Monday, July 4, 2011

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  • anzerraja
    07-20 02:34 PM
    Congratulations Aman on your green card.

    Appreciate your feelings towards this community but personally i think IV need to have a system in place to reimburse expenses incurred towards the administrative costs, as suggested by mgos.

    Atleast i think these funds we are collecting now should be directed towards an administrative expenses account for reimbursing you and all other core team IV members for the amount spent already.

    Please arrange for setting up an administrative account (or should it suffice to just make the paypal contributions with a specific message saying something like "REIMBURSEMENT").



    Thank you Aman & all the other immigration voice members who have spent so much time, energy and resources in advocating on behalf of all of us. I have been working in the non-profit sector for the past 8 years and from experience suggest that in order for this movement/advocacy campaign to sustain it is important for us to have a system in place where core campaign members are reimbursed for their past and recurring expenses. We have contributed to IV previously and would like to pledge $200 towards Aman's expenses.




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  • EADplease
    09-11 04:45 PM
    Congratulations, mine (485 and 765 for my husband) was received by TSC on July 24th but no receipt, no checks cashed nothing yet. It seems TSC is really slow in receipting the applications. My husband needs to travel abroad soon and we're anxiously waiting for the receipt...

    My applications ( I-140; I-485; I-765) were mailed on July 27th to NSC and they had acknowledged received on JULY-30th as per the mail delivery confirmation.

    Today I recieved a note from my lawyer that the receipt notice has been issued for all of my applications.

    Phew that was a relief as I was about to leave to India soon and was worried about travelling without the receipt number.




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  • rdehar
    04-30 01:00 PM
    Are we going to see the bulletin move to 2002,2003,2004,2005 ? in the next year .. wow its backed up 7 yrs..
    Any realistic numbers how many EB3 India pending cases are there with PDs in each of 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 ...

    Anyone know any links, USCIS keeps on posting some data all the time.




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  • reedandbamboo
    09-13 10:12 PM
    Folks

    However, this one department called USCIS is literally toying with us for yrs now as if we are slaves or we are obligated to them. We dont want anyone to do us any favour. We need justice.

    Friends - I have self respect and i wasn't born chanting Green Card. I AM going to face them, confront them, demand them to provide justice, if not I want them to REFUND every penny i have paid so far. If this "I AM" becomes "WE", half the battle won. TOGETHER WE STAND, VICTORY/JUSTICE FOR ALL. If you are still hesitant, you made a bad choice of choosing option 2. Please go back to option 1.

    ITS ABOUT TIME.

    Could you provide details on your POA (Plan Of Action) .. how are you going to go about facing them, confronting them, demanding justice? I'd be happy to pitch in.



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  • Macaca
    12-10 11:23 AM
    Why don't you tell other proud americans to not

    1. admit us to your educational systems,

    2. give us jobs, and

    3. sponsor our green cards.

    Why don't posters on this forum move back to their home country and concentrate on making their home country great instead of slamming into someone else's country and just living off the wealth others have created?

    The bottom line is that a SKIL act is not needed. Hundreds of thousands of American programmers have lost their job to the third world, both in outsourcing and insourcing of third world programmers who work for cheaper wages. There is absolutely no need for more foreigners here and no need for more green cards. Temporary workers are just that - temporary. If you are on a temporary visa, work your time, make some money for your family and head home when your time is up. Don't cry that we don't provide enough green cards when you knew what kind of visa you were on.




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  • SunnySurya
    08-18 02:16 PM
    We don't have much options. Let us jointly send letters to Ombudsman and USICS director and hope something will come out of it.
    i dont think we are going to solve anything by fighting among ourselves here... we have to take the fight up with USCIS and not among ourselves... the plight of EB-3 at this point is far far worse than EB-2... atleast we are current.. they are not even that.... we have to somehow include all fractions into what we do at this point....

    EB-3 deserves a GC as much as an EB-2... and so let's not create boundaries here... United we stand... divided we fall...

    what are our options.. to make the 500 pound gorilla kneel down ??
    i remember a famous saying.. pen is mightier than the sword... so what are our options guys ???



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  • minimalist
    01-31 01:17 PM
    nousername,If your would-be employer had sponsored the visa,it got selected and then he has to not hire you on Oct1st because of his business not doing so well, what would you do?

    Ideally your employer should rescind your offer and buy you a ticket back home.
    But in the IT industry, that is the reason most people still work with desi employer, even thouh they know that they will be taken advantage of.

    Is it illegal? Yes. But there is a risk for the people involved.

