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  • GC_ASP
    04-06 08:12 AM
    EB-2 Movement in May
    April 5

    Will EB-2 India will advance "substantially" in May?

    There are 18,000 persons with EB-2 priority dates in 2006 who are waiting for green cards, 13,000 of them from India.

    Given the 7% country quota, we expect the India EB-2 to move forward in May between 2 weeks and 2 months.


    * This is seems to be completely different from what they claimed "substantial" before.....:confused:





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  • gdhiren
    07-11 08:31 AM
    Pineapple, we are only posting media coverage here. There are other threads that are posting flower orders, delivery confirmation, etc. This just in:

    Post by dtekkedil

    CNN Covers story in India!

    Looks like CNN - India covered the our flower campaign story on TV!

    Just got an SMS from India!

    Here is the CNN-IBN link which they shot yesterday with IV members in DC (also posted by nc14)

    http://www.ibnlive.com/videos/44667/...andhigiri.html

    Anyone has AajTak chanel here or has contacts in India who can record? they also shot yesterday, they were more interested in Munnabhai and Gandhigiri though.





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  • RDB
    11-25 04:52 PM
    In principle, I agree with you that we are responsible for what we 'sign up' for and shouldn't back away from that. But, your example is a little bit off as in nobody is asking back money from the mortgage which is already paid (akin to the difference in gas prices that you mentioned), the interest rate could change and we are liable to pay the difference in the mortgage payments due that fluctuation - the thing here is the base value of your asset. As a hypothetical example (because vehicle prices always depreciate, so please ignore the reality), let's say you bought that Gas guzzling SUV at 50k and now suddenly after 2 years, due to whatever reason, you go and try to sell the same SUV to the same dealer and he quotes you 5k. Wouldn't you fault that dealer for selling you the same thing at 50k when the actual value of the same asset 2 year back was 5k (but he sold you at 50k and you have only paid back 10k in monthly installments until now). Who is to blame for that 35k deficit? You? Forget the monthly payments here and concentrate on the actual asset value.

    As mentioned above, I do agree that we are liable for what we do in life and one has to stand up for his/her deeds - but at the same time, and I again argue the same point, that the greedy people on wall st. and lending institutions are largely responsible for this mess - imagine if they had never sold you the asset for 50k, which is a bloated amount for that particular asset and the sad part in this is that the lender lends out the money knowing all this.

    Hmm interesting.

    So if I buy a gas guzzling SUV/Truck and the price of it goes down to 1/4 because of soaring oil prices, I guess dealer should pay me back the 3/4 because it is not my fault. Right ?
    And if I bought used Hybrid which is now selling like hot cakes and I make a profit I must redeem it to the car dealer. Because I made money I didn't anticipate. Also, my 401K losses should be returned back because it isn't my fault the stocks are loosing value. The price of gas I paid this summer was twice what I am paying now, so I must get back the money I spent this summer, because it is not my fault that there has been fluctuations in the oil prices.

    Well, if only it were that simple. That's not how the system works, although you would want to be that. When you sign the dotted line you are in the binding contract and from then on profits, losses and fire sale is all yours.
    You have to live up to what you have signed or next time around you signature will not be honored.





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  • yabadaba
    01-24 04:25 PM
    south east

    delta -atl - dxb (direct) -chennai, mumbai, etc

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  • akred
    07-21 07:36 PM
    I'm wondering if these figures actually provide ammo for people who claim that H1b is driving down salary. A $50k median starting and a $60k median is not that great.

    It's not too far off the mark. The median for initial employment is likely skewed by all the college hires and new arrivals. The $50k median is not too far off the mark from the $53,000 median reported by UIUC for 2005. The median for continuing employment is quite respectable at $68,000.

    http://www.engr.uiuc.edu/about/facts.php





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  • SunnySurya
    08-07 02:46 PM
    What is being done is simply replacing (or attaching) new I-140 to the exisitng 485. Thus RD of 485 remains intact.
    I think IF we stress for FIFO principle then jumping lines , ships will be taken care of by themselves. let RD be used and PD recaPture request date on the letter be RD.



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  • mhssatya
    04-05 04:55 PM
    I am a subscribed member to IV since last Fri but still can't access the donor forum..somebody help..

