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The Obama administration announced to use cutting-edge technologies to revamp the entire US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), so as to not only reduce the paperwork, but also the backlog and bring in more transparency into the system.

US President Barack Obama told a select bi-partisan group of Congressmen that such a system would be in place in the next 90 days, in which the USCIS will launch a vastly improved website.

This is likely to help thousands of Indian Americans every year who apply for permanent residency or Green Card, citizenship or approach USCIS for various immigration issues, but have to experience an agonizing wait.





More... (http://www.visalawyerblog.com/2009/06/improved_technology_to_bring_t.html)

Can someone shed light on this topic?

I know Writ of mandamus cases are common for FBI name check delays.

What about AC 21?

When USCIS ignored AC 21 and denied I-485, did anyone file for Writ of Mandamus?

What are the costs involved?

How much time does it take to get a ruling from the court?

I do not know the phase between I-140 and 485. I can tell you my company changed its name between labor and I-140 phase and my attorney asked for a copy of a document that my company filed with the state authorities on the name change and then used the term new name (formerly known as old name) while filing I-140 wherever the company name was referenced. Well, just filed my I-140 today, but thats all the information I know.

140 approved and is over 180 days.

If I were you, I would go ahead and file H1B Extension with pending LCA and submit the approved labor later instead of dealing with consequences of going out of status.

Thanks for the reply.
My employer already filed for the amendment due to fault of USCIS and they corrected sent it back yesterday.

Dear Fellow Posters

After 12 months of toil I have finally completed the narrative and evidence that I need for an EB-1a (Extraordinary Alien) application. I ab about to complete the I-140 paperwork to go with it.

My questions is this - I have contacted a small number of Immigration attorneys who have quoted me approx $6000 for the whole process. How many of you value think that USCIS would look at my application more favourably if I used a reputed attorney rathen than putting in my own application and paperwork ?

Thanks in anticpation of your replies

Jon

USCIS will be interested in the content of the application rather than the reputation of the attorney submitting it. You are free to submit your own application if you are comfortable researching immigration laws required for your application.

Hello Everybody,

Can someone please send me a list of good immigration lawyers in the Boston area for AC21

Thank you very much

Please join the New England state chapter. The address is in my signature.You can also PM me for details.

GO IV GO.

why is this thread not coming on the HomePage?

It was just an innocent question for a friend. You guys give out red dots for asking questions???

gcformeornot: don't appreciate your judgment.

designserve: thanks.

Here is my understanding --

If the sister company uses a different Fed Tax ID (i.e. is an independent company legally), they can file your GC in EB2 using your experience in previous company.

I did not face this situation but somewhat similar. Our company was acquired by another holding company but we are maintaining our Tax ID. The Attorney said that my H1 as well as GC process remains valid since we are being treated as a independent company legally.

Hi All,

I need to travel urgently to India due to some family issue and my EAD is expiring in Aug 2010. I need to apply for my renewal before I fly out this Sunday since I will have to be in India for 30 days. Can I e file my application from here and send the supporting documentation by Saturday? If so, I want to make sure that if for some reason, I get a biometrics appt., while in India, how can I postpone it? and also there won't be any issues with my EAD renewal app since I will be India and My I 94 will change once I am back.

Thanks for all your responses.....

If you spend more than 1 year and if you do not have approved I140 then you will be subject to H1b quota. I am not sure about it but I heard about this

Hi,

My H1B Visa expires in Aug 2009 (it was after first extension, till date i have already consumed 3 years 6 months in US). I have following questions,

1. After filing the extension next month, Can I leave to India immediately after getting the receiept (before approval). I might plan to come back to US after a year or so! I will be working at offshore for the same company.

2. If i leave a gap of 365 days, would i regain full 6 years after my re-entry in USA with the existing Visa itself?

I am very sorry if this is a repeated question, i did spend ample time investigating this query and then decided to post this in a thread.

Thanks,
Vibav

Here is my situation:
I-485 is pending
H1 Visa will expire on Feb 26, 2009 (extension has been filed but have not received the receipt notice). Company will not file for premium processing due to budget cuts.
I have an EAD (valid until 2010) but did not renew my AP (expired this week).

I am going out of the country and will return on Feb 22, 2009.

Will there be any problems at the port of entry? Has anybody come back into the country with little time left on the H1B?

Thanks

yes there most likely will be an RFE asking for her paystubs...looking at the current trends. You might try her stamping H-4 instead. People have a higher rate of success there. For her H-4 stamping, they just might ask for your paystubs....but thats also not a complete guarantee.

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LOL...Plz change the title to "I Need u". The current title implies something else :D

Can you provide more information? What did they tell you at walk-in?

All,

I'd mentioned the Silicon Valley India Community Centers (http://indiacc.org/Default.aspx)here before. They are apparently large, well run and well funded.

They put us in their Feb 23 newsletter (http://app.e2ma.net/app/view:CampaignPublic/id:866.206866750/rid:9942a913fae5c7ff928f6dce7356fc38). They got the description a bit wrong (workers on temporary visas), but hey they put our link in there.

I'm also working on having IV appear at some of their other events in the near future.

best,
Berkeleybee

Hello,

Yes, you can file I140 Premium Processing for a substitute labor. I have done that. Got approved in 9 days.

Good Luck.

DesiXP

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