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  • gondalguru
    07-02 08:42 AM
    Sent july 28th
    Delivered to NE July 2nd, 7:55AM
    Signed by R Williams




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  • kg318
    04-22 09:44 PM
    After reading this post completely, here is my take. There are 2 things to view here:
    1) employer and employee conduct.
    2) non compete.

    employee by leaving his job to work for PF has actually worked in unethical way if not illegal. You should have joined the PF to start with. Second thing is, you said your PERM is in process. How long ago did you file it? If you filed it more than 6 months ago, maybe you didnt know you were going to leave. Did you file it very recently despite knowing that you may join PF? In that case why you wasted your employers money? Also who picked the fight? You or employer? See... if the case goes to the court, the judge is going to notice this behaviour and will not like it. I am not saying you are a bad guy, we all make mistakes like this, but in court of law everyone is equal.

    employer is not only unethical but also unprofessional in holding back employee wages. It does not matter when or with what intention the employee left, employers should not be breaking the law by withholding wages.

    Since both sides have made some mistakes, I suggest get a good attorney. That attorney will negotiate with your employer and you will get your money, experience letter and also attorney expenses. There is no need to involve your PF at this stage. Your employer has a relationship with that company and that is the reason they do not want to go to court. However if you conduct yourself in unethical or unprofessional way, your previous employer can indicate that to your current company and that is a bad career move. Your case is very simple and it will be settled out of court. I would say, you do not get involved and commit mistakes under stress, let an attorney handle it.

    Lastly, if you consult an attorney, any good attorney should tell you 2 things:
    1) you have advantage over employer because employer has withheld your wages which is illegal as they have violated statutes for PERM.
    2) It also depends on your non compete, you dont know what you signed. It may not be directly related to GC expense or direct revenue loss, but it may be something that your employer can hold you accountable.

    I think your employer is just mad that you left them on unpleasant terms. Here is what I recommend:

    1) Send an email, and offer to apologize if any of your actions left the employer less than satisfied. "DO NOT explicitly admit to mistakes. But offer a sincere apology if that can close the matter." Highlight, what you have done for the company, including placing 4 employees, working for 2 years etc. Regret that you had to leave despite filing perm with them and say you will be willing to help in future. Then call your boss. ask for his help. If he doesnt pick up, doesnt matter, leave a VM. However much you dont like doing it. It is necessary to do so. World is a small place and never burn bridges. Also mention in email you would like to get $4K back and experience letter. I will say copy HR, your boss and his boss. etc. The more higher levels you keep in loop, more people become answerable in court of law. If you copy VP etc of your group, if you decide to go court they can be called in as witnesses. They do not want this. No company wants to put their senior executives/managers in cross examinations in court. They know you can sue them, however do not use such language as the judge will not like it and in all probability he will ask you what you did in good faith to get your wage back? And any shouting , calling names etc will count against you for getting any damages.

    2) give them 2 weeks to reply. Consult a lawyer, a good lawyer is one who also tells you what was your fault. No lawyer will tell you what you want to hear. All lawyers will tell you to conduct in ethical and professional manner. You know they are representing you. Their reputation is based on merit of your case.

    3) if they dont respond in 2 weeks, file a claim in small claims court. serve a notice. In small claims court attorneys are not allowed to practise. If you win, ask the judge to award you maximum penalty allowed under the law. Also mention you want to get it in one payment. This becomes a public record against the company for anyone to see. I dont think any company wants so much hassle for 4K.



    thanks a lot kshitijnt.... my gc has been filed about 5 months back. At that point I wasn't planning to shift to PF otherwise i wudn't have made them file it. ya, as u said i shud have started with PF directy. Just because my company filed for h1b, i didn't wanted to ditch theem. Now I realised that its foolish in this fied to be considerate for someone especially desi employers.
    Anyways will try ur way and see how it goes.




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  • desi3933
    07-10 10:43 AM
    that link you have provided is for ability to pay and wage below dol standards case... i read the entire document and wasted 30 precious minutes of my time and a friends time reading that case... thank for nothing.

    Page 5

    Further, the director noted in his decision that the petitioner has not demonstrated that it is the intending employer offering the beneficiary a full-time, permanent position. The petitioner did not address this issue on appeal. Therefore, the petitioner has not demonstrated that it is the intending employer offering the beneficiary a full-time, permanent position.



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  • franklin
    07-07 09:59 PM
    Macaca,

    Franklin is a her not him. She is our Northern California group coordinator. I will convey your message but I am pretty sure she might already have gotten it by reading it here on the forum

    Franklin here - don't worry Macaca I just like reminding people occasionally when things get out of order :)

    I couldn't make it unfortunately (short notice and had, ironically, my FP appointment at the same time in a different city). But I'm glad that some people did.

