pointlesswait
01-23 04:02 PM
In the case you are laid off and are on H1... u can file for foreclosure :-( or bankrupcy.. and walk out of this country.
Yes, that is the basic message.
I am completely opposed to non-GC holders buying a house. Tell me something - tomorrow I get out of status and can't find a job for 6 months and finally decide to leave, you think I am a fool to use up all my savings to disburse loans??? Its unthinkable. 6 months without a job is not far-fetched, I know several folks who were in the this situation. Without an employer my immigration status would be invalid. EAD/H1-B is not GC. Either you are a gc holder or you aren't.
Buying house is optional, paying off the mortgage is NOT.
I would buy if my family had dual incomes, we had our permanent resident status, long term plans to live in the US, income to house ratio was right (1:3 or something reasonable not 1:7 as it was/is with most middle class folks in the Bay area) and so on.
http://patrick.net/housing/crash.htm
This is decision one must very carefully make. Its not like buying a car or doing your groceries.
I refrained from writing "you" instead wrote "one" and "I", I don't want to be misunderstood and beaten up on that:)
Agreed.
In any case, I don't have the same kind of writing skills as Slumdog. It must be evident by now. :)
Yes, that is the basic message.
I am completely opposed to non-GC holders buying a house. Tell me something - tomorrow I get out of status and can't find a job for 6 months and finally decide to leave, you think I am a fool to use up all my savings to disburse loans??? Its unthinkable. 6 months without a job is not far-fetched, I know several folks who were in the this situation. Without an employer my immigration status would be invalid. EAD/H1-B is not GC. Either you are a gc holder or you aren't.
Buying house is optional, paying off the mortgage is NOT.
I would buy if my family had dual incomes, we had our permanent resident status, long term plans to live in the US, income to house ratio was right (1:3 or something reasonable not 1:7 as it was/is with most middle class folks in the Bay area) and so on.
http://patrick.net/housing/crash.htm
This is decision one must very carefully make. Its not like buying a car or doing your groceries.
I refrained from writing "you" instead wrote "one" and "I", I don't want to be misunderstood and beaten up on that:)
Agreed.
In any case, I don't have the same kind of writing skills as Slumdog. It must be evident by now. :)
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newuser
05-15 03:51 PM
Most of the office hours are from 8 - 5 PM, but some of them are open until
6:30 PM. If possbile take a small break and call. It takes less then 2 mins per call.You always have an optiion to leave a voice mail
Hi Guys,
When can we call I mean what are the office hrs for these people. I and most of the people in IV are in office right now and it might not be possible for them to call during regular business Hrs. Can some one update the thread with the Office times of these people It will make it easier for people to schedule the calls...
6:30 PM. If possbile take a small break and call. It takes less then 2 mins per call.You always have an optiion to leave a voice mail
Hi Guys,
When can we call I mean what are the office hrs for these people. I and most of the people in IV are in office right now and it might not be possible for them to call during regular business Hrs. Can some one update the thread with the Office times of these people It will make it easier for people to schedule the calls...
vdlrao
10-12 11:41 AM
As every one here knows, the visa movements based on how many LC approvals in a perticular period but not based on the previous analasis. After PERM is introduced, most people started applying in EB2 than EB3 because of many reasons.
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Edison99
05-12 02:35 PM
Congrats and have fun!
Got greened, I received my cards. The status still shows"Decision".
In this happy moment i have donated some amount to IV, I have been following IV regularly.
Thanks alot all the gurus. Good luck to everyone.
Got greened, I received my cards. The status still shows"Decision".
In this happy moment i have donated some amount to IV, I have been following IV regularly.
Thanks alot all the gurus. Good luck to everyone.
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GCAmigo
02-01 07:17 PM
all this seems to have passed on 01/24/07??
gsc999
09-19 07:18 PM
There are thousands of anecdotes that I could share. My best is the look of shock on one of the IV member's face when I asked him to escort one of the lawmakers who attended the Monday evening reception dinner. We couldn't believe that we see him on C-Span and he is standing next to us and supporting our cause.
- Can you imagine the feeling when a lawmakers says I know about you guys. You are doing a good job. This shows we are visible in the Hill.
- I felt great when I saw the confidence on the smiling faces of IV members when they came out of lawmakers meetings. For those who missed this historic opportunity, I can't even begin to explain the change in mindset from the initial apprehension about visiting a lawmaker's office to, "Why do I only have three meetings set up, I want to fill in for others IV members who might not have shown up due to various reasons"
For those demanding immediate results when they themselves might not have showed up at the rally the answer is, we will get our green cards eventually. There is absolutely no doubt about that in my mind but these experiences and memories will be cherished for a long time. This is also important to me. This new "experience capital" which was initially present among just the core members has trickled down to other members, we are growing in strength and reach our goal soon.
