conchshell
07-09 04:09 PM
Alongwith permission for H4 to work, there are several other problems that legal immigrants face in USA. However, lets face it ... its always a small set of people who are fighting for their green cards. After a prolonged wait, once they get the GC, they move on with their life, forgetting their own ordeal in the past, and ignoring the future problems of fresh GC aspirants in the queue.
Even the fresh GC aspirants who come to USA on H1/L1 visa, do not understand the importance of staying on top of their GC application and start organizing themselves. Mostly they realize the gravity of situation couple of year after their arrival, and start venting their anger and frustation on immigration forum like this.
A majority of immigrants think that the immigration doors should shut down immediately after they get their GC's. This transformation takes place overnight. I have never heard that from such a large population of immigrants who are settled in USA, anyone ever raised their voice supporting the legal immigration.
Lets face it ... its an unjust world ... we have lots of problems as far as legal immigration is concerned. But how many of us who are boiling with frustation here, will ever work and spend our time and energy on immigration related issues once we get the green card/citizenship?
BTW, I am just throwing some light on the basic root cause of this problem... no war of words please ... just peace.
Even the fresh GC aspirants who come to USA on H1/L1 visa, do not understand the importance of staying on top of their GC application and start organizing themselves. Mostly they realize the gravity of situation couple of year after their arrival, and start venting their anger and frustation on immigration forum like this.
A majority of immigrants think that the immigration doors should shut down immediately after they get their GC's. This transformation takes place overnight. I have never heard that from such a large population of immigrants who are settled in USA, anyone ever raised their voice supporting the legal immigration.
Lets face it ... its an unjust world ... we have lots of problems as far as legal immigration is concerned. But how many of us who are boiling with frustation here, will ever work and spend our time and energy on immigration related issues once we get the green card/citizenship?
BTW, I am just throwing some light on the basic root cause of this problem... no war of words please ... just peace.
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anilsal
11-14 09:03 PM
Major reform is "not viable in this Congress," added Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-San Jose, chairwoman of the House Judiciary subcommittee on immigration. (http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_7437469)
There is also opposition to consider piecemeal options which treat legal immigration reform separately.
I am generally a very optimistic person but not seeing whats really viable this year.
I understand that IV is looking into other angles as well. Once again not sure.
Can IV core comment about what our realistic chances are?
Please dont answer "Join your state chapters". I am already a state chapter member.
Please contact your state chapter leaders for information. :) They are always updated with the latest possibilities.
There is also opposition to consider piecemeal options which treat legal immigration reform separately.
I am generally a very optimistic person but not seeing whats really viable this year.
I understand that IV is looking into other angles as well. Once again not sure.
Can IV core comment about what our realistic chances are?
Please dont answer "Join your state chapters". I am already a state chapter member.
Please contact your state chapter leaders for information. :) They are always updated with the latest possibilities.
raajpagare
03-06 02:49 AM
They wrote "ass" instead of "all". Is it a freudian slip or they are deliberately calling us names on the sly :)
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nightowl76
03-03 02:34 PM
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nb_des
07-19 05:08 PM
rpatel,
I don't think it is about being optmistic or pessimistic. It is about doing best with your life. One can do better than wait for 5 or 10 years on top of what we have already done for the green card in the same position with very little salary raise.
It is not only about salary raise. In 5 or 10 years with the right attitude one could really grow into senior management psotion. Will the green card be worth it after 10 years you are still stuck in same programmer level job doing the same stuff all over again
I am in my late 20's and am going to finish my 7th year next month...you decide how many feet of water I am in..:rolleyes: Meanwhile I totally understand your argument that the situation is the most frustrating for people who have been here the longest. I'd say sharpen you swimming skills and then it wouldn't matter how deep the water is or how tall you are....I's say stick with it and endure hardship if you value the end result (GC ofcourse). Even if you decide to go back...whatever your age/experience be...never forget its never too late..Gandhi was 46 years old when he returned to India from SA after spending 22 years there..Still wasn't too late for him to start a revolution now... or was it ?:)
May be you might also want to change your handle...GCby3000 doesn't sound that optimistic
I don't think it is about being optmistic or pessimistic. It is about doing best with your life. One can do better than wait for 5 or 10 years on top of what we have already done for the green card in the same position with very little salary raise.
