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I hope I am DEAD WRONG. But this seems too good to be true!

You can read the details of the bill at

Text of H.R.5658 as Introduced in House: SKIL Act of 2010 - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress (http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h5658/text)

Apart from the provisions mentioned in my previous post, there are other favorable provisions too.

Lawyer said they filed on 21st and waiting on the decision. Hope my application is not effected.

I filed 485 with G28 form and I just got the receipt yesterday.

Details:
I485 - Myselft & Wife filed on July 2nd 7:55 am NSC
Received receipts for both yesterday August 3rd.

Sit tight and relax, everyone will get theirs.

Thanks UKannan,

That is the first thing I did and the cust rep said it is 1 bag, moreover, she said talk to your travel agent.

Also, it is different to hear from cust rep and then get the actual experience in front of the check-in staff. Hence I was asking recent experiences here.

Please don't get me wrong, but traveling with 2 toddlers, the last thing I want is baggage hassle.

Two bags, each can be max. 20 kg.

Thank you samswas
All of them might not be applicable for all, but found this on another forum ...

1 - New SSN to get rid of pesky legend "requires INS authorization..."
2 - SSN for wife
3 - Drivers license for wife without pesky legend "temporary for one yr or until H1 validity...", etc.)
4 - Update I-9 form with employer
5 - Someone here said let your mortgage company know about GC if you own a home, not sure why?
6 - Do not hand over the I-94 card to the airlines/immigration offices at the airport. Keep it or through away
7 - Do not need to carry anything other then Passport and Green Card when travelling

I guess you meant I-9 form, and yes, this is correct AFAIK. The employer should contact USCIS about it.

Yes, thats exactly what I meant. Thanks for the clarification.

What if I-140 is approved , and the primary applicant (H1) is waiting for the PD to be current, and the dependent wants to go to school. Will this have any impact on the GC process?

Shirish,

I guess you are in VA. My wife is in School at Mason. She is on H-4 as well. Send me an email or call me if you need more info regarding this. I can give you more info if this is with regards to Mason.

Hi,

Iam trying to explain my employer that it's ok to hire employees with EAD. For some reason they prefer GC or Citizen only. I referred them to the Discrimination clause on I-9 form. Then they told me about their problems hiring EAD.

1) If the Employee is hired on a valid EAD and later during the course of employment the EAD expired, there is no system in place for them to check back with the employee if (s)he has renewed it in a timely manner.

2) If such an employee that has not renewed their EAD and continued their employment beyond expiration without notifying the employer, the company is worried that they may be legally liable for harboring employees with illegal statuses.


Please help me understand if their concerns are valid and if not what is the remedy.

I am all for it. I know some members are bitter about this potential price hike but they can still choose not to, if they don't want to.

Actually, time is money. We should not underestimate the time value of our waiting in terms of dollars. It would be still beneficial to get the GC sooner despite higher cost and find the better paid jobs without strings attached. Still many good companies are unwilling to hire h-1 b for various reasons. The time value I have lost in years of waiting is a lot more costly.

As you all remember in economics, when the demand and supply doesn't meet and regulated with fixed price, there is a long line of waiting.

As the legal process is stuck, many people are considering marriage with citizens, which is not an option for me. If not well thought of before making a decision, many will eventually divorce and the cost will be even more costly for the individuals and to the society.

Sorry if that title is misleading.

How many people here are positive that USCIS will come up with premium processing feature for I-485 stage?

Don' worry about the available visa numbers. Just express your hunch feeling.

Incrementally the waiting game is being reduced by incorporating premium processing for H1-B, Labor and lately I-140. Why not for I-485?

I am hopefull of this happening next year.
What about you?

Sounds great..esp TSC dates.

How did you find out , that files are assigned to I/O

I got a letter from Congressman's office.

Couldn't agree more !!!. Stop fighting !!! Both have merits.

This (consideration) may not be widely known but it is not new. I posted a link about a week ago about the senate testimony by a leading law firm (invited witness/expert) on this subject.



