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07-20 01:12 AM

Great job people.

This is the least that everyone benefitted from july VB should do.

Waiting to hear further instructions on how to send $100.

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07-09 04:53 PM

Sent the press release to local news stations in KY state. If they are interested in the story i will ask them to contact IV for more information.
maine_gc - don't just refer them to IV. Interest is primarily ours, so we have to be dogged about pursuing it. Call someone, talk to them and be persistent in conveying our issues.

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09-03 10:43 AM

Did you receive teh physical cards by now?

My Case:

08/12/08 - Approval Notice Sent message (This is the only message I got)
08/18/08 - Received the Approval notice by post

No cards till now...:confused:

I am in the same situation

08/12/08 - Approval sent email
08/18/08 - Received the Approval notice by post

No welcome notice or card

No updates.....

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07-29 08:53 AM

Recieved an email just now. Status was updated to card production ordered.

Paper filed at TSC on May 22, 2008
Service center: TSC
Last LUD on July 25 (Previous update was on May 25)
Current status: Card production ordered.
Waiting till I get the card .........

Just got an e-mail telling my approval notice for EAD was mailed:

Paper filed at TSC on May 22

On July 28, 2008, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I765

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09-19 07:14 PM

Any solid prediction on EB-3 I

I think EB-3 I are hopless. Looks like everybody excited in EB-2 Jump and we are left to suffer ..:(

By August 2009 buletin, EB3-I will settle between 2005 Jan-May.

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09-03 06:17 PM

Paper filed EAD for me and wife on June26..TSC RD -June30..CPO on Sep'02.

Looks like people whose RD is around last week of June'08 are getting EAD approved...Good luck.

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08-18 02:41 PM

Is it fair to have an EB2 person write - what "a" unfair system :eek:

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02-11 03:10 PM

Grand Total - $1601

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03-26 04:55 PM

I think it should definitely move end of 2002 by october.

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msp1976

03-08 02:34 PM

I and my wife have been SCREAMING, FIGHTING for over four years now. We are now so frustrated that we have EVEN DISCUSSED THINGS LIKE TAKING UP OUR LIVES !!! I really mean it. For both of us, our career is the single most important thing.
We had decided to wait for our next step in life like having a kid or putting in a big investment till we both at least have a job. Inspite of both of us having Masters degress from US universities, we are both suffering - me languishing in a filthy job and my wife on H4 - for the past 5 years !!! She is now more than 35 making it difficult to have kids etc...
I don't have the choice of going back to my home country due to many other personal reasons. I just don't know what to do... I am losing my sanity.

Many of us are in the same position as you are and most of us understand your pain...We sympathise with you...
One has to learn to find happiness is small things in life..Reading a good book..Doing something constructive always helps...

Well...Getting the green card is not the pinnacle of success in life...That is again merely another start. Another day I read a story about a person who got green card in 2 years and went bankrupt in another year because of big medical bills....Adversity is alway gonna be there in one form or other..one just needs to face it..

You can contribute your spare time to help our organization..That would be a good start....

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02-09 01:11 AM

Bump up. I plan to donate later. Too tired right now after a long day!

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10-03 08:35 AM

My status on CRIS has changed. No emails. Its says my approval has been sent. But nothing about the card. I spoke to the CS and they said my biometrics have to be uploaded. In the mean time can I get my passport stamped?.

Could you tell me your PD, RD, ND and service centre please?..

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04-20 10:32 AM

Hi,
As far as my knowledge is concerned they cannot hold your wage amount...this is against law...They have to pay your wages completely...If you owe them they have to talk/fight (through law suit or something else) with you seperately...but that too after paying your wages...You can fight for your salary.


I work for company A which sent me to client C through company B(Prefered vendor). After working with the same client for 1.5 yrs, transfered my h1b to company B(PF) due to issues with the pay with company A. Company A has deducted huge sum of money($4000) from my last months pay towards PERM filing(Still under process). Upon demanding them to reimburse my money saying that its against law, they r threatening me saying that based on non-compete agreement they will take legal action against me.
I am not actually aware of the clauses in the agreement. company B(PF) told me that it does not have any clauses in its agreement with company A prohibiting them from taking me.Though i requested company A to provide me a copy of non-compete, they said i signed with them, they haven�t. The company is located in NJ and not sure how non-competes work under NJ state law.
I am really frustated upon this blackmail and going thru lot of pressure. The amount is too big too leave and cannot afford to hire a lawyer in case they file suit based on non-compete. even if i had signed a non compete agreement how does it stand as it is conflicting the agreement which company a signed with PF sayign tht upon my termination of the emplyment with them, Pf can take me without any gap period... what can i do to get my money. they also refused to provide me with experience letter which i need for my future GC filing.
Plz give me ur valuable inputs

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jgh_res

12-16 09:54 AM

Meditation soothes your mind. It is scientifically proven.

