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There won't be chat on Thursday, 25th, December 2008 as it is Christmas.

This is very serious matter. EB community should strongly oppose
It is time for Fight to Finish !

I doubt if the above three even know what the whole deal on these 90K visas is. where they come from, what are at stakes, who lost them, why they lost them etc things. I agree with you that we need to call these and let them know that these belong to EB, hence recapture them for EB and request them to allocate special 50K/90K to Schedule A

No politician can understand the pain of long waiting and unknown state of our immigration status in this EB backlog mess ..they are just worried about their vote bank.....We should not surprise if USCIS don't move dates in June or July VB 2011...Instead of waiting for VBs, we have to do somethings to gain support of GC holders and US citizens of our national origin. All of them need to write letters to support our cause through public campaign with the help of human rights organizations. Also, I would think Indian and Chinese business tycoons like Patel brothers need to lobby for our cause to explore their business opportunities for them from our community. We got to do something massive to continuously highlight in mainstream media.

Please be polite if you have any better idea to share with us..

EB2I and EB3 I should wait till Jul Bulletin.

Friends,

Please let me know any good Immigration attorney to transfer my pending 485 case.

Would you recommned Murthy or Rajiv khanna, they seem to be bit expensive. Are they good at returning calls and answering queries. Gurus, your opinion please.

Thanks in advance.

you will have to pay the new fee, which is $305. Do efiling, it is easy and convenient.

Thanks for the info.

Is e-filing an option for folks like me who did not submit the I-131 form while I filed I-485?

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=e650065d85cee010VgnVCM1000000ecd190aRCR D&vgnextchannel=9059d9808bcbd010VgnVCM100000d1f1d6a1 RCRD

USCIS reminds the public that all filings submitted on or after July 30, 2007 via the electronic filing system must be submitted with payment of the new fees.

Filings made Pursuant to Visa Bulletin No. 107: As previously announced, all forms I-765 and I-131 applications based on employment-based adjustment of status applications filed pursuant to Visa Bulletin No. 107 that are submitted on or before August 17, 2007 must be filed under the fee structure in place prior to July 30, 2007. On or after July 30, 2007, those applications may not be electronically filed and must be submitted to a Service Center via regular mail or courier service.

I tried reading the above but could not conclude whether I should or not. Was this announcement valid only until 08.17.07 or forever?

my receipt date was sometime in the first week of december (can't remember exact date). got approval notice last week after an RFE. RFE was for last 8 months paystubs. received approval within 2 weeks of responding to RFE.

We can suggest this to ombudsman. Its wastage of time and money on the applicant and the USCIS(tax payers money)

I guess poll closes after 15 days (?)
Thanks to all those who are helping out in different ways.

As many of you have experienced, the pace of things here in general is slower than that of our home countries. Working in the project management, I often realize how hard it is to make the other party move faster when it is not involving the interest of the other side.

That is what makes me feel skeptical how much they would move, when we demand faster processing of our green card. Probably, the voice of our employer will be more effective. But is our employer losing anything from this slow process?

Even if our demand for more visa numbers is met and the retrogression problem is resolved, there is a big trap ahead waiting for us. Nobody really knows how much time it will take in the 3rd stage after all of us jump in and process our 485. It will be disastrous if it will be the same thing all over again.

It will do no good finger pointing for the lost time of ours in the past years. It does only good when we unite our voice and demand specific things to make up for the past.

Why is the green card so valuable to you? For me, it is the freedom of chaning jobs without making the new employer feel embarrassed.

If only they can allow us to submit I-485 regardless even though they can not process it until Visa number becomes current and if only they can remove the restrictions (same or similar rule) on AC-21 portability, these will save so many lives from being trapped.

These two legal changes which may be easier for the Congress, will actually make up for the lost time in our life waiting in line.

Maybe, it is time to be practical, realistic, and specific. Maybe, it is time to get smarter.

hi,

It happened to me when my wife' s and my expiry dates were different.

Talk to your attorney and apply asap ....they may or may not use the �Nunc-pro-tunc� category , depends on the attorney.

