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if the only way to reduce the backlog of EB3 is to port to EB2, why EB3 category at all. Just remove that category... Maybe lawyer's should come with a better alternative than giving this lame advice. EB3 category are still employed for the past 10 yrs - shows that they are required-then why not fight to get their number of visas increased or the spill over be applied to them equally as to EB2.

Congratulations!!!!

My wife and i got emails from USCIS and we checked our status online and it is now CPO. The approval is based on my wife's applicatiion ( EB2 India, Dec 2005). I had two applications one as her dependent and another my own that is EB3 I, Jan 2004.

can we file a lawsuit against USCIS for not following their own guidelines and "discriminating " against cases ?

All cases should be treated equally... don't care whether they are low hanging fruit or not... every case should be represented equally before an IO...

I dont understand why should hard to determine cases be penalized for USCIS's laziness throughout the year and then trying to speed up the process in the last two months...

Its pathetic people are calling each other racists. Guys
we have an uphill task in front of us. The only chance
of winning is that stay together and work together.

There are 200000 members for NumberUSA.com. How much
are we? Meagre 5000. And we are calling names ourselves it
wont go too far.

Please remember every single day the citizens of USA
are turning against immigration more and more. It would be
really difficult to get the things we need from the law makers.

Reached application to NSC on 7/23. No checks cashed yet.

Anybody else there with 7/23 received date?

exact same situation:confused:

Here is the list copied from http://www.patrickcrusade.org/Fax.html:

ABC WASHINGTON DC 202-887-7684

...

Pacifica Radio, KPFT: 713-526-5750
Wall Street Journal: 212-416-2653
Christian Science Monitor: 212-764-9648

I can take over sending few of these faxes. Anyone else coming forward? We need to do this ASAP! They can be sent from your local Staples!

probably Texas, that is where my I-140 was approved.


Cancelled 4 tickets and lost 1000 bucks. Was to fly on 6th. Never expected dates will move. MY PD Nov 2001 EB3 India.

Hoping to get receipts by 20th. Is that a fair assumption? Planning to re-book for 22nd.

Don't want to lose another dime on cancellations and re-bookings.

Advice and share your thoughts.
I am not sure man. How long is your trip? If they sent a finger print notice while you are in India will you be able to come back. I woluld say complete finger prints and go..

@india_usa
100% correct. I guess its human. If you did not file for 485 in Jul 07, people want to file when PD is not current. For people who filed and are waiting, want the backlog cleared. People who have GC are "worried" about getting citizenship :). People who just came in, are worried about they PERM/140 approvals.

@peacocklover

GC is all about luck. They should cancel the entire GC process and make it a "lottery" as that is what it is.

I think the substituters were the smart ones (though a few of them were burned during the process). I guess, people like you and I choose to follow the safe route.

your PD says its 2006. I know people with PD in 2004 or 2005 and their Labor/PERM applicaiton was not approved before the July 07 floodgate. They are still waiting and I do feel sorry for them.

Good/Bad watever kind of lawyers i deploy they will be costly - but can they win such cases - Do you know of ??

You can quit after six months and then if taken to a court of law, you can tell the court that the employer refused to give you employment letter and under duress, you were forced to sign the letter. Your other option was to pack bags and leave the country if the employer did not give you the letter. And you can argue that the law lets you change employer after 180 days and hence you are not breaking the law. You can also argue that if the employer had not acted in bad faith by refusing to give you employment letter, you would have continued to work for the employer.

Ofcourse, you will need a very good lawyer if you want to fight the case on moral grounds (because it may be more expensive to fight the case than just pay the amount agreed to in the letter).

thanks vbkris,
I was about to post similar reply.

Naveen,
We need INA language. nothing more nothing less.

All,
As of this post. I could not find the law linking ebdependents with ebquota.

I actually spoke to Customer service and I got 2 very different responses.

1. Wait till you are an old man and then the cards may just come !! (Just Kidding ) she actually said wait for 90 days.

2. Another CSR told me that the TSC is having technical issues and they are not able to access the Biometric information on approved 485's in their systems. She advised me to download Form I-90 from the USCIS site and fill that in and send it in - if you have a minor on the petition then also send 2 passport size pictures of the minor - this will allow them to access the Biometric screen when they process the I-90. We will get Biometric notices and the Minor will get the card - the Grown ups will get the Cards after the Biometrics are uploaded.

