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  • AirWaterandGC
    04-30 07:27 PM
    any response from anyone would be greatly appreciated.





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  • belmontboy
    09-25 06:08 PM
    Even if you succeed in changing the law and change interpretation of spillover, you won't see much difference in wait for GC.
    Only EB3 folks who have PD in 2002, 2003 may greatly benefit by this. Rest of EB3-I will have to wait for atleast 5-6 years.

    We should instead concentrate on Visa recapture.

    I am not trying to hijack this thread or dampen your efforts. Just trying to infuse some sanity here.





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  • GCScrewed
    04-08 07:41 PM
    No forward movement in EB2 (I or C).

    EB3 is "Unavailable" for all countries of chargebility.

    Where did the visas go this? Who got them that they are already out of them??

    I have been wondering the same thing. Where did all the visas go? Some statistics on CIS website did not seem to indicate that many EB numbers were used last year. So weird!!! :confused:

    Maybe as someone said, they just did not want to work. If they make visas unavailable, no case would be counted in the backlog queue and they will therefore meet their "blacklog reduction" target as published earlier???

    Bottomline, looks like the new adminstration is no better than the old one to legal EB immigrants, although they have suspended raid on illegals. This is just getting better and better. :rolleyes:





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  • nyte_crawler
    09-25 09:37 AM
    Just out of curiousity what skills do you have ? and I believed Life is full of shortcuts :)

    There is no point in educating a mass of angry, frustrated EB3-I folks.

    By preference (a LEGAL statute), EB1>EB2>EB3

    For spillover (a LEGAL statute), EB1>EB2>EB3

    EB1-I get their GCs in about a year.
    EB2-I get their GCs in about 6 years.
    EB3-I get their GCs in about 8 years.

    SO WHAT IS THE BLOODY PROBLEM??? Wait your turn patiently like everyone else, or upgrade your skills and education to apply for EB2 jobs. Stop bitchin' and moanin' and trying to find shortcuts in life. There are none.



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  • gsc999
    01-19 12:15 PM
    Guys, Can we get some corporate funding on IV's effort. I agree that our contributions can also make a difference but if any big corporate decides to support our cause, don't you think it would make a very big difference, funding wise. Big companies like Mircrosoft, Oracle also do favor immigration reforms and I think they too are currently lobbying for the same. If somehow, we can also extract some contributions from them for the same cause that would really give great impetus to IV's efforts.
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    Some companies have matching contribution policy. this is usually for non-religious and non-political organizations. I am unsure if IV is eligible. I will ask my company but has anyone explored this option. If this does work out, this may be a decent chunk of funds, especially companies friendly to legal immigration as WaitingForGC points out.





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  • RNGC
    03-22 09:43 PM
    1. Eliminate EAD & AP, let I485 receipt notice be sufficient for travel and employment authorization.
    2. Restart H1B visa renewal by mail. Let there be added scrutiny while the application is processed. It atleast wont let people out of country for unknown time.

    Eliminate EAD & AP, let I485 receipt notice be sufficient for travel and employment authorization.

    Great idea....all we need is a photo in the I-485 receipt and any employer can do a e-verify to check our status.



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  • SGP
    03-23 03:22 PM
    Hi abhishek101. Thanks for your reply.

    I am working from NJ Home office for a company which is in LA, CA.

    Paystub: My address mentioned on it is my NJ Home address. The company's address of course is LA, CA. The taxes which they are deducting is CA taxes.

    Based on these replies would you please be able to give your suggestions. I await suggestions and comments from others as well.

    ---------------------------------
    Deadline = April 30th, 2011
    Goal = 5000 votes on survey (see I-485 filing w/o current PD thread) and momentum to continue with this campaign.The survey is a platform to gather and push for launching action items. Based on response by 04/30/2011 - IV will decide whether to even proceed with initiative or not.
    Actions - 1) Vote on survey.
    2)Email ivcoordinator@gmail.com with PD, ph#,email & subject "I485 filing impacted�,
    3)Print/Circulate Fliers and spread FB, wiki link (see "support thread")

    SGP are you working at Client's site in NJ or are you working from Home for a company in LA, CA ?

