indyanguy
10-02 07:09 PM
A very surprising thing happened in our company today. Shocking it may seem, they laid off 5 employees in my department today without any notice. Today's happenings makes me want to gather as much info as possible in case something unexpected might happen.
I am a July 2nd filer of 140/485 concurrently. No I140 approval yet. Received AP and EAD for both me and my wife.
If I request my employer not to revoke I140, will I be able to use my EAD for my next job?
Can someone give suggestions on what other options I have if something terrible happens to me?
Thanks
I am a July 2nd filer of 140/485 concurrently. No I140 approval yet. Received AP and EAD for both me and my wife.
If I request my employer not to revoke I140, will I be able to use my EAD for my next job?
Can someone give suggestions on what other options I have if something terrible happens to me?
Thanks
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velan
06-30 10:12 AM
Really a good news, let us work together to get this passed.
ekkatip
03-14 02:32 PM
My experince in porting EB3 to EB2.
One of my friend labor was applied in Eb3 since he was not eligible for eb2 in 2002. His labor and I-140 was cleared in 2006 and waiting to apply I-485.
Meanwhile he got promotion in same company. So he applied for EB2 labor.
(If 50% of job duties change you can claim experience gained in that company.)
He applied another labor in Eb2.
Eb2 labor cleared from same company.
I-140 cleared (ported old priority date.)
Applied I-485 in early 2007.
He got GC by end of 2007.
My case was also similar.
My labor was applied in 2002 in Eb3 since i was not eligible for eb2 in 2002.
Labor and I-140 cleared in 2006.
Got promotion in same company. I asked my company to apply labor in EB2 and port PD. They agreed to pay potion of the cost.
My Eb2 labor approved in 2007 (perm)
I-140 approved but Texas service enter screwed my case they did not ported by old priority date. I-140 approved with PD date 2007.
My attorney requested USCIS to port PD but no luck till now.
I spent 7000$ for this.
Bottom line is Porting of PD from Eb3 to Eb2 worked for some people only.
One of my friend labor was applied in Eb3 since he was not eligible for eb2 in 2002. His labor and I-140 was cleared in 2006 and waiting to apply I-485.
Meanwhile he got promotion in same company. So he applied for EB2 labor.
(If 50% of job duties change you can claim experience gained in that company.)
He applied another labor in Eb2.
Eb2 labor cleared from same company.
I-140 cleared (ported old priority date.)
Applied I-485 in early 2007.
He got GC by end of 2007.
My case was also similar.
My labor was applied in 2002 in Eb3 since i was not eligible for eb2 in 2002.
Labor and I-140 cleared in 2006.
Got promotion in same company. I asked my company to apply labor in EB2 and port PD. They agreed to pay potion of the cost.
My Eb2 labor approved in 2007 (perm)
I-140 approved but Texas service enter screwed my case they did not ported by old priority date. I-140 approved with PD date 2007.
My attorney requested USCIS to port PD but no luck till now.
I spent 7000$ for this.
Bottom line is Porting of PD from Eb3 to Eb2 worked for some people only.
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gsc999
02-08 03:05 PM
no one cares?
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"Yes we Care, couldn't resist that slogan. sounds like "Yes We Can"
Update: subsequent to the change in deadline we have redoubled our volunteer efforts in Northern California from once a week volunteer work to twice a week, volunteers on the ground effort. this effort entals that volunteers actively approach High-skilled legal immigrants for support for this admin fix campaign.
We are excited about this and are getting more traction as more people hear about this. The best way to motivate others is to do it yourself.
PS: the number of letter on the first page are understated. Abhijit and Digital have updated numbers. Growing by the week.
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"Yes we Care, couldn't resist that slogan. sounds like "Yes We Can"
Update: subsequent to the change in deadline we have redoubled our volunteer efforts in Northern California from once a week volunteer work to twice a week, volunteers on the ground effort. this effort entals that volunteers actively approach High-skilled legal immigrants for support for this admin fix campaign.
We are excited about this and are getting more traction as more people hear about this. The best way to motivate others is to do it yourself.
PS: the number of letter on the first page are understated. Abhijit and Digital have updated numbers. Growing by the week.
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gc_wow
10-26 07:08 PM
485 got approved for a coworker with out pd being current,he filed it in eb3,interestingly he went for info pass and the officer told they could do nothing about it.Mean while his h1b got rejected since he already has GC.Finally his lawyer dealt with the case it took 6-8 months to fix the issue.His EAD and Ap were expiring.
needhelp!
