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From Siskind's blog on ILW
http://blogs.ilw.com/gregsiskind/2007/09/more-details-on.html

MORE DETAILS ON SEPTEMBER 18TH RALLY
Folks - The issue has been raised about whether non-citizens are allowed to participate in rallies. The answer is an emphatic YES! The main restrictions you have in participating in the world's oldest democratic republic is in your ability to vote and your ability to donate to election campaigns. You are most definitely allowed to go to a rally and press your case to the government.

Immigration Voice has released the following advisory for those attending:

Travel Advisory for the Sept 18th Rally/Parade



Dear Member: As you know, the route of the rally on Sept 18th is from Washington Monument to Capitol Hill in downtown Washington DC. Please use the following advisory for travel to and from rally and related events. Everyone must arrive at the Washington Monument at around 9:00 AM on 18th. The march would begin at 11:00 AM and end at 12:30 PM. We will gather on Capitol Hill grounds and stay there from 12:30 thru 2:30 PM.


Same day travelers: You have to arrive at Washington Monument at 9:00 AM where this event begins and leave the event from Capitol Hill, when it ends at 2:30 PM.



Arrival Advisory

For people arriving at the Washington Monument via WMATA Metro Rail/Bus

There are two close Metro Stations to the Washington Monument Grounds. From your location reach one of the below metro stations. Please use the trip planner on WMATA Home page.


(1) Smithsonian Metro Station (closest by walk)

(2) Federal Triangle Metro Station


Both the stations are 0.4 miles from the monument grounds and are on both Orange & Blue Metro Lines. See the map here on WMATA website and familiarize yourselves before you get on to the train.


Tip: For those who has not been to DC before, Washington Monument stands tall and can be seen easily. Google Washington Monument and familiarize yourself, if time permits.

Walking Directions from Smithsonian Metro



(1) Take the 12th street exit and walk 0.1mile ( North ) towards constitution avenue.

(2) Make a Left turn on Madison Dr NW and walk 0.1 mile ( West ).

(3) Arrive at the intersection of 15th and Madison Dr NW to find Washington Monument Grounds.



Walking Directions from Federal Triangle Metro



(1) Take the 12th street exit and walk 0.1mile ( South ) towards constitution avenue.

(2) Make a Right turn on Constituion Ave and walk 0.3 mile ( West)

(3) Make a Left turn on 15th st and walk 0.1 mile south to find Washington Monument Grounds



For people arriving at the Washington region airports (DCA/IAD/BWI) early morning Sep 18th

From Regan National Airport (DCA)



Regan National Airport is connected by WMATA Metro and is on both Yellow and Blue lines.

(1) Take the Blue line train (towards Largo Town Center) from DCA to Smithsonian to avoid transfers on the Metro.

(2) Use Walking directions from Smithsonian above to reach the Washington Monument grounds.



From Washing Dulles International Airport (IAD)



(1) Take the 5a bus from IAD at curb 2E to L'Enfant plaza Metro Station.

(2) Get down at the Rossyln Metro Station and Take the Blue line Metro towards Largo Town Center.

(3) Get down at Smithsonian Metro and Follow the Walking directions from Smithsonian listed above



From Baltimore Washington International Airport (BWI)



(1) Take the B30 Bus from BWI to GreenBelt Metro Station and get down at Green Belt Station.

(2) Take the Green line towards Branch Ave and get down at L'Enfant plaza Metro Station.

(3) Take the Blue line towards Franconia/Springfield Metro and get down at the Smithsonian Metro

(4) Follow walking directions from Smithsonian as listed above.







For people arriving on buses (ONLY IV Charter Buses) points south and west



Points South



(1) On I-395 North/George Mason Memorial Bridge,Stay in the 2 left lanes and follow directions to US-1/Downtown. (approx 1 mile on Route 1)

(2)Route 1 becomes 14th St SW.

(3) Make a left on Independence Ave and arrive at the intersection of 15th and Independence Ave.

(4) Buses will drop off IV members at the intersection of 15th and Independence and will be parked at RFK stadium.



Points West



(1) I-66 West becomes Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Bridge and becomes Route 50 East/ Constitution ave NW.

(2) Make a left on the 15th Street and go 0.5 miles South and arrive at the intersection of Independence ave and 15th street.

(3) Buses will drop off IV members at the intersection of 15th and Independence and will be parked at RFK stadium.



