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Hi all,

I have come to texas on a B1 to the client location. I stayed with my colleague who has a apartment here. When we left to office ( my first day ) .I made a mistake leaving my passport and others in apartment. .

I have applied and got a new passport .

I have applied for I-94 by filing I-102 . The processing dates are very slow for this . I only have a reciept of this and nothing.

I am leaving 3july next month...what need to be done....i dont even have a VISA.

And what needs to be done for B1 VISA.

I emailed the chennai US embassy but couldnt get any reply............



PLEAASE...HELP:(:confused:

FYI:


http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/01/06/first.baby.ap/index.html


another reason to get a GC. although, toys r us reversed their decision, the whole incident kinda left a bad taste in the immigrant community. heck, they didn't ask for my GC when i bought toys in their store then why would they even bother about "citizenship" in their new year promotion. good thing they reversed it.

Guys,

don't worry.

The age determination for the purpose of aging out is done at the time of I-485 filing and not adjudication. You guys are safe!

They can't age out children just because they sit on an application for 5 years...

Relax..
I think at the present time this could be in doubt in all honesty since the USCIS have said there are no visa numbers available and are only accepting applications since they screwed up. So in essence there are no priority dates that are current. Your age is only set in 'stone' if your I485 is submitted when a visa number is available to you and that is not the case through August 17th.

Guess this rather strange outcome of the visa bulletin fiasco could raise any number of new scenarios.

is there a way we can add filters so we can filter for only EB3 ROW or EB3 India for example. this will be very helpful to know the numbers of IV members under EB3 ROW for example. Thank you for all your efforts

Great start

This is a good move from IV.:D

Any more advice,guys I am very tensed.Please help

What do you mean by AP and EAD delayed? Once you have applied for your 485 and all things considered OK, you should get your AP and EAD. If dates retrogress again, you will have to keep renewing your AP and EAD till you get your GC. How long it will take to get AP and EAD? Right now, I believe it will take a lot longer, maybe upto 6 months given the load of apps. they will receive.

looks like the sooner you submit the package, the better !!! even if I don't harbor any hope to get my GC before mid-2008.

Status:
PD: May 2006
I-140 approved.
EB-2

Yes they keep the originals and send it back with your passport, atleast they did in my case. I went to consulate in N. Delhi
My wife went for H4 visa stamping in New Delhi embassy ...

Hi,

could you please provide me your attorney's details?

Thank you,

I changed jobs early this year with a 20% pay cut and with different titles and with different client type (private vs public). Got GC last month. No RFEs. I did not inform USCIS.

Before switching jobs, I checked with my attorney and made sure that I am covered, made sure that my previous employer will not revoke my approved I-140 and made sure that my current employer will cooperate with the process. Last month my GC got approved.

Good luck.

I was wondering if we have approached "Consulate General of India" and Ministry for Immigrant Indians (Aapravasi Bhartiya Mantralaya) and check if they can help us in this visa fiasco. Indian statesman and good enough in visiting America to get foreign investment at the state or central level, but where do they stand when the same disapora need their help to find injustice they face on the foreign land. Any thoughts?

May be we can get their help to gather support from pro India congressmen and senators

I received a RFE on experience letters (EB3). I have searched everywhere but haven't found the format for a winning experience letter.

Can someone with an approved 140 please paste a format of the experience letter on this thread?

Thanks!

Hello indyanguy,

question,did you got an RFE for your entire work history ,just the latest expeience letter

Pappu, Thanks for the link it is informative and looks like IV had raised the namecheck issue. Let us see if there are other members on IV still experiencing FBI check delay.

Maybe then a retouch of the issue will be helpful.

Folks,
After more than an hour drive to a shitty town in northern mass Lawrence....no bottles please..cell phones be turned off...

Officer: Purpose
Me: Me approved my wife not
Officer: cases..
Me: Presented cases
Officer: Yes you are approved...your wife is pending
Me: Oh really that is a revelation....
Me: Why so?is she preadjudicated?
Officer: There could be many reasons...no she is not pre-adjudicated...
Me: What can we do to expedite as she is current
Officer: Nuthin ....I was loosing my temper now...
I said how long should one wait...I opened an SR I got a reply that they are doing additional review contact after 6 months..3 days later I get approval email...no one has a clue...the right hand does not know what the left is doing....my wife is kicking me on the foot asking in native language be happy with yours do u want to loose urs too...
Officer: gave a vague Monalisa smile...
Me: Well I guess that's it I didn;t know anything after driving 60 miles that I didn't know before...