02-07 02:18 PM
If you help us with the campaign, we won't need to extend it anymore.
If you extend the deadline anymore, you should change the name
If you extend the deadline anymore, you should change the name
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Pineapple
06-20 11:45 AM
...These restrictions will impact only Indian bodyshoppers who are running just by H1b. Though H1b will be costly if CIR in the same form is passed but Most of good companies will overcome. ...
Again, there is a common misconception that companies have unlimited access to talent in other countries, and the only limiting factor is the quota of H1B visas.
Not true, by a long shot.
To give a simple example, our company is looking for people in Australia, Denmark, Finland, Canada and UK since the pool of qualified people in India has dried up in our field. Can anyone guess where is the biggest talent pool? Nope, not in Bangalore, its right here in USA!! Not all companies are looking for the cheapest person. They are looking for the best person. And in many cases, the best person is already here, and has gathered more experience over the years working for US companies. But they cannot hire her, simply because she is on a visa and thereby beholden to another company. If she had a GC, that would free up the talent pool and thereby make many companies less reliant on H1Bs. Increasing GCs for EB candidates has the same effect as increasing H1 quota, with the added benefit of making the cream of the crop available and reducing the uncertainty and hassle of hiring an H1.
This is why it is in the best interest of companies to support EB GCs.
My friend Senthil makes the same mistakes (repeatedly, unfortunately):
(A) Assuming that "good" companies will not be affected by any change of increase in fees for H1B, since they presumably have unlimited pockets and unlimited access to unlimited talent. (Big ha!ha!)
(B) "Good" companies can always get to hire people in US if they exist, and the only reason they hire H1 is that they cannot find anyone in US as there is no one in US who is good enough for the job for love or money (Bigger ha!ha!)
As to the question "then why are companies not doing enough for EB candidates", I do not know, and neither does anyone know, truthfully. Maybe they are, but as someone pointed out, no single player in the CIR game has enough clout to run the whole show. Or else the bill would have been passed long ago.
Again, there is a common misconception that companies have unlimited access to talent in other countries, and the only limiting factor is the quota of H1B visas.
Not true, by a long shot.
To give a simple example, our company is looking for people in Australia, Denmark, Finland, Canada and UK since the pool of qualified people in India has dried up in our field. Can anyone guess where is the biggest talent pool? Nope, not in Bangalore, its right here in USA!! Not all companies are looking for the cheapest person. They are looking for the best person. And in many cases, the best person is already here, and has gathered more experience over the years working for US companies. But they cannot hire her, simply because she is on a visa and thereby beholden to another company. If she had a GC, that would free up the talent pool and thereby make many companies less reliant on H1Bs. Increasing GCs for EB candidates has the same effect as increasing H1 quota, with the added benefit of making the cream of the crop available and reducing the uncertainty and hassle of hiring an H1.
This is why it is in the best interest of companies to support EB GCs.
My friend Senthil makes the same mistakes (repeatedly, unfortunately):
(A) Assuming that "good" companies will not be affected by any change of increase in fees for H1B, since they presumably have unlimited pockets and unlimited access to unlimited talent. (Big ha!ha!)
(B) "Good" companies can always get to hire people in US if they exist, and the only reason they hire H1 is that they cannot find anyone in US as there is no one in US who is good enough for the job for love or money (Bigger ha!ha!)
As to the question "then why are companies not doing enough for EB candidates", I do not know, and neither does anyone know, truthfully. Maybe they are, but as someone pointed out, no single player in the CIR game has enough clout to run the whole show. Or else the bill would have been passed long ago.
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gccovet
06-28 05:21 PM
I have some questions:
I have EAD and AP, but i never used it. Still working on H1.
My wife used EAD but never went outside US..so never used AP.
1) In EAD form, for Q.15 Current Immigration Status for me and my wife?
2) In AP form, for "Class of Admission", what should I write for me and my wife?
Thanks
Q15: For you = H1B For Wife = AOS Pending
#2 Assuming you entered on H1 and wife on H4 (no Student/visitior etc)
You =H1B Wife =H4
GCCovet
I have EAD and AP, but i never used it. Still working on H1.
My wife used EAD but never went outside US..so never used AP.
1) In EAD form, for Q.15 Current Immigration Status for me and my wife?
2) In AP form, for "Class of Admission", what should I write for me and my wife?
