apnair2002
06-06 10:23 AM
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,198327,00.html
WASHINGTON � While lawmakers try to compromise on a border control measure, President Bush is heading West on Tuesday to campaign for his guest worker initiatives as part of an immigration overhaul.
Bush will visit a Border Patrol training center in New Mexico and a sector headquarters in Texas. Immigration reform is a hot-button issue in both of the border states.
While the president is on the road, members of Congress are trying to reconcile differing bills on the immigration issue. The Senate measure includes a version of Bush's guest worker program, while the House bill focuses solely on tougher border enforcement.
WASHINGTON � While lawmakers try to compromise on a border control measure, President Bush is heading West on Tuesday to campaign for his guest worker initiatives as part of an immigration overhaul.
Bush will visit a Border Patrol training center in New Mexico and a sector headquarters in Texas. Immigration reform is a hot-button issue in both of the border states.
While the president is on the road, members of Congress are trying to reconcile differing bills on the immigration issue. The Senate measure includes a version of Bush's guest worker program, while the House bill focuses solely on tougher border enforcement.
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Kushal
05-23 02:10 PM
You know what's disheartening.. more then 50% of the members either didn't call or called less then half of the offices.
If urgency like this doesn't get them to take charge...what will?
If urgency like this doesn't get them to take charge...what will?
AllVNeedGcPc
09-25 09:37 AM
Same here, I have Masters from a very high rated US University and 10 years of experience, but was misguided by attorneys, as there was no retrogression when I applied. Ending up with EB3.
Members like I_Got_Skillz are new kids on the block, who think that only they got masters in the whole world. Just from their sign-in names you can tell how immature they are.
I think big changes like CIR, elimination of EB2 or legislative amendments are not feasible right now, and we should try for some low profile but effective changes that can be done by decision makers at USCIS itself, unnoticed by politicians. For example, somehow convincing USCIS to change their spillover rules, so that EB3-I can get some benefits. We can try to make them understand that doing this will eliminate a lot of their old time backlog and will increase their reputation among other federal departments.
ChrisRock, Raju & other EB3 members must realize as long as members like I_Got_Skillz are here who are lurking just to ruin any EB3 conversation, it is very difficult to come up with a solution.
Also, the idea that an EB2 is more skilled and EB3 is not, is wrong since EB2s are nothing but the same qualification with a few more years of experience and EB3s are the same but who have been misguided by the attorneys when retrogression was never there.
Example, in my case, I have a masters, 7 years of experience before starting my green card app. Currently, I have a total of 15 years of experience as of today working in various domains.
In my opinion if you are looking for a solution which is more radical but practical, it should be in a way where there is a highly skilled category which should be more like EB1 and the rest. I think EB2 should be eliminated and merge both EB3 & EB2 candidates and do a FIFO processing. Isn't this the way most of the countries in rest of the world gave their process?
These are all changes which cannot be done due to politics, but in my opinion is the right approach.
Even some of the IV state chapter leaders etc are people with EB2 apps and they shoot down anything which works to their disadvantages.
It is only the IV Core & a few other members which really care about the backlog irrespective of category.
Please note, I am not naming any state chapter leaders in particular, but I have observed via threads & posts how their line of thoughts are.
Members like I_Got_Skillz are new kids on the block, who think that only they got masters in the whole world. Just from their sign-in names you can tell how immature they are.
I think big changes like CIR, elimination of EB2 or legislative amendments are not feasible right now, and we should try for some low profile but effective changes that can be done by decision makers at USCIS itself, unnoticed by politicians. For example, somehow convincing USCIS to change their spillover rules, so that EB3-I can get some benefits. We can try to make them understand that doing this will eliminate a lot of their old time backlog and will increase their reputation among other federal departments.
ChrisRock, Raju & other EB3 members must realize as long as members like I_Got_Skillz are here who are lurking just to ruin any EB3 conversation, it is very difficult to come up with a solution.