    Also, when someone tries to land H1 for the first time, it is really tough to find an employer who can apply 6 months in advance.Most american companies don't even go through the hassle unless they are hiring for non-IT positions. Then you have companies like Infosys who apply in bunches and keep them ready for the business they are expecting in future. Try and argue with them that they shouldn't do that as many people who have jobs lined up right now will not get H1s.

    In my opinion most people who are on H1 n IT with american companies, either got in there via OPT- H1 or H1 transfer.

    You gotta do what you gotta do. If you keep thinking about all deserving people,you would never take a step forward. At everypoint in life you will have certain options and every option woul cause some or other discomfort. Unless you are involved in clearcut criminal activity, everything else is fair, in my opinion.





    Minimalist.. to begin with, I am not here to judge you or anyone else and I don't think sledge ever had those intentions. Hence, please don't take any of the comments personally.

    The original post by nehas was a question to which almost everyone, including sledge responded, trying to help her. The common answer was that she (not he) needs to switch back to H4 as she is already out of status. My orignal post very clearly indecates the reasons why I believe Neha is already out of status. Here is the link http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/showthread.php?t=23395

    After I answered Neha's question, which I know is the correct answer, I asked her a simple question i.e. is it ethical to apply for H1 visa when a person does not have a job offer, especially when the entire legal immigrant community knows that for last few years due to the visa cap it is very hard to obtain a new H1 even if you have a valid job offer.

    I totally agree with you that no one on the face of this earth is a pure saint but ours (legal immigrants) is a small hardworking community, which most often understand each others pains, and that's the reason this forum exist.

    Now, I ask you in the most humble way, what would you have done if your would-be employer had sponsored the visa but due to the lottery your application was never even selected for processing. To top that you learn from all over the world that companies like Wipro, Satyam and desi body shops applied for H1's, which they probably won't even use. Don't get me wrong.. I am a proud Indian and proud what these companies have archived..




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  • diptam
    06-27 11:53 AM
    Point1) makes me perplexed - Can there be agreements with open ended
    time periods.

    But whatever is the exit strategy i will end up paying almost $10,000 as lawyer fees.

    There are many points on which this agreement can be defended.
    1. No fixed time period. Staying upto 1 year after getting GC is same as saying work until the car engine for the company CEO's car goes out. Nobody can predict either one.
    2. Usually waiver of filing lawsuit by employee involves sum of money for its consideration. Many employer pay employee month salary (or part/multiple) to offer agreement for not suing. Agreement terms without consideration are usually null and void. For example, I can't have agreement with you that you will deliver free newspaper without stating consideration/compensation for you.
    3. Company can claim for GC Expenses and other related expenses if employee leaves within reasonable and agreed period. So probably $10,000 is in the agreement to cover that.

    Now for the bad news, defending this agreement could cost much more than $10,000, besides time and hassles. More so, if employee and employer are in two different states as employer can file suit in their state. In short, $10,000 is cost of moving out of this job at the time of your choice. You could also look at it as the added cost of GC.

    I suggest you should consider making a plan to move in your life and career. As they say, freedom is priceless.

    Good Luck.

    Not a legal advice.
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    Green Card holder since May 2002

    desi3933 at gmail.com



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  • nogreen4decade
    08-25 12:08 PM
    I never had a soft LUD on my 485 because of EAD renewal.... But one time I saw it, but my lawyers filed AC21 around the same time.... So I would think it was because of AC21.... So I was always under the impression that EAD renewal has no LUD's on 485, based on my experience


    My wife got a soft LUD on 8/21. She has PD of Dec 2005 EB2 (I). I wa shappy to see some activity but then i saw the following thread (http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/forum5-all-other-green-card-issues/1599851-ead-renewal-but-i-485-update.html#post1981520) . It looks like some got the soft LUD on their 485 but their EAD was in process and same is the case wiht my wife. She applied for EAD renewal last month.




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  • EADplease
    08-29 09:11 AM
    I am sorry to ask this -- if I understand correct, LUD is last update date? What is your LUD, what does it say? Should we have LUD on I140 before anything happens to I485 application?

    My I140 has been approved Aug 15, I485 is sent July 24 to TSC and I have no news about I485 yet.
    Thank you for your reply.


    485 Package received at NSC on July 23
    No receipts, no checks cashed
    I-140 approved TSC June 2007
    I-140 LUD 8/12/2007
    EB3 - India
    PD - 8/2003



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  • apt29
    01-30 05:02 PM
    Funny... Sathweb took his post back, which even he does not agree with anymore and you now agree with it..

