the I-140 was reopened and I finally approved May 20th 2009. At that time the rest should be like �a letter in the mail�. That is when I demanded that my I-485 be reopened as well.
    They responded to my congressional liaison telling him that they will reopen the I-485 and tat the green cards were being prepared and would be sent to us in less then 60 days. Stating: This has been going on for too long�

    That is when the �saga� took another turn. On August 14th 09 I received another RFE on the I-485! I was told by one lawyer that it was not so bad (they just needed to update my records since 2006 is the date of my first GC filling), But this RFE did not make sense because once the I-140 is approved they should not ask me to supply any documents work related. They wanted me to prove that I will continue to work in my field, what I have been doing for the last 2 years since they have denied my case and what will be my upcoming work offers.

    Remember that in May 2009 they have said that the green cards would be sent�
    We responded again with a 5 pounder file! We mailed it September 1rst 2009. I provided them with the same documents I sent in the 8 pounder they have lost in 2006, plus everything I have done since. Including all the performances with P. S., D. B. and letters from future contractors such as The United Nations, Schomburg, my booking agents letters, etc...)

    October 19th 2009 we received an email from USCIS saying that a decision has been taken and that my husband�s I-485 has been denied!
    Another ridiculous thing.
    1-I am the petitioner, not my husband.
    2-They should adjudicate my case first, not my husband�s!
    3-my case is still pending no decision made on it�

    At this time, we are awaiting the full denial explanation letter, to see what is the reason for their decision. Hoping that they just made another mistake for example dissociated my husband I-485 from mine the petitioner.

    I am currently (Thank God) on an 01-visa valid until 2011, my husband has a -O3-visa

    Because of this terrible saga, we have endured a tremendous stress, and anxiety. We have lost a lot of money. Between the lawyers fees, the various application fees plus the appeal we have spent more than $20,000. I have decided not to file another appeal because this is more money into their pockets. I am ready to sue the USICS with a writ of mandamus and more if they do not fix the multiple mistakes they have made.

    Please somebody in this forum answers me. What should I do? Please help!

    Thank you.

    Singer



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  • StarSun
    02-24 09:43 AM
    The conference call is available in IV Wiki. (http://immigrationvoice.org/wiki/index.php/Lawyer_Conference_calls)





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  • chanduv23
    09-17 03:01 PM
    Looks like no one is accepting my apologies :( maybe they will all come to DC and beat me up instead



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  • radhagd
    04-02 09:26 AM
    I filed my LC using regular process in EB3 category in Dec. 2003 and then LC was thrown to backlog center and pending there for ever. then I filed another LC using PERM in EB2 category in Dec. 2006 and got it approved in Jan. 2007, then filed I140 in Feb. 2007. Now my lawyer told me my EB3 case got recruitment instruction, but our company's policy doesn't allow same person to file two I140 application. Due to I already start my EB2 I-140 application, I can not continue my EB3 case, means I will have to withdraw it (if I have not file EB2 I-140 yet, I can continue my EB3 LC, but still need to decide which one I will pursue when file I-140 for either of them later on). I was planning to get two I140 approved and then carry over my earlier PD to file EB2 485. but now things get blocked by company's policy, which even prohibited me from paying by myself. Sign! Would you guys give me any good idea to see if I have way to get my EB3 case moving forward? thank you in advance.


    If you want to keep EB3 PD, the best option in your case is withdraw your EB2 140 and ask your company to file EB3 140, once it is approved, make sure you get a copy of approved I140. Find another company who is willing to do EB2 GC,file Labour. Upon approval of that Labour file EB2 140 requesting recapturing of EB3 PD. To be on safe side do not join the new company until you get Eb2 140 approved and join later at your conveniance.





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  • snathan
    03-20 01:04 AM
    Yes



    No. You will need new visa stamp.

    I was told if you have valid stamping you do not need get new stamping even if you changed the employer. All you need is to give the new approval notice at the POE.

    am I missing somthing here.



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  • apnair2002
    12-23 04:15 PM
    Hi All,

    Could any please provide some insight about the companies "Unemployment Wage report" for the state of California?

    This is the only query as stated in the 221(g) form got from Chennai embassy for your reference.
    "State Unemployment Wage Reports, showing all wages paid to each employee in the state, for the past two quarters as filed to State of California (This should not be payroll reports, but the actual forms filed to the State authorities listing each employee and wages paid during the quarter.)"

