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sorry to sound like a beaten record - but it seems that everyone here pretty much sees citizenship as fait accompli!

how has our respective motherlands harmed us that despite being pushed around by US for years on end -we are desperately seeking US citizenship?? after all - in many cases - its the basic and advanced education received at our respective countries that has made us qualify as "highly skilled" immigrants here.....

go ahead - put all the red dots - but do some soul searching before that!

here is the first line of US citizenship oath - "I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen" - while i can absolutely live in US as a law-abiding, tax-paying resident - how can i renounce my country of birth?

I respect your thoughts and to some extent I personally share them. The primary benefit of citizenship for me and I believe for many others posting on this thread would be to bring our aging parents to this country and to be able to live with them.

Today is No BUY Day...

all this is very confusing....can the core team give us an update...it will be really appreciated at this point

Thanks

Does she has any H1 visa stamped in her passport?


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Hi desi3933,

no she does not have H1 stamp in her passport. When she visited india recently she got her H4 visa stamp, since we had renewed H4 recently.

even if it is a conversion, it will bve included under the cap.. ie lottery.. which process has begun & people are getting notified that their case has been picked up vai the lottery.. pl check with your attorney

Years we have been told priority date establishes your place in the queue.

We have spurned job offers and declined the new PERM process to hold on to the priority dates.

Many are still awaiting labor certifications from the backlog elimination centers. Out comes USCIS and says everyone with a LC can file I140 & I485.

People still waiting for LC with priority dates in 2003-2004 are seeing applicants who have priority dates as late as 2007 but with approved LCs through PERM walk through to I485.

Net result, USCIS is going to be flooded with applicants enough to retrogress the priority dates 3-4 years back as early as september. (Everybody with a LC will be able to file for I485 in July). So applicants with priority dates of 2007 are going to get EAD and GC, while LC backlogged 2003 applicants to have to wait for another 3-4 years before they can even file I485.

Aint fair. Aint fair at all. How can this be. How can rules be changed in the middle of the game.

You have to take things in your stride man. We all know this whole process is broken, but lets cheer for our fellowmen who are lucky to apply for I-485. Your time will come around soon. Cheer up!;)

the consulates usually help getting a new passport, visa etc on all days of the week (including weekends). You just have to provide adequate information about what the emergency is.

you cannot take one guy's response and generalize.

Majority of EB2 members understand the problems faced by EB3. They are willing to work together. However it must be something better than the status quo.

The strategies and solution presented must benefit vast majority of people rather than one specific group.

I am totally against any effort that undermines one group and favor's other.

Visa recapture is the only permanent solution to our problems.

Would like to thank the one that left me a red with comments "thanks for your words of wisdom, but no thanks. pls stay away from this thread unless u hv something +ve to contribute. "
I suppose your anger towards me is for the fact that I am an EB2 and not for what I am proposing.

What bothers me is giving reds has become quite common to make one shutup rather than engaging in a civil Q&A discussion.

Good luck to y'all +ve contributors

I am current this month too. Keeping my fingers crossed and waiting for some magic emails.

Everybody, please calm down. I don't know what the intention of this thread was, but if it is to increase the participation to achieve IV's goals, then I am sure you all realize it is having the exact opposite affect. The only thing happening on this thread is donors and non-donors going at each other in a way of unbecoming of us professionals.

I am sure we can agree to disagree with respect. Think about some of the messages written and you wonder would it be really said if they were facing the person.

I personally don't think bitzbyte is or was berating IV's efforts. All he/she needs is more convincing. And I don't think he/she is alone. If that was the case then we would be having 49000 members donating and the advocacy effort would be a grand success and we would be having millions for lobbying. The fact is that there are more like bitzbyte than the donors. I am not sure where the problem is but there sure is. Heck, I am donor and I don't find myself talking about IV or hearing about IV from colleagues or friends. Everybody has their priorities set and the daily grind to go through. Getting a GC may not be everyone's ultimate goal. There was a time I used to be so obsessed with GC that my whole life seemed to be revolving around bulletins and the disappointment of backlogs. One day I said enough is enough and stopped worrying about it.

But I realized that the question is not about whether and when I get GC, but is it fair, to you and your family, to go through years of this agony. It is not fair and we have to do something about it.

As much as everybody needs IV to address their needs, IV needs them to achieve our collective goals. Lets think about ways to increase participation rather than marginalizing those that don't yet believe.

Says who?

How do you know that US masters degree dont need to work for consulting firms?

Do US masters degree holders work for Deloitte? IBM Global Services? Accenture? KPMG? Price Water House Coopers?

What about Oracle consulting services? What about TRW? Bearingpoint?

