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greenlight

08-27 08:31 PM

Please read my signature section below for the progression of my applications. I am relieved that USCIS actually has my applications and can rest assured that those documents will sit on someone's desk or shelf for God knows how long ;)
It took more or less 30 days to process my filing, and hopefully you will see that happening as well.

Supoort collective cause and the DC rally. I can't attend, but am contributing $ for someone else to fly to Washington, DC.

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cjagtap

07-07 02:31 PM

Great Job you guys! After all the Congressperson Zoe Lofgren is the Chairperson on the House Judiciary Subcommittee for Immigration, also happens to be from San Jose / Silicon Valley.

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05-05 04:39 PM

Even USCIS does not know that yet?

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man-woman-and-gc

09-17 03:49 PM

For those wondering what's going on in this thread...here's a brief synopsis:

We are collecting pledges to file a lawsuit against USICS against these random and opaque processing of GC's. Our target is to get 1000 affected people to pledge atlaset $100 each so that we can fund this lawsuit. No money being collected right now..just honest pledges.

There is a current list of members who have pledged support on the link below.
http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?k...8fcKLTQ&hl=en#

If you would like to help in this effort, please send me a private message with the following info:
1) Ur IV handle
2) Ph#
3) Email ID
4) Amount you would like to pledge.

Please note, we will move forward only if we have atleast 1000 pledged members to make up a sound force behind this campaign. So unity is the key here. We will not collect money unless we have a solid proof that we are not alone in this fight.

Once again..we have nothing to lose...but a big gain if we can gather enough support and raise our voice against thsis open injustice.

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gcnotfiledyet

02-25 02:38 PM

Question remains.. Why ? Why people dont do what is expected when they know that these initiatives are going to help them?

Lack of convincing power that IV will do something. Lack of trust in IV organization. Lack of advertisements. lack of communication.

How do successful organizations ask people to donate money? There is something to be learned. If the cause is right (we all know it is) then its a matter of delivering this message that will get people convinced. Lot of charities get donations. How? I think that is what we need to learn. Most desis are not even aware about this organization. I bumped into it via google search for my immigration answer. So lets throw some ideas around for better advertisements.

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abhijitp

07-10 01:34 AM

Can someone give me Michael Moore's contact and I can gaurantee you that his next movie will be on USCIS and DOS.
I dunno if you were kidding or serious. Here is the email address: mike@michaelmoore.com

Copied from http://www.michaelmoore.com/email/index.php

Contacting Michael
If you have something you want to tell Michael directly, contact him at:
mike@michaelmoore.com


Michael gets thousands of emails and does his best to personally answer as many of them as possible. Occasionally his email box "overflows" and you may get an error when trying to contact him. Please be patient and try sending your message to Michael again at a later date.

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12-11 07:48 PM

How do I start a new Thread?

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Enginator

09-17 12:55 PM

Congrats to all you guys who got their Cards, I am happy for you lot! I am EB-3 ROW, with Dec 06 so it will still be a long long time for me. Wish you guys all the best and keep posting here please!

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lasvegas

02-05 10:13 AM

As proof of funds for landing, do we need to carry cashiers-checks etc or just a plain printout of bank-statement (INGDirect) is good enough?

Thanks.

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jungalee43

11-17 03:30 PM

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Dhundhun

12-15 11:26 PM

It does not matter, you have to show +ve outlook, to perform and brings results - this is key to survival. Well, it is too personal, but:

- I give one hour to body, mediatation, exercise, yoga
- Sometimes I go to temple, spend 10-15 minutes

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As I mentioned, it is personal, different people will have different approach, as everyone is steering through. I am not sure how much it is going to help - sharing of information on this front.

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11-17 04:29 PM

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shukla77

02-18 04:15 PM

Agree with mostly what you have said. Question still remains what causes people not to contribute even 20$ now while in the past they have contributed 50 , 100 or even more. Just something to think about.


I disagree. Changes in laws do not happen overnight and any efforts that core is making cannot be made public all the time. If they can get thousands of people the benefit of moving to EAD etc. then I am sure they are working behind the scenes to get more favorable changes done when the time is right. I have faith in their ability.

Moreover since I am not actively volunteering in any activities the least I can do is contribute. So I call on everyone to contribute for your cause - none of us is doing anyone a favor by contributing. We are DIRECTLY favoring us by making a contribution.

