sweet_jungle
09-14 12:45 AM
1) Since the letter refers to "we" (the legal immigrants), should we be individually signing the letter?
individal sign should be fine
2) Are we going to provide our mailing address as well as email IN THE EVENT that there will be a response to our questions?
e-mail address and name is fine
3) What happens if there is no response?
nothing. We just registered our protest.
4) In the letter, I said action must be taken in the remaining 15 days .. BUT HOW CAN ANYTHING BE DONE AS THE STANDARD RESPONSE IS "the annual quota is exhausted" ??? i.e., there are no more visas to allocate!!
this is just to give them some sense of the timeline.
individal sign should be fine
2) Are we going to provide our mailing address as well as email IN THE EVENT that there will be a response to our questions?
e-mail address and name is fine
3) What happens if there is no response?
nothing. We just registered our protest.
4) In the letter, I said action must be taken in the remaining 15 days .. BUT HOW CAN ANYTHING BE DONE AS THE STANDARD RESPONSE IS "the annual quota is exhausted" ??? i.e., there are no more visas to allocate!!
this is just to give them some sense of the timeline.
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santb1975
11-27 11:24 PM
Thank you. That makes it $1181 so far
Just sent in $50 to donations@immigrationvoice.org thru paypal.
Just sent in $50 to donations@immigrationvoice.org thru paypal.
shivarajan
02-25 03:57 PM
Excellent idea !!. This wud save thousand of immigrants from a set of particular countries who undergo immense career ruining stress "every second" in their professional life unlike their counterparts from other countrie(s).
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arokkam
07-17 10:32 PM
IV - God Bless each and everyone of you. You have done us all proud. Hats off to your commitment to the cause.
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tcsonly
04-23 04:39 PM
Dear All,
I have Singapore Permanent Resident. Am I eligible to apply for H-1B1 Singapore visa?
Sincerely,
Alex
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=138b6138f898d010VgnVCM10000048f3d6a1RCR D&vgnextchannel=91919c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1 RCRD
From the above link,
"An H-1B1 is a national of Chile or Singapore coming to the Unites States to work temporarily in a specialty occupation. "
Hope this helps,
--C.
I have Singapore Permanent Resident. Am I eligible to apply for H-1B1 Singapore visa?
Sincerely,
Alex
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=138b6138f898d010VgnVCM10000048f3d6a1RCR D&vgnextchannel=91919c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1 RCRD
From the above link,
"An H-1B1 is a national of Chile or Singapore coming to the Unites States to work temporarily in a specialty occupation. "
Hope this helps,
--C.
shreekhand
08-11 09:23 PM
Awesome, fantastic! One beautiful post I have seen after a loong time :)
Pity on u man..you are asking the the lord..the supreme for a freakin green card..ask for something bigger:)
Pity on u man..you are asking the the lord..the supreme for a freakin green card..ask for something bigger:)
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santb1975
11-16 07:09 PM
That's ok..Let's keep this thread active
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lipstickonuscis
09-18 08:58 AM
Its ridiculous this dicussion about EB2 and EB3. Our strength lies in numbers, the more we divide ourselves the less consequence we have.
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BharatPremi
07-17 08:32 PM
IV,
Congratulations for our victory. Thanks to CORE and all members. I have mailed $300/- check (One Time Payment)today as my little contribution. And will keep contributing in future.
Thanks.
- BharatPremi
Congratulations for our victory. Thanks to CORE and all members. I have mailed $300/- check (One Time Payment)today as my little contribution. And will keep contributing in future.
Thanks.
- BharatPremi
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HV000
08-12 08:35 AM
How many 2004 EB2-I are pending? Per the FY2008 DHS Statistics 25,777 PRs were approved. But we dont how many of these EB1, EB2, and EB3.
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murugesh.naidu@gmail.com
07-17 08:38 PM
You guys rock. You have done what seemed like a dream far far away...my heartiest thanks goes out to you guys!
