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The next attorney call for free EB immigration advice is planned for 01 April 07, Sunday at 11:30 AM Eastern Time. We will be responding to questions 131 through 153 during this call. Please await more details on the time. Members who have posed questions would have received an email assigning them with this range of question IDs.

Please email us following the procedure outlined in this link : Click here (http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/showthread.php?t=3691)

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04-22 10:23 PM

July/Aug-07 filer for I-485 at NSC. Applied for EAD Feb-end and Received EAD in the mail last week. Noticed that the validity start date is 3/24/2007 and end date is 3/23/2009
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03-18 03:42 PM

My wife is currently on H4 and we have EAD/AP, though not used. She is planning to apply for H1 with new employer.

When approved, does she need to leave the country and get visa stamped before starting employment.

If she leaves the country and enters using the AP document, will it cause any issues with her H1. Any input will be appreciated. Thank you.

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02-09 03:21 PM

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04-28 09:20 AM

The USCIS announced today, April 27, 2009, that it has received approxiamtely 45,000 H-1B petitions counting toward this fiscal year's general cap of 65,000. Therefore it will continue to accept H-1B petitions that are subject to the general cap.

Then USCIS also announced that it has received approximately 20,000 H-1B petitions for aliens with U.S. advanced degrees subject to the 20,000 advanced degree cap. However, the USCIS says it will continue to accept additional advanced degree petitions because it knows from past experience that some number of the advance degree petitions are not approvable for any number of possible reasons.

I will update this blog on the H-1B account as soon as the USCIS makes further announcements.



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06-17 12:07 AM

If I-485 is filed improperly, the application can be rejected and we need to resend again, however if the date move back, we will be stuck for years again.

What are the basis on which USCIS will reject the application, when the lawyer apply the application, what kind of evidence we should be double checking in our side, so that we do not have any potential for rejection.
If the fees are correct, if the forms are signed, all the initial evidence is provided? These are good enough to guarantee the acceptance of application.

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My friend John Lamb in Nashville has had this idea for a while. It sounds a little nuts at first, but as John notes - Giving American citizens the power of granting legal status to their foreign-born friends is an idea I've had for a while but not trumpeted very much. The idea is, if deputization of immigration enforcement responsibilities is such a great idea, why not deputize the admission and naturalization piece, as well?. Well now a Utah Republican Senator is proposing a bill that would do just this. According to the Salt Lake Tribune: Rep. John Dougall, R-Highland,...

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08-09 01:37 PM

Due to the big mess of July visa bulliten. Can I file multiple 485 cases to secure that one of my AOS case is accepted? Since once it is rejected due to improper filing, the next visa bulliten would be back to 2006 or 2005.
My situation is:

First I-485 case: I can file I-485 as principle applicant, and my spouse can file as dependent
plan to submit at the end of this week (Aug 11, 07).

Sencond I-485 case: My spouse can file as principle applicant based on his I-140, and I can file as dependent, plan to submit before Aug 17, 2007, with cover letter stating:
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There has been an error in the processing of my I-130 petition for my mother. It was approved and now I am being asked to submit form I-485 or form I-824. The problem is that my mother is not and has never been to the US. I called CIS and talked to a representative about the error. She said she would send a letter to the CIS about it and that I should hear back from CIS in 5 days. I am just wondering if this timeline is realistic or I should expect it to take more time. Should I contact my senator and ask for assistance in facilitating this process? Would hiring a lawyer expedite this process? I know that the petition should then go to the NVC. Would a lawyer help?
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07-17 05:24 PM

Hello,

My firm is about to start greencard processcing for me and this is the first time that they are undergoing this process. They are searching for letter templates which decribes the employee eligibility and responsibilies in the firm and why they want to recommend greencard for this perticular employee. If anybody can upload such kind of templates/documents, that would be of greater help.

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12-20 08:00 AM

Dear Mr. President: With all respect, and lingering if flagging admiration, I write to help you tackle a problem -- America's broken immigration system. If you do the right, bold thing on immigration, it could well determine the success of your presidency and facilitate your reelection in 2012. You've already admitted that the voters gave you a "shellacking" in the mid-term elections. You've also heard Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader, announce that the overarching goal of Republicans in the next two years is to make sure that you turn out to be a one-term president. Despite your having cozied up...

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12-19 02:35 PM

Hi,

I need some urgent advise. My wife has got a Biometrics appointment notice for 8th Jan. She is in India currently and scheduled to return on 24th Jan. We have already got the appointment rescheduled once (original notice was for 1st Dec). When we got it rescheduled we asked them to give us the next appointment after 1stFeb, but they ignored that part!

