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You are correct about the visa part. If you have a stamped visa in your passport for the US, you don't need a British transit visa for a London stopover. However, if you have an AP, they (BA) won't allow you to board the plane without a transit visa. This is from personal experience. However, since you are flying through Doha, I am not sure if you need anything other than your AP.


hi ashkam,

what is the best way to get Transit VISA?

i have only 2 hours between connecting flights. need to get it here in US?

thx

You need to hand over the I-94, only when leaving the country. No need to send it. If you didn't hand over, you need to send it. Always to have AP, if you want to go abroad or emergency travel, if your H1/H4 stamping in the passport is expired. USCIS prefer AP over other visa document when you come back from abroad (if you filed I-485).

Hi

My wife has entered the US as H4 and her i-94 is expiring end of this month. she has now moved to AOS (using EAD). DO we have to sent her I94 somewhere or simply hold on to it and return it whenever we leave the country.
Does her AP has to be applied before end of this I94.

Thanks

DS

I had to sacrifice my career a little bit due to GC. I regret that. I dont think GC is worth enough to sacrifice career advancements; especially for people from India & China.

Yes; India has infrastructure challenges....but they are being addressed slowly...the worst part is people in the US are missing out the growth in India. accelerating growth always feels better than advanced developed stable nation.

I have my GC already...I can say for sure that it wasnt worth it.

Thanks. Can someone get me USCIS contact number to get the status on receipts.....

dial 1-800-375-5283
use option 1-2-2-6-2-2-1

BTW i am a AUG 3rd TSC Filer No receipts yet. The EAD Check for my wife cashed on Oct 12th and it says Vermont service center.

friends,

We are in a process of divorce . Last year I filed employment based 485 with my wife as depended. Now we both have EAD and she is working under EAD. If we divorce while 485 is pending who go out of status? Me or my wife? Is both 485 will be canceled? Or both are safe. If I marry again is it possible to bring my new wife under my filed 485 petition?

Thanks for your help.
balan
I485 Filed on July 2, 2007.

Though it is not of my concern - I see that you want to file a divorce with your current spouse and then remarry another person - while I don't know your personal specific situation - I would suggest that you must try and work it out with your current spouse

I see a lot of divorce cases these days among the immigrant community and when we look into it further - many cases divorces could have been avoided if spouses were more accomodating.

Once again - I have written this with a good intent. Please do niot shoot me down. Admins can delete my post if needed.

Changing employers on EAD after 180 days, this is what I heard

We need to update the 485 file by sending in the following documents

(1) Last paystub of previous employer
(2) New employment letter
(3) First paystub of current employer

You can be without getting paid in between jobs but may have to be quick. A lot of people when they decide to change jobss on EAD, take a vacation from work for a month or so, come back and work for the last paystub and then move to a new job.

Can you do multiple jobs and start ur business on EAD ? I don;'t know, maybe someone else could answer this

eb3india,

Have you done any kind of research into the two questions that you have raised namely the 245(i) problem and the nurse categories. Please do it and you will find how they came into picture.

A sincere request to all our members. Before demanding a response from the core group, we hope you do more research on your flash thoughts. All the core group members have a full time job and are doing this in our free time apart from work and family. Given that it is crunch time in the Senate, we really don't have the time now to respond to all queries.

Its writern in the RFE. I got an RFE and in that letter its clearly mentioned by when you need to submit the required docs.

I am in the same boat too. Only difference is that I have formally accepted the offer and it's in the same corporation (but different legal entity).

My lawyer recommended that I have three options

1) Start over and recapture your PD. She mentioned that this is the cleanest option.

2) Apply for 485 from your old job and then move to the other job after six months

3) Move to the new job but apply for your 485 from your old job.However, you will need to move back to your old job once you get your Green Card.

I believe Option 3 is the best for all of you. Try contacting your old employers to see if they can file for your 485. That said, once your complete your six months after applying for 485, you can technically move. Now I am not sure if this will work, but can we not move into another company at more apparent time before the actual receipt of the Green Card. Also, given the severe retrogression expected, it may be a long wait and this move may potentially not have to happen for a while.

Please note the above is my opinion and you will need to consult your own lawyers.


How come option 1 will work if the law passes? First you have to apply for the labour and then only u can capture the old pd.
But we even can't apply for the labour so there is no point in capturing the old pd. Am I making the valid point here? Correct me if I am wrong.

