Turtle Tattoo Designs

Unless you know the outcome, you never know.

Just be candid and talk to your employer. Sometimes they don't even know this as diff ppl in HR handle and interpret cases differently. I would talk to my employer.

Thanks! And yes, those were taken in New York. Brooklyn, to be exact...

The first one is the 7th Avenue stop on F. That's actually 8th Ave, but the station is really big. :) The other ones are also of 8th Ave and taken from my apartment.

I'm gonna make some more, as I soon as I upload some other photos.

Thanks a lot for the info ashkam.
One more question...if by chance, God forbid, we dont get our EAD renewal in time, will it impact my studies during the short gap that the new EAD has not come?

I am not trying to devide the community ..Did you guys enjoyed the video ? I certainly not. Shall we forward this to our dear Iowa senator, the result of billions of dollars of aid to pak ? what is opinion guys on this idea? please be open minded, don't curse me..

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/04/20060425-8.html


THE PRESIDENT: I want to thank the members of the United States Senate for joining on a very important discussion, and the discussion was how to get a comprehensive immigration bill out of the United States Senate.
I will report to the American people that there is a common desire to have a bill that enforces the border, a bill that has interior enforcement -- in other words, a bill that will hold people to account for hiring somebody who is here illegally -- but a bill that also recognizes we must have a temporary worker program, a bill that does not grant automatic amnesty to people, but a bill that says, somebody who is working here on a legal basis has the right to get in line to become a citizen.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/04/images/20060425-8_d-0218-250h.jpg (http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/04/images/20060425-8_d-0218-515h.html) I thank the members, both Republicans and Democrats, for taking on this really hard, hard assignment. It's important that we reform a system that is not working. It's important that we uphold the values of the United States of America. It's important that we treat people with dignity.
And I strongly believe that we have a chance to get an immigration bill that is comprehensive in nature to my desk before the end of this year.
And again, I want to thank both the Republicans and Democrats for the spirit of hard work. I particularly want to thank Senator Kennedy and Senator McCain for taking the lead on this important bill on the floor of the United States Senate. And I assured the members that I look forward to working with them as they try to get a bill out of the Senate by Memorial Day and into conference.
Thank you all.

Ah, that won't really be possible unfortunately by applying it directly to Frame. The Frame is basically a window through which you view the world (XAML pages loaded into it). It has no real control over what gets loaded - it is only a spectator.

What you can do is specify a transition effect on each XAML that plays when that page loads. The end result is that tour frame will display a transition effect, but that transition effect would have been entirely defined in the page that gets loaded instead of having it live on the single page containing the Frame.

:)

Guys,
I think we should start a new campaign be it a flowers campaign or a simple card or Fax/letter campaign. But we need to start this ASAP. We should a 'Seek information' campaign. Each of us write letters and faxes to DOS and USCIS and request them for this.

In May'07 the DOS moved forward the visa dates by 2 years for almost all categories. What if USCIS received more than 140,000 applications enough to exhaust 2007-2008 quota in that case Visa dates will either won't move or may move 1-2 months through out the next year. And we like fools will keep watching the Visa bulletins just to be disappointed each month.

Now since USCIS have already receipted (or will soon do it) all the June applications, they should be in a position to release the infomation on how many applications they received for each category and for each country. We will request both the agencies to work together and release some kind of statistics some predictions like what they expect for Sept visa bulletin and further. We are living in dark and information like this will give us some insight and will let us plan our careers. Until we press them for information they won't release anything.

Guys please think about this seriously, I think this is the need of this hour.

Thanks

Could someone help me with this issue, please?

I applied for I-140 and I-485 in August 2007...my PD is sept. 2005, Eb3....
...I saw online the following message for I-140( I don't know what RFE was about:

Current Status: Response to request for evidence received, and case processing has resumed.

"On January 24, 2008, we received your response to our request for evidence. We will notify you by mail when we make a decision or if we need something from you. If you move while this case is pending, call customer service. You should expect to receive a written decision or written update within 60 days of the date we received your response unless fingerprint processing or an interview are standard parts of case processing and have not yet been completed, in which case you can use our processing dates to estimate when this case will be done."

My notice date for I-140 is Oct. 4th 2007 and receipt date is August 16th 2007...I've done my fingerprints in december 2007...my question is:....
......does it mean that Uscis will approve or deny I-140 within 60 days like they said above...even though the processing times for I-140 in Nebraska is Jan 2007?
What does the above message mean?
Does this mean Uscis is working on my I-140?
Could someone clarify this please? Anyone faced a similar situation?

I would highly appreciate your reply.
Thanks in advance!