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tikka

05-27 07:24 PM

Done.

thank you.
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calgirl

07-28 06:48 PM

Wishful thinking.. But I hope you are right!
Although I doubt it.. We are just not hearing back due to the volume of applications.. Not coz they plan on giving us greencards.. But..Wish you are right..

Gurus:

Does anyone, who has PD getting current (under EB2- I/C) during Aug/Sept. got their EAD Renewed, and cards received. ?? If so, what's your EAD-Renewal Appln Date / RD and Cards Received Date.

I suspect, USCIS is NOT issuing EAD Renewals, to probable Current PD holders, any more. :D hopefully. This is a good Sign, if true. Does anybody agree with me.. Let's Party out. :)

This is becuase, my EAD Renewal Appln. RD is June 18th.. and till date I have NO LUD of whatsoever, and PD would be current during Aug.bullentin

Is this something to cheer:)

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mundada

07-09 03:45 PM

Hi,
I talked to Washington Post journalist. She asked me about my life in US. Do I regret being in US? What is the problem with current US immigration system? Why send flowers? Which flowers?
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Foster2007

07-08 01:12 PM

I agree. I think each of us should commit to getting AT LEAST 5 more volunteers for the protest in San Jose. This could be family/friends/neighbors etc. We also need a poll to track how many will show up on the 14th.

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anu_t

06-22 01:34 PM

My employer is also behaving exactly similar way... Spend the money from your own Pocket ( 350 med + 385 ) around $750 and ask them to just
give the Future Employment Verification Letter for 485.

I'm finishing up all forms and other activities Like Medical , Birth Certificate etc..

After that pounce on your employer for Letter + the fees for 485 + fees for your own attorney fees ... If they disagrees come to a deal with just for the Letter... You are all set then !!

If they still dont agree i'll tell them that you are resigning and immigrating to Canada (Tell them that your Canadian PR is almost approved and you have a distant relative there)

Sounds like a Plan ? - Let me know !

But don't you need copy of 140 also?
Canda is not the only option.You can tell them that u r resigning.In that case u might not win but atleast he will loose everything.So might be he will ready.

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ikass

11-17 09:12 PM

Done. Thanks. Sent emails to all my friends!

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09-10 03:25 PM

Hope very soon

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07-31 09:52 AM

Anybody done recently Canada Landing and H1 Stamping together, please share experiences.

Thanks in advance.

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laborchic

07-06 04:46 PM

Does IV Core have a say on sending flowers??

how about sending it to Michael Chertoff and Condelezza Rice??

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bijualex29

09-11 11:50 AM

I got my receipt No filed at NSC on 9th July and trasfered to WAC for receipting.

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bijualex29

05-01 09:57 AM

I called there office but no clue what SKIL bill is about (Washington DC).
Can any one explain the source of this bill.

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langagadu

05-10 06:35 PM

I just tried accessing my case status on line and I see the folowing message.

This message is like their Visa Bulletins, 6.00 PM on May 10th,2009?? India, EST, CST, MST, PST, Alaska , Hawaii or china time?


Portions of the CRIS application are unavailable for scheduled maintenance.
We anticipate that the application the will be available by 6:00 PM on May 10th, 2009.

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eb3_2004

03-25 07:36 PM

I am EB3 India--OCt 2004...My hopes are dwindling...let's see...

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willgetgc2005

10-18 12:12 AM

PAPPU,

I think we all understand we are in this together. No doubt.

A single post from CORE IV can make a huge difference to herd the cattle (including myself) here. For Instance, AILA letter asking for H1B and EB relief today.

I had posted a modified version of their letter in our forum in which I had deleted asking for raise in H1 and retained only EB part. IF IV core thinks
this is a good (or a bad ) idea and suggests what to do, our members will be energized.

For my part, I have added my personal story, added the EB relief part of AILA letter and emailed two senators and one congressman in my state.

Also, the same letters signed are ready in an envelope to be snail mailed.


So, IV core, from time to time, when there is a campaign by AILA and other organizations which could help us, please suggest how you would like us to proceed.I am not trying to create more work for you, but as a member, I think it would benefit all of us.

Thanks.