Thanks
Q15: For you = H1B For Wife = AOS Pending
#2 Assuming you entered on H1 and wife on H4 (no Student/visitior etc)
You =H1B Wife =H4
GCCovet
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andy garcia
11-28 09:33 AM
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I bet they have only issued around 120,000 EB visas in the year 2006 (Oct 2005 - Sept 2006), even though the quota is around 250,000. (140,000 direct + 100,000 from family other category).
TheLPR flow for EB was 159,081 in 2006.
Employment Preference Limit
The annual limit is equal to 140,000 plus unused FS preferences in the previous FY. There were 3,949 unused FS preferences in 2005. The 2006 EB limit was 143,949 (140,000 plus 3,949). The REAL ID Act of 2005 recaptured 50,000 unused EB visas, 5,125 of which were used in 2005. In 2006, 33,341 of these visas were used, exceeding the 2006 limit.
I bet they have only issued around 120,000 EB visas in the year 2006 (Oct 2005 - Sept 2006), even though the quota is around 250,000. (140,000 direct + 100,000 from family other category).
TheLPR flow for EB was 159,081 in 2006.
Employment Preference Limit
The annual limit is equal to 140,000 plus unused FS preferences in the previous FY. There were 3,949 unused FS preferences in 2005. The 2006 EB limit was 143,949 (140,000 plus 3,949). The REAL ID Act of 2005 recaptured 50,000 unused EB visas, 5,125 of which were used in 2005. In 2006, 33,341 of these visas were used, exceeding the 2006 limit.
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smisachu
08-05 03:04 PM
I m a new applicant for EB 3 gc born in india.....just starting my process......with my PD being sometime in later half of 2009,do u think canada is a better option?......EB 3 india right now looks like a good 10-12 years wait time!!.......pls advice about canada immigration and is it a viable option?
No, Canada is not a better option. INDIA!! is a better option. You got to get it out of your mind that you need to go somewhere. It is different in the US because you have some industries and jobs here that you cannot get anywhere else. Also a certian lifestyle. But common Canada, eastern Europe, Africa... you guys are nuts.
India is a MUCH better option than anywhere else except maybe if you get a real good job in China. As far as I am concerned if nothing happens here I am headed back to my hometown-Bangalore, India.
I have much better lifestyle and opportunities than Canada or even western europe! Period.
No, Canada is not a better option. INDIA!! is a better option. You got to get it out of your mind that you need to go somewhere. It is different in the US because you have some industries and jobs here that you cannot get anywhere else. Also a certian lifestyle. But common Canada, eastern Europe, Africa... you guys are nuts.
India is a MUCH better option than anywhere else except maybe if you get a real good job in China. As far as I am concerned if nothing happens here I am headed back to my hometown-Bangalore, India.
I have much better lifestyle and opportunities than Canada or even western europe! Period.
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vhd999
08-21 02:59 PM
We also have a good experience with San Francisco office.
We used the $20 FedEx mail return option. We got the card in two weeks.
We used the $20 FedEx mail return option. We got the card in two weeks.
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04-28 10:54 AM
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gsmishra
07-23 03:02 PM
Was ur application sent to Nebraska or Texas?
I understand they are forwarding some appls to Texas from Nebraska.
And Texas is much faster.
I got to know from my attorney that, USCIS has my I 140 information in their system and they gave him a receipt number. But, the receipt is not generated yet. It may take a week or so to get the receipt. My appl was filed on 12th and it reached NSC on 13th.
I checked the status online with this receipt # and online status shows that they recieved the aplication on 19th and its at Texas center. May be my appl was moved to Texas now.
I understand they are forwarding some appls to Texas from Nebraska.
And Texas is much faster.
I got to know from my attorney that, USCIS has my I 140 information in their system and they gave him a receipt number. But, the receipt is not generated yet. It may take a week or so to get the receipt. My appl was filed on 12th and it reached NSC on 13th.
I checked the status online with this receipt # and online status shows that they recieved the aplication on 19th and its at Texas center. May be my appl was moved to Texas now.
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morpheus
04-06 10:56 AM
There is a different visa category for australians called E1, only THOSE ppl's spouses can work. If an australian is on an H1 his wife cannot work on an H4 either.
In that case you also have to argue, why H4's cant work but L2's can? :)
The Australian visa is called E3, not E1. E3 is like a simplified H1B that can be renewed indefinitely and yes, dependents can work anywhere. The filing process is quick and inexpensive. There is a quota of 10,000 per year, not including dependents. Given that Australia only uses a few thousand H1's a year, this is a very attractive visa.
