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If you can't decide, give him a blue dot. :confused:

initially I was mad, becasue I remembered the revised July 2007 visa bulletin that came out declaring a reversal. Since NSC is going slow, I thought that DOS has once again pulled back on the dates. Later on I realized that its a mistake by the thread owner and got pissed off, and finally all I can do is laugh on the entire brohaha. Can't decide if we should give red dots OR green dots to the thread owner

I have applied (e-filed) in Mid June--> got receipts in 3 days--> biometrics notice in 1 week after filing--> Finished Biometrics on 3rd July--> Received the cards today.

Yes, I can file for adj. of status 5/1
PD 5/03 ROW EB3

Has anyone claimed unemployment benefits in EAD in TX state after being laid off? Can you please tell whats the procedure. I do not want to get into the debate of whether UB can be claimed while in AOS state? I just need to know the procedure. Thanks.

Yes, one of my colleagues in Dallas applied as he was unemployed for more than 8 months before he landed another job. However, the reason he applied is he was ok with having to go back to his home country incase of any complications. He is still is US and is happily employed.....This doesn't mean someone wont run into trouble by applying for benefits while in AOS.....Just sharing what I know....

Does frankfurt require transit visa if some one is traveling to India if:

A) While going to india and have H1/H4 valid until 2011, but stamping expired.

B) while coming back to USA if I am planning on coming on Advance Parole ?

How long does the airport visa take ? I traveled through FF in 2005, but I had valid H1 stamp. It is expired since and perhaps wont get stamped before coming back, but use AP.

<edit> This is what I found on the germany.info site

"Indian, Turkish, Nigerian and Ghanaian airport transit travelers who

- are holding a valid visa or other residence permit for the USA (this includes advance paroles, but not approval notices), Canada or Switzerland and travel to the country which issued that visa or residence permit

or- after a legal stay in the USA (this includes holders of valid approval notices), Canada or Switzerland- return to the country whose citizenship they hold"

</edit>

My lawyer filed my Labor certification stating that the job requires 'BS degree in CS'. My labor got approved last month.

I hold a MS degree in CS and BS degree in Industrial Engg.

Now while I am about to file for I-140, I am getting information from various sources that my bachelor's degree has to be in CS, irrespective of holding a master's degree in CS.

Has anyone faced similar situation? How can I resolve this issue?
Please help as I almost spent 4 years in LC backlog queue!!!!!!!!
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You should be Ok. Usually the job req. list the "minimun" job requirements. If you are overqualified that is fine.

I have NOT heard of anything that specifically prohibits H1Bs getting a mid year raise. Ask your HR where they are getting the information from?

Exactly, I would call it discrimination... Like HV000 said ask them to show the information where it says that, I don't think they have any...

So much for the Obama administration being good for Legal EB immigrants :)

Hello,

Do not upgrade your file for Premium Processing. Any time you do that, chances for an RFE from USCIS goo higher. You will get a decision from USCIS within two weeks for sure. You can also call USCIS as right now they are processing cases which they have received in late July and mid August.

Hello,
Last November I quit my job in the US and left the country as well. Two days ago, I received an email saying my 485 is approved, and card production was ordered. The card will go to an address in the US where someone can forward me the mail.
What should I do? Try to enter the U.S. with the card? What to say to POE officials? WIll I be questioned?
Thanks.

I know one case who is very similar to your scenario. during POE they had to hear 5 mins of lecture from officer (rules of GC, like you need to stay here in US or other wise you would loose your GC blah blah blah) other than that they didn't face any issues entering with New GC. do your home work and good luck.

seriously were you born somewhere else.....or married some gori.......

Oops that's the quote from the article... I have not yet received any green card.... Please read the article. Sorry if I have created any confusion...

No I have not married any gori
No I have not born elsewhere in between..

Well..I was just saying my friend is a devotee and it worked for him..i did not mean to imply positive or negative ideas about anyone's religious beliefs in whatever form..

Some one mentioned how lawyer screwed up and he landed in EB3... I am EB3 bcos my company does not do EB2s for developers...infact, I have never met anyone who they did an EB2 for. I guess its one of the banes of being in a big consulting firm, where they have to follow the letter of the rule to the T and cannot doctor the requirements of the job to the qualifications of the applicant. I infact managed 4 contractors, all EB2. Its both ironical and sad that how this system is mis-used.
Anyway..well, no worries - I believe if you believe in yourself and your abilities and God, everything will come to just fruition!

