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To capture unused visa numbers we need to make DC rally big, so lets go to DC on sept 13th and make it big success.......

Nice....;)

Also we need everyone to help out in spreading IV work at the local level (state level). Plus IV welcomes contributions. :)

Hello all,

It appears that my green card is lost in mail.
My spouse received her 10 days back. Our 485 was approved on same day, so I think mine must be lost.

I will wait for another couple of days for it to appear. Meanwhile I had few questions
1. What is the process to getting a duplicate?
2. If I just get GC stamped on my passport, will I be able to transit from Paris or London airport?

You are not loosing anything. Continue on H-1B with current salary as long as it satisfies LCA made for H-1B petition.

You do not have to say anything to DOL. Your LC might be approved after the audit process. Then comes I-140, where the ability to pay comes into question. This could be difficult to get approved based on the situation you described.

If you have more time on H-1B, try to switch to different employer and restart the Greencard process.

Yes, if my LC will get approved in the iterim, I might be safe, but with no time left on the H1-B, and with the reduction of salary that will be applied very soon, I don''t think this is going to happen. Unless, as you said, I won't be lucky enough to get approved really soon.

We need to get all these businesses to join together with Immigration voice and support us by lobbying and funding.
No Great H-1b will come here if its going to take 10-20 years to get a Green card.
I would suggest, lets have another action item to write to these companies about IV and ask for their help for Legal Immigrants that everyone needs.
This is a big thing that is missing so far.
See how the president of the Agricultural board, unions appear on TV asking for support for illegals and also get invited to Congress.

Definitely a good idea.........the first thing that needs to happen is for us immigrants to contact our own employers (and if it is a big company - they will have some section that deals with govt affairs/lobbying) ask them to support our cause through action.......
I work for a small company, but my employer is a very decent man and may provide some funds..........(Christmas season and all!).

If he chooses to donate would it be the "contribute" link?

Vivek Wadhwa spoke very nicely and hit right at the core of the EB Immigration issues and backlog. I talked to him along with my wife and told our story. I also told that lot of people like me will be opting Canada or Australia or even go back to India if the EB Immigration issues are not fixed. If US doesn't fix its Immigration Policies for Skilled Immigrants then they go back to their home countries or other contries who know their worth. This is our most productive age and we won't waste it.

I will try finding the recording of the show and post it here.

Here is the chance to to show what are we doing at this forum at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Core members and expert from Midwest and Milwaukee area can enroll to attend this conference on immigration. Below is the information i am copying from UWM wesite. For further information you can click link written in below infromation.


CfP, "Immigration: Many Faces; Many Facets"
(Campus)


Apr. 26-27, 2007

Immigration, a salient public policy and humanitarian concern across the nation, will be the subject of the IRE's conference to be held at UW-Milwaukee's School of Continuing Education, 161 W. Wisconsin Ave., 7th Floor, in downtown Milwaukee.

Currently, the IRE is soliciting conference proposals from prospective submitters. We encourage presentations, either by individuals or groups/panels, from faculty, academic staff, community leaders
and activists, government officials and policymakers, etc.

Please go o to our website, www.uwm.edu/Dept/IRE, and follow the link to the actual Call for Conference Proposals. Here you will find a list of possible topics and themes, and well as the submission format. The due date to submit a conference proposal is December 22, 2006. We will contact you with a response by January 19, 2007.
More information...


Contact: Tom Tonnesen
tonnesen@uwm.edu
(414) 229-4700



Thanks
IneedAllGreen

what is NCR Region???

National Capital Region (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Capital_Territory_of_Delhi)

Yesterday, there was a problem with the uscis web site. I tried to use the web site several times. Did you try to use the web site yesterday? or before?

I received a receipt confirmation for my I-140 petition. It shows that they received on March 24, 2006. I tried to check on the status on USCIS website in case status. I could not find my case so far. Does it take so long to be updated. I am worried if my petition is misplaced somewhere...
Please give me your advice.

I was recently audited by Someone from Dept of Homeland Security regarding my H1-B visa status.He asked several questions regarding my position,job duties,pay,work hrs
How long I was associated with my current company, What was my previous job and job duties,How long I am in US etc.
I couldn't provide him the proof of the pay as I didn't had the pay stub to show him at that moment.

I asked him is this just rutine procedure ?He said this is recently started process to check H1B fraud.

Does any one else had same experience?

Unless you fill your profile, nobody will trust you. Anti's are trying to get some negative comments and feed their agenda

can anybody help me here?

Dont worry you will get your RFE soon. I saw pretty much everyone is getting RFE for H1 extension ( beyond 6 yr) these days !

May be 10% might have become entrepreneurs...? Definitely not everyone has started a 10person or even 1 person company....People are doing good but they just work as programmers or so called project managers...you know its not a big deal to become a Project manager in India..

But 150K entrepreneurs...:p

I have not read that report completely, but ...

1. GC Vovek seems to say there was not a single person who left US to become an entrepreneur. This is not true 100% sure
2. The 150k might be spread over last 20 years, or 10 years at least, or ever since the backlogs became an issue. This means the figure drops to about 15k per year, which sounds much more plausible

The answer may well lie somewhere in between..

It is not possible to switch to F-1 if one has filed I-140. If you wish to pursue an MBA you basically have 3 choices:
1. US-based part-time program
2. If you are married, you can attend on H-4, with risks of being out of status if your spouse loses employment and the difficulty in obtaining US-based placements.
3. Look outside the US - INSEAD, IMD, MBA-HSG, LBS, ISB, etc. etc. There are very good options outside the US too.