In the Australian press it was implied that the US govt passed the E3 visa as payback for Australia's support in the Iraq war. Originally it was supposed to be part of a free trade agreement.
In that case you also have to argue, why H4's cant work but L2's can? :)
The Australian visa is called E3, not E1. E3 is like a simplified H1B that can be renewed indefinitely and yes, dependents can work anywhere. The filing process is quick and inexpensive. There is a quota of 10,000 per year, not including dependents. Given that Australia only uses a few thousand H1's a year, this is a very attractive visa.
In the Australian press it was implied that the US govt passed the E3 visa as payback for Australia's support in the Iraq war. Originally it was supposed to be part of a free trade agreement.
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eb3India
06-09 09:44 AM
I am not sure why we are still behind this bill and wasting our money and resources,
everyone here needs to realize we don't need to sweeping legislative reform to address our concern, all we need few guidelines to impliment current law in more sensible way,
we simply don't have resources/strenght to address this issue letz not fool ourself anymore and letz put our moeny where mouth is
everyone here needs to realize we don't need to sweeping legislative reform to address our concern, all we need few guidelines to impliment current law in more sensible way,
we simply don't have resources/strenght to address this issue letz not fool ourself anymore and letz put our moeny where mouth is
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Hinglish
03-21 03:51 PM
It is just the way u wrote....put a poll and most of us will agree on that...
I have been very clear on my statements..
As if I really care about your thoughts, feelings ...
I have been very clear on my statements..
As if I really care about your thoughts, feelings ...
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JunRN
09-13 09:42 PM
Republicans chose VP just to give them the edge. It doesn't matter to them if the VP-nominee is qualified or not or can be President in a heartbeat or not.
Selection of Cheney as VP lead to the outpour of financial support from oil and construction industries. More money, more power, more ads. They are playing dirty politics. So dirty.
Obama atleast has fundamental values that makes him a leader. Young as he is, inexperienced as he is, means he is not polluted by this dirty politics.
I'm really, really scared for all of us immigrants if McCain wins this election. When a Republican president is under control of the elites, that creates terror from within.
Maybe in the future when he is president, an i-485 denial notice for a person with no underlying status will be delivered personally by ICE officer, put a handcuff on the person, and straight to detention until the next flight back home. That will be the situation if we get a President under the control of few elites, extreme anti-immigrant, powerful Republicans.
McCain already backed-out from his CIR stance. He said categorically that if the same CIR, which he co-sponsored and voted YES, is put on vote today, he will vote "NO".
I got 2 red dots for speaking my mind above. Here are the comments given by those giving red dots to me:
Do not screw up your GC by posting such comments.. delete them if you will to be safe. Admin
Your comments may screw your GC Chances. .delete them admin
First of all, who is "admin"? Is he the administrator of this forum or just someone disguising as admin?
Secondly, if these comments were true, are USCIS reading our posts and can deny my GC application due to my political beliefs and opinions?
Thirdly, if USCIS IO call "IV Admin" and ask for my IP address, will the "IV admin" give it even without my knowledge and even without court order?
Lastly, I apply for a GC in the US because I know I can freely express my mind and opinion. US is not a communist country. If because of what I said here, US will not grant me a GC, then I will fight for my rights.
Selection of Cheney as VP lead to the outpour of financial support from oil and construction industries. More money, more power, more ads. They are playing dirty politics. So dirty.
Obama atleast has fundamental values that makes him a leader. Young as he is, inexperienced as he is, means he is not polluted by this dirty politics.
I'm really, really scared for all of us immigrants if McCain wins this election. When a Republican president is under control of the elites, that creates terror from within.
Maybe in the future when he is president, an i-485 denial notice for a person with no underlying status will be delivered personally by ICE officer, put a handcuff on the person, and straight to detention until the next flight back home. That will be the situation if we get a President under the control of few elites, extreme anti-immigrant, powerful Republicans.
McCain already backed-out from his CIR stance. He said categorically that if the same CIR, which he co-sponsored and voted YES, is put on vote today, he will vote "NO".
I got 2 red dots for speaking my mind above. Here are the comments given by those giving red dots to me:
Do not screw up your GC by posting such comments.. delete them if you will to be safe. Admin
Your comments may screw your GC Chances. .delete them admin
First of all, who is "admin"? Is he the administrator of this forum or just someone disguising as admin?
