purgan
12-20 04:38 PM
good job, pribh das. keep it up!
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milind70
06-15 09:15 PM
My H1 expired and the extension is in process. But they did not file for H4 extension. I was told by my employer that she can get a visa stamp by presenting my H1 paper at the consulate. Is this true ? If so, what is the significance of H4 approval notice ?
There are two scenarios to this
Scenario one
h1 applicant is in US h4 applicant is in US
In this case the employer must file H1 exentsion and as well as I 539(application to extent/change nonimmigrnat status).
This is because the 1-94 for the H4 applicant must be extended.
Remember I 94 deciedes the status period,so the old I 94 of H4 needs to be extended for the period of H1 extension.
Scenario Two.
h1 applicant is in US while h4 has travelled out just before extension.
in this case the employer just files for h1 extension and not for I 539 because the dependent of h1 is not in status since dependent is out of the country(as h4 applicant submitted the I 94 at airport while leaving).
the h4 applicant can take a copy of h1 to the conuslate for new stamping of h4 next time around.
There are two scenarios to this
Scenario one
h1 applicant is in US h4 applicant is in US
In this case the employer must file H1 exentsion and as well as I 539(application to extent/change nonimmigrnat status).
This is because the 1-94 for the H4 applicant must be extended.
Remember I 94 deciedes the status period,so the old I 94 of H4 needs to be extended for the period of H1 extension.
Scenario Two.
h1 applicant is in US while h4 has travelled out just before extension.
in this case the employer just files for h1 extension and not for I 539 because the dependent of h1 is not in status since dependent is out of the country(as h4 applicant submitted the I 94 at airport while leaving).
the h4 applicant can take a copy of h1 to the conuslate for new stamping of h4 next time around.
mdy_tvr
09-26 03:09 PM
Hi Guys
I am about to file the 485/EAD/AP based on EB2 PD May 2003.
My lawyer says that after July 30th 2007, if we are filing EAD & AP along with 485, then we do NOT need to include the fees of EAD and AP. The total fee in such a case is 1010$.(485 + Biometric = 930+80 = 1010$)
Is this correct that if EAD/AP are applied with 485 after July 30th 2007, then there is no special fee for EAD/AP
Thanks
I am about to file the 485/EAD/AP based on EB2 PD May 2003.
My lawyer says that after July 30th 2007, if we are filing EAD & AP along with 485, then we do NOT need to include the fees of EAD and AP. The total fee in such a case is 1010$.(485 + Biometric = 930+80 = 1010$)
Is this correct that if EAD/AP are applied with 485 after July 30th 2007, then there is no special fee for EAD/AP
Thanks
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pcsim6770
12-20 07:27 AM
thank you so much for the reassurance, have been getting mixed reports of immigration officers denying re-entry, so am a little perturbed :) dont want to be stuck in a situation where i cannot re-enter :)
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newuser
03-13 07:39 PM
Please update the profile first
itkris
12-10 04:29 PM
Thanks a bunch for your response. I'm not planning on getting my GC. - will be leaving this country when my H1 term ends. my passport is expiring and i would really like a renewed passport with a valid correct name - just dont want to keep making mistakes over and over again. How difficult is it getting an I-797 after changing the name on the passport. should i file the "action on a petition (I-824?)" or amendment to H1?
Thanks in advance for your advice.
Thanks in advance for your advice.
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roseball
07-27 12:01 AM
hey guys,
i send in my i-140/i485 along with those for my wife. as luck will have it, I forgot to include her sealed i-693. i am planning to send it tomorrow with a cover letter. is that okay? is there anything else I can do?
I will appreciate any help.
thanks
ashish
Only send it after you get a receipt notice....Else, I am sure it will get lost....USCIS has said in its latest FAQs that it will not reject the 485 packet if it doesnt inlcude the medicals....So wait till you get a receipt notice and send it with a copy of the receipt...
i send in my i-140/i485 along with those for my wife. as luck will have it, I forgot to include her sealed i-693. i am planning to send it tomorrow with a cover letter. is that okay? is there anything else I can do?
I will appreciate any help.
thanks
ashish
Only send it after you get a receipt notice....Else, I am sure it will get lost....USCIS has said in its latest FAQs that it will not reject the 485 packet if it doesnt inlcude the medicals....So wait till you get a receipt notice and send it with a copy of the receipt...
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Prashanthi
07-22 05:57 PM
Hello,
My H1B was approved 3 weeks back i.e on July 1st and also received approval notice from USCIS on July 5th in USPS mail
But today I have received the status change from Approved to Document mailed from USCIS online system
Application Type: I129 , PETITION FOR A NONIMMIGRANT WORKER
Current Status: DOCUMENT OTHER THAN CARD OR TRAVEL DOCUMENT MAILED TO APPLICANT
On July 21, 2009, your document I129, PETITION FOR A NONIMMIGRANT WORKER was processed and mailed to the address on record. If you have not received it within 30 days of July 21, 2009, contact our customer service at 1-800-375-5283. If you move while your case is pending, please use our Change of Address online tool to update your address.
what does it mean ?