From all the discussion above, it's clear bigoted minuteman types who came up with this brilliant tactic of pushing point based system to delay and deny any type of immigration reform this year are winning rhetorical victory.
Guyz.. please just SHUT UP.. No point in fighting with each other..
first..
anyone who thinks point-based system is being offered as an alternative.. This is a delay tactice.. These guyz are trying to run out the clock on Democratic leadership in 110th congress!!!

2nd...
Those you think it's a slippery slope or point based system won't work.. what is better..? all the non-english speaking, non-skilled family migrants eating up yours and mine Social security? or USA deciding who is better suited for
Current immigration priorities are upside-down.. and they are bound to be corrected sometime.. but lets not waste OUR time and energy in chasing ghosts..

BUT whatever your views.. don't give any credence to this divide and rule tactic..
look at the folks pushing this.. Lou Dobbs, Sen. Sessions, Houston talk radio hosts.. for chrissakes.. last White Power rally had more liberal membership.. !

After a very enthusiastic and motivating conference call the volunteers have decided to meet in person to network and strategize and agree on the next steps to tackle the pressing issues.

The location is a McDonalds in Tysons Corner, VA

The exact address is

8111 LEESBURG PIKE
VIENNA, VA 22181

We plan to meet on this Sunday, February 19th at Noon.

Everyone from VA/DC/MD is welcome to join us, this way we will get to know each other better and can work out a plan faster.

This Thread is to start the ball rolling for meet & greet for Arizona members. Arizona memebers especially the folks living in phoenix/Chandler/Gilbert/Mesa/Tempe area , if interested pls come forward and post on this thread.

We could setup something in the near future (some weekend or friday)on october itself ) so we can get to know each other and discuss about any future course of action from a state chapter perspective.

So, what did you decide..to join as PM or not?

Yes. I applied for EB2 again in Jan 2009 and ported from EB3 to EB2.

So that is why it took me so long

RTC is going to buy mortgage paper for market rate not for actual worth which would destroy banks balance sheets and dollar value.

Housing market did not stabilize until 1995, housing picked up due to late 1990's IT boom , so RTC would not stop plunging housing market , housing correction still years away.

anticipate sluggish GDP for years which would translate into bad income growth, housing would not improve when personal income deflates.

Kambi:

Based on current stats,

LC - It will take about 4 months from the date you initiate your case with your lawyer
140- Eb2 or eb 3 will take from 4 weeks to 4 months
485 - If u are from India or China and based on current situation for Eb2 it could take upto 4 years and 6-7 years for EB3. If you are from Rest of the world it would be 1-2 years.

However, if the SKIL bill passes, things could change and you could get the whole GC within 2 years or so.........Keep hopeful...that is what I am doing after 8 years on H1........with a MBA from a US University!!

between the USA: worldwide, except Europe --- 2 pieces of baggage max. 23kg

Lufthansa - Free baggage allowance (http://www.lufthansa.com/online/portal/lh/us/info_and_services/baggage?nodeid=2892236&l=en&cid=1000390&blt_p=US&blt_l=en&blt_t=Info_and_Services&blt_e=Info%20Service%20Sitemap&blt_n=Baggage&blt_z=Free%20baggage%20allowan&blt_c=US%7Cen%7CInfo_and_Services%7CInfo%20Service %20Sitemap%7CBaggage%7CFree%20baggage%20allowan#an cAbT3)

Thanks Raj. I am sure this will be helpful to many other people here too. Appreciate your time to write it as points.

The porting of PD is during I-140 filing. So there isn't any day limits as to when you can join the new company. If you leave your current company the only thing that you can carry over is the PD from your approved I-140. So this is what you should do.

1. Join the new company (the client of your current company)

2. Have them file labor certification.

3. Once labor approved while filing new I-140 your attorney need to request port of PD from your previously approved I-140.

That is all it takes. This is a standard process.

Make sure to get a legible copy of the approved I-140, not the courtesy copy, you need the actual I-140 approval. On Courtesy copy they clearly say that, using that copy you cannot claim it as a proof of approval/any benefit out of that. So that is important.

Also get all your experience letters. The new attorney might ask for it at the stage of filing labor itself.

Hope this clears your hold up.

PM me if you need further clarification.

Good luck on your new job.

-Raj:)

Called Sen Bingamna's office! funny to call him against his own amendment but tried to put it diplomatically...hope it works!