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Dear IVians,

Thanks for your response!

Information referred to was very neat. Pretty much I have decided to not send original passports BUT instead notarized copies.

It was a good call indeed!

It is ironic that our embassy/consulate is not quite upto our expectations.

Things don't change as quickly.

This info. was very crucial. Thanks again.

Guys,

I found some new information and it seems that few people who are still waiting may get some clue if not complete idea. Basically I found that when your PD is current the the IO will initiate the FP, Namecheck, IBIS check again when your AOS is in "Final Approval, Visa Available" state. Some IOs would just refresh the FP they have on file and some request another . But namecheck is something that you have to go through again. So if you get stuck in namecheck again, then that could be the reason for the delay since NC takes forever.

I got my Finger Printing notice today and I was comparing it with the 485 receipt. The 485 receipt had A# as A9xxxxxxx ( A with 8 digits) as the receipt number while the FP notice had A09xxxxxxx as the number.

The FP notice has a "0" after the "A" and the 485 notice does not have that 0. All the digits are the same but for the 0. Any one has it similar. do i need to worry abt it? any suggestions? You think i need to get it corrected?

-Ajaygc
485 received July 27, 07
485 Receipt date - Aug 27, 07
FP issued - Sep 18, 07

Thanks for sharing the info, But seriously do you want to believe this kind of source (friends lawyer close to uscis) not even from infopass or any kind of believable source? How about it if lawyer is having just fun at our expense.

You'd have to reapply for I140 for the new company. The one you had approved for the old company will not be valid for the new company.

It may not be reliable source, By the way did u look at the Sep Visa Appointment at Mumbai Consulate, There is not a Single Employment based persons for the interview which may suggest that Visa numbers are infact over.

Even my lawyer updated with the current news...Congratulations to everyone.

can you please let me know when is the USCIS fee increase is scheduled from?

Also, say for I-485 the fee is 1000, does this fee include for spouse also? Or For spouse, the fee is extra $1000 ie the fee is per applicant or per family

I have the same question for EAD/travel docs

The new fees are in effect as of July 30, 2007. See below for the new fee schedule.

http://www.uscis.gov/files/nativedocuments/G-1055.pdf

thanks alterego

Hello,

My wife is currently on H4 status. (Just the I-94, her visa expired last year October). She started her MS in Fall 2009. She already competed 2 Semesters of MS on H4 visa. We applied for her Change of Status to F1 visa in March. According to the USCIS processing dates, she will get the COS approved approximately in June 1st week.

She will have to travel to India this summer. The question we have is,

is it advisable to wait till she gets her F1 COS Approved and then go to India for F1 Stamping ?
or abandon the F1 COS and go for F1 stamping directly in India ?

Please advice if there are any risks involved here.

stupid troll...

"Last year October I went to vacation in India and transfer my visa from L1 to H1B status and got stamped and enter USA with new visa status" - IS THIS EVEN POSSIBLE?

At least last October, they had client letter enforcement in place, it was impossible to have this kind of stupid transfers.

Do you think the group members are idiots? These stupid people post the message, get some stupid replies from their troll puppets and they post it on other anti-immi, rac*** forums to badmouth IV. Shame on you.. Instead of using such cheap tacticts, enhance your skills and COMPETE...

I am bumping this poll up again so that it gets more visibility now as many folks are trying to check for VB updates.

I believe there are a chunk of folks in option number '3' or '4'. This poll may help to understand how significant the numbers are. Also if anyone in that boat, add your inputs.

Use the AR 11 online process to change address do it seperately for yourself and your wife. When you have finished submitting new address the system will prompt you asking if you have any pending applications with USCIS. At that time enter the receipt numbers of all pending applications. This will do the needful. You can track the success by checking the case status in few days you can see a soft LUD on your pending applications. Also in few weeks you will receive a letter from USCIS at your new address that tells that they have updated the address. Some folks even call USCIS and verify the address change.

The DREAM Act could come up for a cloture vote as early as this week, but faces tough opposition from Republicans -- including a few who, like McCain, previously supported the bill.