Thanks



Hi All,
My Wife�s I-94 expired on Jan 15, 2010 and I did not know that I had to apply for her H4 extension while applying for my H1B extension under regular processing on March 1, 2010.My employer also forgot to apply for H4 extension. Now that, it�s been more than 2 months with the I-94 expired, Can you please let me know what options I have to resolve this issue?

1.Can I upgrade my H1 Processing to Premium and add the H4 processing to it, so that both H1 and H4 are processed simultaneously?
2.If adding H4 while upgrading H1 to premium is not possible, Should I just upgrade my H1 to Premium so that I can know the results soon and have ample time (before the 180 days grace period) to apply for H4 extension(I-539).Is it true that H1B premium approval is risky compared to regular processing ?

3.Is it safe to go back to India within 180 days (after I-94 expiration) and get H4 stamping in her home country once I get my H1 Extension?

4.Should I just leave my H1B in regular processing and attach the H4 extension (I-539) to it? If attaching H4 is not possible, Can I file H4 separately and get it approved before 180 days expiration?

5.Once her H4 extension is approved, can she get her H4 VISA re-validated in US? Can she apply under �Nunc-pro-tunc� Category?

6.Does she have an option to attend H4 visa interview in Canada or Mexico as her Visa and I-94 are expired? If yes, is this better option than going to India?


Please reply.
Thanks in advance
Chinna

I am in the same boat as you. My EAD expires on Sept 12th. Still no response from NSC center. I have few friends that I know, who filed after I did and they all have recieved their EADs. Not sure whats going on.


Guys
I have filed for my renewal EAD on May 29th at NSC. My current EAD expires on Sept 24th. I havent got the renewal EAD yet, where as my wife got it both applications were sent in the same envelope. I am working on EAD and am losing sleep since if my EAD doesnt come in time I will be out of my payroll.

Has some one gone to the local USCIS office to get the interim EAD recently? I was told that option no longer exists.

Can some one post the FAX #s to expedite EAD requests?

It does not matter who you are working for what matters is where you are living. Let's say there is a theft at your home while living in US, will you call Canadian police or US cops?

If the answer is US cops then the answer is very straight forward, you have to play by the rule of the land where you are living,

there is only one exception

If you work in a Embassy then you are on the autonomous land of the respective country, so if you are planning to work for Canadian Embassy then you will not need any US visa.

We hope to start the New Year with a new vigor and focus on community building and community participations. A stronger community built on mutual trust and participation is what we need today. Let the New Year be the new beginning, where we don’t feel alone.

We all are anxious about ours and our family’s future, not only from the immigration standpoint but also from the point of view of direction of the economy of the country.

We as a community have a great potential to help each other. Our members are ambitious and work for various prominent companies in the USA at various levels and they are working harder to reach great heights. As someone had eloquently put it, it does not matter what you know but it matters whom you know.

So let us start by building a community so strong that we all feel like a part of a family. Let us get to know each other better. Let our families get to know each other better. Let us leverage each other strength and overcome personal weaknesses.

In that regard, we are organizing a informal social meet and greet lunch at

Akbar Restaurant,
21 Cortlandt St,
Edison, NJ

on

January 26th at 12:30PM.

Everyone will be responsible for their own expenses.

Just in case you were wondering, there is not going to be any particular agenda and absolutely NO money solicitations. It is an informal networking event.

In past, several of us (including myself), naively but with very good intention, had pursued some goals aggressively without giving due thoughts to the after affect on the community. That was a mistake.

We are in process of preparing plan for 2008 that will include several items like Job fairs, Immigration lawyers conferences, Seminars by community leaders (from corporate and entrepreneurs ) , lawmakers meeting etc. These are some loft goals and the Tri State Leads in few days will be sending more details on it. You all will have roles to play in that.

Please RSVP via a private message to IV member id "singhsa3" or email

Sanjeev - email id "sanjiv@immigrationvoice.org"

I am posting this message on behalf of "singhsa3" who is currently coordinating the efforts in the New Jersey Area.

This is a great opportunity for people to get a sense of what is happening and to feel a part of the community. Please bring yiour families, inform your friends, bring as many people as possible. We want members to take up a more committed role and to feel good and strong about being an Immigration Voice member and being a part of this wonderful community.

