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Please send emails to CBS 60 Minutes and other media sources. Send them personalized emails explaining backlog issues and efforts from IV. Considering passage of SKIL Bill in lame duck session a remote possibility, this would be a step in right direction. Also it would bring IV in media focus.

****So far ~10 people have sent emails to CBS..*****
****5990 to go..*****

Good Luck

Shukla77:)

Hi gurus, Please advise

I have an approved I-140 and july 485 filer, also have valid h1 till 2010.

I work for company X and have an offer from company Y.

What are my best options now
1. Transfer H1 to Y - if yes what impact would this have on my GC processing?
should the new H1-B Job code match with my Labor Certification?

2. Use EAD - the complication here is my desi employer filed my labor
as an IT Manager which i am not and i am not sure the new employer would
give me the matching offer letter.

Thanks,
Krishna:confused:

You can join Y either on H1 or EAD. It does not matter. In order you to get GC using AC21, the job offer from Y should be the similar occupation of what X sponsered you. That means it should be a managerial occupation. If Y offers you "not similar" occupation of X, your 485 may get denied, irrsepective of how you joined y (EADorH1). The bottomline is the new job should be similar to the LC job.

Good job Varsha.

As promised I have prepared the list of 110th congress member and send to Himanshu. Hope he likes the format.

I am working on getting appointment with our congress member - John Barrow of GA.

Based on the list I prepared, it seems maximum number of congress member come from NY,NJ,FL,CA,TX,IL. So I think member from these states have to be more active.

Thanks Chanduv23...this really helps to keep up the spirit.

Does anyone know how long does it take to get the mail?

Bump ^^^^

Hi All,
My skin test was positive, where as my x-ray was normal.Incase I get an RFE , Can I go to my PCP or need to go only to local health dept.

Can some body guide me
-Srarao
$100-so far

that is typically not an issue. lot of people (Esp from India) get a +ve on the skin test because of reaction with the BCG vaccine that they received in childhood. You will most likely not even get an RFE as USCIS knows about this.
If by chance you do, I believe you can go to a USCIS certified doctor (where you probably got those tests done) and he would prescribe some medication. You just send that report back, and you are all set.

Yeah, that pretty much sums up my feeling also.
Morning is over. We all are in mourning since the bulletin went out...

Friends,
As part of the Washington State Chapter, I want to arrange a conference call for all Washington, Oregon and Idaho state members. I will send out details soon on the conf call.

The main agenda will be
1. How to increase awareness about IV and increase its member base/funding?
2. How to target the big employers in this region (e.g., Intel, Microsoft)?
3. How to meet all Congressmen and their Immigration staff?

Thanks,
Raj
mrajatish@yahoo.com

Thanks man,

What was your experience when you invoked AC21 both the times? Did you or your employer notified USCIS? was there any difference in title and or responsibilities? Did you try make sure the job title match with teh SOC codes that is on your labor?

hey man, if i were you, i wouldn't do this..i personally changed jobs twice in ac21 and would not do this change..

Friends,

I apoligizeif I was posting this message in the wrong section.

I'm on H1B and filed my 140/485 concurrently in Aug 2007. Can I do ONLINE MBA with out affecting GC process?

Hi, can someone help crack this puzzle?

I have an EB3 application with a PD of Nov 2002 (India). Filed I-485 in June 2007, along with medical forms etc. Of course, that category is 'unavailable' now.

In 2005, we started an EB2 application, within the same company, for a new job, this one requiring a Masters degree.

The EB2 I-140 was just approved, and the notice has the Nov 2002 Priority Date.

The attorney had earlier said they could port the priority dates from the EB3 to EB2 and interfile.

Now, he just called saying he is confused and not sure!

His views:
- There is no formal way to find out if the new I-140 was matched up with the old I-485.
- He says he will ask his peers and will also call USCIS Customer Service.
- He thinks we might need to file a new I-485 to support the new EB2 I-140 to show that there is a pending I-485 - because the underlying EB3 is Unavailable.