Good Luck!

-N

So is it that, if you already have approved 3 yr H1 extension after 6 yrs
then it will not become invalid even if you get EAD now?

You can file I485 while H1 is pending. But if you read the H1 ext clause, you can see that you are eligible for H1 extension beyond 6 years only if your labor is pending for more than 1 year, or if you can't file for adjustment of status because of retrogression. Now, because you are eligible for I-485, you lose the eligibility to extend H1, which means, your pending H1 can be denied whether you file I485 or not. You might be lucky and get away with successful extension. But if the officer knows what he is doing, he'll not clear your extension. I have to add that I am assuming your H1 extension is BEYOND 6 years. If it is within 6 years, there is no problem. You'll get an extension.

THe Lottery is the dumbest piece to obtain GC. Imagine some guy who does nothing to the USA applies, comes here sucks the $$ out of the system by coming here, staying here and enjoying all monetray benefits of a GC like unemployment benefits etc


People who have been paying taxes for 6-10+ years and working in the US economy get only 50,000 Green cards a year, while 50,000 complete strangers in a foreign country get Green card in a year because they happen to be lucky and win a lottery !! :mad:

Though there are companies that do have ethics - most of these people have exploited their employees and continue to behave unethically - they drive expensive cars and behave with arrogance on face of their employees who are working hard and earning for these cayotes.

These cayotes have this love affair with Attorneys - and they have this common protocol on how to handle their employee.

As long as the community is scared - wants to lie low and not want to rise - we will still be in this situation.

IV HAS PROVIDED AN EXCELLENT PLATFORM FOR ALL THE PEOPLE TO COME FORWARD.

I would recommend that IV members who are affected by such cayotes must utilize the resources IV has provided and try to get more media attention.

I encourage people to do youtube videos using hidden cameras when their employers are trying to talk or do dirty deals.

Write blogs, make all this visible.

I was in the same shoes once...did some reseach and gather some info hope it will be helpful to resolve your case.


You can file spouse 485 later but not always
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Following is my scenario and the advice I received from a Top (at least high fee: $250 for a 20 minute phone session) lawyer.

EB3 PD Nov 2002 I-140 Approved Jan/04 1-485 filed June 04. I got married in Dec 04 and we were back in USA in Jan 05. Unfortunately we were 2 week too late to beat the retrogression.
My lawyer told me to file wife's 485 as she is dependent and PD is not an issue. Absolutely wrong. USCIS returned her application after 5 weeks.
We waited almost 2.5 years to finally file her application in June 07. I got approved on 23 June but we are OK since her application was filed before that

Key:
1. Get married before your GC approval (before/after 140/485 does not matter as long as you are not approved.
2. Bring spouse on H4 (No derivative status with EAD so maintain H1)
3. Keep all the documents ready (Birth certificate/Marriage certificate etc.)
4. Follow visa bulletin as soon as dates are current get medical test completed
5. File her 485 (Make sure USCIS receives it after the dates become current)
(If USCIS receives your application before dates being current they may still accept the package and reject it after couple of weeks. )
6. What if you are married before GC approval but get approved before her 485 is filed
1. Spouse out of USA
No other way but to file 'Follow to join' in home country. Spouse will not be able to entry on any other visa before his/her GC approval.
2. Spouse in USA on his/her own status ( i.e. wither H1/L1/F1 etc.)
File 485 as a derivative no special processing
3. Spouse in USA as your dependent ( i.e. H4 etc.)
he/she will be 'out of status' as soon as your GC is approved. Inspected by an immigration agent at entry point. Not on parole. You can file 485 under [Section 245(K)] within 180 days. No special processing. NO fines.


Please talk to a reputed lawyer before doing any thing.

Although it does not feature in this article, Bush is using the word 'Guest Worker' more often these days. Any opinions about the emphasis on the word 'Guest' these days in Bush's speeches? Is there a covert message there?



http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Bush_wants_more_young_Indian_minds_in_United_State s/articleshow/1461553.cms

You dont need to pay the fees, as it is USCIS mistake - Send the new application form with a cover letter, you can send it yourself.

Now my Lawyer is advising me to include the old fees and a new application with a letter stating motion to refile seeking correction. He is insisting on us to send the fees ($350) again. Any suggestions? Can I send it directly to INS?

Hagel Introduces Legislation to Deal with Illegal Immigrants Living in the U.S.

So, on the Illegal side we have:

Senate Bill: Hagel with The Immigrant Accountability Act of 2007
House Bill: Flake with the STRIVE

On the Legal and High-Tech side we have:

Senate Bill: Cornyn with SKIL Bill
House Bill: Shadegg with SKIL Bill

Senate Discussion: Last two weeks of May 2007.

Let the engines start.

Are they going to discuss all the bills in last week of May or just the Hagel Bill.

sreedhar


Keep that GRIN for your later years, this web site is made to help people who are stuck in the immigration limbo.
There are lot of us out there who have their personal decisions at stake.

Agree with you....But I am telling Truth... Truth is always like this Buddy...Do not feel emotion. I am also here for get help from other people and if possible I will help other people. Still I don’t know what is wrong with my previous response bellow…

“Why you worried about PDs...Yours is 2007....have to wait several years”