Also, the idea that an EB2 is more skilled and EB3 is not, is wrong since EB2s are nothing but the same qualification with a few more years of experience and EB3s are the same but who have been misguided by the attorneys when retrogression was never there.
Example, in my case, I have a masters, 7 years of experience before starting my green card app. Currently, I have a total of 15 years of experience as of today working in various domains.
In my opinion if you are looking for a solution which is more radical but practical, it should be in a way where there is a highly skilled category which should be more like EB1 and the rest. I think EB2 should be eliminated and merge both EB3 & EB2 candidates and do a FIFO processing. Isn't this the way most of the countries in rest of the world gave their process?
These are all changes which cannot be done due to politics, but in my opinion is the right approach.
Even some of the IV state chapter leaders etc are people with EB2 apps and they shoot down anything which works to their disadvantages.
It is only the IV Core & a few other members which really care about the backlog irrespective of category.
Please note, I am not naming any state chapter leaders in particular, but I have observed via threads & posts how their line of thoughts are.
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chanduy9
07-11 04:34 PM
So, do they need to respond by tomorrow...:D :D :D
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Chris Rock
09-24 04:53 PM
If you are waiting for X years or more you are excempted from country cap.
reddymjm
07-14 11:55 AM
coopheal ,
I have been contributing. Even for the latest Capitol Hill effort I did call my friends and they did contribute. I have the numbers. I myself contributed 100$. I would have spent at least 8 hours making calls and making my friends contribute $. I never gave up on that. But still I do not get enough motivation to keep this doing. I have collected around 200$ at my work for meeting the lawmakers effort but returned the money to individuals. I am sure it would have ended up helping EB2.
I have been contributing. Even for the latest Capitol Hill effort I did call my friends and they did contribute. I have the numbers. I myself contributed 100$. I would have spent at least 8 hours making calls and making my friends contribute $. I never gave up on that. But still I do not get enough motivation to keep this doing. I have collected around 200$ at my work for meeting the lawmakers effort but returned the money to individuals. I am sure it would have ended up helping EB2.
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Kodi
06-01 09:53 PM
While making all these changes maybe DOL should look into clearing the pending LC in the Atlanta office.
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gsc999
06-29 01:01 PM
I am having hard time procuring a Non-availability of Birth record certificate(NAC) from my home city of Delhi. Is there a way around this? I do have affidavits from my parents.
This NAC is holding up my application. Can we submit the document that you get in 10th grade with date of birth instead of the NAC. The NAC process takes a month or so, Police check...local magistrate orders the local municipal corporation et al.
Any suggestion will be greatly appreciates. Sorry if this post is in the wrong thread.
This NAC is holding up my application. Can we submit the document that you get in 10th grade with date of birth instead of the NAC. The NAC process takes a month or so, Police check...local magistrate orders the local municipal corporation et al.
Any suggestion will be greatly appreciates. Sorry if this post is in the wrong thread.
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mdforgc
04-07 08:42 PM
The first step you should get your employer to do is to file a job order in the state job bank or americas job bank. You have to keep this ad for 30 days and then wait another 30 days to file PERM. This is the longest time. All other forms of recruitment needs to wait only 30 days and you can file PERM on the 31st day. There is no mention of working days or weekends, it is 30 continuous days. As you know in addition to this job bank order, and two Sunday newspaper ads, there has to be three other forms of recruitment before you can file PERM. If your employer and lawyer are really proactive it will only take 60 days to file PERM from start to finish. You also have to get a prevailing wage determination and post it at your job site for 10 days not including holidays and weekends. Hope this helps. Please contribute and incrase the membership of IV for the good of all of us.
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NolaIndian32
04-11 11:44 AM
By estimates in the above post, we have 19 members already, the 20th member to sign up with Team IV will get $20 reimbursement for registration at Houston or DC event.
Are you the 20th Team IV Member??
:)
Are you the 20th Team IV Member??
