Pineapple
07-15 11:39 AM
Look at it this way:
We have - what - several hundred thousand EB applicants from all categories, right? OK, how many bother to join IV, make calls, contribute? I know YOU do, but still, we are looking at a tiny, tiny fraction of the whole, right?
How many bills of ANY nature which help EB applicants (any EB category) been introduced in the past few years? That a rhetorical question, obviously. Point is, even with all EB categories pitching in, it is difficult to get any bill introduced.
EB3-I wants relief. I know I do, I belong to that category myself. But how on earth is that going to happen unless there is a bill which helps everyone? Surely, you do not expect a bill specifically for EB3-I, right? How many people do you expect to pitch in this effort even if you make the Quixotic attempt? Such an attempt is doomed to join the ranks of "Sue USCIS" ideas.:rolleyes:
The bottom line is, to face the realilty and stop obsessing about bulletins. Might as well take up astrology :)
Sir, I fail to understand how such a campaign can be narrowly focussed. I am not asking for a campaign that targets ONLY EB3. I am asking for any ideas/efforts that would help start the benefit from EB3. I know IV goals are broad based. Problem is that when the benefits from the broad based goals trickle downwards, the last severely retrogressed categories hardly get any benefit left.
The benefits accrued naturally (by events like spillover, etc) are already flowing in a path that helps the upper categories. Can we have something that helps the lower and severely retrogressed category catch up ?
We have - what - several hundred thousand EB applicants from all categories, right? OK, how many bother to join IV, make calls, contribute? I know YOU do, but still, we are looking at a tiny, tiny fraction of the whole, right?
How many bills of ANY nature which help EB applicants (any EB category) been introduced in the past few years? That a rhetorical question, obviously. Point is, even with all EB categories pitching in, it is difficult to get any bill introduced.
EB3-I wants relief. I know I do, I belong to that category myself. But how on earth is that going to happen unless there is a bill which helps everyone? Surely, you do not expect a bill specifically for EB3-I, right? How many people do you expect to pitch in this effort even if you make the Quixotic attempt? Such an attempt is doomed to join the ranks of "Sue USCIS" ideas.:rolleyes:
The bottom line is, to face the realilty and stop obsessing about bulletins. Might as well take up astrology :)
Sir, I fail to understand how such a campaign can be narrowly focussed. I am not asking for a campaign that targets ONLY EB3. I am asking for any ideas/efforts that would help start the benefit from EB3. I know IV goals are broad based. Problem is that when the benefits from the broad based goals trickle downwards, the last severely retrogressed categories hardly get any benefit left.
The benefits accrued naturally (by events like spillover, etc) are already flowing in a path that helps the upper categories. Can we have something that helps the lower and severely retrogressed category catch up ?
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gc2005
11-17 09:59 AM
Where can we watch the proceedings of lame duck session? or is it closed door.
maddila
01-26 02:30 PM
Mine took almost two year's after numerous SR's and calls to USCIS.
Couple of visits to the USCIS office and finally had to get my senator involved. All for the AP document.
Couple of visits to the USCIS office and finally had to get my senator involved. All for the AP document.
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kondur_007
05-03 01:45 PM
A couple of Senators office that I called did say that the language has not been written and therefore they cannot commit to the draft that is proposed.
I don't know if this is their standard reply to give vague answers or if it is genuine. Anyway, I will continue doing my part and be active with IV action items, and hope that they will guide us through this maze.
Thank you for contacting your senators; it helps a lot. I did contact my House Representative as well.
I think they are correct is saying that this draft does not mean much; there is no legal language or specifics spelled out in the draft. To my eyes, it is just written for the "public" to know that they are "doing something".
I don't know if this is their standard reply to give vague answers or if it is genuine. Anyway, I will continue doing my part and be active with IV action items, and hope that they will guide us through this maze.
Thank you for contacting your senators; it helps a lot. I did contact my House Representative as well.
I think they are correct is saying that this draft does not mean much; there is no legal language or specifics spelled out in the draft. To my eyes, it is just written for the "public" to know that they are "doing something".
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nixstor
06-16 09:09 PM
Isn't there a risk in filing I-485 on your own? Can anyone share their thoughts? What if you get RFE's?
