paskal
07-17 09:45 PM
have made these points many times before, but once again, in recognition of your legitimate angst.
first the bottom line. a golden opportunity presented itself- we did not ask for it, the visa bulletin was made current out of the blue. we have grabbed that opportunity but that does not mean that this was the core goal of iv as an organization- those goals remain, our campaign continues, this little fire we have lit must grow to the point where all retrogression can be resolved. we have NOT forgotten that our friends in BEC are still stuck in the most unjust process.
next: please stop repeating this line that everything will be unavailable for years and people will cut the line. understand this: in oct the dates cannot be U. because there will be new numbers. therefore they will come up with a date- a retrogressed date allowing BEC people to file as soon as their LC is approved. just because a 06-07 applicant has a 485 in the system does not mean a Gc is imminent. GC can ONLY be alloted if the dates are current. The dates will be current for you long long long before anyone that's applied lately. If the dates remain U, USCIS cannot allot a single GC- and that cannot happen.
please be patient with those who are celebrating their stroke of luck. life is not fair and USCIS is weird anyway with it's FIFO. the ombudsman says they pick "low hanging fruit". we have much to fight for yet.
let's not fight among ourselves.
please.
first the bottom line. a golden opportunity presented itself- we did not ask for it, the visa bulletin was made current out of the blue. we have grabbed that opportunity but that does not mean that this was the core goal of iv as an organization- those goals remain, our campaign continues, this little fire we have lit must grow to the point where all retrogression can be resolved. we have NOT forgotten that our friends in BEC are still stuck in the most unjust process.
next: please stop repeating this line that everything will be unavailable for years and people will cut the line. understand this: in oct the dates cannot be U. because there will be new numbers. therefore they will come up with a date- a retrogressed date allowing BEC people to file as soon as their LC is approved. just because a 06-07 applicant has a 485 in the system does not mean a Gc is imminent. GC can ONLY be alloted if the dates are current. The dates will be current for you long long long before anyone that's applied lately. If the dates remain U, USCIS cannot allot a single GC- and that cannot happen.
please be patient with those who are celebrating their stroke of luck. life is not fair and USCIS is weird anyway with it's FIFO. the ombudsman says they pick "low hanging fruit". we have much to fight for yet.
let's not fight among ourselves.
please.
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pdakwala
09-20 12:56 PM
We have informed everyone before the meet the lawmakers drive and we are informing everyone that please sent your feedback to IV at Lobbyday @immigrationvoice.org.
DO NOT POST ANY FEEDBACK MESSAGE ON THE FORUM. YOUR FEEDBACK IS VERY IMPORTANT SO PLEASE SENT MEETING DETAILS ASAP at lobbyday@immigrationvoice.org
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Pratik
DO NOT POST ANY FEEDBACK MESSAGE ON THE FORUM. YOUR FEEDBACK IS VERY IMPORTANT SO PLEASE SENT MEETING DETAILS ASAP at lobbyday@immigrationvoice.org
Thanks
Pratik
insearch
05-10 08:08 PM
Still waiting for some answer.... :(
Can someone help ?
Can someone help ?
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fall1998
05-24 03:33 PM
Is there anyone whose case was transferred to Local Office and got approval ? My PD is May 24, 2006 EB2 and still no change in status.
Hi,
What does the notification from USCIS about the case transfer say? Does it just say that 'case is transferred and is now being worked on at USCIS office' or does it actually spell out where was it transferred like 'texas service center'?
In two days, I received two such notices, one in which case was transferred to TSC and next one received two days later which does not identify which office it is transferred to.
Hi,
What does the notification from USCIS about the case transfer say? Does it just say that 'case is transferred and is now being worked on at USCIS office' or does it actually spell out where was it transferred like 'texas service center'?
In two days, I received two such notices, one in which case was transferred to TSC and next one received two days later which does not identify which office it is transferred to.
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ajju
04-10 12:39 PM
You are right. But many people came here at the middle of their carrier and they are struck here with their children education etc., They are bound to be here and there is no way. Further, in my country, there are still reservation policies in everything, which may prevent the kids in going in for the education line they like. I donot want to explain this more as I may be degrading my own mother country. In a nutshell, everyone who wish to be a citizen of this country will have lot of valid reasons for getting a citizenship in this country.
Like for residency status for tax filing.. previous years of stay has some weightage. I think a system with some weightage to prev legal stay would be beneficial to all without any compromise to national securities.. Hence doable...
