Monday, July 4, 2011

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  • davedjhone
    04-04 11:24 PM
    you need to apply asap to change your status, they will give you a new number on the application and you go from there.




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  • altatension
    03-15 02:57 PM
    No I am not kidding. Long story short. Amnesty was a disaster and I was unable to qualify.
    For many years didn't really pursue legal status but anywho, what do you think about my actual problem?




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  • srinivasj
    07-07 01:38 PM
    Yes, you need to get the difference in fees. HDFC knows about this and will issue a new colored fee slip.

    Thanks Oscarzumaran....do they issue a new receipt number too..? or can I still use my old one just in case if dates open up...?




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  • Jyoti123
    09-16 11:23 AM
    If someone has any idea, please help



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  • wandmaker
    03-03 06:00 PM
    I have an approved I-140 and have a pending I-485 filed with NSC, received date 15 Aug 07. NSC I-485 processing date was moved up to Aug 15 a few days ago.

    Was wondering if anyone else with similar received dates got an approval or some form of reply from NSC?

    Fill up your profile and use IV tracker - you should be able to dice and slice the data




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  • Blog Feeds
    06-25 01:30 PM
    There is no question that the current economic malaise is a major factor in the current demand being short of the H-1B supply. (As of June 18, 2010, 22,900 regular cap petitions and 9,700 master�s degree exemption petitions have been received by USCIS). But, as reported in one of the authors� previous blogs, the state of our economy is but one of the reasons for the decrease in H-1B usage. Perhaps another reason is an employer�s ability to make use of a relatively recent DHS rule which permits an F-1 visa holder working pursuant to OPT to extend such OPT...

    More... (http://blogs.ilw.com/h1bvisablog/2010/06/considering-signing-up-for-everify-in-lieu-of-filing-an-h1b-for-an-opt.html)



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  • kshitijnt
    04-26 04:54 PM
    This will slowly eliminate the need for arrogant CBP officers.




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  • sanju_dba
    11-18 02:50 PM
    Hi All,

    My agent says interest earned over the period is taxfree in otherwords, the maturity amount is all taxfree

    Did anyone signed up and got your medicals done here?

    Also I see this on their website....

    Life Insurance Corporation of India (http://www.licindia.in/nri_centre.htm)

    NON-RESIDENT INDIAN:

    A non-resident Indian is a citizen of India temporarily residing in the country of his/her present residence and holding a valid passport issued by the Government of India.
    NRI should not be a green card holder. He/She should not have applied for or planning to apply in the near future for acquiring citizenship of his /her present country of residence or any other country.


    I am >35 so need medical exams done and attested by a MD Doctor. I and My agent has no clue where to get it done. Doctors here charge for those test and not sure if they would attest those papers.



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  • rameshraju11
    10-12 01:16 PM
    Cp




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  • ashkam
    03-03 04:11 PM
    I am a July' 07 I-485 filer and have received my EAD and AP.

    I am currently on H1 and not using my EAD yet.

    In my situation can I accept any contract work on 1099? This will be beside my full time work.

    Do I have to switch to EAD from H1 to accept 1099 for contract work?


    Thanks in advance.

    I believe you have to switch to an EAD if you want to engage in some work on the side.



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  • Blessing&Lifeisbeautiful
    08-11 10:10 AM
    I know that the EAD card comes directly to the applicant and not to the attorney.

    What about RFE on EAD? Does that too come directly to the applicant?

    Pls lets know when you get your EAD. It would be interesting to see how long it takes with this avalanche of EAD applications




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  • black_logs
    01-22 04:36 PM
    People from Washington state please sign up here



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  • petepatel
    10-05 07:50 PM
    http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=ace7ec20cfbd4110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCR D

    Mine was received on Aug 10,2007

    :mad:




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  • engineer
    01-20 02:49 PM
    My understanding is that by using AC21 portability (when I140 is approved and i485 is pending for > 180 days),
    one can work for current or any employer provided that new job is 'similar' (per DOL definition) to job listed in labor certification. In this case even if employer revokes 140 petition, 485 petition remains valid

    and

    One can used AC21 and continue to work for new employer on H1b (even if it is in 7th year extension stage) and doesn't have to use EAD,

    Is my understanding correct? if yes,

    1. Does one need to notify USCIS/ DOL after invoking AC21 ?
    2. If one leaves current company due to better job, life changing event or layoffs what does companies doe generally? Do they revoke 140 petition?