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map_boiler
04-19 06:20 PM
...hope it helps.
Great job IV team! Thanks!!!
Great job IV team! Thanks!!!
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conchshell
07-10 09:52 PM
A law suit may be our last resort, however I am not convinced that the time to use the option has come. However, its not wise to overlook an option. I would say lets start compiling a list of facts which potentially can be used to file a lawsuite. Please be innovative and think hard what causes you to file a lwsuit. Lets evaluate all such stances, and get them verified by an attorney.
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ssreenu
04-14 12:26 PM
Can we rope in organizations like those mentioned in the subject line for our cause?
What exactly do you mean to do? Throw in your ideas and nothing will be spared...
What exactly do you mean to do? Throw in your ideas and nothing will be spared...
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hydboy77
08-11 01:40 PM
Dream on about porting from Eb3 to EB2. On an average it is taking more 9 months to get labor clearence that too if it is eb3. if you are trying eb2 that is almost a definite audit. We have a case in our company which was stuck in audit (eb2) for more than an year now. our company and attorney are no longer filing eb2 (offcourse it is a different matter than they are no longer filing any green card application because of layoffs). So unless you are working for a desi "con"sultant company not many american companies (almosy none) are filing eb3 green card perm applications leave alone eb3 to eb2 conversions. Even desi companies are scared shit because USCIS is knocking the living daylights out of them. Even desi companies are scared of filing eb3 green card perm applications leave alone eb2. So good luck with your eb3 to eb2 dream.
If dates are not favorable, i am considering moving to EB2.
I am afraid , folks like me when rush to EB2 ( which has been going on ) the VB for EB2 will show back ward dates again after 6months from now.
Mine is EB3 , Oct 03, India.
If dates are not favorable, i am considering moving to EB2.
I am afraid , folks like me when rush to EB2 ( which has been going on ) the VB for EB2 will show back ward dates again after 6months from now.
Mine is EB3 , Oct 03, India.
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vphope
03-08 02:24 PM
Please provide the link please..
Just curious, within how much time is the FOIA info expected? :)
Just curious, within how much time is the FOIA info expected? :)
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abhijitp
11-28 03:28 PM
The question in the title of this post is for the user who gave me a red dot for "selling the July VB reversal"
I am going to re-iterate, for I firmly believe I owe my ability to file AOS to this organization!
If you too saved thousands of dollars owing to the VB reversal... this is the least you can and should do to help yourself to a GC, a few years sooner than otherwise.
Contribute funds now to IV!
Sign up for monthly contributions (preferred), or contribute one time!
I am going to re-iterate, for I firmly believe I owe my ability to file AOS to this organization!
If you too saved thousands of dollars owing to the VB reversal... this is the least you can and should do to help yourself to a GC, a few years sooner than otherwise.
Contribute funds now to IV!
Sign up for monthly contributions (preferred), or contribute one time!
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ragz4u
04-20 12:55 PM
IV members, we need your stories. We are going to make an all out effort to pass this on to senators/media folks to realize the urgency of the situation.
Who's story do we need?
Your story about how you are affected by retrogression/back log etc. It could be as simple as 'I have a BS in Mathematics and am stuck in back log for 2 years and cannot fulfil my dreams professionally' to 'I have a PhD in Nuclear Science and US needs me coz there are only a handful of us!' Anything and everything works.
We have literally recieved stories of stay at home moms (because of H4 they cannot work) to folks who have been interviewed by MIT! The whole spectrum helps.....please please send us your stories...we need all the weapons when we go face the senators on behalf of IV
Why we need your stories?
Media folks
Sometimes we get approached by journalists who need a story the very next day. They are looking for specific subjects for the story though.
An example is say the Investors Business Daily (a financial daily). A reporter might come to us and ask us if we have anyone from the Finance sector who is suffering due to retrogression and is willing to speak up about it. They might also add that we need only Eb1/Eb2 category folks.