    I guess I'm the unofficial coordinator of Nor Cal I just get conference calls together every now and then :rolleyes:



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  • needhelp!
    02-10 02:19 PM
    Sent $25 check via bill pay.

    To IV members watching from the sidelines: Contribute now so that IV can expand its efforts to fix this mess!




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  • desi3933
    05-11 05:16 PM
    we are talking about inclusion logic here. Not the exclusion logic.

    I do see in sec 203 how some one becomes eligible for "eb quota". I dont see ebdependents there. I see only eb primary.

    I am sorry, I am not interested to carry this debate forward for the fun of debating. I strongly urge you to read sec 203. Thanks for understanding.

    Read for yourself.

    INA 203(d) Treatment of family members

    A spouse or child as defined in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (D), or (E) of section 1101(b)(1) of this title shall, if not otherwise entitled to an immigrant status and the immediate issuance of a visa under subsection (a), (b), or (c) of this section, be entitled to the same status, and the same order of consideration provided in the respective subsection, if accompanying or following to join, the spouse or parent.


    This means that if primary beneficiary is using visa number from EB(2) classification then dependent(s) will also be using same classification as primary beneficiary (i.e. EB(2) in this example).


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  • indianindian2006
    08-25 04:50 PM
    I got a response from Tier2 officer that there are no Visa numbers available. She was pretty pissed that there hell a lot of indians calling and was close to making it racial. She read from a report that DOS sent to USCIS (page 31 is what she quoted) where she said there are no Visa numbers available. I am assuming its for this month.

    Did you call TSC or NSC.




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  • delax
    07-27 12:33 AM
    That is your take ....or they could end up distributing the spill over Visas equally among all EB categories because the original quota is equally distributed too. This benefits both EB3 and EB2.

    Please do not try to pass on your opinions as facts ...they are not.

    It is true that the original number is broken up equally among all categories but the INA clearly states that if the demand within a category is not sufficient to use up all the visas in that category then the excess should be made available without any regard to country limit in that category. Here's a fact from the July bulletin - not an opinion:

    There have been questions raised regarding the way numbers have been provided to the China and India in the Employment Second preference categories beginning in April. Section 202(a)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act states that if total demand for visas in an Employment preference category is insufficient to use all available visa numbers in that category in a calendar quarter, then the unused numbers may be made available without regard to the annual per-country limit. (For example: If the second preference annual limit were 40,000, number use by �All Other Countries� were estimated to be only 25,000, and the China/India combined number use based on their per-country limits were 6,000, then there would be 9,000 numbers unused. Those 9,000 numbers could then be made available to China and India applicants without regard to their per-country limits.)

    I dont buy the argument that length of wait (as implied in the letter) should determine eligibility for approval disregarding the clear categorization established by law AFTER the initial handout is made on an equal basis. I have always maintained that any logic used to justify shifting visas between EB2 and EB3 purely based on the length of wait can also easily be used between EB2 and EB1. The fact that EB1 has never retrogressed does not matter. Unfortunately LAW is an absolute entity - there is no compassionate interpretation in civil and common law.

    If a EB3-2002 is approved before EB2-2004 purely based on length of wait and ignoring the categorization after the initial handout then the same logic or rationale can be used to approve EB2-2004 before EB1-2007 by 'holding back' the visa from the EB1 candidate and giving it to EB2.

    I dont think either of us is interested in going down the path of EB2 versus EB3 but to the extent this letter implies/attempts to do that, it is detrimental to the functioning of this group. Cheers



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  • BharatPremi
    11-01 05:21 PM
    I am july 2 filer

    I believe 180 days are over around 31 dec 2007 for using AC21

    I am planning to quit my job and go to india for max 3 mnths

    I have a job offer and they are ready to hire me from 1 april 2008

    what precautions should i take so i dont have problems while coming back

    I am planning to use AP

    I would take 3 months of vacation (With written vacation approval from this date to that date)at present employer ( Even with "No Pay"), come back from India, THEN QUIT and then join new employer.




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  • hopefulgc
    10-09 10:57 AM
    People,
    no offense .. but what kind of crack are we all on?
    what ever happened to queuing theory?
    Visa number assignment is a classical queuing case that can be solved even by a newborn who fires a projectile pee without warning.

    and yes as long as we are all stating what we want..
    I want three parle-g biscuits with garma garam chai.


    It would be more effective if not effecient. You need not wait until the year end to issue visas, visas can be issued using a mathematical model which would allow old PD filers to get a visa ahead of others as soon as his case comes in and other criterias are fullfilled. Basically no one needs to wait for filing I485. People with old PD will get visa numbers first as soon as they enter the application.



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  • samrat_bhargava_vihari
    06-08 03:16 PM
    Hi

    My 485 application received by NSC on May 24, 2007 but still no receipt and even did not cashed the check.

    ss

    shailesh,
    Please let us know once you receive your receipt. We ( June 1st filers) can count from there.