I wanted to know can I get it rescheduled again? Will it have any impact on her 485 application? Do I need to enclose any cover letter explaining why i need to reschedule? Any personal experiences with rescheduling the appointment more than once?

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10-04 09:05 PM

Hi All,

I'm looking for solutions in my situation.
I'm currently under a L1 visa for a company A but I would like to resign and look for another Job.

The thing is, as far as I understood, If I resign I have to leave the US. So here are my questions:

1) How long can I stay in the US after I resigned from my company under a L1 visa? Can I stay in the US even if my I-94 is valid?

2) How is the USCIS notified that I resigned from my company? Should I send a notification or is that done by my company?

3) Can I apply to a H1B COS by myself to then look for a job? Or will I need a company B to sponsor me?

4) If I can't apply to a H1B COS by myself, do I have any other visa options?


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09-26 11:04 PM

Hi,
My friend had done 7th Yr Extension last month. By Mistake she gave dates such that it showed that she was out of USA for 1 year. So the lawyer filed for 3 yr extension and USCIS permitted. Is this rectifiable?

Thanks
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12-18 09:40 AM

In our December 2009 newsletter, we explained how the employment-based (EB) priority date system works. See http://shusterman.com/dec09.html#4 In this article, we provide you with materials which may make it easier for you to estimate when you will be able to adjust your status (AOS) and become a permanent resident. First of all, how many people have pending applications for AOS in the EB categories? The USCIS states that, as of September 23, 2009, there were 234,000. Of this total, 75,000 were in the EB-2 category and 151,000 were in the EB-3 category. Of course, not all persons with EB priority...

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07-29 01:14 PM

Dear Experts,

My wife's H1 is pending from H4. Its got selected in lottery and waiting for approval. But in the mean time we have to go to Canada and come back within 3 days. I would like to know if this impacts the COS. If it so, what are the options, means again can we apply for COS once we get the H1 approval without COS? Please let me know the options.

Thanks in advance
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09-01 08:13 PM

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No change at TSC. NSC moved by 2 days.

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07-19 04:53 PM

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08-08 04:37 PM

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08-03 02:56 PM

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03-11 01:48 PM

Hi,
I am in an awkward position and any help will be greatly appreciated. Here is the run down:
- I am currently on an H1B that is scheduled to expire on May 15th, 2007 as per the stamp on my passport.
- I have accepted employment with another organization based on my EAD (485+140).
- The catch is that I plan to re-enter the US on April 21st, 2007(Saturday) but technically my employment will cease with the employer who filed my H1B on April 20th (Friday).
- I have applied for my travel document (I131-based on 485) but it will probably not arrive before I leave the country.

Questions:
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- When do H1B�s technically expire after termination of employment?

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05-08 02:38 AM

Hi everyone:


Can someone suggest if I'm in a hot water over this issue. My company applied for the labor certification back in Dec. 2002. In the Labor Certification form they quoted 40 for the "Total hours per week". The LC was approved back in July of 2007. Later in Sept. of 2007 we filed I-140 and I-485 concurrently.

In April of this year my company received an RFE for the I-140, where USCIS requested some additional translations and my W-2 forms for all the years of my employment. We've responded to it.

So here's my question. Since 2002 my working schedule changed and now I work 32 hours per week, that is different than 40, which was included in the LC. It doesn't say anywhere in my W-2's, but one can easily see that I'm being paid less by doing some simple math.

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06-13 10:43 PM

Hi all,


When started working for Company A it used to operated from 2 diffrent locations Newjersy ,New hampshire (Excutive office).
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03-10 10:36 PM

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I got F1 VISA for X University and then I transfered to Y University.
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05-17 12:50 PM

The H-1B visa is, by far, the most sought-after temporary work visa in the United States for foreign-born, professional workers. The H-1B category requires sponsorship by a U.S. employer and is limited to specialty positions which generally require the candidates hold at least a bachelor�s degree or the equivalent in a relevant discipline. It now appears that the impact of the economy on H-1B usage will be felt for at least another year. The annual cap or quota for new H-1B visas is set by Congress at 65,000 new visas per year, not including the 20,000 H-1B visas available under...

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Stealth protectionism on the immigration front is surfacing again in Congress. Two odd bedfellows -- self-described socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders (D.VT) and A+ anti-immigration lawmaker, Chuck Grassley (R. IA) -- are at it again. Earlier in the year, the duo inserted the Employ American Workers Act into the stimulus legislation (the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act) -- something I called "Protectionist Turducken" -- to prevent the hiring of H-1B workers by recipients of TARP and Federal Reserve funding. On Nov. 19, they proposed the "Employ America Act," a bill (S. 2804) which would require employers of over 100 workers who...