    One might get a better answer from this thread

    Donor Forum: Analysis for EB2IC based on new..





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  • sparuthi
    09-09 07:24 PM
    Got Greened on the first day of September. It was a pleasant surprise to see an SMS from USCIS on my mobile.

    Applied in 2006. So a wait of 4.5 yrs relatively looks short (but was a long one)

    Good luck to all who are waiting to be greened



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  • kk_kk
    10-07 09:27 AM
    One of my friend got approved yesterday.

    He interfiled from EB3 to EB2.

    His EB3 PD - 12/2003
    He got the EB2 approved sometime in Jan 2009.
    His RD - 05/2009 (Yes it is right, he applied his 485 in May 2009).





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  • nashim
    10-07 07:00 PM
    got CPO



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  • baleraosreedhar
    08-21 05:11 PM
    Hi All

    I think we should not loose hope and feel USICS will wake up and resolve all this mess

    1) 4-6 years back there was big mess of labour blachole: people started rasing their voices, companies started writing letters and finally they started BackProcessign centers, streamlined process and finally labours were approved

    2) I 140 was taking hell of a time: people started writing letters and ther esult was Premium processing( Even though they have s toppe dit now but still USCIS had listed to us and gave a path to resolve our issues)

    So taking all these into perpective, I think all EB3 folks should not loose their heart, but we should make an effort to appraise USCIS,Congress,Senators of the pain of EB3 folks who are waiting for a long time to get their american dream realized.

    So dont get dishearted or loose ur focus by others comments, no one dreamed in 2003 that labours will be approved,but still they got approved.So today we maybe facing lot of negative vibes and comments that it snot going to happen and no law tells the EB3 should get their visa's before EB2.So my fellow EB3ians PLEASE write as many letters as possible, as many calls as possible to make it happen.

    It all starts with a dream, a zeal to achieve it.So I think it is possible if we make a collective effort .





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  • jonty_11
    06-29 05:27 PM
    If AILA is telling that means there is 50% chance of rumors becoming true. If the rumors are true then State Dept and USCIS mismanaged visa numbers. Anyhow wait and see couple of days
    what stats do u have to support the 50% number??



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  • new_horizon
    01-31 11:59 AM
    My wife had her first time H1 visa appmt at chennai on Jan 22, 08...she got her passport back the next day at the VFS counter.

    I had my visa renewal appointment at Toronto on Jan 23, 08, but I had to wait for 4 business days after interview to get my passport back. I got it only on Jan 29th.

    Hope this info helps.





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  • skrishna23
    08-12 06:53 PM
    Finally got the CPO emails/texts today morning for both me and my wife.

    Came to USA in 1996 on H1. Masters (F1) from 1999-2000.
    All GC applications in EB2. Nationality : India.
    Applied in Mid 2001 : company (think $15B!!!) went kaput.
    Applied in Mid 2003 : I quit in mid-2005 - while labor pending.
    Applied Nov 22, 2005 : Approved Aug 11, 2010.

    Labor applied via PERM - approved in about 4 months.
    I-140 applied soon after - approved in about 4 months.
    I-485 applied during the July-August 2007.
    Receipt Date: Aug 16, 2007
    Notice Date: Oct 1, 2007
    At NSC.

    Quit in mid-2008 with 485/EAD, sent AC21.
    Got RFE in Sep 2008 (missed the 2008 boat).
    485 LUD stuck at 10/29/2008 forever until today.

    Opened a SR on Aug 5th.
    Took an infopass on Aug 6th - all I could get was, "your application is with an
    Immigration Officer since Aug 2nd". Nothing else!
    Don't know if either had an effect.
    Didn't do anything beyond the above two.

    I think anything that's helpful for anyone based on dates/apps/process/procedures are all listed above. Now for a bit of something in my mind. No particular theme but general rambling....if you so indulge..please continue. Else Have a good day and happy life. And thanks IV.