My 2 cents:
25% credit for legal stay before starting GC process => max allowed = 1 year
50% credit for legal stay after starting GC process (I-485 basis) => max allowed = 2 year
Rest of the time (min 2 years) to be completed after GC approval to be eligible for citizenship...
This happens in Canada also... They even count foreign stay if working for Canadian employer...
Like for residency status for tax filing.. previous years of stay has some weightage. I think a system with some weightage to prev legal stay would be beneficial to all without any compromise to national securities.. Hence doable...
My 2 cents:
25% credit for legal stay before starting GC process => max allowed = 1 year
50% credit for legal stay after starting GC process (I-485 basis) => max allowed = 2 year
Rest of the time (min 2 years) to be completed after GC approval to be eligible for citizenship...
This happens in Canada also... They even count foreign stay if working for Canadian employer...
k_usa
12-14 10:55 PM
This is an excellent idea.
I have sent invitation to 2 of my friends.
I came to know about this site by looking at a post from one of the website where i visit daily (www.idlebrain.com).
Members should post immigrationvoice.org link in all the forums which they know
I have sent invitation to 2 of my friends.
I came to know about this site by looking at a post from one of the website where i visit daily (www.idlebrain.com).
Members should post immigrationvoice.org link in all the forums which they know
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NolaIndian32
04-16 01:37 PM
Depending on how my training goes, I should know in 3 months if I am capable of doing the half marathon in 2009. When does the registration end?
Hi Girijas,
I was advised by the Race Director at Houston that the Marathon and Half Marathon will max out at 18,000 as early as July 2008. So we need to act soon on that. There is no time limit for registration for the Houston 5K.
Hi Girijas,
I was advised by the Race Director at Houston that the Marathon and Half Marathon will max out at 18,000 as early as July 2008. So we need to act soon on that. There is no time limit for registration for the Houston 5K.
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DOL_0903
07-11 05:12 PM
After reading the post on this thread, I am sure I must have fumbled something.:confused: Please read and advice
1. My wife came here (USA) on H4 visa in Dec 2005, got 1 year.
2. Applied for H1b in May 2006
3. Applied for H4 visa renewal in June 2006
4. H1B got approved Sept 25th
5. H4 got approved Oct 21th 06
6. Applied for SSN Jan 1st 2007.
7. Since SSN#, she is working
Is there any gotcha or issues that we might have created in between?
Is it a good idea to get H1b stamped from Canada?
1. My wife came here (USA) on H4 visa in Dec 2005, got 1 year.
2. Applied for H1b in May 2006
3. Applied for H4 visa renewal in June 2006
4. H1B got approved Sept 25th
5. H4 got approved Oct 21th 06
6. Applied for SSN Jan 1st 2007.
7. Since SSN#, she is working
Is there any gotcha or issues that we might have created in between?
Is it a good idea to get H1b stamped from Canada?
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Munshi75
04-10 09:56 AM
Thanks for your replies
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pmpforgc
03-26 07:51 AM
Just bumping up
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thomachan72
04-09 08:15 AM
I completely agree, only another massive awakening can do something for us. Obama seems to be willing to go ahead with atleast initiating CIR this year. He says for people who have been here for years there should be some way to come out of the shadows.
My dear friends, it is time to forget our narrow mindendness and stand united and fight. There has to be someway of reducing the processing time to <5 years. If you are planning hunger strike or whatever please inform us and we will be there. If you want to send flowers to Nepolitano, obama or whoever let us know and we will be there. There definitely is a need to do something right now.
First of all:- We all need to somehow get over the major stumbling block and that is to isolate his/her own problem from others. Right now we have many different set of problems and only people with the same problem act together.
For eg:-
there are people like me who have LC picked up for audit (so why do I care about 485 backlog??)
There are others who have applied 485 and their PD are older (their problem seems lighter so why should they really worry)
There are others who have kids who are aged out/about to age out (why would I care about them??)
What we have to realize is that, just as when you drop a stone into a pond the ripples travel wit equal force in all the direction, when we identify with problem of others (even though we might not benefit from it at all) we are at least becoming a community that has strength.
IV leaders make a plan and count all of us ( I mean all of us will join and will get atleast 2 others to join).
Let us show that we are also a community which can love each other and fight for each other rather than a group of selfish people rowing the boat in different directions.