Time magazine reports where doctors studied Buddhist’s and you can find all the reports at:
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101030804-471136,00.html

http://www.time.com/time/covers/1101030804/#

Guys, It is all scientific.

Look at the bottom link and click on tab "Wave Change".

http://www.time.com/time/covers/1101030804/om/

Been in the US since 1998, have an EB-2 PD of 2001, have played by the rules all along. Still no GC... And, the dates are going back to 2000 from the new year.. I've lost hopes...

I'm pretty close to getting clinical depression because of this game played by USCIS, Labor Dept, FBI and my own bad luck.

SKILL bill, OMNIBUS, etc. comes and goes. IV does seem to be doing things to lobby for the community, but let's face one reality. Like a news article said, no one in congress or senate wants to touch immigration even with a long pole until 2009.

The US has been very good to me (other than the GC part), more than my home country (India) which is why I'm still here.

Have invested too much of time in this country to just pack up and go. Just curious if any of you feel this way? How do you handle such depressing feelings?

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krishnam70

07-05 10:51 AM

Guys
this is pathetic.. wake up can you not spend 30$ from your pockets to make this thing happen? Why would you not want to do something that is so different and would be effective if all of us do it together.

cmon, arise,awake.

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qplearn

12-10 03:38 PM

There are two posts from 'Ticked Off' at this link:

http://www.steinreport.com/archives/009849.html
Scary comments. Also saddening.

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08-24 10:16 PM

EB3/India/PD OCT-2003
I-140 TSC Pending LUD 08/05/2007
I-485 NSC Filled on July 11 07
RN ???
EAD ???
AP ???
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amitjoey

05-23 04:10 PM

I see a Webfax being setup. Only 49 members have used it. Very simple to use, click on webfax, enter your state and details, send. 10 sec. Please use this. This is the most simple thing you can do.

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h4help

09-10 10:30 AM

july 5th filer; no reciepts yet !
gosh .. how much longer to wait .. there seems to be no particular order for processing :rolleyes:

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CADude

08-14 02:58 PM

I think you will OK. Please wait couple of more days. :) TSC is slow in receipting...

My application was mailed on June 25th to TSC and picked up by TSC IO on June 28th . The new weekly processing update states processing/receipting completed till june 28th. But they still haven't cashed my check or issued any receipt ? When I called the 800 number to ask them regarding my application they first told me to wait for 15 days ,then 45 days and now 90 days. Whats the point of issuing weekly update if USCIS itself is not following it,it is creating more anxiety then doing any good.

I am wondering what if they misplaced/lost my application, will they accept resubmitting a new I485 petition after Aug17th based on Fedex signature conformation receipt signed by an IO, of previously filed petition??:confused:

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kumjay

06-26 02:56 PM

I love the way desi3933 jumps on someone else's comment in bold and red font. Keep it up!!

>> "No, employment letter is absolutely required...", well, it is not.

You are wrong. How are the pay stubs link to your future GC job. Employment Letter is listed right there on I-485 form as initial evidence.

Do NOT confuse Current Employment Letter with Employment Letter for GC job



Not a legal advice.
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The7zen

05-09 12:16 AM

How about getting together on the 20th of this month,
Move fast and hold a rally or send out flowers to Obama administration for their racism towards immigrants.


Act fast, I know 20th is close, think about is as an emergency

Well...where are we meeting ?

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kshitijnt

05-01 11:49 PM

Even if we have five people agree to file this class action lets do it .....
Once we have this law suit filled I'm sure will have the visiblity and whole band wagon will behind us.

1, Let choose an attorney who understands our pain wants to fight for our cause. if its Rajiv Khanna so be it.

2, Whatever the inital attorney consultion let split the consultation fee between five of us.

