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Do you need to apply for SSN after getting GC? i was thinking that everyone who is working already has SSN... Do you have to get new one? that does not seem right??? please advise

Raj,
You dont get a new SSN. You just remove the restrictions that is on your previous card.When u become a LPR you should get a replacement card without any restrictions.If you read my post i mentioned SSN card replacement. I am sorry it might have mislead you otherwise.

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Hi All,
My I-140 got denied on Sept 4th. I have not received denial notice till now. Only 2 more weeks to file MTR/Appeal. How should i proceed now? My attorney still wants to wait for more time.

Thanks and appreciate your help -

Hi,

I recently traveled to Canada by land for 1 week . When I went to Canada the canadian authorities did not take my I 94. When I returned from canada, the US officials did not give me a new I 94, will this be a problem ?

Thank you for your time.

If the travel is less then 30 days to Canada or Mexico you do not need Visa Stamping also. It is called Automatic Visa Revalidation.
http://cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/travel/id_visa/revalidation.ctt/revalidation.pdf

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I am on EAD. my priority date is Oct 2003 EB3.
I got new job that requires security clearance, so applied and got preliminary security clearance and started working as a contractor at Federal worksite.
Now i got letter from Department of homeland security saying i am not allowed to work at Federal worksite because my Adjustment of status is pending from Aug 2007, also saying Contact USCIS to get resolved or provide evidence i am in touch base with USCIS regards to this matter.
Since my priority date is not current, USCIS is not going to anything.
While applying this job i gave my EAD copy. They accepted Now i do know why i got this letter ?
IS there any one had same kind of situation?
Where or whom should I need communicate at USCIS? do they give any letter?

Thanks

Federal assignments are primarily meant for citizens and then in some cases for GC holders. It is impossible for a EAD holder or H1-Bs to join a Fed assignment. I know cases of my friends who have GC and still did not get security clearance from DHS. They moved out of the assignments and moved on in life and career.

It took 8 months for the paper work,running ads etc.
It was filed on Nov 9th and my HR got approval on Jan 5th.

EB3 and EB2 from same Company.

Probably this is a case of processing error. The I-485 was denied based on I-140 denial. I would try for MTR on the I-485 with I-140 status.

Here is my h1b status:

1. We have applied for H1B visa extension in premium on March 23rd, 2010.(for 15 months, as I have this period remained on H1 6 years and I-140 not approved yet).
2. I have joined new client on March5th new project, new location.
3. USCIS raised RFE on March 9th, 2010 but not received the RFE document.
4. My employer sent H1B Amendment documents on March 15th, 2010 with new LCA.
5. Received RFE document on March 30th, 2010 from USCIS and replied on March 31st to USCIS.
6. USCIS approved case on April 10th, 2010 with 1 year duration, which is May 2011.
7. USCIS approved amendment on Dec 5th, 2010 which is valid until Aug 20th, 2011 which the max of 6 years period.

Now question, it means my H1B visa valid until Aug 2011?

1. DREAM Act
2. AgJobs
3. Make the EB-1 category more reasonable.
4. Create a more reasonable bar on those accused of providing material support to terrorists to cover those essentially involuntarily providing the support.
5. Eliminate the one year bar on asylum claims.

How about clearing the backlogs in the employment based system? We are contributing to the wealth of the company and the economy but our futures are in limbo and the best years of our careers are wasted worrying about a green card!

Not surprisingly, according to the most recent State Department Visa bulletin, the EB-1 category is one of the only employment-based category without a waiting list.
Does that not indicate a problem that needs to be fixed instead of ignored as you have done Philip Wolgin?

Philip Wolgin: Five Ways to Move Forward on Immigration (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/philip-wolgin/after-the-election-five-w_b_778673.html)

MIne was updated 2 days later, be patient

Gurus,

I saw three LUDs on 485 applications after FP. Last as latest as August 23rd. No recent LUD on EAD or AP yet.

What should I expect?

Thanks for quick reply.

As of now, my friend is getting trained by local institutes in other IT realted field and searching for job. If things go well he might get a project in a month or so.

Q.Till he gets a project what risk does he have to his status?
Q.If he gets a project will everything be ok?

Pls advise

Thank you.

I got tired of searching for appointments myself on the NVARS website and signed up with XVARS instead. Lets see if they deliver. I picked Toronto between 12/07 and 12/20 so hoping they find me my appointment. Will post an update again soon.

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Well I don't know for today... but in 2004, the going rate was $4/application

FBI name check: This partially automated, name-based check searches over 86 million files documenting people who are the main subject or referenced in an FBI investigation. USCIS electronically submits applicant names to the FBI National Name Check Program for benefits such as naturalization, permanent residence, and asylum. The legacy INS queried the main files since 1985 but added reference files to security checks in 2002. USCIS submitted 1.5 million names at a cost of $6.0 million in FY 2004.

Source: http://www.dhs.gov/xoig/assets/mgmt...06-06_Nov05.pdf

the I-94 stapled to my passport says 20feb2008, since my passport expires on the same day. dont i have to get a new I-94? though 797 is valid more than 1 yr?

I guess you need GC to apply for UnEmployment benefits....Is it correct?

We just got the FP notice and need to get it done in a city more 100 miles away. Will most of the FP office open on Saturday?

Thanks a lot!

Ah!
Haha I was thinking about that one! Thanks for clearing it up!

I gues with iin 2 months for AP. but i don't know in current scenario with lot of applications. There is no harm in filing AP & EAD with 485. Even if you get them you can use it or not choice is yours. but if you use EAD h1/H4 will be invalid and you have to come back in AP. Also if you come in AP then your H1/h4 will be invalid you have to use EAD.

I think 4-5 months is decent time to get AP. But with current volume I am not sure.

I don't think traveling back on AP invalids your H1. I checked with my lawyer and this is what he told me.

A friend of mine is going through this and I am posting on his behalf while he is really stressing it out. Any help would be very much appreciated.

He got his H1B through this consulting firm last April in effect from Oct 01, 2008. He finished his masters here in the US in April. He made himself available to the employer and was searching for work all summer. His employer asked him to clear a few certifications in a field unfamiliar to him. My friend took certifications but also has been on a look out for any new opportunities given the tough market.

He recently found one and is looking to switch his H1B. Now that his current employer has found out about this, he totally freaked out threatening to cancel his H1B.

Things to note:
- My friend has not been paid by his current employer. So no pay-stubs what so ever
- He had signed a contract for 2 years and some ridiculous amount of money towards damages in case he leaves

What are his options now? What if the employer sends H1B cancellation before he gets to file a new petition through the new company? Can anyone please help?

Thank you