Thanks in Advance
The USCIS system if often messed up, as long as you have received your approval you are good to work on H-1. In rare cases they may decide to send an notice to revoke after they approve the case since they have overlooked something. I would not worry until i actually get such a notice, also you can have your employer call national customer service to make sure everything is okay with your approval.
My H1B was approved 3 weeks back i.e on July 1st and also received approval notice from USCIS on July 5th in USPS mail
But today I have received the status change from Approved to Document mailed from USCIS online system
Application Type: I129 , PETITION FOR A NONIMMIGRANT WORKER
Current Status: DOCUMENT OTHER THAN CARD OR TRAVEL DOCUMENT MAILED TO APPLICANT
On July 21, 2009, your document I129, PETITION FOR A NONIMMIGRANT WORKER was processed and mailed to the address on record. If you have not received it within 30 days of July 21, 2009, contact our customer service at 1-800-375-5283. If you move while your case is pending, please use our Change of Address online tool to update your address.
what does it mean ?
Thanks in Advance
The USCIS system if often messed up, as long as you have received your approval you are good to work on H-1. In rare cases they may decide to send an notice to revoke after they approve the case since they have overlooked something. I would not worry until i actually get such a notice, also you can have your employer call national customer service to make sure everything is okay with your approval.
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superdesi
09-15 04:00 PM
From my understanding the I-140 acceptance criteria for EB2 through labor certification, EB2 through NIW, and EB1 are completely different. You may have to redo the entire application process for EB-1(recommendations etc).
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nixstor
08-23 11:10 AM
Address change (AR-11) has to be filed irrespective of whether your GC is in process or not. Even International students have to file AR-11.
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kondur_007
05-15 08:42 PM
The primary applicant's H1-B status must be valid for the dependent to get H-4 VISA stamp. The primary's own VISA stamp is not an issue.
I second that.
As long as your H1 "status" is valid (I 94 is not expired and you are working for H1 job at the employer that is mentioned on I 94), your family members will only need copy of your approved H1 (form 797 with attached unexpired I 94). They will get their visa without much problem.
Good luck.
I second that.
As long as your H1 "status" is valid (I 94 is not expired and you are working for H1 job at the employer that is mentioned on I 94), your family members will only need copy of your approved H1 (form 797 with attached unexpired I 94). They will get their visa without much problem.
Good luck.
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jonty_11
04-11 04:08 PM
how do you know its run by funding generating from immi fees? any links?
Even so; not being a Vote bank is the reason we cannot do anyting here. Plus we are not united enough to generate enough funds or show enough economic impact (i.e. make our case) with lawmakers to get USCIS to clean up their act. IV is our best chance.
Even so; not being a Vote bank is the reason we cannot do anyting here. Plus we are not united enough to generate enough funds or show enough economic impact (i.e. make our case) with lawmakers to get USCIS to clean up their act. IV is our best chance.
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tanu_75
03-05 03:28 AM
Hi,
I have been filed in EB2 with a priority date of Feb 26 2007.
What you guys think about the possibility of my PD getting current this year?
I know that it needs a crystal ball to predict such horrendun things like PD movement, but I am just trying to get a poll on the general feeling about the spillover this year.
Thanks in advance.
You can check out the EB3-EB2 calculations thread. You have a decent chance of getting your GC by September 2011 based on the predictions there.
I have been filed in EB2 with a priority date of Feb 26 2007.
What you guys think about the possibility of my PD getting current this year?
I know that it needs a crystal ball to predict such horrendun things like PD movement, but I am just trying to get a poll on the general feeling about the spillover this year.
Thanks in advance.
You can check out the EB3-EB2 calculations thread. You have a decent chance of getting your GC by September 2011 based on the predictions there.
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validIV
03-26 05:21 PM
It wont hurt you to have both. Whichever gets approved faster only benefits you. I have an I-130 filed for me in 2001, F2B, as well as an EB3 based with a PD of May 07
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jnraajan
04-11 02:22 PM
^^^^^^^^^
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humsuplou
07-02 05:40 PM
Tnks for the quick response. a couple more questions :D
1) Eligibility Status?
2)Please provide information concerning your eligibility status.
Do I need to put anything in there? Or I can just leave it blank?
1) Eligibility Status?
2)Please provide information concerning your eligibility status.
Do I need to put anything in there? Or I can just leave it blank?
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summerpolice
03-18 10:46 AM
I happen to hear that its more easy to convert from L1 visa to Green card .Is it something that the employer has to initiate ? Can we start the process by ourselves.
please shed some light on this.
Thanks
please shed some light on this.
Thanks
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neeidd
07-09 11:42 AM
As soon as your wife used EAD, her H4 status was gone.
For you it would still be safe to continue working on H1.
Your advantages are:
1) Having dual status (H1B and AOS) is better than one.