It is not only about salary raise. In 5 or 10 years with the right attitude one could really grow into senior management psotion. Will the green card be worth it after 10 years you are still stuck in same programmer level job doing the same stuff all over again
I am in my late 20's and am going to finish my 7th year next month...you decide how many feet of water I am in..:rolleyes: Meanwhile I totally understand your argument that the situation is the most frustrating for people who have been here the longest. I'd say sharpen you swimming skills and then it wouldn't matter how deep the water is or how tall you are....I's say stick with it and endure hardship if you value the end result (GC ofcourse). Even if you decide to go back...whatever your age/experience be...never forget its never too late..Gandhi was 46 years old when he returned to India from SA after spending 22 years there..Still wasn't too late for him to start a revolution now... or was it ?:)
May be you might also want to change your handle...GCby3000 doesn't sound that optimistic
here4gc
08-01 04:52 PM
I don't know how many people know this, but I have worked with 3-4 different attorneys and I HIGHLY reccommend RAJIV S KHANNA.
Firstly, Rajiv reviews EACH & EVERY CASE!!!! - you find it hard to believe ? - no, its true, I spoke to the guy atleast 3-4 times. I had a question and i called the paralegal, she just heard me for 2 minutes and said, wait, I will get Rajiv on the phone and Voila - he spent like 45 minutes answering my every question.
I told him its a great relief to even talk to an attorney directly. Also, a little known fact is that apart from immigrationportal.com Rajiv has his own website for his clients, its a protected site and he answers every question himself, its not a complicated site like his portal, but real simple and nice. He does not overcharge, his staff worked weekend and nights to file my case. I was calling their office even on saturday at 8PM and have always been greeted with a smile and with extreme patience.
Every time i have left a message or sent an email, they have ALWAYS followed up, no matter what..it can't get better than this...
I have had horrible experiences with 2 other attorneys though..they even took my money and DID NOTHING..
Firstly, Rajiv reviews EACH & EVERY CASE!!!! - you find it hard to believe ? - no, its true, I spoke to the guy atleast 3-4 times. I had a question and i called the paralegal, she just heard me for 2 minutes and said, wait, I will get Rajiv on the phone and Voila - he spent like 45 minutes answering my every question.
I told him its a great relief to even talk to an attorney directly. Also, a little known fact is that apart from immigrationportal.com Rajiv has his own website for his clients, its a protected site and he answers every question himself, its not a complicated site like his portal, but real simple and nice. He does not overcharge, his staff worked weekend and nights to file my case. I was calling their office even on saturday at 8PM and have always been greeted with a smile and with extreme patience.
Every time i have left a message or sent an email, they have ALWAYS followed up, no matter what..it can't get better than this...
I have had horrible experiences with 2 other attorneys though..they even took my money and DID NOTHING..
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Libra
07-23 08:23 PM
I know everything, i have been following these forums from past 3 yrs, but i responded to the post by ksircar, he said "I think some SELFISH people with recent PDs are scared as people with older PDs may take the quota" which was inappropriate, cursing core members or people who are eligible to file 485 doesn't help right? that's all i want to say.
Here I want to make clear, FIFO for taking labor applications and sending ad instructions not for approving. I know depending on compilcation of cases(I think), some cases with PD 2005 get approved fast and cases with PD 2003 are taking longer. I dont know why all these mess in DOL, for taking the labor applications and sending ad instructions.
Here I want to make clear, FIFO for taking labor applications and sending ad instructions not for approving. I know depending on compilcation of cases(I think), some cases with PD 2005 get approved fast and cases with PD 2003 are taking longer. I dont know why all these mess in DOL, for taking the labor applications and sending ad instructions.
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needhelp!
06-24 12:36 PM
Lets see if we can keep this thread on top with call reports. If you haven't done it yet, do it now!
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kak1978
09-29 01:58 PM
I travelled the same route on AI you are talking about and I had no problems and got one of the best services, I was stranded in gatwick for 3 days while travelling Delta, does that mean the entire airline is crap. For the price we pay Air India is one the Best value airline, (not to mentions excellent food and drinks) Delays happen , got to take them with a pinch of salt.
Experience with Air India
It is with great shame I bring out this piece to you about how Air India is using the "India" tag by cheating its innocent citizens and show its ugly real face. I have never seen anything so unprofessional and have no hesitation to say they are the worst airline in the world.
Passengers:
Father-in-Law (FIL) and Mother-in-Law with baby
My in-laws were returning to India via Air India on September 24th from EWR (Newark, NJ) airport after brief US visit.
