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  • walking_dude
    12-03 11:14 AM
    IMO, this is the biggest problem plaguing IV - perception of IV as just another online forum (community) or a "chat room" as a newspaper reporter put it ! (http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071123/NEWS07/711230422/1009) (under the heading "Taking Action").

    This point IV = chat room has come to the fore, several times in discussions. A lot of persons have refused to join IV efforts with the ruse "IV is just an online forum where members discuss mundane matters". Whether someone admits it or not, IV has a serious image problem !. It needs to be corrected soon (by more than making another announcement type "We are not a forum" post !)

    Strength of an(y) organization comes from contributing, active members. And not from MINOWs (Members-In-Name-Only Wusses)



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    Strength of online communities is always the members...the higher the members the better.

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  • rockstart
    07-02 11:17 AM
    Here is what I guess people are scared of

    Every company has a lawyer on its payroll so they can easily start some court case to harras you. In this country you do not have much support except some close friends and may be far off relatives. So even if you know that you have done nothing wrong and have solid case the idea of hiring a lawyer and fighting a legal battle scares a lot of people. Plus every one has a job and family responsiblities and they cannot devote time to all these things. Say you are now working in New Jersey and your old employer is based in California and files a case against you there what will happen will you have to travel to california to represent in case? what will happen to your job and expenses etc. I am not sure if these are valid concerns but just thinking of this will dissuade a person to gear up for any kind of fight.





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  • harikris
    05-14 05:13 PM
    A very sensible post. You dont need to have ur life around the GC and Priority dates. You need to do what u want to as much as within ur limits.. But one thing is USCIS can be staright forward and say EB-I wont move for such and such time and people can still plan better... :)

    I agree. On an average, it seems, one spends just about 6 yrs to get his/her GC. That's nearly 20% of our productive "employment" life. At some point in the process, one starts to wonder if he/she can lay their roots in this country.
    It is not an easy or trivial task to "just move on" and pursue plan B or plan C.
    With passage of time, the priorities and the drive of people change.
    So, the immigration system should be quick and transparent.
    If you notice in daily life, there is always a "good-faith" disclosure of terms and conditions before signing up for anything. And both parties strive to keep their end of the deal.
    That's all we are really asking from the SYSTEM - "If you are willing to open the gates for immigrants, please process their applications to the best extent possible and don't hold up our lives"

    What is missing in this system is "empathy". Rules are fine and we also understand the over-subscription in certain categories. But at the end of day, the controlling or executive authorities have to show some empathy to those that are left hanging. Rules are made to help people and they should not become an excuse to punish [PR process delayed is justice denied, truly] the common folks instead.

    President Obama has stated he would like have an empathetic judge on the supreme court. Likewise, we need someone heading the immigration system that empathizes with the lives of prospective PR lot.

    What can we do to seek such a leader or change?





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  • desi3933
    07-11 10:50 AM
    Now that USCIS / DOS know that they have made mistake and also aware that this is exposed to the entire country. So this is what they are doing.

    1. Keep all the applications pending so that AILF could not start the lawsuit. ALIF needs rejection proof.

    Incorrect.

    2. Updated their site stating the receipt notice will be sent after Aug 1st, So everyone keeps quiet till this date.

    How does it matter?

    3. I beleive, the Judge will rule out by July 29 saying that itis fault of DOS / USCIS and say they have to accept all the applications which are filed in July leaving the applicants only two days to file.

    Highly unlikely. The lawsuit could take one and half year (or more).
    Even if judge rules on July 29th, usually a reasonable time is given. How did you come up with 2 days.

    4. No one can argue that all the ELIGIBLE applicants should be allowed to file. The reason is NOT all the eligible applicants filed in June. Also if you feel that you are eligible for July, then you should have prepared all your application papers ready by July 29. If you cannot file, you are out.

    I feel, this is what is going to happen. So better prepare your papers and keep it ready.