    If you are at Client Site then you need a LCA for NJ and no need for address in LA., CA

    If you are working from home, then you have to check what does your Paystub say, if it says that you are an employee in LA, CA you have to find a home in CA.

    It is from my understanding of the law. Other's please comment





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  • reddymjm
    07-13 06:56 PM
    EB3I dates never really crossed 2001 after the JUL 07 drama which screwed all EB3 in my opinion.

    1) USCIS never looked at those cases which got ported out. So if they try to process cases in 2002 they might end up finding lesser cases needing approval than they actually counted, could be bcoz of porting or people who gave up and left the country. USCIS is auto porting the date if you have old labor and i140, I know few friends who got GC like that.

    2) At this pace EB2 will be current by mid next year, once it is processing time for 485 is at least 4 months which will fall into 2012, so the same huge number of spill will come to EB3 ROW. If the spill over is too much USCIS may consider spilling it to worst retrogressed countries.
    -ve aspect: If USCIS starts doing quarterly spill over this may not happen. So as per my logic USCIS will start doing quarterly spill soon.

    3) The as&***s who decided to change the spill to vertical might get bitten by a mad donkey or a dog and might change it back to the old model. I don't see any &&)) why all the spill has to go vertically from 2007, bcoz we irritated USICS or DOS by kissing their weak spots.

    4) As per my Karma or belief model whatever IV does, hurts EB3 more. I don't think any admin fix will fix the vertical spill or recapture.

    Good luck EB3 i guys and try to keep ur frustration levels to LOW.



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  • tawlibann
    06-28 11:28 AM
    I don�t buy the argument that only India and China produce the brightest people who are willing to work here in U.S. There are just as many people from Europe and the rest of the world who are just as qualified and who would want to work in the U.S. The problem starts with the H1-B visas, where most of them are taken by these Indian IT consulting companies. Correct me if I�m wrong, but I don�t think these IT companies hire non-Indian workers. There are many qualified people from the rest of the world who are willing to work here in U.S, but can�t because the majority of the H1-B visas is going to Indians and Chinese nationals. Perhaps, there should be a per-country quota at the H1-B level. I don�t think there is anything wrong with the current country quota; if some countries don�t use their quotas then these quotas roll into the countries that have higher demand.

    I second that. As long as there is widespread abuse -- large numbers of Indian body-shops and consulting companies that import people by the thousands -- and as long as that skews the numbers, there should also be checks and balances -- per-country limits. Per-country limits and diversity argument are a good way to restore the balance and offset for the abuse.

    I'm really tired of hearing people saying that diversity is for FB or for DV visa. What make FB immigration a better candidate for diversity?!? Absolutely nothing. The law provides for diversity in ALL immigration categories -- EB, FB, DV, etc., and there is nothing discriminatory about it. The discrimination comes from companies that abuse the system, import thousands of consulting workers with 3-year degrees who don't really have jobs but sit on the bench for 8-10 months at a time (something that's explicitly disallowed by H-1B law), and then apply for I-140/I-485 going through an unending sequence of RFE's, NOIDs, MTR's, etc. and slowing the system to a crawl. Now these people want the whole world to suffer with them by "distributing" the pain. Why?

    If somebody takes care of this abuse, the remaining really qualified Indian/Chinese workers who really deserve to be here will find that they won't need a separate category because there won't be any severe backlogs for their countries.





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  • abhijitp
    07-11 06:39 PM
    Pasadena congressman Adam Schiff from CA supports legal immigration. I received an email from him recently stating the same.

    "In considering immigration reform, Rep. Schiff has repeatedly stated that he does not believe in amnesty for undocumented aliens, but he does believe that those who have been living in this country -- working and paying taxes -- should be given an opportunity to embark on a lengthy and hard-earned path to citizenship. However, he has made it clear that he does not support immigrants who are here illegally being rewarded for breaking our laws by jumping ahead of those who have sought to enter this country legally."