    What are other pros and cons of using AC21 ?



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  • pappu
    01-23 10:17 PM
    We request people to use the 'tag's system when creating threads. It will help everyone look for similar threads. Once you start using the tag feature, related thread list will appear below your thread.




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  • Blog Feeds
    06-15 11:50 PM
    The New York Times recently ran a profile piece on radio show host Filemon Lopez who broadcasts in native languages from a station in Fresno, California to poor Mixtec Indians from Mexico working in agriculture in central California. Lopez, a beneficiary of the 1986 legalization program, has been in the US for 30 years. He brings a little piece of home to immigrants performing backbreaking work to put food on our tables.

    More... (http://blogs.ilw.com/gregsiskind/2009/06/immigrant-of-the-day-filemon-lopez-the-voice-of-the-oaxaca-people.html)



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  • gc_eb2_waiter
    03-20 01:29 PM
    It may be system glitch.




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  • Silvermanto
    05-26 06:28 AM
    Hi I'm a US citizen and have around 15k or less credit card debt. All government loans were paid off. Something happened three and a half years ago in my home town and I had to leave Washington state and took care of it. So my question is: it's has been 3 and a half year and I'm heading back to washington state for short visit.
    1. I'm sure the debt did gall into collection agency. Will it go to court?
    2. Since I had been gone since 2007 and will there be a warrant on me since I didn't appear to court (if there was one)
    3. I will be entering Vancouver bc airport then to Seattle by driving. I'm afraid I will get caught for warrant at the border.

    Hopefully someone can answer my questions and thanks for the help in advance.




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  • lc_kab_milega
    01-08 01:13 PM
    Permanent Program
    For PERM, 73.8 percent of applications were processed within six months, exceeding the target
    of 65 percent, though performance declined from the prior years. PERM performance was
    affected by the reallocation of resources to eliminate an applications backlog in the H-2B
    Temporary Non-agricultural Program. In FY 2008, the DOL will closely monitor
    implementation of the Fraud Rule for impact upon PERM processing and redirect resources that
    were used to eliminate the H-2B backlog to the PERM program as needed. Keeping these
    factors in mind, the target for PERM application processing within six months will be 76% by
    FY 2009.




    pa_arora
    09-24 09:17 PM
    Not sure if this is posted before..

    Check the PDF file on the right of the link for the numbers

    USCIS - Questions & Answers: Pending Employment-Based Form I-485 Inventory (http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=5e170e6bcb7e3210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCR D&vgnextchannel=ae853ad15c673210VgnVCM100000082ca60a RCRD)




    tanyatanya
    08-07 09:46 PM
    Hi,

    I am currently on H3 visa. My 2-yr term is coming to an end. My company had initially told me that they would find me a job internally and then relocate me to another location outside of the US after my training ends.

    However, the company has not been able to find me anything in other regions, which essentially means I will be laid off. I want to know if the company is liable to pay me severance / air tickets back to my home country??

    My employer is currently saying that they are not responsible for my airfare. That provision is only for H1B's. However, if the intent of H3 visa was to bring me for training and transfer me so that I could use that knowledge somewhere else. Even in the H-3 filing papers my company stated that their intent was to provide me employment in other regions after the end of the training. I don't understand how can they leave me stranded. They should be liable for something (severance, airfare)??

    Please reply if you have any advice.



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  • kartal
    08-01 09:39 AM
    I am on an H1B visa. I have passed PERM and my priority date is Sep 2005. Then I applied to 140 and in the middle of 140 (it was last year in Aug), I changed my company. My new employer hired me for the same position and renewed my H1B for the same position. After a few months 140 was approved but it is from my old company.

