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I'm in Chicago and will like to move to Atlanta area....Do you guys know how is the IT market (Architect, .NET) doing in this area? Looking at dice and computerjobs, i do see the same jobs getting repeated...Any thoughts will be greatly appreciated..

I lived in Atlanta for 4 years. The job market is just OK there. Not quite sure your reason for the move from Chicago, but if you are looking for weather and job prospects then, Dallas, TX could be a better choice. I maybe wrong but based on what I see - there seem to be more opportunities in the metroplex area

what is ur priority date, EB2/EB3 and how much time for u to reply the RFE?

Talked to both L1 & L2 officers in uscis. They have no idea whether this is an error or not. All they can tell is that it is the adjudicating officers who decide on the extension period. They advised me to send back the original cards with a new application to fix the error. I talked to my attorney and we are not going to do that. We will send an application to extend this EAD card before it expires.

Your parents do not need A/V letter. They can supplement last 3 months of statements. If you still want to give a try. You can ask bank manager to send a letter with current amount on your A/C to the address mentioned on your A/C. which means, they are sending the information to the addressee on the A/C.

If I were you, I would wait until your job is done. Then, close the A/C with a reason specified "Not happy with service".

It will be helpful if you can mention the bank name on this forum for all our immigrant community.

My PD is June 04 and the online status for my LC shows CERTIFIED since last week. Attorneys say they need DOL to send them the approved LC ... some document, which would be needed to file I-140 and I-485. Any idea how much time it takes for DOL to send the above said document back to the applicant or representative?

In that case, have your paper work ready such as medical tests, birth certs & related.

-C.

I am currently on H1 and have EAD through my wife (>180 d) (EB3 5/04). I am in a catch 22 situation. I am gettting a fellowship in one of the best program in the nation.

The problem is they dont want to sponser H1. Now if I utilize the EAD then there is always a risk associated. ALso my wife have to use AC21 to move to this place as well.

Have anybody been in this situation before? Is there anything to negotiate to push them to sponser H1b for me. Can you get H1b from a moonlighting position?

I'd appreciate the help. I really want to join this place and feel that they also really want me as a fellow. They just dont have enough courage to speak up in front of hospital corporate offices.

I went to the Chennai consulate in July 2008 with blue jeans and bright colored T shirt and I got my H1 visa stamped. No issues. But I sure felt like the odd man out there, NO ONE else was wearing a jeans and shirt. At the interview she asked me how is the weather in Michigan, that's about it..



Is it mandatory to wear business formal? I am going to get visa stamping with my wife, she is applying for H4.

Thanks!

I joined IV in the 3rd week of July 2007 when I was randomly searching for information. I did my first one time contribution right on the day the great news was released on 17th July. I have started my $50 monthly starting August 2007.

I would like to mention, what made me believe that IV Core was doing a great job and that it was worth contributing was that IV Core took a lot of risk(credibility) and posted critical news well before it came on any other website. It was like; they had all the scoop before it hit mainstream lawyers or AILA websites sometimes even before it came on USCIS official website (FAQ 3)!

This shows that IV Core has got a lot stronger and they indeed are in close contact with USCIS and that with the enough funds and enough support they will surely make things happen!

Way to go IV Core!

Thanks for the responses. Will call uscis on monday.

So ND definitely matters. Check your position in queue using ND. Not RD.

So in my opinion with current situation PD matters in the end. Luck matters first. :(

I am agree with you.

with this type of money and job, you should have filed for EB2.. why EB3

I got only one AP paper. Is it ok to travel to India?

From what I gathered so far I guess on your way back officer will keep the AP you have.
Try to take copies of the AP and request the offcier if he would keep the copy and give you back the stamped original.

In that case you can use the stamped original for your future trips.

Otherwise you will have to apply for more AP's if your are planning to go abroad again.

This is what I gathered so far.Not sure if I'm right though .

The answer to your question: It depends on your situation.

If you like your job, and willing to wait another 1-2 years (I gather you are from rest of the world), just stick it out, get your GC and leave. It is not always easy to get EB2 140 approval, especially now.

If it was a difference of 3-4 years, it is worth taking the risk, but for a difference of a year, do you want to go through the trouble?

163,000 applns for general and more than 31,200 applns for advanced degree.

Sent email yesterday with the details to lobbyday@immigrationvoice.org, and IV-Socal co-ordinators: Drona & Ramesh.

-C.

In the absence of a date, it is 6 moths from admitted date, by default. You may confirm this by calling USCIS.

That is not true. There is no default assumption and call center folks have no knowledge about things.

I have first hand experience with the same scenario at the same airport and CBP said it was a good idea to come back rather than assume a 6 month stay.

If it is a "FOR-PROFIT" organization, they may use you as a "free-service" in place of a "paid-service".

If you want to use this experience to get a job, then they will surely question what was your status while working for this company in US, and eventually they will find what kind of organization it is.

If you don't want to use this experience for a future job, it is surely not recommended but it is your choice to take risk, you may be safe until some one complaints.

At the end if it is a "NON-PROFIT" organization, you have a chance to defend.

If you want to go by the LAW, you have to satisfy all subclauses, it is annoying, painful, but thats how they made the LAW :)

1. It has nothing to do with immigration (unless you factor that "chinese mother" is an immigrant), which is why this thread is on interesting topics.

2 and 3. I had not even heard of the article until today and told the same to my doc. She brought up the topic because I am Indian.

4. Personally, after having read it, there are a few things I agree with the author and there are many I don't.

BTW, I had not read the CNN story either. Many of the things that I did not like in Amy's article are addressed in the CNN story!

Here's more critics who " love " her style of parenting ...

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/20/books/20book.html?_r=1

who the hell leaves their 3 year old out in the cold .

And btw how much she is Chinese is up for debate since she grew up here and can't even speak Mandarin... ( from the article )

Excerpt from Gregs blog and comments :(



"Things are going SOUTH . No agreement and No relief.
Class action is the only option. USCIS just wanted to test the waters and now they don't want to settle. Every thing else is just rumor mill. Every one who claimed to know the insider info was just taken for a ride. Welcome to beltway politics 101."


Guys take it for what it is worth. I am off to work.... :)

Hello everyone,

I am on the EB3 category and have a PD of March 19, 2002. Also, I am from a non-retrogressed country (Brazil). Would any of the wise members of this forum be willing to estimate how much longer I'd have to wait until I am concurrent? Thanks in advance.

If we're forced to see the glass half full, delayed 140 processing may actually be good for some people who are about to be laid off and whose 140 is on shaky grounds. It might just buy'em some more time to switch employers and figure out alternatives.

Maverick_2008

Ummm, how exactly is delayed I 140 good if they are about to be laid off? To be able to use AC21 these guys need need their I 140 approved and have worked for the employer 6 months after receipt date.

I don't see the logic in your statement.