    --C.
    Okay, apart from Rep. Lofgren:
    1. Pasadena congressman Adam Schiff from CA
    2. Sen. Cantwell
    3. Sen. Cornyn

    Who others should we write to? Is there some IV thread that metions all these names?

    Thanks!



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  • abhisam
    04-20 10:18 AM
    I filed on March 26th in TSC (paper filing). Got receipt dated April 7th. Still waiting. I cannot continue the job as my H1B expired. Anybody knows what should I do to get it expedited. I guess people at USCIS are very unpredictable and work according to the mood. I did not anticipate this as earlier I filed EAD for my wife and son and I got it in three weeks.

    There is a fax number you can send a letter to expedite your EAD case. You need to mention that you are not able to work and will face extreme financial hardship if you do not recieve your EAD in time. we had sent a fax for our renewal last time and it worked.





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  • abhijitp
    07-11 07:38 PM
    I talked to a staff member at senator Barbara's office, and the staff member said, Faxes and emails are responded and replied by staff reps. Only written (typed) letters go to Senator's attention. She also advised me that if this is something you need the senators attention on, do not send fax or email, send a letter with postage paid.
    I explained to her the visa -flip flop, and she said most likely the senator will read and send an inquiry, The senator is very good at responding to letters from constituents.
    That is exactly why we need to send them letters, please look at the format and add some personal details, gives it a little personal touch.

    I agree. My experience thus far: I emailed 200 reporters and received no response. I am going to try the letters idea, because I too think what Amitjoey says is right-- letters make an impact.

    Write a letter, run a grammar/spell check, then print, SIGN, and send it to senators who support us. I wrote the following. But please personalize, because that would send the message that this is an issue of importance to you-- the writer.

    ________________
    Name
    Address

    Senator Name, Address

    Date:

    Subject: Thousands of properly filed EB Green Card applications likely to be rejected/ returned

    References/ Enclosures:
    � Interim Visa Bulletin by U S Department of State
    � USCIS announcement to stop accepting Adjustment Of Status applications

    Dear ____:

    I have been living in ___, USA for the last ___ months/ years. By profession, I am a ____, and I work for ___, a company based in ___.

    I am writing to bring to your attention the unprecedented decision made by US Department of State (DOS) on July 2, 2007 with its interim �visa bulletin�. With this bulletin, DOS determined that all the immigrant visa numbers allocated for the current financial year had been expended, and thus there would be no further authorizations of new Green Cards this year. In response, USCIS announced that it would return all Adjustment of Status applications it received, beginning July 2, 2007. Please note that the USCIS had already RECEIVED applications on the morning of July 2, 2007, even before DOS published this interim visa bulletin.

    In my opinion it is an unfortunate decision in that it virtually renders null and void, thousands of properly filed Employment Based Green Card- Adjustment of Status applications.

    An important thing to note here, is that in the Visa Bulletin published by DOS only 18 days ago (June 13, 2007) all Employment Based categories had been made �current� since almost 60000 immigrant visa numbers had been unused till that time.
    This begs the question: how did USCIS manage to approve about 60000 green cards in less than 3 weeks, when it took the previous 8 months to approve the same number of green cards?

    The Visa Bulletin published by DOS in June 2007, had brought good news to thousands of high-skilled temporary workers (doctors, engineers, IT professionals) in the USA, because the floodgates that had been closed for over 2 years had been re-opened.
    This bulletin had implied that we could finally apply for "Adjustment of Status"- the final stage of the 3 step Employment based Green card process. This would solve a number of quality of life issues for people like me, as they would allow our spouses to take up part or full time jobs, they would bring in an element of stability allowing me to plan the purchase of a new home, and it would give me the freedom of relocating to another part of the USA for any unforeseen reason, without worrying about the portability of my existing job.

    Therefore, my family and I worked really hard, and tried to religiously comply with all procedures laid out and submitted our application to reach the USCIS on the morning of July 2, 2007.

