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Thank you both for the responses.

Mine is around 10K for Europe so I should be fine...

Best of luck to you...

Congrats

Hi all,

I got married in March 08. My wife is on H1 before marraige and working at Minenapolis but after the marraige she always stayed here(found a diff project) with me in DC. The mistake (i think) we didnt paid much attention the to the update on the address or the maritul status on paystubs and as of now both our paystubs show our older addresses and single status (as we thought we can file a joint return at the year end where we can do all adjustments). Now that my date is current and applying spouse as derivative will this raise any rfe (ofcourse i have the marraige doc)? As such iam not to bothered about the rfe per se as ours is a genuine marraige but iam worried whether these rfe will lead to extreme delays (i have seen cases) and whether anybody encountered this kind of scenario before pl post your experience.

Appreciate your opinions on this.

My only thought is why arent they trying to re-introduce the visa recapture bill. But that thought in itself is a rhetorical question.

H1-B Extension after 6 years.

Is it mandatory that I have to work at the employer who is processing my GC to get the extension on H1-B beyond 6 years?

I have changed my employment after I-140 approved. But the previous employer agreed to continue the GC process. I could not file 485 due to PD is not current.

The 6 yrs limit on H1 is about to be over.
Is it possible to extend H1-B after 6 yrs at the new employer, based on the I-140 approved by previous employer as green card is process? Or is it mandatory that I have to work at the employer who is processing my GC to get the extension on H1-B beyond 6 years?

Thanks in advance
Venkat

In order to extend H1B beyond six years, you do not require to be with the GC sponsoring employer. One must have filed a labor 365 days before 6th year end date. 1 or 3 years extension is based on what stage of GC processing you are in. Hope this helps!

I wonder if there are any provisions in there that can indirectly help our backlogs as well? Text of bill: http://www.aila.org/content/default.aspx?docid=22907

This has passed House and I was reading in Oh's site that President will sign it soon. Is it possible to throw in some indirect 485 backlog reduction provisions in there?

Oh's report:

07/17/2007: Passport Processing Meltdown to Receive Some Help from Retired Diplomats

Currently, the department is receiving more than 1 million passport applications a month and holds a backlog of about 500,000 that have been pending more than 10 weeks, instead of the usual six to eight The Senate passed S. 966 bill late last month to allow State to rehire retired Foreign Service employees to staff overwhelmed passport processing centers across the country. Retirees now have little incentive to return because current law cuts their salaries by the amount of their pensions. The House yesterday agreed to the Senate bill and passed it yesterday which is likely to grant the State Department the flexibility to rehire retired and fully trained passport processors on a temporary basis to help existing processors manage the increased demand. The President is likely to sign the quickly. Read on (http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=37485&dcn=todaysnews) (http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=37485&dcn=todaysnews).
Probably I am jumping the gun here but if I am not, hope this post won't hurt IV's agenda.

The conference call will be deferred to the same time (8pm Central, 9pm Eastern) on December 16, 2006. This is to accomodate Pappu to give an update on what exactly happened in DC.

Hi,

I am also in same situation.

NSC,
E-filed EAD/AP on 6/26

NO FP

2. What is the safest & quickest way to get my h1 status active in system..
H1 STAMPING IN HOME CONTRY.

a) Stamping in Canada - Quickest for me. Is it safe ?
FIRST TIME H1B STAMPING NEEDS TO BE DONE IN HOME CONTRY, CHECK WITH ATTORNEY.
b) Get status changed without getting out of country? - But how?
THERE IS APPLICATION TO CHANGE STATUS FROM H4 TO H1, CHECK WITH ATTORNEY.
c) Stamping from Home country? -- Last option.
YES, YOU CAN DO ANY TIME.

I reside in NJ. But I did my medical for whole of my family in New York for $185 each.

What was done under medical ? Vaccination , TB test , XRAY , ..


Thanks for your help.. also would you let me know doc's name if I PM you ?

Can anyone tell me after my 6th year of H1 i have a 3 year extension of h1 visa, can i go to india and come back on that visa or do i need to have AP. I got my 140 approved and i got my 485 receipt notices.

you can use the visa, need not use AP if you dont want to. If you have a visa stamping already, using the H1 visa is the preferred way to return:
- you get an I-94 valid for 3 more years (with AP you get one for just one year, which is a bit weird)
- using AP atleast sometimes pushes you into secondary inspection which is another hour spent with the customs and border patrol folks. While they are typically nice and friendly, I personally hate being stuck in that no-mans land at the airport.

Only advantage of AP is if your GC is approved while you are abroad, you are supposed to return on AP as your H1 status would have ended. in practice people have re-entered on H1 in such cases and its been ok. Depending on your PD this may not may not be a concern

You're right, I really admire

yes, I did mean 12/2011.

Hi all,

I am new to this thread. I have a bachelor degree in Applied Science in IT and got it in about 1 and half years because I got an points exemption from my advance diploma. I also have 7 years of IT working experience and currently hold a H1B1 visa. H1B1 and H1B are not the same thing. The question is can I apply for my GC in eb2 category?

Hope to hear from kind soul soon.

Thanks,
Clive

Guys/Guru's,

I need advice/thoughts from you on some of the questions below. Any response will be really appreciated.

1. Got my 485 approval and GC (phycical Card) in hand. What is next? Do I need to get a Infopass appointment and get stamped before any abroad travel?

2. Before receiving 485 approval, my wife and kid went on a Vacation(abroad). Their H4 visa expired on passport, but they have h4 extension/approval till 2010? I was thinking of sending them to H4 stamping, but now that I have 485 approval for them, What should I do? Just bring them here and show GC at port of entry? (Ofcourse, I'll take their GC go abroad and bring them back)?

3. Anything i should be aware or concern about these situation?
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Hi!
any update on your RFE
its look like NSC is sending RFE for old PD date
mine PD is also 2001 and they ask for 2001 tax return and w2
what did you submit in your rfe response

It will be very helpful , if any one can clarify the new rule FATCA in regards to Indian NRI bank accounts. Will FATCA filing is required for Green Card Holders also.

Thank you.

You need to have PT license to work. Every state has different rules, there is lot of paper work involved to sit for license exam. For Indians, mostly it was easy for Michigan, New york. For present scenario better check physicaltherapyforum.com, very good info avaliable

Once you pass license it is easy to get job and H1, presently physical therapy is recession proof. well paid over 60-75000 for new grads.

Hi,

My Company recently started Perm process and posted ads in newspaper and jobsites. We have recieved couple of resumes. One of the resume meets almost all requirements, but doesn't have enough experiance in one skill set and also doesn't have required Bachelors Degree in MIS or Computer Science or EEE.

Can we reject the candidate saying, doesn't have required bachelors Degree in above mentioned 3 fields, and not having enough experiance in one of the specified skill set?

And also do we need to do interview candidates before rejecting?

Thanks..

Are you VP or HR person or interviewer? Why do you care about these things?
If you are not employer, your company will take care of these things.Did they ask you to help them in this regard??

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