3, Once we have a stream lined class action in place will gather more people.

what you think ..?

I absolutely agree what you said this will atleast help us to predict where we are with the processing ..If this whole thing is going to take 22 years tell us now..so we won't F****** throw away our life waiting for it.


let us mass file FOIA with USCIS every month. Let us overburden them iwth information that we want to get. Officially they can act on our request or deny it in 20 office days. Then we should file a lawsuit based on FOIA if USCIS does not provide information in 20 business days.

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franklin

06-08 02:10 AM

noob question: your signature states a PD of 4/04 and EB3.
How can you file your I485 now?

Am i the only one not up to date?

Simple - ROW (aka Rest of World). Different "countries of birth" have different current Priority Dates

You'll notice from the excerpt below that the current (June 07 bulletin) for my particular category is June 05

ROW China India Mexico Philippines
3rd 1JUN05 01JUN03 01JUN03 01JUN03 01JUN05

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aachoo

05-09 10:05 PM

For god's sake, if you intend to send hundreds of emails and letters and call yourselves highly skilled immigrants, can you take the time to have your letter proof read by someone? If not anyone, at least by Microsoft Word?? I start reading the text of some of the emails and shake my head at some of the gobbledegook you are spewing. It is counter productive to say the least.
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GCard_Dream

12-11 11:54 AM

Can't agree with you more. Since 9 or so mandatory spending bills are pending for 110th congress and it will be the first order of business when congress opens in January, including minor provisions like these, which doesn't require any visa increase, should be considered as a possibility and pursued. If we just want to hit jackpot, it may not be happening anytime soon.

Well said actually!

From the past couple of years and efforts it is VERY clear that any kind of Quota Increase is a BIG no no with the Anti-immigrants. This now divides the IV users into 3 groups

1) This group has already applied for the I-485 a Long time ago but has not seen their GC in the mail yet.
2) This group has not been able to file for I-485 coz of retrogression.
3) This group is stuck in Labour Certification stage and cant do anything about it.

How about for starters if we try and alleviate the pain of people in groups 2 and 3, i.e. ask for people to be able to apply for stage 3 (and ead etc) without the PD mess. For the labour people we ask for a similar benefit. As for group one, well i know that you guys do not benefit under this, but consider this, you are already in a much better situation than the rest of 2 groups. I know you have to go for fingerprinting etc and renew the EAD every year, but consider this: People stuck in LC and stage 2 have to spend much more on renewing H1/H4s coz of lawyer fees. Maybe, if we reduced our demands to asking for 3 things

a) Filing for stage 3 regardless of PD
b) Relief for people in the LC mess
c) Fingerprinting one person just Once (i mean fingerprints dont change do they?)

This might go under the radar as no quota increase is being asked for. I know this point has been discussed ad-infinitum before and we concluded that no more band-aids for the immigration process, let us get a permanent solution. Well permanent solutions take their time, especially with a Much more powerful lobby opposing those changes. For all we know this permanent solution may NEVER go through. Lets face the facts here:

1) The big corps are pushing ONLY for H1B increase.
2) Anti-immigrants are opposed to ANY kind of increase in numbers.
3) Currently the political climate is such that it is either, deal with legals AND illegals or nothing at all.
4) Currently FAR bigger problems stand in front of the lawmakers such as the war, stem cell, abortion etc etc etc.
5) Currently the average American is OPPOSED to even legal immigrants for fear of losing their jobs to them.

In light of all this, does it make sense to go for a Comprehensive Permanent solution or does it make sense to ask for smaller tid-bits and treat the other costs we incur as "costs of doing business"? I mean atleast if the husband and wife Both have H1bs and jobs, you will still be making a ton of money. U use things like approved I-140s to switch jobs with 3 year extensions or u use the EADs. Let us seriously think about this solution.

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GCcomesoon

11-06 02:51 PM

Hi

I have opened up 2 SR's & have taken 2 info-passes till now but I haven't received my FP yet.