Ticketing Experience:
We started the whole process 1 month earlier and contacted Air India (1800 223 7776) about the booking. First we got an answer saying that the class we booked in is full and we have to pay another 40$ per person for another segment. For that we had to call another AI booking# and after 40 mins on the call could reach an agent. We
got new confirmation #s and when asked for the basinet seat was told they could not see the seats and have a special request sent and asked me to call back in 3 days to confirm. We called like 5-6 times and everytime were told they cannot view the seats and when asked to see for seats in another segment or another date, we were told to
re-book again and then ask for seats. How on earth could an airline not see available seats in its aircraft.They have taken customer service to new digraceful level.I roped in my brother in law to go to AI office in Newark and try with an agent directly. Even after
going for 2-3 times directly to the AI office, my BIL failed to secure us the seats. After all the tries we were ultimately told to go to the Airport sooner on the travel date so we can get a basinet seat.
Journey Day:
On the date of the travel in-laws reached at 2:00 PM at the airport in hopes that they will get a basinet seat. The agent gave them a hard time and we had to go back n forth 2-3 times for getting the seats confirmed and have in-laws and baby seated together. I think the whole ticketing at the aiport is being handled by a third party who
are doing a horrible job. My FIL in the meanwhile buys a gift at the custom notified shops at EWR.The flight which was to depart at 6: 20 PM was ready for take off when all of a sudden the pilot says there is a technical problem (God knows what would have happened had the flight taken off). The flight returns to the gate and the passengers are told to wait until they fix the problem. They wait for 2 hours and are asked to then wait in the
boarding area until they really look into the technical problem. (In the meanwhile we hear on Indian TV channels that there is a Pilot strike going on in AI regarding Pilot pay package which adds to our tension). The Air India (airindia.com) website is for show off only with few flight images and had no flight status. We immediately call the AI office in Newark who have no-clue what is going on. When I asked the problem they said it is confidential and cannot be told:(. Eventually all the passengers are told that the flight has been
cancelled for the day and should return the next day and all the checked in baggage will be returned. My poor in-laws with baby had to return back and reached home at 3:00 AM in the morning.
The next day:
The next day the whole scene repeats again and we had to deal with the irritable AI ticket agents who say they are missing something at their whim. We were able to get a basinet seat this time also and happy we were all set for the 6:20 PM flight. This time we gave my FIL a pre-paid cell phone. The same thing repeats again. This time they wait in the boarding area and are told that the pilots have gone to repair the earlier (Sep 24) flight which had an issue. They wait patiently until 10:15 PM. We were all tensed here
and were expecting the flight to be cancelled this day also. No body from AI was available this day to pick-up and explain what is happening. The call re-directs to India who have no idea about the flight status in US. My FIL eventually calls at 10:30 PM and said that they will be boarding soon.
Frankfurt stop:
The flight has a stop at Franfurt and the passengers were asked to go to another terminal
for boarding the same aircraft. They had to go through the security check again and to my FIL's horror, the gift he bought at EWR duty free shop was not allowed and removed. When he showed the receipt they said that the gift has been bought in
US and cannot be allawed into the aircraft. :(Air India where are you and what a Maharaja experience.
Worst website ever:
In the mean while we keep checking the AI web site which I think is one of the worst web sites I have ever been to. I think that this contract is also being awarded to some third party with crores of tax payer money. we were looking for schedules of flight which departed on Sep 25 from Newark airport and here it shows th schedule of the 24th
flight.
Customer Service in Mumbai:
We tried to track the flight (if flightreached Mumbai) by calling AI desk in Mumbai. They had no idea and after repeated calls could reach an agent who made some research and
told that the flight has reached Mumbai and gave further schedule of the flight.
Flight reaches Hyderabad:
The flight reached Hyderabad after change of flight in Mumbai.
Luggage:
Some of the luggage was missing. To our horror the bags we got had stuff from some other people's bags. Please leave the luggage Air India.
Summary:
What a mess Air India. You have taken advantage of the "always yielding" Indians who prefer you for a home experience. Please remove the word "India" nd the "Maharaja" symbol as you are no longer fit for that.
Experience with Air India
It is with great shame I bring out this piece to you about how Air India is using the "India" tag by cheating its innocent citizens and show its ugly real face. I have never seen anything so unprofessional and have no hesitation to say they are the worst airline in the world.
Passengers:
Father-in-Law (FIL) and Mother-in-Law with baby
My in-laws were returning to India via Air India on September 24th from EWR (Newark, NJ) airport after brief US visit.
Ticketing Experience:
We started the whole process 1 month earlier and contacted Air India (1800 223 7776) about the booking. First we got an answer saying that the class we booked in is full and we have to pay another 40$ per person for another segment. For that we had to call another AI booking# and after 40 mins on the call could reach an agent. We
got new confirmation #s and when asked for the basinet seat was told they could not see the seats and have a special request sent and asked me to call back in 3 days to confirm. We called like 5-6 times and everytime were told they cannot view the seats and when asked to see for seats in another segment or another date, we were told to
re-book again and then ask for seats. How on earth could an airline not see available seats in its aircraft.They have taken customer service to new digraceful level.I roped in my brother in law to go to AI office in Newark and try with an agent directly. Even after
going for 2-3 times directly to the AI office, my BIL failed to secure us the seats. After all the tries we were ultimately told to go to the Airport sooner on the travel date so we can get a basinet seat.
