eb3India
08-22 09:38 AM
I have been following IV ever since itz inception and I really appreciate all the efforts by volunters.
However, I feel we have up-hill battle in this current political and economical situation and we need to re-think about startergies and solving current retrogession.
I just want initiate brainstorm, I am not sure if these ideas are discussed before,
Having seen how CIR bill is killed in House, I am very doubtfull about SKILL bill getting passed in house.
getting any pro-immigration (legal/illegal) is a long processes, so can we need to focus on what we can do to reduce the retrogression within current legal framework
like
lobby senators to enforce USICS on following
- Reduce time taken for Security Checks
- Try to consider 245i cases in a different catagory than EB3
- Try recapture unused visa numbers from 2003-04-05
- issue EAD/AP for three years
- remvoe per country quota
- allow to apply for I485 if I140 is approved, ( I know this is controvesial but we can try)
These simple things could reduce retrogression if not completly resolved
However, I feel we have up-hill battle in this current political and economical situation and we need to re-think about startergies and solving current retrogession.
I just want initiate brainstorm, I am not sure if these ideas are discussed before,
Having seen how CIR bill is killed in House, I am very doubtfull about SKILL bill getting passed in house.
getting any pro-immigration (legal/illegal) is a long processes, so can we need to focus on what we can do to reduce the retrogression within current legal framework
like
lobby senators to enforce USICS on following
- Reduce time taken for Security Checks
- Try to consider 245i cases in a different catagory than EB3
- Try recapture unused visa numbers from 2003-04-05
- issue EAD/AP for three years
- remvoe per country quota
- allow to apply for I485 if I140 is approved, ( I know this is controvesial but we can try)
These simple things could reduce retrogression if not completly resolved
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humsuplou
07-02 05:22 PM
I entered via advanced parole, so what should I put as the Manner of Last Entry in the E-Filing?
And I am holding H1B, and also EAd at this moment, what is my Immigration Status?
Thanks.
And I am holding H1B, and also EAd at this moment, what is my Immigration Status?
Thanks.
manderson
10-17 12:29 PM
I got referred to the following 2 attorneys when I was thinking about the Eb-5 scheme via the Seattle City investments. I heard both of them are very good.
Lincoln Stone in LA, lincoln@lskglaw.com
Bob Gaffney in SF, rpg@usvisanet.com
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Lincoln Stone in LA, lincoln@lskglaw.com
Bob Gaffney in SF, rpg@usvisanet.com
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bugsbunny
05-17 01:24 PM
Hi,
I will be done with my second master's this July 29. I have two months grace period to leave the country as I already used my OPT after my first master's. I have a job offer and they are willing to do my H1B which starts from October 2011. But my two months grace period will end this september 29. If my H1B is filed in September under Premium processing, will I be in status or out of status for those two days. Did any one face similar problem before. If so, can you please give me the solution?
Thanks,
KEDoubt
You can extend your F1 status under "cap-gap" relief
USCIS - Extension of Post-Completion Optional Practical Training (OPT) and F-1 Status for Eligible Students under the H-1B Cap-Gap Regulations</br> Questions and Answers (http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=1d175ffaae4b7210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCR D&vgnextchannel=6abe6d26d17df110VgnVCM1000004718190a RCRD)
Here is an extract but please read the entire document carefully from the above link
Q4. How does a student covered under the cap-gap extension obtain proof of continuing status?
A4. The student should go to their Designated School Official (DSO) with evidence of a timely filed H-1B petition (indicating a request for change of status rather than for consular processing), such as a copy of the petition and a FedEx, UPS, or USPS Express/certified mail receipt. The student�s DSO will issue a preliminary cap-gap I-20 showing an extension until June 1.
If the H-1B petition is selected for adjudication, the student should return to his or her DSO with a copy of the petitioning employer�s Form I-797, Notice of Action, with a valid receipt number, indicating that the petition was filed and accepted. The student�s DSO will issue a new cap-gap I-20 indicating the continued extension of F-1 status.
I will be done with my second master's this July 29. I have two months grace period to leave the country as I already used my OPT after my first master's. I have a job offer and they are willing to do my H1B which starts from October 2011. But my two months grace period will end this september 29. If my H1B is filed in September under Premium processing, will I be in status or out of status for those two days. Did any one face similar problem before. If so, can you please give me the solution?
