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I got my H1B visa inside the US and when I went to the consulate, the lady refused to stamp my visa. I had to go to the passport office and get an "observation" that my name should be read as
First Name : "FirstName"
Last Name : "LastName"

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Please 'no more posts' and 'GOODBY' :D

I will be there

if a couple of members attend with immigration voice badge on their shirts, this could be a good platform for immigrationvoice as a group to get noticed.

Maybe people who are living around Washington DC neighborhood can attend to represent IV and their registration can be sponsored by IV.

Just a thought. As we push our agenda, IV as an organization must get noticed in more places where USCIS is putting its face on.

So, did you have to redo PERM for the manager's position or did your older PERM fly?
No i did not do PERM i got my labor from BEC after a long two year wait and i happily kept it. I think a lot depends upon how you lawyer and employer handles it. My lawyer says even now i can change job and get promoted if job responsibilities are similar.

Is there any way to link buying house and green card?

I know EB5 is to invest $500,000 to get a green card.

How about to invest $500,000 buying a house in US and get a green card? Say 100,000 green card for that, that would help the current US economy a lot.

Hi,
my wife has received EAD and she also has H4 status. If she travels on H4 and get it stamped in India , can she work on EAD when she comes back?

Kindly request your help,
Anant

I have a quick question on salary issue with 485. My EB2 I-140 states that my yearly salary 87k per annum. It got approved last year. I realized that my w-2 only reflects 64k for last year. I did not work for 2 months because of some personal reason. Is this less salary going to affect my 485 application? I thougt, GC is for future jobs so its okay. Can somebody please clarify this ?

I believe the salary mentioned in the labor is the future salary, That means you should be paid that much after you got your GC. It is not the present salary...

Hi Guys,

I Fedex my 485 package on July, 11th and it got reached to USCIS on July, 12 (I have the acknolegement) but still did not receive the receipt number. I am seeing who filed after me started getting receipt numbers.

I am kind of concerned about it as I did not see any movement in my case.

Any inputs Or wondering if anybody else facing similar situation??????

Appreciate your inputs.

Thanks,

M

1) Call USCIS
2) INofrm that you filed 90 days before.

When you enter first time the IO @ POE will take you to a separate room (not for a interogation, but a routine process which they follow) ................ so keep all answers ready as what you will say if they ask (I am sure in todays date they will ask) are you with same employer, do you have a job, do you have recent paystubs and so on.

All I can suggest is do not fumble with words there rather than just be confident in what you speak and if he asks for documents what will you do then.

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When I went recently for my EAD renewal FP (I deliberately e-filed EAD renewal to get this FP notice, and it came fast), I took a copy of my I485 receipt notice, and explained to them that I have been waiting for that other FP for almost a year (never opened SR). They promptly took both FPs (code-1 for I485 and code-2 for EAD), and also told me I should never have waited this long, and instead should have contacted them (I guess they meant by Infopass) after 2-3 months.

This rumour sounds like its straight out of timesofindia :p;)

1. You can ask them for H1 transfer and AC21 portability of your existing EB3 GC Process.
2. You can also ask them for doing EB2 processing, some employers have policy that they will do it after 6-12 months but you should do it before joining so that they can analyze if position suits EB2 needs.

And both of the above should be done before joining a new employer because before joining you are in better bargaining position provided you rocked the interviews.


Thank you my_gc_wait.

Regarding response #1 and your comment about AC21 portability, there isn't anything the employer has to do, correct? I believe, if the new job requirements is same or similar, there should be no problem with AC21.

Also, what can I request from the employer other than the job advertisement itself as evidence to make sure the position suits EB2 requirements.

spoke to the lawyer and they said they have experience last month of filing a I485 similar to mine at Nebraska and had no issues.

So I guess I will have to trust them and see. She also mentioned 2 yrs is the time for follow to join not 180 days.

Fingers crossed

Thank you everyone!
I have decided to apply.

Absolutely horrific...

Yes. I applied for EB2 again in Jan 2009 and ported from EB3 to EB2.

So that is why it took me so long

How important is it to have a letter from the client for h4 to h1. Though the person has the paystubs till date.

TIA

This is a very basic question and I need answer on this as early as possible and guidance from you.

I came to this country in Dec 2001 on H1B Visa.

I never applied for green card since then.

Now on Dec1,2007 my H1B expires so I will have to go back to China.

If I file for green card at this point, will I be able to get the yearly extension for next few years till my GC comes?

Am I even eligible to do so?

Can I go to Canada and still work in USA (Since I live close to canadian border)?

With a name like "Savitri Bhave" why would you have to go back to China?!!!

Anyway, your best bet is to file PERM (takes 2-4 months) and go for premium processing of I-140 (if USCIS resumes PP), and apply for EAD through I-485 (if your PD is current). That way, you don't need to renew your H-1B, but can continue to work on EAD. But as you can see there are several "ifs" in this entire equation which no one can answer with 100% conviction.

Try talking to an attorney to see your options. If this doesn't work out, maybe you can leave the US for a year and reenter again. Of course, you will have to start your GC process then.

Thanks,
Jayant

Doesn't matter.


What do you mean it doesnt matter??

PD and country of date are the FIRST & FOREMOST things that matter when it comes to getting ur GC. Just coz his friend got his doesnt mean anything. The friend could be from a different country or having a MUCH older PD.