GCcomesoon
Priority date - 05/2003
140 approved - 10/2006 from TSC
485,131,765 RD-6/04/2007 at TSC, notices received - 06/07/2007
CA, EB2
Wife's case returned due to some error,send it again & received on 06/17/2007 as per Fedex
Wife's case RD- 7/10/2007

LUD in my case - I131 - 7/10/07, approved - 7/24/07
LUD in my case - 1131,485,765, - 7/11/07
LUD in spouse's case - I131-7/11/07
EAD cleared for spouse - 08/20/07
FP for spouse - 08/08/07 , I rescheduled it.
FP scheduled - 10/03/07 - Done
AP approved for spouse - 09/12/07
EAD aproved - 10/25/2007 - for me
FP for me- ??????


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Dhundhun

03-29 12:29 AM

Since you never got an H1-B stamped in your passport, you are not eligible for AVR (since there is no H1B visa to revalidate). You could do AVR for F-1 since you have that stamp but that is also NOT VIABLE any more because you are now not eligible/admissible for F-1.


I think, F-1 Visa to H1B AVR is allowed, when F-1 is adjusted to H1B in USA.

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delhiguy

07-07 08:53 AM

Please go back .Why wait for the change in law .No one is stopping you . Dont discourage

I am not discouraging , i said "i wish i am proven wrong"
Even Attorney Khanna said the same.

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06-16 11:53 AM

Concurrent I-140/I-485: Yes
Mailed From State: CA
Mailed : June 11
Transferred to TSC: ?
140 approved : ?
Receipt Date : ?
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vshar

07-22 09:44 PM

I feel for the guys who have been waiting since 2001 for their green cards in the EB3-I/C category.

To change the interpretation of how spillover is applied, you will need a better argument than "The system isn't fair."

Why should the USCIS/DOS favor EB3 over EB1 or EB2? Unless you provide a reason that benefits America, no executive or law maker is going to touch this. You can see why this is a tough argument to make - The USCIS sees EB1 as better educated and more accomplished on average than EB2 and the same for EB2 over EB3. Are there exceptions to the rule? Ofcourse there are. But the law is designed to solve the most common scenario and not complicated situations like this.

EB3 to EB2 isn't a slam dunk as many of you have correctly pointed out. One option is to move employers and find the right employer who is ready to file for EB2. While that may not work for everyone, it is the only known way out of the EB3 nightmare.

I support measures that will alleviate your pain although this will likely not benefit my personal situation. Visa recapture is a real possibility at the end of this year - I recommend you support IV to accomplish this goal.


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abracadabra102

05-10 10:20 AM

Dear Mr. President:

This email is to register a strong protect against the visa bulletin released for Jun-09. In the tough time of 2009 that USA is facing, you are trying to do everything you can to protect the futures of the citizens of your country and I admire you for that. I would also like to point out that the visa bulletin pushes back dates for EB2 Indians to Jan-00 which virtually means no green card for Indians unless they are in EB1 category. I have spent almost 9 years in this country, legally. In 2005, I initiated the process for green card through EB immigration. While many others from different countries such as Europe, Asia and also China came here much after I have and contributed less than I have, they have gotten their green cards much sooner than I have and some of them have even become citizens. When I say I, a lot of my fellow citizens also face this unjust separate queue for Indians.

Please help me understand as to how someone from country A having a longer queue than country B coupled with an indefinite time wait is a fair and equitable treatment?

I understand that you feel sensitive to protect jobs of Americans in these tough economic times, however; it is beyond comprehension that while citizens of all other countries are being welcomed with no wait for green card in employment based category that there are virtually no green cards left for any Indian, even for those who have stayed here longest.

My message may or may not ever reach you but, I wanted to register a strong protest against unjust treatment meted out to me in the area of immigration.


Sincerely,

kshitijnt,

I know you mean well and trying to do something. But, please do not send this letter.
The purpose of this letter is to impress the person you are sending this to. You do not do that by protesting and complaining. Your letter need to be professional, courteous and grammatically correct and pleasant to read. Remember, the purpose is to impress and sell your point of view to President himself. Poorly drafted letter may actually have a negative impact, especially when we are claiming ourselves as skilled professionals.
Achoo makes good points in other post. This is not to insult you and I know English is not our first language and most of us struggle with it including myself. But we should make an effort to get this right.

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ThinkTwice

07-11 04:43 PM

I have mailed you the information.

Hi Friends, I came to know about this protest and would like to pass on the information about the protest to Indian Student Assocaition [strength over 600 active members] at San Jose state University and possible Santa Clara University. I am sure my fellow students will be proud to contribute to the indian community. So, Kindly let me know more details ASAP becuase its already wednesday. My email is sampathg4@yahoo.com.