Thanks,
KEDoubt
You can extend your F1 status under "cap-gap" relief
USCIS - Extension of Post-Completion Optional Practical Training (OPT) and F-1 Status for Eligible Students under the H-1B Cap-Gap Regulations</br> Questions and Answers (http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=1d175ffaae4b7210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCR D&vgnextchannel=6abe6d26d17df110VgnVCM1000004718190a RCRD)
Here is an extract but please read the entire document carefully from the above link
Q4. How does a student covered under the cap-gap extension obtain proof of continuing status?
A4. The student should go to their Designated School Official (DSO) with evidence of a timely filed H-1B petition (indicating a request for change of status rather than for consular processing), such as a copy of the petition and a FedEx, UPS, or USPS Express/certified mail receipt. The student�s DSO will issue a preliminary cap-gap I-20 showing an extension until June 1.
If the H-1B petition is selected for adjudication, the student should return to his or her DSO with a copy of the petitioning employer�s Form I-797, Notice of Action, with a valid receipt number, indicating that the petition was filed and accepted. The student�s DSO will issue a new cap-gap I-20 indicating the continued extension of F-1 status.
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martinvisalaw
06-07 02:37 PM
I'm confused. I thought you said there was an RFE in your first post?
jerez_z
05-10 10:18 PM
haha very nice :lol:
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03-27 03:54 PM
No stages ..only worries and surprises...!!!!
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vikrant29nov
03-05 06:32 AM
Thx :)
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lpahari
11-16 12:24 AM
Hi,
I am a green card holder via the DV program of 2007 and my husband is on student visa. We had entered US individually prior to our marriage. Our marriage took place back in Nepal in 2008 and considering the long waiting period for the dates to become current, I didn't file I-130 for my husband immediately after our marrigage thinking that we would wait for my citizenship. But now seeing the advancement in the current dates for Family based visa, I would like to file the I-130 for my husband. Please advise what my best bet would be? Wait until I get my citizenship or file now? Also if I file now, how long might it take for him to get his EAD and GC?
Can I file the I-130 form on my own for would need to get a lawyer for that. Currenlty we are in Seattle, Washington.
Any suggestions will be highly appreciated.
I am a green card holder via the DV program of 2007 and my husband is on student visa. We had entered US individually prior to our marriage. Our marriage took place back in Nepal in 2008 and considering the long waiting period for the dates to become current, I didn't file I-130 for my husband immediately after our marrigage thinking that we would wait for my citizenship. But now seeing the advancement in the current dates for Family based visa, I would like to file the I-130 for my husband. Please advise what my best bet would be? Wait until I get my citizenship or file now? Also if I file now, how long might it take for him to get his EAD and GC?
Can I file the I-130 form on my own for would need to get a lawyer for that. Currenlty we are in Seattle, Washington.
Any suggestions will be highly appreciated.
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AllIzzWell
03-18 10:24 AM
Gurus,
This is an easy one. I am sorry but i am blank on this.
Can you please let me know how do i get a soft copy of the passport size photograph? I used to get the hard copy from Sam's but now we need to softcopy to upload for visa purposes (D160).
Thank you for any direction.
This is an easy one. I am sorry but i am blank on this.
Can you please let me know how do i get a soft copy of the passport size photograph? I used to get the hard copy from Sam's but now we need to softcopy to upload for visa purposes (D160).
Thank you for any direction.
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diptam
07-29 04:40 PM
I dont know if USCIS requires this format or not but i submitted my 140 with this letter format... By the way - my 140 is not yet approved its pending for 3 Months at Nebraska.
/***
May 05, 2007
RE: Mr. XXXXXXXXXXX
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
This letter is to verify that Mr. XXXXXXXXXXX was employed by <company name> as a full-time Software Engineer from mm1/yyyy1 to mm2/yyyy2. During this period he worked 40 Hours per week.
During the period of employment at <company name> Mr. XXXXXXXXXXX’s duty were to Plan, design, develop, test and document application software using < technology list .... >
Mr. XXXXXXXXXXX has always rendered his services with the highest degree of responsibility and professionalism and we wish Mr. XXXXXXXXXXX all the best in his future endeavors.
Sincerely,
_____________________________
Mr. XXXXXXXXXXXXX
Project Manager
***/
Hi,
This is my first post here. I was looking for "Experience Letter Format" that Is needed for filing I-140. I have not started my GC yet but was looking for all the documents required. It seems to be a nice idea to get all the experience letters from the previous employers before starting labor process.
If some one has the format currently required by USCIS, please post it.