This is the million dollar Q I have. I hate to file it myself but looks like I am being denied any plausible options. AFAIK, I have all the documents needed, How ever I will be curious to know what kind of RFE's have people encountered in the past and what is that a lawyer can do better in answering a RFE better than us as most of this is personal. In the worst case, we might have to hire a lawyer in case of RFE for a high fee. But, Will the employer be happy to work with the new lawyer if it is a query some thing related to employment? What if the RFE comes after we used AC21 and moved to a different employer. How do people answer these RFE's if the previous employer and lawyer are unwilling to share information? I have an approved 140 and a US degree. I see that the chances are slim, but I would love to hear from people who got RFE's on 485.
Thanks
This is the million dollar Q I have. I hate to file it myself but looks like I am being denied any plausible options. AFAIK, I have all the documents needed, How ever I will be curious to know what kind of RFE's have people encountered in the past and what is that a lawyer can do better in answering a RFE better than us as most of this is personal. In the worst case, we might have to hire a lawyer in case of RFE for a high fee. But, Will the employer be happy to work with the new lawyer if it is a query some thing related to employment? What if the RFE comes after we used AC21 and moved to a different employer. How do people answer these RFE's if the previous employer and lawyer are unwilling to share information? I have an approved 140 and a US degree. I see that the chances are slim, but I would love to hear from people who got RFE's on 485.
Thanks
conchshell
07-03 05:06 PM
Dear Friends,
USCIS is rejecting applications to adjust status (Form I-485) filed by aliens whose priority dates are not current under the revised July Visa Bulletin. In order to oppose this decision and let USCIS/DOS know about the feelings of thousands of legal immigrants, a noble flower campaign is started at immigrationvoice.org
The idea is to mark July 10th 2007, as a Gandhigiri day. We encourage everyone to send flowers and a 'get well soon'/'Sympathy' card to USCIS and DOS to convey our feelings. This will not only cause emberassment to USCIS/DOS top brass but also bring good amount of media attention.
Please user the following address to ship the flowers:
1. Secretary Rice,
U.S. Department of State
2201 C Street NW
Washington, DC 20520
Phone: 202-647-4000
2. USCIS Director Emilio Gonzalez
USCIS Headquarters
20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20529
(202) 307-3587
Please visit http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/showthread.php?t=6025 for further details and a draft 'get well soon' letter.
Please send this email to as many people as possible.
USCIS is rejecting applications to adjust status (Form I-485) filed by aliens whose priority dates are not current under the revised July Visa Bulletin. In order to oppose this decision and let USCIS/DOS know about the feelings of thousands of legal immigrants, a noble flower campaign is started at immigrationvoice.org
The idea is to mark July 10th 2007, as a Gandhigiri day. We encourage everyone to send flowers and a 'get well soon'/'Sympathy' card to USCIS and DOS to convey our feelings. This will not only cause emberassment to USCIS/DOS top brass but also bring good amount of media attention.
Please user the following address to ship the flowers:
1. Secretary Rice,
U.S. Department of State
2201 C Street NW
Washington, DC 20520
Phone: 202-647-4000
2. USCIS Director Emilio Gonzalez
USCIS Headquarters
20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20529
(202) 307-3587
Please visit http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/showthread.php?t=6025 for further details and a draft 'get well soon' letter.
Please send this email to as many people as possible.
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axp817
01-07 08:36 AM
Thank you, all set now.
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puddonhead
07-20 01:53 PM
I have always paid using my bank's bill payment feature. To be fair - there was a gap of a couple of months as I did not notice that the instruction has expired - but it was set up again at the beginning of this month.
So far - I have not had an issue with the donor forum access. However, the access seems to be disabled now.
My last payment was (from my Citibank online account statement) :
07-09-2009 IMMIGRATION VOICE Jul 09 06:13 9391
Reference# 10053 $ 25.00
Do I need to change my mode of payment to paypal/credit card? Or does the bill pay work?
The details of the payee is set up as:
List Name: IMMIGRATIONV
Payee Name: IMMIGRATION VOICE
Address: PO BOX 1372 ARCADIA CA 91077-1372
Payment Method: Paid by check
Status: Active
Last Payment: 07-09-2009 $ 25.00
So far - I have not had an issue with the donor forum access. However, the access seems to be disabled now.