I am glad I went for three days. I wish I could stay longer.
- Can you imagine the feeling when a lawmakers says I know about you guys. You are doing a good job. This shows we are visible in the Hill.
- I felt great when I saw the confidence on the smiling faces of IV members when they came out of lawmakers meetings. For those who missed this historic opportunity, I can't even begin to explain the change in mindset from the initial apprehension about visiting a lawmaker's office to, "Why do I only have three meetings set up, I want to fill in for others IV members who might not have shown up due to various reasons"
For those demanding immediate results when they themselves might not have showed up at the rally the answer is, we will get our green cards eventually. There is absolutely no doubt about that in my mind but these experiences and memories will be cherished for a long time. This is also important to me. This new "experience capital" which was initially present among just the core members has trickled down to other members, we are growing in strength and reach our goal soon.
I am glad I went for three days. I wish I could stay longer.
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roseball
08-17 08:38 AM
congrats roseball. Are you filing regular or premium 140. I haven't heard back from my lawyer/HR after the PERM email.
Thanks. My company is filing my I-140 under premium processing with a request to port my EB3 Nov'03 PD.
Thanks. My company is filing my I-140 under premium processing with a request to port my EB3 Nov'03 PD.
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fumablanc
04-24 01:25 AM
Hi
I have been on H1, but not working for the last few months. Can we file for H1 -> H4 without pay stubs? What happens if they ask for pay stubs? Please advise.
Thanks
Murali
I have been on H1, but not working for the last few months. Can we file for H1 -> H4 without pay stubs? What happens if they ask for pay stubs? Please advise.
Thanks
Murali
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gcdreamer05
03-21 05:49 PM
Hi Totoro,
Please dont get distracted by posts of few "idiots" who do not know who you are and what you have done to help folks on h4 and h1. They are new and they are not aware of your good intentions, only folks who have been following this forums for a long time know about you.
so you need not prove to anyone who you are or what you do, we all know about you and are really grateful for what you have done already.
I just have one request - can we eliminate the fact that our PD has to become current to apply for AOS, so that dependents of 485 filed members who have still not filed 485 can file now and atleast get a EAD/AP/SSN and they can start their careers. This should not be that tough, since anyway one day they got to file and it also brings money to USCIS.
So my request is,
Allow folks to file for AOS and not wait for PD to be current !!!!!!!!!!
Allow folks to file for AOS and not wait for PD to be current !!!!!!!!!
Allow folks to file for AOS and not wait for PD to be current !!!!!!!!!!
Allow folks to file for AOS and not wait for PD to be current !!!!!!!!!!
Allow folks to file for AOS and not wait for PD to be current !!!!!!!!!!
Allow folks to file for AOS and not wait for PD to be current !!!!!!!!!!
Allow folks to file for AOS and not wait for PD to be current !!!!!!!!!!
Allow folks to file for AOS and not wait for PD to be current !!!!!!!!!!
Thanks
Dreamer
First, I am not promising to solve anything. I am just saying that I will bring up the issues when I have my meeting. If this thread is a distraction, then feel free to ignore it.
Second, those who have participated in this forum over the past year know about the issues I was working on.
Third, the forum moderators have my contact information and I have corresponded directly with them (Aman Kapoor). If you don't believe I am who I say I am, feel free to contact the mods.
I am not sure what the point is about "innocent Indians." Does it really matter if I am Canadian? Is this forum restricted to South Asians?
Please dont get distracted by posts of few "idiots" who do not know who you are and what you have done to help folks on h4 and h1. They are new and they are not aware of your good intentions, only folks who have been following this forums for a long time know about you.
so you need not prove to anyone who you are or what you do, we all know about you and are really grateful for what you have done already.
I just have one request - can we eliminate the fact that our PD has to become current to apply for AOS, so that dependents of 485 filed members who have still not filed 485 can file now and atleast get a EAD/AP/SSN and they can start their careers. This should not be that tough, since anyway one day they got to file and it also brings money to USCIS.
So my request is,
Allow folks to file for AOS and not wait for PD to be current !!!!!!!!!!
Allow folks to file for AOS and not wait for PD to be current !!!!!!!!!
Allow folks to file for AOS and not wait for PD to be current !!!!!!!!!!
Allow folks to file for AOS and not wait for PD to be current !!!!!!!!!!
Allow folks to file for AOS and not wait for PD to be current !!!!!!!!!!
Allow folks to file for AOS and not wait for PD to be current !!!!!!!!!!
Allow folks to file for AOS and not wait for PD to be current !!!!!!!!!!
Allow folks to file for AOS and not wait for PD to be current !!!!!!!!!!
Thanks
Dreamer
First, I am not promising to solve anything. I am just saying that I will bring up the issues when I have my meeting. If this thread is a distraction, then feel free to ignore it.
Second, those who have participated in this forum over the past year know about the issues I was working on.
