walking_dude
10-05 08:48 AM
Troy is fine with me. Unless someone has a pressing reason (other than geographical location) lets stick to the time and venue.
Please update the first post with venue and timings in big and bold letters ( I used 'Arial Black', Size 5, Bold below)
IV MI Meet
Location : Troy Recreation Center, Troy ( Livernois b/n Big Beaver and Wattles)
Address : 3179 Livernois, Troy, MI 48083 ( courtesy Google)
Time : 10:00 am sharp ( no ISTs)
Agenda : Discuss future actions - Lawmaker meetings, publicity campaign, getting attorneys to answer GC questions pro bono etc.
Ok so we have a place in mind?
I suggest Troy. It will be center to all?
On 10-20 at 10:00 Am we can meet at Troy recreation center. This is on Livernois road, between Big beaver and 17 mile(wattles).
Or if you have more fitting place in mind, please suggest.
All that can make it, please update your personal information on your account here.
Please update the first post with venue and timings in big and bold letters ( I used 'Arial Black', Size 5, Bold below)
IV MI Meet
Location : Troy Recreation Center, Troy ( Livernois b/n Big Beaver and Wattles)
Address : 3179 Livernois, Troy, MI 48083 ( courtesy Google)
Time : 10:00 am sharp ( no ISTs)
Agenda : Discuss future actions - Lawmaker meetings, publicity campaign, getting attorneys to answer GC questions pro bono etc.
Ok so we have a place in mind?
I suggest Troy. It will be center to all?
On 10-20 at 10:00 Am we can meet at Troy recreation center. This is on Livernois road, between Big beaver and 17 mile(wattles).
Or if you have more fitting place in mind, please suggest.
All that can make it, please update your personal information on your account here.
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sanju
09-12 11:36 AM
President drives the policy. He decides which laws are to be considered, which policy is to be formulated. He tells that to the Congress asking Congress to fix an issue. Say President wants Social Security reform, he will ask congress the kind of social security reform he wants. If a member of congress agrees, he or she will propose a law. Majority leader in the Senate and House speaker schedules the vote on the floor and they drive their "House" but the policy is driven by the President. Veto is not the only thing that a President does although in the current Presidential debate, you will hear about the macho-ism of candidates based on how many bills he/she vetoed, as if to veto a bill Governor or future President will have to lift 500 pounds for the "people's sake".
Although there is always an urge to over simplify things in real life, maybe because over-simplifying makes us looks good by suggesting easy solutions to any complex situation, maybe that’s why we want to believe that Republicans are better than Democrats or Democrats are better than republicans, easy pick problem solved. But like most things in life, the immigration debate is so convoluted and complex that any one party is not for/against any specific issue. It is very easy to find republicans who are opposed to our provisions and democrats who want us out of here.
Also, here is a reason why I opened this thread and why comments from Sen. Obama to the question of employment based green card is important. I don’t know much about ever complex politics and immigration, but I am a frequent visitor to this site and learned a lot about the issue during Durbin Grassley bill. In CIR of 2007 had provisions that were designed to eliminate AC21 and visa extension beyond 6 years. If that happens now, a lot of people who really don’t care who wins the election will be asked to leave, in most cases immediately. 2007 CIR was designed by Sen. Durbin. Sen. Durbin is also Campaign Chair for Sen. Obama. Sen. Durbin will drive President Obama’s policy on green card and H1 issue. They may intend to stop so called “exploitation”, but in the process as always is the case, they will be foolish enough to pass such provisions to punish the people that are being “exploited”, which I guess is us. And if they pass laws to abolish AC21 Section 106 (a) & (b) and if they remove 7th yr H1 extension, which at this time is tip of the ice-berg, I hope you can imagine how rest of the things will shape up. My intent of opening this thread was to find out the intensity of Sen. Obama’s reply and see if his administration will be able to withstand an onslaught from Sen. Durbin in preventing any foolish provisions that have not been thought through.
I guess now you see the relevance of the position of Sen. Obama on this issue.