- Sampath Gadamsetty

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sethurama

06-13 11:33 PM

My 485 applications reached NSC on June 4th, 2007. I have called my attorney. They haven't received anything so far. I need to wait for few more days./

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PavanV

09-09 08:16 PM

Boss,

Is it not true that you would need to invest 1 million or so to get the GC ?, i am EB 2 with PD July 09 (not approved yet), my options are, a) go back b) go back c) go back , so i guess we will wait for this CIR, if it does not pass, and if I am still here, then I am outta here :cool:

For people like me with 3-Year degree EB2 is not an option. The only option I see is Investor Route...

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11-17 08:35 PM

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SunnySurya

08-24 09:19 AM

Please don't get me started now. Almost everyone on this forum lurks because of self interest. If one has to do public service , I would join a organization like CRY etc.
Regarding yourself, you lurk on this forum to show you are better than others now that you have your "citizenship". I doubt you have contributed even a single cent to the cause or written any letter or contacted any lawmaker. And I don't blame you because you have no reason to do that.
But I strongly suggest that you should get a life!!!


>> You are talking about 2004, 05
SunnySurya is taking about 2004, 2005 because his PD is Oct 2005. Its that simple. Just self-interest.

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11-17 03:26 PM

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a_yaja

05-07 08:47 AM

I also think green card lottery, chain immigration, and refugee green cards should be eliminated and those visa numbers should be used for employment based immigrants because all these people can immigrate just like us through employment. We contribute more to the American society and should be given priority. I guess when we become American someday, we would like immigrants who contribute to our community too. Isn't that right? :)
Nice argument. I bet if you had your GC or if you were a US citizen before you got married you would support chain immigration - after all what good is to be in this country if you cannot bring your wife over here? How about when your parents get old and they need care? Then you will curse the system for being unfair towards family based immigration. Afterall what good is a job if you cannot bring your family here?

Try to think beyond yourself. If not, your are no better than those opposing immigration. After all, even NumbersUSA is for immigration - as long as it is restricted to a few thousand a year! So is ALIPAC - they are for legal immigration but against H1Bs immigrating to the US. How are you any different from either of these organizations? As far as a someone wanting to come to the US on the family based immigration route is concerned - you are anti-immigration too.

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calboy78

08-23 12:12 AM

Just throwing ideas (may or may not work..need to brainstorm):
Write letters to Ombudsman, USCIS, DHS, Senators. Keep writing until they listen

Somebody gave a red at "05:13 AM" with comments: "letters..stupid idea?" - I am not here to become famous and become IV-CEO or something :-) so red does not matter. This is height of someone's frustration though ...instead of coming up with some idea - just criticize other's ideas..and that too at 5AM in the morning (or around that time in different timezone)..you must be a manager dude :D

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07-04 11:16 PM

May be he will good for you dude. :D

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485Mbe4001

12-12 05:44 PM

good call, i hope he replies. Please post the response you receive from the senator on this thread.

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Coming to the SKIL bill and Sen. Sessions, I am mailing my story to him at http://sessions.senate.gov/email/contact.cfm. Hopefully, he will come around and support immigration reform.

Dear Senator Sessions,

I am a legal immigrant living in this country from 1995. I have been paying ...

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tonyHK12

02-08 06:00 PM

thanks kumar4875, new2gc for your contributions.

Amount raised = $1450.00
Contributions needed = $48,550.00

We are behind on funding for this effort and need at least $1000 raised everyday to have a successful advocacy effort.

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kumar1

02-12 02:43 PM

You are missing the point --- you are running behind everyone with a hammer. Calm down and stop making comments on other's English! If someone writes "u" instead of "you" and that annoys you, that is just one of your many problems. No one can do anything about it.

Once again -- Grow Up!

You are missing the point here again and taking whatever I said out of context!

Read the OP's issue again. She never said that she did not understand the laws fully. In fact both her and her desi consulting company know the immigration laws too well and have found loopholes to take advantage of it, which is morally wrong. Now tell me if it is wrong when I say this; If you know you are going out of status because you do not have a job, and you still do not change your status back to H4 in the hopes that you'll eventually land a job, then you have no right to stay in this country.