All these are consulting companies or the divisions of consulting companies. Both US degree holders and the non-US degree holding duffers like myself work in consulting firms(I dont anymore since 2003). In fact, I have had my classmates from India have to look for consulting jobs after they did MS in computer science from USA.

You are under the impression that the bill is outlawing desi consulting firms and firms that exploit.

The bill outlaws OUTPLACEMENT. And the bill applies to all firms, desi firms and the big 5 consulting firms and your IBM, TRW ... everyone.

Please read the bill and read the description in the first post.

And although I am the last one to engage in US-degree versus non-US degree and Masters Versus Non-Masters fueds, I am tempted to say that US masters or US degree isnt worth a bucket of warm spit when the market is bad.

When the market is really bad, like it was in 2001 and 2002, I have seen many Masters degree holders pack up and throw in the towel and I have seen many individuals with degrees from private Tier 3 university from India survive just fine in an environment where there were 80 resumes for each IT job. The US masters degree holders, particularly with computer masters degrees with their courses in useless subjects like "assembly level programming" and their binary math didnt do squat for them while looking for jobs during recession times and could not stand competition from bachelor's degree holders from Tier 3 university from India who had done 6 month course in NIIT.

However if you are proud of your US degree and US masters, suit yourself. But dont say things like "I dont need consulting". Coz you really do and so do thousands of others having US degrees.

This H1B drama has really brought out the "indian" in each one of us (you). God Forbid, some of the anti-immigrant agencies see this, we will no face to fight.
To say something like what logiclife has said only brings out the true face of the some people behind immigrationvoice.org. It all boils down to "who has a US degree and who hasnt"..well, Mr logiclife, You dont know the value of a US degree simply because you dont have one! I want my GC as much as some people here without a US degree, but to classify a US degree as being the same as "warm spit" is just plain "uneducated". Now, I really appreciate all that immigrationvoice.org is doing for our community, but some of the these stupid racist comments from the so-called administartors,with such an attitude,who happen to meet the US lawmakers scares me a lot.

Will my application selected if I get my ITIN number? I clearly understand that it is for Tax purpose, but as it also comes from the same department I am bit curious to know about it.

I will appreciate your comments

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I don't get it.. I do congratulate him for getting GC but how come he become hero after getting GC ? He said he is with IV even longer than Pappu but didn't mention what he did for IV ?

Dont fight bro. i will tell Pappu.

MC

Can we call these members Senators/representatives today(Saturday) . Are they working on Saturday?

In my case (see a few posts up), it took 70 days from e-filing date, and 36 days from FP date, to get to the "card production ordered" stage. So I would think your time line is about the same so far.

I hope it goes the same way for me.
Will wait for another 15 days at least before i try to do anything else.

Once again thanks a lot.

Can't pick stocks in this Volatile market, but one thing is certain the markets will be volaile for some time now. So I suggest be long Vega. Pick a stock where the implied vol is higher than historical vol (you will find plenty. Eg C) and put on an option straddle. Sure to make money.

This is not a day trading strategy but a derivatives trade.

I can post a few breakout runners in the AM but would like IV core's consent to do so. I can post runners in the chat so its faster and easier

Once I get a go ahead I will post some

I strongly suggest to WATCH WATCH WATCH the trades and not jump without knowledge of the trades.

Again make a portfolio on google /yahoo or any other portal and watch the plays . Keep an eye on the volume / News of the trades.


Just a side note :

SAY - Satyam went into the dumps from 12 to .01 IN 2 WEEKS . NYSE dint trade it for 3 days . Today it opened again at 1.10 ---hit bottom of 0.78 and high of 1.77 .

So a PDT watches for these breakout . If any one entered this stock at AROUND 1.00 earned anywhere from 50-75% on it.

Why did it rise ?? Market plays on humna sentiments ...early morning news broke out that there "MAYBE" a govt bailout. sending SAY skyrocketing.



Traditional investors may differ from my opinion....but then This is not for traditional investors sorry!!!!

If you ask me ....I suggest just use your disposable income ONLY STRICTLY to play to learn . Start with as low as maybe even 500 bucks .

Initially just play on the portfolio without money to see how you fare. As you learn you will be more confident

http://www.competeamerica.org/news/alliance_pr/20080516_short_term.html


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EB2 : 10/05

Any group action, please join me in.

I was audited in October, 2007. After I responded the audit letter in November, there is really no progress at all. Let me know if I can do something.

Applied for labour# Dec 5th, 2007
Audit Date# Jan 25, 2008
Reply Date# Feb 3, 2008
Status# Pending
Field: IT

My H1B 6 years expire Jan 1st week 2009. What are my options?

Is it good idea to apply for another PERM application through a different employer?

Do I have to leave the country immediately if it gets denied?

I would like to participate.