The first one is very!!! very!!!! sexeh! :D

HI my wife is from Mumbai... now we have already passed the appointments dates in Aug for Mumbai.. but some are availabke in Delhi.. is it possible to apply in Delhi even if u r from Mumbai... Has any1 done tht before?

When I enter resident state Maharashtra.. it shows dates for both Mumbai and Delhi .. Has any1 done this before?

From Talking Points Memo: Remember how Tom Tancredo went on CNN last week and called Sonia Sotomayor a racist, accusing her falsely of being a member of a "Latino KKK"? Well, if racism so offends him, how does he explain this? On July 7, 2007, at approximately 7:15 p.m. at Jefferson and M Street, Northwest, in Washington, D.C., defendant was walking down the street making offensive remarks when he encountered the complainant, Ms. [REDACTED], who is African-American. The defendant uttered, "Nigger," as he delivered a karate chop to Ms. [REDACTED]'s head. That defendant is named Marcus Epstein--a former Tancredo speechwriter...

More... (http://blogs.ilw.com/gregsiskind/2009/06/tancredo-aide-pleads-guilty-in-bizarre-racist-attack.html)

Is skill bill part of these immigration reforms which Bush is talking about?
If these reforms go through, should we assume that SKIL Bill too will get through?

Background OF Myself
----------------------
a) Worked for Company A from 2003 to 2008.

b) Company A applied I-140 and approved April 2006. AOS 485 filed on July 2007. Got EAD but never used it

c)September 2008 I have Joined employer �B� by transferring H1B (Valid until Aug 2010).

d) Employer A revoked 140 which triggered 485 denial in October 2008.

e)Applied MTR and it was approved in NOVEMBER 2008 and 485 reopened.

f)Applied AP & EAD renewal ,got a EAD card September 2010

g) Since EAD extension got delayed I have applied H1-B Renewal August 1st week of 2010 and got a RFE now asking for proof how beneficiary qualify to extend beyond six years?

Question

I think the I140 revoked and 485 denial back in 2008 triggered the RFE. (Though MTR approved and 485 is pending)

1)I have EAD approved and it�s valid until 2012 September .Is it possible can we withdraw HI-B Petition application when they request RFE?

2)Can I have any chance of explain USCIS, by this rule below?

��USCIS has also specifically stated that if an approved I-140 is withdrawn after an I-485 has been pending for more than 180 days, the I-140 remains valid for purposes of AC21 � 106(c) portabilty:

"If the Form I-140 has been approved and the Form I-485 has been filed and remained unadjudicated for 180 days or more (as measured from the form I-485 receipt date), the approved Form I-140 will remain valid even if the alien changes jobs or employers as long as the new offer of employment is in the same or similar occupation." AFM Sec. 20.2(c) ��

Thanks
KPR

These forms are helpful.
http://www.travel-masters.net/forms/Parental%20Consent%202.pdf

Hi,

Currently working with Company A, where I have I-140 approved. The employer is willing to file I-485. Also have a better offer with Company B, and have H1B approved. Is it possible for me to take leave from company A (using my PTO) and joint company B, keeping both jobs on H1B status?

As my H1B is valid with 2 companies, and both are for full time positions. Is it okay for me to be actively employed with both companies at the same time for 2 or 3 months? Do I violate any H1B regulation, that may cause denial of I-485 at later stage?

Thanks,

Hey gaurav - I double checked with a few colleagues, and this is a WPF issue. Unfortunately, there isn't a good workaround at this time. My only suggestion would be to not use those abnormally wide fonts at large text sizes :P

I am in the same situation . The responses from the lawyer are Incorrect .I spoke to my companies attorney and they advised me to apply the H4 extension in Premium and then go with the new H1 in regular so that your H4 ext will be approved first and able to maintain the status until Oct 07

Thanks. It seems I can not extend my J1 (Research Scholar) visa after getting the HRR waiver. Is anyobe aware of any foreign travel restrictions on a valid J1 visa with a granted HRR waiver?

I am planning on starting the renewal process when I come back in June. I'll still have about 4 months before my current H1B expires. Thanks for the suggestion though!

What was your I-485 receipt date (Note: I am not asking for your PD)
Guys,
I don't know if here is right place to post this or not. I responded to RFE about 30 days ago and got an email update that TSC has got my response and the case processing is resumed. That was 485 and TB skin test that I had to do again.
Anyone has any idea what is normal time after response to RFE? I am EB3 with PD of Oct, 2003.
Do you recemmend me to call service center or go for infopass?

Thanks.