Thanks
/***
May 05, 2007
RE: Mr. XXXXXXXXXXX
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
This letter is to verify that Mr. XXXXXXXXXXX was employed by <company name> as a full-time Software Engineer from mm1/yyyy1 to mm2/yyyy2. During this period he worked 40 Hours per week.
During the period of employment at <company name> Mr. XXXXXXXXXXX’s duty were to Plan, design, develop, test and document application software using < technology list .... >
Mr. XXXXXXXXXXX has always rendered his services with the highest degree of responsibility and professionalism and we wish Mr. XXXXXXXXXXX all the best in his future endeavors.
Sincerely,
_____________________________
Mr. XXXXXXXXXXXXX
Project Manager
***/
Hi,
This is my first post here. I was looking for "Experience Letter Format" that Is needed for filing I-140. I have not started my GC yet but was looking for all the documents required. It seems to be a nice idea to get all the experience letters from the previous employers before starting labor process.
If some one has the format currently required by USCIS, please post it.
Thanks
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starving_dog
09-16 08:03 AM
We pay inflated auto insurance rates therefore boosting the economy.
We pay inflated property tax due to our inability to apply for homestead exemptions therefore boosting the local economy.
We cannot carry concealed firearms therefore boosting the local crackhead economy.
Okay, on a more relevant note to your request...
I can't substantiate the numbers, but I am sure that we contribute more volunteer hours per capita due to our spouses not being able to work.
Lower crime rate per capita due to fear of deportation.
We pay inflated property tax due to our inability to apply for homestead exemptions therefore boosting the local economy.
We cannot carry concealed firearms therefore boosting the local crackhead economy.
Okay, on a more relevant note to your request...
I can't substantiate the numbers, but I am sure that we contribute more volunteer hours per capita due to our spouses not being able to work.
Lower crime rate per capita due to fear of deportation.
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engineer
08-22 04:39 PM
I have whole study..where should I upload it...
I don't have link..
I don't have link..
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qplearn
09-13 12:15 PM
My Indian passport is going to expire very soon and my visa has also expired.
I have applied for extension for 3 years.
Will I face any problems in getting new passport from Indian Embassy?
Has anybody done that before?
I am sorry if this is not right place to write about it...
thanks
you can get your passport renewed by sending it to the Indian Embassy in the US immediately. I don't know about your visa. Talk to your lawyer. But why did you let your visa expire? That I am sure you know IS ILLEGAL.
I have applied for extension for 3 years.
Will I face any problems in getting new passport from Indian Embassy?
Has anybody done that before?
I am sorry if this is not right place to write about it...
thanks
you can get your passport renewed by sending it to the Indian Embassy in the US immediately. I don't know about your visa. Talk to your lawyer. But why did you let your visa expire? That I am sure you know IS ILLEGAL.
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07-29 05:30 PM
It has become quite a hassle to obtain a California state driver's license or state identification card ("ID") when you are a non-immigrant such as in F, M, or J status (students, students in vocational schools, cultural exchange students). Recently Immigration Customs and Enforcement issued a fact sheet on applying for a driver's license or ID card for non immigrants in F, M or J status. (http://www.californiaimmigrationlawyerblog.com/Applying%20for%20a%20Driver%27s%20License.pdf). The fact sheet is helpful as it provides basic information on how to apply for a driver's license or ID card. It is not state specific but it does list all of the websites for all of the Department of Motor Vehicle offices in the United States.
The steps in applying for a driver's license or ID card in California are listed on the California Department of Motor Vehicles website (http://www.dmv.ca.gov/dl/checklists/id.htm). You must do the following in this order:
Obtain a Social Security number
Complete a Driver License or Identification Card Application
Present an acceptable birth date/legal presence document
Pay the application fee
In order to obtain a Social Security number, you must go to a local Social Security office. You may find out more about the process on the Social Security Administration's website (http://www.ssa.gov/ssnumber/). For those in F, M, and J status, you will find additional guidance by reviewing Social Security's electronic fact sheet, "Social Security numbers for non-citizens. (http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/10096.html#3)"
The fact sheet issued by ICE is useful because it provides an email address to use in case the DMV does not issue the driver's license or identification card. It has been difficult in the past to get the immigration authorities to communicate with the DMV about a person's immigration status. In the fact sheet, ICE promises a one-to-two day turn around once they receive a request for information as to why a student's ID or driver's license was not issued. This is great news as students have suffered a great deal of frustration in the past waiting for the agencies to communicate with one another.