When this happens, we are in a mad scramble to find folks who fit this criteria so that we do not lose this chance.
Another example might be of a Medical Journal looking for doctors stuck due to retrogression.
We are constantly getting requests like this but cannot capitalize on it because we do not have enough stories already available to fit the criteria.
So please send in your stories. It need not be earth shattering at all (most of us are mere mortals). You never know when a reporter is specifically looking for a story similar to yours and you might just tilt the balance in favor of skilled immigrants.
We promise we will not reveal your story to media if you do not want to.
Though there is no harm to reveal one's name in media as can be evidenced by the folks featured in the Roll Call article, Philly Inquirer and News Observer.
At the same time we understand that you might have reasons to remain out of media and we will fully respect that.
Lawmakers
Even during the recess, we were talking to the staff of a ton of senators. Most of the time the senators' staff are interested only if someone from 'their constituency' is also affected. We always say we have a ton of folks from each state, but nothing works like a real example.
For example, when we speak to say Senator Kennedy, it helps us to present the story of folks affected by retrogression and living in say Boston, MA. That way, the staff has some incentive to look into this and get hooked immediately.
When we initially started meeting senators, their staff would ask QGA 'Immigration Voice, who or what is that?'
Lately when we go to meet them, most of the staff have already visited our website multiple times, know about us because of phone calls and faxes by members and ofcourse the articles that have been published....on top of this when we provide stories of members from their constituency, 50% of our work is already achieved....the liason team and QGA take over from there.
Please send us your stories by sending an email to , shrey@immigrationvoice.org, nagaraj@immigrationvoice.org, sandeep@immigrationvoice.org, sunil@immigrationvoice.org using the following template
Subject: Story of <Name here>
Body of email
Name -
ID on Immigration Voice -
Telephone Number -
Current stage of Green Card -
Category of GC (EB1/EB2/Eb3 etc) -
Job Title in Brief -
Complete Address -
Brief Story of how Retrogression/Backlog/Delays is affecting your life -
How US will benefit if you remain here (competitiveness angle) -
Are you willing to reveal your info to media?
Are you willing to reveal your info to senators
Please note that if you are NOT willing to reveal your info, we would use your story but make sure that it cannot be tracked back to you. As in we will not name your company/address anywhere
Please help us spread awareness....
Who's story do we need?
Your story about how you are affected by retrogression/back log etc. It could be as simple as 'I have a BS in Mathematics and am stuck in back log for 2 years and cannot fulfil my dreams professionally' to 'I have a PhD in Nuclear Science and US needs me coz there are only a handful of us!' Anything and everything works.
We have literally recieved stories of stay at home moms (because of H4 they cannot work) to folks who have been interviewed by MIT! The whole spectrum helps.....please please send us your stories...we need all the weapons when we go face the senators on behalf of IV
Why we need your stories?
Media folks
Sometimes we get approached by journalists who need a story the very next day. They are looking for specific subjects for the story though.
An example is say the Investors Business Daily (a financial daily). A reporter might come to us and ask us if we have anyone from the Finance sector who is suffering due to retrogression and is willing to speak up about it. They might also add that we need only Eb1/Eb2 category folks.
When this happens, we are in a mad scramble to find folks who fit this criteria so that we do not lose this chance.
Another example might be of a Medical Journal looking for doctors stuck due to retrogression.
We are constantly getting requests like this but cannot capitalize on it because we do not have enough stories already available to fit the criteria.
So please send in your stories. It need not be earth shattering at all (most of us are mere mortals). You never know when a reporter is specifically looking for a story similar to yours and you might just tilt the balance in favor of skilled immigrants.
We promise we will not reveal your story to media if you do not want to.
Though there is no harm to reveal one's name in media as can be evidenced by the folks featured in the Roll Call article, Philly Inquirer and News Observer.