And BTW, "interested in legal immigration" is a very lose term. It can mean lot of things. The writing is on the wall, be prepared for the Durbin roll-over in Obama administration. If you are waiting for the green card next year, you was in deep deep very cold water.
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Although there is always an urge to over simplify things in real life, maybe because over-simplifying makes us looks good by suggesting easy solutions to any complex situation, maybe that’s why we want to believe that Republicans are better than Democrats or Democrats are better than republicans, easy pick problem solved. But like most things in life, the immigration debate is so convoluted and complex that any one party is not for/against any specific issue. It is very easy to find republicans who are opposed to our provisions and democrats who want us out of here.
Also, here is a reason why I opened this thread and why comments from Sen. Obama to the question of employment based green card is important. I don’t know much about ever complex politics and immigration, but I am a frequent visitor to this site and learned a lot about the issue during Durbin Grassley bill. In CIR of 2007 had provisions that were designed to eliminate AC21 and visa extension beyond 6 years. If that happens now, a lot of people who really don’t care who wins the election will be asked to leave, in most cases immediately. 2007 CIR was designed by Sen. Durbin. Sen. Durbin is also Campaign Chair for Sen. Obama. Sen. Durbin will drive President Obama’s policy on green card and H1 issue. They may intend to stop so called “exploitation”, but in the process as always is the case, they will be foolish enough to pass such provisions to punish the people that are being “exploited”, which I guess is us. And if they pass laws to abolish AC21 Section 106 (a) & (b) and if they remove 7th yr H1 extension, which at this time is tip of the ice-berg, I hope you can imagine how rest of the things will shape up. My intent of opening this thread was to find out the intensity of Sen. Obama’s reply and see if his administration will be able to withstand an onslaught from Sen. Durbin in preventing any foolish provisions that have not been thought through.
I guess now you see the relevance of the position of Sen. Obama on this issue.
And BTW, "interested in legal immigration" is a very lose term. It can mean lot of things. The writing is on the wall, be prepared for the Durbin roll-over in Obama administration. If you are waiting for the green card next year, you was in deep deep very cold water.
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mp70
05-25 12:48 PM
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Also forwarded this thread link to all friends stuck in Immigration limbo!
Also forwarded this thread link to all friends stuck in Immigration limbo!
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byeusa
08-03 02:37 PM
Good to hear some good and not so good reviews about the immigration lawyers in this thread. One of the firms about which folks have written contradictory statements is Fragomen. Thay have been very responsive and professional in some cases but the user polulation in general has complained about their non responsiveness. They have advised their clients ( i.e the companies) about how the slow down the process for green cards for their employees. It has been seen in a multitude of cases that they have advised the companies of not filing for EB-2 cases and use the route that creates the most delays in GC processing thus maximing the revenues for themselves and helping the companies use GC processing as a tool for employee retention. They made employers to belive that letting the cases processed in BEC is the best option instead of capturing the PD's from the old cases to PERM. Now, several thousand of those cases are still languishing at BEC and no one seems to have an answer about what will happen to those after 17th August.Isn't that so so unfair......
Their practice can not be termed ethical and the employees need to highlight this issue with their senior management and HR. I was wondering if Immigration Voice can help those individuals by guiding them about appropriate steps to highlight the malpractice by Fragomen.
Their practice can not be termed ethical and the employees need to highlight this issue with their senior management and HR. I was wondering if Immigration Voice can help those individuals by guiding them about appropriate steps to highlight the malpractice by Fragomen.
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vgayalu
07-07 01:47 PM
Just curious, and thinking loud: if there is a limited and reduced number of H1B workers come in, in the long run the number of applicants for permanent residency will be shrinking too (at least EB category). To reduce EB GC applications, and preserve the americanness of the employee-pool, this seems to be a nice and covert trick, at least to me. Let few people come for 6 years, and so fewer may remain as GC holders. Maybe I am missing something here.
When they reduce H1 B why do not you think about reducing immigrant visas like EB based.
When they reduce H1 B why do not you think about reducing immigrant visas like EB based.
