horus
10-12 11:49 AM
Your status is in no way tied to the validity of your passport. Making I94 expire with passport is not legally justified. I know two friends who have I94s expiring beyond their passport expiration date. Also, last time I extended my H1B, the I94 they sent expired 11 months after my passport expiration.
But as is usual with USCIS and CBP, different agents behave differently. Some give you I94 expiring 10 days after H1B, some the same day. They are rarely consistent.
If you think USCIS is crazy, wait till you try renewing your driver's license. Regular state DMV employees are expected to be well versed on immigration matters?!? Huh, what a joke...
A passport is a travel document. If it expires, it does not mean you lost your nationality or status, it just means you cannot travel. Imagine if visa stamps expired with passports too...
Fact: legislators and bureaucrats do not really care. They set fairly arbitrary rules, to justify why they are getting their salaries (which we are paying).
But as is usual with USCIS and CBP, different agents behave differently. Some give you I94 expiring 10 days after H1B, some the same day. They are rarely consistent.
If you think USCIS is crazy, wait till you try renewing your driver's license. Regular state DMV employees are expected to be well versed on immigration matters?!? Huh, what a joke...
A passport is a travel document. If it expires, it does not mean you lost your nationality or status, it just means you cannot travel. Imagine if visa stamps expired with passports too...
Fact: legislators and bureaucrats do not really care. They set fairly arbitrary rules, to justify why they are getting their salaries (which we are paying).
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Soul
01-03 08:34 AM
Yay! :beam: Thanks everybody for your votes! :P
Sorry Lost, I liked yours =)
Anyway, whos gonna start the next pixel battle? With more people this time so maybe a longer deadline. Can I start it? I got a good challenging theme ;)
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Sorry Lost, I liked yours =)
Anyway, whos gonna start the next pixel battle? With more people this time so maybe a longer deadline. Can I start it? I got a good challenging theme ;)
- Soul :goatee:
sheela
08-28 11:00 AM
Guys pls stop taking useless info pass appointments. People like me who have not received EAD and may loose the job are not able to get infopass appointments because of all the people taking appt to know the 485 status. Pls understand......
Most people taking infopass are having serious matter to talk. If you suggest not taking infopass after 92 days and get to know of EAD status is alright, I donot agree. How can it delay your 'urgent/emergency' appointment. AOS issue comes in between btw.
Most people taking infopass are having serious matter to talk. If you suggest not taking infopass after 92 days and get to know of EAD status is alright, I donot agree. How can it delay your 'urgent/emergency' appointment. AOS issue comes in between btw.
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ivar
06-30 08:34 AM
I had a copy of approved I-140 (EB2) with PD Mar 06. I had to file for new labor in Apr 09, after i got my labor my lawyer filed for new I-140 with a copy of earlier approved I-140. I remember she was saying that they will also write a cover letter to recapture earlier priority date (I don't have a copy of that). So i believe porting can be done easily when filing new I-140 rather than after I-140 approval (i am not saying you cannot do after new I-140 approval but it takes extra effort, time and energy ).
In the interest of others in a similar situation can you post the exact process that you or your lawyer finally followed to get a successful porting of PD?
In the interest of others in a similar situation can you post the exact process that you or your lawyer finally followed to get a successful porting of PD?
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Dhundhun
10-14 07:50 PM
A 700billion$ bailout is not helping much. You think we can help the economy? We are at the mercy of the employers whose earning results are going down because of recession. :( It is hard for me to believe that we can help the economy by buying houses and how are the law makers going to get convinced? Show me the proof.
I am not sure it is simply US$700 billions. Europe is also coming out with bailout package of US$2000-3000 billions.
Let me take example of India: I heard someone talking India coming with Rs. 100,000 Crore (US$250 billion) bailout, some other said no it is Rs 60,000 crore. Between these talks, one airline asked for Rs 5,000 crore bailout. So follows other industry.
So now this is economy of bailouts. I am sure several other countries also must be planning bailout. US has $10.2 trillion US national debt (FED loan), but current external debts are too much (US$16.2 trillion in 2006 ) and govt liabllities US$59 trillion. Refer to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_the_United_States
US economy desipte problems is so strong that all the bailouts directly or indirectly supporting business in US. So the US$700 billion is just a symbolic figure. Actual support to US economy could reach US$ 4-5 trillion through worldwide bailouts.