:)
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Forcechaos
05-02 05:35 PM
Applied for labor# May 30, 2007
Audit Date# October 04, 2007
Reply Date# October 18, 2007
Status# Pending
Audit Reason: Business Necessity
Audit Date# October 04, 2007
Reply Date# October 18, 2007
Status# Pending
Audit Reason: Business Necessity
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PlainSpeak
01-13 03:05 PM
1) I have read some of your earlier posts on this thread and what you have primarily done is merely re-iterated what the issue is. Without any contribution or suggestion as to how to actually resolve it. And since the situation has continued to stay the same for several years due to Congressional indifference, you seem to have decided to pick on IV for all the faults with EB3 backlogs and the lack of effort therein to resolve the same. For a minute, please understand that we all know the facts and realize what plagues EB3 backlogs.
2)Yes I have been on every EB3 prediction thread and know the numbers are too bad to be resolved by anything other than CIR (dead) or standalone bills. I do not know why you are stuck on insisting that we all think EB2 becoming current is the only solace for EB3 (associated spillovers etc etc.). IF Eb2 I gets current - well and good - Eb3 will still need some legislative relief (here I go again with EB2 vs EB3 - something I hate to do). But then one of your original gripes seemed to be blaming IV for not considering EB3 provisions in this Diversity Visa Bill which, at this early stage, is completely befuddling!
3) Your entire approach of going after EB2 applicants and blaming them for your dreamt up failure of IV is insane. Diluting the discussion with vitriol and then blaming everyone around you for not participating makes you a bigger "bigot" (sorry - just paraphrasing one of your used words) than what you blame others to be.
4) You do not represent my opinions. So please stop advocating yourself as an EB3 representative (which you are doing whether you believe it or not). With the points you have raised and the negative vibes you have created between EB2 vs EB3, you have shown that you are concerned and frustrated only about your own personal GC situation and are trying to use the EB3 tag to shove it down my throat. Which I completely detest.
5)I think IV should remove the EB classification that shows up with people's profiles. I do not wish to be "branded" even before joining in a discussion.
Thank you for the inputs.
1) I have read some of your earlier posts on this thread and what you have primarily done is merely re-iterated what the issue is. Without any contribution or suggestion as to how to actually resolve it. And since the situation has continued to stay the same for several years due to Congressional indifference, you seem to have decided to pick on IV for all the faults with EB3 backlogs and the lack of effort therein to resolve the same. For a minute, please understand that we all know the facts and realize what plagues EB3 backlogs.
That is because no idea we have currently works sor the situation. The only way is to think outside the box. Ok so i came up with an outside the box idea. Maybe it is a good idea maybe it is a bad idea but i did.
2)Yes I have been on every EB3 prediction thread and know the numbers are too bad to be resolved by anything other than CIR (dead) or standalone bills. I do not know why you are stuck on insisting that we all think EB2 becoming current is the only solace for EB3 (associated spillovers etc etc.). IF Eb2 I gets current - well and good - Eb3 will still need some legislative relief (here I go again with EB2 vs EB3 - something I hate to do). But then one of your original gripes seemed to be blaming IV for not considering EB3 provisions in this Diversity Visa Bill which, at this early stage, is completely befuddling!
The idea is that EB2 had benefited to a certain amount because of the change in spill over rule which is good for them i am all gung ho for them. Now since EB2 is in a postion where it will move ahead (fast or slow but it will move) IV focus will have to move towards the other category they claim to represent.
Why is doing something specific for EB3 (even with a chance of failure) NOT and option in IV. In DV bill if IV makes a stand that the 55 k visas should go to oldest priority first that is a chance to wards helping EB retrogressed applicants (Both EB3 and EB2). IV does not even need to make a stand now since it is too early. Has IV even considered it?
3) Your entire approach of going after EB2 applicants and blaming them for your dreamt up failure of IV is insane. Diluting the discussion with vitriol and then blaming everyone around you for not participating makes you a bigger "bigot" (sorry - just paraphrasing one of your used words) than what you blame others to be.