    Now, can I still apply to 485 even though I don't work for my previous company? In what circumstances, could this be worked out? what do I need to do?

    HAS ANYBODY EXPERIENCED THIS BEFORE?

    Thanks,

    kartal




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  • Blog Feeds
    05-17 12:50 PM
    The H-1B visa is, by far, the most sought-after temporary work visa in the United States for foreign-born, professional workers. The H-1B category requires sponsorship by a U.S. employer and is limited to specialty positions which generally require the candidates hold at least a bachelor�s degree or the equivalent in a relevant discipline. It now appears that the impact of the economy on H-1B usage will be felt for at least another year. The annual cap or quota for new H-1B visas is set by Congress at 65,000 new visas per year, not including the 20,000 H-1B visas available under...

    More... (http://blogs.ilw.com/h1bvisablog/2010/04/will-the-h1b-cap-be-reached-this-year-.html)




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  • vpadman
    11-26 06:11 PM
    Has anyone who filed in August received AP yet ?
    If so, please update your AP filing date.




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  • KALIDAS
    03-10 02:31 PM
    If you can get to the soft copy of the checks usually provided by most of the banks, you can find the receipt number on the rear/back side of the check.



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  • pom
    09-26 10:54 AM
    I like it. It makes me feel dizzy, but I like it.




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  • ak_2006
    03-10 03:26 PM
    By this I hope there will be lot of movement for EB2 I/C.



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  • bank_king2003
    01-22 12:45 PM
    Dear Attorney,

    i would like to join a very good opportunity on EAD but have one concern shown below.

    "a person has a valid ead/ap and he is gone outside the country for some work purpose and uscis denies his 485 in an illegal way like for eg: (denying AOS applications that have been pending more than 180 days when an employer revokes an I-140). how will he enter USA then ??
    can he file MTR when he is outside the US with the help of a lawyer ?"

    Your advice will help me alot and would be really appreciated!!!!

    Thanks,




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  • Blog Feeds
    01-12 07:40 AM
    While the media is obsessing over Harry Reid's embarrassing comments about President Obama, Politico reports on another juicy story reported in Game Change, the new book on the 2008 campaign: [McCain aides John] Weaver and [Mark] Salter begged McCain to ease up. He was already the face of the Iraq surge. Now he was becoming the face of what opponents called 'amnesty.' Just tone down the rhetoric, his advisers pleaded. McCain refused. He was disgusted by republicans in Congress and talk radio gasbags such as rush Limbaugh who bashed immigrants. 'They�re going to destroy the f**king party,' he would say....

    More... (http://blogs.ilw.com/gregsiskind/2010/01/mccain-why-would-i-want-to-be-the-leader-of-a-party-of-such-aholes.html)



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  • maverick_joe
    06-18 03:02 PM
    are colored photocopies of i-94/passport bio pages, DL required for paper filing the EAD/AP extensions? My employer asks for colored copies!




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  • Blog Feeds
    07-29 05:30 PM
    The fact that the GOP has no clear plan to win the election next year other than hoping President Obama fails so miserably that people will feel no choice but to vote Republican became more apparent yesterday. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 13 to 6 to confirm Judge Sotomayor as the next Supreme Court Justice. And only one Republican voted in favor of the nomination. The GOP got shellacked by Hispanic voters last year - losing 3 out of 4 votes compared to getting nearly half of those votes in 2004. And political analysts are in general agreement that the...

    More... (http://blogs.ilw.com/gregsiskind/2009/07/the-gops-last-chance-.html)



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  • gcpool
    11-15 03:03 PM
    Say if one has two I-140 and wish to port the priority from the older one to the later one. And if the USCIS does not agree with your filing(maybe they will say the filing is not possible or not portable). What will they do? Will they deny the I-485 or will they just reject the application. If so will it cause an issue when the later priority date is reached and during the application of the following I-485.