I have not done this - eventhough I downloaded the I-90 forms - I took a INFOPASS appt and if they suggest that I should do a I-90 then I can get that done right on the spot - I am carrying the filled I-90 with me. Anyhow I-90 is usually submitted to correct errors on the card or to replace a card - however this woman sounded quite knowledgeable - but then there are issues realted to where the I-90 should be sent - this is specially complicated if your case has been transferred a few times like mine was.

Best is to check with the guys/gals at Infopass -meeting.

All this was from the rep at the TSC - so not sure if this is applicable to all centers.

AGAIN THIS IS WHAT I HEARD FROM THE TSC REP - PLEASE USE THIS INFORMATION AT YOUR OWN RISK - I AM NOT SENDING THE I-90 ON MY OWN.

I will post my Infoapss exp on the 9th of september.

Even I submitted my application to NSC later it got transferred to TSC
My receipt number starts with WAC-XX-XXX-XXXX
How about yours...

I was just wondering are they holding card of WAC..?

awsome ...did you get the list of emails i sent you via email :)

As far as I can tell from this thread, no one who was eligible to file 6/1 has had receipts yet.

I was told, attorney / employer will receive notice of receipt for I 485, not employee. For EAD / AP - that goes to employee, not attorney / employer
I got 3 out of 6 on monday by mail.

Excellent idea Naveen! I hope you don't mind but I have improved the English slightly :) and will create links on those Wiki pages to IV and the articles that you have mentioned.

go for it!!. hope Naveen wont mind.

Ok now.... Here is something interesting.

Who said ? Lawsuits will not work. If you guys have any doubts ? Follow the links below, iam gonna paste. It will tell you how powerful lawsuits are in this country if you think you have been fooled over and over on false promises. This is especially true in the case of People whose priority date was current for a long time but still they were made to wait because of unknown reasons by USCIS while the folks who had priority dates as recent as 2006 walked with Green Cards. People especially who fall under this category are sure to succeed only by filing lawsuits. I dont see any other way out here.

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2005/12/17/immigrants_are_suing_to_speed_up_citizenship/
http://boards.immigration.com/showthread.php?t=194681

Thanks
MadhuVJ

Dudes & Dudettes,

Hasnt the issue of processing order been beaten to death?

I understand the momentum here....not trying to rain on a parade or anything...but shouldnt we be a little practical. How long is litigation going to take? Wont only naive lawyers even take this up?

USCIS can always pull the security reason trump card here.

moreover, during the last quarter...in the effort to not waste visas, low hanging easy to approve cases with later priority dates have gotten approved. wudnt u rather have that than visas going waste?

We have been patient for a very long time....lets see how the dates move in the 1st 2 quarters of fiscal 09.

My personal suggestion....stop worrying aout GC...there are much bigger things in life to worry about. :)

done and spread the word

I sent check for $45 on last friday.

Thank you for everything.
Chandra.

In ideal situation Desi employer should provide value rather than just scrape money as revenue sharing mechanism.

If a desi employer can go and get projects and becomes preferred vendor, he would not even do H-1s. He will use a Sub. Believe me H-1B visa is a pain in the ass even for the employer too.

There is a reason desi employers exist. both the desi employers and desi employees pick the best possible scenario/solution with respect to their situation.

Hi Admin,

Please close this thread untill we can plan and do some help to Mehul's family. Its really painful and not sure how just sympathy is going to help them.

How many of you ready to donate if we raise fund to help Mehul's family?

seshuvaidehi,

You can use the following link to check the status of any application. Simply enter your WAC receipt numbers -:

https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/caseStatusSearchDisplay.do;jsessionid=baclUg5aAK5E J5v5t4Jur


Also you can use the same link to register your account, that ways you will automatically recieve an email, once there is an update on your case.

Good luck!!!!!

Labor Certified in June 2006-India
I-140 approved Dec 2006
I-485 filed on July 23rd 2007 > Checks got cashed > Got Recipt:WAC ###
EAD filed on July 23rd 2007 > Checks got cashed > Got Recipt:WAC ###
AP filed on July 23rd 2007 > Checks got cashed > Got Recipt : WAC ###

How do I check if EAD card has been ordered and/or AP approved?

Your all are awesome and Thanks to Immigration Voice.