What failure are you talking about. IV is a success only problem is the success has been to a small group out of the complete EB community. What vitriol are you talking about. All that vitriol came from you guys on IV forum. I am not blaming anyone for not participating in this effort. If the idea has strength people will do that on their own. If not it will die a natural death. Please remember that my Post named (Perhaps it is time to realise a few facts.. ) initially listed the idead and the rest of my posts were spent trying to reply back to every vitriolic attach on the same post. And what did the post say. It said think outside the box
4) You do not represent my opinions. So please stop advocating yourself as an EB3 representative (which you are doing whether you believe it or not). With the points you have raised and the negative vibes you have created between EB2 vs EB3, you have shown that you are concerned and frustrated only about your own personal GC situation and are trying to use the EB3 tag to shove it down my throat. Which I completely detest.
No i do not want to represent you (An EB3). I am not even advocating myself as EB3 representative and ofcourse to the rejoinder (which you are doing whether you believe it or not) i say come on guys if according to you i am a lazy good for nothing person who never donated and never participated (My choice but i wil let it slide to make a point) to IV and never worked on anything constructive why teh hell would i want to suddenly become a representative of all EB3 (Shudder!!!!!). Will it not collide with my lazyness and selfishness.
I did not create any negetive vibes. All i said is it is time to consider piece meal (Is this not the same thing that IV advocates to lawmakers)
As far as showing something down your throat who is doing that? I stated a out of box idea and i have spent the whole day today defending it (Its a wonder how me and you all get our work done huh :P). In fact if anything i have spent the whole day removing all the comments and abuses from you guys from down MY throat
5)I think IV should remove the EB classification that shows up with people's profiles. I do not wish to be "branded" even before joining in a discussion.
I have no comments either ways because that is just changing the outer covering. The insides is still the same and it still needs some fresh approach to get out of the problem of retrogression
BTW - When i reply back to messages i do not even see the EB3 and eb2 calssification. Thsi is beacuse the messaage itself tells me what category you are. I must rephrase that... I do see the classification when i am providing advise to people becasue you do not want to gove a wrong advise to anyone right !!!
2)Yes I have been on every EB3 prediction thread and know the numbers are too bad to be resolved by anything other than CIR (dead) or standalone bills. I do not know why you are stuck on insisting that we all think EB2 becoming current is the only solace for EB3 (associated spillovers etc etc.). IF Eb2 I gets current - well and good - Eb3 will still need some legislative relief (here I go again with EB2 vs EB3 - something I hate to do). But then one of your original gripes seemed to be blaming IV for not considering EB3 provisions in this Diversity Visa Bill which, at this early stage, is completely befuddling!
3) Your entire approach of going after EB2 applicants and blaming them for your dreamt up failure of IV is insane. Diluting the discussion with vitriol and then blaming everyone around you for not participating makes you a bigger "bigot" (sorry - just paraphrasing one of your used words) than what you blame others to be.
4) You do not represent my opinions. So please stop advocating yourself as an EB3 representative (which you are doing whether you believe it or not). With the points you have raised and the negative vibes you have created between EB2 vs EB3, you have shown that you are concerned and frustrated only about your own personal GC situation and are trying to use the EB3 tag to shove it down my throat. Which I completely detest.
5)I think IV should remove the EB classification that shows up with people's profiles. I do not wish to be "branded" even before joining in a discussion.
Thank you for the inputs.
1) I have read some of your earlier posts on this thread and what you have primarily done is merely re-iterated what the issue is. Without any contribution or suggestion as to how to actually resolve it. And since the situation has continued to stay the same for several years due to Congressional indifference, you seem to have decided to pick on IV for all the faults with EB3 backlogs and the lack of effort therein to resolve the same. For a minute, please understand that we all know the facts and realize what plagues EB3 backlogs.
That is because no idea we have currently works sor the situation. The only way is to think outside the box. Ok so i came up with an outside the box idea. Maybe it is a good idea maybe it is a bad idea but i did.