GTGC
06-27 12:23 AM
is the date of the approval of the EAD renewal or is the day after the expiry of the current one?
Can the folks who got theirs approved recently answer? Maybe we will know in a few days once they have their EADs in their hands.....
I got my EAD card earlier this week. My validity is 6/19/2008 -6/18/2009....it is the same day as I recieved EAD "approved" notice via the CRIS email. My "July Fiasco" EAD expires 9/16/2008.....so yes I lose 3 months!!!!
So much for applying early :(
Can the folks who got theirs approved recently answer? Maybe we will know in a few days once they have their EADs in their hands.....
I got my EAD card earlier this week. My validity is 6/19/2008 -6/18/2009....it is the same day as I recieved EAD "approved" notice via the CRIS email. My "July Fiasco" EAD expires 9/16/2008.....so yes I lose 3 months!!!!
So much for applying early :(
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anilsal
03-04 11:05 PM
Assuming thay the information they will share is what all of us are seeking, it is not going to be a bad deal if we can find 500 people willing to chip in for this initiative (I am an optimist guys).
If they are going to give out the information, then it should be ok to pay $5k.
Questions are:
a) How soon will the work be finished?
b) Can they please integrate this request into their processes that they generate the numbers periodically, such that visa bulletins reflect demand appropriately?
If they are going to give out the information, then it should be ok to pay $5k.
Questions are:
a) How soon will the work be finished?
b) Can they please integrate this request into their processes that they generate the numbers periodically, such that visa bulletins reflect demand appropriately?
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glus
07-05 10:43 AM
Guys,
I don't know why you are wasting your time calling uscis. The fact is that USCIS released a statement they would reject all applications. Please don't waste your valuable time and focus of media and your senators. Please don't count on miracles. For now uscis may hold the applications for a few days because of the congressional action by congresswoman Lofgran, but we should keep the momentum and increase the awareness of this important issue.
Contact you senators and the press like others did! Thank You.
I don't know why you are wasting your time calling uscis. The fact is that USCIS released a statement they would reject all applications. Please don't waste your valuable time and focus of media and your senators. Please don't count on miracles. For now uscis may hold the applications for a few days because of the congressional action by congresswoman Lofgran, but we should keep the momentum and increase the awareness of this important issue.
Contact you senators and the press like others did! Thank You.
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NolaIndian32
04-28 01:09 PM
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We appreciate your support and contribution!
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Thanks rp0ol!!
We appreciate your support and contribution!
Go IV
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skv
09-25 11:48 AM
I have had all good experiences with fragoment till now, and I have been dealing with them for a couple of years now. They were very professional i should say. Again I work for one of the top 3 financial firms , and my employer has fragomen as preferred law firm.
I work for the Wall Street Investment Bank, I don't see any reason why Fragomen is a bad one, most of the banks deals with them.
Bad for some people, doesn't mean it's universal for everyone, for that matter that can happen to any law firm. :-):)
I work for the Wall Street Investment Bank, I don't see any reason why Fragomen is a bad one, most of the banks deals with them.
Bad for some people, doesn't mean it's universal for everyone, for that matter that can happen to any law firm. :-):)
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GCEB2
07-18 04:28 PM
Thanks for the Info..
My Wife got her EAD Last year. But she didn�t file for her SSN and we filed tax on her ITIN. Now she has her SSN how can we claim for Stimulus Rebate .
Thanks
My Wife got her EAD Last year. But she didn�t file for her SSN and we filed tax on her ITIN. Now she has her SSN how can we claim for Stimulus Rebate .
Thanks
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anilsal
10-04 02:09 PM
He was handling MI chapter.
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headhunter
07-19 10:20 PM
I thought IRS will allow you to withdraw your 401(K) with a 10% fine + all applicable taxes. Not sure how that will benefit someone who is forced to withdraw becuase he has to return to India.