    Besides running around to gather the paperwork to help file in time, I had to spend a significant amount of money on:
    1) Urgent medical examinations and vaccinations by USCIS approved surgeon: $700. (Note: These were not covered by my medical insurance.)
    2) New passport photographs; these needed to be less than a month old... so these had to be newly taken photographs
    3) Notarization/ Courier charges: Approximately $100 (Some amount expended in foreign currency)

    All of the money spent, as well as the time and efforts were rendered useless by the new bulletin on July 2, 2007, which I repeat, was published AFTER the window opened for new applications on the morning of July 2, 2007.

    My point is, and I believe anyone with common sense would agree, it is only fair to expect a notice period before a reversal such as this one. Preferably... weeks of notice if not days! I am sure no US Citizen would accept anything less for a notice in such an important matter!

    I would implore you to look into this matter as soon as you can, and request the USCIS to accept Adjustment of Status applications filed through July 2007.

    Thank you.

    Truly,


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  • meena42
    05-15 10:33 PM
    yep Edd, I guess I dont have much of a choice left,

    Anybody from the attorney community.... can shed some light on this, will help a lot of us...


    Thanks





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  • lambu2
    09-02 02:09 PM
    What should we do to pickup our file? Any thoughts appreciated



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  • amitjoey
    01-18 03:18 PM
    I just signed up for $20/month recurring deposit.
    Thanks to the core members and volunteers for working hard on this immigration issue. Hopefully there is light at the end of the tunnel and hope it's not a never ending tunnel :)
    I have asked a few of my friends to contribute, but as somebody else has mentioned, it's extremely hard to convince people to contribute. We can't force them :D

    Go Immigration Voice !!! Let our collective voices be heard loud and clear ;)

    Thanks hopeful08 and rpatel. Need 886 members





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  • Macaca
    08-23 05:41 PM
    You cannot contribute too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late - Ralph Waldo Emerson



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  • aa_ke_phas_gaya
    03-31 05:18 PM
    Great Job, Kudos to you for making such an effort.

    Similar to this, we need as many efforts as we can have.
    To further continue this effort, I would suggest writing letters to your local congress rep & Senator, particularly those who have been waiting for over 5 years.
    More effective approach will be to contact local media.
    Since we have a unique situation, I would recommend start a request to separate legal employment based migrants from other categories.
    BOTTOM LINE: We can not wait for CIR, this is NOT about comprehensive immigration reform, this is a requirement from current employment based immigration system.





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  • snathan
    03-25 04:04 PM
    Totally agree with ya.

    Unless crises strikes people and they are shatters they do not care.

    Just see the old threads of EAD delays. All these people with EADs were sobbing on those threads pleading to IV to help them. Most did not have a donor status or had contributed a dime. They were on the verge of losing their jobs when IV helped them get their EADs on time. Now where are all those hundreds of people. Are they contributing a dime for the lobby day? I bet after 2 years, they will come again to IV and sob about EADs delays and ask IV to help them.

    This is the part I am not agreeing with IV and don�t like very much. Why would IV ever need to help people who never bothered to contribute time or money?

    If they can get it for free why would anyone wants to contribute ?





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  • ajay_hyd
    05-15 09:49 AM
    can we change it to CP now ? already on EAD (4th). Eb3-PD 06/2002





    brit_gc
    03-31 10:42 AM
    Hi all,

    Just wanted to rop by and say I received my welcome email today.
    Been here since 2001, but my company wouldn't let me file labor until December 2004.

    Good luck all, and keep the faith.

    Andy





    satishku_2000
    04-09 06:39 PM
    Well it's obvious that it all boils down to what you bring to the table.
    But that is with any company, it you're not providing revenue to the company you will get fired.
    But at least IBM is not hiring H1B's without having a project in which to put people. I doubt IBM makes people like on their resume, I mean not minor lies, blantant lies like making a Fresh grad show 5 years of experience.
    Several Indian consulting firms offered me this.


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