Please refrain from bringing in the refugees, their struggle and hardships and try to dilute what I have been saying in this entire thread!

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nozerd

05-03 05:22 PM

Cornyn bill as I read it is better than the other bills for US Masters holders in non STEM area ex someone like myself with an MBA.

As far as I read it basically it says to be quota exempt you should

1) Have Masters or higher from US Univ.

2) Have Masters in STEM and 3 yrs exp. (even if Masters is from outside US).

So based on this logic even if someone has MA in English from US Univ they will be quota exempt, correct ???


The �SKIL� Bill
Short Title: Securing Knowledge Innovation and Leadership (SKIL)

Title I � Access to High Skilled Foreign Workers

Section 101. H-1B Visa Holders
Exempts professionals who have earned advanced degrees (e.g. Master�s degree or higher) from accredited United States universities and those who have been awarded a medical specialty certification based on post-doctoral training and experience in the United States from the annual H-1B cap.


Section 102. Market-Based Visa Limits
Raises the H-1B (specialty occupation) cap from 65,000 to 115,000 and creates a flexible system that adjusts with the market.

Title II � Retaining Foreign Workers Educated in the United States

Section 201. United States Educated Immigrants.
Exempts U.S.-educated professionals with advanced degrees and those who have been awarded a medical specialty certification based on post-doctoral training and experience in the United States from the annual green card (i.e. immigrant visa) cap.

Exempts professionals who have earned advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering or math, and who worked in the U.S. for at least three years in a related field, from the immigrant visa cap.

Exempts spouse and minor children of professionals from the employment-based cap. Under current law, only about fifty percent of employment-based visas go to actual workers.

Section 202. Immigrant Visa Backlog Reduction.
Raises the immigrant visa (i.e. green card) cap from 140,000 to 290,000 and allows unused visas to fall forward annually.

Exempts aliens of extraordinary ability, and outstanding researchers and professors from the annual green card limit.

Section 203. Student Visa Reform.
Many employers seek to hire U.S. educated students full-time upon graduation, and this change would enable the employer to start the green card process while the foreign worker is on a student visa (F-1) during Optional Practical Training (OPT). Codifies OPT; which will allow U.S. educated foreign students to work in their field for up to two years after graduation.

Section 204. L-1 Visa Holders Subject to Visa Backlog.
Allows an extension of an L-1 (intracompany transfer) visa beyond the fifth or seventh year if the individual has a green card application pending and is simply caught in the green card backlog. This extension is currently allowed for H-1B (specialty occupation) visa holders, but not for L-1 visa holders.

Section 205. Retaining Workers Subject to Green Card Backlog.
Allows foreign workers who have started the green card process, but who are subject to green card backlogs, to pay a $500.00 supplemental fee to file an application to adjust status. This change would enable foreign workers to remain in the U.S. until the green card becomes available.

Title III � Business Facilitation Through Immigration Reform

Section 301. Streamlining the Adjudication Process for Established Employers.
Requires the creation of a pre-certification program that streamlines the adjudication process, and reduces paperwork burdens, for employers who file multiple applications and who have no history of fraud or abuse. Pre-certification would allow those employers to file a petition on a separate review track and not submit repetitive organizational documentation.

Section 302. Providing Premium Processing of Employment-Based Visa Petitions.
Requires USCIS to allow employers to file a �premium processing� fee for expedited adjudication of employment-based immigrant petitions, as well as for administrative appeals of any decision on an employment-based immigrant petition.

Section 303. Eliminating Procedural Delays in Labor Certification Process.
Requires the Department of Labor to process all applications filed prior to the electronic PERM system within six months of enactment. Clarifies the Department of Labor�s process in providing prevailing wage determinations and requires the Department of Labor to establish a website to post open job orders.

Title IV. Miscellaneous

Section 401. Completion of Background and Security Checks.
Requires that no immigration application may be approved until the appropriate background and security checks are completed and any allegations of fraud have been resolved.

Section 402. Visa Revalidation.
Allows temporary workers who have not violated their status to renew their visa from within the United States.

Section 403. Severability.
Clarifies that if any part of this act is determined to be invalid it will have no effect on the remainder of the provisions.

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gckalafda

03-25 04:30 PM

I have postponed my finger prints when I was in India back in Oct 2007, and I haven't got yet, should I ask them send it again or should I wait untill they send it to me.