    Could you please provide me the exact form name and number to submit through the dropbox. Also some explanation if possible on how the form will look like in order to track it down?

    Any help in this regard is greatly appreciated.

    Happy Holidays!
    All the very best to all of you.

    Thanks & Regards,
    Chak

    Chak ,Are you a returing US resdients?





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  • ashwin_27
    12-09 02:36 PM
    From all the updates and information shared so far, it seems pretty clear that if the DREAM Act fails, it will make it extremely difficult, politically, for any EB or non-EB related immigration legislation (piecemeal or otherwise) to be introduced in Congress over the coming two years. So irrespective of whether visa recapture is a part of this bill or not (and we know that it is NOT), what happens to DREAM is very important from an overall strategy point of view.

    I am just interpreting what is out there.

    Brothers, i just want to know why we are happy with this DREAM thing or i am missing something. why do we care about this?

    Please tell me if it has something for us.

    Thanks

    MC



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  • rvr_jcop
    02-17 12:34 AM
    Hi,

    I have completed 6 years on my H1 and then got a 3 year extension as my 140 was approved when I applied for H1 renewal. This is all with my current company where I am working on H1 and they have applied for my GC also. I also have a valid EAD till 2010 which I am not using currently.

    If I get a new job, can I transfer my H1 and still keep my GC process going on or do I have to switch to using EAD at the new job instead of H1 ?
    Basically, am wondering if we can transfer H1 and that way have a backup just in case of any issues with EAD.

    Thanks for your advice !

    Yes, you can do that by invoking AC-21. You dont have to be on EAD to join another company. You are perfectly OK if they are willing to tranfer your H-1 from the old employer.





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  • hpandey
    07-03 11:49 AM
    If you can convert to EB2 ( eligible for it ) and recapture your earlier PD of EB3 then it would be the best course of action . If you keep on waiting for the bills to pass ( and they don't since this is an election year ) then you would just lose time.

    I know we are all frustrated because of this seemingly endless wait but I am positive - it is not endless . It will end one way or the other - for some sooner and for others later.



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  • glus
    07-22 04:50 PM
    If you go to this site: http://www..com/usa-immigration-trackers/i485-tracker1/

    you will see that people that got USCIS I485 receipts, are those whose forms reached USCIS on Jun 25th. That would mean that as of last week USCIS was entering in the cases that came in in the end of Jun. They are not doing July filers yet....
    My best bet is that they will begin doing July filers in the middle of next week (7/25) or even later and we will start seeing checks cleared by that date....





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  • kirupa
    01-20 11:33 AM
    Unfortunately, like freeskier said, using external libraries isn't allowed. The rules aren't necessarily all encompassing, but this was a question that was asked before: http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showpost.php?p=2422799&postcount=26

    Your entry is really cool, and I am sure nobody doubts that. It is just for a competetion about programming, it is assumed that all code is your own :P





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  • johnggberg
    07-18 10:48 AM
    i verified with my lawyer, and they did not got it yet, hence i'm hoping its still with USCIS.

    if they returned it, i guess we can still file when ever we get it back, even after aug 17th. as it is returned for wrong reasons





    gcdreamer05
    09-22 12:43 PM
    hi All,
    I didn't find any topic on this so asking a question in a new thread.

    I got my GC last month. My company has some problem and requested to take pay cut (50%) for next 3 months. Will this effect my Green Card. I came to know that I should get the salary mentioned in the file at-least for next 6 month after getting the GC. Is this true?

    Please help me, I have to take decision ASAP.

    Thank you in advance.

    There are several forum threads explaining 6 months being the good-will time an employee should stick with, but if the company sends you out with proper relieving then it is not your fault.

    One suggestion would be to ask your mgmt to provide proper reasoning in your relieval so that you can find another job outside and shift.

    You have GC so you can do anything :)





    mrsr
    06-22 09:28 AM
    also include

    photos
    birth cert and
    cheques

    Agree.
    Initial Evidence for I-485 includes
    1. Copy of approved I-140 (or concurrent filing or I-140 receipt)
    2. Employment Letter (for GC job)
    3. Proof that person is maintaining valid status in USA since last entry in USA

    Not a legal advice
    ----------------------------------
    Permanent Resident since May 2002



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