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  • hotammo
    09-03 09:39 AM
    My APs are pending approval, I was told they reimburse if we write to them. Did they reject your apps and paid you back the checks? We also got our cards this 15th, what do we need to do at the SSN office, please guide.

    Thanks,
    znan

    No, I did not get a refund. I even got a mail for my EAD application being rejected.

    If there is a process to get a refund, I would like to know it too.
    But I am not too hopeful in this situation as I remember when efiling for EAD and AP, I read somewhere that the application fee is non-refundable.

    At the SSN office. You fill out application for a replacement card. Option 3 on the ticket generating screen.
    The SSN issuing staff know what to do after that. This goes without saying take your GC with you. Nothing else is required. They do not even look at the passport or any other form of ID. GC is the only thing needed.

    FYI got the new SSN cards. They do NOT say permission required from DHS to work. In fact the card is exactly similar to the one my daughter got (she is US citizen, born here).

    HTH



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  • akhilmahajan
    02-13 10:42 AM
    Bump...........




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  • gsc999
    07-11 12:19 PM
    I second this. It took me full 15 minutes to figure out that the rally was on 14th not 7th.

    Please see the new thread below:

    http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/showthread.php?t=6365

    Admin, can you please make the new thread ( new url above) as the new sticky for 07/14 San Jose rally?



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  • ArunAntonio
    07-09 06:59 PM
    Amit,
    Can you post the template of the email you are sending to the reporters.

    - AA




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  • raj3078
    10-24 04:34 PM
    As we get closer to election day it seems that Democrats will have control of the Congress. All the polls that have been and are being conducted show that the Democrats are leading the Republicans by double digits.

    If Democrats win the CIR will get through but the there will be a huge backlog as there arent enough people at USCIS to do the work, which in a way is retrogession. There will be relief for people with advanced degrees but on paper only.As it will still take years for their paperwork to get through USCIS, others will be in a worse situation as the waiting line would be huge.

    If Republicans win there will be no CIR as pointed out by others in the thread. However, SKIL might get through and that will help shorten the waiting period for people without advanced degrees.

    Based on my analysis (which might be completely wrong), I think we are better off with Republicans.

    Dude,
    At least with DEMS there is close to surety of passing one Immigration Bill even if it is CIR.... With REPs, we will never see any bill the light of day... Not sure which world you live in but check out numbersusa site and you will see how they are trying to decrease the immigration - legal or illegal alike.... So while Skill will go through Senate, it will be again blocked in house like it was in Dec2005........ So bottomline is that I would rather have some bill passed and have a hope in sight than no bill and never know if one will ever get GC



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  • ski_dude12
    08-26 03:13 PM
    Not sure if I got your question...

    You can file I-485 only when your dates are current. If you filed I-485 by itself (not concurrently with I-140) then your PD will not be on the I-485.

    is this pattern (missing PD on I-485) for people who've PD current and not got greened?




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  • Chris Rock
    08-09 09:41 AM
    I agree with you 100%.

    If you or any one else is planning to move forward with some plans for helping EB3 folks, expect some serious opposition to your efforts. Many EB3 folks themselves do not see any need for EB3 only actions.

    A bunch of us talked to a lawyer regarding the INA and the initial reaction was not very encouraging. The lawyer was suggesting us to convert to EB2.

    Hilarious.... Hilarious.....

    1) EB2 with PD like 2007 and 2008 will certainly oppose. It is understandable. But why many EB3 folks themselves oppose it? Because they are with "looser mentality". EB3 folks, listen! No body cares about you. Then why do you care about other categories. Don't be a looser. Take care of your problem first.

    2) The lawyer was suggesting us to convert to EB2. You bet. Dont you know why?

    Most of the EB2 got their GC. The only loosers are EB3. With IV's reach it can easily help EB3. I told this many times before. But IV core is saying it will be very hard to even do a simplest releif measure. I simply do not understand. I hope and pray IV core will listen this time.




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  • acecupid
    09-25 03:58 PM
    Saw an interesting video on youtube the other day. The first thing that came to mind was the EB2-EB3 fights. If only we can fight together rather than each other ! ;)

    YouTube - Every Indian must see this Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dc4UltkRJsw)




    gsc999
    07-19 07:06 PM
    Zoooom thanks for doing this. Anzerraja good work. You two work good as a team.

    Twicetwice & Anzerraja, your generous pledge has inspired me to pledge $100 for now, more later.

    We should merge all other threads dealing with this issue over here for convenience




    SunnySurya
    08-18 01:22 PM
    Security background should not be an issue more... It is pathetic that folks with PD 2002 are still waiting... You guys are silently sufferiing , it is time that you remain silent no more.
    I agree....mine is too 2002 PD/EB2

    Simple reason USCIS will tell you/senator/judge/anyone who really seek the resolution of our loooooong delayed cases is.....case is in security/background/additional review checks.....so everyone will shut their mouth and forward this message to the concerned person.....