    The big question is, how you define "ELIGIBLE applicants"?


    Any lawsuit needs lot of time and patience. And none of emotions.


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  • Jerrome
    03-13 10:49 AM
    If this bulletin is true I guess the guy at this link has predicted properly.

    http://immigration-information.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4285





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  • axp817
    06-03 11:06 AM
    "On March 27, 2009, you filed a motion to reopen. You indicated the use of the applicant's ability to "port" under section 106(c) of the American Competitiveness in the 21st Century Act (AC21). The requirements were met and the motion to reopen was approved.

    CONCLUSION: It is concluded that the grounds stated for denial have been overcome.

    ORDER: It is ordered that the motion to reopen be approved. The Form I-485 is "pre-adjudicated" awaiting visa availability."



    Congratulations, and that is probably the most 'relieving' MTR approval message ever.

    Thank you for sharing your story.



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  • virtual55
    05-17 11:57 AM
    Guys Please contribute money





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  • dummgelauft
    09-03 09:24 AM
    Thanks for the detailed information.

    I have a unique situation here. My original GC sponsor (a multi billion dollar industry leader) laid me off after 6 months of I485 due to lack of position in the company.

    I ported my GC using AC 21 and joined another small consulting company. Now my GC is approved and I have an offer in hand from another company.

    Will it be a good idea to move or do I have to wait for 6 months or 1 year before I make an employment switch.

    My most important consideration is that there is chance of potential loss of job (may god forbid) with the current position. I may be able to save myself by switiching job right now. And of course there is more money on the table.

    You are not with your sponsoring employer anyways, so take the new offer if you want. A piece of advice though, for such critical decisions, it is best to spend some money and consult an attorney, rather than muck about on IV and such. An hours consultation ( which all you should need), will cost you u2 may be 3 hundred dollars, but you will get proper advice.



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  • Leo07
    12-03 12:54 PM
    I know you are a comitted member...you might even stick to the forum for long.

    "How do you know what I care about and not?"...I don't. That was an example to drive the point in general 99% of the flock leave the forum as soon as soon as they get the GC. That 25000 members might also..include them.(I'm gradually digressing from my own post:))

    How do you suggest IV 'forum' improves the Signal-to-Noise ratio?

    Right now it's too noisy and is driving away determined members (http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/showthread.php?p=199027#post199027)!

    How do you know what I care about and not? I can give some famous examples of GC holders working for IV - Aman Kapoor founder member, Tamsen Mitchell (franklin) leader of South California chapter, and many more.

    I may remain active if I feel the cause is worth spending my time, money and effort. Right now, a crowd of 25,000 tracking receipts and discussing mundane issues doesn't give me the confidence to say so. I have better things in life to fight for than a lost cause where the victims (most of them) wait for others to fight for them !





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  • dilvahabilyeha
    07-18 05:29 PM
    These all can be possible if only immigrationVoice can VOICE for us, let's give water to that Voice now!

    Dear Bro and Sis and friend!

    Just imagine if you were put under new FEE scheme? Do you have an option to negotiate? No! So I am sure it saved atleast $2000 on an average. How much of that do you think we can give IV for OUR OWN cause?

    If each person contribute 25% of what they saved from no FEEs raise solution, I am sure we will not have to wait in another backlog DAM and shout for the gates to be opened!

    Our contribution of "NOW" would help IV to have the lobbying firm grease those gates or even remove the gates!

    Let's not suffocate in another backlog! Let's be safe than sorry!

    We have 21,000 members, 14,000 active, so if 10000 contribute $500 that would be 5 Million! Sure that's hefty enough to talk to the lawmaker as they are busy doing the fund raising for the next election. Let's not make IV Core to ask for money again, we should have heard and seen thier efforts and achievements! Let do it Guys!



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  • sj2273
    12-23 03:13 PM
    done!
    Happy New Year everyone!