HI Surge
As far as i have understood , if you have filed your I485 before expiry of your I-94 then you are legal in the country and you can use your AP to travel.

not really, but close.

i-94 expire 10/01/2007. married 09/12/2007. i-485 received by uscis on 11/26/2007.

Travel thru UK on advance parole. Did anyone travel thru UK on advance parole. Do you know if you can travel thru UK on advance parole(with UK TRANSIT OR VISIT VISA). Do you need to have USA VISA STAMP.

well, that really sucks, I was not aware of the 180day rule. Many thanks for the information.

So I have no other option than start all over again. One question, can I apply directly to a new LC or PERM or I need to go thru H1B first?

My Plan B is Canada, already have Canadian Permanent Resident Card, I need to enter before May 2010....I might need to decide between just moving to Canada and in 3 years get citizenship Vs. Starting new PERM process in USA .....I will be aprox 7 years away from citizenship.


Any thoughts??

Masti Gai..

Dont make fun of him. He is not sure.. that is it. You have labor for H1 and green card.

Pradeep .. You need to take i-797 and the greencard labor and I-140 papers
with you.

All these legal question can be answered by a Lawyer than this forum.

Ask a lawyer... you will be satisfied

Has any July 2nd filer that got receipts / checks cashed in October, receveived EAD? I am still waiting and wondering how long this phase will last?:mad:

security clears of what? Anthrax?
For heaven's sake, those are just text, right? I dont think we can do an attachment..

There are more than 100,000 emails and more than 40,000 paper letters coming to Obama every day. I doubt, if all get acknowledged after somone reads them. Some sort of filtering process has to handle that task. With security I meant, checking on originating IP addresses against their watch-lists, certain words in the text, etc. As per reports, Obams is given some 10 letters (may be some emails) everyday to read.

you should be fine. do you have a valid transit visa? i think you need to have one if you are travelling through the European Union.

Dear friends,
I received all the three responses to my queries on AP travel. All three of you have confirmed the same. Thanks a lot, I feel a lot better now. Although, as one of you mentioned about a transit visa through the EU, I will be waiting within the Amsterdam airport for 3 hours to take the connecting U.S flight, and so I don't think I need a transit visa. Thanks a lot.

Really? Nobody? Nothing? :( Please, any advice will do, I'm desperate, I don't want to leave in 2 weeks, I need some more time with my partner...

Apply for GC...as you become illegal its easier to get GC. Only people who legal and law obeying to need to be in line for years.

I applied for my green card almost six years back (EB3 Jan 2003) and working with the same employer for more than 7 years on H1B. My 140 was approved in 2007 September. Recently I got a new job with pretty similar title and job descripiton. The job is in a different state . Here is my question...

Is it better to use my EAD (which is valid until October 2010) or do a H1B transfer? In case my current employer withdraw the 140 application ,whether that cause any issues?

Do I need to go back to my current employer once I get my green card?

Is it possible to go back to H1B once I start using EAD?

Appreciate quick responses.....

I am waiting to sign up for the monthly.

I don't think it is a good idea to restrict members by the amount they contribute. As we already know we only have around 200 members that actually contribute financially out of the 7K membership.

We are a grassroots organization we need all the foot solders we can get (remember how effective it was in December, when we mobilized together). Restricting users would turn members away and when we loose them, we loose them for good. There will not be any references from those who leave.

Remember Howard Dean's fund raising campaign mostly they collected $10 and $20 not just big amounts for his presidential campaign. We must take what we can and encourage members to participate. When members see what we do they will volunteer.

A first time visitor to our website is not going to trust us to give money with out knowing what we are all about. When we restrict them they will never know what we are doing.

Just think about it. Would you do it?

From your post it seems your H1b transfer was denied and not H1b extension, i think you should correct the title.

If you go to company A then you will have to file H1b transfer again with company A. I think you can file an appeal in the meain time continue working for company B for 240 days (I am not sure of this but confirm with IV gurus or attorney).

I dont think this is true. Untill the company A revoked the H1 which is valid till Sep 2009, I dont think one needs to file for transfer again. Otherwise please provide the source for the same.

When you are filing for new H1B with new employer, it will not cancel the current H1B. There is nothing called H1B transfer. Everything is New only. The only issue is you need to prove your status and you will not be counted against the cap.

Congratulations and Best Wishes to you and your family.