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09-08 09:40 AM
The Migration Policy Institute has released a report outlining the impact of the global downturn on the movement of immigrants. Key findings include the following: � The recession has dampened the movement of economic migrants to the major immigrant-receiving regions of the world. And, counter to some widely held public perceptions, immigrants overwhelmingly are choosing to stay put in their adopted countries rather than return home despite higher unemployment and lack of jobs. � While the overall picture is one of sharp remittance decline, some regions are experiencing remittance increases or are holding steady. Though remittances have dropped globally amid...
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wandmaker
11-30 02:52 AM
lost_angeles: she can travel outside US, as she has a valid H4 stamp. There is no need to wait for AP, I see no issues.
ramreddy
07-27 05:35 PM
I heard that if the current state u work in State A , is not the same as the one labor was filed - State B , then it can trigger an RFE.
My Q is HOW frequent is this possibility ? Has anyone experienced this ? Also my PD WILL Be current next month and I filed AR 11 about 10 days ago . Will that impact ? I read somewhere someone posted an article that change of address can tigger RFE at 485 Stage.But changed address in the same State B , I have been working in since 2008 ( I filed 485 in 2008 from State B ) . The change of address is only some 20 miles away from the previous one.
Any clues .. folks ? thanks
Rama
My Q is HOW frequent is this possibility ? Has anyone experienced this ? Also my PD WILL Be current next month and I filed AR 11 about 10 days ago . Will that impact ? I read somewhere someone posted an article that change of address can tigger RFE at 485 Stage.But changed address in the same State B , I have been working in since 2008 ( I filed 485 in 2008 from State B ) . The change of address is only some 20 miles away from the previous one.
Any clues .. folks ? thanks
Rama
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Anuya
03-01 12:23 PM
Hello Guys,
I need urgent help regarding my EAD.
I received my EAD after long wait 5 months .... and now it is valid just for 2 months :mad:
where as my I94 is valid till Oct 2011 and so as my husband's.
I called service center and they said that , if I feel there is an error with my card, I will have to send it back and USCIS will correct it if they feel the same and there is no time line for correction..
I need an advice on what should I do - send it for correction or file extension? I already have a job starting soon and I am scared that If I don't get it back in two months I will not be able to take it....
PLEASE HELP...
I need urgent help regarding my EAD.
I received my EAD after long wait 5 months .... and now it is valid just for 2 months :mad:
where as my I94 is valid till Oct 2011 and so as my husband's.
I called service center and they said that , if I feel there is an error with my card, I will have to send it back and USCIS will correct it if they feel the same and there is no time line for correction..
I need an advice on what should I do - send it for correction or file extension? I already have a job starting soon and I am scared that If I don't get it back in two months I will not be able to take it....
PLEASE HELP...
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smohan
08-27 05:11 PM
My and my family I-140 is approved. Based upon this approval I got three years H1B visa extension too. By the way this is my 13th year in the USA.
As a plan B, if I move my family to Canada, as we have Canadian residency, to continue their lives there. And in the mean time say after 1 year of their going there, say here in the USA our priority dates become current. At such a juncture will there be any way that I delay filing their I485 so they may get their Canada citizenship without creating any conflict between US and Canada residency status.
As a plan B, if I move my family to Canada, as we have Canadian residency, to continue their lives there. And in the mean time say after 1 year of their going there, say here in the USA our priority dates become current. At such a juncture will there be any way that I delay filing their I485 so they may get their Canada citizenship without creating any conflict between US and Canada residency status.
sambhajisgayake
01-09 05:58 PM
Hi,
I have applied for a duplicate passport 4 weeks back because my passport was damaged. I am trying to call consulate office for the status. But they said that they do not provide any status inquiry. I urgently need passport as i have to go back to india ASAP. is there any way to know the current status and speed up the delivery of duplicate passport? Normally how long it takes to get a duplicate passport.
Please help me, I will highly appreciate your help.
Thanks,
Sambhaji
I have applied for a duplicate passport 4 weeks back because my passport was damaged. I am trying to call consulate office for the status. But they said that they do not provide any status inquiry. I urgently need passport as i have to go back to india ASAP. is there any way to know the current status and speed up the delivery of duplicate passport? Normally how long it takes to get a duplicate passport.
Please help me, I will highly appreciate your help.
Thanks,
Sambhaji
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samsg
05-23 03:01 PM
Did any body have experience with Zhang & Associates. Could you shear it with us.,
thanks
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07-12 03:48 PM
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02-08 06:10 PM
The State Department has released a report showing the increasing number of people with approved immigrant visa petitions at the National Visa Center who are waiting for their visa numbers to be current. The number is about three and one-half million. Given that our immigration laws permit only 376,000 people to immigrate to the U.S. each year under the family-based and employment-based preference systems, the average wait is over ten years long. There are probably another million people residing in the U.S. with approved visa petitions. They are waiting to adjust their status and their numbers are not reflected in...