Secondly, if these comments were true, are USCIS reading our posts and can deny my GC application due to my political beliefs and opinions?
Thirdly, if USCIS IO call "IV Admin" and ask for my IP address, will the "IV admin" give it even without my knowledge and even without court order?
Lastly, I apply for a GC in the US because I know I can freely express my mind and opinion. US is not a communist country. If because of what I said here, US will not grant me a GC, then I will fight for my rights.
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factoryman
02-09 07:04 PM
et tu.
So many posts, so many links have been done on this. One of the main reasons, eb3 is so backlogged is this legal and greedy snatching of unused HB3 visas from 200 to 2005.
I see point and counter-point, but no action yet.
Where did the 50K visas come from? Where will the 90K visas come from?
Are they from the total pool of 144K/year or is this an additional amount (144K + 90K) allocated for health care?
Who is included in health care? Thanks.
So many posts, so many links have been done on this. One of the main reasons, eb3 is so backlogged is this legal and greedy snatching of unused HB3 visas from 200 to 2005.
I see point and counter-point, but no action yet.
Where did the 50K visas come from? Where will the 90K visas come from?
Are they from the total pool of 144K/year or is this an additional amount (144K + 90K) allocated for health care?
Who is included in health care? Thanks.
new_horizon
04-10 01:40 AM
chaanakya, why do you have a problem with the donors? if you don't want to make any monetary sacrifice that's fine...nobody's complaining. Now it's only fair that you don't complain when people making additional sacrifice are given some recognition. Don't mistake...those donors also make all other forms of non-monetary contributions. Have patience things will work out slowly but surely.
langagadu
08-21 07:55 AM
Same excat thing happend to our family. They had to drive down from North Carolina to get the PIO card from Embassy in Washington.
Hi All,
I applied for my daughter's PIO card and sent all the documents as mentioned in the instructions sheet of the embassy website along with the self addressed stamped envelope. I heard from my other friends that even after you send everything in order, the embassy people would call and say that they did not receive the self addressed stamped envelop. It happened to three of my friends. I am the 4th one. They called today to tell that I did not send the envelope.
The funny part that happened with my friends is that, they all sent $20 and the package came in the very envelope they sent in the first place, that the embassy said they didn't receive.
Did anybody of you also had the same kind of experience or similar incident. If so, please do share.
Why are they doing like that? Do they really think we would do like that, trying to save on an self addressed envelope? It really bothered me for the fact that the lady from the consulate was utterly rude when talking. I am amazed how in the world, The Indian Government is still hiring such people? Of more then a billion population, is that the best person the government of India could find for that customer service post? Its a shame and I am ashamed that such dic*heads working and representing India?
Coming back to the issue...she said sternly, send $20.00 or send envelope stamped otherwise the application would not be processed.
Folks, please let me know where I can complain about this careless attitude of this monster woman. What steps can I take to make sure they don't do that again? I live in TN and I can't fly/drive to Washington DC. The questions is not about the money, but the way they are operating without any ethics is deplorable.
Hoping to hear all your valuable suggestions.
Thank you.
Hi All,
I applied for my daughter's PIO card and sent all the documents as mentioned in the instructions sheet of the embassy website along with the self addressed stamped envelope. I heard from my other friends that even after you send everything in order, the embassy people would call and say that they did not receive the self addressed stamped envelop. It happened to three of my friends. I am the 4th one. They called today to tell that I did not send the envelope.
The funny part that happened with my friends is that, they all sent $20 and the package came in the very envelope they sent in the first place, that the embassy said they didn't receive.
Did anybody of you also had the same kind of experience or similar incident. If so, please do share.
Why are they doing like that? Do they really think we would do like that, trying to save on an self addressed envelope? It really bothered me for the fact that the lady from the consulate was utterly rude when talking. I am amazed how in the world, The Indian Government is still hiring such people? Of more then a billion population, is that the best person the government of India could find for that customer service post? Its a shame and I am ashamed that such dic*heads working and representing India?
Coming back to the issue...she said sternly, send $20.00 or send envelope stamped otherwise the application would not be processed.
Folks, please let me know where I can complain about this careless attitude of this monster woman. What steps can I take to make sure they don't do that again? I live in TN and I can't fly/drive to Washington DC. The questions is not about the money, but the way they are operating without any ethics is deplorable.
Hoping to hear all your valuable suggestions.
Thank you.
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