    Point is very simple: If a person has a valid job offer then by all means go ahead and apply for H1 from any status (be it H4, F1, B or Z...) but if you don't have a proper job offer then please don't apply for the H1 visa through a body shop as you are taking away a valuable visa #, which unfortunately are very limited.

    QUOTE=sumanitha;314025]I Completely agree with your reply. First, when I read the comment of that guy, I couldnt accept at all.

    You have given a nice and neat reply.[/QUOTE]

    Pardon me, if this is not appropriate question. You mentioned that your wife went to School here. Is it Masters Degree? If yes, she can apply for H1 under the 20,000 quota, which is not lottery based(at least for few weeks).




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  • acecupid
    07-05 05:57 PM
    Dude a stinking dead fish could be considered a bio-weapon :D



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  • r_mistry
    02-05 05:00 PM
    Hi,

    I landed in July 06 in Toronto. Received my PR cards etc and then moved back to US and since then have not visited Canada.

    Does anybody know how long one can stay out of Canada after landing? I heard some where its 2 years and some say its 3 years from the date you land.

    Can somebody please clairfy that? or have any official ruling on that?

    Thanks,

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    Filed I-485/EAD/AP - July 24th, 2007 - NSC
    PD - Oct, 2005 - EB3 - ROW
    I-140 approved - Dec 2006
    EAD received - Oct, 07
    FP done
    AP - Wife's AP approved Jan 21st, 2008 - Self Pending
    LUDS on I-140/I-485 in November and Early December (These LUDS are in addition to LUDS on I-485 when FP was done)




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  • conchshell
    02-26 12:53 PM
    Last year we started a major membership campaign in Colorado. People kind of agreed that IV is the appropriate platform for this crusade, and they were willing to contribute money, but only if they see required transparency in the IV organization. Members of the state chapters have so far not heard about how the contributed money is spent, and what kind of lobbying took place in Washington.

    Is good to hear the cheers of "IV is our only hope", and yes in one way it is, but unless we bring required reform to IV, the status quo will maintain. That is several years since its inception : limited number of paying members, half hearted participation in various campaigns, and inactive state chapters.



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  • H1Girl
    04-30 01:01 AM
    I thinks EB3 INDIA will move between 9/11/2001 to JAN 2004 , because after 9/11 probably few people applied for GreenCrd because of market condition, even h1b quotas are not used for 2002 and 2003, i applied for h1b on 2004 April , no surprise the quota available because of market condition.

    This could be dream. I have been waiting for last 4 Yrs to see my date to be current. It took 3 Yrs to move just 6 months. Mine is 12/2001(EB3-India). 2 more months..sorry 2 more years to wait...

    I don't blame anyone. EB3 are less educated or less skilled than EB2. America wants Highly educated. They process EB2 first. Any leftovers Visas will be given to EB3 guys. Hence EB3 people have to face long waiting. This is my understanding of how they process EB3...




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  • Janisaris
    09-14 10:57 AM
    I called and talked to a level 2 officer and she could not find us in the system.
    Filed on July 19th. 140 approved from NSC in June 2006. NSC is receipting August 2nd applications. Very frustrationg and I dont know how long it will take.



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  • waitingGC
    12-13 11:47 AM
    what would you say if there was a bill that provided for H-1bs:
    1) visa for three years
    2) minimum of median wage to be paid
    3) free change of employers during the three years
    4) must only leave country if unemployed for more than 60 days
    5) at the end of 3 years, if not unemployed for more than 60 days, automatic green card

    Would you prefer it over skil bill, which essentially only provides more visa and H-1b numbers?
    If you would, read this proposal on the numbersusa site:
    http://heather.cs.ucdavis.edu/Summary.pdf

    If it looks like neither skil nor CIR are getting anywhere maybe its time to try and get this introduced in congress, originally propsed by our "friends" from the other side
    maybe we can introduce this as a bill instead of skil

    With this bill, I believe many people here can be granted green card automatically. I myself would support this bill! But I doubt whethter the business lobbiests who want to increase H-1B quota would support it.




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  • crystal
    07-05 10:59 AM
    Gandhigiri is a concept in an indian movie based on Gandhi principles. In which hero of the movie wins over anti-hero by sending flowers to him as per Gandhi principles for every wrong doing he does and he makes others also do the same who are effected by the anti-hero wrong doings..

    hate to be so ignorant but what does Gandhigiri mean? I assume it's something Indain. Can you tell us non-indians what that it. (Anything to do with Mahatma?)




