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As a member of the IV content team (i.e. the team that spotted the problems and did all the delicious analysis so far) I will withold comment and speculation till the whole amended bill comes out.

As your own analysis shows -- the different sections of the bill need to be analyzed together.

Hold on to your horses.

best,
Berkeleybee

What I'm going to tell you to do is illegal. So do it at your own risk.

I don't think USCIS is ever going to find out about your income unless you disclose it.

Not filing tax returns is illegal no matter how small the income is. 5k is definitely big enough. I think you should go ahead and file tax returns atleast for 2009, so that you won't get into trouble with the IRS.

This is just my opinion.

what he said.

awesome links dan, you'll be getting some messages from me on AIM, heh

Obviously, you don't know how the system work, well , Welcome to dealing with USCIS!
If I have never received a FP Notice from USCIS and then, they deny my EAD renewal because of this, that will be total absurd. I don't think any good immigration attorneys will let this go.

First of all even if CIR is passed someone need to interpret the section. What kind of Ban for H1b in consulting? Is it blanket ban? It is going to be very tough in reality to Ban H1b for consulting completely. There might be some options in the law.
Agreed. As per my understanding, "consulting" as per the bill's definition is:
1. You are working at another employer's location (or client location)
AND
2. You report to someone at the other employer's location (i.e. you report to someone in the client's office)

So technically, you can still "consult" if you claim that you are reporting to your "employer" and not to someone at the client's location. And the show will go on.

This is my understanding of the bill. There are a lot of people who disagree with my interpretation.

Remember though, the true danger from the bill is the removal of the clause that H1B and L visa holders need not prove to the visa office that they do not intend to immigrate to the US.

Hi, I'm very tensed. I applied for H-1B under master CAP. I have finished all degree requirements including depositing PhD thesis. However, at the time of filing I could not wait for a letter from the registrar (it takes 5 business days).

So, I filed with a letter from my dept. The letter has the letterhead of the university and states that I completed all degree requirements and will graduate May 13th. It is signed by the dept associate dean.

Would that suffice? Could the petition be denied?

I have seen some denials but all for ppl who hasn't actually completed all requirements at the time of filing.

Thanks for any replies.

IV core team itself is not active these day.

Read my other post about what IV core is doing currently. Also, just FYI, we had a conference call last nite which went form 9.00 PM to 11.15 PM EST. And this was not the only call this week.

We have already started looking beyond the CIR and so has QGA. Aman and Shilpa went to an important House Related event in DC and met with some of the house representatives (in person) whose names you see in immigration articles every single day!

So, in a nutshell, I am happy to see the initiative by Ghost to take IV further. Please support him instead of trying negate it!

Do not forget that the only other option to fighting for our rights is to keep quiet and suffer daily for years. There is not a single person in the core team and nor many members in IV who are willing to give up before a good fight.

Copy of notice is fine.

If you had bothered to search these forums you would have got your answers in 5 minutes. However its just easier to ask something and sit there waiting, right? instead of reaching out, researching a bit?

Now that someone has answered your questions, would you consider atleast contributing (http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/showthread.php?t=15905) to IV? The same questions you have asked here, if you ask some of the good lawyers, would have cost you $300!

Please do not hurt any ones feelings and sentiments (think about your self in that situation and then answer.

People come to IV because they think that there are some good people who would suggest and help.

And please remember one thing, if you are in a hurry and dont have time. you would not think about browing or searching, but post your quesiton. And who knows he might have even done his browsing and asking for experts opinion.

And IV is an org and it at their wish and will of individual whether to contribute or not.

so please do not force any one.

Good luck to you.

Great concert shots Antonio. The exposure levels and color balance/saturation are perfecto! Bravo!

EAD is not required for invoking AC-21. If your lawyer says so, then go for second opinion.
His lawyer was right. If he has H1 he can do H1 transfer to another employer and invoke AC21 to continue AOS.

Fax sent!

Are these all the ppl who voted out of 10k members
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Mainly because a different poll was started before, that only included India and no other countries. I imagine people didn't want to vote in 2 polls.

There is an issue. You have to make a trip to the local police station every six months to register your child. If you're lucky, the officials will be polite and helpful and do this without fuss. But knowing India very well, they're more likely to create a fuss till you've bribed them. Also, now they know where your child lives and the fact that he/she is a US citizen. Who knows, what kind of people they will pass on this information to...

Conspiracy theories aside, the whole procedure reeks of the way sex offenders have to register with the police in the US - I just don't like it.

So this Police station registration is if the child starts to live in India or when the child visits India? Where is this rule documented?

If such rules exist, then there should be a formal complaint with the nearest Consulate General. They are reasonable people.

3/16/2006

All immigration voice contributors:

On behalf of immigration voice I would like to express my heartfelt appreciation, for your thoughtful and generous gift. We have
reached our goal of "60K by 16th" today. Last checked, the contributions slightly reached over 60,500.

Through the support of individuals like you, Immigration Voice is able to continue our advocacy efforts in Washington DC to bring
immigration reform for legal high-skilled immigrants. With your continued support we will keep our efforts up until we have reached
our goals because its simply too important to not give up EVER.

Again, thank you for the generous support. Your gift, along with the gifts of others, will enable us to continue our advocacy efforts
through every bill and every legislation that can help us achieve legal-immigration reform.


Sincerely,
Jay Pradhan.

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There is one more option. Calculate all the time you are out of US over the past 5 years and sum them up.

Eg., If you are 5 months out of country, then you can recapture those 5 months and add it to your 6th year limit. In which case you may fall in the category of applying your Labor before start of 6th. Your Lawyer should be aware of this. I know one person who did this successfully.

The other option is take 3 or 4 months off (out of country) and recapture if necessary.

Good Luck.

Why not FedEx?

fedex des not deliver to PO boxes

Not flowers ... any other time, an emphatic YES.

But we just used flowers as a sarcastic "Thank You, USCIS" .... so it is not the best idea ... just a note of Thanks, email or letter - to let her know we are grateful for her stance. It is important that we acknowledge the efforts of people who work to help us.


Everyone is going to think twice now when they get a bouquet of flowers.. lol

Guys/Gals...
We are keeping on discussing, letting out our frustrution in the forum but I feel that "best bet" to come out of this "GC Trap" is to have Premium Processing of I-485 (as I mentioned in my earlier post) by paying extra money to USCIS and/or increase EB visa's to expedite our "stucked" PD's...

Jamie, u da man.......many dont even care, they want everything to be done by itself. If that is the case they never have come to this country. why dont they understand?

Thanks! I was worried because they may reject my application because if the PD is August, it is not qualified under the July VB. But it seems that because I am qualified anytime the VB shows current, I can apply in August without issue regarding PD.

why can't you just file it right away? i really suggest filing your application asap or within july so you'll get an earlier pd.