You go back to India and withdraw one year later when you have 0 US income. Anything below 15K income is not taxable. Your 401 (K) withdrawal is added to your income for taxes
You go back to India and withdraw one year later when you have 0 US income. Anything below 15K income is not taxable. Your 401 (K) withdrawal is added to your income for taxes
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bondgoli007
09-29 01:10 PM
Thomachan,
We need more people on this forum and in the world like you!!
Very humorous insight and practical perspective.
We need more people on this forum and in the world like you!!
Very humorous insight and practical perspective.
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martiansoldier
07-21 03:42 PM
if you are a desi no reason for you to not know hindi mate....hamara bharat mahan
Well, I've got a few reasons.
1. I don't like the attitude that comes along with the people that speak it.
2. I just don't like the language.
3. I don't live anywhere close to a place where I must know Hindi to survive.
4. The Indian Constitution recognises English as a subsidiary official language.
5. If I have survived as long as I have without knowing Hindi, I'm sure I can survive without knowing Hindi for the rest of my life.
Thaai mannae vanakkam!
Well, I've got a few reasons.
1. I don't like the attitude that comes along with the people that speak it.
2. I just don't like the language.
3. I don't live anywhere close to a place where I must know Hindi to survive.
4. The Indian Constitution recognises English as a subsidiary official language.
5. If I have survived as long as I have without knowing Hindi, I'm sure I can survive without knowing Hindi for the rest of my life.
Thaai mannae vanakkam!
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JazzByTheBay
09-20 04:09 PM
Excellent idea!! Senior citizens are quite active politically and many of them are more mature given their age & experience. We should certainly take this one up...
jazz
One idea my American friend shared with me was to make presentations at retirement centers or community centers/ events. We need to be visible and our contribution to the country made known.
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One idea my American friend shared with me was to make presentations at retirement centers or community centers/ events. We need to be visible and our contribution to the country made known.
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Hermione
09-25 01:06 PM
When will EB3 ROW become current, or current for YOU? The answer would be different depending on your exact question.
Without administrative and legislative changes, the answer to number one is "a very long time" and I think I'd be safe to say that is a conservative estimate. For the record, I'm also EB3 ROW, with a PD of early 2004. I would say that would be current in 3 or 4 years
There are roughly 200 countries in the world. It is very simple maths to figure out that 200 * 9800 (the 7% limit per country) = about 1,960,000. Its pretty obvious that this is much more than the limit of 140,000 total per annum.. and you begin to see why there is a problem. Sure - each country has a 7% theroetical limit, but not EVERY country will use that in a year. Of ROW countries, UK is pretty close to its 7% per year. Others, like Lichenstein are not (or they would all be in the US and the country would not be just one big vacation home)
Most countries do not have 9,800 EB applicants every year - in fact, most countries use well under 1,000.
The total number of applicants from other countries can be derived from roughly estimating number if H1 holders, adjusting for Indians and Chinese, and then dividing by 2 (50% of H1Bs never end up getting a green card), and then multiplying by 2 to adjust for derivatives. The bottom line - there are visas available in EB2 ROW and EB1 categories (which are current, meaning, undersubscribed), that are getting redistributed to EB3 ROW. This is why EB3 in total is using more than its share of 140,000 EBs. In fact, I believe the dates will be moving pretty fast on EB3 ROW, it will probably get all current in a couple of years.
Without administrative and legislative changes, the answer to number one is "a very long time" and I think I'd be safe to say that is a conservative estimate. For the record, I'm also EB3 ROW, with a PD of early 2004. I would say that would be current in 3 or 4 years
There are roughly 200 countries in the world. It is very simple maths to figure out that 200 * 9800 (the 7% limit per country) = about 1,960,000. Its pretty obvious that this is much more than the limit of 140,000 total per annum.. and you begin to see why there is a problem. Sure - each country has a 7% theroetical limit, but not EVERY country will use that in a year. Of ROW countries, UK is pretty close to its 7% per year. Others, like Lichenstein are not (or they would all be in the US and the country would not be just one big vacation home)
Most countries do not have 9,800 EB applicants every year - in fact, most countries use well under 1,000.