Journey Day:
On the date of the travel in-laws reached at 2:00 PM at the airport in hopes that they will get a basinet seat. The agent gave them a hard time and we had to go back n forth 2-3 times for getting the seats confirmed and have in-laws and baby seated together. I think the whole ticketing at the aiport is being handled by a third party who
are doing a horrible job. My FIL in the meanwhile buys a gift at the custom notified shops at EWR.The flight which was to depart at 6: 20 PM was ready for take off when all of a sudden the pilot says there is a technical problem (God knows what would have happened had the flight taken off). The flight returns to the gate and the passengers are told to wait until they fix the problem. They wait for 2 hours and are asked to then wait in the
boarding area until they really look into the technical problem. (In the meanwhile we hear on Indian TV channels that there is a Pilot strike going on in AI regarding Pilot pay package which adds to our tension). The Air India (airindia.com) website is for show off only with few flight images and had no flight status. We immediately call the AI office in Newark who have no-clue what is going on. When I asked the problem they said it is confidential and cannot be told:(. Eventually all the passengers are told that the flight has been
cancelled for the day and should return the next day and all the checked in baggage will be returned. My poor in-laws with baby had to return back and reached home at 3:00 AM in the morning.
The next day:
The next day the whole scene repeats again and we had to deal with the irritable AI ticket agents who say they are missing something at their whim. We were able to get a basinet seat this time also and happy we were all set for the 6:20 PM flight. This time we gave my FIL a pre-paid cell phone. The same thing repeats again. This time they wait in the boarding area and are told that the pilots have gone to repair the earlier (Sep 24) flight which had an issue. They wait patiently until 10:15 PM. We were all tensed here
and were expecting the flight to be cancelled this day also. No body from AI was available this day to pick-up and explain what is happening. The call re-directs to India who have no idea about the flight status in US. My FIL eventually calls at 10:30 PM and said that they will be boarding soon.
Frankfurt stop:
The flight has a stop at Franfurt and the passengers were asked to go to another terminal
for boarding the same aircraft. They had to go through the security check again and to my FIL's horror, the gift he bought at EWR duty free shop was not allowed and removed. When he showed the receipt they said that the gift has been bought in
US and cannot be allawed into the aircraft. :(Air India where are you and what a Maharaja experience.
Worst website ever:
In the mean while we keep checking the AI web site which I think is one of the worst web sites I have ever been to. I think that this contract is also being awarded to some third party with crores of tax payer money. we were looking for schedules of flight which departed on Sep 25 from Newark airport and here it shows th schedule of the 24th
flight.
Customer Service in Mumbai:
We tried to track the flight (if flightreached Mumbai) by calling AI desk in Mumbai. They had no idea and after repeated calls could reach an agent who made some research and
told that the flight has reached Mumbai and gave further schedule of the flight.
Flight reaches Hyderabad:
The flight reached Hyderabad after change of flight in Mumbai.
Luggage:
Some of the luggage was missing. To our horror the bags we got had stuff from some other people's bags. Please leave the luggage Air India.
Summary:
What a mess Air India. You have taken advantage of the "always yielding" Indians who prefer you for a home experience. Please remove the word "India" nd the "Maharaja" symbol as you are no longer fit for that.
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mdumar
05-17 10:11 PM
Got the automated reply from the congressmen too.
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vkotval
06-13 08:57 PM
* USCIS Processing Fees
I-485: $325.00
(Per person) I-131: $170.00
I-765: $180.00
Fingerprints: $ 70.00
TOTAL $745.00
* USCIS Processing Fees I-485: $225.00
(Per CHILD under I-131: $170.00
14 years of age) I-765: $180.00
TOTAL $575.00
I-485: $325.00
(Per person) I-131: $170.00
I-765: $180.00
Fingerprints: $ 70.00
TOTAL $745.00
* USCIS Processing Fees I-485: $225.00
(Per CHILD under I-131: $170.00
14 years of age) I-765: $180.00
TOTAL $575.00
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baburob2
10-05 08:33 PM
I filed my 485 in July 11th and have received the 485 receipts. There is a possibility that I might get laid off before Jan 11 (180 days). My H1 B expires Nov 2008.