At the same time we understand that you might have reasons to remain out of media and we will fully respect that.
Lawmakers
Even during the recess, we were talking to the staff of a ton of senators. Most of the time the senators' staff are interested only if someone from 'their constituency' is also affected. We always say we have a ton of folks from each state, but nothing works like a real example.
For example, when we speak to say Senator Kennedy, it helps us to present the story of folks affected by retrogression and living in say Boston, MA. That way, the staff has some incentive to look into this and get hooked immediately.
When we initially started meeting senators, their staff would ask QGA 'Immigration Voice, who or what is that?'
Lately when we go to meet them, most of the staff have already visited our website multiple times, know about us because of phone calls and faxes by members and ofcourse the articles that have been published....on top of this when we provide stories of members from their constituency, 50% of our work is already achieved....the liason team and QGA take over from there.
Please send us your stories by sending an email to , shrey@immigrationvoice.org, nagaraj@immigrationvoice.org, sandeep@immigrationvoice.org, sunil@immigrationvoice.org using the following template
Subject: Story of <Name here>
Body of email
Name -
ID on Immigration Voice -
Telephone Number -
Current stage of Green Card -
Category of GC (EB1/EB2/Eb3 etc) -
Job Title in Brief -
Complete Address -
Brief Story of how Retrogression/Backlog/Delays is affecting your life -
How US will benefit if you remain here (competitiveness angle) -
Are you willing to reveal your info to media?
Are you willing to reveal your info to senators
Please note that if you are NOT willing to reveal your info, we would use your story but make sure that it cannot be tracked back to you. As in we will not name your company/address anywhere
Please help us spread awareness....
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SunnySurya
08-21 04:52 PM
I don't know if the memo thing is correct or not but I did call NSC using POJ method and I was told not to expect anything before Oct 1st.
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In charlotte, Biometrics office is totally different location from local USCIS office. Biometric guys, only look at your receipt and take biometrics...
Funny...fake
In charlotte, Biometrics office is totally different location from local USCIS office. Biometric guys, only look at your receipt and take biometrics...
dtekkedil
07-05 04:31 PM
This is a great idea , but then DOS overturned the USCIS decision (hence the letter to Mike Chertoff and Condy of DOS from one the Congresswoman) . Shouldn't the flowers go to one of these guys ???
All bulletins are published by DOS. Same is the case with the July bulletin. However in this case, it was information from USCIS that forced DOS to reconsider!
Do you expect anyone to believe that when it takes one year to give 140, 000 visas... this time they managed to give 60, 000 visas in ONE month?? If something is fishy, it is at USCIS!
All bulletins are published by DOS. Same is the case with the July bulletin. However in this case, it was information from USCIS that forced DOS to reconsider!
Do you expect anyone to believe that when it takes one year to give 140, 000 visas... this time they managed to give 60, 000 visas in ONE month?? If something is fishy, it is at USCIS!
ash0210
02-02 02:19 PM
We understand retrogression is due to non availability of visa but we will have some comfort factor, if we know un-used visa# that may move PD...
Anybody have any statisctics on unused visa# for last couple of years?
Thanks in advance..
Has anyone got an idea of unused visas from EB1 and ROW EB2?
It just can't be right the EB2 movement for India and China is hardly moving since EB1 is current and EB2 ROW is current since 6-10 months.
Which category does the unused/overflow visas go?
None of the lawyers I emailed have an answer (they like this retrogression btw more $).
USCIS doesn't care if a non citizen asks a question.
Anybody have any statisctics on unused visa# for last couple of years?
Thanks in advance..
Has anyone got an idea of unused visas from EB1 and ROW EB2?
It just can't be right the EB2 movement for India and China is hardly moving since EB1 is current and EB2 ROW is current since 6-10 months.
Which category does the unused/overflow visas go?
None of the lawyers I emailed have an answer (they like this retrogression btw more $).
USCIS doesn't care if a non citizen asks a question.