My last payment was (from my Citibank online account statement) :
07-09-2009 IMMIGRATION VOICE Jul 09 06:13 9391
Reference# 10053 $ 25.00
Do I need to change my mode of payment to paypal/credit card? Or does the bill pay work?
The details of the payee is set up as:
List Name: IMMIGRATIONV
Payee Name: IMMIGRATION VOICE
Address: PO BOX 1372 ARCADIA CA 91077-1372
Payment Method: Paid by check
Status: Active
Last Payment: 07-09-2009 $ 25.00
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NO_Free_Rider
07-19 01:49 PM
Sending mass emails from yahoo etc. may be taken as spam. You may use some site like constantcontact.com to send professionally looking emails. They even allow free email campaign.
Hi All,
I've sent "viral email" (asking recepients to forward email to their friends).
Please grab the email from the link pappu just posted and send it to
all your freinds and co-workers.
Note: Please paste following few lines on top of the email
"If you are on H1B , Please JOIN ImmigrationVoice.com
PLEASE FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS AND
COWORKERS ON H1B"
Thanks
carbon
Hi All,
I've sent "viral email" (asking recepients to forward email to their friends).
Please grab the email from the link pappu just posted and send it to
all your freinds and co-workers.
Note: Please paste following few lines on top of the email
"If you are on H1B , Please JOIN ImmigrationVoice.com
PLEASE FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS AND
COWORKERS ON H1B"
Thanks
carbon
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anda007
09-06 12:10 AM
Came to US in Aug 1999
Applied for Labor in Nov 2003
Applied for Labor in Nov 2003
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luckylavs
06-13 05:43 PM
will it change tommarow..I hope not so
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arnet
06-13 06:30 PM
if they have more demand then they will change it in august bulletin. but they have to accept all I-485 applications till end of July.
They wont change midway in july because of demand right?.
They wont change midway in july because of demand right?.
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badluck
07-26 01:09 PM
Do u guys think i havent asked these questions to all three times i have called? if they are saying this is what we are doing for after July 17 though aug 17 then i am gonna say ? come on guys i want also this to be not true. BUT if this is latest info they have and doing .. dont u remember that they did with june filers and exhausted numbers ? many things doesnt make sense to me but i called them three times and i got the same info. how can i say i shouldnt trust my ears? i gave phone number again to see other members can call and enquire.
may be they all know that you are calling again and again..thats why they gave you same information...are you calling from same phone number..
may be they all know that you are calling again and again..thats why they gave you same information...are you calling from same phone number..
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sanju
01-31 03:09 PM
Looks like the voting is done. Anybody know what transpired out of this?
There was no voting.
Apparently, IV members testified in front of MI Senate presenting a case for changing the MI law allowing driver's licenses to high-skilled immigrants. Someone is standing up for all of us, I don't know the name of the IV member who testified in MI today. Does anybody know the details?
There was no voting.
Apparently, IV members testified in front of MI Senate presenting a case for changing the MI law allowing driver's licenses to high-skilled immigrants. Someone is standing up for all of us, I don't know the name of the IV member who testified in MI today. Does anybody know the details?
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spicy_guy
06-28 11:28 AM
If you have an account (NRO/ordinary) in India / other source of income for which you are already paying income tax/submitting tax statements to the Indian Govt, I dont think you should be too much worried. On the other hand if you have an NRE account and get a lot of interest income, which is not taxable in India, then you might be better off reporting that here. Anyway thats my 2 cents.
Maybe you missed the point....
Regardless of your interest income, if your total amount in foreign accounts (ordinary or anything), is greater than $10K, you need to report to IRS.
Reporting foreign Interest income is another thing...
Maybe you missed the point....
Regardless of your interest income, if your total amount in foreign accounts (ordinary or anything), is greater than $10K, you need to report to IRS.
Reporting foreign Interest income is another thing...
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sangmami
05-23 04:24 PM
is it true that even if the president signs this soon, it will not take effect till oct 2008?
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Bhadwaj
04-28 09:07 PM
I am concerned / worried about one part though. Does a MBA from US (Ivy, Tier-1) count towards this...