On the way back got a mail from my attorney...he checked thru AILA and talked withan IO ...it seems her biometrics need to be redone...it is ordered and she shld get it in 2 weeks she will be current next month too...so keep fingers crossed...well my fingers are crooked and can't be straightened now...

Hope the info helps..

SoP

I insist that the name of the person who used profane language on IV website be revealed. It is a serious and urgent issue. Such people must be exposed for the public good.

I fully think that if IV is serious for the dignity of its members and wants this not to happen again, then the person should be revealed and banned. I know this has happened in the past also but not taking this kind of action has given courage to such kind of people to attempt it again.

Hi,
I am trying to find a job under the "new H1-B quota" after leaving the H1-B status last year even though I did NOT exhaust my initial 6 year quota.

So, can you

1. enter the US on B2 for a job search from June 2011 - September 2011
2. leave the US on September 29, 2011 ( right before October 1, 2011 ) with a new H1-B quota I-797
3. get an new H1 stamped outside under the new quota with a September 20 - October 7 , 2011 consular appointment date
4. enter the US for the job right after getting the visa stamped on let us say on October 15, 2011

and not raise any of the following red flags :

1. Why is this person applying for a new H1-B visa right after returning from a B2 after such a long stay ?

2. Did he complete 365 days outside the US since I had a previous 6 year H1-B. I would have done 365 days outside the US by June 2011 before re-entering on B2

3. want to be a little careful since between June 2010 - June 2011 I have made a few 3-4 days trips to the US on B2 already throughout that time ? Does this hurt anything ? Would the consulate for stamping care about this or the USCIS or both ? Are the 365 days supposed to be continuous ?

4. I dont want to change status from B2 to H1-B since people say this is very risky. Any comments ?

5. Would the consulate cancel my B2 visa after stamping H1-B ?

Please advise on where I should give gaps in my timeline or would cutting it so close work ?

Celebrate in a way nobody has celebrated yet.

Shove your GC up yours and run a mile nakd on the street. You will know if GC gave you freedom.

Same situation happened to me - My status shows as card production ordered while hers have no update.

The sad part is that I m continuing on H1 while she is working on her EAD and needs it approved soon

sujith1, can you post when did you both filed for EAD, where, and when did you get approval for you only.

Same here sujith1, I am on H1B (AOS) and she is working on her EAD.

Is paystub needed When a person is on H1B and is out of project when AOS on 485.


I'm also in similar situation - my current project will also end by Mar 30th and its tough getting a new Project outside since my employer wants to make big money out of me (they keep fat margins) .... My H is valid till Sep 10 but it doesn't matter as soon as the current employer cancels it or asks u to go out of the country.

Do a H transfer immediately with some other company so that u remain in status...

Then file GC with that new company. GC can't be filed on your own - The PERM Labor and I-140 must need a employer and the 3rd stage I-485,EAD,AP you can file on your own.

My spouse was on h1 earlier, she is now on h4, however her h1 petion is expiring in Oct'09. Lets suppose she gets a job offer in Feb'10, does she have to apply for a fresh H1 or can she convert to H1 on which she was working earlier? My question is how long will she not be counted against the quota?

Also, can any new employer file for her H1 or does it have to be a employer who has held her H1 previously?

I was the first to show my site, then paddy, then dark and then fern so i really dont see any influence may it be progressive or negative...

not that it matters but you weren't the first one, first was paddy, then me, then you and then fern

but i voted mlke, liked the colorwork, only thing i didn't like that much was the incoherency (the split up of the menu: titles above header, content below)

No issues for me when I came back on H1B on 4/20/2009.

I had a H1B stamped on my passport from my previous employer and I was carrying new H1B approval notice from my current employer. I got I-94 till the validity of my new H1B approval from my current employer.

No issues whatsoever, no question asked and it was smooth sail.

i had LUD same day and one day after .