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  • gcbikari
    04-24 11:44 AM
    Another silent deshi employer here trying to scar H1s not to sue. I guess he created his ID (Join Date: Apr 2008) just for this.
    Go and create another website in favour of deshi blood su&^%$rs called reverse-IV.org. Don't try to mock here.

    Oh Boy. What I wanted to know was if attorney is willing to work on contigency basis (couldn't get that word right), then we can risk. I wish I was a desi employer. I know in a chaos situation everyone is a suspect. I didn't give more accurate info in my profile because, i know some of my colleagues spy for my employer. I am in my 9th year on h1 and still struggling. though i said example of my friend, i personally paid 350 to a labor attorney last week to evaluate my non-compete. no matter who says what, i again repeat u either have to spend money and or loose job if you violate. ofcourse each case is different and has to be reviewed.

    BTW I believe H1 issue and non-compete are different. I think (y)our desperate situation and anger on h1b process is leading to this reply. but non-compete comes under labor and employment.




    ThinkTwice
    07-19 07:00 PM
    UDAMAN!

    count me in also ....




    485Mbe4001
    03-26 02:07 PM
    i know for a fact that 2 of my friends who were stuck in namecheck and had current PD got their GC approval emails 3-4 days after the rule was passed. I have EB3 PD of mid 2002 and was stuck in NC for 3+ years, i got a soft LUD one week after the rule was passed. it was the first LUD after 2 years.

    NC was hell and i hope people dont go through what we went.

    It is on main web page of IV.. How come I can be ignorant even if I wanted to be?:)

    Yes, it would "improve" Name Check with coparision to what we have observed so far. But it still have following loop holes and flaws.

    Reference:

    http://blogs.ilw.com/gregsiskind/files/Mocanu_New_USCIS_NC_Procedures.pdf

    Now I generally read and analyze. Do not just read.:)

    (1)180 days period is from the "Date of FBI Name Check initiation. It is not
    from 485 receipt date. Nobody knows when USCIS will initiate FBI Name
    Check. So I see a big playground for USCIS to play if it decides to play.
    What if uSCIS sends FBI name check initiation after 2 years of 485 receipt?
    Do we have a way to know or keep an eye on USCIS about this? At least I
    do not know and if somebody has the information please share it.

    (2) "If 485 Otherwise is processable" then USCIS can go ahead without
    waiting for NC check... What if USCIS decides to keep 100000 cases on
    rack eating dust just by not moving the processing date for particular
    service center? This you can see right now.. USCIS is making Texas slow
    day by day not moving processing date. I remember Texas was ahead
    with comparison to Nebraska around May to August 2007. If this happens your case is no more "processable".. Yes you can say that you are not stuck in NC queue but you will be stuck. USCIS may come up with altogether different startegy... To align processing times with FBI processing and FBI NC initiation. That may screw the things further.



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  • tonyHK12
    02-10 12:55 PM
    Donated $100.
    Your receipt number for this payment is: 4760-7942-7070-8340.

    thank you!




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  • delax
    12-17 10:18 AM
    Was a little disillusioned with the whole name check process and I called USCIS yesterday. My wife cleared her name check, but mine is pending. It was initiated for both of us on Sept 26. I am not worried at all although it would not be true if I said that I was never worried.

    This is an irrational, unscientific and to a great extent arbitrary process - and by that I mean the entire green card process. Added to that is the never ending desire to beat the process - read labor substitution and PD porting. I have neither tried it nor do I intend to do it. Before people start piling on and I get accused of a holier than thou attitude, I am only expressing an opinion (not a value judgement) in an open forum. The last time I checked, a forum was meant to do just that.

    Objectively thinking my emotional stability and that of my family is a lot dearer than a piece of plastic, especially when none of the steps in the process are within my control.

    Yes I can contribute, lobby, send letters etc and make an attempt to get the process under my control - but I think its an indvidual decision whether someone wants to contribute, lobby, write letters etc - I did attend the DC rally though. Obviously the opportunity to express my opinion here has been provided by IV and I am grateful for that.

    All that I care about right now is to make sure my wife graduates from school, is able to work, we can travel as a family and enjoy this country. The rest is like trying to find two grains of wheat in two bushels of chaff.

    Just my 2 cents - Good luck with your green card process.




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  • delhiguy79
    07-22 12:56 PM
    Nothing at all about my US GC ... ( i just filed 485 about a year ago - this was about 3 months before that)
    These are approx conversations :)

    Why did you come here instead of home country ... i came here to do the landing, and thought i'll do the visa stamping as well + Regular employer/ job /education questions ...come back tomorrow to collect the passport

    Mine was same employer

    but u must ve mentioned on ur DS-156 that u ve filed GC ?