Points North and East



(1) From 295-S/Baltimore Washington Parkway take the US 50W/ Newyork Ave exit and go aprrox 5 miles

(2) Make a left on to I-395 S and go approx 2 miles

(3) Take the 12th St SW/Downtown exit and Make a left on Independence Ave with in 0.5 mile

(4) Arrive at the Independence ave and 15th street interesection in .5 miles. Buses will drop off IV members and will be parked at RFK Stadium



Departure Advisory


For people departing via WMATA Metro Rail/Bus



There are two Metro stations close to the US Capitol West lawn



(1) Union Station Metro on the Red line. (closer to west lawn by walk)

(2) Capitol South Metro on the Orange & Blue line.



Find out on what Metro Line (Blue/Orange/Red/Green/Yellow or Combination) your destination / Metro station is and chose either of the above Metro stations. Simply, Go to wmata website and get your itinerary. Your destination can be a Metro rail stop or some thing that is connected by both rail and bus.



Walking Directions to Union Station Metro Station



(1) Head North on 1st St NW towards Constitution ave approx 0.1 mile

(2) Make Right turn on Louisiana Ave to walk towards columbus circle approx .25 miles

(3) Cross the Columbus Circle to arrive at Union Station Metro.







Walking Directions to Capitol South Metro Station



(1) Head South on 1st st NW towards Independence ave, approx 0.1 mile

(2) Make Left turn on Independence avenue and walk East approx 0.2 miles

(3) Make a Right turn on New Jersey avenue and walk South approx 0.1 mile going past Cannon House building and C st SE

(4) Make a Left turn on D st SE and walk East approx 0.1 mile to arrive at US Capitol South Metro.



For People departing via IV Charter Buses


There is no pick up available around the US Capitol. IV Charter buses will be parked at the RFK Stadium which is accessible via METRO. The Metro stop is Armory Stadium which is on the Orange/Blue lines and is the 3rd stop from US Capitol South Metro. (Trains towards New Carrollton/ Largo Town Center)



(1) Follow the Walking directions to US Capitol South from the US Capitol West lawn as listed above

(2) Ride the Orange/Blue line to get down at the Armory/Stadium Metro stop.

(3) Walk towards Lot 7 from the Armory stadium. Street Signs will be available from the Metro station

(4) Board the bus and your Bus lead/Driver will get you to your destination



Please make sure that you have the bus lead(s) phone number and there will be a roll call before the bus departs. For exact timings of departure, please talk to your bus lead.

for sure if you go DOL. you can take the help of an attorney to get you the amount based on your past pay stubs.

Easy...

Q6: What happens if an application is filed at the wrong Service Center?

A6. Forms I-485 should be filed at either the Texas or Nebraska Service Centers. However, through August 17, 2007 only, employment-based adjustment applications filed at the California and Vermont Service Centers will not be rejected and will be relocated to the appropriate Service Center. Filing at the wrong location could result in processing delays.

http://www.uscis.gov/files/pressrelease/EBFAQ1.pdf

Good info. Thanks.

Hi diptam,

Don't forget, if you filed in PERM, your labor might be <365 days.

I'm confused - Everyone who has a 140 is supposed to have a Labor and very likely that will be more than 365 days old. So why do anyone need 140 approval in that sense ?
http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/showthread.php?t=19534

hi dionysus
i got this from some requirement agencies

If it really has some source of information (and is not a pure rumour), then it may come out as some kind of order that PD cutoff dates can only be moved forward (i.e. no retrogression). We all know, moving dates like a yoyo does not make any sense. It only tells that decision makers over there just don't know what they are doing. This order might force them to think and work before issuing new cutoff dates.

Hi,
My employer initially filed perm and I-140 in EB3 with priority date of Dec,2005.

As I qualified for EB2 (have Master's degree), my employer's attorney is filing new EB2 perm, and he is saying that he can port the earlier priority date of EB3 after getting the approval of EB2 perm application and don�t need to file I 140 again as we already have approval for EB3 I 140 which can be converted to EB2 with new priority date.
Is it possible to have EB2 category and old priority date without refiling new I-140 ?

Thanks.

I know of an old time neighbor who had a similar story, only that it was not a dream but reality for him... he must be smiling at this post;)

I applied for my AP in august 2007 my case was approved but i didnot get the document . When i called USCIS they told me to reapply for AP .
Now i got the AP document but the date issued is october 12 2008 to october 2009 .
But I want to travel outside in August . Can i use this AP , is the document valid , if i go i cant enter before october 12 2008 .

This is trouble.

They might have issued AP to you, lost somewhere in mail. Now they renewed starting expiry of first one.

On this AP - a big NO.