LET OUR CRUSADE BEGIN................:):):):)
My dear friends, it is time to forget our narrow mindendness and stand united and fight. There has to be someway of reducing the processing time to <5 years. If you are planning hunger strike or whatever please inform us and we will be there. If you want to send flowers to Nepolitano, obama or whoever let us know and we will be there. There definitely is a need to do something right now.
First of all:- We all need to somehow get over the major stumbling block and that is to isolate his/her own problem from others. Right now we have many different set of problems and only people with the same problem act together.
For eg:-
there are people like me who have LC picked up for audit (so why do I care about 485 backlog??)
There are others who have applied 485 and their PD are older (their problem seems lighter so why should they really worry)
There are others who have kids who are aged out/about to age out (why would I care about them??)
What we have to realize is that, just as when you drop a stone into a pond the ripples travel wit equal force in all the direction, when we identify with problem of others (even though we might not benefit from it at all) we are at least becoming a community that has strength.
IV leaders make a plan and count all of us ( I mean all of us will join and will get atleast 2 others to join).
Let us show that we are also a community which can love each other and fight for each other rather than a group of selfish people rowing the boat in different directions.
LET OUR CRUSADE BEGIN................:):):):)
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amitjoey
12-13 01:33 PM
I think my efforts last week resulted in adding 4 new members. I will be contacting 10 others and actually sitting down with them to help them become a IV member. I will post as soon as I register one more member.
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jackisback
05-26 03:45 PM
I had e-filed for me and my wife on 05/14.
App went to NSC. Sent docs on 05/19 - delivered on 05/21
Soft LUD on 05/17, 05/18 and on 05/24
Got receipts on 05/21
Yesterday (05/25) got ASC notice for FP for my wife.. is FP needed for EAD??
I thought last time we got FP notice.. it said app type as I-485.. that time.. in July fiasco.. we had applied for 485/EAD/AP all together
Have not got my FP notice yet
I have a Que - my daughter is 7 and initially the attorney had applied for EAD for her too... but then after the first time (2007) I did not apply for her EAD.. I thought no point in wasting $340 every time..
Now since FP notices are coming for my wife and hopefully for me - how about FP notice for my daughter? Do I need to apply for EAD for her.. to get FP notice?
If I don't get FP notice for her - will her Case be ok?
Anyone has similar experience.. pls reply...
App went to NSC. Sent docs on 05/19 - delivered on 05/21
Soft LUD on 05/17, 05/18 and on 05/24
Got receipts on 05/21
Yesterday (05/25) got ASC notice for FP for my wife.. is FP needed for EAD??
I thought last time we got FP notice.. it said app type as I-485.. that time.. in July fiasco.. we had applied for 485/EAD/AP all together
Have not got my FP notice yet
I have a Que - my daughter is 7 and initially the attorney had applied for EAD for her too... but then after the first time (2007) I did not apply for her EAD.. I thought no point in wasting $340 every time..
Now since FP notices are coming for my wife and hopefully for me - how about FP notice for my daughter? Do I need to apply for EAD for her.. to get FP notice?
If I don't get FP notice for her - will her Case be ok?
Anyone has similar experience.. pls reply...
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snathan
03-27 03:07 PM
imh1b and snathan....i respectfuly request that you'll refrain from calling anyone names....there is no need to call people fool/drunk/moron. I am quite sure youll are educated professionals that can think of better ways to make your argument.
bitzbytz was merely suggesting ideas...no reason to diss them...unless you have tried these yourself and have statistical proof that it won't work in other cities in the country.
bitzbytz....so say you need convincing...fine...what questions do you have about IV?
As you can see its an organisation of volunteers...and there is no PR department :)
IV's main goal is to clear the green card backlog...do you share this goal and believe in it? if yes...then contribute...even if you fully don't agree with how IV operates or responds
As you are well aware there are not too many organisations pursuing this cause so you can either help this one...or sit back and hope that one day Lawmakers will out of the goodness of their hearts do the right thing...lol you know that ain't gonna happen...with IV you have a bunch of others co-ordinating towards pushing Lawmakers for change
StarSun...i'll help with both the tasks you mentioned. My lawyer already gives free advice in several LA univs so he might be interested in this.
My questions...says he is interested...what does he have to do to participate....is there a number to call for the conference call....or a special link where he has to go to join the chat? which thursday of the month is he needed...is this fixed or does it change every month?
To be honest i never visit the forum page unless i need to search for something and thats very rare....can we put up a link or an Icon with a tiny banner advertising the free lawyer phone call on the home page?