    Also did u take ur own car or rental Car?




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  • shreekhand
    12-16 04:09 PM
    Among the very wonderful suggestions that many have given, I can tell you from my own experience, being a trained teacher of doing breathing exercises leading to meditation every day for the past 9 years, the whole perception and observation of our mind drastically changes! Not only that, the changes in our consciousness are so deep, the effect is profound and permanent. This comes from my own experential level as well as those I teach.

    It is very difficult to train our mind thro' our mind and hence the breath which is the connection between the inner and outer world comes into the picture. Thro' our breath we can relax this mind to levels much deeper than sleep. The result of soaking our minds into this relaxation changes our whole perception, observation and expression and that too effortlessly !!

    Seldom do we dive deep into the depths of our being. There is a great science behind our thought patterns and depression and why and when we get them and the method to unbound ourselves from these patterns.

    "There is an art to gain the ability in life-it's very simple, just a skill-the ability to free your mind of the past, to free your mind of the future fears, and to be able to play with every situation that is in front of you."
    - Sri Sri Ravi Shankar



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  • jonty_11
    07-28 12:02 PM
    alrite the same war of words again.. Lets just cut it and unite.

    I just wanted to disagree the with title of the thread.. All EB3 is "U" why only call to action for EB3-I.. Please dont limit your view of the world(in this case IV)...Work for the betterment of all in EB3 and EB2 and all EB categories....

    UNITE and we will WIN.




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  • abracadabra
    07-07 11:03 PM
    Where you getting your number from? Did you already set up poll?
    I appreciate your time in answering in asking this question. I am real serious about this issue. I am positive I can get more, as you know we desi have a very sleepy community, if we kick their as*** they all will come.



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  • asterix
    07-09 06:06 PM
    http://www.palaceflorists.com/?PromotionCode=reset

    This is a local DC florist who will send the flower on Jul 10th. They will deliver it tomorrow. Please use this and help make a statement and draw some attention




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  • chanduv23
    02-17 11:14 AM
    thanks ub27, gc_on_demand


    Agreed. $5000 is about the same amount a single student paid to TVU, the diploma mill. This used to be the price 1 employee paid a fraud DCC for processing a Green card.
    What more can I say....
    .

    Because people do not understand. Most people take it for granted - especially these kinds of efforts.

    The problem with immigrants is - majority immigrants stick to community and talk to people from their community and do not go beyond that. Most people go to work and come back, they open IV just like facebook etc. only for information or time pass.



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  • laborchic
    07-06 05:02 PM
    IV core cannot "officially" endorse this... We are on our own.

    As for sending flowers to Chertoff or Rice - It is good but let us stick with one person for now (Emilio). Unless you are willing to send to all three :). It will seem like there is more unity amongst us if we send more "number" of flowers.



    Alright .. I will send it to Emilio then... Lets stick together in this.. :p




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  • bobbydalal
    07-20 05:04 PM
    guys can i say something instead of showing our true colors we all should join force and for one common reason that is getting our green cards done.I have been here for last 13 years and am still awaiting my green card as my eb2 application got denied as my employer showed loss in the year opf filling my petition and then i became lazy and didnt file in eb3 category but now finally i amd awaiting the pd so lets all get together and get greened.



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  • jfredr
    05-23 11:48 PM
    sent 2 in NJ+10




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  • desi3933
    08-18 02:10 PM
    Well then you should have done it long time back . You are now going for your citizenship and everyone on this forum knows that.


    Well, you and I don't agree on that. I believe in helping (whatever I can do) to future immigrants of this great country.

    Good Luck to you!

    PS: What happened to your case?


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  • gc28262
    02-10 10:23 AM
    DCU bill payer needs phone number for IV.
    Can someone post tel# for IV ?




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  • chanduv23
    07-10 03:41 PM
    Folks, here is what I am able to gather by self employment

    (1) One can be self employed
    (2) 1099 or w2 - kinda tricky - most people I talked to do w2 and any profits they get after they take their salary are bonuses
    (3) The job has to be legitimate - in the same or similar category - you must be doing duties that are similar in nature to your 140 petition
    (4) What is meant by legitimate is - you must simply not be doing "nothing" - there must be income and you must be doing your duties.