    No use....USCIS is a big elephant and acting in sleep....



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  • number30
    05-01 10:48 AM
    IV Core. Can something be done to highlight this issue in your conversation with authorities ?

    The problem with this argument is it separates the members of the Family. If the marriage is occurred prior to approval of green card spouse will fall in EB category. If the marriage date is after approval of the green card it will fall into Family quota. See those guys who got married after green card and trying to bring their spouses how much trouble they are having. Instead of focusing on that You can Focus on the issue of making one EB visa number per family in case EB immigrant. Now Each one of the Spouse are using one number. That will effectively double the available visa numbers.




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  • redsox2009
    11-18 10:10 AM
    Thank you for your letter regarding the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act of 2009 (S. 729). As always, I value your input on this and other issues, and strive to keep you updated on the important issues facing us today.

    On March 26, 2009, the DREAM Act was introduced by Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL). This bill would authorize the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security to cancel the removal of, and give conditional permanent resident status to, an alien who entered the U.S. prior to his or her 16th birthday and has lived in the U.S. for a period of 5 years. Such a resident must also meet other requirements, such as be judged to be of good moral character, not inadmissible or deportable under the Immigration and Nationality Act, be admitted to a higher education institution or have completed high school or the equivalent, never been under a final order of deportation, and be under 35 years of age at the time of this Act�s enactment.

    Furthermore, the DREAM Act sets parameters for conditional permanent resident status, and the process by which one transitions from conditional to permanent residency status. Under S. 729, an undocumented alien would also be authorized to petition the Secretary for conditional permanent residency if that individual has satisfied all of the above requirements prior to the enactment of the Act. Currently, S. 729 is before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary where it awaits further consideration. While I am not a member of this committee, I will certainly monitor the progress of this bill.

    As you may know, Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) announced on September 14, 2010, that he would offer the DREAM Act as an amendment to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 Defense Authorization bill (S. 3454) as well as not allow a fair and open debate on the bill. I was disappointed that he chose to play politics with necessary support for our troops and national defense by trying to tack on the DREAM Act, which is unrelated to the daily operations of the Department of Defense. I remain committed to reforming our legal immigration system and streamlining the legal process; however, I have consistently opposed proposals that extend taxpayer benefits to those here illegally or give incentives for illegal immigration. On September 21, 2010, the Senate voted 56 to 43, where 60 affirmative votes were needed, not to move forward with debate on the Defense Authorization bill. I joined colleagues from both sides of the aisle to oppose this vote.

    Again, thank you for sharing your views with me. As the legislative process moves forward, I will keep your thoughts in mind. If I can be of further assistance, do not hesitate to contact me or visit my website at www.scottbrown.senate.gov.

    Sincerely,
    Scott P. Brown
    United States Senator




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  • maine_gc
    09-24 10:47 AM
    EAD applied on Jun11th approved at TSC. Received cards yesterday.

    To my surprise my EAD is valid for 2 years.

    My PD is Nov 2004 EB2
    I140 pending at TSC.

    I thought 2 year EAD is only for cases that had approved 140. Is it not the case?




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  • saimrathi
    07-09 04:13 PM
    Originally Posted by Naveen
    Added this info to the profile of Mr.Gonzalez in Wikipedia and also to USCIS and DOS.

    Thanks Naveen for the initiative.



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  • drirshad
    09-03 06:13 AM
    I am one of the July 2 filer and calling the level 2 does not help should I check the TSC than NSC with them for my 485 app or it does not matter, my 140 was approved from NSC with April 2005 priority ....




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  • h4help
    10-15 10:58 AM
    Filed: July 5th
    Receipt Date: Sep 11
    FP : Oct 23
    EAD Still pending

    But Husband received EAD card.

    Anyone in my boat ??????????????????????????????????



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  • anandrajesh
    05-28 12:41 PM
    Me & My wife,
    emailed Minnesota Senators + 10 senators mentioned.




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  • chanduv23
    07-08 09:56 AM
    There are laws in place, already, for discrimination against applicant having proper work authorization.

    If the affected person does not report or take action, then nothing will happen. It is high time that "highly skilled workers" aware of their rights. Sanju mentioned a term "educated illiterates" for such reasons.

    Many consulting companies do not pay salary on bench. If the employee does not report to DoL, will he/she get his/her salary? No. The issue of discrimination is on the similar lines.

    There is no requirement for employer to consider any applicant who is on H-1B visa status. It is entirely voluntary and upto the employer whether to sponsor H1 visa or not. Same thing holds good for sponsoring green card as well.