Appreciate any inputs!

Cheers!

IMHO, your best bet probably is filing another I-485 linking it with the new I-140 (EB2).

If you count the taxes these 150K legal immigrants would have paid if they were in US for a year it is more than 2.5 billion dollars.

There was a recent study claiming that 14 million illegal immigrants pay 1.5 billion dollars a year in taxes (read mostly sales taxes). And thus US should legalize these 14 million people to continue to get 1.5 billion dollars a year.

Now you can compare 150K people vs 14 million people and who pays more.
The study fails to tell that these illegals do not have insurance. So they use hospitals for free. They do not pay federal taxes because they do not have a valid documentation. Even if they are allowed to pay federal tax, many will be below poverty line.

The study did not envision an economic scenario for America if 14 million illegals are legalized. How many will claim unemployment, social security, medicare etc. I can bet the cost to government will be in billions with many zeroes after that. Someone should call the reporter and the pro illegals who created that study to answer these questions.

It is possible for undocumented to pay teh federal and state taxes. They generally usea fake ssn and once the payroll is run taxes get sent to IRS.

Hello ASh027,

I do have same query since I got a offer from teksystem and not sure if i join them would i be in the same trouble during AC21. Can i even do AC21, what should i do.

Anyone please advice, what happens if i join this contract position, leaving my perm job since they are not able to give me projects and not paying either. So later on once this contract is over and if I join a perm job, will there be any questions if I do not do AC21 now.

Please help. Is there any chance of getting my I-1485 rejected. I-140 approved 3 years back and Got EAD 2 years back too.

Any applications postmarked before April 15, 2009 will be assessed based on the list currently posted.

Hi,

I send my AINP Application package on 18th March (H1-B worker stream) and was received by the AINP on 20th March. However I have not received any confirmation or a file number yet since it takes 2 months. Any idea if my application will be considered according to the current policies or according to the new changes that are coming up on April 15th?

Please let me know.

Thanks.

may be not related ... but can someone explain what does this line mean ...

The letter must also indicate whether the terms and conditions of your employment based visa petition (or labor certification) continue to exist.

does this mean that while invoking AC21, you have to tell your new employer to support your GC application ? hope not ! whole purpose of using EAD is to get rid of sponsorship non-sense....

anyone ?

I disagree. DV may not have relevance to you but to a person who does not have an advance degree but still would like to come here to live,work and have a better standard of life it is still VERY relevant. Remember that this country was built by IMMIGRANTS not neccessarily by immigrants with advanced degrees.

NO co-sponsors. This bill is going nowhere, even though I will jump with joy if it is passed. DV has no relevance right now and the country is diverse enough. Good idea to eliminate DV and add that to EB, but not going to happen. This congress is going to be a crab jar, one climbing up and others pulling down... nothing will get done.

Love to take the poll, but it is excluding all but a section of members - you take it for granted that this is an Indian only forum and organization

My bad! I just copy-pasted from a similar named thread and renamed EB3 to EB2 :o

Although it does not feature in this article, Bush is using the word 'Guest Worker' more often these days. Any opinions about the emphasis on the word 'Guest' these days in Bush's speeches? Is there a covert message there?



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adds,

I understand your frustation since you might be one in the queue waiting for so long for GC, that dosnt mean that you are brave and other person not able to make a decision is chicken. Please respect each other and thats what we all do...

Please try to answer his questions since he is struggling to take a decision, if not please ignore and move on buddy...

SSH1... I think as other experts say in lot of other threads , there is no absolute law that you need to stay with the employer after getting GC.

You should be fine since everyone in this world can understand that this is a downstream period and lot of layoffs are happening..with that being the situation you should not worry now... stick where u get job and can survive.... Good Luck...

Keep a copy of your paystub at your work place
PS: Official comes from DHS to your office not your home

Moreover how hard it is to keep a copy of your paystub at your desk

Its not a matter of piece of paper. What's the guarntee that they make not start asking
W2's, exp letters, passport copy, approval letter's etc.