I am not sure it is simply US$700 billions. Europe is also coming out with bailout package of US$2000-3000 billions.
Let me take example of India: I heard someone talking India coming with Rs. 100,000 Crore (US$250 billion) bailout, some other said no it is Rs 60,000 crore. Between these talks, one airline asked for Rs 5,000 crore bailout. So follows other industry.
So now this is economy of bailouts. I am sure several other countries also must be planning bailout. US has $10.2 trillion US national debt (FED loan), but current external debts are too much (US$16.2 trillion in 2006 ) and govt liabllities US$59 trillion. Refer to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_the_United_States
US economy desipte problems is so strong that all the bailouts directly or indirectly supporting business in US. So the US$700 billion is just a symbolic figure. Actual support to US economy could reach US$ 4-5 trillion through worldwide bailouts.
neelu
12-11 02:25 PM
SO if USCIS wants to make a new rule of filing I485 for the one whose I 140 is cleared and priority date is not current, It CAN DO That RULE Right?
We do not need any Congress approval for that Right?
If so can we explore this option??
Yes, I was wondering the same thing.
The only plausible explanation for requiring congress' approval, that I am able to come up with, is that we bundled many requests along with the request for concurrent processing of 140/485, like additional visa numbers etc., which I think are not in the hands of USCIS.
We would need congress approval to increase visa numbers, etc. But for changing the rule to allow concurrent 140/485 processing is probably within the jurisdiction of the USCIS.
We do not need any Congress approval for that Right?
If so can we explore this option??
Yes, I was wondering the same thing.
The only plausible explanation for requiring congress' approval, that I am able to come up with, is that we bundled many requests along with the request for concurrent processing of 140/485, like additional visa numbers etc., which I think are not in the hands of USCIS.
We would need congress approval to increase visa numbers, etc. But for changing the rule to allow concurrent 140/485 processing is probably within the jurisdiction of the USCIS.
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nonimmi
06-15 03:04 PM
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Thats great! Congrats!! :) Are they charging $350 just for initial checkup or with shots, x-ray??
At Dr. Marcel Stern Walk in accepted. My wife just called me from the Doc., they said it's ok. You may have to sit there for couple of hours. So guys, run......
Thats great! Congrats!! :) Are they charging $350 just for initial checkup or with shots, x-ray??
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Aah_GC
07-20 12:01 PM
Anzerraja, I could not get to that link. I will pledge an amount.
Lately the members of IV have come to know that Aman Kapoor, the co-founder of IV has sold his house and spent around $64000/- towards the administrative costs of IV. This too was brought to our attention from a regular member like you and me, without which this would not have come to our knowledge at all.
So some of the members have taken an initiative to reimburse Aman and other core IV team members with the expenses they have incurred so far towards the administrative costs of IV. Note that the time they have spent and the sufferings cannot be compensated. Let us do the least by atleast compensating the money. Please do not donate directly to IV funds.
There is a funding drive in this other thread towards reimbursing the administrative costs of IV.
http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/sh...ad.php?t=10708
Could you please pledge an amount ?
Lately the members of IV have come to know that Aman Kapoor, the co-founder of IV has sold his house and spent around $64000/- towards the administrative costs of IV. This too was brought to our attention from a regular member like you and me, without which this would not have come to our knowledge at all.
So some of the members have taken an initiative to reimburse Aman and other core IV team members with the expenses they have incurred so far towards the administrative costs of IV. Note that the time they have spent and the sufferings cannot be compensated. Let us do the least by atleast compensating the money. Please do not donate directly to IV funds.
There is a funding drive in this other thread towards reimbursing the administrative costs of IV.
http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/sh...ad.php?t=10708
Could you please pledge an amount ?
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kaisersose
02-11 11:53 AM
The elimination of NC delays will reflect positively on many pending applications with earlier PDs.
One other such positive result can come by capturing lost Visa numbers, something that can potentially happen through the letter campaign. Let us hope it goes as planned.