    _________________
    Not a legal advice.

    desi - the reason we face all these issues is not because of anyone's fault.
    Reporting an employer is not as easy as it sounds.
    The most educated and experienced people have always recommended to "protect yourself" - look for yourself and keep out of trouble.
    The issue here is - people in this situation are mere scapegoats - a common man who approaches beaucracy has to deal with crap that is worse.

    The entire process of immigrating to US via a employment based system is so loosely organized and puts people in unfair situations.

    It is just not desi employers or consulting companies, in general, but any employer can have an upper hand on you when you are at their mercy.

    People say big companies have policies and they abide. I agree, but it is not always the case. If someone is in business - they do things in their business interest - if dealing with USCIS is getting difficult - they may say "enough of it - no more responding to RFEs".

    One person contacted me - he is having a fulltime job and filed for AC21. he got RFE for EVL 2 times. The first time his HR gave EVL without any hasstles, the second time she was pissed, said "We do not want to deal with this - I have contacted legal and they recommend not to issue such letters".

    Now such a situation puts this person in a tough spot -the issue is not because of his employer because his employer did give a proper letter but USCIS asked it again.

    Just imagine what is this person's situation for no fault of his?

    We can always argue that "If you are worth and if company wants to retain you then they will not have any issues" - which once again may not always be true because we all know how relationships work out at companies - with ass kissing, nepotism, situations, financial etc......



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  • bkarnik
    05-10 08:21 PM
    http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c109:S.2691:




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  • gsc999
    12-18 08:18 PM
    Call me or e-mail me if you feel depressed. I have a long list of action items here with me that you could help me out with:)

    I don't promise a cure but that will definitely turn your mind away from all this melancholy



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  • qasleuth
    02-28 12:13 PM
    ok suri, while you work 30 hours and make money for yourself, let me take your burden and share my research with you. Here is what you have to do to see the result -

    Goto -
    http://soprweb.senate.gov/index.cfm?event=selectfields

    - check box for client name
    - click 'submit' button
    - enter 'Immigration Voice' in the client name
    - click 'submit' button

    Now you see the amount spent by IV for lobbying in the Senate documents. Please do the total and let me know how much is that amount. I am not "highly skilled" like you, so I can't calculate?

    Do you know anyone who spent 1/2 million on lobbying for our issues. Maybe your friends have spent that money.


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    Sanju my friend, why sarcasm ? This is such wonderful information, why can't this be made more public, posted in a prominent position on IV ? Why should members do research to get this info when it can be relatively easily acquired by Quinn Gillespie & Assoc and given to core ? Come on man, a little bit of information like this goes a long way with members.




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  • dummgelauft
    09-23 08:31 PM
    EB-3 porting to EB-2 is ging to slow down EB-2. Everybody is fighting over this, btu has anybody tried to find actual number associated with porting? Mr. O said "thousand"..well..how many..4000, 5000, 10,000......all the calculation done on another thread already have accounted for about 6000 porting, per year..

    Remember folks, these days companies are shying away from immigration related stuff, so for an EB-3 individual to be able to file in EB2 is not as easy as it sounds. I personally know 4 guys, one IT and 3 non-IT, whose companies have simply refused to entertain any request for upgrading the EB category.

    So, laro matt..

    Help IV to work in the direction of STEM Exemption, Visa recapture, dependent count elimination, country cap removal etc. Personally, I think STEM exemption should be the easiest to accomplish, but hey, we all know the ground reality.



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  • nkavjs
    09-12 01:46 PM
    My app was sent to NSC on 7/2 but I-140 approved from TSC. Still no receipts, no checks encashed. Called USCIS, and they asked me to call after 90 days. Any ideas ? Is anyone else in the same boat ?

    I am in exactly same boat, with no idea about my pending application.
    Absolutely hate this feeling.




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  • gcwait2007
    04-20 12:36 PM
    I work for company A which sent me to client C through company B(Prefered vendor). After working with the same client for 1.5 yrs, transfered my h1b to company B(PF) due to issues with the pay with company A. Company A has deducted huge sum of money($4000) from my last months pay towards PERM filing(Still under process). Upon demanding them to reimburse my money saying that its against law, they r threatening me saying that based on non-compete agreement they will take legal action against me.
    I am not actually aware of the clauses in the agreement. company B(PF) told me that it does not have any clauses in its agreement with company A prohibiting them from taking me.Though i requested company A to provide me a copy of non-compete, they said i signed with them, they haven�t. The company is located in NJ and not sure how non-competes work under NJ state law.
    I am really frustated upon this blackmail and going thru lot of pressure. The amount is too big too leave and cannot afford to hire a lawyer in case they file suit based on non-compete. even if i had signed a non compete agreement how does it stand as it is conflicting the agreement which company a signed with PF sayign tht upon my termination of the emplyment with them, Pf can take me without any gap period... what can i do to get my money. they also refused to provide me with experience letter which i need for my future GC filing.
    Plz give me ur valuable inputs

    I work for a company which recovers expenses incurred for relocation, training, certification exam fee paid, GC expenses, etc if I choose to leave them with in one year of incurring expenses. It seems to be a common practice. Many times, these recovery is waived at the discretion of the managers.