I heared some where in the forum that when your comeback to India they took fingerprints at the prot of entry and that is sufficient.

Is that true?

Guru's Please reply if you have any Idea.

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english_august

07-11 12:17 AM

A simple and easy way to spread this news would be to email the news coverage links to every one possible.

You are right and you can mail this link:

http://www.touchdownusa.org/floral/FloralProtest.html

I will keep this link updated with any new reports.

Please use this thread - http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/showthread.php?t=6305 to report all media articles - I will try to stay on top of that thread and update the main link on a regular basis.

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abq_gc

08-18 01:25 PM

NO LAWSUIT DISCUSSIONS PLEASE

Reason:
Lawsuit takes time , energy and substantial money.
You have to prove harm to the affected party due to the actions of the government.
It needs a champion.

then what do u wanna do.. another flower campaign ??? another rally ?? another email campaign ??

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vin13

03-06 03:32 PM

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Please DO NOT join this selfish effort aimed at fixing the country limits till MIRAGE gets his green card.
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Removal of country limits temporarily and permanently, will both require the support of the majority of both houses of the congress. It will require as much effort to to remove country limits temporarily as it will require to remove country limits permanently.

Some folks here just wants to remove country limits till the time they get their agree card i.e. for the span of 2 years. If removal of country limits is good for EB community and America, then why only remove it for 2 years ONLY.

Such a campaign is likely to divide this community. PLEASE DO NOT divide the community by supporting this mis-directed agenda.

If country caps can be removed temporarily then they can be removed permanently. But asking for less than what key lawmakers have already proposed less than 6 months back is like shooting ourselves in the foot. PLEASE DO NOT throw others under the bus. PLEASE!!!!

Dude,
Don't you like the second part which says
2) Limit the Maximum waiting time, say if one applicant is waiting for 5 years than country cap should be exempted and he should be given a preference over a person who�s PD is just 1 year old.

I personally think 5 years is a long wati. 2 years may be reasonable.

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franklin

06-07 09:01 PM

740 - is that all?! I would have assumed there would be MANY more than that given the huge jumps in all categories.

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Hello_Hello

02-09 09:33 PM

very childish!!!how old are you ? Terrorists are banned from visiting USA.
Narenda Modi has been banned from visiting USA.

You do the reasoning :D

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GKBest

10-02 11:27 AM

Hi everyone,
Iam a July 3rd filer and the moneyorders for me and my wife has been cashed on September 28th. We had send 2 moneyorders for $745. Waiting for the receipts to come. Hope all of you get your receipts very soon.

And what time? Hopefully, I will be in that box.

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walking_dude

06-27 09:21 PM

A note to my fellow IV members - I am not after the $42/Hr job. Good luck in finding a US citizen to do this job. I was wrong about EEO, it is actually IRCA which prohibits discrimination in recruitment and hiring.

Best Practices for hiring workers from Department of Justice (http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/osc/htm/best_practices.htm)

But the point remains - visa status based discrimination is illegal not matter which law is being violated, and must be highlighted. We have to correct the misinformation spread by anti-immigrant groups that most jobs are "reserved for H1Bs", while the reality is different. Most jobs are "reserved" for American workers (although such reservation is illegal under IRCA). We have to provide the proof that the myth of "thousands of jobs reserved for foreign workers" in nothing but a myth. My posting is a small step in that direction.

Here is another one in the continuing series of exposing the highly prevalent illegal hiring practice. I request everyone to start posting similar job-ads you get from recruiters. Once we get a hundred or more ads here, we can start E-mailing the links to the media.

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fromPatricia (Vyshnavi Infotech) <patricia@vysinc.com>
to"Patricia (Vyshnavi Infotech)" <patricia@vysinc.com>

dateMon, Jun 1, 2009 at 12:56 PM
subjectJobs for Web logic consultants


HI,

This is Patricia Evan. I have the below position for one of my clients. If you are interested in this position please send me your updated resume.

Web logic Java Consultant

Duration is 6 months.
Location is Connecticut

Must be US Citizen

Looking for a Weblogic Java Consultant with strong pharmaceutical experience
this person will be building webpage’s and build controls to access database Page flow development for a portal that supports my clients clinical trial tracking process. This internal/external portal
allows documents to be accessed and uploaded, etc.

