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Kudos to Senator Chuck Schumer for raising the profile of a serious issue - discrimination against same-sex partners in US immigration law. Even as several states are enacting marriage equality laws and anti-discrimination laws are moving forward around the US (including here in my home town of Memphis), the antiquated Defense of Marriage Act prevents USCIS from treating these families fairly. The UAFA would be a huge step forward. The Senate will have its first hearing on the bill tomorrow. My friend Chuck Kuck, president of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, has posted his written statement here. Thanks to reader...

More... (http://blogs.ilw.com/gregsiskind/2009/06/senate-to-have-hearing-on-uniting-american-families-act.html)

My sister in India may be getting married to a US citizen..she would like to apply for a tourist visa first so she can come stay in the US and spend some time with him before her marriage.

If she applies for a tourist visa, stays in the US for a month or so and then later they apply together for a fiance/K3 visa, are there going to be problems for the K3 visa application considering that she had just applied for a tourist visa before? Is it better to not apply for the tourist visa in this case? Thanks...

anyone knows where to look at or how to approch about it
any websites / forums / contacts etc would be of great help

I have found this
http://www.murthy.com/news/n_nscuna.html
and this
http://www.greencardapply.com/news/news05/news05_0825.htm

Does a transfer within the same company to a different position require a new h1? Is the time spent working considered 'unauthorized' if the H1 is not transferred?

We are going to demand TRANSPARENCY in addition to efficiency for BECs. Its a part of Immigration voice's agenda.

Is there ANY mechanism right now for applicants or their attorneys to find out what's going on with their PERM application? Is there a phone number you can call or an email address you can write to? It seems that at a minimum the processing centers should issue a monthly report on the progress and issues encountered.

Anybody from memphis planning to attend DC rally?

And all you thought I did was shoot Dphoto members!

Most of these were shot using the new 75-300 DO that Bob let me test out. (Thanks again Bob!) I'm impressed with the lens. I may be adding it to the arsenal as a good travel lens.

Anyways, here are my pics of our gracious model Julie:

http://www.dphoto.us/forumphotos/showgallery.php/cat/723

It was great meeting all of you that traveled to Indy in such a short, spontaneous get together.

-- Matt

Hello All,

I am a silent reader of Immigration voice forum and have got great information about H1B and other related issues on this forum.. Today, I am in dilemma as what to do in following situation and I thought you all will be able to help me by answering my questions. Here I go:

I am on H1B and my wife [on H4] graduated [MS] in Dec'06. Because she completed her MS in Rehabilitation counseling on H4, she does not have OPT to start the work. Now, she has got a job offer from private rehab firm and they are ready to file her H1. I would like to know following:

1. Is she eligible for 20000 MS quota exemption?
2. According to H1B visa reform act of 2004, such exempt applications were allowed to be filed on March 8, 2005 for FY2006. Is this the case for future fiscals as well?
3. If the H1B application is filed by lawyer say on April 1, 2007 in premium processing, can it be approved in 15-20 days i.e say April 15.
3. If she gets the I-797 on April 15, what will be the start date on it? Will that be October 1 or can she get earlier start date i.e. Say April 15, 2007?

The problem is if the visa start date is October 1, 2007 then the employer might not be ready to wait that long.. In that case, what are our options?

Waiting for your replies!!!

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HI
I havenot received any FP notice till yet though I have got my 485 notice.
If I want to change the location of FP,can I do that?Because my project is getting over and I have to relocate to Texas from California.
If my FP test is scheduled for California,Can I apply for a change in location for Texas?
Thanks in advance.

yes

First, submit a change of address form on USCIS web site for you and your wife. Have all of your receipts ready - after the general change of address form you will need to submit one for every petition (!) you have pending.

After you receive all of the change of address confirmations from USCIS (takes about a week), make an InfoPass appointment or juggle the call center system into transferring to your service center to talk to an immigration officer - please make sure all of your addresses got changed.

Don't forget to foreward mail at the post office.

I applied under EB2-NIW on July 28, 2007. Under the concurrent filing allowed at that time, I submitted NIW, I-140, I485, and EAD applications for me and my wife. I have changed jobs, and joined a new company last week.

Since I filed a self-petition, my application should not be directly affected by this move. However what do I need to do to inform uscis about this change, so that my receipts/EAD etc. do not go to the wrong place, or worse, get returned by the post office.

Please advice. Any additional info/experience would be great.

Hi All,

My PD is 1st Aug 2006. Am i IN or OUT?

As per VB:

The cut-off date for an oversubscribed category is the priority date of the first applicant who could not be reached within the numerical limits. Only applicants who have a priority date earlier than the cut-off date may be allotted a number.

They stress and bolded "Earlier Than" so i am not IN???? :confused::confused::(:(

No, you are not IN yet..sorry you just missed the window...It could be a chance for you in next Oct'08 VB..

No it shouldnt take that long. However if you are not in a hurry, wait for 30 days and call the USCIS to see if it was sent back (which is unlikely in your case).

And dont waste your time by calling the officials or making Infopass appointments. Apply for a duplicate EAD asap. Yes, you have to pay the fees.

Hi,

For everyone, PD on I-485 is blank, it is only shown on I-140 approval notice.

Chill :-)

Hi,
Sorry if I posted in the wrong forum,

I recently changed job. My H1 transfer is not complete yet. Now I have received a very good offer from a different company. Can I transfer my H1 to this company now?

Thanks

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Isn't this the same argument one of the members said regarding the 500 visas not allocated to EB3 India last year?

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hi,

My wife's priority date is current now (Marriage took place before the acceptance of my GC). We have to options - applying for FTJ or I-485 as my wife is in USA currently on a visit visa.

Any suggestions if we can apply for I-485 from here, as that is our preference.

Discussion...

Make sure your spouse has valid AP on hand while she travel to overseas...so that she return using AP at POE..so AP is must at this point as her AOS is still pending...

Also get advice from your lawyer in advance..

Thanks for your advice Webm...I will contact a lawyer as well. So what will be her visa status when she comes back to USA? Her H-4 is invalid now as I got my G.C. She has no EAD yet. Will she get into trouble assuming she travels with her AP?

Thanks again!