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Guys,

You should contact senator, congress man to protest about it. It's better to spend time in contacting them then standing in DMV's queue time again. Use your IV's local chapter and initiate a drive to meet law makers.

Finally after nine years in US my Green Card is approved.

On this very day in 2001 i was in flight to USA

1) Came to US on Feb 1st 2001
2) Changed employer in 2002 and GC applied in 2003 in EB3
3) After 2 years, changed the employer in 2004 and applied GC in EB2 at the end of 2004
4) Application with the DOL sent to the BEC
5) DOL approved the petition in Jan 2007
6) Applied I140 in April 2007
7) Applied I485 in July 2007
8) FP completed and EAD received in September 2007
9) I140 RFE Aug 2008
10) I140 denied in March 2009 - Reason is Too may petitions from the employer
11) Appeal sent in April 2009
12) Once the dates are current in Sep 2009, i talked to the attorney and decided to file a new I140 with the same labor
13) New I140 filed in Sep 2009
14) Received a notice from USCIS to withdraw the appeal inorder to process the new I140
15) Appeal withdrawn in October 2009
16) New I140 approved in Nov 2009
17) FP notices received in November for I485
18) FP done in December 2009
19) Infopass appointment in Jan 2010. Background check is completed
20) Received CPO emails for both the cases on Jan 21st 2010
21) Welcome notice mailed on Jan 22nd 2010
22) Welcome Notice and Cards received on Jan 30th.
22) I485 approval notices sent on Jan 26th 2010 - Did not received yet.

For me it is a bumpy ride. I went through most of the steps in the immigration (RFE's, Denials, MTR's, Appeals ..)

I wish all the best for all IV memebers waiting in GC queue or waiting to apply for I485.

Thanks

Section 406(Pg 287) and Sec 619(Pg 503) of S 2612 discusses the effective date of the new rules. But these dates pertain only to provisions for the unskilled temporary worker program and the agricultural worker program. I think Session's amendments was for only these 2 categories. Other stuff like Border Security they would want to get it going at the earliest.

I have not read all 614 :eek: pages of the bill, but from whatever I have read it doesn't look like the bill is specifying any particular effective date for our provisions. So by default it should become effective immediately. :)

But please do note that because of various changes like the STEM exemptions, USCIS will take some time for rule making. So that might take some time.

To my surprise, we just received both EAD & AP with corrected information. The mail room person did put in a folder and sent it overnight DHL. Sweet!

Hi,
I too got my EAD and AP with incorrect pictures. I thought I got my AP and book the ticket on Jan 16.

I dont what to do now. Please help what to do.
I f I apply now i will get my AP in time before I leave to India.
What need to do now.

Thanks in advance

[QUOTE=boldm28]Y cant you ask the same question in your home country assuming it is India
you wont get any reply not in 100 years[/QUOTE
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baldm28: :p

Cz Raju pays taxes in US.

Any EB2 folks with RD prior to Jan 2007 still waiting for approvals?

I think they are talking about the number of receipts that were issued in September, not the number of AOS filings.

oh ok, it makes sense then. thanks for clarifying that.

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^^ Bump

people say I support it as if they are in the congress committee and the moment they say "I support it", the idea become a bill and gets passed.

Writing letters, requesting the lawmakers for a 10 year EAD due to the retrogression would be a easy task for most of the IV members. This would create awareness and those who are afraid of meeting lawmakers would find a chance to do so. Once it create a momentum the group would be active to work on bigger issues.

Great, if this bill gets passed it gives confidence we can do something. our voice shows strength and then more members would contribute, work on more action items etc..

thats my thought. We have to constantly work on action plans under a good management leader.

J thomas

Guys,
I have approved EB3 LC and approved I 140 with PD JAN 2002. My wife has approved EB2 LC (Perm) and Approved I 140 with PD JAN 2006
As we represent one family can't my wife use my PD and apply I 485 under EB2.
for example If husband is born in a retrogressed country and wife in a non retrogressed country in that case, husband gets a free ride !
Why not in this case ? Just curious !

If your wife is from nonretrogress country which allow her to submit I485 it will be better for you to go with her case (don't have to worry about PD) since it will be current for EB2.

Once she get her greencard approved you will automatically get yours as well.

but as always this is just my opinion everything has still need to be consult with your lawyer.

There is no such thing as "H1B grace period". Nowhere in Immigration laws or USCIS regulations there is anything like a fixed number.

You are out of status(not illegal) when you stop working. If you are laid off suddenly, you are out of status.

Most people are ok coz they find new job and starting working and the "gap" in employment is usually less than a month. If its more than a month then you can face inquiries during H1B transfer to your new employer about your gap and they may ask you for missing paystubs. If you cant provide paystubs for the gap in employment between jobs, then it can go 2 ways:

1. They will give you H1 approval with I-94 attached at bottom ... meaning H1 petition is approval and the transfer is also approved.

2. If you are unluckly, the would give you just the I-797 H1 approval without the I-94 attached at the bottom of 797. That means that H1 petition for new employer is approved but the transfer is not approved. Then in that case you are required to travel out of the country and get another I-94 to get back in status.

This loosely defined grace period is a pain for those who work in consulting and switch jobs or those who get laid off without advance notice.

