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How do you know that name check and background were completed in October? Did you call USCIS?

I think that it was a trial balloon. I have seen this pattern for most of the major issues this administration is planning to tackle. Take TARP for example...for a month one would just hear leaks about proposed solutions. Media would pick it up and give a reaction, the next leak would be an updated version based on the feedback. Such articles help keep the issue in the forefront, help gauge the reaction (both positive and negative) and provide a simple exit to backtrack incase of major opposition. :rolleyes:

Hi, I have strange situation, when I check status of my I-485, this is what I see:

http://i.imgur.com/8beDR.png

According to their site I've already should have received either approval or denial of Applicatio to Adjust Status (I-485).

So my attorney called customer support # and claims that service representative told her that it refers to something mailed other than approval or denial having being mailed.

Well, since my attorney couldn't figure it out, I decided to call myself today. In my case, customer service rep told me that she isn't allowed to tell me whether it was approval or denial, but she said that it must be either one of the two. She offered to send me a copy of what was sent on Sep 2007 as per this screenshot above. So now I have to wait up to 45 days to see what it is.

I am wondering if anyone else has seen similar thing happen.

By the way, my priority dates aren't current. I am still in backlog, hence I am not so optimistic this could be approval or denial. I am actually more afraid whether or not my paperwork got stalled or something and it'll now never get resolved because of according to their system the matter has been resolved.

Anyway, if anyone has any advice or ideas that'd be appreciated,
Thanks,
Vlad

HI

I filed this week my N400 based on a 5 years rule;

I am a freelance book writer and a web market engeneer;
In 2005 I was let go from my job; I filed for unemployment and I traveld to Asia working part time as writer and looking for a new job and find new places to write about in my book;
the trip lasted 5 months,

I attached my taxes for the last 5 years to the application:
will CIS look at the taxes for 2005 and look at the unemployment benefits together with my international travel?

AM I in trouble when I show up for the interview? I am concerned

pls advice

thank you

Hello Gurus,

My wife is on H4 since 2004 and we filed H1 (Jan. 2007) and her H1 status is pending at this moment. I am about to file 485 (July 2007 current bulletin) very soon.

I have mentioned that she is on H4 in the I485 related docs. I thought her H4 becomes invalid ONLY after H1 is APPROVED. Is this correct? Please let me know.

Thanks for your help.

If calling the national customer service center is of no help then I am not sure what else you can do, other than being there on Friday.

When I googled for the location, I found two different webpages. Surprisingly, 'Application Support Center (ASC)' seems to be open on Fridays (first link) but the 'local office' is closed. ASC is in room 154 in the same building it seems. Go figure !

https://egov.uscis.gov/crisgwi/go?action=offices.detail&office=XCH&OfficeLocator.office_type=ASC&OfficeLocator.statecode=WI

https://egov.uscis.gov/crisgwi/go?action=offices.detail&office=MIL&OfficeLocator.office_type=LO&OfficeLocator.statecode=WI

Hello,

Is it possible to file I-140 without joining the employer? Can one join the employer after the PERM and I-140 are approved? Any risks in this case?

Thanks

u can file but u have to join the petition filing employer once u get GC or otherwise it will be fraud.

Yes I declared my arrest in I485 and have got my EAD and AP aproved.
Did anyone in this situation travel on AP?

I think you should be OK.. try to consult the lawyer.

485 receipt notice is required for new EAD or for renewal of existing EAD. Pl send them a copy of the I485 receipt notice document in addition to a copy of the existing EAD card

My H1-B is expiring in December 2007. I have approved I-140 now and am hoping to get 3 year H1-B extension based on my approved I-140. Do you think I can get 3 year extension even if the visa numbers for filing AOS is current? Does AC21 apply to this case? Please suggest.

I am specifically confused about "Second, it may be appropriate to confirm that the new employer and the job offer are legitimate through an RFE to the adjustment applicant for relevant information about these issues"

Any imputs ?

Hello, I'm Hyoung and I'm graduate student at Purdue University.

I handed in my paperworks to extend my I-20 before more than 2 weeks ago that is expired. But recommendation reason that my academic advisor wrote was not appropriate and that was "Keep studying Ph.D". I am planning to graduate my masters in August. And I-20 is expired on May/16.

