imv116
03-08 01:35 AM
Political scene and policy making is mostly based on vote and voice more then TRUE reform. Always, be it India or USA.
Immigration-Voice is primarily for legal immigrants. Even though we input substantial economic value to the society, and to the fate of all of us the small legal/skilled people immigration reform is tied to the big CIR.
What I want to propose is to talking to other lobbing groups and immigrant associations.
Irish, Spanish etc... Today in the news the Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform (ILIR) made a big show and seems like they have got lot attention. Form senator Clinton to one time Irish Kennedy all spoke for Irish and CIR.
Also, Immigration voice is primarily supported by Indians and few other people from other nationalities.
In addition, I being an Indian like to propose bringing more attention and contributions to the situation by talking to local and north American Indian associations both professional and cultural.
To name a few...
American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin
Telugu Association of North America
American Telugu Association
FOGANA - Federation of Gujarati Associations of North America
Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America etc..
-The 116
Immigration-Voice is primarily for legal immigrants. Even though we input substantial economic value to the society, and to the fate of all of us the small legal/skilled people immigration reform is tied to the big CIR.
What I want to propose is to talking to other lobbing groups and immigrant associations.
Irish, Spanish etc... Today in the news the Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform (ILIR) made a big show and seems like they have got lot attention. Form senator Clinton to one time Irish Kennedy all spoke for Irish and CIR.
Also, Immigration voice is primarily supported by Indians and few other people from other nationalities.
In addition, I being an Indian like to propose bringing more attention and contributions to the situation by talking to local and north American Indian associations both professional and cultural.
To name a few...
American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin
Telugu Association of North America
American Telugu Association
FOGANA - Federation of Gujarati Associations of North America
Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America etc..
-The 116
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fightforit
01-26 01:08 PM
I am new here and do not know the exact protocol. What does IV suggest? Shall we flood the President with Qs regarding immigration reform, specifically EB? Is this a good (direct) platform to voice our concerns?
vkotval
03-26 05:35 PM
Never give childcare as a reason. INS treats this as employment for parents. But religious ceremony for child may work. For medical stuff, I'd say that you need to show that either they cant travel or they are under some treatment here. For both the reasons, you need a US doc to write a letter. The best reasons are travelling to different places in the US.
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03-08 08:50 AM
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helpmeExperts
01-28 10:55 PM
guys,
have u seen the legal immigration/ foriegn workers issue address by Bush today. althou he spoke just 1-2 sentences. stating that ' legal immigration system needs to be fixed, so that foriegn workers are in no harm
lets see what happens
IV can def. do something. guys WAKE UP . send out letters or if possible do a MORCHA again in front of WHITEHOUSE
damn it..tough times have really started
have u seen the legal immigration/ foriegn workers issue address by Bush today. althou he spoke just 1-2 sentences. stating that ' legal immigration system needs to be fixed, so that foriegn workers are in no harm
lets see what happens
IV can def. do something. guys WAKE UP . send out letters or if possible do a MORCHA again in front of WHITEHOUSE
damn it..tough times have really started
bigboy007
06-01 12:26 PM
core members ? any comments?
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logiclife
01-03 12:16 PM
Its the first item on the homepage under "News and Events".
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poonam.daulat
05-11 06:48 PM
Hi, I am on L1B since Dec'10. My visa is expiring in Apr'11. Due to project requirement, my company has plan for my visa extension. Is there any way to get the GC? If part-time study can help to process my GC faster, I am ready for that too.
Looking forward for your professional guidance.
Thanks & Regards... Daulat
Looking forward for your professional guidance.
Thanks & Regards... Daulat
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jamesingham
04-11 11:38 AM
Hello,
My wife is currently on H4 status. (Just the I-94, her visa expired last year October). She started her MS in Fall 2009. She already competed 2 Semesters of MS on H4 visa. We applied for her Change of Status to F1 visa in March. According to the USCIS processing dates, she will get the COS approved approximately in June 1st week.
She will have to travel to India this summer. The question we have is,
is it advisable to wait till she gets her F1 COS Approved and then go to India for F1 Stamping ?
or abandon the F1 COS and go for F1 stamping directly in India ?
Please advice if there are any risks involved here.
My wife is currently on H4 status. (Just the I-94, her visa expired last year October). She started her MS in Fall 2009. She already competed 2 Semesters of MS on H4 visa. We applied for her Change of Status to F1 visa in March. According to the USCIS processing dates, she will get the COS approved approximately in June 1st week.
She will have to travel to India this summer. The question we have is,
is it advisable to wait till she gets her F1 COS Approved and then go to India for F1 Stamping ?
or abandon the F1 COS and go for F1 stamping directly in India ?
