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I also called the number 202-224-7703. The lady told me that, it is scheduled for hearing this fall and we can check on Website judiciary.senate.gov . She said, usually they post the date, 1 week before the hearing in the committee. She is also told that, she is going to pass on the message for hearing, to the senators.

umm....isnt fall already over?
This bill was introduced last congress too...nothing happened.
Don't get yr hopes up too high.

Hello EB2ToEB3

Do you remember whether your job requirement specifically asked for BS in CS or just BS in Engineering?

Thanks for your earlier reply.

Dan

I doubt that you need BS in CS. I have a BS degree in Chem engg but recently my I-140 got approved without any issue.

Last week, I submitted my documents to my lawyer but until now I haven't received any confirmation from my employer yet if my application has been filed already. We are not allowed to contact our lawyer directly so I'm just relying on my employer about this. I'm quite concerned coz there's no way for me to find out if they have filed it or not.
Is there a way? Please help me please. Thank you

>>>How about setting up your own consulting company?

Nothing prevents you from doing it while on H1!

The url forward is for admins to decide. What does it really buy us.

But the home page clearly states this:-

Immigration Voice is a national non-profit organization (501 (c) (4)) working to alleviate the problems faced by legal high-skilled future Americans in the United States. We act as an interface between this set of immigrants and the legislative and executive branches of the government.

I think this makes it clear we are talking about legal skilled folks.

just my 2 cents.

CONGRATS!!

Please donate to IV today.

Congrats again!

I also pedge to donate $500 to IV on the day I receive the GC.

Hello IV Freinds,

I checked my mail last Saturday, got Cards and welcome approval notices in mail. Status at USCIS website still shows all cases pending. I had called my Senators office for follow up week before as processing dates also had also passed.

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Thanks,

Thank you for replying.

I believe when I was young I entered with family visit visa, then I re-entered the country using a re entry visa. I assume both has expired for awhile now, although my I 94 doesn't state an expiration date, it stats "ans or status" Could you explain what that means?

You are probably reading the notation wrong - it is probably "and/or status".

In US immigration, there is a notion of "status" which basically means you do/live in US the way you promised the immigration officer at the time of entry. If you were entered as an F-1 student, then you remain a student in good standing; if you were entered as H1-B, you remain gainfully employed in the position (or a similar one) for which the H1-B was issued, etc.

The second notion is "unlawful presence", which basically means you are staying in US beyond the time the immigration officer allowed you to -- i.e., the date on I-94.

So it is possible to be out-of-status, but not unlawfully present (i.e., someone who entered on H1-B VISA stopped working even though his/her I-94 was valid for 6 more months).

If you remain in US "unlawfully" (i.e., after the date written on your I-94) for more than 6 months but less than 1 year, you get a 3 year ban on reentering US. If you stay in US unlawfully for more than 1 year, then you get a 10 year ban on reentering.

In your case, your I-94 seems to say the stay was valid until a date "X" and/or until you were in status. I am assuming that there is a date on I-94 even though you did not specify one. I am not familiar with that notation, so I am guessing. If the guess is correct, then that would mean that you started accruing "unlawful presence" from the date you became out-of-status and you were "old enough". As far as I remember, the "old enough" is 18 years old, but I could be wrong and it could be 21 years old.

To determine when you became out of status, you need to know what was the required status at the last entry. If your sole status was parolee (i.e., you used advanced parole based on your submitted I-485), then you became out-of-status whenever the I-485 was rejected. As far as I know, the appeals process allows you to live in US, but if the appeal fails, as it was your case, the date when the status became invalid does not advance.

So if you have no other VISA status as a dependent, then you are out-of-status. Assuming the I-94 expired long back, and that USCIS starts counting unlawful presence from your 18th birthday, then you have accrued unlawful days equal to your age in days minus 6574 days (counting leap-years ;) ).

You can apply for a college, and the college may give you I-20, based on which you can get an F-1 VISA. However, you would have to go to your "home country" to get the F-1 VISA stamp on your passport (and they may ban you depending on the number of days you were unlawfully present). Basically, the only way I know of for you to get a legal immigration status is to go out of the country and get back with a legal visa (and of course, risk being banned, or denied VISA for any other reason).

Your case is complex enough that you must seek advice from an immigration attorney before making any decision.

In part 4 where it asks info about proposed travel; my form had the following :

"Business travel as needed; personal travel - visit family and friends abroad."

So something generic like this should work as well.

No, experience from current company does not count.

If you have a masters, and the job requires one, it doesn't matter how much experience you have.

From Department of State (http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/types/types_1323.html)

There are two subgroups within this category:

Professionals holding an advanced degree (beyond a baccalaureate degree), or a baccalaureate degree and at least five years progressive experience in the profession; and

Persons with exceptional ability in the arts, sciences, or business. Exceptional ability means having a degree of expertise significantly above that ordinarily encountered within the field.

Thanks a lot for sharing the link. Really appreciate it a lot. :)

it doesn't boil down to who you trust more. Both opinions have its merits.