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01-30 09:25 AM

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I am working on H1 and my current H1 petition is valid until April 6th 2011.
My visa (stamp) expired in Nov 2009.
I have my new H1 extension petition approved from April 7th 2011- 2014( same employer).
I am going to India early Feb and will going to Hyd/Chennai for visa stamp.
In the visa appointment it is asking for my petition number: which one should I give current or the new extension one. I would like to have my H1 stamped until 2014 so that I can avoid additional trip to consulate.
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01-14 04:41 PM

I meant Papu..We have not yet heard from IV Core..I know funds may be an issue to do hard lobbying..can we use soft campigning like letter and Fax campign to turn attention to the legal issue..I thought it was time to pick up momentum now..
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04-19 04:45 PM

I e-filed my EAD renewal application along with my wife's EAD application on 03/16 and both were approved on 04/07. We both have sequential receipt #s.
However, we received my wife's EAD on 04/12 but not mine. I am the primary application of 485.

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09-10 07:34 PM

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06-23 01:38 AM

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10-29 04:50 PM

Hello All,
I have my H1B immigration interview in New delhi on NOV 4th. I am not sure if this is a problem or not. In 2009 (Nov - Jan) I worked for a small company for designing websites. That employer doesnt have any of my details except my name . But, he said I am on his payroll and issued me few company cheques( I am on OPT at that time). At Feb I need to apply for my OPT extension, that small company dint give me their e verified number so I quit that job and joined a consultancy and applied for OPT extension. I got a new job in March. Now consultancy people filed for my H1 and it got approved. Now I am flying to India and need to get my H1 stamped. Would there be any problem about my last job where they dont have any of my details except my name?

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i did bit of a research and i found the answer myself.

http://newdelhi.usembassy.gov/nivconsdist.html

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06-02 10:24 PM

Hi,

I am on L1B with I94 expiring on April 2012 from Company X, I found an employer Company Y who will file my H1B in June/July 2011 under premium processing. If H1B is approved then:
1. Can I work under Company X till Sep end and join Company Y from 1st Oct without any hassel?
2. Will my status will change automatically from L1 to H1 from Oct 1st onwards?
3. Will my new H1b will be valid until April 2012 only? as my current i94 (on L1B) is till April 2012?
4. I can travel to India and return in Sep 2011 using my existing L1B? Will there be any problem in port of entry? I have traveled using L1B to-from India multiple times, but I am concerned now because I will be having H1b approved along with L1B.
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05-24 08:47 PM

Hi I am going to india on july and I need to get my h1 visa stamped as the previous one expired and at the same time my wife needs to get her h4 visa stamped
now when i return back i am planning to bring my parents on short trip
my question
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Some light coming up in the tunnel. Hope its not that of an oncoming train.

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U.S. CEOs' economic view brightens; wary of hiring | Reuters (http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE5B73DY20091208)

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Frustrated by what they see as a party gone astray, a group of House and Senate conservatives led by Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) and Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) today will announce a new bicameral caucus aimed at returning fiscal restraint, ethics and national defense to the fore of the GOP's philosophical and policy platforms.

The group - which in addition to DeMint and Hensarling is made up of Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.), Rep. John Shadegg (R-Ariz.), Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.) and Rep. John Campbell (R-Calif.) - will officially announce the creation of their new caucus - dubbed Reagan21. They also will unveil their "statement of policy commitment," which includes 10 key positions on issues ranging from Congressional earmarks to health care reform.

While participants are billing the new caucus as a complement to the leadership teams in place in the House and Senate, Republicans familiar with the project acknowledge that to a certain degree it is a challenge to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio), because implicitly the call for a new direction is a rejection of the course they have steered along with President Bush.

"When you're saying, 'Here's the vision of what the party should be,' you're saying the vision isn't there right now," said a House Republican not directly involved with the effort.

A second Republican agreed, arguing that a more broad change in how the party runs is needed.

"Whenever there's a vacuum in elected or political leadership, there's a need to fill it. When you have leadership positions not resulting in leadership, people will go elsewhere," the second Republican said, adding the problems of the party go far beyond simple messaging conflicts.

"It's a fight for [the GOP's] soul, not just a superficial divide. There are people who believe it's the job of Republican Members to come here and send money home to their states and to expand government. And that's just not what rank-and-file party members want."

Today's announcement of the group's principles for reform of the Republican Party are the first in a series of steps that the caucus will take over the next several months. Members are in the process of setting up independent outside institutions - similar to the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation - to support their activities, and they will have a Web site up and running in the next few weeks.

Although details of those plans were unclear at press time Tuesday, one member of the group said the caucus will use the foundation as a semi-independent apparatus to communicate with Republicans outside Washington, D.C., as well as the general public.

Although members of the group declined to comment on the caucus on the record, one Member involved said the lawmakers believe the GOP's elected leaders have strayed from the party's traditional fiscal conservative roots.