More... (http://www.californiaimmigrationlawyerblog.com/2009/07/how_to_apply_for_a_california_1.html)
The steps in applying for a driver's license or ID card in California are listed on the California Department of Motor Vehicles website (http://www.dmv.ca.gov/dl/checklists/id.htm). You must do the following in this order:
Obtain a Social Security number
Complete a Driver License or Identification Card Application
Present an acceptable birth date/legal presence document
Pay the application fee
In order to obtain a Social Security number, you must go to a local Social Security office. You may find out more about the process on the Social Security Administration's website (http://www.ssa.gov/ssnumber/). For those in F, M, and J status, you will find additional guidance by reviewing Social Security's electronic fact sheet, "Social Security numbers for non-citizens. (http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/10096.html#3)"
The fact sheet issued by ICE is useful because it provides an email address to use in case the DMV does not issue the driver's license or identification card. It has been difficult in the past to get the immigration authorities to communicate with the DMV about a person's immigration status. In the fact sheet, ICE promises a one-to-two day turn around once they receive a request for information as to why a student's ID or driver's license was not issued. This is great news as students have suffered a great deal of frustration in the past waiting for the agencies to communicate with one another.
More... (http://www.californiaimmigrationlawyerblog.com/2009/07/how_to_apply_for_a_california_1.html)
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Giles08
03-31 11:18 PM
Hello everyone:
I got my first H1-b on May 2007 (receipt data April 28, 2007 and notice data May 10, 2007) with company A. I transferred the H1-b to company B and got approved on December 2007. Company A revoked the H1-b and but got REF for additional evidence.
Company A is supposed to receive the approval notice of the H1-b revocation. However, strangely, days ago, company A received the I-797A approval notice (receive data April 28, 2007 and notice data March 26, 2008) from USCIS, which has the same receipt number as the one approved on May, 2007 except that the notice date is changed to March 26, 2008.
I have a big concern that according to the rule of �last status count�, does the H1-b with company A will replace the H1-b with company B (I am currently working in company B with H1-b)? What is my status now? Can I keep the two H1-bs at the same time or I have to cancel the H1-b with company A again?
Thanks!
I got my first H1-b on May 2007 (receipt data April 28, 2007 and notice data May 10, 2007) with company A. I transferred the H1-b to company B and got approved on December 2007. Company A revoked the H1-b and but got REF for additional evidence.
Company A is supposed to receive the approval notice of the H1-b revocation. However, strangely, days ago, company A received the I-797A approval notice (receive data April 28, 2007 and notice data March 26, 2008) from USCIS, which has the same receipt number as the one approved on May, 2007 except that the notice date is changed to March 26, 2008.
I have a big concern that according to the rule of �last status count�, does the H1-b with company A will replace the H1-b with company B (I am currently working in company B with H1-b)? What is my status now? Can I keep the two H1-bs at the same time or I have to cancel the H1-b with company A again?
Thanks!
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Student with no hopes
04-20 10:57 AM
RIP: Paying final tribute to John McCain's deceased integrity (http://azstarnet.com/news/opinion/article_68f0d9ac-647b-51be-b53a-a847beffe0d2.html)
We are gathered here today to pay our final respects to John McCain's integrity.
It died recently - turned a triple somersault, stiffened like an exclamation point, fell to the floor with its tongue hanging out - when the senator told Newsweek magazine, "I never considered myself a maverick."
Statesman to politician!!!!!
We are gathered here today to pay our final respects to John McCain's integrity.
It died recently - turned a triple somersault, stiffened like an exclamation point, fell to the floor with its tongue hanging out - when the senator told Newsweek magazine, "I never considered myself a maverick."
Statesman to politician!!!!!
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Anders �stberg
May 19th, 2004, 02:00 PM
I've been thoroughly unsuccessful trying to guess what they want to see. Not that any of the chosen finalists have been bad, I've just wondered how some entries could have been left out. The criteria seem a bit mysterious or arbitrary, so... I'll just shoot something/anything for fun, and if it suits the jury - cool. :)
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priderock
05-08 04:40 PM
Folks,
I will get my H1B this October. How long should I stick with the same company before transferring? I read somewhere that I should stick with them for atleast 3 months after Oct 1st. Is this true?
I don't think there is any hard and fast rule. But you need at least a couple of pay stubs to show that you worked for this company. I am not a lawyer , seek professional help when in doubt.