    It has been a long journey for sure. A lot of my friends who came to
    USA in 1996 are now citizens. I have NO regrets at all. I took my own
    path. Sometimes I used to think that if I had done the GC process
    in 1998/1999 instead of quitting my full time job to do full time masters,
    I might've gotten GC sooner. OR what if I had stuck with the 2003 application,
    sure, it would've taken longer to get even the Labor cleared but I would
    have gotten GC in probably 2007 - and worst case 2008. And heck, I would
    have made an additional $150K (since the company got acquired by "as big
    as it gets" tech company). OR what if I had chosen a very safe choice out
    of masters [believe it or not, I got 12 offers back in 2000 - but then heck,
    every body else got 12 offers as well]. OH btw, the full time masters ended
    up costing me about $45K in credit card loans. So yeah...no point in contemplating
    all the "coulda woulda shoulda"s in life.

    As Nike says: Just do it.

    I strongly believe it was because of the masters that I got the first 2000/2001 company, I got into the next job - and because of it to the next one and because
    of that to the current one - where I am extremely happy and think
    will over time come out very well off too.

    At all times, I never compromised on my job. Took the job which offered
    me the most challenge and allowed me to learn as much as possible while
    working the smartest folks around. That I think was a great benefit - all
    along - since that component of life (work) never bothered me. And was never
    afraid of taking (apparent) risks either. To me they were calculated risks.
    The 2002 company I joined, it was a small startup - I was employee number 20-something and was the only H1-B until we had about 150+ employees.
    When I quit it was 450+ folks and was about 750+ when it was acquired.
    The company I joined in 2008 (via AC21), was and still is a startup. When
    I joined we were 8 employees and still now, remain lean-and-mean but
    kicking some serious ass. (if I say so myself..pardon me). :)

    The biggest hiccup as I think of it now was that my wife was not able
    to work from 2003-2007. But the EAD in mid-2007 finally solved that
    problem. Oh, I never hesitated traveling either : travel to Africa (three
    countries) one year, and to Europe (three countries) one year and
    Asia (two countries other than India) in one year.
    Also purchased a home in 2009 (it was very tempting during the
    2004-2006 times...but waited out for good).

    So yeah...H1-B/EAD/AP are all handicaps - only if you convince yourself so.

    A couple of times I had contemplated Canadian PR or really
    moving there or to somewhere in Europe (and even Aus PR).
    But pursued nothing mostly because I was lazy.

    But all along my wife fully supported in everything I (we) did.
    Be it change of jobs, other big decisions..what not.
    So thankful to god for that.

    Just a bit to go back in the way back machine.
    Long ago, labor was the bottle-neck. Then 485, then something else.
    Things repeat - old is new, new is old...repeat.
    There were times when there was no online checking, no sms, no email notifications.
    Six year h1-cap was strongly enforced. no concurrent 140/485. No one year extension of h1. No 3 year extenstions of h1 after 140. No 2 year EADs. No AC21. No priority date porting. I can go on....but a lot of stuff happened...happens.

    If there is one thing I learned wrt immigration, it is do things ASAP. Never postpone anything at all. As much as possible get first in the queue.

    A general piece of advice: Never reject an option you don't have. [this is more to do with folks who say, "I am only in year 1 in h1..I don't know if I need gc..let me see after 2-3 years.." - guess what einstein, it is easy to give up your gc after you get it, then to get it when you desperately need it.]

    Good luck and all the best to those who are waiting.
    EB2-IC seems in pretty good shape as far as I can tell.
    EB3-folks need some serious legislative help - please consider contributing a fraction of what you send for your immigration-lawyers and get something done. support IV.

    And finally: Be Happy!

    Peace.



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  • belmontboy
    04-01 09:56 AM
    Guys do not feed the freeloaders by telling anything you are reading in the donor forum. Let these people help themselves by signing up for recurring contributions if they want helpful nformation about their EB2 PD movemement. We are still not meeting of our advocacy day amount. It is all because most people want free lunches. This needs to stop. The 200 people going to DC tomorrow are going to speak for you and me for yours and mine greencard. They are taking time off and spending own money for you and me. Nothing is free in this world. IV is also doing this for you and me and we are taking it for granted. Let people do some good deed today if they want to know good information

    Perhaps a little over-generalized.
    Non-Donors like me have contributed to advocacy days. You still think we are free loaders?





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  • GreenCard4US
    10-31 03:36 PM
    I am sorry if I am bit late on this forum. Why even inform USCIS when you use AC21? There is no rule stating that you have to inform them , so why do it?



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  • acruix
    05-17 05:07 PM
    My wife went to India on a vacation my PD is current what can I apply ?