    Correct me if I am wrong



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  • TheOmbudsman
    10-25 04:38 PM
    Most likely the majority of Americans have immigration roots from somewhere, like anybody else. I don't think that would be a compelling argument though. The US allows 1+ million to immigrate here every year.

    Rbharol, what really messed up for us is the high influx of illegal aliens. We, the Employment Base greencard applicants represent a small group. We used to be respected few years ago. We are not visible at all, even when we get stuck. It is understandable that the illegal aliens abused the system and we are paying the price for it. I am sorry but that is true. People generalized and we are now in the middle of this mess. It happens that after I posted this, I found the article below which reinforces my sad perception:

    http://diversity.monster.com/articles/coming_to_america/?WT.mc_n=MNL000283

    Does the Workplace Welcome Differ?

    Are Americans more welcoming to Asian immigrants than to Hispanics/Latinos? C.N. Le, who directs the Asian American Studies Program at the University of Massachusetts, calls it "a complicated issue." She thinks that "Americans in general are becoming slightly less welcoming to immigrants in general. Part of it has to do with illegal immigration, but it spills over and affects legal immigrants too. There is always workplace tension between those who gets jobs, and those who get left out."

    Talk about this article and get advice on the Diversity at Work message board.



    Can somebody ask these people (who are opposing immigration), how many of them are kids, grandkids or grand-grand kids of immigrants themselves?

    Will they conduct a poll on it?




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  • surabhi
    04-23 10:18 PM
    Guys one more perspective:
    2) Surabhi - nothing personal, but your post reflect how the ideal world should be. However world is not your way always.



    Its not ideal world. I have personally experienced both types of desi companies. Some one has commented about hardships of Desi employers that they cant scale beyond 50 employees, lot of competition etc.



    The reason they cant scale is they cant think beyond immediate future. When I suggested your ex-employee could bring you business, it was termed as long term sort of non-practical thinking. No wonder why many desi employers are where they are.

    Overwhelming majority of desi employers that remain in staffing business havent learnt anything about running business. They are middle men not adding value to employee or the client. They thrive on fear, anxiety in employees and scare tactics created by contracts that they know are unenforceable.

    What they dont realize is it takes 1 disgruntled employee who has nothing to lose and is willing them to take to the cleaners.



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  • chanduv23
    08-26 01:05 PM
    I did and I got a response in mail saying there are extremely high volume of cases filed before me, that is why it is taking time.

    Hmmm, and congressman or senator?
    Keep pursuing, you may find help from some direction.




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  • mrdelhiite
    09-28 08:43 AM
    FYI sent wife's application on August 11th .. reached NSC on 14th .. checks got chshed yesterday. Online status says application was picked on Sep 25th.

    My application was sent on 2nd July reached July 3rd and have received recepit noice earlier.


    -M




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  • payur
    03-08 04:07 PM
    If you look at what you dont have in life, you have NOTHING; If you look at what you have in life, you have EVERYTHING

    I hope this helps:)




    Rohan99
    10-12 12:42 PM
    Whatever bluesky1 said is true...finally they opened our box. Today I called and rep gave me only I-485 receipt number and told me to wait for mail. USCIS likes everyone to wait for every thing......I have no more information but as soon as I get mail I will post all the info.

    3rd july people should call now and I am definite we all were sitting in same box.


    What a painful 100 days it was..................hopefully everything is correct on receipt...wait again and see.....

    Receipt is from NSC



    I got some good news. I called uscis just now and got two receipt numbers, one for 485 and one for EAD. Checks not cashed yet. I don't have the receipt number for AP yet. So it seems that our box is not lost and they're processing them, though so slowly. My application arrived on 7/3 at NSC, received by R. William at 9:03am.
    Hope every one of us will receive our receipts, EAD and AP asap.




    PDOCT05
    10-10 12:06 PM
    I am still waiting :)



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  • lutherpraveen
    10-16 09:25 AM
    Earlier only two of my I-485 checks were cashed, now all my checks (EAD, FP, AP, I-485) for my dependants and me got cashed.
    Will keep you guys updated on the progress.

    Since these cases are seeing daylight, I have question about FP. Anyone who has got FP (only for cases if RN received after 9th oct )?

    I am planning to travel in November hence worried. If you know approx FP dates please let me know.




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  • alterego
    03-09 06:47 PM
    While your story is interesting, but I beg to differ again, because, immigration is not something which would be discussed in the Congress for the first time, if we are successfull in bringing something. Each and every single lawmaker in this country understand immigration to the extent that you may not even start to guess...People who oppose us have been putting their restrictive bills again and again so they are going to continue doing that despite of us do something or sleep, do you think Numbersusa wait for us to do something, their anti.... mill will keep churning.