But you should base your decision on whether or not you have truly ported to a job with similar duties and if you have the paperwork to prove it. If you have all this, then evn if you do get RFE its not a bad thing, since you can prove that you did no wrong.

Just my 2 cents.

Hi
I am thinking my "living the american dream" will be a dream only.

True. Its just a dream. You work on something for 20 years and get a GC at 45. What are you getting after that. Just continue your dream for another 20 to 30 years and call it a day.

If you get it by 25, you have some years to go hit something for your life.

I stopped worrying on GC and started living on tasks that help my family. I have a job now. If lost, I will go for another job and another and another in India/Europe/Australia/so and so. But surely not going to die or go to hospital for depression.

Bump - come on folks, please provide feedback.

We are glad that so many people turned out in huge numbers.

What would you need done
I'll help out

I was shocked as well, when I read about that in the other thread. Thanks for clarifying this Pappu!

shocked to learn that the wait is getting longer! now I am truly SHOCKED!
"Jo poora doob gava, usko thandee nahin laagva re!"
poorly translates to english "Does it get any colder, for one who is already drowned?"

1) Check
The address to mail the checks to is:

Immigration Voice
P O Box 1372
Arcadia, CA 91077-1372

2) Online Payment through your bank

Login to your bank account (This is for BoA)
Go to Bill Pay>>Payees>>Add a Payee

You will see two options
1)Pay a company
2) Pay an Individual

Click the GO button next to Pay an Individual (without entering any information)

In the next page

You will see a small form
Payee- is the name- in whose favor the check will be made
Nickname is for your reference
In Identifying information- you can put your handle
Rest is obvious

Payee creation is one time setup

Once you have created a payee
Go to Bill Pay>>Overview
and here you will see an option to make a payment

3) PayPal

4) Google Checkout

So, are we again planning to send flowers or thank you card to Emilio


They are clearing the mess they have created. I agree not many people correct their mistakes, people who do, should be noticed. But that is all we should do.

If not for our fight and raising our "voice" they would never would have even considered it.

So if I were you I would just say thank you to him and instead of spending the money for greeting cards or flowers to emilio, I would be donating it immigrationvoice which will help our voice grow even stronger.

Which state are you in? In CA you can drive till one year with foreign license. In case there is a traffic violation , or for some reason he breaks a red light the fines are 3 times the regular fine since he wont hold a USA license.

Also the insurance companies have different requirements which you need to confirm with them.

My H1B expire on 9/30 as well as my I-94 also expires 9/30. Some how I miss my H1B extenction. I have EAD that is valid until next year mid. I am working right now what is my current status? Is they any way still i can extend my H1B.

My employer is saying there is no way to extend H1B after crossing the last date. You have to work on EAD.

But my question my I94 is expired on 9/30 then what is my current staus.

thanks in advance.

I got similar information from IO
I am not sure what he meant by before it expires?
Did you ask what happens when it expires?
and what about the 180 days rule? I was told that they would look in application pending more than 1 yr during Nov.
And application pending more than 2 yrs are already processed ( as per press release)
good luck !!


Just got off the phone with customer service rep. I called them to know the status of my service request that was created 45 days ago. After some wait, one lady picked up my call. I asked her to check the status of my service request. She tried for 10 mins to pull up that info but she couldn't pull up because of some technical issues. She escalated my call to another level.

One rep picked up my call.He seems to be nice and answered my questions. He said my case is under review as of 8/21/2008. When I asked him to see whether my name check is cleared or not, he said it is still pending as of now. FBI name check was initiated on Sep 18, 2007 and it should expire on Nov 30, 2008. Before that they should get a response for name check.

We gave our finger prints on Nov 2, 2007. How come name check was initiated on Sep 18, 2007? I am not sure whether i can believe his words?

I have a soft LUD on 8/21/2008. According to CSR words, i can assume that case was assigned to an officer. But i am not sure about the name check process.

Is any one got the similar response?
Please share your thoughts on this

Thanks,
palemguy

My new EB2 140 is approved with new date, so I sent following email to EBupdate.tsc@dhs.gov on 05/18 and my case is approved on 05/25. You don't have to wait until new I-140 is ported with old 140 date, the following email worked for me.

In the subject line, put : I-485 Multiple I-140s

Body of the email :

Dear Sir/Madam
I request you to kindly approve my pending I 485 case with new approved EB-2 (SRCXXXXXXXXXX) I-140. My I 485 was originally filed with EB-3 (LINXXXXXXXXXX). As per Pearson memo I am eligible to take advantage of priority date from EB3 to EB2.
Please contact me if you need any other information.

My case receipt numbers:
EB-3 : Receipt# LINXXXXXXXXXX with Priority Date XX/XX/2004
EB-2 : Receipt# SRCXXXXXXXXXX with Priority Date XX/XX/2011
I-485: Receipt# SRCXXXXXXXXXX

Primary details:
First name :
Last name :
A# :
485 receipt number :

Spouse Details:
First name :
Last name :
A# :
485 receipt number :

Thanking you

Sincerely,
Name
Address
Ph No :
Email :