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  • Canadian_Dream
    06-21 02:38 PM
    The contents of this postings are based on what I have read from various Lawyer's website and my lawyer's suggestions.

    Multiple I-485 Fillings Scenario:

    1. Two I-485 for the with the same primary applicant

    Case a: One I-140/I-485 Pending with another employer and one I-140/I-485 to be filed in July with the current employer.

    Case b: One I-140/I-485 Pending due to substituted labor (and cannot be expedited because premium processing not available). Another I-485 to be filed based on approved I-140 (on one's own labor). Both from the same employer.

    2. Two I-485 with different primary applicants (Primary on one and dependent on other)

    Case a: I-140 for one is approved while other's pending
    Case b: Both I-140 Approved
    Case c: Both filling concurrently in June

    Pros and Cons
    Scenario 1, Case a: In this case there is a substantial risk that I-485 filed with first employer might lead to issues esp if I-140 is not approved. Thus is a good idea to file another one with current employer. (Pro)

    Scenario 1, Case a: How can one Adjust the Status from two employer at the same time. (Con)

    Scenario 1, Case b: Since first I-485 application is already filed and I-140's outcome is not known. It is a good idea to file another one as a fall back option. If one waits for the outcome of first I-140 and it is denied and then it will be too late to file another I-485 because dates might have retrogressed.

    Scenario 2, Case a: One with the approved I-140 should file I-485 with other as dependent.

    Scenario 2, Case b: I-485 for both is almost ensured and thus filling two will give added cover in case something happens. One might have a better priority date than other. (Pro)

    Scenario 2, Case b: Job loss of one would still allow other with AC-21 benefits. (Pro)

    Scenario 2, Case b:Only one of the two partners has to stick to the job description and other is free to pursue anything (including studies).

    Scenario 2, Case c: Use I-140 Premium Processing on at least one application for added certainty.

    Summary of Pros and Cons
    Pros:
    1. More flexibility as there are two applications to fall back on.
    2. Only opportunity to file EAD/AP before retrogression kicks in.
    3. Useful if I-140 is pending and outcome of it is unknown.
    4. There are NO USCIS memos that prohibits such filling explicitly.
    5. Many lawyers have recommended this as a best option.
    6. It has been mentioned that USCIS cancels the second I-485 after approving the other. That makes this a hassle free option.
    7. If there are issues with multiple filling one of the application can be withdrawn.
    8. If later on it turns out two application is a norm and right thing to do and retrogression hits one has no one to blame but himself.


    Cons:
    1. Cost of two fillings (if paid by self)
    2. There have been indications by lawyers that two fillings could lead to unnecessary delays and interviews.
    3. Apart from delays there has been indications that USCIS might issue an
    RFE and ask to choose one.

    Conclusion
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    There is nothing wrong with two filings, worst case scenario could be an RFE from USCIS to choose one. Best case scenario is USCIS upon approving one cancels other. Two filings indeed give you a peace of mind and reduce risk during the process. It doesn't change the outcome (like your application will not be denied just because you have filed two). If a little delay is acceptable to you as a price you pay to reduce a bigger risk and added benefits then multiple filing is right thing to do.





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  • check_rd
    06-24 03:01 AM
    Mine case is labor 06/2002 EB3, I-140 approved.
    Spouse labor priority date is 06/2007 EB2, I-140 needs to be applied.

    Acoording to my lawyer one cannot have 2 I-485's and though i explained that no such return rule he said its a risk and will get RFE and delays and personally does not recommend.

    I am going to check with my wife lawyer on Monday and its well reputed law firm.

    Since we both have stable jobs i am probably going to opt for my I-485 which has been already been filed and just file I-140 for my wife's case. Any thoughts ?





    gctest
    08-21 01:57 PM
    Read the visa bulletin for the past 3 months.


    and thanks for the red dot. .. I am in indian .. so a red dot really goes on me :)



    Do you have any link for that apology from DOS? Any doc to support that?





    vikki76
    10-15 12:54 PM
    Wish there was a way to nudge USCIS on quicker approvals- most people know that there is case is pre-adjudicated,with IO and current. Now, if IO is taking a look at EB-4 applications then who knows..when our apps will get picked up



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