Some will likely vote against the DREAM Act citing timing. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) plans to bring up the bill for a cloture vote as early as Wednesday, but all 42 Republican senators have said they would filibuster any bills not related to tax cuts.

As the Senate struggles to come to agreement on the tax cuts and other issues, the DREAM Act could lose its few Republican supporters. Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.), a co-sponsor of the DREAM Act, would vote against the bill if it came up this week, spokesman Mark Helmke said.

"You have to handle the spending bills, tax legislation and START first," Helmke said. "If we get those three things, he's willing to stay in and take up the DREAM Act."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/06/mccain-shoots-down-dream-_n_792809.html
Others Republican senators oppose the bill on its substance, even those who supported previous iterations of the bill. McCain now supports increased border enforcement and argues the border should be secured before the Senate can take up immigration issues such as the DREAM Act. Buchanan, his spokeswoman, attributed McCain's change in position to the increase in drug cartel violence in Mexico near the United States border.

Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) was an original sponsor of the bill in 2001. Earlier in the year, he seemed supportive of the DREAM Act when he was asked about the bill at a town hall meeting.

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=d78fc10011752110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCR D


Our e-Filing System, Case Status Online, Change of Address Online and information about our processing times, field offices and civil surgeon locators are currently unavailable due to technical difficulties.

They will be restored as soon as possible.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Thanks for your response. I did check the extension form many times and also reviewed it from another person. Because of their same last name and similar first name we all missed the mistake. We took an infopass appointment for tomorrow. Also we did go to CBP but they told us to file I 102 for my mother-in-law to get new I-94. Also I think I have to send the my father-in-law's I-94 to the following address for correction
DHS - CBP SBU
1084 South Laurel Road
London, KY 40744

Unfortunately now my mother-in-law has to go back early.
One thing I learned it to always check the full content of the I-94 after arrival.

Maybe USCIS would earn more income by telling the illegal immigrants to file EAD/I-485/Biometics every year etc.. Immigration attroneys would earn good money by replying to RFEs for 12 million immigrants. Getting this 12 million illegal immigrants legalized will surely improve the economy.
Everybody would be kept in the same backlog as we are. Illegal immigrants will stand in a que behind the legal immigrants. so you got the point

Sorry I can not answer your question. But I have one question for you see if you can help me.
You said that by AUG 2008 bulletin, your dates are current.. Which date we should refer to? Date from I-140 or date from I-485?
Can u pls help?

Thanks

That would be your PD date which will be on your I-140

You would require copy of the approval notice of 140 from the old company.

In the new company, you would need to file a new labor via PERM. Once it is approved, you would need to file a new 140 and use the copy of the old approved 140 to port your priority date.

Is postal address for e-Filed AP & EAD same, I have e-filed the EAD/AP renewal have 2 questions please respond.

1) The postal address for AP shows same as EAD renewal for e-Filed, is this correct.

2) The 2 photos is only for EAD renewal not AP, seems they will take a picture/fingerprint for AP by appointment.


Req docs, you will have to send (I-765/EAD)
1. a copy of of your I-765/EAD E-file receipt,
2. pending I-485 receipt,
3. two 2"x2" passport photograph,
4. copy of your previous EAD, both side
5. drivers license, both side
6. passport non-immigrant visa page
(even if its expired, it will serve as a federal issued photo ID).

Req docs, you will have to send (I-131/AP)
1. I-131/AP E-file receipt
2. Photo Id: License
3. Passport visa page
4. 485 receipt copy
If applying for Re-entry Permit, you must be fingerprinted as part of USCIS biometric services requirements. After you have filed this application, USCIS will notify you in writing of the time and location where you must go to be fingerprinted. If necessary, USCIS may also take your photograph and signature.

Hello everyone,

I am in a very bad condition n would appreciate anyone who can advice me on same. I had been out of status for about 1 yr n 2 months following my denial of I 140 n expiration of H1b, n currently residing in US. Now i have a new approval for H1b from USCIS, a month back. I was instructed by my employer to go back to my native country n get approval from from the consulate n re enter US. My lawyer instructed that i will be barred at the consulate or at the airport due to the history of over stay in US upon re-entering . Is there any one who have heard experinces of this kind ever? plz share your knowledge... thanks