__________________________________________________ ___



IV is making efforts to prepare for the coming coming months. It involves but not limited to funding drive to sustain and grow efforts, membership drive to grow in size and have impact of numbers, generating awareness and building support via media articles. Speculating will not help much. Pls. do participate in these drives in order to build momentum for the coming months and we will all have better chances for any legislative change. We are all in this together and we all need to work hard to enable a change

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kosu

06-13 07:55 PM

I thought all the fees are to be paid by the employer then how come you are paying for it, is it still an option or is there any premium processing for 485

Actually I paid for all the fees from my personal checks. Later on my company reimbursed those. I dont think there is a premium processing for 485.

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rustum

08-29 12:01 PM

Hi,
My 140 is filed at NSC. RD is on 05/25/2007. 485 is reached NSC on July 27. Filed from Texas. What are the chances of getting transferred to TSC. Need EAD for wife as soon as possible.

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mnkaushik

08-31 10:11 AM

Congratulations mnkaushik?

How many such cases are with uscis? And what happens to the one you filed for yourself?

During July 07, i know some of the couples did apply twice once a primary and other as dependent on the other. In July 07, wife and i did not take that approach and had separate applications. In August 08, i applied for my second 485 as her dependent since i would have to wait a decade to get gc through my application. For now, my other application shows under review. Once i get GC in my hands, then i will ask my compnay lawyer if there is a need for withdrawing my other application.

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sam2006

07-19 06:58 PM

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gc_chahiye

10-08 01:17 PM

It already does, if you have an approved I-140 based on your LC.

with LC sitting in BEC for 5 years or more it does not. There are many many people I know whose PD could not be recaptured because of the insane amount of time LC certifications used to take. With PERM its a 5 month + 15 day (if I-140 PP is restored) thing; in my time (gosh I feel like an oldtimer now) it was a 4-5 YEAR wait for LC, then another year for I-140 (as there was no PP). And in 2001-2003 not all companies that sponsored LCs survived to see what came out of that process, and the sponsored employees were left with nothing.

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neelu8

02-24 09:14 AM

I just contributed $200. Will try to participate in the event as well. Thanks and good luck!

Your receipt number for this payment is: 4408-9307-9825-0138.

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Macintosh

09-17 08:27 PM

PD: May 2006, EB-3, ROW

I-485 applied on Aug 2, received on Aug 3, 2007
Receipt received in the mail on 9/17/07; ND 9/10/2007

Applied to Nebraska, I-140 approval from Texas, I-485 receipt is LIN.:confused:

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Karthikthiru

10-08 12:59 PM

I came to US in 1996 as a student and graduated in 1999. Since then I have switched jobs and I am currently with a Priority date of oct, 2006(EB2). Even within this employer first they filed under EB3 even though it could have been filed under EB2 (Not becasue they are bad - becasue the employer don't know much about immigration). After I requested the employer, they filed a new labor on Oct, 2006. So if the priority date is based on the years of experience, it will be nice for me. But the main issue that all of us are facing is VISA availabilty. If this can be taken care, all of the issues will be taken care

Overall the current immigration system is screwed-up. It really needs a major change. That is the main problem

Thanks
Karthik


having been in the US since 2001, losing out my LC/PD to the dot-com bust and finally ending up with a PD of 2006, I second that. PD should be based on number of years of experience or years of stay in the US or amount of taxes paid till now or something like that.

In any case what we WANT is very different from what we usually get from this immigration system and there are bigger more important battles for IV to fight. Look, if there is no retrogression PD almost does not matter!! THATS the right fix. END RETROGRESSION!

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anzerraja

07-19 08:19 PM

Heartfelt Thanks !

pledge towards reimbursing core team

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simple1

05-01 11:45 AM

number30,

Please don�t take it out of context. This is not an argument.

While, I agree with you **we need to work for** a future better solution of not counting EB dependents in any quota.

My question is more of what the **law currently says**?.
According to INA EB dependents must be counted under family quota.

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delhiguy

07-07 08:33 AM

There is no wrong doing by DOS by changing the VB, but the timing is wrong. They should have changed it as soon as they released it or else atleast by 25th or 26th to prevent some damage.

Totally agree.. Can you tell which law has been broken by them.
They didnt break a single law.
USCIS broke a law last month by not accepting the EB3 Other workers, even when the bulletin said that the numbers were avaible.
But this time , they just did something morally wrong ( that 2 i am not sure, based upon what i have read so far, which are more or less speculations)
DOS updated the bulletin , for which they have full legal rights,
and USCIS just follwed it, No Law was broken,atleast i cant see, which law was broken.