One other such positive result can come by capturing lost Visa numbers, something that can potentially happen through the letter campaign. Let us hope it goes as planned.
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sledge_hammer
02-15 02:12 PM
What you are advising her/him to do is lie to USCIS that he/she is sick when she is not. This is on the same lines as doing what those guys behind bars did, brining people on H-1B from India to the US without actually having a job for them.
Again, its people like you that is giving genuine legal immigrants a bad name, and putting us all (including yourself) in the LONG immigration queue!
I see that you have written letters and participated in other campaigns. None of those will materialize if you're teaching others to missuse the H-1B system. How hard is it for you to understand that these are the kinds of loopholes because of which we are stuck with no visa numbers?
Get a letter from your employer saying they are granting you a personal unpaid vacation as per your request(which can be done using a pre-dated letter to them). Make sure you are getting your medical coverage from them(if you have it through them). Provide that and an explanation that you are taking personal time off due to health etc/stress. Hopefully that flies with the USCIS.
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kris
Again, its people like you that is giving genuine legal immigrants a bad name, and putting us all (including yourself) in the LONG immigration queue!
I see that you have written letters and participated in other campaigns. None of those will materialize if you're teaching others to missuse the H-1B system. How hard is it for you to understand that these are the kinds of loopholes because of which we are stuck with no visa numbers?
Get a letter from your employer saying they are granting you a personal unpaid vacation as per your request(which can be done using a pre-dated letter to them). Make sure you are getting your medical coverage from them(if you have it through them). Provide that and an explanation that you are taking personal time off due to health etc/stress. Hopefully that flies with the USCIS.
good luck
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Dhundhun
07-10 12:26 PM
How do we know if you have 40 credits?
Where do we check or compute this?
It is very simple calculation.
Every year if you earn more that certain amount it becomes four credit. I don't know current amount, but it used to be very low between $5000 and 6000 per year. Usually people in computer industry might be earning 4 credits in first month (Jan) itself.
You can't get more than 4 credit in a year. It takes 10 years to accumulate 40 credit (basically it become 10 tax returns).
Low wage people earning less than $5000-6000 per year take more than 10 years to accumulate 40 credit.
Also this 40 credit need not be contineous.
F1 students and on OPT usually don't pay Social Security Taxes and so don't earn tax credit points.
Where do we check or compute this?
It is very simple calculation.
Every year if you earn more that certain amount it becomes four credit. I don't know current amount, but it used to be very low between $5000 and 6000 per year. Usually people in computer industry might be earning 4 credits in first month (Jan) itself.
You can't get more than 4 credit in a year. It takes 10 years to accumulate 40 credit (basically it become 10 tax returns).
Low wage people earning less than $5000-6000 per year take more than 10 years to accumulate 40 credit.
Also this 40 credit need not be contineous.
F1 students and on OPT usually don't pay Social Security Taxes and so don't earn tax credit points.
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Winner
03-16 01:13 PM
I saw a similar thread in one of the anti-immigration forums.
It was about members of immigration voice using filthy language in public forums. Don�t remember the exact words but it read something like �is this kind of third world behavior we get by bringing in so-called HIGHLY SKILLED immigrants to USA?�
It was about members of immigration voice using filthy language in public forums. Don�t remember the exact words but it read something like �is this kind of third world behavior we get by bringing in so-called HIGHLY SKILLED immigrants to USA?�
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EkAurAaya
07-19 09:58 PM
First of all let me congratulate and thank IV for working tirelessly to bring about this huge benefit for most folks stuck in the green card mess. I have always believed in IV and its power to move mountains. However, in the midst of all this rejoicing, let's not forget a certain class of IV members who will not be able to take advantage of this recent benefit for all practical purposes. I am talking about the folks who are currently single and will not be able to file for their (future) spouse before Aug 17. It seems to me that the best thing that IV can do to bring relief to these folks is to lobby for and effect legislation to exclude dependents from the visa cap, i.e let dependents (or at least spouse) to file for I-485 even when priority dates are not current. I believe this single piece of legislation (if we can make that happen) will have a big effect on the entire community, because that will free up that many visa numbers that would otherwise have been used up, and let folks get their GCs faster (even if they are happy with their EADs and APs). Can IV focus on this front please ?