Actually, I was notified that issue 5 working days before from ISS in my school that the reason is not appropriate and handed in a new recommendation form one day after when my I-20 expired.

At this case, do I need to follow applying procedure for a reinstatement with application fee $300?

I'm so depressed because I did everything that I could do to prevent this problem. But whenever I email to ISS of the school, the answer was that I should finish my masters within May/16 that is impossible for me. And Finally, they emailed me that I need to apply reinstatement now.
If there is some tips to resolve this issue that you can tell me, could you let me know?

Thank you so much

Regards

You need to follow what your school's ISS is asking you to do. If your concern is the $300, and if you believe that ISS was at fault for not notifying you earlier, etc., then you can bring that up with someone at ISS and ask them to waive the fee.

Great Job. I left NC just a year ago. Wish I was there with you to be a part of this. But anyway I am active in my new state IV chapter.

Hi,

1) If I take the H1b extenstion for three years (based on my pending I-485) and let say after one year, I start using my EAD with a new employer and my previous employer revokes my H1B....Will I be able to get back on H1B if my I-485 petition get denied for any reason. All I am trying to see if anything happens to my I-485 petition, will I be able to go back on H1B from EAD.


If your 485 is denied, you will not be eligible for any more H-1B time until you have spent one full year outside the US. You have already used your full 6 years and are only entitled to extensions now because you have an approved I-140 and a backlogged priority date. If these conditions apply even after a 485 denial, you could regain H-1B status, however it depends on the grounds of the 485 denial.

2) I have been reading in the forums that USCIS is giving hard time for the H1B extensions. Any experiences on this?

I haven't had a problem with H-1B extensions

3) How much is the H1B renewal fees?

It depends on whether it is an extension with the same employer or if it is a new employer. The fees are:

$320 I-129 fee
$500 Anti-Fraud fee for first H-1B for this employer and employee, or first extension
$1500 Training fee for first H-1B for this employer and employee, or $750 if under 25 employees

Just like the the department of Homeland Security has USCIS to make sure that only very few highly-skilled immigrants get visas (thus causing the USRBD), they should also have the "Agency for USRBD" to counter the damage caused by USCIS. Don't let the RBD suck you in like it sucked Pablo in! Let's go make our voices heard in DC!!

Hi,Advise please!
1)I got H1B visa stamp until June 30,2007. Sampe company (Hospital), I got extension approval notice until July 30,2007 (i.e 30 days).

2) Hospital applied for New H1B (Change of employer) from July 31st,2007 until June 30,2010.
Can i go for stamping in June (OR) I have to wait for until July 30,2007.

Thank you.

If you are a IV member living in NY and want to be actively engaged in the NY chapter activities, please send a PM to bottlemani. If all those in NY get together, it will be easier to plan joint visits to congress people: house members and senators. Even if you don't have a car, we will be able to coordinate better if we know you are willing to spare some time.

I am sure there are many members in NY. It is a big state with several businesses.

Please do remember: we have to do something more actively in order to get out of this mess. The more we procrastinate, the worse it will get. If you have suggestions, regardless of whether you live in NY, please do post them here.

As a first step, please put your name on the NY chapter.

http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=49

My opinion - Check this with a lawyer. Seems to be complicated. Not sure if there is anything against the law done by you /your company (that affects you). Thats why the need for a good lawyer to understand the details in the case. All the best!!!

..Wadhwa,...Dalmia...all desi names. Well, Anderson Cooper is american. But what I mean is that the authors of such articles and studies are almost always Indian origin people.
While it serves well to have such studies out there, we need more white american people supporting this cause. And I stress WHITE amerrican.
Even though America was built on the backs of immigrants, all but a very few of them were white anglo-saxon people from western europe.

Hi,

I am Us citizen and sent a request letter with my Mom to US Embassy in Armenia to kindly grant my Mom a tourist visa to visit me and my new born son. I also signed and sent dully filled and signed Affidavit of Support form with all the requested paper work. However, my Mom was denied the tourist visa on the grounds that I did not returned to Armenia in 2000 (8 years Ago) before my J1 Visa expiration.
But I got visa extension befor J1 visa expiration then applied for permanent resident and got my green card).
I did not violate any regulation.
What can I do ? Please Help.

I think a good Attorney can draft a letter to the consulate explaining the waiver.

Don't we all agree that these agencies actually need lawyers and not us?