    Sometimes you have to see the other perspective rather than just defending a point of view.
    Now is not a good time for immigrants. The EB5 investor visa, which is a no brainer in this economy has been kicked on like a can for 6 mths at a time, congressmen that are pro- immigration are laying low. Anti-immigrant forces are gearing up for a big assault in coming weeks, the American public is unsympathetic given their own issues. Against this backdrop why would we launch such an effort. Basically now is the time to play Defense not Offense. Do all you can to hang on to your job, keep your savings liquid. Wait for any opportunities to arise, and wait for the storm to pass.
    After the great depression, this country virtually shut down immigration for the next few decades. Likewise they slowed it down in the early 80s and again in the early 90s. Right about now, no change is a good thing IMHO, as bad as that sounds, as change will not be in your favor.




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  • ajay
    02-14 06:21 AM
    My Transaction id for this amount $50 is 21R90011LK1150120.




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  • JunRN
    09-12 05:53 PM
    My lawyers sent all their applications to NSC, irrespective of where I 140 was processed. In reality i dont think there was any directive from USCIS askingthem not to do so.

    Anyway.. my application was also received by M Schweitzer on Augs 1st 9am.
    my I140 was cleared in Texas. So far nothing.

    Its good to hear July 31st people getting updates.. gives me reason to cheer!!

    A


    Yeah, there was no directive from USCIS where to correctly send the application. As a matter of fact, USCIS said that we can send it in any of the four Service Center and it wouldn't be rejected. This is good for us in a way because it lessen the risk of rejection but also bad because it causes delays as USCIS have to transfer some application from one Service Center to another.

    Hopefully, your Receipts will come soon.



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  • shana04
    07-20 01:03 PM
    Some one please update the excel sheet.




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  • Carlau
    06-18 10:48 AM
    Mailed to NSC on: 1st June
    Mailed From State: VA
    Received at NSC on: June 4th
    140 approved from : NSC
    Receipt Date : Still Waiting

    Cheque Not cashed as yet

    Priority Date Sept 2002

    Sanjeev: How do you know it was received by NSC on June 4th,is there on line reference? did you get a letter of recepit? DId your lawyer call them or you just checked the courier company on line receipt?



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  • reddymjm
    06-08 06:47 PM
    So your LIN number should be like...

    LIN-07-175-5-xxxx

    can you confirm?
    You are right. I was expecting it to happen on 6th or 7th. They did it on 5th.




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  • jsb
    11-02 10:58 AM
    Even after 180 days, your employer put a withdrawal request with proof of insufficient financial strength to pay you from the period start (within 180 days ) till the withdrawal request date then what will you do? Now it is clearly "un approvable" during "even within 180 days" . Now 180 days passed already? - yes. I-140 is already approved? - No, Employer filed withdrawal ?- yes? Employer shows underlying reason of insufficient finance capacity within 180 days - yes .. Then case closed - Denial - Next.
    .
    Above argument is not fully correct. Someone had posted extracts from the law. Please read that once again, and keep in mind the spirit of the law as well.

    Until 180 days: If I-140 is denied or withdrawn, no GC. Note that you are not required to be working for sponsoring employer prior to your getting GC. There should be only an intent on both parties to establish employee/employer relationship upon getting GC
    After 180 days: I-140 withdrawl has no effect provided beneficiary (you) has another job offer for the same/similar job. No new I-140 needed, if first I-140 was approvable.
    I-140 denied after 180 days: No GC if still with same employer. If new employer (for same/simiar job), new I-140 is needed. If different job new LC and I-140 (keep original PD)

    Bottomline is that there has to be at least one I-140 approved at some stage.



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  • FrankZulu
    08-26 01:14 PM
    CPO today. Case at local office. Had 1 interview where all documents for status and taxes were checked for the past 12 years. Never had a problem or gap in status and IO was surprised why the case came to local office. I was atleast happy that the interview is the worst thing that can happen and I am done through that.

    After 3 infopass appts, 2 SRs in all have the CPO in hand.

    Good luck all.

    Was your Employer (GC Sponsoring) in any kind of trouble in past?




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  • GCNaseeb
    08-30 05:55 PM
    Some one should create or re-create the thread at Members only forum so it will be seen from the main page.

    Please create link to main page Forum So that everyone can access easily.