Whew, I thought the logo was best too, good thing I saved it as a different psd. Modding now...
DONE:

Dear friends,

I got my NIW I-140 approved on March, 2009. The priority date indicated on my I-140 approval letter is August, 2008. So I can't submit my I-485 yet since the visa bulletin is not current. Is that correct?

My question is: Can I accept a job abroad and work aborad while I'm waiting for the visa bulletin to become current?

Thanks a million for your help on this.

I can also help out with giving people rides and such.

By law, you should have the originals on you when you travel, in some cases even domestically. So, you may definitely ask your lawyer to send you the originals.

Thanks for the post. I did a search and I got some results. Looking at the results and the name of the site I felt there is a typo in the name.
It should have been stalejobs.com instead of scalejobs.com. If you are remotely associated with the site here is my disclaimer:
I'm not a judge so please do not take my judgement seriously. No offense nor pun is intended in my post.

I came across a good job website and it looks like lot of interesting features than todays job sites.

www.scalejobs.com

Hi

Since I got electronic refund to my tax rebate and have SSN for all family members, I was expecting Tax refund (stimulus) to be deposited in my bank accoung this week. This was big announcement in the last week.

But I dont see any rebate deposited in my account?

Does any of you have received such rebates?

Is there any contacts numbers where we can approach if we did not received Stimulus rebate al though we filed electronically?

Thanks

I did received the money on May 2 nd. The date when you receive your money depends on teh last two didigit of your SSN number. PLease check IRS.Gov there is a link to check your sttaus.

If you are e-filing, answer to Q 15 is not mandatory, so I guess if in doubt it's safe to skip it.
Folks;

Would greatly appreciate your response for following quick inquires;

Q.#11 Dates ... is this the date I signed the I-765 application, or lawyer signed, or the date we mailed or the date USCIS recieved the application?:confused:

Q. #15 Current Immigration Status ... I researched on this forum and concur with those who say AOS.:)

Q.#16 Eligibility under 8 CFR 274a.12 ... Selected (c)(9)(). I filed during July-07 under EB2 category. Also this is what was mentioned on my original I-765 application that had been approved last year.:rolleyes:

Good job!

I have no US visa stamped in my passport and planning to fly Emirates to India via Dubai. I will use AP for re-entry. Do I need transit visa at Dubai like London and other European Airports? Response from anyone with experience will be appreciated. If already discussed here, guidance to particular forum will help.

I have traveled by Emirates several times (last year was the recent one) and they did NOT require a transit visa.

Hope to hear from 'you all' Texas.

It is not just enough for you to have the qualifications for EB2. The job requirements also should have that requirements. So in the PERM application - the job requirements has to be specified. I think the lawyer messed up the PERM process

Yeah right !

As of July 24, 2009, approximately 44,900 H-1B cap-subject petitions have been received by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and counted towards the H-1B cap. Approximately 20,000 petitions qualifying for the advanced degree cap exemption have been filed. USCIS will continue to accept both cap-subject petitions and advanced degree petitions until a sufficient number of H-1B petitions have been received to reach the statutory limits. The H-1B program allows foreign nationals to work for their U.S. sponsor employer in a specialty occupation that requires theoretical or technical expertise in specialized fields. This may include scientists, engineers, and commuter programmers to name a few. The cap count for H-1B fiscal year 2010 is available at www.uscis.gov (http://www.uscis.gov).

Call us at 214-999-9999 and Kraft & Associates will answer your H-1B questions.



More... (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Immigration-law-answers-blog/~3/q6etIgCz4yY/)

Very good but expensive

Pretty neat.

Hi,

I had my last name misspelled and middle name missing on my filed perm labor application and it was filed on 12/12/2007. It was selected for audit in Feb 2008 and have not received any update until now. Can this error in my name be corrected on my application. Please advice.

6. Implications for Certain Employment-
Based Second and Third Categories
Absent legislation providing for additional visa numbers,
the Ombudsman estimates that some individuals under the
�India� category in the Visa Bulletin now may wait at least 10
years to complete immigration processing and obtain a green
card. This estimate assumes maximum annual preference category
and per country usage. If these projections are correct,
affected individuals will spend many years of their working
lives as applicants for green cards, i.e., as neither temporary
workers nor lawful permanent residents.

Looks like stage is set. People already in queue as of 07/2009 have 10 years and no one new can apply for next 10years :mad:

r u guys talking about me........... just kidding.

As all PD are now current, number of EAD filling will increase. So the processing time will be about 6 months for EAD.
My question is what will happen, if the PD retrogress before EAD is approved. Will it be still approved, or will have to wait till PD get current again.