If you go for a lawsuit , you would get those damages back, but as i said USCIS being a fees funded organisation, its will come back to you.

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indianabacklog

11-21 07:16 PM

Just a thought.

If the worst was to happen how do the USCIS know your wife is now on her own? If you have an H1B visa that has some years to run on it then this would buy time to get I485 approval.

Once the approval comes through what is to stop the USCIS issuing one to you as well as your wife.

If nobody tells the USCIS then the wheels will continue to grind along anyway.

Just a thought.

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VMH_GC

07-09 04:32 PM

Thanks gcForV,
Am ready to send emails to major newspaper organisations and show hosts.


This website has links of most of the talk show hosts. Right click on the individual email links to get address.

http://www.conservativeusa.org/megalink.htm

Subject: Flowers to Convey Hopes and Concerns of Skilled, Legal Immigrants
Dear ****,
I would like to get to your attention the peaceful campaign of Hundreds of legal, highly-skilled workers, who feel disappointed by the recent "flip-flop" enacted by the Department of State (DoS) and the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS), with regards to eliminating the Green-Card processing delays, plan to send flowers to the USCIS Director, Emilio Gonzalez
Please find below/attached the article related to this.
Thanks,
******
--copy of the article and attachment--

modified some base content.How does this look?

If we individually send to all the talk show hosts we are bound to get some attention.Core group what do U think:Should this mails be sent individually by each of us or are the administrator's going to mail the talkshow hosts?

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anilsal

03-09 12:46 AM

Guys, get a grip on yourself. Volunteer your time for IV. It is both fulfilling and it is for a cause.

Of course being in a state of limbo is not the best thing you planned for, in life. If your spouse is not allowed to work and/or has difficulties coping with stress, just channelize all energy towards IV goals.

Cheer up.

I talked to many important people in IL including state government, university professors who are related to immigration and/or have interest in imm. They are all aware of our problems (hard country limits, spouse/dependents counted in visa numbers etc). It is only the offices of congress reps that show a blank face as far as skilled immigration is concerned.

So I urge you to join your local state chapters and start meeting your reps and/or office staff asap.

Now for those, who are here for a free ride with no progressive work and have not contributed, shame on you and I mean it. :)

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nfinity

07-05 10:59 AM

Yes, The word Gandhigiri is a combination of Gandhi - giri , the first is in reference to Mahatma Gandhi and giri is a slang for doing things in a certain way. Gandhigiri means protesting in a peacful way but in a way that embaresses the people being protested against.

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CADude

08-01 04:58 PM

If anyone's I140 is pending at NSC, they thinks otherwise. You will feel other lanes are fast except one which you are. :D it's humane nature and It's ok to vent. you will feel better.;)

Most of the applications are going to NSC but TSC is the one which is slow. I do not understand the reason. It seems their boss (Mr. Gonzales) sits in NSC, so they do not do any work. Does any one have any idea why TSC is so slow.
If it goes like this, it will take a century to get EAD and AP itself.

Just venting out my frustration...:mad:

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dtekkedil

07-05 03:39 PM

I have convinced a few people at work to do this. Their point is, if we really want to do this, let's do it in a way that works. After receiving a few deliveries, USCIS will get the idea and direct it's lobby security to refuse all further flower deliveries. What's our plan for that situation?

How did the people who delivered nuts to CBS make it happen? The delivery was actually done via UPS. It's difficult to refuse a UPS packet in the security lobby! Should we send chocolates via UPS instead? It will be much more difficult to refuse deliveries of chocolates.

Does it matter if the flowers make it inside the building? What matters is that the media knows about us sending those flowers! The florists will tell them how many flowers they delivered! Besides, if we have a 100 people sending flowers they would have a tough time refusing all of them!

My hope is that 100 becomes a 1000!

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psk79

08-25 07:06 AM

I guess we saw some receipts for folks with TSC I140's in the forums. Hope they will be coming iwth more this week...........

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diptam

06-26 03:58 PM

After 6-7 months tell the employer that i'm going India for ever due to personal reasons - you know its not feasible for me to pay.

They can't cancel 140 after 6 months from approval ( or can they?) , they can't substitute the labor because its already used and July 17th has passed.

Then I actually go back to India , spend some time , come back silently because i have a EAD and AP.

Thanks !