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  • abhijitp
    11-21 03:09 PM
    Let me answer that. I am from Fiji but I was born in India so I am stuck with rest of you and for my family going back is not an option. Fiji is very hostile to indians living there so for us it's here or nowhere. May be india is an option but we have very few distant relatives in India as both of our parents has passed away.

    Though it is a big shock for me and my family, I have to get over it and think about their survival after me.

    My apologies if I have given the impression as GC greedy but I can understand how difficult it is for someone to understand how is life without something you can call a "Home"

    Fully appreciate your point. Do explore the option of having your GC expedited. Good luck!




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  • Greatdesi
    08-23 12:04 PM
    Hi Asethura,
    Did the status ever change to 'card production ordered'?

    Hi All, we got our physical cards yesterday my USPS.
    PD: Feb 16th, 2006, NSC, EB2-I, RD: Aug 6th 2007
    Got Welcome notice by USPS o Aug 16th (approved on August 10th), online status changed to PDA on August 19th, got physical cards yesterday.



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  • pointlesswait
    04-21 09:27 AM
    File a BBB case..but make sure you are absolutely sure Company is at fault...if its just money..
    i guess u have to take a "hit".. but if they have violated ur rights in any way..u should pursue all possible options of getting justice.

    is that a desi consultant!
    I think we need to create a site of all desi consultants and rate them.. discretely.;-)




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  • saro28
    08-29 01:45 PM
    Application received by USCIS on July 23rd. No receipt yet and the checks were not cashed. Some late July filers are already getting receipt notices.



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  • CADude
    10-05 10:35 PM
    immigration-law.com

    10/05/2007: USCIS Receipting Delay - How Does This Affect You?

    The Ombudsman of DHS is scheduled to have a teleconference on this topic on 10/12/2007 from 2:30 to 3:30 pm, Friday. How do you participate? Click here.

    PLEASE NEVER UNDER-ESTIMATE YOUR EFFORTS OR POWER? Please contact if you wish to choose so.:D:D




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  • SunnySurya
    08-18 01:47 PM
    Just want to let you know that I am still VERY MUCH against porting. But neither that is the issue we are handling here nor the other issue is as urgent as this one.
    Dividing IV on the Lines on EB2 or EB3 or on basis of ROW/India is something i just dont like. United we stand !!!!!! .

    I saw couple of threads earlier from you which talks against porting of EB3 to EB2 - i believe you had some lawsuit idea there for not allowing BS+5 to port to EB2 which is think i highly divisive and unfair on certain peoples

    Lets come up with ideas without stepping on each others shoe and i'm 100% willing to join.



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  • Ram_C
    11-21 12:02 PM
    Dear Mehul,
    I have no words to express my feelings after reading your post.
    My heart goes out to you and your family, may God give you and your family the courage and strength to overcome this situation.
    Do not lose your hope, Miracles do happen.

    God bless you and your family.

    -Ram.




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  • virtual55
    05-02 09:55 PM
    http://cornyn.senate.gov/index.asp?f=record&lid=1&rid=237170




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  • akhilmahajan
    02-26 11:21 AM
    There are 2 ways you can contribute.

    1) Write out a $20 cheque and send it to IV on the address listed.

    The address to mail the checks to is:

    Immigration Voice
    3561 Homestead Road #375
    Santa Clara, CA 95051-5161

    This address can also be found at: http://immigrationvoice.org/index.ph...d=26&Itemid=44

    2) Just sign on to www.Paypal.com and send money to donations@immigrationvoice.org.




    bindas74
    06-17 10:52 AM
    Also, received Finger Printing (Biometrics) Notice today in the mail. Appointment is in three weeks.

    Hi Gurus,

    I was looking at the processing times for the NSC 485 applications and it shows March , 2007.

    Does it mean that all June 1st filers will be getting their 485 approvals by September ( barring any RFE and name check delays)???
    Or is it Wishful Thinking???




    syzygy
    07-07 12:54 PM
    Yes the core problem is visa numbers. We have been fooled to believe for few days we all are safe and GC retrogression is over without even realizing someone was taking us for nice roller coaster ride.


    When DOS doesnt have a Immigrant Visa available , its just not available.
    DOS made it effective 2nd ,
    "Effective Monday July 2, 2007 there will be no further authorizations in response to requests for Employment-based preference cases. All numbers available to these categories under the FY-2007 annual numerical limitation have been made available. "
    USCIS by law cant accept any applications effective 2nd.

    People whoes H1B applications were accepted on first day and then were rejected , Can they have done something?

    Sir , we are screwed, thats doesnt mean a law is broken


    We need the legislature intervention to make the limit higher.