"A few of us here are trying to change the culture" of the GOP, the lawmaker said, adding that "the core values of the Republican Party are not being adhered to by the party inside Congress. But there's a yearning for it outside the Beltway."

According to Republicans familiar with the effort, it arose from meetings between DeMint, who chairs the Republican Steering Committee in the Senate, and Hensarling, who chairs the Republican Study Committee in the House. Both organizations are the hub for conservative efforts in the chambers, and following the disastrous 2006 election, DeMint and Hensarling began holding meetings in an effort to better coordinate their efforts.

Eventually, the two began to bring other lawmakers into these Member-only meetings. Following months of discussion, the group decided to start the caucus, choosing a name that would invoke the core fiscal principles of former President Ronald Reagan for the 21st century.

The principles - which new members will be required to make a pledge to follow and which will be the centerpiece of the group's legislative and public outreach efforts - cover a wide variety of issues. For instance, members of the caucus will be required to foreswear asking for any new earmarks in legislation. The principles also call for reforms to the tax code and entitlement programs, including the implementation of personal "ownership" of retirement security and health care decisions, according to a copy of a document obtained by Roll Call. Members of the caucus also will support expansion of intelligence and other national defense programs, as well as an aggressive border security approach to immigration.

While all of the members of the group would likely fall under the broad rubric of "social conservatives," the principles steer clear of issues like abortion or gay marriage. According to those involved in the effort, members of Reagan21, according to one, have decided that while those issues are important to them, they have decided to "focus on the fiscal policy issues that I think really killed us last year."

Republicans privately also applauded the decision to stay with traditional fiscal issues rather than expand the group's focus into social topics. One source noted that while most base Republican voters are fierce social conservatives, many independent voters and disaffected Democrats - who agree with the GOP on fiscal issues and ethics - are turned off by the party's heavy tilt toward its social wing.

According to GOP aides, the group has operated under strict confidentiality rules as it has hashed out how it will operate and what its mission should be - so much so that staff continue to have only a sketchy idea of what their bosses are envisioning. Additionally, the members of the group have agreed to not tip their hand to either Boehner or McConnell before today's news conference, although they have begun reaching out to like-minded Members in the House and Senate to join the group.

The formation of the caucus is the latest in a series of breaks between conservatives, particularly in the Senate, and the party's traditional power centers this year. DeMint and Coburn have openly and repeatedly attacked "Old Bulls" in the party like Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) for their use of earmarks. Additionally, conservatives openly broke with their leaders this spring over the immigration bill.

The Reagan21 member cautioned that the caucus's critique of current GOP positions should not be seen as members "tak[ing] a swipe at anybody" in leadership positions. "They've got a tough job and it's hard to get your arms around the whole party" in a way that could facilitate reform, the lawmaker explained, adding that Reagan21 participants see themselves as "the conscience of the Republican Party here" in Washington.

But reform will be key if Republicans are to avoid further electoral loses next year, this member said.

"Unless the Republicans get together and define themselves we're going to get caught in fog. ... I don't want to be Democrat-lite," the lawmaker said, adding that the group hopes to attract Members who have long been fiscal conservatives as well as new recruits. Reagan21 hopes "that a lot of these Republicans who like to think they can have it both ways - go home and talk like conservatives but come here and vote for whatever they want - will be forced to come to our side. We can't continue to allow a few people in our party continue to pervert what we are about."

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sertasheep

09-23 10:50 PM

Dear IV members,

We're nearing the 100 question mark, with our fourth conference call which will be planned momentarily. We have room for a few more questions for this next conference call. Please continue to send us your questions post haste per the procedure outlined in this (http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/showthread.php?t=1267) thread.

Questions received to date have been assigned unique identifiers and such IV members have been notified.

Please await details of the next conference call which will be published during the week of Sept 25, 2006(upcoming week).

Thank you,

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italianlady

10-28 10:23 AM

Hi everybody!
nice to meet you and thanks for any advice :)

I'd like to ask you a question since as I said before italian consulate is not that full of infos...i hope this is the correct section !

I filled up my DS156 online for a H4 ViSA Application two months ago, but then me and my husband who works in the U.S. have found out that we need an extra document, that will be issued much later. So we left it pending and never took an appointment at our consulate.
My question is: since the conditions and answers might be different next time, can I just erase my DS156 form and fill up a new one next time I need?
How can I erase it?

i'm going to visit him on christmas time to spend some time together, as tourist with VISA WAIVER... might I have problems enterning the us by custom service because i filled up this application time ago?

can I just say i'm going to visit my husband for that months being honest?

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nixstor

03-11 03:24 PM

I need at least one person from Vermont

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