"a green card will be immediately available to foreign students with an advanced degree from a United States institution of higher education in a field of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics, and who possess an offer of employment from a United States employer in a field related to their degree"
"a green card will be immediately available to foreign students with an advanced degree from a United States institution of higher education in a field of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics, and who possess an offer of employment from a United States employer in a field related to their degree"
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marzelan
01-11 03:16 PM
Hello all,
I finally got my receipt number after 51/2 months.Who knowa how long it will take them now to approve my EAD.Anyway I am happy to see that and I wish you all luck.I just want to share with you how did USCIS find my paper work.My attorney contacted a cogressman,I contacted a senator and a town representative.They all call TSC and requested to pull out my paper file from the archives,because I file conccurently I140/I485.And of course my I485 package was there.I am so mad.Some one over looked my papers and never separated them so I never got my receipt and my case in that matter.So hopefully now they will be fast in approving my I765 and I 131.I need to go home.It has been 7.5 years.Can't wait.
Good luck to all,I will keep you posted.
Hope my info helps to someone.
July 2nd
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logene
snowicegreen
kaushik07 ** improperly rejected
JULY 3RD
kingnaga
min
JULY 9th
krustycat
JULY 13TH
vivaforever
JULY 23rd
kapils573
JULY 27th
NYC- Circuit
resident_in_nyc
JULY 30th
Wait4ever
AUGUST 3rd
mita
rsrikant
I finally got my receipt number after 51/2 months.Who knowa how long it will take them now to approve my EAD.Anyway I am happy to see that and I wish you all luck.I just want to share with you how did USCIS find my paper work.My attorney contacted a cogressman,I contacted a senator and a town representative.They all call TSC and requested to pull out my paper file from the archives,because I file conccurently I140/I485.And of course my I485 package was there.I am so mad.Some one over looked my papers and never separated them so I never got my receipt and my case in that matter.So hopefully now they will be fast in approving my I765 and I 131.I need to go home.It has been 7.5 years.Can't wait.
Good luck to all,I will keep you posted.
Hope my info helps to someone.
July 2nd
vg1778
logene
snowicegreen
kaushik07 ** improperly rejected
JULY 3RD
kingnaga
min
JULY 9th
krustycat
JULY 13TH
vivaforever
JULY 23rd
kapils573
JULY 27th
NYC- Circuit
resident_in_nyc
JULY 30th
Wait4ever
AUGUST 3rd
mita
rsrikant
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InTheMoment
06-14 03:27 PM
Mine charged $125 cash that included medical test/blood work, Tb/mantoux-test, paperwork and X-ray if required!
Immunizations were upto us - show proof, get at heath dept. or get done at his office for extra.
Immunizations were upto us - show proof, get at heath dept. or get done at his office for extra.
Canadian_Dream
11-21 04:45 PM
It looks from various news sources there is certainly nothing happening in Lame Duck session inspite of all this last minute push from industry. The Omnibus Bill which was considered a vehicle for EB/H1B etc is simply replaced by continuing resolution and so called lame duck session will start on Dec 5 and end on Dec 8.
That pushes everything to the next congress, which has its own agenda. Suprisingly missing from that agenda is immigration or anything to do with Compititiveness/Science/R&D Tax Credit etc. I wonder how many more doors will close before one opens.
May be we should close this thread and start a new one on "Our Chances in 2007 and Beyond". That would be more refreshing and realistic.
:) we do the best with what we have and hope for the best. they have even testified before congress as a part of the CIR hearings (drama) before the elections. Knock on a hundred doors and one might open...
http://www.competeamerica.org/hill/testimony/testimony_phil_ritter.pdf
http://www.competeamerica.org/hill/testimony/testimony_kaplan.pdf
That pushes everything to the next congress, which has its own agenda. Suprisingly missing from that agenda is immigration or anything to do with Compititiveness/Science/R&D Tax Credit etc. I wonder how many more doors will close before one opens.
May be we should close this thread and start a new one on "Our Chances in 2007 and Beyond". That would be more refreshing and realistic.
:) we do the best with what we have and hope for the best. they have even testified before congress as a part of the CIR hearings (drama) before the elections. Knock on a hundred doors and one might open...
http://www.competeamerica.org/hill/testimony/testimony_phil_ritter.pdf
http://www.competeamerica.org/hill/testimony/testimony_kaplan.pdf
mrdelhiite
06-19 02:52 PM
it was planned for teh late this year,,, maybe a court marrige now and the full one later ... that is the idea
-M
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