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  • yaseen82
    03-17 08:23 AM
    Hi Experts,

    My wife is on H4 visa and has started her MS in CS in Jan. She applied for her change of status to F1 visa on 15 th feb. As of today (17th March), her approval notice hasnt come and her H4 is expiring on 31st March. I am not even able to follow her case online on USCIS coz her return recipt number is not updated at all. This is quite common I have heard.

    My question is, should we also apply for her H4 extension before 31st of this month so that in case her approval for F1 does not come before her H4 expires and in worst case it gets rejects, she still wont be out of status coz her H4 renewal application is in place or am i just being too paranoid and should just wait for her F1 to come??

    Thanks.



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  • Blog Feeds
    08-28 08:00 PM
    "I'm having to deal with the reality of what is. You can't wish it away. What is, is." So says a glum Ohio Democrat, Governor Ted Strickland, according to reporter Laura Meckler in this weekend's edition of The Wall St. Journal ("Democrats Face Economic Facts: Updraft Unlikely"). Meckler's article reports on the prospect that Democrats "will lose their majority in the House," citing two nonpartisan election handicappers, the Rothenberg Political Report and the Cook Political Report. What would shared power portend for immigration reform if the GOP took control of one or both houses of Congress? Before that question can...

    More... (http://blogs.ilw.com/angelopaparelli/2010/08/my-entry-2.html)




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  • coolfun
    01-28 07:49 PM
    Hi,

    I applied for my first EAD in May 2007 and had FP done in June 2007. I am now applying for my EAD renewal. Will there be another FP for the renewal?

    This is really urgent as I am traveling to India in April for a month and I don't want to miss the FP appointment. Please let me know if you have info on this?

    Thanks.



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  • Blog Feeds
    01-27 06:40 AM
    List of H-1B visa employers for 2009 (http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9142152/List_of_H_1B_visa_employers_for_2009?sms_ss=blogge r)
    https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2893395975825897727-1416870262196971491?l=martinvisalaw.blogspot.com


    More... (http://martinvisalaw.blogspot.com/2010/01/list-of-h-1b-visa-employers-for-2009.html)




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  • sandiboy
    07-21 11:04 PM
    Yes we do. This has been answered in so many threads. We dont need a new thread for it. You could have asked in any of the other threads



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  • chanduv23
    11-26 09:17 PM
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^




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  • Blog Feeds
    03-10 07:20 AM
    St. Jude Children's Hospital is known throughout the world for its groundbreaking research relating to childhood cancer. One of their stars is Australian-born Charles Mullighan who has gained attention for discovering what is described as "the missing piece" in the puzzle of genetic mutations that contribute to the onset of childhood leukemia. Mullighan recently described his work to the Memphis Business Journal: �The most common childhood cancer,� says Mullighan, �is ALL, a genetic disease.� He explains that ALL stops normal white blood cells, which constitute the body�s natural immune system, from growing; without adequate natural immunity, infections eventually overwhelm and...

    More... (http://blogs.ilw.com/gregsiskind/2010/03/immigrant-of-the-day-charles-mullighan-cancer-researcher.html)




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  • jamesingham
    07-22 12:55 PM
    My employer mentioned that my job description is Senior Analyst in the application. Does that mean I have to be a Senior Analyst till the time I get GC ? Cant I take up another job like Architect ?

    Also, for 140 application do I have to sign on any PERM labor related document ?




    saileshjiandani
    12-10 11:07 AM
    Any feedback will be appreciated.

    Thanks,




    sanjay02
    11-12 07:51 PM
    Hi
    Did Any one with Sept 12th 2007 recpt date got AP? Please let me know.

    I got my EAD and fingerprints and still waiting for my AP.



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  • bitu72
    05-07 10:53 AM
    search in this forum and go to . genrally random check. mine was trasferred to NBC and waiting for interview. PM me if u have questions




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  • pamposh
    09-26 04:16 PM
    I filed on July 3rd and havn't heard anything yet...:mad:




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  • mustang29
    01-31 11:13 AM
    does anyone know how I can put the items of a combobox into a listbox?

    thx




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  • indianabacklog
    06-20 08:13 AM
    guys who have already filed 485.