No one can force you to work for them. If there is no breakage clause, then the agreement will not stand in court. Issue is when there is a breakage clause. If there is a breakage clause, you may either have to fight it or suck it up and pay the amount (as long as it is a basis for the amount - just saying "pay $10K if you leave the job" will not stand in court either).

Usual disclaimer is - this is not legal advice. Consult a lawyer for good legal advice.

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manishcp

08-26 09:13 AM

LC: Dec 2003, EB-3, INDIA
I-140: NSC in Dec 2006, No LUD yet
I485, EAD, AP: July 3 2007 @ 11:14AM
No news: No check cashed yet

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buddyinsd

08-26 02:58 PM

OK Thanks. And any recent LUD on 485 and already approved EAD (such as 08/21/2010 as most of us got)? Just trying to derive some pattern here...

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ngopalak

07-20 11:21 AM

I will pledge $50 ..where is the link to contribute




Dear Members

For those of you joining us late, here is some info about this thread.

1. This is to do our least part to the core IV Team for their selfless sacrifice, for all of us getting the benefits of legal immigration. Note that , Aman Kapoor , the co-founder of IV has done his part by sacrificing $64,000/- from his own personal funds towards the administrative costs of IV. Yes you read it right , it is $64,000/- We come to know from his co-worker that he has sold his house towards running this show for us.

2. We have not yet figured out a way to reimburse these costs as IV does not yet have administrative costs part of the expenditure allocation, as we understand it. So instead of a wait and watch, we decided to go ahead with collecting the pledge from the members on the amount they are putting forth for reimbursing the amount. Once we come up with a strategy(members we look for your suggestions on how to get this done, please add your comments) we will instruct the members pledged to pay out.

So do not pay it directly to the IV core funds, yet.

Please help us spread the message about this thread in other threads by copy and pasting the following in other threads too.


There is a funding drive in this other thread towards reimbursing Aman and other core IV member's expenses towards the administrative costs of IV.

http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/sh...ad.php?t=10708

Could you please pledge an amount ?


Thanks
Anzer

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07-08 07:34 PM

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sankap

07-09 08:35 PM

Desi393, FinalGC, Ramba:

You've mentioned a few times on this forum that on AC21, the job needs to be "permanent." That is misinformation, since the Yates memo you quote doesn't say that. Also, what do you mean by a "permanent" job? I haven't seen a job offer letter in the US saying that the job would be "permanent" (whatever that means). Also, is a "legitimate" employment? Could you quote a USCIS resource?

Another misinformation I've seen on this forum is advising people to "file AC21." First, no USCIS resource mentions procedure for that. Second, you're are *not* required by USCIS to inform them of every job change if you're invoking AC21.

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gc_check

06-08 01:42 PM

yea...you are right...it seems they are not processing anything today..

Also i heard that on June 4 th approx 1100 485 apps was receipted. That makes it approx a total of 1800 for jun 1 and 4.

What is the source of the updates/information you have posted.

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imh1b

02-16 08:40 AM

I want to come to Advocacy day. If my plans change, I will contribute the amount I would have spent for my travel, food and stay in DC to IV.

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leoindiano

02-04 09:25 AM

I have been waiting for the FP in the hope that they will be issuing it soon, its already Feb and I have not received it yet. Im the only one who has not recieved the notice yet in my friends circle, I have opened an SR last week. Mine is TSC application. Are there any TSC guys yet to receive the FP notices. Overall are there a significant number of people still waiting or is it just a few of us
Thanks

I am from TSC. My app went thru this TSC-Vermont-TSC cycle. No FP yet. Opened SR twice.

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gc28262

07-20 01:06 PM

ok, let me put the matter to rest before you take it out of context. My observation was based on the thread that we had for collecting the amount..I didn't see many EB3 folks contribute dollars....but now that 2 EB3 are vouching that enough EB3 folks contibuted, that's great. I just observed something and if it hurt you right down the spine, sorry. I filed PERM 3 months ago, I'm far off in this process. Just focus on advocay so that everyone gets their GCs. Good luck. I hate this EB2 vs EB3, this is a never ending debate. Just hope everyone gets their GC in time.

Nothing personal. I appreciate everybody's contribution and efforts. I was trying to dispel the notion that PD progress is somehow related to how much we contribute to advocacy efforts. That is just not true.

