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Perm.. I was exactly in the same boat as u were but I went ahead and changed the job from company A to company B and got 3 year extension till 10/09. Then I went to India and got the visa stamped till 10/09. My new employer i.e. company B has now started processing my GC again.. Now, let us see if I can port my PD of 12/05 with company B.

My question is if I decide to move again to company C [Not gonna do] or my new employer i.e. company B fires me [U never know] i.e. in case if I do not have labor or 140 done with my new employer i.e. company B and say I ran out of H1B at the end of 10/09, then can I get further 3 year extension with company B or new company C on approved 140 from previous employer i.e. Company A?

Thanks!!

Thanks all for your help and great inputs. IV has helped me a lot.

I wish you all the best ...

TKs, GG

Hey Congrats..!! don't forget to login IV and let us know the life with GC

TeddyKoochu, based on the 2010 report, can we estimate what the total EB quota would be for 2011?

What makes you think skilled computer "operators" come only from reputed US universities???

The problem is most of the visas are taken by indian bodyshops such as infosys, TCS, LT to bring underskilled computer operators to the US. Intel, MS and other good companies that hire from reputed US universities have hard time getting the visas due to the cap. The cap should work the other way round. 20K for bodyshops and 65K for people from US universities.

This is an wonderful opportunity to help your self.

Please participate and show your support.

Do not believe on online status. Couple of my frds got their EAD and still online status is " Case Received and Pending". Looks like they are not updating the status on regular basis.

I am one of those as well. My online status shows the regular "case received on so n so" message. I got my EAD about 10 days ago n so is with my spouse.

What is the best way to change representation of one's case from the company lawyer to Self? Also, how long does it take for this change to take effect?

I am in a similar situation as mentioned on this thread and would like any communication regarding my case from USCIS to come to me and not the lawyer who filed my I-485 since I am leaving my current employer.

Any insight into how to tackle this would be very helpful. Thanks!

Usually in that instance, you should receive a NOID from the USCIS. It goes to your lawyer. Which is why, if you are absolutely sure that your employer will revoke the I-140, it is better to file for AC21 with your own lawyer.(Not the company lawyer). In such a case, even if USCIS sends a notice to deny, it will reach your lawyer rather than the company's lawyer

Hi maverick_iv and smuggymba - thanks to you both. between you two, all my Qs are answered.

I will mail the app and then go visit the embassy after 10 days - i think that will be more effective.

Thanks.

Congrats. Don't lose it. Enjoy your freedom.

What about you? your PD is current right? any chance that you will get it soon?

Same or similar
Right now i am working in company A as software engineer.
got offer from company B designation DBA .is this is same /similar job code or different?
please help

Let's assume Two people A and B entered into US on Jan 1st 2004 with Visa stamping Valid till June 2006.

A is without payslips for 2 years , that is until Dec 2005(730 days).A travels out side US and re enters into US in jan 2006 , after that he'll get the payslips and stays legal , then applies for his 485 in March 2006.Then he is maintaining
100% legal status as he is having continious payslips after his re entry.

B doesn't have payslips for period of 185 days(aggregate) in his whole stay in US , rest of the time he maintains legal status , but he never travels outside US and applies for his 485 in March 2006.

In this case B is under risk of illegal status for more than 180 days , as he never travelled outside US.How come this is fair law??This thought bugging me since coupe of days.Guys please share your ideas.

One is expected to know immigration laws. Who stopped Person B to re-enter USA before filing for I-485.

Not knowing laws is not a valid excuse.

Hi Folks,

Just thought I'd share with the group, I recently received my I-140 approval. I did it premium processing through the Nebraska service center (I think) and the application was approved in 3 days (!) - submitted 06/25, premium processing fee check cashed 06/26, approval 06/29.

Now if only they had premium processing for I-485s ! (I was impacted by this recent visa bulletin thing unfortunately ... my PD was current in June but now I have to wait till Oct to file I-485 ... sigh).

- GS

I485 premium would be way too complicated, unless it takes longer than 14 days. The agency is suppose to do much more checks before granting legal residency, so it may be difficult for them to process i485s in 14 days. Jusy my thoughts.

Does anyone have experience flying in Qatar airlines, My mother in law is planing to fly by Qatar airlines. Any info would be great.

Thanks
Sree

You have a good suggestion but it only allows at the most 10 options :(

Due to PD movement, to track exact status of how many guys are "already in Que" and how many guys want to "join" the Que, we needs to have two more options e.g. -
- India PD current & I-485 already filed (guys already in Que)
- India PD current & I-485 NOT filed (guys want to Join the Que)

This will help to know how many guys are in que, how many VISA's are available (as per USCIS) and then we will have some "guess" work on how PD will move ahaead in upcoming months!!

Under Part 3.

What should one put for
1. Nonimmigrant Visa number
2. Date Visa Issued
3. Consulate Where Visa was Issued.

I'm currently on a valid H1 extension with a valid I-94. The visa on passport has expired and I had got an extension within US. Anybody any ideas????

File online. Next steps

- Print two copies of the online receipt

- with one copy of the receipt attach -
485 copy, 2 photographs, a sheet with reason for applying AP (i.e. answer to question nbr 10 or 7, don't remember)

- mail the above to the address on the receipt

- relax for 3 or 4 weeks

- get the approval

thanks guys for making the effort to understand my situation.

I now need a couple of clarifications:

Pune_guy, you are spot on in your interpretation that it would be a hard sell for an eb-2 application with the current employer.

So now, if i do change a job, i would have to use my ead and hence i would have to join as an engineer(because my understanding is, even though my current role is business development, my gc application is for an engineer role and hence any new job based on ead would have to be that of an engineer).

Is that understanding correct? - yes.

Further, the new eb-2 application from my would-be employer would be for an engineer position - why? Your new eb2 application is altogether a new application. So even if currently you are with a company as engineer, they can file a new eb2 as business development. Because, this is application for future job, not your current job.

Are my assumptions correct?

Thanks much

check above -

Can I go to India and after the cleanace can I get the visa stamped in india?

Yes. And they get instate tuition rates too in many states.

I think Employement Letter is one of the documents needed as Initial Evidence. So I think it is a must. Please refer to I-485 form at following location:
http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/i-485.pdf

My lawyer sent all documents to uscis and reached uscis on July2nd except my employment letter.Do uscis accept my package and give receipt notice or reject the whole package.Any suggestion please.Thanks

Thanks Jayant,

I will call USCIS with my receipt number to find out my wife's. I will post what they have to say.

Regards
Raj

if you sent separate checks then the checks cashed will give you a clue and receipt numbers. If a common check then if that was cashed (must have been you got the receipts) then hers would have been accepted as well otherwise all filings would have been rejected.

You get Receipts for each applicant/application in separate envelops.