I am not sure if you are part of the campaign for 'Filing for I-485 when PD is not current'. We have explored all these ideas and even we put flyers all over the Indian restaurants and grocery shops. But not much happened. Even I have personally called people around five - six times and asked people to support. Though they are languishing in the GC line, they couldn�t find any time to visit IV. What would you call a person when he is saying for various reasons not to meet the law maker�s staff in their local office? They are able to find various reasons for not to meet but couldn�t find even a single reason and time to meet once but still questioning others work/ effort. Are they just making fun of us or do they just think they are doing a favor for others?
If one genuinely interested to work on the issues there are various ways to do that. Sitting and complaining about others is not going to help but just irritate others
bitzbytz was merely suggesting ideas...no reason to diss them...unless you have tried these yourself and have statistical proof that it won't work in other cities in the country.
bitzbytz....so say you need convincing...fine...what questions do you have about IV?
As you can see its an organisation of volunteers...and there is no PR department :)
IV's main goal is to clear the green card backlog...do you share this goal and believe in it? if yes...then contribute...even if you fully don't agree with how IV operates or responds
As you are well aware there are not too many organisations pursuing this cause so you can either help this one...or sit back and hope that one day Lawmakers will out of the goodness of their hearts do the right thing...lol you know that ain't gonna happen...with IV you have a bunch of others co-ordinating towards pushing Lawmakers for change
StarSun...i'll help with both the tasks you mentioned. My lawyer already gives free advice in several LA univs so he might be interested in this.
My questions...says he is interested...what does he have to do to participate....is there a number to call for the conference call....or a special link where he has to go to join the chat? which thursday of the month is he needed...is this fixed or does it change every month?
To be honest i never visit the forum page unless i need to search for something and thats very rare....can we put up a link or an Icon with a tiny banner advertising the free lawyer phone call on the home page?
I am not sure if you are part of the campaign for 'Filing for I-485 when PD is not current'. We have explored all these ideas and even we put flyers all over the Indian restaurants and grocery shops. But not much happened. Even I have personally called people around five - six times and asked people to support. Though they are languishing in the GC line, they couldn�t find any time to visit IV. What would you call a person when he is saying for various reasons not to meet the law maker�s staff in their local office? They are able to find various reasons for not to meet but couldn�t find even a single reason and time to meet once but still questioning others work/ effort. Are they just making fun of us or do they just think they are doing a favor for others?
If one genuinely interested to work on the issues there are various ways to do that. Sitting and complaining about others is not going to help but just irritate others
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pappu
04-10 02:01 PM
Thanks, and i have. But there seems to be bugs in the tracker. For eg the filtering doesn seem to work and the page looks broken :confused: Would it be possible that these are fixed soon ? Great idea by the way.
Thanks
Please keep sending bugs and features for enhancement via PM to me
Thanks
Please keep sending bugs and features for enhancement via PM to me
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Saralayar
04-14 10:05 AM
Bump...
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Cali2006
07-11 08:22 PM
AILA talks about the letter:
http://www.aila.org/content/default.aspx?docid=22870
http://www.aila.org/content/default.aspx?docid=22870
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Saralayar
07-12 01:24 PM
i'm all for this. This is very close to my heart. I probably care more about this than i do, my 485 approval.(can't have one without the other, i know i know. But still.).
I don't know when i'll get my 485 approved, hopefully within the next year. But i'm willing to work on this, whatever it takes - contributions, lawmaker meetings, dc.
I'm in.
This has got to be simple too. When the citizenship law was first drafted, immigrants got their green cards within months of entering the country. Start to end of the greencard process took under a year, if not less.
The intention of the law was to have them learn the language, the ways of the country, and assimilate, which was expected to take about 5 years, before applying for citizenship.
These days the green card process itself take over 5 years for a lot of people. Most indians and chinese in the eb2 category, and pretty much the entire eb3 category have lived here longer than 5 years. In those 5 years they have gone to school here, paid income taxes, bought homes, and learned the language (well they had to, in order to qualify for an employment based green card!). What more "assimilation" do they need to do?
I definitely think that the following should be the criteria for eligibility to apply for citizenship,
- an approved green card
- 5 years of continuous u.s. Residence starting from the date the 485 application was received.
Let's do this.
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I don't know when i'll get my 485 approved, hopefully within the next year. But i'm willing to work on this, whatever it takes - contributions, lawmaker meetings, dc.
I'm in.
This has got to be simple too. When the citizenship law was first drafted, immigrants got their green cards within months of entering the country. Start to end of the greencard process took under a year, if not less.