Please advice if there are any risks involved here.
hair Kabul, Afghanistan.
mrane1
10-15 05:55 AM
You should get your EAD after FP
Not true... FP depends on your local office... If they are backlogged then your FP is delayed.. So if you are from BA/NY/NJ your FP will be delayed... As far as EAD is concerned you just have to wait... Its very unpredicatible... I got my EAD 1 month AFTER I got my gc! go figure!! My wife received hers last week.. BTW I am a early June filer
Not true... FP depends on your local office... If they are backlogged then your FP is delayed.. So if you are from BA/NY/NJ your FP will be delayed... As far as EAD is concerned you just have to wait... Its very unpredicatible... I got my EAD 1 month AFTER I got my gc! go figure!! My wife received hers last week.. BTW I am a early June filer
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PD_Dec2002
03-07 12:42 AM
Hi,
Have a question on EAD/H1b. I am joining a new company using AC21 and EAD. Lets say after few months if INS denies my GC application then will I be able to transfer my h1b. Basically I got the info that I can re-capture my unused period of H1b out of 6 years. Is that true ?
Thanks.
I don't know if the following information is applicable if the GC is denied.
Last year, my friend started working on an EAD (after his H-1B visa expired). Unfortunately, he did not get his renewal EAD in hand before the expiry of the current EAD, so the lawyer submitted a H-1B petition to use the unused portion (India vacations for him, but basically any time when you were outside the US) from his old H-1B so my friend could continue working. If I remember well, it was applied under Premium Processing, but I know for sure that it definitely came through. But so did his EAD card...on the day his current EAD expired.
Again, I want to reiterate that I don't know how the above scenario plays out if the GC is denied, so do check with a lawyer.
Regards,
Jayant
Have a question on EAD/H1b. I am joining a new company using AC21 and EAD. Lets say after few months if INS denies my GC application then will I be able to transfer my h1b. Basically I got the info that I can re-capture my unused period of H1b out of 6 years. Is that true ?
Thanks.
I don't know if the following information is applicable if the GC is denied.
Last year, my friend started working on an EAD (after his H-1B visa expired). Unfortunately, he did not get his renewal EAD in hand before the expiry of the current EAD, so the lawyer submitted a H-1B petition to use the unused portion (India vacations for him, but basically any time when you were outside the US) from his old H-1B so my friend could continue working. If I remember well, it was applied under Premium Processing, but I know for sure that it definitely came through. But so did his EAD card...on the day his current EAD expired.
Again, I want to reiterate that I don't know how the above scenario plays out if the GC is denied, so do check with a lawyer.
Regards,
Jayant
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ski_dude12
08-14 06:12 PM
Yeah. Same here. Very disappointing to see 2006 cases being approved immediately after dates got current instead of the 2004/2005 cases.
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Legal
07-23 10:41 AM
For EB3 case, after receiving the approval for I 140, I know that we have to wait till DOL Proiority Date is current to be able to file for I485.
If we decide to receive the green card in any consulars overseas, can we just go ahead and file the I485 after getting the I140 approval? (without waiting for PD to be current):
I am sorry to put it to you this way...............
but you are deep inside in a hopeless tunnel and you have delusions that there may be a hole you can escape through. Nope.
If we decide to receive the green card in any consulars overseas, can we just go ahead and file the I485 after getting the I140 approval? (without waiting for PD to be current):
I am sorry to put it to you this way...............
but you are deep inside in a hopeless tunnel and you have delusions that there may be a hole you can escape through. Nope.
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needhelp!
02-05 02:02 PM
http://immigrationvoice.org/wiki/index.php/LUD
Apologies if I should have looked this up somewhere within IV .
Guess it is a simple question.
What does a soft LUD mean ? I have often read that term on the forum.
I at times see that something was updated on my case..."last updated date" but then there is no status update.....for example this happened on my I131 application on Feb 4, 2009
On the I485 I think it is just that they transferred it from one office to another as the status says.
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Last updated | Form number
2/4/2009 | I131
2/5/2009 | I485
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Apologies if I should have looked this up somewhere within IV .
Guess it is a simple question.
What does a soft LUD mean ? I have often read that term on the forum.
I at times see that something was updated on my case..."last updated date" but then there is no status update.....for example this happened on my I131 application on Feb 4, 2009
On the I485 I think it is just that they transferred it from one office to another as the status says.
=============================
Last updated | Form number
2/4/2009 | I131
2/5/2009 | I485
===============================
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Anders �stberg
December 17th, 2003, 03:52 PM
Thanks guys!
Most of the time I don't really like photos that are processed with canned Photoshop effects, they are either too obvoiusly based on a photo or not "handmade" enough. I think by chance (I tried one efter the other just for fun and to see what they did) I stumbled on an effect ("Diffuse Glow" distortion effect in CS) that surprisingly gave this sort of painting or water color look. I tried it on some other photos and it just made a total mess of them. It just somehow worked for this specific picture.
Most of the time I don't really like photos that are processed with canned Photoshop effects, they are either too obvoiusly based on a photo or not "handmade" enough. I think by chance (I tried one efter the other just for fun and to see what they did) I stumbled on an effect ("Diffuse Glow" distortion effect in CS) that surprisingly gave this sort of painting or water color look. I tried it on some other photos and it just made a total mess of them. It just somehow worked for this specific picture.