I hope someone familiar with this type of situation - is it possible to request USCIS by taking infopass?

See no GC? Hear no GC? Talk to IV

Well you can always get the Equivalence Certificate from know Evaluator. USCIS also uses few Evaluators’ for various purposes. You should find one of those and get the Evaluation done by them. 3 year Indian degree is VERY MUCH equal to a 4 years BS degree in the US. It's very interesting they way these evaluators do it.

The relevant dates, as I see it, are:

10/06: H-1B ext filed
12/06: H-1B expired, ext still pending
7/07: 485 filed.
??: H-1B ext denied?

Using INA 245k you may be able to argue that you are eligible to adjust because you may not have violated status for over 180 days, or at all, before filing the 485. Recent CIS memos on the issue of unlawful presence and related topics have made this a very complicated subject, so you really need to review the entire history with an immigration attorney in a formal consultation.

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I'm sorry, few details.
Yes, the lawyer said that he will file to Nebraska.
One small detail I did not understand: PD-priority date- is about the PD when I filled for LC or will be another PD for this I-140?
About the fees:
U.S. Government Fee: I-140- $475.00
U.S. Government Fee: I-485 (includes I-765 and I-131) �$1010.00
U.S. Government Fee: I-485 (includes I-765 and I-131) �$1010.00 - wife.

the lawyer's fees are very high but I'm stuck and afraid to make changes at this last stage. I'm wrong?

PD: Date when you filed your labor. Stays throughout untill 485 is adjudicated.
Untill you get GC.
Processing time of 140 is based on when you file it.
I-140 Should be filed with Lawyers help (My advice) since the intent is to show that the employer has the financial muscle to keep paying you and it is really the employers petition. I-485 is your application to adjust status, and a lot of people have done it on their own without lawyers help.

I have used my Canadian PR card for transit thru the UK while on AP. It was quite some time back though. The gate agent took a while to go thru my docs, but was satisfied and was allowed to board both ways. The verification obviously took a bit longer on the way back to the US, but nothing unusual. If I remember well, I did carry a copy of the transit rules with me in case there was any issue. My guess is you should be fine.

Thanks for your reply...judt wanted to make sure, did you travel to and from USA? Where did they check your documents?when you mention gate agent, which gate agent it is? is it your departure airport staff or London Immigration? On the way back who did check these documents? I am planning to take the transit rules with me as well...please let me know

Some Qatar air flight transit through London. In that case you will need a transit visa.


If we have an AP, then do we still require a transit visa?

I am thinking of traveling by qatar airlines. I believe they dont have any transit visa requirement.

When do you get FP notices?

Within 4-10 days, after the USCIS sent the FP notice.

I have included the experience letter to my I-140 but the USCIS doesn't like the content of it hence the RFE. How can I overcome this? I got the letter when I left the company 10 years ago . I came to the US after that. the letter was very broad not specific duties. it was signed using letter head by my manager. I thought it was OK. but apparently not.

Problem is the company is no longer in business. I am planning to have a letter from a coworker who now live in Canada instead and should it be notarized ? is one letter enough for RFE? Does it mean my ex co-worker should bring the letter to a lawyer in Canada and have it notarized? or can my lawyer send a notarized letter and ask him to sign?

do I have to mentioned that the company is no longer in business in the letter?should I write the letter my self or have my lawyer do it for me?

anybody has a sample letter for RFE experience letter?


THanks....
I need help.....

I have got my case approved as well. I also received my GC cards. Thanks for all the info and Best of Luck,

USCIS will accept any applicaiton filed at a wrong service center uptil Aug 29th. If an applicant has not filed a form as per the direct filing instructions that became effective July 30th, still USCIS will accept any application filed at wrong locaiton as per their press release for direct filing that came sometime in June.

That's great

Hi,
I don't have surname in my Passport my full name is given in " Given Names".
so while filling up the form (D-156 and D-157) for appointment I put NA in surname, so now my name in "Applicant Name" is myname followed by NA.
IS it ok ? or does it create any problems while I go for visa stamping/interview.
If I cannot put NA then what do I put in Surname column on D-156 and D-157.
Thanks

I'll urge people from especially from California and Texas send out the letters and call up their lawmakers...Despite the Anti-immigrant climate prevailing in the country, congresswoman Zoe Logfren was able to get her bill passed on wednesday....If we can proove to them that we are not asking new green card numbers and not ask for recapturing green card numbers, they'll certainly hear us, but we need to speak up...
The words in red and bold is the right direction for a solution.
When there's a "NOT" in front of it, it is no longer a correct direction.