The intention of the law was to have them learn the language, the ways of the country, and assimilate, which was expected to take about 5 years, before applying for citizenship.
These days the green card process itself take over 5 years for a lot of people. Most indians and chinese in the eb2 category, and pretty much the entire eb3 category have lived here longer than 5 years. In those 5 years they have gone to school here, paid income taxes, bought homes, and learned the language (well they had to, in order to qualify for an employment based green card!). What more "assimilation" do they need to do?
I definitely think that the following should be the criteria for eligibility to apply for citizenship,
- an approved green card
- 5 years of continuous u.s. Residence starting from the date the 485 application was received.
Let's do this.
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radhay
06-04 02:04 PM
As you already know there is no way you can check the status online. I would recommend calling customer service using alien #. I think there was an option to select when you don't have receipt number.
legalimmigrant
08-09 12:14 PM
Sir/Madam,
Thank you for contacting the Office of the 21st Century Workforce regarding your concerns about applications for labor certification and legal immigrant status. You may want to contact the Employments Standards Administration at 202-693-0051.
Thanks again for contacting us.
Office of the 21st Century Workforce
Thank you for contacting the Office of the 21st Century Workforce regarding your concerns about applications for labor certification and legal immigrant status. You may want to contact the Employments Standards Administration at 202-693-0051.
Thanks again for contacting us.
Office of the 21st Century Workforce
amitjoey
01-18 12:13 PM
Come on you sleeping beauties , wake up for this campaign.... Last chance to be on the boat.
Guys, this is the time to show the core group that we are a bunch of people thankful that there is IV to help us fight this fight.
We need to stand united and raise awareness and sign up for the $20minimum a month recurring contribution.
I understand that some of you do intend to contribute and have contributed generously in the past,
But here are some mindsets, All of us fall in these 4 mindsets.
1) you probably think "why should I sign up for a monthly recurring contribution program". I am a generous contributor and I contribute almost monthly anyways.
2) I have contributed enough.
3) I will contribute if I feel like, when I see something comming out of this effort.
4) I do not have to contribute.
If you are in category 1).I can tell you, I understand because I have been a generous contributer in the past. But guys, the reason I signed up for a monthly recurring contribution is that it helps IV know that 'X' amount of funds are guaranted every month, this way they can better plan.
Category 2) Contributed enough - Okay why dont just sign up for a minimum amount of $20/month once more. What is enough is not enough.
Category 3) This has been discussed, I do not want to talk about this category of members.
Category 4) Again - No Comments-
Lets show the core team that all of us fall in the first 2 categories.
The last thing we want the core to do is bite their fingers over funds. We want do not want the core to get stressed out over funds. They have enough real work to do already.
Inspite of being a serious team player, and a generous contributor it took me two days to sign up for the recurring monthly contribution program, so I give all of the ones that have not set up a monthly recurring contribution benefit of doubt. But this is our last chance, I urge you to be one of the 1000 people we need for this effort.
Need 897 members
Guys, this is the time to show the core group that we are a bunch of people thankful that there is IV to help us fight this fight.
We need to stand united and raise awareness and sign up for the $20minimum a month recurring contribution.
I understand that some of you do intend to contribute and have contributed generously in the past,
But here are some mindsets, All of us fall in these 4 mindsets.
1) you probably think "why should I sign up for a monthly recurring contribution program". I am a generous contributor and I contribute almost monthly anyways.
2) I have contributed enough.
3) I will contribute if I feel like, when I see something comming out of this effort.
4) I do not have to contribute.
If you are in category 1).I can tell you, I understand because I have been a generous contributer in the past. But guys, the reason I signed up for a monthly recurring contribution is that it helps IV know that 'X' amount of funds are guaranted every month, this way they can better plan.
Category 2) Contributed enough - Okay why dont just sign up for a minimum amount of $20/month once more. What is enough is not enough.
Category 3) This has been discussed, I do not want to talk about this category of members.
Category 4) Again - No Comments-
Lets show the core team that all of us fall in the first 2 categories.
The last thing we want the core to do is bite their fingers over funds. We want do not want the core to get stressed out over funds. They have enough real work to do already.
Inspite of being a serious team player, and a generous contributor it took me two days to sign up for the recurring monthly contribution program, so I give all of the ones that have not set up a monthly recurring contribution benefit of doubt. But this is our last chance, I urge you to be one of the 1000 people we need for this effort.
Need 897 members