2)Yes I have been on every EB3 prediction thread and know the numbers are too bad to be resolved by anything other than CIR (dead) or standalone bills. I do not know why you are stuck on insisting that we all think EB2 becoming current is the only solace for EB3 (associated spillovers etc etc.). IF Eb2 I gets current - well and good - Eb3 will still need some legislative relief (here I go again with EB2 vs EB3 - something I hate to do). But then one of your original gripes seemed to be blaming IV for not considering EB3 provisions in this Diversity Visa Bill which, at this early stage, is completely befuddling!
The idea is that EB2 had benefited to a certain amount because of the change in spill over rule which is good for them i am all gung ho for them. Now since EB2 is in a postion where it will move ahead (fast or slow but it will move) IV focus will have to move towards the other category they claim to represent.
Why is doing something specific for EB3 (even with a chance of failure) NOT and option in IV. In DV bill if IV makes a stand that the 55 k visas should go to oldest priority first that is a chance to wards helping EB retrogressed applicants (Both EB3 and EB2). IV does not even need to make a stand now since it is too early. Has IV even considered it?
3) Your entire approach of going after EB2 applicants and blaming them for your dreamt up failure of IV is insane. Diluting the discussion with vitriol and then blaming everyone around you for not participating makes you a bigger "bigot" (sorry - just paraphrasing one of your used words) than what you blame others to be.
What failure are you talking about. IV is a success only problem is the success has been to a small group out of the complete EB community. What vitriol are you talking about. All that vitriol came from you guys on IV forum. I am not blaming anyone for not participating in this effort. If the idea has strength people will do that on their own. If not it will die a natural death. Please remember that my Post named (Perhaps it is time to realise a few facts.. ) initially listed the idead and the rest of my posts were spent trying to reply back to every vitriolic attach on the same post. And what did the post say. It said think outside the box
4) You do not represent my opinions. So please stop advocating yourself as an EB3 representative (which you are doing whether you believe it or not). With the points you have raised and the negative vibes you have created between EB2 vs EB3, you have shown that you are concerned and frustrated only about your own personal GC situation and are trying to use the EB3 tag to shove it down my throat. Which I completely detest.
No i do not want to represent you (An EB3). I am not even advocating myself as EB3 representative and ofcourse to the rejoinder (which you are doing whether you believe it or not) i say come on guys if according to you i am a lazy good for nothing person who never donated and never participated (My choice but i wil let it slide to make a point) to IV and never worked on anything constructive why teh hell would i want to suddenly become a representative of all EB3 (Shudder!!!!!). Will it not collide with my lazyness and selfishness.
I did not create any negetive vibes. All i said is it is time to consider piece meal (Is this not the same thing that IV advocates to lawmakers)
As far as showing something down your throat who is doing that? I stated a out of box idea and i have spent the whole day today defending it (Its a wonder how me and you all get our work done huh :P). In fact if anything i have spent the whole day removing all the comments and abuses from you guys from down MY throat
5)I think IV should remove the EB classification that shows up with people's profiles. I do not wish to be "branded" even before joining in a discussion.
I have no comments either ways because that is just changing the outer covering. The insides is still the same and it still needs some fresh approach to get out of the problem of retrogression
BTW - When i reply back to messages i do not even see the EB3 and eb2 calssification. Thsi is beacuse the messaage itself tells me what category you are. I must rephrase that... I do see the classification when i am providing advise to people becasue you do not want to gove a wrong advise to anyone right !!!
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lucky
06-24 12:31 PM
Hi everyboby,
I have question about the "deadline" to get non-profit job. Now I'm on OPT and looking for non-profit job. My OPT will expire on 1/14/2008.
Do you know how long will I get the H1-B visa after I apply for it? If my OPT is expired but the H1-B visa has not come yet (but applied for it), am I still legal to work?