I have a PD of April 2008 in the EB2-I category, but am exploring the option of switching to EB1 if possible. I am a clinical psychologist, working in a not-for-profit agency. What are my chances? Does it depend more on the case itself or a really good lawyer who can present your case in the best way it can be presented? This is a really stressful situation because my husband's H1-B runs out next summer and we cannot live here on just my income. Any feedback?

I believe the case itself is the major factor. The credentials/publications/patents + solid letters of recomendations etc is the major factor. The attorney can advice you on the types of letters or proofs that are required to substantiate your case but not more. And ofcourse once you have decided that you could potential go for the EB1, I would certainly ask others for attorneys who have had more success in EB1 cases. The "good" attorney will evaluate your total package and asks you for more documents if it is not good enough. Others will take your money and all material you send and just send it over to the CIS.

Just make the switch,,thats it! Its that simple!! Make sure when u join the new company they file your perm asap and when u r in the 140 stage, you could work with your lawyer to port your old PD. AC21 has made life better!

Hi,

Need quick suggestion:

Company A filed for GC. Labor and I-140 was approved. I-485 was filed during July 2007.

I changed employer in June 2009; replied to RFE and filed AC21 in July 2009.

I came to know that my GC sponsring company is going to close the company soon. My current immigration attorney is suggesting that if that happens; and if INS came to know that GC sponsring company is closing down, they will revoke my I-140.

Is it true? I thought after AC21 is invoked; whatever happens to GC sponsring company, it will not impact my GC application in any way.

Please advice.

V

Please search the forum. There are a number of similar threads. Keep searching USCIS site for a further update. Relax , pray and dream
https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/caseStatusSearchDisplay.do;jsessionid=bacIwZicgcUB c-Vja4Apr

Pd:01/03
rd:07/07

Can you post an update? What happened after that? I am in same situation

USCIS issues receipt numbers after the Armageddon!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If you have the receipt no for I-140, you can request it by FOIA
USCIS Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act (PA) Contact:

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=7b21d0676988d010VgnVCM10000048f3d6a1RCR D&vgnextchannel=34139c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1 RCRD

(http://www.state.gov/m/a/ips/)

I If I accept the part, will this violate the terms of my H1-b?
Yes. Your H-1B only allows you to work in that position, for the H-1B employer.

Also, if I am approved for an EAD down the road, can I use the EAD to do acting work on the side?

Yes, however you will also need to use the EAD to authorize you to continue the computer programmer position. As mentioned above, once you work as an actor, you have violated the H-1B status and cannot use it even for the programmer position.

I am in similar situation. If she comes here and we get married "new" and I am GC Holder can she get a GC too ( provided PD is current ) OR I have to wait till I become Citizen and then file ....
I am too confused..

Hi everyone!

I had a question about receiving updates in the mail and checking the case status online. This is for my Marriage-based GC interview at the San Francisco office. My service center is Missouri MSC.

I had my interview for marriage based GC on May 27th. The interview was short and went very well. The IO said that everything was in order, though I needed to have my dr resend USCIS my medical reports again as the dr had missed some fields on the medical form. The IO said many dr's were missing some fields on the recently updated forms. The IO then gave me a form which said that I needed the medical examination resent and which also had the "Further review" box checked. The IO said I should get something in the mail within 10 days of USCIS getting the new medical report.

I immediately went and had my dr resend the medical report with everything filled out. The USCIS acknowledged the receipt of the new fully filled medical form on June 2nd.

It is June 18th today and I have not received anything in the mail yet. The online USCIS case tracker hasn't been updated in months and still shows my case as having been on the "Accepted on March 17th" stage, even though I've already done the finger printing and the interview. Calling the 1-800 number for status updates says the same thing, that I applied on March 17th and that a letter was mailed to me regarding finger printing.

Do you know why I haven't gotten anything in the mail yet, or why the online status tracker hasn't updated at all? I wonder if this is a bad thing, a normal thing, or if the San Francisco field office [or the Missouri Process Center MSC] is taking longer than usual to send out mails after the interviews?

Thanks!

Is skill bill part of these immigration reforms which Bush is talking about?
If these reforms go through, should we assume that SKIL Bill too will get through?

concurrent filing means filing of I-140 and I-485 together not two I-140s.

why do you want to put false data on your profile? such as EB1 at Perm stage with 2000 priority date?
Are you trying to mock all the IV members? Or just being silly?

by concurrent i meant can you file two i-140s under the same EB2 category [regular and NIW] at the same time??