Requesting folks to share their experiences with me.

Is there any benifit for a H1-B contractor in doing a part-time MBA in General Management ? I am working in I.T software field with 5 years of experience.

I am sure some of the folks may have done this or atleast given it a though.

Any information or your opinion will be highly appreciated.

I know that it is possible to apply for H1-B visa and enter after using EAD. But, I am little dubious about using old visa after using EAD, but it should not make much of a difference I think.

In any case, you should be prepared to field questions at the POE for your actions otherwise he may ask you to use AP instead.

By the way, this is the only way one can re-instate their H1-B status after using EAD.


Coming back on H-1B after using EAD
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Is it possible ? if yes then how ?
Is there any risk in this ?

Thanks for all who reads and reply..

Thank you for clarifying snathan. The company will definitely not do anything illegal, in fact it is the legality that is creating challenges. One other question came up today. If a qualified candidates applies for the job (PERM), does the company have to accept the candidate and let me go? All of these questions did not come up while filing EB3 but they are now concerned.

I am in US right now on H1B status, I've my wife on H4 status, I'll be leaving to renew my H1B again, but I heard that some people get their case under review for months, so I am planning to re-enter to US using my AP in case this happened to me.

My question now:
Would re-entering to US using my AP void my wife's H4 status? Knowing the fact that I'll be working with my H1B status and I am not planning to use my EAD


If you can provide me with some links on USCIS supporting this, it would be great

Hi Everyone,

Here is the scenario:

Category: EB3-INDIA
PD: APRIL 2004:
140: Approved.
485 filed on July 2nd, 2007 (of course, still pending)
Changed Employer after invoking AC21 (without sending any documentation to USCIS)

There is possibility that my new employer (where I am working on EAD) may get ready to file gc for me in EB2.

Now, here are my question:

1) Since my EB3 485 is pending, is it possible for another employer to file under EB2? Is this the process which is called Inter-filing? Has anyone done that?

2) At what stage previous EB3 PD can be used ? At the time of 140 filing, 140 approval or new 485 filing?

3) What if new EB2 I40 gets rejected? Does it have any impact on old EB3 approved 140 and pending 485?

4) Does the scenario look too risky?

5) Any one in the same boat?

Thanks in advance.

dont file a second 485. Wait for teh second I-140 to be approved, then just interfile this into the old one. Did you already request your older PD when you filed this new I-140? Thats the stage where you typically request teh older PD, though you can also do it when you request to interfile.

New I-140 getting rejected should not have an impact on the old EB3-I-140 as long as the denial is not something that can be a reason for denial of the older one. So if this is denied due to ability-to-pay, or not qualifying for EB2, you are still ok as long as you had qualified properly for that older one. In many cases USCIS has gone back and looked at teh first I-140 when a new one is denied, to see if the older one also has the same problem.

Lou Dobbs is criticizing against the STRIVE act and saying that doubling the Employment based immigration will flood the market and will effect the middle class in america.

I know about the "same or similar" clause in AC21. How many of you have got a RFE/Problems based on just this clause alone ?

Also, If you filed labor 3 years ago for software programmer, in 3 years, you could have become a system analyst, DBA or system Architect etc etc, So, how does "same or similar" matter here ?

Also, It will be helpful if we have a forum category "AC21", Admin, please consider this.

Thanks for all your inputs.

What did your lawyer say about this? Now you have a delivery confirmation, did you lawyer suggest that USCIS consider the dates as of last year and process your resubmitted application. Certainly it is not your fault,,

They said that they would request an exception in our case. We are going to request that based on our original submission date that our pending case have a current priority date. All dates were current for our case up until the April visa bulletin.

I am really hoping that USCIS sees this error. Has anyone had any experience with USCIS? And were they cooperative?

thank you for your reply.

Can anybody tell me how long it takes for the USCIS to cash the check and send out a receipt notice for H1-B extensions? My 6 year H1-B is expiring today, as per Fedex the USCIS had received my extension a week ago (extension based on Approved I-140) package but I called the USCIS and they have no record of receiving such application. I am worried that I might be out of status if they receive it late or the package gets misplaced.

Thanks very much for your insights on this.