The total number of applicants from other countries can be derived from roughly estimating number if H1 holders, adjusting for Indians and Chinese, and then dividing by 2 (50% of H1Bs never end up getting a green card), and then multiplying by 2 to adjust for derivatives. The bottom line - there are visas available in EB2 ROW and EB1 categories (which are current, meaning, undersubscribed), that are getting redistributed to EB3 ROW. This is why EB3 in total is using more than its share of 140,000 EBs. In fact, I believe the dates will be moving pretty fast on EB3 ROW, it will probably get all current in a couple of years.
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raj7480
06-14 12:06 PM
BIRTH CERTIFICATE FROM CONSULATE IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. YOU HAVE TO GET ONE FROM YOUR HOME COUNTRY OR GET AN AFFIDAVIT FROM PARENTS OR RELATIVES.
Maybe one can get a birth certificate from Consulate General of India here in the US ?
Here is a link to the one in SFO...and it talks of applying for the birth certificate...
http://www.cgisf.org/visa/indian_services.html#mis-bc
http://www.cgisf.org/
Maybe one can get a birth certificate from Consulate General of India here in the US ?
Here is a link to the one in SFO...and it talks of applying for the birth certificate...
http://www.cgisf.org/visa/indian_services.html#mis-bc
http://www.cgisf.org/
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nat23
09-26 08:25 AM
MLS
How long does it take to get the "prevailing wage info"? Does it come from State DOL or the Federal DOL?? I'm from Ohio
Thanks
Nat
Hi Nat,
Fragomen took about 6 months in getting "prevailing wage info" for my case in 2001. My manager ( Canadian who had gone through US GC process himself) finally talked to them and asked them to file without waiting for DOL's reply on prevailing wage. (That was a risk but we agreed to take it at that point)
That six months delay costed me 6 years in GC processing ! But thanks to my manager , otherwise I dont know how many more years I would have waited.(One of my co-worker still awaits his labor cert !)
The big law firm goes by predefined steps , which are probably the safest way for most cases but may not be the fastest way. You need somebody who has been through this process and can understand and asks good questions to lawyers and can help lawyers to think for your perticular case. Check if you have somebody in your org to do that.
All the best.
How long does it take to get the "prevailing wage info"? Does it come from State DOL or the Federal DOL?? I'm from Ohio
Thanks
Nat
Hi Nat,
Fragomen took about 6 months in getting "prevailing wage info" for my case in 2001. My manager ( Canadian who had gone through US GC process himself) finally talked to them and asked them to file without waiting for DOL's reply on prevailing wage. (That was a risk but we agreed to take it at that point)
That six months delay costed me 6 years in GC processing ! But thanks to my manager , otherwise I dont know how many more years I would have waited.(One of my co-worker still awaits his labor cert !)
The big law firm goes by predefined steps , which are probably the safest way for most cases but may not be the fastest way. You need somebody who has been through this process and can understand and asks good questions to lawyers and can help lawyers to think for your perticular case. Check if you have somebody in your org to do that.
All the best.
vik_tx
06-14 08:57 AM
Good news for some and not so good news for others. I have been waiting for my labor for last 4 years and have still not got the approval on hand. So I am not ready to apply for 485. Where as a friend of mine who came to US last year and applied for labor through perm 2 months back has his approved labor and can apply for 485. I feel this is kind of unfair. The dates should have progressed slowly but steadily instead of trying to create a mad rush now.
I had a similar issue.. labor was stuck in the backlog ctr for 4 years.. Tired of waiting - i then directed my lawers to request the dol for a screenshot, ven though my h-1b was valid and i did not actually need it.. lo and behold.. 15 days after that .. it was miraclously approved.. I suggest you try the same.. keep me posted if that works.
I had a similar issue.. labor was stuck in the backlog ctr for 4 years.. Tired of waiting - i then directed my lawers to request the dol for a screenshot, ven though my h-1b was valid and i did not actually need it.. lo and behold.. 15 days after that .. it was miraclously approved.. I suggest you try the same.. keep me posted if that works.
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