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Legislation is being prepared by U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) that would make it easier to get permanent residency or Green Cards for advance degree graduates. Lofgren, who represents Silicon Valley, has not introduced her proposal, but she is a veteran of immigration issues.

Previous efforts by Lofgren have attempted to make it easier for foreign students who earn advance degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, the so-called STEM degrees, to remain in the U.S. Her latest proposal is broader.

Among the things Lofgren may seek to accomplish in this bill is to create a new Green Card category for advanced degree graduates with STEM degrees, and to enable employers to file immigrant petitions for any of these students, eliminating the need for an H-1B visa for these employers. Out of the 85,000 H-1B visas allowed each year, 20,000 are set aside for STEM graduates.

U.S. Rep Jeff Flake (R-Arizona) introduced something similar last month. But Lofgren's proposal may go further by seeking protections for U.S. workers by barring their displacement by an H-1B worker, a move that may be aimed at firms that primarily deliver offshore services.

Link (http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9208961/Top_H_1B_visa_user_of_2010_An_Indian_firm)

It's 1947...Now we know not to listen to you :p
Yeh....1947. Sorry about that.....

Now that was some freudian slip :D. Thanks for the early morning humor.

USCIS tops any other US pubic office

I read some posts and they say we need to go to local heath dept.If some one has exp ,I just wanted their suggestion

hopein07........do you know if one has to pass the evaluating exam first to get a Statement of Need from Canada for j1?...

Whats is the connection between "J1 Visa" and Canada?

Lou Dobbs� Next Home: Fox Business? (http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/12/lou-dobbs-next-home-fox-business/)

Fox can keep him along with their other crazies :-)

Just completed

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.

Wrong.
H1B has nothing to do with an AOS. AOS has its own requirements, and having an H1B or even being "employed" at the time, is not a requirement for AOS.

So "brick2006", theoreticaly can file for AOS, even when he is in H4.

-Morchu

....To file AOS once PD is current, it is essential that one be in H1-B status.

In murthy.com website there is the following write up to explain how priority dates are significant after i485 has been filed:

From: http://www.murthy.com/news/UDpdhdtw.html

"If a person has already filed the I-485 application when the dates were current, but then the Visa Bulletin date retrogresses to a date before the priority date, the foreign national would still accrue the benefit of being able to remain in the U.S. with renewable EAD or work authorization and permission to travel, even after completing the six years on H1B status in the U.S. However, the I-485 could not be approved until the date again becomes "current.""

However my question is if priority dates really matter for i140 or i485 processing then what are the processing dates published by uscis all about?

https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/jsps/ptimes.jsp


Can anyone please clarify wether priority dates really matter after i485 filing?
As I can see that in NSC i485 of Sept 2006 are being processed.

Thanks every body for explaining these things.

And now, what can I do to get out of the "unknown quantity" with a grey square?

Cheers,
h1techSlave

I live and take bart from fremont. let us know time and day or days of this event. I will plan to stop by or stop for hours to help IV friends.

Immigration attorneys normally send more than required documents to avoid getting RFEs later on. In this case, the reason people send W-2s (though it is not mandated) and tax returns is to show that you were working and were making approximately equal amount that was mentioned on you H-1B LCA.

Asking for W-2 or tax returns are within the powers of AOS adjudicator and s/he can raise an RFE for such "discretionary evidence".

The tax returns prove that you did not have any other source of income (that directly contradicts your H-1B compliance) and thus you were not employed on another part-time job or any other business of that fashion and complied to the terms of H-1B rules.

There are various factors to consider here:

1. If you know that your H-1B LCA had substantially higher amount and you did not make that much (cause you were on bench or any other reason), it would be far better not to send it. By sending your W-2 in such case, you are actually weakening your case and the AOS officer is going to find it out and will have RFE for it and later you will have a lot of explaining to do. Also, if you had any other form(s) of income (like some people use to make money in day trading and that forms their additional income), it will be wiser not to send your income tax returns and create additonal issues.

2. If you know that you made almost similar amount as mentioned on your H-1B LCA, then you will have to send all W-2 and income tax statements from the time when you were last inspected or paroled by the US immigration officer. Do not give anymore than what is really required of you. By giving unnecessorily more information, you may cause additional issues later on.

Applied PP on 29th, got RFE on 6th. They asked about 2006 W2. Sent the response and now waiting for approval.

Think twice before you jump into mistakes. How can you survive in USA if you dont have a job.

I agree with the other post, you probably might be better in India in this economy.

Also US is becoming something else, due to the pressure from "protectionalists" and you need to wait and see what happens in an year or so. This is not 1998, it is 2009.

To answer your question, you chances for 2010 H1B is extremely low.

Hi, This is my first post here and I need some guidance regarding new-H1 under FY2010 quota.

--One of my friend told me about this company in Chicago who is doing H-1s and apparently the quota is not over yet. I am in India and

--Is it advisable to get my H01 filed at this time?
--What if the USCIS asks client letters? They said, the company will take care of it if that happens -- is that even legal to say that?
--What is the probably the CAP will be met by that time they file my H-1 in the next 2 weeks? And am not sure if the attorney returns the money in that case.

Please suggest. Thanks

There are 2 kinds of posts...(1) Which add value to the forum. Threads started for 401K, selecting a lawyer etc add value since they attract new members. (2) The second kind of posts are the ones initiated by people who want to ask questions. This questions tend to be serving individuals.

I think we should not restrict the first type of posts. There could some kind of charge on the second kind. One suggestion which may work is as follows

1. Only paying members can initiate threads(or may be allow the first few for free ). Exceptions can be permitted by admins who can review if a post could be useful.
2. Anyone can post answers to existing threads.

By the way I am not sure of the technical aspect of the website operations. So please bear with me if my post reflects the same.

Right. Its his view of stem cells research in ancient india. Some article I read in net which excerpted from mahabharatha.

"It appears that the ancient Indians also had the ability to clone humans(it's very ironic that contemporary India is taking the lead in stem-cell research) In the Mahabharata, the queen Ghandari, who had pregnancy problems and after 2 years bore a pinda(ball of flesh) which was then handed over to a sage. He divided this ball of flesh into 100 parts and treated them with a chemical process, then put each part into a sealed cooling container for 2 years, from which 100 male babies were created."

Maybe some support.. :)

I am opposing STEM cell bill then, I dont want to see Kaurava's running around...::-)

we should sue wipro :-)

Hi,

I m in the process of renewing AP for my family and have this question. When you renew for the family do you send all the application in one FedEx Envelope or one envelope for each application ?

Also, in case of E-Filing do you add all the applications under one login ?

Thanks in advance.

Hello All,
I apologize, if it caused any issue due to posting this message on this thread ( I did not realize the severity of thread name). But, what the heck is poorslumdog response? This is stupidity. If you dont have answer, keep the f**k with you.

I can't believe you guys are still answering his question.......go to rally threads and contribute, admin i think we should close this thread now.