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  • dilber
    04-22 04:57 PM
    May Mehul rest in peace.




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  • JazzByTheBay
    12-16 10:47 AM
    Ditto - been here since 1998... Finally when one does get a GC, it's not really a high point of life - just another pending task accomplished so one can move on.

    One of those things - having it will not make a HUGE difference to life, but not having it does have its consequences. Funny how this works... :)

    jazz

    I have been in US since 1998 as well and I have a EB2 PD of Nov 2006. I keep myself healthy and happy. To me if there is no work here there will be work somewhere else and if there is no growth this country there will be growth somewhere else. Cheer up buddy :-)



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  • aj1234567
    10-04 06:16 PM
    Hi
    Any body got finger print appointment letter who filed on Aug3.
    Thanks
    AJ




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  • hiralal
    05-09 12:22 AM
    President Obama, we are here to pursue the American Dream and we find hurdles at every level during the immigration process.
    Thank you President Obama and you are doing a wonderful job!

    Sincerely,
    Xxxxx xxxxx[/QUOTE]
    just a thought ..we should send it to media, congress and President Obama. what if some directives are coming up from the admin ...
    DHS secy was saying they will be tough on H1 ..maybe they are tough on GC's too ..another point what if they are trying to waste the visas on purpose (to tighten immigration) ..and hence we need to send letters to media and congress. Media is a must !!




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  • coolcat
    06-17 12:18 PM
    Mailed to NSC on: May 31st.
    Mailed From State: AZ
    Received at NSC on: June 1st
    Transferred to TSC on: ?
    140 approved from : CSC
    Receipt Date :?:confused:
    Notice date :?

    Mailed to NSC on: May 31st.
    Mailed From State: AZ
    Received at NSC on: June 1st
    140 approved from : CSC
    Receipt Date : Received (by lawyers) on Jun 16th.




    abhijitp
    01-24 08:01 PM
    People spending time on this thread, why not spend 5 minutes to print and sign a letter, then spend 82c and mail one copy each to USCIS and IV.

    Do you not like the idea of 3 year long EAD's and more job portability which will come from a revised definition of "same or similar" job description??




    sam2006
    07-20 12:56 AM
    thank you all for coming forward ....

    guys lets aim 50 by tomorrow



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    bump..




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  • titu1972
    08-07 01:52 PM
    My I-140 has approved by NSC in Apr 2006. Now I'm moved to Houston.
    Now I have applied my I-485 from Houston. My lawyer send my application to NSC. Since my current residence is in TSC region my application will be transfer to TSC. So I don't know how long it will take to get the receipt#.
    My application received on 07/02/2007 at NSC.




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  • ramus
    05-29 08:01 PM
    Great. Thanks.


    sent the emails to senator/s




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  • rayen
    07-21 01:31 PM
    EAD - Paper filed

    Filled on June 30th
    Receipt Date July 8st.
    LUD on July 11th

    Thanks.



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  • ddanait
    02-17 01:01 AM
    Hi

    I have donated $50 earlier and want to donate another $50 for the Advocacy day but everytime I click on donate it shows me some wierd message from paypal. Please help, I would prefer to pay via paypal or donate by credit card.


    Cheers,
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    Getting one more person by using miles
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  • english_august
    07-09 11:12 AM
    I found this in the one of the forums.. please people contact the report have people hear us.

    Story for the Washington Post

    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Hi all,

    I'm a reporter with the Washington Post. If your efforts result in Emilio Gonzalez receiving hundreds of flowers tomorrow, I would very much like to do a story on it. If you're interested in speaking with me and telling me your story and why you've decided to participate in this demonstration, please give me an email or call me. My contact information is below.

    Thanks!
    Xiyun

    email:yangx@washpost.com
    office phone: 202 334 6701

    I just spoke with her. Please call her with your story as well. The more the better.



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  • snathan
    02-10 10:25 AM
    dcu bill payer needs phone number for iv.
    Can someone post tel# for iv ?

    (202) 386-6250




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  • hopefullegalimmigrant
    02-26 05:18 AM
    Unsure if I can attend at his moment but will be making all efforts.
    transaction ID for this payment is: 3JU21341FJ708983M.

    Thank you IV. It is because of you that I have belief to keep plugging away.