I will get my H1B this October. How long should I stick with the same company before transferring? I read somewhere that I should stick with them for atleast 3 months after Oct 1st. Is this true?
I don't think there is any hard and fast rule. But you need at least a couple of pay stubs to show that you worked for this company. I am not a lawyer , seek professional help when in doubt.
mirchiseth
05-29 01:42 PM
http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/showthread.php?t=18737
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07-09 12:30 PM
AILA Leadership Has Just Posted the Following:
Senator Sessions cannot leave his hands off of E-Verify. Now in "stealth" mode, Senator Sessions has slyly introduced an E-Verify amendment (SB 1371) during today's full Senate vote on the DHS appropriations bill.
The Sessions amendment calls for a permanent reauthorization of the Basic Pilot/E-Verify program, and mandates its use for all federal contractors and subcontractors - including the verification of all existing employees. This amounts to a massive expansion of a program that is still not ready for prime-time.
We must call our Senators and tell them to oppose this sneak attack by Senator Sessions for the following reasons:
It would impose exorbitant costs on businesses at a time when our economy is most vulnerable:
An economic analysis commissioned by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
concluded that the net societal costs of the program would be $10 billion a year
� a cost that would be felt disproportionately by small businesses. It would make Basic Pilot/E-Verify permanent without addressing its well documented database inaccuracies:
A 2007 independent evaluation of the program commissioned by DHS found that
the Basic Pilot/E-Verify database �is still not sufficiently up to date� to meet
the requirements for �accurate verification.�
SSA has estimated that if Basic Pilot/E-Verify were to become mandatory and
the databases were not improved, SSA database errors alone could result in 3.6
million workers a year being misidentified as not authorized for employment.
This would result in 6 out of every 100 workers having to visit an SSA office to
correct their records or lose their job.
It would force workers and businesses to pay a high price for Basic Pilot/E-Verify's inaccuracies:
Queries submitted to Basic Pilot/E-Verify by Intel Corporation in 2008 resulted
in nearly 13 percent of all workers being initially flagged as unauthorized for
employment. All of these workers were cleared by Basic Pilot/E-Verify as
work-authorized, but only after �significant investment of time and money�
and �lost productivity.�We urge all AILA members to call their Congressman today and oppose the Sessions amendment (SB 1371). Don't let Senator Session's stealth tactics create a nationwide crisis for employers!
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186823568153827945-5839069238864574507?l=ailaleadership.blogspot.com
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Senator Sessions cannot leave his hands off of E-Verify. Now in "stealth" mode, Senator Sessions has slyly introduced an E-Verify amendment (SB 1371) during today's full Senate vote on the DHS appropriations bill.
The Sessions amendment calls for a permanent reauthorization of the Basic Pilot/E-Verify program, and mandates its use for all federal contractors and subcontractors - including the verification of all existing employees. This amounts to a massive expansion of a program that is still not ready for prime-time.
We must call our Senators and tell them to oppose this sneak attack by Senator Sessions for the following reasons:
It would impose exorbitant costs on businesses at a time when our economy is most vulnerable:
An economic analysis commissioned by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
concluded that the net societal costs of the program would be $10 billion a year
� a cost that would be felt disproportionately by small businesses. It would make Basic Pilot/E-Verify permanent without addressing its well documented database inaccuracies:
A 2007 independent evaluation of the program commissioned by DHS found that
the Basic Pilot/E-Verify database �is still not sufficiently up to date� to meet
the requirements for �accurate verification.�
SSA has estimated that if Basic Pilot/E-Verify were to become mandatory and
the databases were not improved, SSA database errors alone could result in 3.6
million workers a year being misidentified as not authorized for employment.
This would result in 6 out of every 100 workers having to visit an SSA office to
correct their records or lose their job.
It would force workers and businesses to pay a high price for Basic Pilot/E-Verify's inaccuracies:
Queries submitted to Basic Pilot/E-Verify by Intel Corporation in 2008 resulted
in nearly 13 percent of all workers being initially flagged as unauthorized for
employment. All of these workers were cleared by Basic Pilot/E-Verify as
work-authorized, but only after �significant investment of time and money�
and �lost productivity.�We urge all AILA members to call their Congressman today and oppose the Sessions amendment (SB 1371). Don't let Senator Session's stealth tactics create a nationwide crisis for employers!
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186823568153827945-5839069238864574507?l=ailaleadership.blogspot.com
More... (http://ailaleadership.blogspot.com/2009/07/there-he-goes-again-sessions-and-e.html)
