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MY PD - July 8 2004, RD July 2 2007 NSC. I-485 - Pending USCIS's mistaken with EB Classification. (came to know of this after opening 3 SR's and 3 Infopass appointments).

My Attorney wrote to USCIS last week about the problem with my I-485 (USCIS mistakenly put me as EB3 instead of EB2). I want to know experience of memebers / Attorneys who have writen to USCIS for any reason(s) (USCIS Mistakes, Eb3->EB2 porting, Etc) and goten response and how long did it take for getting the reponse. Any Hard LUDs/Soft LUD's after sending letter etc.

Please share you experience.

Thanks in Advance.

Absolutely no problem. (assuming you visit is not very long - greater than six months and your GC gets approved as soon as you leave).

You can return using your AP as some suggest. Be mindful not to show any non-immigrant visa ( H1, L1, B1 etc.) as that might be construed as abandoning LPR status. If you do not have a GC, some have been given deferred inspection (to prove your status in a local USCIS office at a later date). Another option is for someone to collect your GC and mail it with a reliable service abroad (FedEX etc.) - in anticipation of some disagreement, this is perfectly legal - it is not a passport and is a entry document not a departure doc.

The time available to a congress person to speak with residents in small.
Be prepared to speak with the congress person's aids.
An aid can put in hours of time with/for you, whereas the actually congress person will have little time to spare.

Hi! I'm H1B holder and my company is willing to sponsor the green card. I'm coming from Eastern Europe (Moldova) and in US am working as software developer, I guess it's EB-3, right? I graduated in Romania Bachelor Degree in Mathematics & Computer Science (4 years) and Master Degree in Computer Science & Engineering (2 years). My work experience is more than 7 years. Please advice how to proceed to get this process done properly, legally and fast, reasonably possible and how much time it would probably take. Thanks in advance!

Company A can not by law press any charges for the filing fees of H1B petition but they might go after you to pay for other costs in case you have agreed to pay for attorney fees.

What's RFE about?

I just got an email from my attorney that the RFE was for photos. So it doesn't
sound like something that should stall the 485 processing...But it really depends
on the process they follow I guess.

From over an year, I have been working on EAD. Recently I resigned from my job, however I am still looking for a new job. I have a few questions related with EAD:
1. Even after leaving the company, is it legal for me to stay in the country and for how long?
2. Can I look for any kind of job on EAD or there is any restrictions?
3. Is it possible that my former employer can cancel my EAD?
4. If I find a new job, do I have to use immigration lawyers of my former employer to help renew my EAD, travel document etc. from time to time or I can hire another immigration lawyer?

Thanks.

Hi there,
This is exactly what my company's attorney had told me. If the new location is within commuting distance/same metropilitan area there is no need for a LCA amendment .

If anybody thinks otherwise please feel free to correct me.

As far as i know, it dosent matter if you are on EAD or H1b. You can open a bussiness as a investor. You can have profit of that business but you can not generate your payrole or you can not work for that particular business. I will recommend to assist immigration lawyer or CPA.

thank you

Thanks all for your help and sorry for the new thread.

NJ members please reply

Hi,

i got my i140 approved ,i-485 applied >180 days with my old employer.i have my h1b till 2010.Now i got an offer from a new company who is willing to do my h1b transfer and they said no need for doing labour,i140 again.
i am confused. is that safe if i do h1b transfer and keeping old employer's i140.(they won't revoke).Are its better to use ead to avoid confusion in GC process.pls show me the light.

Same boat. My brother's marriage is in the last week of August and I have to travel to India.

When I go to India, I will need to get H1b stamping on extension - will that be an issue?

If I apply for 485 now, and they send biometrics notices when I am in India (will be there for a week in last week of August) , will it be an issue? Though it is a long shot?

Changing address - I will be moving into a new apartment soon (in 3 months) - so effectively after applying 485, I will be moving to a new apartment - how will I handle address change?

Can anyone help me with these answers :)

hi everyone,
i wondered if someone could help me find answer to the following questions.

I am a Physician and currently in Residency program which is for 3 years. my residency ends on 30th September 2008 and i have H1b status. I have been offered Fellowship in my desired specialty but it starts on 1st January 2009, therfore there is a gap of 3 months between the end of my current job and beginning of my next job.
so my questions are:
1. H1 petition which I will file for my fellowship starting 1st jan 2009 would be an extension of my current H1 or would I have to file a new H1?

2. suppose I find a job for 3 months gap period at the same institution where I have got my fellowship (keeping in mind that decription of this job would be a little different from what i will be starting from 1st jan 2009), would i have to file for 2 different H1B petitions (one for 3 month period starting 1st oct 2008 and the other for fellowship starting 1 st jan 2009).

3.also, I was thinking that if I file for H1 approval say in july 2008 for the fellowship starting 1st jan 2009 and get approval by mid september 2008. with the approved petition I go back to India and have a vacation for 3 months and come back to US in late december 2008 on H1B again for Fellowship beginning 1st jan 2009. In this case, what would be my status for the gap period of 3 months that I spent in India?
also, would I be issued a new SSN when i come back again. also, i have heard rumors that US embassy in Delhi can hassle you to get H1. How true is that?

Is there any other option someone can suggest?

Thanks for your patient in reading my message.

I need to re-file my I-485 application which was rejected due to USCIS error (they could not find I-140).

Can anybody tell me what is the logic behind writing "DO NOT OPEN IN THE MAIL ROOM" on envelope while re-submitting I-485 appplication?

I will need to send to USCIS today. Please let me know ASAP.

Thanks a lot.

harrydr,

It is not now. I cannot apply for I485 as PD is not current for me.
I am asking when USCIS decides to introduce an extra step called Pre-App for I485 and for which PD need not be current.
There was this news in early May that USCIS is planning to halt concurrent filing and introduce new Pre-App process. So I wanted to learn more about this from others...

You need to be in valid H1B status to get H1B extension. If you have abandoned it or it has expired, then you are subject to H1B quota. But I don't have any document/memo to support it. Wait for more senior people's response.

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am thinking of working in the similer line.

Well there are plenty of Credit Unions who offer better rates if you do a little dance for them. They offer high interest checking accounts if you do x number of debit transaction and 1 ACH (direct deposit) etc. I have accounts with 2 such CUs (ADvantis & Oregon Community CU) which give me 3.0 & 2.9% respectively.

I'd rather use those debit cards that give me a good interest rate on my SAVINGS than credit cards (like chase) who give me 2-3% on my SPENDING.

I took this really lousy picture that should have been discarded
as I couldn't get a good photo out of it. I thought I'd try something
different in Photoshop anyway, I need the practice...

Here's a scaled down original of a bird taking a bath:

http://www.interimlocation.com/fretnomore/photo/10d/pictures/smallbirds/img_1050small.jpg

and here's a watercolor like effect that was the result:

http://www.interimlocation.com/fretnomore/photo/10d/pictures/smallbirds/birdbath2.jpg

What do you say, is this convincing, and worth pursuing?

-Anders

Seek a competent lawyer's help. There is a "nunc pro tunc" option . Since you applied for the initial amendment in May 2009 after your expiration of OPT, they would have to check if any grace period applies or if it could be done in your case for "change of Status". But worth the try, in either case you make sure you are not "out of status".

Hope all ends well for you.