The successful candidates should have the skills mentioned below and also know how to debug problems, how to configure into weblog console, and query a database to join tables. Client will teach the business processes.

Must Haves:
Deep development skills
Weblogic Admin tool 10.2
Apache Beehive Page Flow
Database controls
Java/JSP
Strong SQL
Oracle 10G (preferred)
AJAX
Java Script

Candidate must have all of above….strong Apache Beehive Page Flow is key to position.



Regards,
Patricia Evan
IT Recruiter
Vyshnavi Infotech INC
Herndon, VA 20170
PH : 703-793-1868 Ext 211
Fax: 703-547-0135
Email:patricia@vysinc.com

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chi_shark

07-10 10:18 AM

Problem with that argument once you own more than 5% of the company you will have file as investor. If your wife owns the company then you will have file under relative category. There were denials based on this.

Do you have evidence or can you point me in that direction where i can find some... this is for the bold text above...

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zee2007

09-05 01:04 AM

:confused: ...whats up...saw someone with mid july getting receipts.?????

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rameshvaid

11-18 08:04 AM

Done!!!!

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sathweb

01-30 03:34 PM

My problem is simple.. do not misrepresent the facts, which is what seems to be the case here.. How can you have a H1 and not get paid??? Do you have any other logical reasoning? If the person has H1 and is not getting paid then there can only be two lawful situations: 1) person is on leave of absence, which is without pay or 2) has not yet started the job.

To answer your questions, yes my wife came here on H4 but she just did not approach a consultant for a job.. instead she went to school, got her degree, applied for jobs, gave interviews and finally got a job. BTW her company does not work with consultants, as it is not an IT company but a finance Big4. They used their own attorney to file for her H1. As luck could have, her application was not even considered as it did not come in the lottery draw. This happened twice.. Later we got our EAD and she started working with it. And yes, I know few more people who went through the same thing.. and all of them went to school in the US.

sathweb, I don't have anything against you or anyone else here on IV.. I feel bad when people look down on H1 visa holders as they think everyone is exploiting the system, which you know is not true. Some people misrepresent their cases and we all get bad name.

Sorry man, allow me take back my words, if i can. It was not my intention to encourage any illegal activity. Its my mistake. I think I did not grasp the complete context of the conversation.

I have been here for past 9 years, working for the same company, I never was out of work even for a single day, nor I encourage it. I think I read your answer, reacted a bit too early. Forgive me.

(I guess waiting for green card forever making me blind or something, how can I have misread what you wrote)

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go2roomshare

07-05 01:49 PM

i do not understand the fuss about it. why do we over react to it. Big law firms like FDBL ( fragmon) all said the lawsuit is not winnable no chance , DOS can change VB any time as per federal law. whats the use of all this??
we should find some way through congress, not just fighting USCIS for short term beneifts for EAD/AP's etc.

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paskal

07-08 10:32 PM

They actually accepted my application on July 1st. I do not know the fate of the application.

Label/Receipt Number: XXXXXXXXX
Status: Delivered

Your item was delivered at 10:10 PM on July 1, 2007 in LINCOLN, NE 68501.


how in the world did you get a sunday night delivery?
you have a great case...numbers were available on July 1.
the retrospectively shut down all of July.

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dkshitij

11-17 03:21 PM

It is correct. We are talking about both kinds of kids. And saying that not having greencard affects the quality of life for the family.

Agreed. better might have been,

"The current long green card delays also cause deeply disturbing quality of life issues even for the children born inside of the US, but whose parents are high skilled immigrants caught in this seemingly never ending delay."

just my two cents.

These changes won't make much difference. Still the email is a very commendable job. Thanks!

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StarSun

02-22 09:19 AM

Feeling depressed does not help you, your family, your employer or your gc process.

Get up and register for the advocacy event (http://immigrationvoice.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=80&Itemid=36)!

Do something positive about your GC process instead of sitting and saying that it will be years before you get the GC.

What you do about your GC is in your hands. You can support, and actively seek to mitigate your GC problems.

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panky72

08-22 03:50 PM

filed July 12th @ NSC
no receipts

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gc_eb2_waiter

07-20 10:55 AM

and upgrading from $20 to $50 in recurring donations.

If we cant get enough money for Aman. Let me know. I can pledge more. Go Aman Go. Go IV Go.

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