It will also give one a chance to tell their story to the senator or his aide.

Right now everyone thinks there is no flaw in the legal immigration.

If we keep on meeting lawmakers, it will bring to them the hardships faced by legal immigrants, so they might pay some attention to our cause.

GO IV GO. TOGETHER WE CAN

Welcome to IV, since this is your first post.

1. when is your PD?
If your PD is nov 2008, it would take a long time (many many years) to get your GC.

I am not able to understand anything from your post. If you have a H1b you need to work in US and not in India. You can travel with H1 visa don't need B1 visa. Your W2 has 38K that means its less than the prevailing wage. You have a problem there?

If you are in US, Please be active in this website as well as find your state chapter. You can get helped from your state chapter collegues too. By the way, from where are you residing(which state i mean)?

(your questions does not look normal)

J thomas


Hi Folks
1 ) I just read that EB2 has retrogressed to 2000.Now IF I ALREADY FOR 140 APPROVED AND IF I GOT EAD ALREADY does that Labor filing priority date apply to GC too ?
2) I got EAD and I am waiting for my GC.My 140 Is also approved .
I filed under EB2 and I got AP and EAD Card Nov 2008. Since then I am getting all paystubs ( from Aug 08) from the sponsoring employer. I left this employer in 2006 and joined him back in Jan 2008.
I believe I applied via NE Processing Center.
How long before I get my GC.

3) From Nov 2006 to Jan 08 working in India and come to US on B1 and returned back to India. Jan 08 continued with same employer.Would this cause problems with my GC.
What about the FBI name check thing - is that going to cause delays
4) BY W2 SALARY IN 2008 IS ONLY SOME 38K AS , I WORKED AUG 08 ONWARDS ONLY. BUT JAN 09 ONWARDS I AM ON PROJECT GETTING FULL SALARY.
CAN U PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THIS TOO WILL FACTOR MY GC .

MANY MANY MANY THANKS.
DHANYAVAAD
Please somone reply
Thanks
Sam

USCIS tops any other US public office in these 3 qualities
1. Most greedy
2. Most arrogant
3. Most inefficient
Reason is simple, their customers are mostly non-US citizens. Their prime objective is to earn as much money as they can for the US treasury, if that means 'Screw Immigrants' than let it be, who cares ?
So any positive things like 10 years EAD/AP are dreams which will never come true...We should certainly put our case for 3 years EAD/AP combined document.

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I am changing the jobs come what may after 180 days and decided not to worry about as future employer is sponsering the H1.

Here are the details of GC

PD : SEP 2004 EB3 INDIA
140 approved
485 filed on july 2nd and counting the 180 days :)

just do it guys , we think too much about this BS and lose happiness in the end do whatever make you happy now. If we have to leave we have to leave. If you consider yourself a sucess in america, you would be in your home country too :)

did the whole NSC USCIS team when for TG turkey hunt :D... no update till now .. any info from anyone here...

The situation seems pretty grim...there are about 80 k indian students
coming to the US every year in total about 250-350 k including all international students (I assume) and at least 50% of them want to work after graduation (I assume)..with the h1 cap at 65K(lot of them taken away by consultants) ...and the lots of school funding squeezed because of the war..Most students (I assume) study with no AID hoping to get a job to repay some of the loan/ father's money...

I think prospective students need to know the real situation out here..before
they make a choice of studying here.

I hope this grim situation is temporary...

I took two very similar shots of the same flower. This is an Alyssum. The whole cluster is about the size of my index finger! Which treatment do you prefer, the light or dark version?

Light (1DsII, ISO 400, 25mm extension tube, EF 100 Macro, f/9.0, 1/13s)
http://www.dphoto.us/forumphotos/data/1646/Alyssum_C_sm_112405_WY4D0371.jpg

Dark (1DsII, ISO 100, 25mm extension tube, EF 100 Macro, f/2.8, 1/160s)
http://www.dphoto.us/forumphotos/data/1646/Alyssum_C_sm_112405_WY4D0331.jpg

Any comments are appreciated :)

this info is incorrect. from a murthy chat transcript...... available at :

http://www.murthy.com/chatlogs/ch102306_P.html

Chat User : I have used 6 years of my H1B and have got extension for 3 more years. Can I change employers based on a 7th-year approval? Is it legal to do so? Thank you very much for advice.

Attorney Murthy : After one has an I-140 petition approved in her/his name, s/he is allowed to file for a new 3-year H1B extension with a new or different employer based on the I-140 petition approval with another employer. Then, during the 3-year H1B timeframe, the person could potentially start a new PERM/LC process with the new employer and, thereafter, rely on the new filing for future H1B extensions, in case the earlier employer cancels or revokes the earlier LC or I-140 petition.
hmm..its a news for me.thks for correcting me.

Hi,
My I-140 approved in TSC( premium processing)
My Attorney sent my I-485 on July 2 to TSC
my labor approved from Wisconsin
but I read somewhere all applications needs to go to NSC , is it true?
I greatly appreciate your help


You are fine. I 485 should go where I 140 was approved.USCIS will internally transfer the applications until Aug 30 if they were sent to wrong processng center( Check the accuracy of date)

http://www.uscis.gov/files/pressrele...ling062107.pdf