2) You do not have to worry about EADs for yourself.
Thanks for your info, coopheal
Regards
For you it would still be safe to continue working on H1.
Your advantages are:
1) Having dual status (H1B and AOS) is better than one.
2) You do not have to worry about EADs for yourself.
Thanks for your info, coopheal
Regards
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A former member of the Bosnian Serb Army has left the U.S. to return to Serbia after a federal judge ordered his denaturalization based on concealment during his application for U.S. citizenship that he served in the military during the Bosnian war.
What is Denaturalization ? Denaturalization is the reverse of naturalization, when a state deprives one of its citizens of his or her citizenship. From the point of view of the individual, denaturalization means "revocation" or "loss" of citizenship. Denaturalization can be based on various legal justifications. The most severe form is the "stripping of citizenship" when denaturalization takes place as a penalty for actions considered criminal by the state, often only indirectly related to nationality, for instance for having served in a foreign military. In countries that enforce single citizenship, voluntary naturalization in another country will lead to an automatic loss of the original citizenship; the language of the law often refers to such cases as "giving up one's citizenship" or (implicit) renunciation of citizenship.
In this case Jadranko Gostic, 47, a former resident of St. Petersburg, Fla., departed the United States on June 1, 2010. U.S. District Court Judge James Moody in Tampa, Fla., ordered his denaturalization on May 26, 2010.
Gostic was indicted in December 2006 on one count of unlawful procurement of citizenship and one count of making false statements. In January 2010, a civil complaint was filed against Gostic alleging illegal procurement of U.S. citizenship and requesting his denaturalization. Court documents allege that Gostic served in the Zvornik Infantry Brigade of the Bosnian Serb Army from April 1992 until December 1995. According to court documents, international tribunals have found that some units of the Zvornik Brigade engaged in war crimes and crimes against humanity, and that they participated in the July 1995 action against the Srebrenica enclave during which some 8,000 Muslim men and boys were executed.
Read more... (http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2010/June/10-crm-652.html)
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What is Denaturalization ? Denaturalization is the reverse of naturalization, when a state deprives one of its citizens of his or her citizenship. From the point of view of the individual, denaturalization means "revocation" or "loss" of citizenship. Denaturalization can be based on various legal justifications. The most severe form is the "stripping of citizenship" when denaturalization takes place as a penalty for actions considered criminal by the state, often only indirectly related to nationality, for instance for having served in a foreign military. In countries that enforce single citizenship, voluntary naturalization in another country will lead to an automatic loss of the original citizenship; the language of the law often refers to such cases as "giving up one's citizenship" or (implicit) renunciation of citizenship.
In this case Jadranko Gostic, 47, a former resident of St. Petersburg, Fla., departed the United States on June 1, 2010. U.S. District Court Judge James Moody in Tampa, Fla., ordered his denaturalization on May 26, 2010.
Gostic was indicted in December 2006 on one count of unlawful procurement of citizenship and one count of making false statements. In January 2010, a civil complaint was filed against Gostic alleging illegal procurement of U.S. citizenship and requesting his denaturalization. Court documents allege that Gostic served in the Zvornik Infantry Brigade of the Bosnian Serb Army from April 1992 until December 1995. According to court documents, international tribunals have found that some units of the Zvornik Brigade engaged in war crimes and crimes against humanity, and that they participated in the July 1995 action against the Srebrenica enclave during which some 8,000 Muslim men and boys were executed.
Read more... (http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2010/June/10-crm-652.html)
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apahilaj
09-24 03:30 PM
It depends on the I-140 you requested USCIS to consider while you aplied for I-485. There is some process called interifling, where you can later request USCIS to use the I-140 with better priority date against the I-485 so you can avoid multiple I-485.
hello Jai_Immigration,
I am in a similar situation and was wondering if you have any idea...I had applied for my 485 using an approved I140. Last year I had another I140 applied (since the first 140 application was about to get denied) and this application is still pending at USCIS. USCIS has sent an RFE on this second application last week (which my lawyer hasn't received yet).
Do you think this second I140 application will cause any effect on my 485 application? I had used my first 140 which was approved for my 485 application.
Thanks.
hello Jai_Immigration,
I am in a similar situation and was wondering if you have any idea...I had applied for my 485 using an approved I140. Last year I had another I140 applied (since the first 140 application was about to get denied) and this application is still pending at USCIS. USCIS has sent an RFE on this second application last week (which my lawyer hasn't received yet).
Do you think this second I140 application will cause any effect on my 485 application? I had used my first 140 which was approved for my 485 application.
Thanks.
drirshad
09-16 04:53 AM
Your husband could have answered this question with his 8th year extension in progress. But here it is, once you start working for a company on H1 and they file ur GC starting with LC and if the process is pending for a year then u get automatic extensions going forward. With PERM the LC is getting approved more faster and you should have it within the year. As for H1 to wait until oct 2007 that will be for new H1's if u were already on a h1 before you can convert to one anytime not waiting until oct2007. :)