More... (http://blogs.ilw.com/carlshusterman/2010/02/fix-our-broken-legal-immigration-system.html)
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vikramy
11-24 01:06 AM
I think it's 3 month before expiry
and yes she can apply for one
and yes she can apply for one
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ragz4u
05-30 08:28 AM
Thanks a ton to Prabir for helping us out with this article. Thanks also to Dave Williams for writing this excellent article.
Dave heard about us through our Washington Post article and had contacted us via email. Prabir, who is from that area, willingly agreed to speak to him about issues faced by Legal High-Skilled immigrants
http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=32&url_subchannel_id=&url_article_id=15537&change_well_id=2
Dave heard about us through our Washington Post article and had contacted us via email. Prabir, who is from that area, willingly agreed to speak to him about issues faced by Legal High-Skilled immigrants
http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=32&url_subchannel_id=&url_article_id=15537&change_well_id=2
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SGP
03-30 05:35 PM
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$GOOD AFTERNOON GC$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Deadline = April 30th, 2011
Goal = 5000 votes on survey (see I-485 filing w/o current PD thread) and momentum to continue with this campaign.The survey is a platform to gather and push for launching action items. Based on response by 04/30/2011 - IV will decide whether to even proceed with initiative or not.
Actions - 1) Vote on survey.
2)Email ivcoordinator@gmail.com with PD, ph#,email & subject "I485 filing impacted�,
3)Print/Circulate Fliers and spread FB, wiki link (see "support thread")
This is a supporting thread to the "Want to File I-485 without Current Priority Date? Gather here" thread started by pappu.
As suggested by pappu/starsun, this supporting thread provides impacted members with additional information and tools to help the initiative.
Visit Immigration Voice Wiki (http://immigrationvoice.org/wiki/index.php/Employment_Based_Green_Card#Process_.28EB1.2C_EB2. 2C_and_EB3.29) - for overview of Employment Based - Green Card process
Visit I485 Filing w/o current PD Wiki (http://immigrationvoice.org/wiki/index.php/Current_Grass-Roots_Initiative_-_I-485_Filing_without_Current_Priority_Date) - for overview of this initiative
As pappu stated in the first post of the above referenced thread - some of the ongoing efforts include finding how many IV members would get benefit from such a provision and get basic details such as username/Priority Date of impacted members. Future action items might include drafting documents and letters to support this provision. There maybe actions such as sending emails etc. However we would not be able to open a public action item unless we can have thousands of our members willing to participate in a grassroots action item. This survey intends to understand the needs of our membership for this provision and collect grassroots information.
The fact is we have a dedicated group of volunteers (and we need more) who have been trying their best to spread the message about this initiative so that a strong grass-roots support can be created leading up to launch of the public action items. So far we have around 1100 people who have responded. Based on quick calculations carried out using PERM data, it is estimated that there are at least 60K-70K EB applicants waiting to file I-485/EAD/AP (this is a very conservative estimate..the actual number could be much more). Grass-roots initiatives require time and patience and we request maximum number of impacted folks to participate actively.
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What can you do to participate?
1) Vote on the poll/survey created by Pappu.
http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/forum14-members-forum/1599353-want-to-file-485-when-pd-is-not-current-gather-here.html
Then please send an email to ivcoordinator@gmail.com (starsun) with subject - "I485 filing without current PD - Impacted Member". Include your a) IV username b) Email address c) Phone #, d) State of Residence e) Priority Date - so that grassroot efforts can be coordinated
2) Print out below Flier and circulate at all asian/indian malls/groceries/theaters. Forward the flier to your friends/co-workers and ask them to do the same.
I485 Filing Initiative Flier (http://immigrationvoice.org/wiki/images/a/a8/Flier_I485_latest2.pdf)
3) Volunteers have created a facebook community and an Immigration Voice WIKI page to spread the message about this initiative. Please circulate these links among your friends/co-workers who will be helped.
Please "Share" and "Link" and "send to friend" the facebook community via your Facebook account. Also include these two links when you post on the IV forum.