Congratulations btw to everyone who will be taking advantage of this window of opportunity.
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Congratulations btw to everyone who will be taking advantage of this window of opportunity.
LOL :D
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namm80
01-15 05:00 PM
Did any one whose I-485 was Xfr'd from NSC->CSC->NSC receive FP notice? If so, please list your city/state where FP is scheduled and if you opened a SR for FP.
In particular, i want to track folks from bay area, CA and those who didn't open SR.
Thanks!
In particular, i want to track folks from bay area, CA and those who didn't open SR.
Thanks!
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singhsa3
04-27 01:39 PM
One more resource
http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/showthread.php?t=18210&highlight=experience
http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/showthread.php?t=18210&highlight=experience
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HariRamNai
07-15 01:18 PM
Fox news and CNN are right wing media organisations who exagerate and create fear among decent American citizens. I for sure will do all my best from now on to expose this vicious campaign and even complain to organisations in the US about Lou Dobbs/Tom and their hate propaganda. CNN (Ted Turner) and Fox (Rupert Murdoch) also operate in other nations like India and we must let the Indian government (revoke their licences) and media organisations know about this.
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desi3933
09-18 06:56 AM
H1Employer -
Would my mind answering my question?
Thanks!
Can I ask you a question? How much your corp usually pays if you are billing at $80 per hour? 55k per year or 95k per year as Salary + Benefits. (BTW - Just to make things clear, I am not looking for job as I am independent IT consultant with my own corp).
I have seen many cases where consultant is billed at 80-90 per hours and gets paid only 50 to 60k (based on his/her "negotiation" power).
In one case, this agency had two consultants at same client (one of the large banks) and were getting billed at $80 per hour. The H1-B person was getting 56k/year and green card holder was making 95k per year. This is the reason why many people want to jump for another job when they have EAD or GC.
My 2 cents.
Would my mind answering my question?
Thanks!
Can I ask you a question? How much your corp usually pays if you are billing at $80 per hour? 55k per year or 95k per year as Salary + Benefits. (BTW - Just to make things clear, I am not looking for job as I am independent IT consultant with my own corp).
I have seen many cases where consultant is billed at 80-90 per hours and gets paid only 50 to 60k (based on his/her "negotiation" power).
In one case, this agency had two consultants at same client (one of the large banks) and were getting billed at $80 per hour. The H1-B person was getting 56k/year and green card holder was making 95k per year. This is the reason why many people want to jump for another job when they have EAD or GC.
My 2 cents.
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senthil
02-09 11:32 AM
about Berkleybee latest postings. I know this person from day1 and no-doubt, as mentioned by others, she was an important member of IV and great asset.
http://boards.immigrationportal.com/showthread.php?t=240431&highlight=Berkleybee
http://boards.immigrationportal.com/showthread.php?t=240431&highlight=Berkleybee
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nat23
06-14 05:51 PM
Hearing CNN reporter Dana BAsh on CNN. The senators has agreed on a list of 20 amendments. Now they are working on getting around Senators like Sen. Jeff Sessions.
CIR is almost back.
CIR is almost back.
alinaturkova
01-15 03:53 PM
Thanks for your help!
Vlora
10-23 10:37 AM
The name check takes 2 years anyway, making a mockery of fast processing times. Even VSC, which is the slowest, takes less than 2 yrs for 485.
Wait a minute; I thought the name check is part of the I485 approval (and for those who file I-140 and I-485 concurrently, part of the I-140 approval). It wouldn't make any sense if the I-485 is approved and they are still checking the identity.
Also, the thread has been quiet due to lack of hope regarding the speed of processing centers (Wata, I am with you on the Nebraska one) and the unreliability of promises for improvements.
Wait a minute; I thought the name check is part of the I485 approval (and for those who file I-140 and I-485 concurrently, part of the I-140 approval). It wouldn't make any sense if the I-485 is approved and they are still checking the identity.
Also, the thread has been quiet due to lack of hope regarding the speed of processing centers (Wata, I am with you on the Nebraska one) and the unreliability of promises for improvements.