Questions
1. Can I stay legally in US if I get laid off in Oct 07 ?
2. How can I proceed with my Green Card process ?
I think this might be a repeat question, but would still like to get your thoughts.
Gagan
If your I-140 is approved and if ur employer could continue ur GC for more than 180 days as a future employee you could work for another employer on H1B till then and then the new employer could take over ur GC process. However plz check with an attorney though.
Questions
1. Can I stay legally in US if I get laid off in Oct 07 ?
2. How can I proceed with my Green Card process ?
I think this might be a repeat question, but would still like to get your thoughts.
Gagan
If your I-140 is approved and if ur employer could continue ur GC for more than 180 days as a future employee you could work for another employer on H1B till then and then the new employer could take over ur GC process. However plz check with an attorney though.
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rayen
06-04 05:53 PM
rayen;
class of adm is basically the status into which u were put when u entered US thro a POE.
i think in ur case u can give "Parolee (AOS)" or "Paroled pending AOS"
see below link; looks like pple have sucessfully used those texts and gotten approvals.
http://boards.immigration.com/showthread.php?t=236993
Thanks a lot for your quick response.
Thanks again.
class of adm is basically the status into which u were put when u entered US thro a POE.
i think in ur case u can give "Parolee (AOS)" or "Paroled pending AOS"
see below link; looks like pple have sucessfully used those texts and gotten approvals.
http://boards.immigration.com/showthread.php?t=236993
Thanks a lot for your quick response.
Thanks again.
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kartikiran
06-11 08:41 AM
Kartik, as long as we, the EB3 do not come forward and collect huge amount for lobbying, we will continue to lurk here for many more years.
Unfortunately the sad part is, whatever lobbying is done actually helped only EB2 I, may be due to a wrong notion by USCIS that all Hi-tech immigrants are EB2. This could be a fact as there are thousands of 245 cases that fell into EB3.
Another bad thing was that USCIS release this VB yesterday which means one extra day to CRY.
I do not blame any one, but ourselves. We do not want to spend money and hence dying in this process. No solution, but cry at every VB day.
caliber, agreed with your comments. I also see here now we lost a buch of support from EB2 community because of one visa bulletin. People fail to realize come october 2010, dates will retrogress because spillover is applied at the end of a fiscal year and not the beginning.
If EB2 community thinks they are going to get green card just because they got current, that shows how blind-sided they are about the process. Because getting current is only the first step. there are lot of members who have been current and have waited years to get green card.
anyway, I guess for the next 3-4 months it will be EB3 community trying to lobby for changes and EB2 members looking at visa bulletin.
It is sad USCIS has managed to bring this split into the community by playing with visa bulletin. Anyway, we will get everyone back in Oct 2010 when dates retrogress.
No...I am not crying and I never did. I am secure with whatever life has thrown at me.
Unfortunately the sad part is, whatever lobbying is done actually helped only EB2 I, may be due to a wrong notion by USCIS that all Hi-tech immigrants are EB2. This could be a fact as there are thousands of 245 cases that fell into EB3.
Another bad thing was that USCIS release this VB yesterday which means one extra day to CRY.
I do not blame any one, but ourselves. We do not want to spend money and hence dying in this process. No solution, but cry at every VB day.
caliber, agreed with your comments. I also see here now we lost a buch of support from EB2 community because of one visa bulletin. People fail to realize come october 2010, dates will retrogress because spillover is applied at the end of a fiscal year and not the beginning.
If EB2 community thinks they are going to get green card just because they got current, that shows how blind-sided they are about the process. Because getting current is only the first step. there are lot of members who have been current and have waited years to get green card.
anyway, I guess for the next 3-4 months it will be EB3 community trying to lobby for changes and EB2 members looking at visa bulletin.
It is sad USCIS has managed to bring this split into the community by playing with visa bulletin. Anyway, we will get everyone back in Oct 2010 when dates retrogress.
No...I am not crying and I never did. I am secure with whatever life has thrown at me.
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hai_yeh_gc
06-10 04:35 PM
EB3 sucks as usual. Just to Feb '02 by end of FY-2010? :mad:
Now I'm not even sure if I'll get it ( PD Jul 02 ) in FY-2011
Happy for all you EB2 guys who will be current soon..
Enjoy ur green. :D
Now I'm not even sure if I'll get it ( PD Jul 02 ) in FY-2011
Happy for all you EB2 guys who will be current soon..