So a person on H1B goes onto a H4 and wants to come back onto a H1B 3 months down the line. As per your statement , the person is subjected to the cap. Was that what you were implying ?

I think you were referring to this in the link.

b) Persons who have previously been counted against the H1B quota (a person would only be counted once against the cap unless s/he has a year outside the U.S., thereby resetting the clock on the six-year limit.)

I understand this to mean that aperson who has spent a year outside the US has 2 options.

1. To apply for a new H1 (subject to the cap)
2. To use the remainder of the 6 years he has from his prior H1B.

Please correct me if I am wrong.


If you don't have 1 year gap. otherwise you are subjected to.

EXPEDITE PLEASE
PREPAID ENVELOPE ENCLOSED

Your Name
Your Address
I-485 Receipt Number: xxx-xx-xxx-xxxx



December 1st, 2009

To:
USCIS
Texas Service Center
P.O. Box 851182
Mesquite, TX 75185-1182

Subject: Application for Advance Parole Travel Document (I-131) for Firstname Lastname A# xxx-xx-xxxx

Dear Sir/Madam,

I need a travel document as I am planning to travel outside the united states in late February 2010. I am eligible for travel document based on my pending adjustment of Status (I-485) application, Receipt # SRC-xx-xxx-xxxxx.

I am enclosing the following supporting documents:

1. Check in the amount of $305, payable to U.S. Department of Homeland Security
2. Form I-131, Application for Travel Document
3. 2 Identical photographs (Name and A# written on the back of photos)
4. Copy of current passport (All pages)
5. Copy of expired passport (All Pages)
6. Copy of Form I-94 (Front and back)
7. Copy of a I-797C, ASC Appointment Notice
8. Copy of a I-797C, Receipt Notice for I-485
9. Copy of a I-797C, Approval Notice for I-140
10. Copy of a I-797C, Receipt Notice for I-140
11. Copy of EAD
12. Copy of Driver's License
13. Copy of Marriage Certificate
14. Prepaid self addressed envelope with delivery confirmation for USCIS to send my I-131 approval.


Please approve my application for Advance Parole.
Thank you in advance for your kind attention and cooperation in this matter.

Yours Truly,

No where in the news piece it's mentioned that he is on Indian origin. Your headline says - Indian Origin doc.................

Really dude...LOL. Grow up

Put ur head together and tell me is it too difficult to tell where he is from?

Hey guys,

My MTR was approved almost 3 months ago and my attorney received the MTR approval notice.

The decision was that both mine and my wife's I-485's are reopened.

But its been almost 3 months and online status on USCIS website has not changed yet......

Does anyone noticed the same situtation with their MTR approval and no online status change?

- Prince

There are 26 pages in this document and half page for legal EB immigrants.

Pros
1.GC for MS in STEM
2.Per country limits removed

Cons
1.No increase in number of EBs
2.Now all counties will be backloged instead of just I and C. ( Misery loves company)

We disagree with your assertion that all countries will be backlogged. IV has advocated for removal of per-country limits measure for a very long time because we believe that removal of per country limits is essential for fixing the existing backlog and preventing future backlogs

We have publically listed removal of per country limits as our key objective. While we welcome the participation of everyone, if you disagree with us, you are welcome to use other resources available to you.

My DL is going to be expired in Nov and I have H1 stamped till Jan 08. I received EAD till Sep 08. I am planning to go to DMV to renew the DL. I will be carrying EAD and Passport (with H1b stamp). Please note that I have not applied H1B extn so far. I have following questions:
1) Will I get my DL extended till Jan 08 (based on H1b) or Sep 08 (based on EAD)?
2) If they extend DL based on EAD, will I loose H1 status as I used EAD?
3) I live in VA, can someone pls share his/her experience in this regard ?

Thanks

Just realized I did the same mistake too. The field is not "starred" and so is not a required field. I've already sent in the supporting documents. I am thinking of sending a separate letter a la sparky_jones.

radhay - i have sent you a PM. I would appreciate it if you can please respond.

Thank you!