Facebook - IV I485 filing w/o current PD initiative community (http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pages/Immigration-Voice-Grass-roots-Campaigns/150562351660693?v=info)
(Just FYI that you might have to be logged in for the above link to direct to the facebook community. Alternately, search for "Immigration Voice Grass-roots Campaigns" to find the community after logging in. Search "Immigration Voice" to go to the IV's main facebook page)
Immigration Wiki -
I485 Filing Initiative - IV Wiki (http://immigrationvoice.org/wiki/index.php/Current_Grass-Roots_Initiative_-_I-485_Filing_without_Current_Priority_Date)
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PM these members for additional info:
nmdial ; geevikram ; vbkris77 ; ashwin_27 ; snathan
Dedicated members can also join the leaders group: http://groups.google.com/group/485-filing-iv-initiative
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Deadline = April 30th, 2011
Goal = 5000 votes on survey (see I-485 filing w/o current PD thread) and momentum to continue with this campaign.The survey is a platform to gather and push for launching action items. Based on response by 04/30/2011 - IV will decide whether to even proceed with initiative or not.
Actions - 1) Vote on survey.
2)Email ivcoordinator@gmail.com with PD, ph#,email & subject "I485 filing impacted�,
3)Print/Circulate Fliers and spread FB, wiki link (see "support thread")
This is a supporting thread to the "Want to File I-485 without Current Priority Date? Gather here" thread started by pappu.
As suggested by pappu/starsun, this supporting thread provides impacted members with additional information and tools to help the initiative.
Visit Immigration Voice Wiki (http://immigrationvoice.org/wiki/index.php/Employment_Based_Green_Card#Process_.28EB1.2C_EB2. 2C_and_EB3.29) - for overview of Employment Based - Green Card process
Visit I485 Filing w/o current PD Wiki (http://immigrationvoice.org/wiki/index.php/Current_Grass-Roots_Initiative_-_I-485_Filing_without_Current_Priority_Date) - for overview of this initiative
As pappu stated in the first post of the above referenced thread - some of the ongoing efforts include finding how many IV members would get benefit from such a provision and get basic details such as username/Priority Date of impacted members. Future action items might include drafting documents and letters to support this provision. There maybe actions such as sending emails etc. However we would not be able to open a public action item unless we can have thousands of our members willing to participate in a grassroots action item. This survey intends to understand the needs of our membership for this provision and collect grassroots information.
The fact is we have a dedicated group of volunteers (and we need more) who have been trying their best to spread the message about this initiative so that a strong grass-roots support can be created leading up to launch of the public action items. So far we have around 1100 people who have responded. Based on quick calculations carried out using PERM data, it is estimated that there are at least 60K-70K EB applicants waiting to file I-485/EAD/AP (this is a very conservative estimate..the actual number could be much more). Grass-roots initiatives require time and patience and we request maximum number of impacted folks to participate actively.
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What can you do to participate?
1) Vote on the poll/survey created by Pappu.
http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/forum14-members-forum/1599353-want-to-file-485-when-pd-is-not-current-gather-here.html
Then please send an email to ivcoordinator@gmail.com (starsun) with subject - "I485 filing without current PD - Impacted Member". Include your a) IV username b) Email address c) Phone #, d) State of Residence e) Priority Date - so that grassroot efforts can be coordinated
2) Print out below Flier and circulate at all asian/indian malls/groceries/theaters. Forward the flier to your friends/co-workers and ask them to do the same.
I485 Filing Initiative Flier (http://immigrationvoice.org/wiki/images/a/a8/Flier_I485_latest2.pdf)
3) Volunteers have created a facebook community and an Immigration Voice WIKI page to spread the message about this initiative. Please circulate these links among your friends/co-workers who will be helped.
Please "Share" and "Link" and "send to friend" the facebook community via your Facebook account. Also include these two links when you post on the IV forum.
Facebook - IV I485 filing w/o current PD initiative community (http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pages/Immigration-Voice-Grass-roots-Campaigns/150562351660693?v=info)
(Just FYI that you might have to be logged in for the above link to direct to the facebook community. Alternately, search for "Immigration Voice Grass-roots Campaigns" to find the community after logging in. Search "Immigration Voice" to go to the IV's main facebook page)
Immigration Wiki -
I485 Filing Initiative - IV Wiki (http://immigrationvoice.org/wiki/index.php/Current_Grass-Roots_Initiative_-_I-485_Filing_without_Current_Priority_Date)
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PM these members for additional info:
nmdial ; geevikram ; vbkris77 ; ashwin_27 ; snathan
Dedicated members can also join the leaders group: http://groups.google.com/group/485-filing-iv-initiative
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04-26 03:10 PM
This is encouraging. Here's how DHS says it will work: The Global Entry pilot project allows pilot participants expedited entry into the United States at any of the designated port locations by using automated kiosks located in the Federal Inspection Services (FIS) area of each airport. Global Entry uses fingerprint biometrics technology to verify a participant�s identity and confirm his or her status as a participant. After arriving at the FIS area, participants proceed directly to the Global Entry kiosk. A sticker affixed to the participant�s passport at the time of acceptance in Global Entry will provide visual identification that...