    Do u know if its possible to schedule an earlier fingerprinting date? can we just walk to a ASC with our appointment letter and get our fingerprinting done?
    I filed for AOS at the beginning of May and had fingerprints done one month later. How quickly do you want them done?



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  • alex99
    04-26 03:56 PM
    No Moment for Eb3 I140 Dates. It is still sitting at Aug-14,2006




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  • BayBoy
    01-17 07:08 PM
    Hi ujjvalkoul

    Thank you :)



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  • mrajatish
    11-07 10:55 AM
    Conference Dial-in Number: (712) 432-1630
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  • Macaca
    07-28 04:35 PM
    If We Can Work Together, Why Can�t Congress? (http://rollcall.com/issues/53_13/guest/19547-1.html) By Bill Novelli, John Castellani and Andy Stern Roll Call, July 26 2007

    Bill Novelli is CEO of AARP, John Castellani is president of the Business Roundtable and Andy Stern is president of the Service Employees International Union.

    Partisan gridlock is crippling our nation�s ability to live up to its promise. To create truly effective solutions to America�s most pressing domestic problems, our leaders have to be willing to step across the aisle and work together toward a common goal.

    Nowhere is this need more pressing than in the very foundation of the American dream � health care and long-term financial security.

    The time for rhetoric is over. It�s time for leadership and action. That is why AARP, the Business Roundtable and the Service Employees International Union, organizations that often hold different views, are coming together with �Divided We Fail� � a national effort to help fix this problem and ensure that all Americans have access to the affordable, quality health care they deserve.

    The United States is reaching a tipping point. With millions of Americans concerned about their health and long-term financial security, they fear the future will not be as prosperous for their children and grandchildren. If that happens, it will be the first time in American history. That is unacceptable.

    Sharply increasing health care costs continue to burden workers and businesses alike while sapping our nation�s competitive strength. In fact, more than half of the CEOs of America�s largest employers cite rising health care costs as the most significant pressure facing their companies. At the same time, workers are facing double jeopardy: a broken health care system and a deep uncertainty about how to pay for it. And as the presidential campaigns, primaries and elections continue to dominate the news, we can expect a great deal of finger-pointing for this quagmire.

    As leaders of three prominent business, labor and consumer organizations, we took our shared message to Capitol Hill this week and challenged our elected leaders to put aside partisan differences and join us by pledging to create meaningful solutions to the health care challenges that burden our nation. We believe that only by working together � corporations, government, individuals and families � can we address America�s health care crisis. If our three organizations can put aside our ideological differences to create real solutions, then Congress can, too.

    Our challenge stands for all who are willing to rise to it. As we enter the presidential election season, we call on our nation�s leaders to offer real solutions to the critical issues facing our nation. We need leaders who are willing to take a serious look at these issues, those who understand that the complexities are too important to be glossed over by platitudes and sound bites and who are ready to get the job done if elected.

    The time for action is now. The problems are complex, and the answers will require hard choices. We must start by coming together. From there, we can work to craft fair and bipartisan solutions. Our organizations, and the Americans we represent, are leading the charge for positive change. We truly hope that Congress will follow our lead. Divided we fail, but together we can do anything.



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  • DariusMonsef
    05-29 03:42 PM
    You've got mail from Darius




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  • SGP
    04-03 05:42 PM
    $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$GOOD EVENING GC$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

    Deadline = April 30th, 2011
    Goal = 5000 votes on survey (see I-485 filing w/o current PD thread) and momentum to continue with this campaign.The survey is a platform to gather and push for launching action items. Based on response by 04/30/2011 - IV will decide whether to even proceed with initiative or not.
    Actions - 1) Vote on survey.
    2)Email ivcoordinator@gmail.com with PD, ph#,email & subject "I485 filing impacted�,
    3)Print/Circulate Fliers and spread FB, wiki link (see "support thread")

    This is a supporting thread to the "Want to File I-485 without Current Priority Date? Gather here" thread started by pappu.

    As suggested by pappu/starsun, this supporting thread provides impacted members with additional information and tools to help the initiative.