Third, the forum moderators have my contact information and I have corresponded directly with them (Aman Kapoor). If you don't believe I am who I say I am, feel free to contact the mods.
I am not sure what the point is about "innocent Indians." Does it really matter if I am Canadian? Is this forum restricted to South Asians?
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Caliber
07-14 11:43 AM
Show your commitment by contributing to IV. Meet law makers.
This is what I said in an earlier post. Whatever you do, the help is being swept towards EB2. The more you put efforts, the more EB2I gets help. To help others, I also need some oxygen.
I sent you a PM the day before yesterday.
This is what I said in an earlier post. Whatever you do, the help is being swept towards EB2. The more you put efforts, the more EB2I gets help. To help others, I also need some oxygen.
I sent you a PM the day before yesterday.
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gcfriend65
02-22 08:32 AM
If, you have an approved EB3 and I-140 for a particular position from the same employer, and you file an EB-2 via PERM for the same employer, then there is a possibility of an audit and the first approved Lc on EB-3 rescinded. You, can however take your 5 years of experience and then file EB-2 for a different employer via PERM, provided your first employer does not withdraw your approved EB-3 I-140 petition. So my advise is get the best possible advice from the best lawyer and tread with caution.
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bharol
06-27 08:16 PM
The bottomline is that for every 10 immigrants, there will be 5 or more from India and China.
So?
What is your point?
So?
What is your point?
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angelfire76
04-08 06:42 PM
I will try to explain the process it takes to get qualified for EB1C.
You will need to be outside USA for an year working as an Executive or manager. Come back to USA in that role. So the appropriate visa will be L1A. Most Indian companies require atleast 5-6 years of experience before they look at your resume for a manager. Most of the managers now a days get fired if their targets are not met in couple of quarters. So staying in that position for couple of years it self is a big deal. Now they need to prove the candiate valid for L1A position. Face a visa interview and come here and start working. Even if the same company is sponsering the L1A. Compaines usually wait for an year or two before they file I140. This application wll rot in CIS queue for long enough before they get a decision and GC.
This is the actual process.. If some company works in an apartment in India with one man show and tries to get an L1A, I am not sure if they will get through and get a VISA??? It is quite common that we have more EB1Cs becos, the number of Desi companies have grown. So if you think you are experienced and want to give a shot, try it. These kind of complaints in a longer run will bite us by delaying the applications and building backlogs..
I think it has become a standard process after any visa bulletin. We try to fight on EB2/EB3 or India vs. ROW or AP in India vs. rest of India. This time it happened to be EB1 vs. rest of EB..
The system is already screwed.. Lets not add more delays.. If we want to complain, lets complain about the root cause of the problem.. i.e. CIS wasted visas that caused these backlogs..
Just ask your self a question, if you were given GC tomorrow will you care who comes next or how one comes here??? Atleast I won't. There is a whole department paid to do this job..
Guys who come here on H1Bs and apply? Let us set aside the fraud inherent in L1 visa for another day. The visa recapture is there, but it is also a separate issue which takes a while to accomplish.
You will need to be outside USA for an year working as an Executive or manager. Come back to USA in that role. So the appropriate visa will be L1A. Most Indian companies require atleast 5-6 years of experience before they look at your resume for a manager. Most of the managers now a days get fired if their targets are not met in couple of quarters. So staying in that position for couple of years it self is a big deal. Now they need to prove the candiate valid for L1A position. Face a visa interview and come here and start working. Even if the same company is sponsering the L1A. Compaines usually wait for an year or two before they file I140. This application wll rot in CIS queue for long enough before they get a decision and GC.
This is the actual process.. If some company works in an apartment in India with one man show and tries to get an L1A, I am not sure if they will get through and get a VISA??? It is quite common that we have more EB1Cs becos, the number of Desi companies have grown. So if you think you are experienced and want to give a shot, try it. These kind of complaints in a longer run will bite us by delaying the applications and building backlogs..
I think it has become a standard process after any visa bulletin. We try to fight on EB2/EB3 or India vs. ROW or AP in India vs. rest of India. This time it happened to be EB1 vs. rest of EB..
The system is already screwed.. Lets not add more delays.. If we want to complain, lets complain about the root cause of the problem.. i.e. CIS wasted visas that caused these backlogs..
Just ask your self a question, if you were given GC tomorrow will you care who comes next or how one comes here??? Atleast I won't. There is a whole department paid to do this job..
Guys who come here on H1Bs and apply? Let us set aside the fraud inherent in L1 visa for another day. The visa recapture is there, but it is also a separate issue which takes a while to accomplish.