More... (http://blogs.ilw.com/gregsiskind/2009/04/netherlands-citizens-to-be-eligible-for-expedited-entry-to-the-us.html)
More... (http://blogs.ilw.com/gregsiskind/2009/04/netherlands-citizens-to-be-eligible-for-expedited-entry-to-the-us.html)
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sapota
11-15 11:26 AM
on a lot of things like your priority date, country of birth, EB category. But bottomline is this : Its gonna take much longer than you think.
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NolaIndian32
04-24 10:57 PM
Hi Belmontboy,
If you would like to get involved with supporting IV's fund raising, please consider joining Team IV. We have reached a potential fundraising goal of $9,500 in just 3 weeks.
Please see discussion thread on main page for details on Team IV.
Thanks,
NolaIndian
Team IV Captain
If you would like to get involved with supporting IV's fund raising, please consider joining Team IV. We have reached a potential fundraising goal of $9,500 in just 3 weeks.
Please see discussion thread on main page for details on Team IV.
Thanks,
NolaIndian
Team IV Captain
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gandalf_gray
12-08 09:01 PM
Hi All,
2 employers had applied H1B for me with 'change of status' from L1B.
One of them got approved, and I have already moved to that company from October 2008.
Now the other employer is informing me (its december !!!) that the petition has got a RFE, asking proof of valid L1B at the time of applying..
Here is my question:
- Should I tell that guy to withdraw my application ?
- If the RFE is answered , is there any threat to the H1B petition I am currently using for employment.
(I dont want to cause any harm to my current petition under which I am employed).
Please let me know. Thanks.
2 employers had applied H1B for me with 'change of status' from L1B.
One of them got approved, and I have already moved to that company from October 2008.
Now the other employer is informing me (its december !!!) that the petition has got a RFE, asking proof of valid L1B at the time of applying..
Here is my question:
- Should I tell that guy to withdraw my application ?
- If the RFE is answered , is there any threat to the H1B petition I am currently using for employment.
(I dont want to cause any harm to my current petition under which I am employed).
Please let me know. Thanks.
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txh1b
08-27 11:53 AM
To retain the PD, you would need the copy of the I140. Without that, there isn't much that can be done when you switch companies to keep your PD.
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nandakumar
05-30 12:37 PM
'khelanphelan', who was kicked out of IV has started his disgusting and malicious campaign against IV in murthy.com forum.
folks who are members of murthy.com forum please reply to his postings in the section '140/485 Concurrent Filing' topic "Can we create a Group to call/mail/fax Senators to support 485 filing even without PD"
folks who are members of murthy.com forum please reply to his postings in the section '140/485 Concurrent Filing' topic "Can we create a Group to call/mail/fax Senators to support 485 filing even without PD"
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paskal
08-23 01:53 PM
this is just the kind of thing we want to fight! terrible situation...
please help iv's efforts to end retrogression for all.
please all come to the rally, volunteer, contribute and spread the word!
i'm closing this thread since there is another one with the same info.
please help iv's efforts to end retrogression for all.
please all come to the rally, volunteer, contribute and spread the word!
i'm closing this thread since there is another one with the same info.
imrads
01-26 04:30 PM
I'm working on L1 & have H1 petition without COS.
Can my H1 employer apply for COS, so that I can change my status from L1 to H1 without visiting India?
Also, I've an offer from a third company... can this company file for Change of Status from L1 to H1 & transfer the H1? I've the H1 petition I129 number, but no paystubs on H1. I've paystubs on L1.
Can I transfer to H1 to this third company? Will I have to get my H1 stamped frmo INdia then join this third company?
If not, is there any other option?
Please reply. Help appreciated.
Can my H1 employer apply for COS, so that I can change my status from L1 to H1 without visiting India?
Also, I've an offer from a third company... can this company file for Change of Status from L1 to H1 & transfer the H1? I've the H1 petition I129 number, but no paystubs on H1. I've paystubs on L1.
Can I transfer to H1 to this third company? Will I have to get my H1 stamped frmo INdia then join this third company?
If not, is there any other option?
Please reply. Help appreciated.
looivy
09-27 12:18 PM
Pamposh did you also apply to Vermont service center?
Does anyone know someone who got a reciept notice after sending the application to Vermont?
Does anyone know someone who got a reciept notice after sending the application to Vermont?
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