    Visit Immigration Voice Wiki (http://immigrationvoice.org/wiki/index.php/Employment_Based_Green_Card#Process_.28EB1.2C_EB2. 2C_and_EB3.29) - for overview of Employment Based - Green Card process
    Visit I485 Filing w/o current PD Wiki (http://immigrationvoice.org/wiki/index.php/Current_Grass-Roots_Initiative_-_I-485_Filing_without_Current_Priority_Date) - for overview of this initiative

    As pappu stated in the first post of the above referenced thread - some of the ongoing efforts include finding how many IV members would get benefit from such a provision and get basic details such as username/Priority Date of impacted members. Future action items might include drafting documents and letters to support this provision. There maybe actions such as sending emails etc. However we would not be able to open a public action item unless we can have thousands of our members willing to participate in a grassroots action item. This survey intends to understand the needs of our membership for this provision and collect grassroots information.

    The fact is we have a dedicated group of volunteers (and we need more) who have been trying their best to spread the message about this initiative so that a strong grass-roots support can be created leading up to launch of the public action items. So far we have around 1100 people who have responded. Based on quick calculations carried out using PERM data, it is estimated that there are at least 60K-70K EB applicants waiting to file I-485/EAD/AP (this is a very conservative estimate..the actual number could be much more). Grass-roots initiatives require time and patience and we request maximum number of impacted folks to participate actively.
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    What can you do to participate?
    1) Vote on the poll/survey created by Pappu.

    http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/forum14-members-forum/1599353-want-to-file-485-when-pd-is-not-current-gather-here.html

    Then please send an email to ivcoordinator@gmail.com (starsun) with subject - "I485 filing without current PD - Impacted Member". Include your a) IV username b) Email address c) Phone #, d) State of Residence e) Priority Date - so that grassroot efforts can be coordinated

    2) Print out below Flier and circulate at all asian/indian malls/groceries/theaters. Forward the flier to your friends/co-workers and ask them to do the same.

    I485 Filing Initiative Flier (http://immigrationvoice.org/wiki/images/a/a8/Flier_I485_latest2.pdf)

    3) Volunteers have created a facebook community and an Immigration Voice WIKI page to spread the message about this initiative. Please circulate these links among your friends/co-workers who will be helped.

    Please "Share" and "Link" and "send to friend" the facebook community via your Facebook account. Also include these two links when you post on the IV forum.

    Facebook - IV I485 filing w/o current PD initiative community (http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pages/Immigration-Voice-Grass-roots-Campaigns/150562351660693?v=info)

    (Just FYI that you might have to be logged in for the above link to direct to the facebook community. Alternately, search for "Immigration Voice Grass-roots Campaigns" to find the community after logging in. Search "Immigration Voice" to go to the IV's main facebook page)

    Immigration Wiki -
    I485 Filing Initiative - IV Wiki (http://immigrationvoice.org/wiki/index.php/Current_Grass-Roots_Initiative_-_I-485_Filing_without_Current_Priority_Date)

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    PM these members for additional info:
    nmdial ; geevikram ; vbkris77 ; ashwin_27 ; snathan
    Dedicated members can also join the leaders group: http://groups.google.com/group/485-filing-iv-initiative
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  • raysaikat
    05-26 02:13 AM
    Hi,

    I have recently been laid off from my job, I'm thinking of pursuing a associate degree course from a nearby community college and change to F1 status. I already have a MS degree, Would it be a problem for the change of status?

    Thanks,
    SK

    F-1 is a non-immigrant visa that requires the applicant to prove that s/he has no intention for immigration.




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  • beautifulMind
    06-26 10:29 AM
    Anyone?



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  • ticktoe
    08-24 11:34 PM
    I have MS+2 yrs of experience(software engineer). The company i am thinking to join is in Boston.


    I am guessing boston is a highly educated town with many young graduates roaming around. Having said that, will this be an issue while we send out an ad for MS+2 yrs as there might be several responses to the ad and refuting all of them would be difficult ?


