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The slide is very informative and catchy. But the title could have been better. I thought of sending this to my colleagues at work. But the title
"What part of legal immigration don't you understand?" stopped me.
It could have been "Legal immigration 101" or something to that effect.

I agree on this "full disclosure". If I have to leave a comment or a red/green dot, the person writing the comment HAS to be forced to reveal their ID.

Hi,

Thanks for the reply and sorry for creating multiple threads.

- First H1B Employer "A"
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Approved: Oct 2006
Stamped: December 2006
Visa stamp valid till : Oct' 2009
H1B transferred to Employer "B" : June 2007
Traveling to India: November ' 2008

On Dec12, 2007, i saw an update on I-797 from Employer "A" even though
I have moved to Employer "B" by that time.

The Status of I-797 for Employer "A" on USCIS website got changed
to "Cable sent to American Consulate or port of entry notifying them of approval.".

My concern is that whether the above status means that first Employer "A" has revoked the H1B visa?

If yes, doesn't that means that I will NOT be able to use that H1B
visa stamping and *new* I-797 from Employer "B" at port of entry?

Thanks again..look forward to your response

Yes, as long as you are working for the same employer that had filed your I-140 then you can maintain your H1B status with them. I had confirmed the same with my attorney. You should confirm the same by your attorney too. I beleive there was a thread at a point of time discussing the same on IV too. Maybe some member might be able to point it to you.

I am now with a different employer and using my EAD since May this year.

Hope this helps......

calling on your high skills...iv is you and me...remember!!

By "Training" did you mean "Filing"?
Otherwise it does not make any sense.

There are 3 possible fees that need to be paid to USCIS when filing a H-1B petition:

$320 I-129 fee
$1500/$750 training fee (as it's usually called)
$500 anti-fraud fee.

Definitely lets all agree to meet with our local house reps.
You can find your local congressman/woman from http://house.gov by entering your zip code.
They are generally very close to your geographic area.
Please ask if you have any questions, doubts.

Fed Ex is Good, never had any trouble with them

THe questions to Obama is gaining steam, IV needs to tell everyone to vote so that our questions will be highly ranked

see this
Obama to take YouTube questions on State of the Union speech - CNN.com (http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/01/26/obama.youth.outreach/index.html)

you can send it via usps , it will reach in 10 days.

Disclaimer: Again there is always an element of risk in life :)

From my Lawyer:

"You don't have it yet. You can ignore it. "

Anybody having a different opinion ?

Anzer

This letter is superb, we should include a copy of in our materials for lawmakers -- because it highlights the black box issue at the BECs

best,
Berkeleybee

I am willing to move to Flower Mound, TX. Any info will be greatly appreciated!

Hi,
I used to live in Dallas, TX before. Flower Mound is an excellent place, great school district if u have kids, lovely houses and residential community, close to both DFW airport and Grapevine Mills Mall...u couldnt ask for a better place!

:(

. As you said we can take off the contribution from our gross for tax purpose
That was for Indian residents, don't think IRS recognizes PF, it wouldn't get tax benefit here. 8% FD after tax is still 5.5% annual interest.
Without a green card, we are still temporary workers, check with a tax consultant about worldwide income too.

can you update your profile?

Thanks a lot for the VISA issue....

Cant i travel via germany to india with stolen visa issue ?

I finally got my renewed passport with all the correct details, mailed to me yday. I ended up renewing my license today and got it for 1 yr as I only have the extension notice of action. They never gave me the tracking #, which makes me think they dont normally keep a record of the tracking # in a system for a passport being issued. I think it would be better for anybody trying to apply for a passport through mail, to send a pre paid envelope with a tracking # along with the original application to be used for returing the new passport. But, primarily they are still keeping up with the 40 day turn around as far as passport renewals go.

I appreciate everybody who took time to respond to the thread.


Thanks,
Jagan

msp1976, I found out that it would take at least a month to get a new passport (is this right?), and I did not have time for it. I'll be sure to post my experience here.

Thank you!

I have heard of people getting passport in 1 day or so in New York...But you have to go in person.....The mail service would take longer....

Also once they give you a stanp for the whole duration.. as someone mentioned earlier...you need to carry the old passport and the new booklet they give you...That works out just fine.....

About what happnes at the POE depneds on the USCIS officer....It is just a draw of luck..

Intel chairman calls for immigration reform (Financial Times/ Feb 7, 2005)
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11221265/

Craig Barrett, chairman of Intel, the world's largest semiconductor maker, called for comprehensive immigration reform to make the US more competitive, during a live question-and-answer session on FT.com.

Mr Barrett, one of a number of technology leaders including Bill Gates to have criticised restrictions on foreign workers in the US, said the first step in simplifying the immigration process would be "to replace the current arbitrary quota system with an open market type approach".

The US's H1-B visa allows foreign engineers and scientists to work on a temporary basis in the US but is capped at 65,000 a year. Mr Barrett said this was inadequate: the current quota had been exhausted and there could be no new admissions until another came into effect in October this year.

Mr Barrett said demand was also greater than supply for green cards that allowed permanent employment, with the cap at 140,000 a year and long processing delays meaning individuals having to wait up to seven years to obtain one.

"These arbitrary caps undercut business's ability to hire and retain the number of highly educated people in the fields where we need to maintain our leading position," he said.

"Instead of arbitrary caps, a market-based approach that responds to demand is needed."

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Mr Barrett was asked by an Intel employee why his company had stopped sponsoring its workers for green cards between 2001 and 2004. The Intel chairman said this was during the longest and deepest recession in the semiconductor industry. It had been waiting for business conditions to improve before resuming the process.

"We should just staple a green card to every advanced degree granted to a foreign national from a US university in science and engineering," he said in another answer.

Mr Barrett also advocated improvements in the US education system to make America more competitive in technology fields.

"Today, we compare ourselves to our neighbours � California to Arizona, Texas to Florida, etc. We do not compare ourselves to the rest of the world and recognise that the bar of achievement, the level necessary for competitiveness is continually being raised."

Craig Barrett: America should open its doors wide to foreign talent


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IV Moderators- please use this information in your presentations.

yes EB3 India. I think when I look back, its just a matter of luck. Once it was RFE, second time I got a second finger printing and third time they just did'nt pick it up. But USCIS has been very promptful in approving my EADs and AP. I could be very well one of the oldest processing case sitting in the TSC shelf.
(1700 days)