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  • somegchuh
    12-18 04:53 PM
    2,
    I completely understand your pain. I have been here since 1998 and have a EB2 PD of 2002. And the dates are back to 2000. It seems like I can never get the ducks in a row. First my case gets stuck in PBEC. It take me 4+ years to get out of it. Then the RD at NSC is not current. When the RD turns current the PD retrogresses. Off course not to mention that I am waiting for name check to clear. The process is not linear. Some ppl are able to get thru it all in a very short time and some are stuck for years and years.

    I have gone thru some of the depression that you talk about. The only way out for me to realize was that either I take it or leave it. That's how I view the whole process. If I am going to take it then I need to have a plan for what I am going to do with my GC. I know one thing for sure, I am going to take a long vacation as soon as I get it :) Just getting too old and tired for the same old same old.


    Been in the US since 1998, have an EB-2 PD of 2001, have played by the rules all along. Still no GC... And, the dates are going back to 2000 from the new year.. I've lost hopes...

    I'm pretty close to getting clinical depression because of this game played by USCIS, Labor Dept, FBI and my own bad luck.

    SKILL bill, OMNIBUS, etc. comes and goes. IV does seem to be doing things to lobby for the community, but let's face one reality. Like a news article said, no one in congress or senate wants to touch immigration even with a long pole until 2009.

    The US has been very good to me (other than the GC part), more than my home country (India) which is why I'm still here.

    Have invested too much of time in this country to just pack up and go. Just curious if any of you feel this way? How do you handle such depressing feelings?




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  • Amma
    02-26 01:46 PM
    Mailed a cheque for $50 today.

    Have faith in IV guys. I have seen a lot of dedicated members of IV which inspired me a lot. Don't probe IV too much with our highly intellectual brain and do nothing.

    If IV is not there ,we will be murmuring with ourselves and resigned to our fate.

    Keep going.I salute those dedicated guys.



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  • felix31
    05-03 12:04 PM
    wow,

    what do you say, ordinary folks in EB3, without US Masters will not be able to proceed toward I-485 stage when visa is unavailable?

    Hmmm, I will have my Masters, but I cannot work, as I cannot get h1 because of the 6th year limit (just like so many h4's). My hubby does not have US Masters, so he will wait in EB3 forever?

    Can I slap my Masters to his name so he can proceed faster and I can finally get my EAD..?




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  • black_logs
    05-03 10:37 AM
    Yes, that is one of the parts I loved in this bill.
    We have to go to a consulate in our home country to get VISA stamping.
    1000's of us are affected. SKIL bill Section 402 is addressing this.



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  • conchshell
    07-11 11:30 AM
    Guys thanks for your appriciation on my recent blog "Power Behind A Flower". Please note that the reason behind this writing is to help our movement and encourage people to fight against injustice. Now the question is what's next??

    With a successful flower campaign to USCIS, we must draw our conclusions from this success, and use the outcome to make the San Jose rally a success.

    Please note that legal immigrants is a small handful set of people. Just a usual rally/demonstration will not make a dramatic impact. We have learned from the flower campaign that if we use innovative-peaceful ways of demonstrations, and manage Public Relations and Media well, we can be successful once again.

    Please think and try to come up with some ideas. I have come up with these four ideas:

    1. Project Martin Luther King Jr. as our hero in these rallies: Please understand that local Amrican people better understand about Martin Luther King Jr. andhis idealogy then M.K. Gandhi. My suggestion is that we should include large picture posters of Martin Luther King Jr. with a slogan "We legals too have a dream". We should also take Gandhi's posters. There is a possibility that all Black American organization may lend their support to us.

    2. An act that attracts media attention: Please remember the scene from Gandhi movie when protesters led by Gandhi peacefully burned their resident permits in South Africa. To do something similar and show our symbolic protest against USCIS, we can publically burn a Photocopy of our H1B approvals (I-797). Please note that we are not asking people to burn the original I-797 approval but a photocopy of the document. This will send a message that taking the great pain in obtaining these legal documents are not helping us getting a better treatment by USCIS. This act will perfectly portrey the pain of legal immigrants and once again will attract media and newsprint to keeps us in headlines. This should be part of our demonstrations.

    3. Waive American Flags: Please understand that recent media reports that only Indians are responsible for the flower campaign may hurt the campaign in the longer term. Please waive small American flags and show our solidarity with local Americans.

    4. Distrubute a flower with a pamphlet to the people passing by at the demonstration site. A well worded paper will be required that can project our problems to the people.

    Please share if you come up with innovative ideas to make these rallies a huge success.




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  • designflaw
    09-14 04:46 PM
    I am aware that I was lucky (BTW, March 07 labor was my second labor. First one rotted in the BEC. And I have been here since '99). However, that doesn't change the fact that there is likely to be a 10+ year wait time for EB3 ROW. Thats my gut-feeling.
    I also think that these 10+ year wait times are meaningless. In a few years, there will be some sort of CIR, and a points-based system will be instituted. At that point, there will be no distinction between those who have filed their 485s, and those who haven't.
    All that we July07 EB-3 filers (India or ROW), and even EB-2 I/C, have is an EAD card until the CIR happens. If it happens next year, we are all in the same boat. If it happens in 2015, then the July 07 filers have EAD cards until then.