P.S.-regarding my profile that's the default setting w.r.t priority date etc when i set up my account., trying to edit this

These forms are helpful.
http://www.travel-masters.net/forms/Parental%20Consent%202.pdf

Hi Guys,

I need your opinions/suggestion regarding the following:

I am working as a software professional, my job is a permanent full time job.
I got a labor certification and 140 is still in the process. I am willing to own a company and buying 100% of its shares(not a listed company). The company is incorporated in the state of Michigan. It is a small business company. I will not be serving the company's operations in regular hours and will not be actively involved in the day to day business. I will not be given any designation in the company.
I have the following questions if I own this company:
1. will this have any effect on my current or future any stages(140/485) of Green Card If I own this company.
2. After I own the company, Can I transfer the company profit funds from company bank account to my personal account.
3. Is it possible to own a company without any designation given.
4. After i own this company, will it be treated as I have 2 jobs.

Thank you so much for you time and reading this post.

Please let me know if anyone has any opinion(s) in this situation.

by - voice of a fellow immigration applicant

Hi,

Is there any news or updates on the following hearing on 06/12/08. Is there anything we could all do to make this hearing effective for supporting the bills currently on the table.

Thanks


Thursday 06/12/2008 - 11:00 AM
2237 Rayburn House Office Building
Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law
Hearing on the Need for Green Cards for Highly Skilled Workers
By Direction of the Chairman

http://judiciary.house.gov/committeestructure.aspx?committee=4

http://judiciary.house.gov/oversight.aspx?ID=452

Hon. Lofgren
Chairman
(D) California, 16th

Hon. Gutierrez
(D) Illinois, 4th

Hon. Berman
(D) California, 28th

Hon. Jackson Lee
(D) Texas, 18th

Hon. Waters
(D) California, 35th

Hon. Delahunt
(D) Massachusetts, 10th

Hon. S�nchez
(D) California, 39th

Hon. Davis
(D) Alabama , 7th

Hon. Ellison
(D) Minnesota, 5th

Hon. Weiner
(D) New York, 9th


Hon. King
Ranking Member
(R) Iowa, 5th

Hon. Gallegly
(R) California, 24th

Hon. Goodlatte
(R) Virginia, 6th

Hon. Lungren
(R) California, 3rd

Hon. Forbes
(R) Virginia, 4th

Hon. Gohmert
(R) Texas, 1st

We filed for adjustment of Status in August 2006 and received EAd's and travel documents. We have not yet received fingerprint dates. Will it take this long? Any advise on how to deal with this?

Hi,

My attorney sent me a questinaire and the following is a part of the questionaire.

I don't have any of the below mentioned but a checking account. Do I need to have any of the following so that I can get approval for my I485?


Appreciate your help and thank you very much!

************************************************** *******

These questions are for the affidavit that shows you can support your spouse:
What is the date that you first came to the United States to live? ___________________________
Your Annual Salary: $________________________ Savings Amount: $________________________
Stocks and Bonds amount: $___________________ Life Insurance Amount: $__________________
(if you bought a house) House Total Value: $______________________________________
How much do you still owe on your mortgage? $______________________________________
If you own a house and have not listed the address above, please give the address of the house: __________________________________________________ _______________

************************************************** ********

Here is the USCIS official URL page/ press release:

http://www.uscis.gov/files/article/premproc_22jun09.pdf

Six years of my H1B expires on Oct 2010. Company A had filed my PERM in April 2009. I was laid off by Company A in Jan 2010. I found another employment and joined Company B in Feb 2010. Company B has filed for H1B transfer with 2 months recapturing while I was outside US thus possibly a visa date of Dec 2010. I've read in this forum that Company B can ask for 7th year extension based on pending LC for more than 365 days with Company A. But my LC from Company A was approved in Feb 2010. Company A will not file I-140 for me. Can someone please tell me if it is still possible for 7th year extension with approved PERM but no pending I-140?

I'm seeking help here as I need to plan ahead for kids education and home. Thanks to IV.

No you can not port priority date.

How long does it take for the extension? I applied in Aug 17.

From many sources I heard, once you start using your AP you have to use EAD (that means you are ignoring/abandoning your H1B processing). You can't be in both EAD and H1B status.

Please ask your attorney for firsthand information.

Thanks for your responses. Will the 240 day rule apply even if I reentered on AP and in parolee status?

Hi glus,

Thanks for the reply can you or someone clarigy this,

What if the validity date of H1 is before the validity date of F1. In other words if the validity date of H1 is 10/1/2009 to 9/30/2012 and the validity date of F1 is 12/15/2009 to D/s but the approval date of F1 is on 7th Jan 2010 and the approval date of H1 is on 14th jan 2010.

Thanks