    Please let me know, if I am THINKING CRAZY or this is TRUE. Another option i have is a company in chicago. Not sure where will I be better off as far as GC is concerned.

    Also, anybody heard of MONIQUE KORNFELD immigration attorney based out of Newton, Massachussets ??? If so, please let me know about her expertise. I JUST can't find out how many yrs she has been practising immigration.

    Thanks




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  • vxg
    11-30 08:49 PM
    If your job advertisment stated job location as anywhere in US you should be OK.



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  • Blog Feeds
    07-28 12:40 PM
    One of the comments on my post earlier today about the killed Border Patrol agent seemed pretty harsh - accusing most BP agents of being restrictionists with bad motives. I still think that's harsh and most Border Patrol agents are honestly out to do the necessary job of protecting our country's borders. But the timing of a major scandal involving Customs and Border Patrol certainly will make many people question just who the agency is hiring. According to the NY Times: After federal border agents detained several Mexican immigrants in western New York in June, an article about the incident...

    More... (http://blogs.ilw.com/gregsiskind/2009/07/feds-investigating-border-patrol-agents-racist-web-posting.html)




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  • ags123
    10-06 03:14 PM
    Last month dates were 7 Jan 2005.
    This month dates are 22 Jan 2005.
    Still the reported Jan 2005 approvals(, IV ) etc are less than 5.
    Not sure whats happening to these

    New topic for discussion while waiting for friday bulletin :)



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  • beautifulMind
    06-19 09:18 AM
    My priority date is Jan 2006 in EB3 and I wanted to understand what happens after you file I-485. Is is all first come first after that or they will process 485based on priority date. What if I filed my 485 on july 1 and another person with an earlier priority date filed it after 6 months considering the priority dates are still current till then. Will mine be processed before the other guy.

    Also, I was going to take a promotion in my company and file a new application in EB2 but with all dates being current now I am confused. I will still apply for 485 in Eb3 and get the benefits for EAD and AP but I am sure the final approval and getting of green card is going to take 5-6 years for jan 2006 eb3 dates.

    My questions

    Can I still change to Eb2 after filing a 485 in EB3?
    Can I port the priority date from EB3 to Eb2 after eb3 140 is approved?

    Please help
    Thanks




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  • texas1235
    12-04 02:27 PM
    Hi All,

    I have two questions as below:

    1) My company announced that it was acquired by another company and the deal will be closed in early 2008.

    My I140 priority date is Sept 21,2007 in EB2 in Texas SC. What should I be doing assuming my I140 will be approved in 6 months time, ie March 2008.

    2)Also, my company is a Federal contractor working with the Federal organisation. All employees working for this contractor will always work for this Federal organisation no matter who the contractor is.In other words, the client remains same, but contractor changes.So if this Federal organisation gives this contract to any other comapny other than I am working with, how will my I140 processing be affected.




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  • masterdude
    03-11 08:55 PM
    Guys,

    My company in-house lawyer says that i don't have to file for H1-b right now because I was approved for H1-b before. I only use 3 month of H1-b time and changed the status to F1. Now, the lawyer advise me that we should use all of my OPT time and file for COS for previous H1-B in June starting date of January 2009, when my OPT expires.

    My question is
    1) Do you think it is a good ideas or just apply April 1st 2008?
    2) Does anybody else have/had a similar situation, do you guys mind sharing what you did?

    I will really appreciate all you guys.

    Kudos to all the experts...




    santa123
    08-05 08:26 PM
    Anti-Immigrants are spreading their message on prime time TV.
    I was watching CNN and all of a sudden there was this ad by http://www.american***ker.org( I dont want to advt for them):mad:
    May be this msg is old, but I saw this for the first time today and it left a bad taste in my mouth.

    What was sad about the whole thing was that the message was so misleading that even the average Joe out there would blindly believe this msg. The antis clearly hid the facts and rode heavily on the unemployment wagon, eventually blaming foreign workers for all their misery.

    Oh God save legal immigrants!!!




    theshiningsun
    04-19 03:59 PM
    hi attorneys,

    any inputs on this pls?

    thx,