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  • nag2007
    06-12 05:19 PM
    Thats irony, people with 2004 PD got their GC last year when 2001 is still waiting.

    Thats true. In my case PD March 2005. Waiting for a chance to file my I-485 but whoeever has PD 2005,2006,2007 all have their EADS.



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  • AuntyDan
    02-12 08:13 PM
    I am in eb3 row, have a job waiting for me in the usa, but i am in england, Have a PD of june 06, am terrified that my job offer will be withdrawn if i dont make some progress soon. Have had job offer for 1 year this week.

    Could EB3 row become current soon.??

    You don't indicate what stage your application is in (LC/PERM, 140 etc.) Is there a reason your prospective employer has not applied for an H1-B so you can start work before you get a greencard? (This is what 99% of EB applicants have done.)

    Assuming they can't or won't, to answer your specific question here is my opinion (FWIW I'm English, EB-3 ROW with a PD of May 2003, on my 8th year of H-1B employment in the USA.):

    My guess is the odds are about 50/50 that some form of immigration reform will be passed by the US government "soon" that would positively affect EB3 ROW. The practical definition of "soon" in this case is by September 2007, which allows time for debate, compromise, Presidential wanking around and who knows what Kafka-esque delays in actually enacting the law.

    IF this happened there is still no guarantee this change would be positive enough to entirely clear the backlog that so a PD of June 2006 might still not to become current by September 2007.

    IF this doesn't happen there is practically 0 chance of any changes that would positively effect EB retrogression prior to March 2009. (After the new government is elected in November 2008 AND then convenes a new session AND then deals with more urgent business than immigration reform.)

    So some (hopefully) practical advice:

    1) If you can get an H-1B now then do so

    2) If you can't get an H-1B start studying for a Masters NOW. This will help you in the long run even if you get your Greencard through EB-3 because higher degrees from the UK are very valued in the USA. And if there is no improvement in EB-3 you at least have a chance at EB-2.

    3) If you have no family ties and just want to go someone in North America you would almost certainly be eligible for permanent Canadian residency. You can just go to their website and fill out a simple, points-based questionnaire online. Then you can always visit the Disneyland from Canada!

    HTH, GL.





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  • k_usa
    07-18 12:29 PM
    Reached USCIS - 7/02
    Service Center- NSC
    rejected/accepted - Do not know

    EB2 -
    PD -01/2006
    140 AD - 10/2006



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  • javadeveloper
    11-25 12:04 AM
    There are both advantages and disadvantages, but if you haven't consumed full 6 years of H1B, going on EAD has certain advantages.

    Even my company recommends to use EAD to stop utilizing H1B time.As per http://immigration-information.com/forums/showpost.php?p=18946&postcount=28 it's definitely better to switch to EAD.I used 4.5 years of H1B and switched to EAD.





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  • nik.patelc
    04-08 03:59 PM
    Nik,

    Did it say anything on your online account about RFE when you received the email, or you just got the email i.e. when you click on the receipt number it shows status of the case which usually shows a generic message that the case was received and is pending, so did that message change?

    If not, then did anybody else who got the RFE had that message changed?

    Thanks

    Yes status has been changed to : Current Status: Request for Additional Evidence Sent.

    There is no information about RFE.



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  • YesGC_NoGC
    10-03 03:33 PM
    If you have health insurance (which I doubt) go to some doc. and get some life injected. That will certainly help you in your current situation and you may be able to jump to EB1.:D

    May God Bless You.





    EB2 india/china... see this..

    http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/showthread.php?t=21828
    and then see this
    http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/showthread.php?t=21833

    ab bajao ghanti... aur chup chap baithe raho
    (translation: sit there like a paraplegic in the line and do nothing ... while a massive line jumping is in process... you will keep seeing while all these EB3 "bodyshopped consultants" will continue to slowly port their PDs and get approved ahead of you.. EB2 I/C is in for a really really long wait.
    Honestly, these consultants don't even have an H1B worthy job: its not a permanent job offer. They don't get paid fulltime. Let alone their eligibility for a GC ....what a scam!

