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Only for the first time it is hard for you. Second time it becomes very easy.

There are many here right from PD 2003, have no parents, no brothers, no sisters, no relatives and no friends back home eventhough they still live there.

Our only relative/friend/brother/sister is USCIS nowadays, it decides what we need to do when we wake up everyday!

Eventually people may think of naming their kids like "USCIS", "DOS", "EAD", "AP" etc.

:D

If its illegal, then you have to consult an attrony.

Desi, Thanks for the translation, it was very helpful. However, I failed to find in this document anywhere that a PD obtained from EB application can not be ported to an FB category.

Its not even for ENTIRE employment based category either.

As mentioned in the document, porting applies ONLY for immigrant petitions (I-140) approved under EB-1, EB-2 or EB-3 classification.

PD can NOT be ported for EB-4 and EB-5 either.

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Not a legal advice.

That law is unconstitutional. INA doesnt say that everyone born in United States is a citizen. Even the Constitution says that. To deny birth-right citizenship to anyone (children of legal or illegal residents) would require constitutional amendment.

Constitutional amendment is not a joke. This bill is a rhetorical statement, not an intent to legislate it.


That is true...it purly show of politics. US Constitutional amendment
is extremely difficult.

The answer to that question would be "no". Would the IO be satisfied with the job description of the new job? Would he ask if I filed AC21? I don't want to sound paranoid, but it would be great if there was anyone on these forums that was in a similar situation and was asked that question...

http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/showthread.php?t=23346
http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/showthread.php?t=23347


Idiot, why are you creating a thread for each company. you could have mentioned Home Depot, Catterpillar and pfizer in the same thread.

Before creating a thread, you should think that you are eating space and band width of a site which is run by a non - profitable organization.

I think you may be venting your anger on some spam bot. If you didnt notice the name of the blogger is LayoffBlog which is also the name of a website with this information.

munabhai
i filed my I-140 in may 07 and got RFE in NOV-07 and replied in dec07.

hello every1,

I was wondering how many of you are here who had applied their labor with MS + 0 years of experience..

Could you please shed some light on your profile and current standing in GC process ??

Thank youu....

MS + Zero exp = I doubt if any one out there

In 2010 - around 20K visa is issued in EB2 and around 3K in EB3...

Does anyone know the exact demands for each year from 2005 ,2006,2007,2008, 2009 ,2010,2011 -- then it will give clear picture .

Yes.

Thread titled "Eb2 calculations..." has the information you need.

Glad to know we're advertising on the radio station, as one member suggested.

Proof of what we can do collectively, and IV is really an organization driven by members, of the members, for the members, by the members.

GO IV GO!

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SAN JOSE WAS THE BEGINNING, DC WILL BE A HUGE MILESTONE!
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cheers, and see ya'll in DC!
jazz

He is the best - I am at work - but will listen to the radio.

Way to go logiclife - we are with you

All visa stamping is now done outside US. As long as you dont travel outside of USA, you can stay legally till the date mentioned on your I-94 attached on I797. But, if your H1 extension is subjected to your visa interview in Islamabad, you have to go to interview.

I dont know what DWI is, but whatever it is, do not hide it on your visa application. AFAIK, traffic violations are not criminal offences, but I might be wrong.

You better have criminal record strighten out with DHS ASAP, one wrong info and it will become a huge problem.

Good luck.

Hello IV members : I am mad about discrimination agst Indian and China born applicants for GC processing times. I have read many posts in here and it states to join tri-state chapters .. What does it mean? How can we be part of this.. Pls. elaborate.
Thanks

http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=17

check this link and find out your state chapter ... each state has its own yahoo groups mailing list and identified state chapter leaders...

Do you mean we can send checks for $ accounts to be deposited into local rupees accounts in india? Does this work. Do you know how long it takes for them to get the money after each cheque deposit?

I send through Wells Fargo to ICICI bank in Inida. You can open a remmitance account with wels fargo and wire transfer yourself. Every $1000 dollars they charge $9 dollars.
Advantage is money is there in 2 days.
Simplest way is ...send your mom, post dated checks for the whole year. Mail it through Prioriy mail using USPS.....ony costs 5 dollars. She can deposit the check every month. I 've been doing it for longest time.
Only , in case of emergency and you want to transfer 5000 or more, i like Wells Fargo Service.

why i got red?????? I am saying it is going to be current.