Enjoy ur green. :D
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tcsonly
07-17 08:08 PM
Hi all, this is the new ID of bigtime007. As many has noticed, I was banned for the following reason:
You have been banned for the following reason:
Disruptive posts
Date the ban will be lifted: Never
After thinking about it, I feel very very sorry for disrupting the cheerful atmosphere on this forum. It is time for champagne, not complaints. This should be a place to congratulate and applaud IV's achievements, instead of that to express one's own frustrations. People with 07 PD has the privilege to cheer when they cut in front of us, but we should not feel sad for being pushed back because it is a disruptive behavior.
Please do not list what you have done to add items in the legislation to help BEC victims, it does not look genuine any more when it is considered disruptive to express one's depression on a board specially for BEC victims.
This will be my last post, as I am sure they will ban both my ID and IP. For everyone who still reads my post, Good luck!
Don't be sorry, but take action. Donate to IV and get your papers ready to file for 485.
-c.
You have been banned for the following reason:
Disruptive posts
Date the ban will be lifted: Never
After thinking about it, I feel very very sorry for disrupting the cheerful atmosphere on this forum. It is time for champagne, not complaints. This should be a place to congratulate and applaud IV's achievements, instead of that to express one's own frustrations. People with 07 PD has the privilege to cheer when they cut in front of us, but we should not feel sad for being pushed back because it is a disruptive behavior.
Please do not list what you have done to add items in the legislation to help BEC victims, it does not look genuine any more when it is considered disruptive to express one's depression on a board specially for BEC victims.
This will be my last post, as I am sure they will ban both my ID and IP. For everyone who still reads my post, Good luck!
Don't be sorry, but take action. Donate to IV and get your papers ready to file for 485.
-c.
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jayleno
09-21 04:37 PM
Buddy,
If you really dont need a green card, do you really need to be on this forum? Think about it. Nice try though.
If you really dont need a green card, do you really need to be on this forum? Think about it. Nice try though.
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chanduv23
04-10 11:59 AM
Those who do talk and blame in the anonymity of the web andnever do anything and keep hiding behind their closets expecting sky to fall are the one who "don't wear clothes"
Folks - in all seriousness - why don't people come out of anonymity? Are you shy? Are you scared? I know, you don't come out because you don't wear any clothes.
Things are bad for us - let us not blame IV. Utilize this time to mobilize the community. Lets build IV stronger. Lets build state chapters, lets all unite and do something about it.
IV members have done a lot of things and keep doing things - the reason we see no result or minimal result is because the community has never never come forward to help. It has been a very few folks that actually did something.
How long ca you think a few people can do everything for us? Should we all not take one step forward in helping ourselves?
We don't. We want to sit behind the anonymity of the web and blame a scapegoat. Those who want to help are scapegoats. Blame IV - for everything.
The reality is - IV needs a lot lot lot funds,IV needs manpower, IV needs your skills, IV needs your unity, IV does not need your criticism because if you criticize IV it won't help you.
So you and I together - united we stand - we build IV - if we do not want to take that extra step - we all suffer.
Some of us spent a lot of money - we did rallies and lobby days - shelled a lot of money frm our pockets - what else can you expect us to do? why did you not do rally or why don't you participate lobbying. why don't you talk to media, why don't you collectively network for the cause?
Admin fixes - some members were begging in train stations to get signatures on the admin fix letter. People waited outside places of worship, parties, schools, and other places, they were ready to s[pend money and time on these things, but why did 30K + members not want to even sign the admin fix letter.
Members are running marathons for IVs funds - some members are travelling to various cities to run for fund raising
One extremely dedicated member had a fast food stall during a festival and donated all the money to IV.
A lot of us have suffered with getting wrongful denials when we used AC21 - we started a campaign - but it just never picked up - some hundred letters went out to USCIS - and were ignored and we still see the same thing happening.
How much can the same people keep doing things again and again. We do need more help. IV is nothing but you and me and all of us.
For folks who are not happy with the visa bulletin. here is the reason why dates are not moving forward. USCIS are getting approvable cases with older priority dates and as they keep exhausting visas dates will not move forward. How the hell can USCIS get cases prior to 2001 ? The sad reality is - there are many cases - they could be "future employment, consular processing, labor subsitution, straight cases, cases lying withiout being adjudicated for various reasons ...... " as long as USCIS can get old cases to approve, dates will not move forward. If USCIS is sitting idle with no old cases, then DOS will move the date forward.
How can we resolve the above? Infighting won't help. We must unite and get our issues resolved. We must work towards admin fixes, we must work towards recapture, we must work towards other positive things that helps us.
Are we ready for helpingh ourselves? Lets stop infighting. Lets all join hands and help ourselves. Can we?