    We need to let uscis know and audit all current and past approved cases from these consultants)

    FYI ...With support from a few people .. we are in the process of filing a Direct injunction for stoppage and immediate audit of interfiled/approved cases. But more support would be appreciated.





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  • chanduv23
    04-28 08:49 PM
    AC21 is a law. However, USCIS not yet published the regulation since year 2000, that binds everyone. All these memos since 2000, are internal to USCIS and not binding. They are very clear in the memo that revokation (except on fraud) of an already approved 140 by the petitioner, after 180 days of pending of 485, will not stop the approval of 485, if employee changes to similar occupation. This is just a non bining internal standard of USCIS. It does not have teeth, as it is not a public regulation. However, this internal standard can be changed by any time with/without public notice or through a regulation. Also, one should remember that, they mentioned in one of their memos that, regulation will be much tougher than memo.

    Therefore, as some one is mentioned that, an approved immigrant visa pettion should be always available at the time of issuing GC. That is also a law. This law also need to be met at the time of approval of 485. Therfore AC21 and requirement for availability of approved 140 is two different and counteracting issues.

    In practical situation, the employee has no control over 140 in any stage as it is employer's petition. Therefore, if employee leaves the job as per the AC21 law, employer verywell withdraw the 140 even after 180 days of 485 pending and create a situation of unavailability of approved immigrat visa petion for the employee. Therefore, in the final regulation they will make a rule that favours the employee, if everything was bonafide. It is like a aboundened spouse in family catagory.

    I think, USCIS is currently taking the tough standard to weed out the consulting compaines (to put a leash on GC factories/body shoppers), as they are the one mostly abusing the EB system. Only those people working in GC factories need to worry. It may be mainly due the current economic situation. I feel thats why they are delaying the regulation. Others need not worry.

    Well, 485 denials on ac21 where 140 was revoked has always been happening.
    Your interpretation might be right about consulting companies but these denials not necessarily happening to people in consulting companies, they happen to anyone whose 140 was revoked.





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  • genscn
    09-13 02:25 PM
    I think one thing we all can help is with clearing myth from American people mind that immigrants are hired on H1-B visa because they work for less $$. When few of my friends were hired to different companies, we all got lot more salary than American hired at same time for 2 reason: MS and education background.

    Also, it cost company a lot of money to Sponsor H1-B for its employee. So if immigrant is hired, he/she was the most suitable and required candidate (Atleast at that time).

    I think we need to work towards clearing this concept from American people mind for favorable wave for legal immigrants.





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    WeShallOvercome
    11-06 01:25 PM
    Actually, not all he said was wrong.
    We should not support what these IT consulting companies are doing with H1B programme just because we are on H1. These big companies are hoarding H1B visas so they can have an upperhand when dealing with the employees.

    My own employer was trying to get as many H1s as possible without having ANY work for them. They sent us all a few emails asking us if we had any family or friends back home who want to come to US on H1. These guys make the H1 applicants pay for the application expenses, then just keep them there or get them here and keep them on bench and almost everybody here is familiar with what happens next.

    Think from an American's point of view.. It is THEIR country, THEY make the laws that benefit their society and economy.. they have all the right to stand up against these practices by foreign based companies..

    I like his statement "H1B is supposed to be used when there IS a job but no American to do it" What these Consulting companies have turned it into is "There is a person on H1B avaliable If and when there is a job to do" OR worse "There is an H1B holder available, on bench, but no job to do"

    I totally support reform in the H1 process with a target to reduce fraud. That will ultimately benefit people like us who will come here on H1B in future.

    Please don't fire me for taking his side, I'm not. I'm in favour of market deciding what it needs, but I'm 100% against fraud, and all of know these so called consulting companies ARE indulging in fraud..



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