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You are talking about second FP on 485 right. I did not get it. My wife got it. Other thing I noticed is even after she gave her FP no LUD on her 485. I opened SR @ NSC for my FP notice.

Going back home is the only backup streategy. Probably everybody who is not contributing to IV, is depending on this backup plan.

What about the ones that cannot go back home?
We need skill bill.

Thank your for ur reply....What about I-129 petition & withdrawal letter...Is there anything that protects me which states that i have a right to get a copy of documents - petition, letter, etc,...from employer. Can somebody point me in the right direction to so that i have a case in point.!
Thanks!

uslegals,

I sent you a couple of PM's, can you pls respond

Thanks

I sent the following:

1) Confirmation Receipt of application
2) Copy of I 485 receipt
3) Front and back copy of current EAD card
4) A copy of the cut out that the current EAD came in

I don't think you need anything else. If you look at it theoretically I-94 and passport, drivers license has nothing to do with an EAD card approval or denial.

I really appreciate you taking the time to reply to my questions.

My husband and I are British, not sure if that slows things up or down :)

Thanks again for all your help.

.......you can work for a private for-profit enterprise too. But you should be able to satisfy the usual test for NIW such as Intrinsic merit, National interest etc(google the criteria).
If in the field of your work you have created an imapct which is national in scope, you have achieved academic distinction, have papers, citations, patents etc and can produce recommendation letters from your industry stalwarts... then NIW can be justified.

I am not an attorney.., ;) but I did the justification for my wife's self petition successfully. It worked for her, but may not necessarily hold up for every one. I think individual cases need to be evaluated for suitability and probability of success.

thanks,
slowwin



Without a job offer from a national lab, it makes it hard to say why I want to skip the labor certification. Companies that need work of national interest now first ask for a green card before they give a job offer in a chicken and egg game. That I am nearing the end of 6-ye H1B may not be good enough reason to bypass labor. The most reasonable argument I can think of is that my stopping work will harm US national interests and no one else can do that work because I am special. What do you think?

This was a surprise and nice one at that!! Hopefully future VB does the same :p

Hi,

I know there have been numerous posts regarding this matter, but there have been a lot of different responses to the same question. I would really appreciate it if you could please have a look at the questions below and clarify these matters, not only for me, but also for a lot of other IV members who are in the same boat as me.

I am working for an IT consulting company on an H1B visa. My employer (Company X) has applied for my green card under the EB3/India category. I have my labor and I-140 approved. My priority date is March 2006.

If I change my employer, can I transfer my already approved labor and I-140 applications to my new employer (Company Y) or will Company Y have to re-file my labor and I-140 applications from scratch?

If it�s the former:
1) Will my old priority date get transferred too?
2) Does it matter if the Company Y is not located in the same state as compared to Company X?
3) Does it matter if my job description and/or designation at Company Y is/are different?
4) Is there any way Company X can cancel my labor and I-140 applications? If yes, does my old priority date become void if Comapny X does decide to cancel them?
5) Does Company Y have to communicate with Company X to get any green card related paperwork?
6) What if Company Y decides to wait for a couple of years before filing my green card, can I still use my old priority date when Company Y files for my green card application?
7) What if Company X goes bankrupt and closes down, can Company Y�s green card application still use my old priority date?

Any response will be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

I don't think there's anyway around it. Try to visit over a weekend, leave Friday evening and return Sunday. If you not you will loose the your PR which would be a waste.
Lasantha

dude:

Go and find another job in the another company......

Your H-1B stays valid for as long as it is approved, even if you enter using AP.

If you enter with AP, you become a parolee (based on the fact that you get an I-94 with parolee status on it). Then you resume your work with the H-1B employer. After few months, for some reason your I-485 gets denied. Do you become out of status since your status was parolee?

All,

Please CONGRATULATE to the new President on Tuesday by all channels and DEFINITELY ASK the question " Now that you are the president, do you want to further punish us for being legal and sticking to the rules and hence make us wait forever in these long painful EB2/EB3-I long queues, . Mention about 5882, small admin fix.
or
does he want to give us some immediate relief. Dont forget to mention we can buy houses, not new job applicants, legal etc and HIgh-skilled.
Thanks,

Definitely congratulations would be in order.
But I hope they do not get questions whose answer can be a simple Yes/No. Rather they ought to be for which he would give some detailed actions: What are you going to do to turn around this economy?
What are you going to do to reduce the wait time for highly skilled immigrants waiting for GC?

How will judge determine that we actually received the post.It can be lost on the way or something else can happen.Or do we have to sign the notice when the postman gets it.

Kinda imperfect science...
Depends on the judge's mood..how charitable the judge is feeling that day..Did he/she got laid the day before and so on....

DO we need the latest pay stubs to extend the h1b from company A? Since I'm working for company B now, I'm little confused.

Has anyone managed to withdraw money from TCS PF from Mumbai India?

If so, pls advise on the procedure for the same?

Thanks,

I am a July 2nd filer but my PD is April-20-2006 if that matters.

RD -07/02/2007
ND-08/08/2007

Still waiting...........

This was always my wish since he started playing.

My another wish being an EB3-I
I am watching live ODI game on TV and Sachin is batting, me sitting on the couch going through the day's mail and BINGO!!! here is my GC. :)

You may have submitted your papers in Jan 2007 but make sure your lawyer forwarded it in Jan 2007. Check for the date Received on the approval notice.



For my recent H1B extention for 7th year extention, I have come across strange situation.
My old H1B was valid till 5th Feb 2007. Extention was applied in Jan 2007 with approved I-140. Recently I have received approved H1B extention with new I-94, but it states validity is from 22 March 2007 to 5th Feb 2010.

I thought the extention should have been from 6th Feb 2007 to 5th Feb 2010.

what should be infered from above ? Does it mean that I was out of ststus fron 6th Feb 2007 till 21st March 2007.

I would appereciate any input on this.
If this makes me out of status , is there a way to fix this by contacting USCIS again ?

Thanks
Saurav

i dont know about paying but i shure would take pics of the event lolShow of hands. How many would pay to see Fred streak pushing his baby buggy full of gear?

Thank you so much for your response.

So If I understand correctly I will have to staple the current I-94 (bottom part of I-797) from company C to my original I-94 in the passport i.e the I-94 I got at the time of entry (the one which has the company A info , I mean the type of visa , valid till etc.)

What abt the I-94 from company B(the one which I have the copy of) . Does it need to be stapled too while I am leaving US ? If yes, can I staple the copy ?

Thanks again for your time.

I was under the same situation as u are, when i left to india last month. I stapled all I-94 records together and gave it at the airline counter. It is Arrival/Departure Card and they need all the documents to document your status correctly.

As far as the Interview, I Carried current I-797 original for the interview and carried all copies with me. I had the copy of all approvals NOTARIZED by my Attorney.

The interview at the embassy was a breeze. No questions asked, none answered :)

If you havent contributed anything and still hesitating to contribute, now is the time. You have seen the results as form as the revised bulletin and this relief is temporary. If you want a permanent relief(Green Card) from all this you need to contribute.

Trust IV CORE. Please start contributing.