We need some new generation members who can help us. Let all members pledge - we are all united - we will come out of our shelles - we will not do infighting - we will not blame others for issues tht we all face
Remember what Mahatma Gandhi said " Lets not blame others for weaknesses we all possess"
Folks - in all seriousness - why don't people come out of anonymity? Are you shy? Are you scared? I know, you don't come out because you don't wear any clothes.
Things are bad for us - let us not blame IV. Utilize this time to mobilize the community. Lets build IV stronger. Lets build state chapters, lets all unite and do something about it.
IV members have done a lot of things and keep doing things - the reason we see no result or minimal result is because the community has never never come forward to help. It has been a very few folks that actually did something.
How long ca you think a few people can do everything for us? Should we all not take one step forward in helping ourselves?
We don't. We want to sit behind the anonymity of the web and blame a scapegoat. Those who want to help are scapegoats. Blame IV - for everything.
The reality is - IV needs a lot lot lot funds,IV needs manpower, IV needs your skills, IV needs your unity, IV does not need your criticism because if you criticize IV it won't help you.
So you and I together - united we stand - we build IV - if we do not want to take that extra step - we all suffer.
Some of us spent a lot of money - we did rallies and lobby days - shelled a lot of money frm our pockets - what else can you expect us to do? why did you not do rally or why don't you participate lobbying. why don't you talk to media, why don't you collectively network for the cause?
Admin fixes - some members were begging in train stations to get signatures on the admin fix letter. People waited outside places of worship, parties, schools, and other places, they were ready to s[pend money and time on these things, but why did 30K + members not want to even sign the admin fix letter.
Members are running marathons for IVs funds - some members are travelling to various cities to run for fund raising
One extremely dedicated member had a fast food stall during a festival and donated all the money to IV.
A lot of us have suffered with getting wrongful denials when we used AC21 - we started a campaign - but it just never picked up - some hundred letters went out to USCIS - and were ignored and we still see the same thing happening.
How much can the same people keep doing things again and again. We do need more help. IV is nothing but you and me and all of us.
For folks who are not happy with the visa bulletin. here is the reason why dates are not moving forward. USCIS are getting approvable cases with older priority dates and as they keep exhausting visas dates will not move forward. How the hell can USCIS get cases prior to 2001 ? The sad reality is - there are many cases - they could be "future employment, consular processing, labor subsitution, straight cases, cases lying withiout being adjudicated for various reasons ...... " as long as USCIS can get old cases to approve, dates will not move forward. If USCIS is sitting idle with no old cases, then DOS will move the date forward.
How can we resolve the above? Infighting won't help. We must unite and get our issues resolved. We must work towards admin fixes, we must work towards recapture, we must work towards other positive things that helps us.
Are we ready for helpingh ourselves? Lets stop infighting. Lets all join hands and help ourselves. Can we?
We need some new generation members who can help us. Let all members pledge - we are all united - we will come out of our shelles - we will not do infighting - we will not blame others for issues tht we all face
Remember what Mahatma Gandhi said " Lets not blame others for weaknesses we all possess"
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nogc_noproblem
07-15 11:24 PM
If 32k calculation is correct (which looks like - yes), then EB2 is not just fixed for time being, it will be fixed for ever. In turn, it will help all our EB friends going forward.
Based on your calculation its 27849 additional visas + 1/3 of 9,800 (=3,266) = 31115 for EB2 India for 2008 fiscal year and the coming years ahead.
So this is almost 10 times more visas fo EB2 India. So EB2 is going to be fixed for the time being.
Based on your calculation its 27849 additional visas + 1/3 of 9,800 (=3,266) = 31115 for EB2 India for 2008 fiscal year and the coming years ahead.
So this is almost 10 times more visas fo EB2 India. So EB2 is going to be fixed for the time being.
knnmbd
07-07 01:19 PM
By exempt, you mean exempt from the cap, right? Does this mean that you still need an employer to sponsor you even if you have an advanced degree? Or can you self-petition as in the CIR?
Exempt from Cap only.No self-petition benefit(yet)
Exempt from Cap only.No self-petition benefit(yet)
Regal22
07-21 07:54 AM
Subject: Injustice :mad: for people with priority dates in '02, '03, '04 etc. who are still waiting for their labor certs to be processed using the traditional process - we want to file a case against DOL's lethargy - Let us join together and file a case against DOL and bring justice to this unjustified system.
The manner in which the backlog reduction center have been processing the
labor certs seems to be very unfair for people like me and others who have been affected. I know of cases with priority dates as late as 2005 that have gone through the traditional process and have been approved already. And there are cases like mine and others with much earlier priority dates that haven't been done. This is very unfair and unjustified. It is like we have been standing in the queue for several hours and a person who came much later than me just sneaked into the queue and got his service done while I am still waiting for my turn. Also the fact that now the UCIS has made the filing of I-485 current adds more insult to the injury that I and others in my position have endured.