I gave you a green now. So, you have only one red left. LOL people are taking humor seriously.

Hi ,

Can you use portability(i.e, I-140 approved and I-485 pending more than 6 months) for studies in USA, I thought its only good for changing the jobs in the same field, I dont know if we can go back to school. Does schools in USA give admission based on EAD/I-485 pending (its OK for Secondary applicant but I guess not for Primary applicant, even if its OK at the time of GC approval dont we have to show the proof that we are working in the same field , does INS accept if one is in school full-time without job.

I am sure lot of people want to go back to school to venture into new fields or learn latest skills but are hindered by the delay in GC approvals.

IS there any one went back to school full time and got GC approved . If so please enlighten us by posting a reply

Thank you

Since you are going for stamping in India, just be sure to take your degree certificates as well as transcripts.

Not so important - W2 statements for the years in the US as well as tax returns.

Does anyone know how you can claim social security when you are in India and not a permanent resident or citizen of the US ???

You can NOT. There is no such provision. Search for thread on this topic in this forum

Even GC's can't claim...SS is only for US citizens or any other countries with which US has a treaty.

Sen. Grassley calls for new L-1 visa probe
Raises concern that a 2006 report on L-1 visa was ignored
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R.-Iowa) has asked the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) inspector general to investigate the L-1 visa program, saying he is increasingly concerned about loopholes in it.

Grassley on Tuesday released a letter to Charles Edwards, the DHS inspector general, asking him to dust off a 2006 inspector general report about the visa program and find out why the report's recommendations "were never implemented."

Grassley, who has been pressing for reforms of the H-1B visa, said he wants to find out the number of L-1 visa holders now living in the U.S.

The L-1 is used for multinational companies to bring employees into the U.S. and doesn't have has many restrictions as the H-1B visa, such as a prevailing wage requirement.

In his letter, Grassley wrote that "there's growing concern by many experts that companies are turning to L visas when the supply of H-1B visas are low. There is also a general consensus that L visas are being used to bring in 'rank and file' employees rather than top-level professionals with truly 'specialized knowledge.'" Specialized knowledge usually means advanced knowledge or expertise in a field.

In the 2006 study, the DHS's inspector general report referred to the L-1 visa as "the computer visa." It reported that from 1999 to 2004, nine of the 10 firms that petitioned for the most L-1 workers were computer and IT-related outsourcing service firms that specialized in labor from India. The number of L-1 petitions approved from 1995 to 2005, in most years, was just over 40,000. In 2001, nearly 60,000 were approved.

The report also found that the visa program was vulnerable to abuse and made several recommendations, including requiring immigration enforcement officers to assist in "checking the bona fides" of L visa petitions; putting in place a process for overseas verification of a petition; and clarifying what was meant by specialized knowledge, a requirement for the visa similar to what is asked for in H-1B visas.

Grassley said he wanted another look at the program because, "I have grown increasingly concerned that loopholes within the L-1 visa program have led to manipulation and broad overreach by those who use the program and have resulted in a great deal of fraud and abuse within the program

I think AP can also be mailed to a person who is not in the U.S. If that's the case, you could re-apply for AP once your old expires. Please verify with an attorney.

AP could be mailed but the applicant MUST be in the USA at the time of application.

If I renew my H1B can I avoid visa stamping by using the AP travel document.

I still intend to use my H1B as long as I stay with my current employer, but If I want to change employers or take a different job EAD would be the way to go, in that case would my H1B be invalidated?

I am concerned if I use EAD for a future job and 485 gets into trouble can I fall back to my H1B easily?


Thanks to all for the responses.
If you renew your H-1B, you can the U.S. re-enter on AP, but you will not receive I-94 with H-1B status and you will be a "parolee," which is not any nonimmigrant status. It is safer to just get H-1B stamped.

Congratulations to IV and all it's members. Time to celebrate!