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06-12 12:07 PM

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08-24 02:48 PM

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Nebraska

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09-24 12:11 PM

Surabhi,

Actually that is the more reasonable thing to do but USCIS has again disconnected these two things and left a loophole which makes it eligible to port an earlier priority date irrespective of whether it is EB2 or EB3. That is a flaw in the system in the same way it was in labor substitution. I don't mind people porting to Eb2 as long as they go back in the queue where they were really qualified to be in EB2. Say if you had experience BS+5 before filing in EB3 and for some reason because of employer or attorney you filed in EB3 but now want to go back to earlier date that is fair enough. What is not fair is someone who filed in EB3 because they were in BS+2 in say 2003, become eligible for Eb2 in 2006 but now decide to port in 2010 and are given the priority date of 2003. The fair thing would be to give the PD to that person of 2006 and not 2003 just because they have an approved I-140 of EB-3 from 2003.

That being said, I also believe that the spillover be distributed properly and not just given to EB2. That is also unfair. These are some loopholes that are left when these laws are made. Some category get benefited and some are left out. So if EB3 people start porting we should not be complaining because they have also suffered because of inappropriate spillover rules and is justified if they want to take advantage of this loophole.





I have no problem with porting, but the priority date should be starting from when they acquired required qualifications for the job.

Example, if someone with B.S and 2 years experience had applied in EB3 in 2005 and tries to port now I think it is fair to have the ported PD not in 2005, but 2008 when the person acquired B.S + 5 years experience.

This would automatically address all those folks who deserved to be in EB2 but couldnt either becuase lawyer screwed up or issues with sponsoring company.

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punjabi

12-17 02:18 PM

Hi friend,

I understand your situation. You can do two things:

1. Watch a recent documentary movie "The Secret" (you can rent it from Blockbuster and Netflix)

2. Donate at least $100 to IV.

Good luck.


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

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

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

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

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

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mirage

03-15 11:23 PM

There is very simple reason for this, during 1999-2002 H1B cap was raised to 190,000 even if you make a guess on the lower side more than 50% of these H1Bs went to Indians, so atleast 200,000 Indians entered US between 1999 when these people filed their Green Cards most of them filed under EB-3, b'cause retrogression wasn't there and everthing was current, lot of people, who were in the states where labor took less time, kept getting their green cards, in the meantime a huge chunk of people from states like NJ, NY, TX, CA got stuck at the labor stage with PD in 2000 and up. So basically lot of 2002 & above got cleared but these people with older PDs were stuck. Now when these Labors are cleared, with just 3300 Green Card numbers every year, it'll take 20 years or more for EB-3 cut-off dates to move to 2009.


Can you tell me why EB3 is lagging so much

I hope I had got answer to this question ? I am still searching and been doing for last 2 1/2 years from the time I joined IV.

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paragpujara

01-06 11:55 AM

I selected following options for infopass appointment.

You need Service on a case that has already been filed -->Case Services follow-up appointment - If it has been over 45 days since you contacted NCSC and have not received a response to your inquiry. You must bring the Service Request ID Number related to your inquiry to the appointment.

And I carried Receipts for 485,765 and 131 for myself and my wife (of course photo ID).

Hope this helps. Good Luck.



Congrats Parag. You got it finally. Am still waiting.

Do you know which option you selected when you had scheduled the infopass? Also, what documents did you carry at the infopass?

Thanks for the update again.

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desi3933

08-25 11:29 AM

Please don't get me started now. Almost everyone on this forum lurks because of self interest. If one has to do public service , I would join a organization like CRY etc.
Regarding yourself, you lurk on this forum to show you are better than others now that you have your "citizenship". I doubt you have contributed even a single cent to the cause or written any letter or contacted any lawmaker. And I don't blame you because you have no reason to do that.
But I strongly suggest that you should get a life!!!

>> Regarding yourself, you lurk on this forum to show you are better than others now that you have your "citizenship".
Oh really!! How did you come to that conclusion? Could you be kind enough to show me any of my post that remotely suggests that? BTW, I joined this forum 18 months ago and I became US citizen last week.

>> I doubt you have contributed even a single cent to the cause or written any letter or contacted any lawmaker.
Incorrect.

>>But I strongly suggest that you should get a life!!!
Thanks for your suggestion.

Have a good day!

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mrajatish

05-02 10:54 AM

Stupid question, but I am sure it is in the minds of many others -
1. When, if at all, will this be heard in the Senate given the current immigration imbroglio?
2. Will the house have a similar bill?

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