The fact that the I-485 was made current and then withdrawn was made a big deal and people wanted to file cases, whereas the plight of people like me who are still waiting for the labor cert to be cleared has been totally
ignored, inspite of the fact that people who applied for labor much later
have been approved through the traditional process.
We want to file a case ASAP with the DOL or other relevant
authority regarding this issue and the unfair way of the process that we
have been subjected to. So can all those folks who have been affected by this join and voice your support? We shoud put up this fight because this is in no way justified. Why would it be?
The next steps should be:
- Get all of the support we need from all affected folks ASAP
- Get in touch with a lawyer who can help us to prepare the case
- File the case in a court against DOL
- Make sure we get justice
Please join and show your support. Please help!!!
Risker,
I am very glad that you brought this point. Nothing would give me greater pleasure than suing the DOL. We may not sue DOL on their inability to clear the backlogs, but we can definitely sue them in their utter and deliberate disregard to FIFO procedures (mind that some people with priority dates in 2004, 2005 have already got their labor certifications, but some with priority dates in 2001, 2002 are still stuck). When I read on the DOL web site that they have tried to maintain FIFO, it makes me feel like puking.
Some folks have pointed that the lawsuit is not worth, as it has little chance of winning. To me personally, more than winning or loosing, it is a matter of bringing injustice to the light, as Gandhi has said something in this line: First step against injustice is to make it visible. This law suit will bring public scrutiny to the misdeeds of the DOL.
Even if all the backlogs get cleared by September 2007, severe damage has been already dealt to our lives. Though I am close to getting my labor clearance (I filed RRI few weeks back), I am strongly in favor of continuing with the law suit even after getting the labor clearance.
Let�s get IV�s attention and support in this area. Let�s talk to AILA. Let�s write letters to senators and house representatives (congresswoman Lofgren may be good person to start with). Let�s write to media personnel. Let�s do whatever needs to be done to expose this insult and injury to the immigrants who waited in the line for years and followed rules of the game.
The manner in which the backlog reduction center have been processing the
labor certs seems to be very unfair for people like me and others who have been affected. I know of cases with priority dates as late as 2005 that have gone through the traditional process and have been approved already. And there are cases like mine and others with much earlier priority dates that haven't been done. This is very unfair and unjustified. It is like we have been standing in the queue for several hours and a person who came much later than me just sneaked into the queue and got his service done while I am still waiting for my turn. Also the fact that now the UCIS has made the filing of I-485 current adds more insult to the injury that I and others in my position have endured.
The fact that the I-485 was made current and then withdrawn was made a big deal and people wanted to file cases, whereas the plight of people like me who are still waiting for the labor cert to be cleared has been totally
ignored, inspite of the fact that people who applied for labor much later
have been approved through the traditional process.
We want to file a case ASAP with the DOL or other relevant
authority regarding this issue and the unfair way of the process that we
have been subjected to. So can all those folks who have been affected by this join and voice your support? We shoud put up this fight because this is in no way justified. Why would it be?
The next steps should be:
- Get all of the support we need from all affected folks ASAP
- Get in touch with a lawyer who can help us to prepare the case
- File the case in a court against DOL
- Make sure we get justice
Please join and show your support. Please help!!!
Risker,
I am very glad that you brought this point. Nothing would give me greater pleasure than suing the DOL. We may not sue DOL on their inability to clear the backlogs, but we can definitely sue them in their utter and deliberate disregard to FIFO procedures (mind that some people with priority dates in 2004, 2005 have already got their labor certifications, but some with priority dates in 2001, 2002 are still stuck). When I read on the DOL web site that they have tried to maintain FIFO, it makes me feel like puking.
Some folks have pointed that the lawsuit is not worth, as it has little chance of winning. To me personally, more than winning or loosing, it is a matter of bringing injustice to the light, as Gandhi has said something in this line: First step against injustice is to make it visible. This law suit will bring public scrutiny to the misdeeds of the DOL.
Even if all the backlogs get cleared by September 2007, severe damage has been already dealt to our lives. Though I am close to getting my labor clearance (I filed RRI few weeks back), I am strongly in favor of continuing with the law suit even after getting the labor clearance.
Let�s get IV�s attention and support in this area. Let�s talk to AILA. Let�s write letters to senators and house representatives (congresswoman Lofgren may be good person to start with). Let�s write to media personnel. Let�s do whatever needs to be done to expose this insult and injury to the immigrants who waited in the line for years and followed rules of the game.
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