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Why CSC WHYYYYY??? :(
You gave me EAD, you gave me AP, you gave me receipts......why did you put me back at the mercy of NSC again? WHYYY? you knew they suck!!!
No FP yet for me or my wife. Been calling CIS.....feels like talking to a wall.
I guess we CSC transferees are DOOMED!!!
There shall be light at the end of the tunnel....or it could just be an incoming train :-)

July 2 filer (@TSC), awaiting FP for both me and my wife (no SR opened yet).

I think I have joined IV in last 3 years or so...
Donated money once & have called congressmen & senators many times ...

Could someone please tell me -

What has been achieved by IV till date? I know we all meet elected reps, officials in washington dc ..... but I am interested in end result like not wasting visa numbers , implementing spillover & along these lines.

I have asked few friends to join IV but then if they ask me for IV accomplishments - i can't count any....

Goel_ar, I dont know why anybody would give you a red for asking this question. It is a very valid question.
I would like to say that dont count what IV has achieved but try to consider the situation "If there was no organization like IV around". Right now even if you have some issues (minor or major) you could communicate with like minded people in one place and hopefully get solutions. If you are a continued donor then IV even helps to solve some of the issues?
There are lot of benefits in being organized and whether you donate or not it is well in our interest that this survives and stays strong. What is a new opportunity arises, immediately we have a platform to jump in, right? without IV existing that would be difficult to organize and arrange at short notice.
Hope this and other posts helps friend;);)

We just received news that the Judiciary Committee hearings which were supposed to run until 1.00 pm today and also tomorrow have been postponed to March 27th. Apparently the deal is that the Judiciary Committee wants to put pressure on Senator Frist so that he does not introduce his version of the bill bypassing the committee...

Will update as soon as we hear more...


Not sure if this can be construed as good news or bad news! :(

The slow pace at which this is unfolding might just lead to depression/suicidal tendencies!!

I agree with you completely; I will never travel through frankfurt or any german airport again or any german airline. I think they see indians are sticklers for procedure/afraid lets milk them for some visa money. All we will be doing is get off one airline and switch to other one. Probably that takes like 2 hours within the terminal and for that you have to fill in a paper work, money and spend more time then that gab. This is just out right harrassment. Let them rot in hell :mad:.

Transit visa is the biggest fraud ever on the face of us. As a principle I NEVER traveled on Transit visa after it came in to existence.

It's absolutely ridiculous to charge $$ for a visa where all you are going to do is take a dump in their airport.. :mad::mad::mad:

Indians should not patronize airlines demanding transit visa. atleast people who need transit visa should not fly..

Hey stop selling yours Eilsoe! lol

I worked really really hard on mine! :P

Heheh :bad: (and it took a really long time! :beam: )

- Soul :goatee:

He's a full blown liberal both fiscally and socially.


President Obama is not just far left.

He is far too liberal(left) fiscally and far too conservative(right) socially.

What does that say ? No relief for us from him, we should look forward for someone else to help us.

Now I am going to take up the task of calling people I know to send letters and organize a letter campaign in So.Cal. I will talk to my employer as well

Everybody is checking LUDs on their approved 140s. What doz this mean? And how do I check it? Pls send me step by step information...Thanks
Just use the search option. I think this question has been answered several times

I think if we all resign from our Jobs and stay in this country for even a single day we will be illegal. I am beginning to like this idea....

Then we can also apply via the Merit based crappy pragram..and live happily ever after

"Long Journey. Finally GC
by J2GC
Hi Guys,
After a long journey of more than Sixteen years in this country, I finally received my GC.
In short, I came in 1993 on J-1 for my training which took six years, followed by one year on O-1 visa and then J-1 waiver for three and half years in underserved area. Then applied for labor certification in Oct, 2003 EB2, through university, which was approved and then retrogressed. Applied Schedule IIA, approved but also got retrogressed. Got AILA liaison and Senetor involved.
Applied for EB1 and NIW in July 2008.
My lawyer was very much involved in the whole process, was very helpful at every step, and wrote letters to USCIS.
Finally, GC came in April, 2009 and received the cards one week later. My PD Oct 2003.
During these time, I actually had no problmes at my job or my my wife's job. Brought a house four years ago.
The main problems were:
Daughter and son could not apply to state colleges/ medical colleges. (daughter going to med school next month)
Got stuck in India for renew of H-1 for 2 months!!! (worst time of my life, with my wife and kids in US) I tied every thing from writing letters to calling Ambasador. Not effective.
Could not go to certain occasions, like death of very close family members, weddings etc.
However, I kept my cool and prayed and got lot of support from Immigration voice.
As a small token of appreciation, I am donating $500 .(and will keep on supporting)
We all are going to get GC, some sooner some later. Just keep on doing you job.
Thanks you all for all the information and support.
J2GC (J-1 visa to GC)"

Congrates, and thank you so much for supporting and appreciating IV. Your journey is inspirational to rest of us. God bless all.

What he/she is doing is legal. Unless this offer involved payment for labor substituion, in which case its illegal. But good luck trying to prove it. Ever heard of wage kickbacks?

I understand your anger but NO ONE can stop this since its totally legal and if there is a financial transaction, no one will be able to prove it.


logiclife - on this forum we have heard of members that work for companies who have used ONE approved labor multiple times by invoking AC21 once the beneficiary has completed 6 months. This is equivalent to fraud.

One job-one labor-one gc

any idea how many came to the rally?

Good point !

Be aware that these 47,000 applications include family-based, asylum cases and refugee AOS as well. The employment based applications could be much lower than the 47,000.

You have 2 H1s, can you do that. Are you working full time on both H1b visas. Please eloborate on that.

Thanks!

Two H-1B's are possible if you can do two jobs. Most of the ppl file a concurrent H-1B for a part time job so you have one H-1B for full time job and the other for a part time job. The US CIS will approve a concurent H-1B for part time job for as little as 15 hours a week. Now if you want to file the second H-1B too for a full time job and have the physical ability to work for 80 hours a weeks then US CIS won't have any problems with that.

If you have current AP, you can travel while your AP renewal is pending. AP renewal will be from the date when your current AP expire.


In other discussions it is mentioned that if I-485 is pending & you are applying for renewal you don't need this letter.

BTW, i just read this in the I-131 instructions, so if i hold a valid AP now and apply for renewal and go to India and enter back using the existing AP, does it mean my pending I-131 renewal will be abondoned? :confused:

http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/I-131instr.pdf (page 4)

If you travel before the advance parole document is issued, your application will be deemed abandoned if:

A) You depart from the United States; or
B) The person seeking advance parole attempts to enter the United States before a decision is made on the application.

i have sent a hand written letter to President and a copy to IV. yet to contact law maker.

Dont mean to flame you, but you say that you are not a crab and the next moment you bring up religion, faith, Indian etc and associate that to IV's
goal.

Whats wrong in that are they not the guiding principles of living life. when we all get angry about not getting the GC, this same faith and values keep us sane. I associate these with IV so that God can give them strength to succed. we will give our donations to support that.

other news, I hope, we will have this bill passed............

Also add....

7. STOP calling us "ALIENS". We are from just eastern part of earth.

when I am called alien...I am really pissed.
No tip for you....if you call me alien.

Pls Change the ticket - Pls do not take risk of day... What if flight is delayed etc...

Please CALL HER BACK NOW

E-Filed: May 30th, 2008
FP: June 26th, 2008
AD: Pending.