My question is: if it take, for example, 3 months to issue the visa, and I still have not get a job on 10/14/2007, then I should give up and find a community college to get a F-1 visa, right? Am I correct? So, is there any "deadline" in my case?
Please give me some advices....Thanks!
I have question about the "deadline" to get non-profit job. Now I'm on OPT and looking for non-profit job. My OPT will expire on 1/14/2008.
Do you know how long will I get the H1-B visa after I apply for it? If my OPT is expired but the H1-B visa has not come yet (but applied for it), am I still legal to work?
My question is: if it take, for example, 3 months to issue the visa, and I still have not get a job on 10/14/2007, then I should give up and find a community college to get a F-1 visa, right? Am I correct? So, is there any "deadline" in my case?
Please give me some advices....Thanks!
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RandyK
03-27 10:46 PM
According to murthy's website, May VB will not move for EB3, bad news for us.
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jsb
04-08 04:05 PM
Hope you had a nice vacation. :p
Couldn't resist. Please follow the FOIA thread that is in red.
10,000 was collected and 2500$ advance was sent out to USCIS. Now we wait to hear back from them.
Do you honestly think something will come? I doubt. They asked for $10K as a routine without investigating into what is possible. While quoting the cost, they even asked "What is a Priority Date".
PD's are not anywhere in the system. They are nowhere other than filled in ink on I-140, or I-485 applications or receipts. Even there, sometimes they are blank or wrong. They check manually on these dates while approving applications. That's the whole reason that all cutoff date movement is based on pure guess work, and approvals are never in order of PDs.
Do you think they will check each application manually, and count them based on PD's?
Couldn't resist. Please follow the FOIA thread that is in red.
10,000 was collected and 2500$ advance was sent out to USCIS. Now we wait to hear back from them.
Do you honestly think something will come? I doubt. They asked for $10K as a routine without investigating into what is possible. While quoting the cost, they even asked "What is a Priority Date".
PD's are not anywhere in the system. They are nowhere other than filled in ink on I-140, or I-485 applications or receipts. Even there, sometimes they are blank or wrong. They check manually on these dates while approving applications. That's the whole reason that all cutoff date movement is based on pure guess work, and approvals are never in order of PDs.
Do you think they will check each application manually, and count them based on PD's?
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nitlsu
01-19 09:07 AM
You have my $20/month now. Thank you for all the effort so far and keep up the good work.
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somma
11-14 02:08 PM
any experience from Indian Embassy at SFO ?? planning to mail the application from Los Angeles
Sent my PP for renewal few weeks back and I got it back in 2 weeks.
For me it looked like SFO is pretty good.
Sent my PP for renewal few weeks back and I got it back in 2 weeks.
For me it looked like SFO is pretty good.
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sbabunle
06-07 08:33 PM
Rep Bilbray elected from Sandiego is viewed as a victory
over amnesty and the common emotion of the whole country
Read on CNN
http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/06/07/midterm.california/index.html
over amnesty and the common emotion of the whole country
Read on CNN
http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/06/07/midterm.california/index.html
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gbof
09-02 10:45 AM
CONGRATS lucky guys !
Please take a moment to enter info in 'Sept Approval Poll' thread. Best wishes for those in queue...
Please take a moment to enter info in 'Sept Approval Poll' thread. Best wishes for those in queue...
pappu
04-10 02:01 PM
Thanks, and i have. But there seems to be bugs in the tracker. For eg the filtering doesn seem to work and the page looks broken :confused: Would it be possible that these are fixed soon ? Great idea by the way.
Thanks
Please keep sending bugs and features for enhancement via PM to me
Thanks
Please keep sending bugs and features for enhancement via PM to me
akhilmahajan
09-01 11:20 AM
You deserve it buddy. You have done a lot for the community. Please enjoy your freedom to the fullest and also keep on supporting the efforts you have started.
Once again congrats to you and your family. Enjoy your trip to INDIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Once again congrats to you and your family. Enjoy your trip to INDIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!