    The thing what I don't understand is, after July 2007, the priority dates for EB3-ROW were available. As a matter of fact, look at the this document (http://www.techjargons.com/USCIS_priority_dates.pdf), the priority dates went all the way up to March 2006. So, if there were no more visa's then right after July 2007, how can USCIS continue to make priority dates available?



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  • gc28262
    08-24 10:19 PM
    Thats incorrect...Lot of major corporations hire from different locations in the world...I have several friends working at a s/w giant in Seattle area who were directly hired in Russia, India, Singapore, etc...

    I think that is an exception. Majority of corporations won't hire from overseas.




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  • logiclife
    06-20 12:38 AM
    I would like to clarify a few things possibly misunderstood lately.

    Firstly, IV core and all volunteers are fully aware and DO acknowledge that CIR, as we know today, is headed to its grave. Unless something new happens of political significance, all experts have ruled of reform before elections in November.

    Secondly, IV core never has and never will bet on one bill. We have said that before and we say that again. CIR is not the only bill we are looking at for passing reforms that provide relief to legal hi-skills immigrants. We will look at the next opportunity to introduce our provisions in and are not going to sit around and wait for elections to come an go. And that means any bill. PACE, SKIL, immigration related, competitiveness related - ANYTHING.

    Thirdly, no matter with IV or QGA does, or anybody does, a bill related to immigration is not going to be tabled on the House or Senate floor BEFORE CIR is officially dead. As long as CIR is even slightly in the picture, an immigration legislation will not be scheduled on Senate or House. That simply is not going to happen even if we hire 100 lobbyists and send million webfaxes. CIR has to go away first before Bill Frist or John Boehner puts another immigration bill on the schedule.

    However, if CIR dies, we and other organizations like us will spare no time in making efforts to put something on schedule - from house side or senate side.



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  • mariusp
    05-07 09:02 PM
    They almost always take some kind of FPs. What I mean is that there are 3 biometrics codes. Code 3 is the most comprehensive, where they take your photo, signature and all ten fingers FP. Check your notice in the upper right corner, there should be a box that says "Code".

    I got biometrics notice today. Will they take FP also on the same day or Will I get another notice for FP?




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  • reachinus
    08-09 10:31 AM
    Why are you not taking EB1 into account where the diff is 9 - 10 years. I came to US on L1 in 2001 Then applied for EB3 in 2004 which was deneied in 2006. Then started in EB2 in 2006. So if you consider, I have been here since 2001 not that I just come in 2006. Like the same way you too move up in your career and then apply for EB2.

    There is no reason people who are here from 1999, and still does not have a GC, for a person who is EB2- 2006 why USCIS give priority? Let EB2 and Eb3 category move hand in hand they already gave some relief to EB2, now they should move EB-3, people are waiting whose priroty dates are Year 2002, but if a EB-2 just came on 2007 gets Green Card that is unfair, One year gap is ok between Eb-2 & EB-3 but not 5 years.

    I personally believe there are limitations for IV or any other organisation to influence the Political and Economic force that are existing in this world nowadays. Even if we lobby even if we talk, even if we gather, if those kind of forces are not benefitted in the form of votes(for power)(lobbying economically also depends on the personality of that person who you want to influence) nothing solid is going to happen. That is the TRUTH. But TRUTH sometimes is undigestable and it hurts a lot, and especially people who is having an agenda it hurts a lot! As always appreciate the work and sacrifices IV is doing for the immigrant community. Due to family and Work commitments could not involve actively.




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  • acecupid
    07-03 01:29 PM
    still valid link

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    any vendor is fine. its a token of protest

    I think its important to mention this is a protest of the actions done by them, otherwise the morons might think we are appreciating their work..


    Please make sure this is a protest and your message should convey that. I'm sure the morons would think otherwise if we dont make it clear to them.:D




    rambo45
    10-01 04:24 PM
    Hi,

    Can you pls explain or give an approximate number of months in advance one shud comfortably apply for the renewal of the EAD?
    You can file for an EAD up to 4 months in advance... according to my lawyer




    markandeyan
    08-25 02:09 AM
    My application reached NSC on 19th July for self/wife and my son and received the receipt notices (partial) today.

    PD : Oct 2006
    EB-2, India
    I140 - filed on 9th Feb 2007 and pending at NSC

    485/EAD/AP reached NSC on 19th July for all 3 of us together in the same envelop.
    RD : 19th July 2007
    ND : 16th Aug 2007

    Self : not received EAD receipt yet
    Wife: not received 485 receipt yet
    Son : All 3 receipts received.