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A little unrelated question but couldn't find the the right thread to post it...

What do you do if while traveling abroad, your GC is lost/stolen? Would the CBP officer at the airport allow you back in on the basis of a photocopy?

I wonder if this person who did all this posting without reading what is posted on the site and wasted the valuable time of IV volunteers from an anti immigration group? Please do not get distracteed guys and all those people sitting ont he edge, join in and act!!

Today many folks from CA showed interest in joining the rally. They are yet to submit their vote.

Folks who are on the fence, decide and act FAST. This is going to be a historic event..Don't miss it !

They don't want the immigrants to take a penny home.
Nothing is going to change, you'll still need to file your applications in premium processing. As their processing times are not going to change. As somebody said it is plain daylight robbery.

Can we have some update at 11 AM ?

Looks like they are talking about unemployment now ....

I guess it is 11 am EST, correct?

Perhaps, USA can levy another "fee" on H1-B folks to cover up the fighter jet deal loss just like they levy the mexico border protection fees on H1-B's.

Obama and USA should know that they can not cover every expense in USA by levying fees on H1-B folks. It's disgusting.

Which country in this world charges high skilled ppl to pay for their border protection?

Tell me one country in this world which is giving 140K GC for skilled immigrants and alomst 1 million GCs for immigrants...

Ignore the IOs, just talk to your Senator or Congressman. They will be able to help you out. I was stuck in name check for more than 3 years. My congressman did not help but the senators office had a namecheck cell and they help out with genuine cases. The person there helped me clear my name check in 2-3 months (talk, dont email, send certified letter with details after talking to them). Had i known this earlier I would have had contacted them earlier and would have gotten my GC in June 07. My lawyer sdid not allow us to contact the IOs for information and i suffered big time because of that. Based on my experience all i can say is be proactive.

Thanks for the pointers.

In my case I don't even know if it is namecheck that is blocking my case. So far my guess is that it was just the huge deluge of July 2 applications under which my application got stuck. But now that they have opened my application and mailed an RFE on Oct 22, at least I know that some IO is processing my case. Right now I am eagerly waiting for the RFE details. My law firm(FDBL) has not received it yet. I am pinging them every other day.

To answer another question from another poster, yes, I have been with the same company since 2001.

The discussion seems to be focused on getting a certification to add to your resume. I am a PMP too, have delivered several small projects.
I think whether you are a PM or a developer, PMP is a good step to understanding and appreciating the business value of what you are doing as a techie.

It is not just a certification but a way of thinking.
It applies to everything in your life not just your work......

Treating it like a commodity isn't the best way to look at it.

My 2 cents .....

Has anyone thought of the people who missed the august 17 deadline because the labor was not cleared within time. Because of no mistake from ourside, we have to suffer. What a screwed up legal situation ?

As of now PD is apr 2001, I dont know when will it move ?

Thx
Nag



I missed the date by just a week:( .Not sure what to do here . People on the forum seems to be concerned about Fingerprinting and getting EAD's only .

How do we know what the status of Name check is, or even if your case is submitted for NC?

Part of the reason was that few H-1B applicants were running big debts on credit cards and leaving the country. Credit card companies have no way of collecting the money overseas. Few bad apples make every one else look bad.

My I-140 was denied incorrectly , as a result my I-485 was denied.
The USCIS is claiming that the I-140 Petition was filed without a certified PERM application. This is absolutely incorrect. The original certified PERM application was filed with the I-140 Petition. I have a photocopy of the original PERM application.

My lawyer filed MTR for both I140 and I485 6weeks ago.I received receipt notices for both I290B.

I was working on my H1B till last week, but was laid off last week and I am searching for job.No one is offering job on H1B.I send a letter to coressman explaining my situation.

Can I use my EAD?-----My Lawyer says my EAD is invalid.

Yeah rb_248, relieved now.

That sounds like good news. You must be relieved.

Hello Guys,

I am planning to utilize AC21. My PD is OCT 2005, EB2 India, I-140 was approved in June 2006 and I-485 filed on 2nd July 2007.

The question I have is if my current employer can do anything, I mean anything at all, now?

Thank you.

This has been mentioned earlier in various threads - it is 180 days from the receipt date, and not from filing date.
Not everyone who filed on July 2nd has the same receipt date.
Pls check your RD for when your 180 day period ends.

Bujji, Any update on this?

I have one week from now for his visit. He gave me his desk number too. So I guess he is still an ICE employee. I did not call him at that number though.

Giving speedy Green Cards to July Visa bulletin cases will ease the Housing Crisis in US.

Above statement implies, housing crisis is because of not issuing green cards.

BTW, I don't have english blood in me ;););)

your implication is wrong ..you can imply anything from a statement.
the reason I support the above initiative is because it is the most cost effective approach. immigration will/does help housing since americans already have houses and they have fewer or no kids. so immigrants constitute a sizeable chunk. a person I had met once told me - as long as you make money for yr bosses and managers they will do a lot for you (we were talking about filing for GC's) - with the same approach if you include builders and car dealers - you could get them to support IV. but my view is since our community is so divided and selfish ..nothing will ever happen because of us. whatever good happens will be because of USCIS mistakes or else we will get GC's after the long wait

My company paid for attorney fees. I dont know the amount for that.
My pocket expense
$380 - medical tests
$60 - photographs
$50 - mailing fees.

Obviously, no money can account for the mental torture I and my family have been going through once we learned about visa bulletion revision rumors.

Thank you very much Dinesh for this. Currently my spouse's passport is stuck in the same place for god-only-knows-what reason. The embassy staff said they are auditing every 2nd-3rd application. We have the AP but we were thinking that if we withdraw the H1B application, the embassy people might stamp the passport saying "Application Received" which sometimes can be a euphemism for "Visa Denied". I once got such a stamp when visa was denied to me.

Since we would then always have to keep explaining at every stage why we have that stamp, that's why we are sticking on with H1B delay. We have been given the same time-frames as you were.

When you withdrew your passport to travel on AP, did they stamp your passport with any text? Also could you please tell us the procedure you followed to withdraw your passport and whether you could collect it in person? We have been asked to email the US Embassy for withdrawing from our H1B application.

Thanks buddy.

When they told me about clearance and delay, they did not keep my passport, but gave it back to me at the same time and hence, I was able to travel. they, however, cancelled by previous visas. I never asked them to withdraw my H1 application.

I will support this effort.

Thanks for this update. Seems like good news is finally trickling in. Thanks to the IV team.

Those who are yet to participate, join in! We can make it happen together.

Thursday 06/12/2008 - 11:00 AM

2237 Rayburn House Office Building

Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law

Hearing on the Need for Green Cards for Highly Skilled Workers