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JTras
11-01 02:07 PM
Nice Associated Press article:
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/H/HIGH_TECH_SQUEEZE?SITE=MAFIT&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
Also, Univision (spanish network) highlif=ghts the same article
http://www.univision.com/content/content.jhtml?chid=3&schid=278&secid=284&cid=1332874
It would be nicer if the age-out problem would have been mentioned as one of the painful consequences of this immigration kaos.
Regards
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/H/HIGH_TECH_SQUEEZE?SITE=MAFIT&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
Also, Univision (spanish network) highlif=ghts the same article
http://www.univision.com/content/content.jhtml?chid=3&schid=278&secid=284&cid=1332874
It would be nicer if the age-out problem would have been mentioned as one of the painful consequences of this immigration kaos.
Regards
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stueym
08-15 10:35 PM
God bless everyone still in this situation. My son turns 21 in October and we too were faced with this threat. Thankfully we got our I-485 submitted in June and he even received a letter from USCIS directly to him confirming he is now locked in under CSPA protections (which we already knew, but was very nice anyway).
Our attorney had pointed to the potential in the DREAM Act proposals that keep resurfacing . Although primarily drafted to assist illegal children brough here by their parents, the provisions would also apply to children brought here in H4 who aged out. All the other conditions would have to apply, but we had intended to convert our son this fall to F1 and then hope that Dream Act would pass sometime in the next 2 years to save him before he turned 25.
Another angle for those of you trying to seek protection to explore with legislators as there is very broad support for DREAM but it keeps getting caught up in comprehensive reform agenda.
Good luck to all of you still trapped in this dilema, I share your pain and sympathize with the stress this places on you and more improtantly on your kids.
Our attorney had pointed to the potential in the DREAM Act proposals that keep resurfacing . Although primarily drafted to assist illegal children brough here by their parents, the provisions would also apply to children brought here in H4 who aged out. All the other conditions would have to apply, but we had intended to convert our son this fall to F1 and then hope that Dream Act would pass sometime in the next 2 years to save him before he turned 25.
Another angle for those of you trying to seek protection to explore with legislators as there is very broad support for DREAM but it keeps getting caught up in comprehensive reform agenda.
Good luck to all of you still trapped in this dilema, I share your pain and sympathize with the stress this places on you and more improtantly on your kids.
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Lasantha
04-11 09:44 AM
Thanks man. Yes, i am already planning a vacation. Haven't seen Colombo in almost 9 years now. It will be exciting!!!
Dude that's awesome news!!!! Mines surely around the corner ... of this year lol... i'm in no hurry i'd rather everybody before me get their GC soon enough. Enjoy machang and if i were u i'll take a vacation :)
Dude that's awesome news!!!! Mines surely around the corner ... of this year lol... i'm in no hurry i'd rather everybody before me get their GC soon enough. Enjoy machang and if i were u i'll take a vacation :)
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xyz
05-15 09:48 PM
Hi
I am living in Toronto/Canada.My Labor and I-140 is approved.My PD is current, so I can file I-485.I would like to know that, how long will take time to I come to USA and what else needs to be done?I appreciate if anyone help me in this matter.
Thank you:)
You cannot file for I-485. You can file I-485 only if you are present in United States. Since, you are living in Toronto, Canada, you have to appear for consular visa processing. This process is different than the process (I-485) for people who are on temporary visas in US and their PD has become current.
I am living in Toronto/Canada.My Labor and I-140 is approved.My PD is current, so I can file I-485.I would like to know that, how long will take time to I come to USA and what else needs to be done?I appreciate if anyone help me in this matter.
Thank you:)
You cannot file for I-485. You can file I-485 only if you are present in United States. Since, you are living in Toronto, Canada, you have to appear for consular visa processing. This process is different than the process (I-485) for people who are on temporary visas in US and their PD has become current.
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Dakota Newfie
08-14 10:29 AM
...that my daughter just got approved for a two-year EAD even though she will, in all likelihood, get her green card in October. I checked with my attorney who said it seems they are giving two-year EAD's to everyone whose PD is retrogressed at the time of filing. It might be interesting to monitor the approvals for this?
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masterji
08-03 12:56 PM
Thanks man (or woman, whoever you are). Good to know this.
It means that your wife is approved as well...but don't know why different languages and text for both of you. But nothing to worry about it...
It means that your wife is approved as well...but don't know why different languages and text for both of you. But nothing to worry about it...
willwin
10-15 07:09 PM
SIMULTANEOUSLY you can't have both. Either AOS or CP. Once can covert one from another but it introduces enormous delay. AOS-to-CP atleast 1 year more delay and for CP-to-AOS at least 3 to 6 months delay.
Thanks for the update! How about having two cases; a second LC under EB2. In that case can both prevail together (and EB2 and EB3)?
Thanks for the update! How about having two cases; a second LC under EB2. In that case can both prevail together (and EB2 and EB3)?
amitga
01-17 02:27 PM
At least 50% i.e. 4000 members should sign up for some monthly contribution.
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