Tuesday, July 5, 2011

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  • YesGC_NoGC
    05-28 12:09 AM
    I have all the approval Notices and I -04 that came at the bottom of 797. I traveled back and gavce my first I-94 back at air port, I do not have copy of that I-94. Do I need to have it to File the 485. Or my Current I-94 is good enough for filing?





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  • rajuram
    01-10 01:51 AM
    Campaigns are good. But to solve this problem we have to go back to the basics of human nature, specifically how or what motivates politicians -

    1. Votes
    2. Money, Fame, Power
    3. Good publicity or fear of bad publicity

    We can not give #1 or #2 to the politicians. So our only option is #3. This was the reason why the flower campaign had worked, they feared bad pubilicity.

    Again, they will not move even a single inch unless there is some motivation and as I said above our only option is #3.





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  • skynet2500
    09-26 01:52 AM
    Can someone post the link for the 485 data? the original link posted on this thread is not working for me any more. It worked for me yesterday, but doesn't work anymore.

    Thanks





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  • bijualex29
    01-09 01:27 PM
    I am from IIT,Bombay, email:bijualex29@yahoo.com
    Any member from IIT Bombay, please contact me ASAP.

    We have a very important lead to work with.



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  • Nil
    11-11 09:18 AM
    The Los Angeles Times (11/11, Watanabe) reports that, according to a report from the Migration Policy Institute, there is "a massive 'brain waste' of highly educated and skilled immigrant professionals who potentially could, with a little aid, help ease looming labor shortages in California and nationwide in healthcare, computer sciences and other skilled jobs." According to the report's findings, "nationwide, more than 1.3 million college-educated legal immigrants are unemployed or working in unskilled jobs such as dishwashers or taxi drivers," and "nearly one-fourth of them, or 317,000, live in California." The report also "noted that competition for such professionals is heating up, with other countries such as Canada and Australia moving aggressively to attract them with better transition programs," and "suggested an expansion of successful programs such as Welcome Back," which helps transition immigrants with medical skills "back into the healthcare field."





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  • DannyBoy
    02-21 06:57 PM
    Guys, i have been trying to find some information on this but i can't seem to find any thing relevant.

    I have been in the US since 2001. I came in on a F1 and then moved to a H1 and then my employer filed for my greencard and i now have an EAD and AP that is employment based. My last entry into the US was based on my AP.

    I recently got married and my wife is a US citizen. I was wondering if it makes sense to apply for a family based AOS concurrently since the employment based AOS takes a long time to be processed. If this possible? and if so how do i go about doing this?

    My apologies if this topic has already been covered, i tried searching the forums but could not find any similar topics.

    Appreciate the help.



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  • FinalGC
    08-12 02:04 PM
    Got my approval today. Neither very happy nor sad.

    Dude congrats.....got mine too today.....Common cheer up and jump up and down...

    your old buddy from NJ





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  • ram_ram
    01-03 12:24 PM
    That is good news.
    Thanks for all your efforts..SunJoshi.
    Guys,

    I got a letter from Cong Tom Price (Rep- GA) saying that the immigration clauses in the Budget Reconciliation Bill did not make it. But he will try to push for those clauses in the immigration bills in 2006.

    I got the same message from his DC staff, when I called to follow-up.

    SJ

    Edited by admin. No personal names please. Only screen names.



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  • Lasantha
    05-15 12:33 PM
    Thanks for the reply..Sanju.

    Would you know if you were to use AC21 after 180 days of filing 485, to change employer what you would need..?

    Do you need to change H1-B ???

    Thanks
    Hey Buddy, as far as I know when you use AC21 you loose your non-immigrant status but start working leagally. So changing H1 to the new company is not needed.
    And as far as I can think, if you change your H1 to a new company at that pont it might even affect negatively on your green card process. Please check that with a lawyer.





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  • pmb76
    07-14 05:01 PM
    Friends, There are several formatting errors on the petition on petiononline.com. The " show up as ? and the ' also show up as "?". I have created a new petition below:

    http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/loudobbs

    Again , I'm sorry. Please re-sign. Once i reach a certain number like 1000 I will priority mail this to all senior executives of Time Warner Inc.



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  • nixstor
    08-04 07:59 PM
    HV000,

    I agree with you. How ever you have not still updated your profile with DC rally attendance info. Please follow the thread (http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/showthread.php?t=11846) here to update your profile.

    Thanks





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  • alterego
    01-25 01:36 AM
    There are a few praises about Jet Airways in previous posts.

    Let me set the record straight. They have miles to go before they start claiming themselves as "world class" international airline.

    I was on vacation past 2.5 weeks to India and here is my experience.

    Regarding Jet Airways poor customer service:

    On return, my Jet Airways flight from Rajkot (Gujarat) to Mumbai was delayed by 2 hours. Its only a 55 minute flight from Rajkot to Mumbai. Because of this, my connection of Delta airlines from Mumbai to New York was missed. Delta gave me a seat on plane the next day. Same flight - but a day after. So now, I was stuck in Mumbai, with huge luggage for 24 hours. I asked Delta for Hotel accomodation. They said, its not their fault and its Jet Airways fault and I should ask them for Hotel.

    I went to Jet Airways customer service in Mumbai airport. They said that they cant find a single room in Mumbai due to some exhibition/conference going on at the time. A major international airline, shooting for stars, cant find a Hotel room in a city as big as Mumbai. Frustrated, I went to a government agency office (IATA I think) and they said that they dont have anything nearby, but can arrange something 30 kilometers away, and it was a sub-standard hotel and room. I paid out of my own pocket and stayed there a night. It was Rs 2000 (about $50) for this hotel plus taxi.

    The next day, before boarding Delta flight, I went to Jet Airways office again and told them that I found a hotel room on my own and see if they can re-imburse me for the hotel expenses. If they had paid themselves in Hyatt or Grand Meridian outside airport, it would have been more anyways. The manager of Jet Airways said that they cannot do it and I should scan the reciepts and my boarding pass and email customersupport at jetairways.

    An hour before this happened, the office didnt even have anyone in charge in office (at about 7:00 PM). The agent said, the manager isnt here. I asked, "who's in charge", and she said "No one is in charge right now, you have to come back at 8:00 when manager comes in".

    What I am saying is, Jet Airways has miles to go before it can take pride. Just starting flights to Newark, Chicago doesnt make it a great airline. Neither does good food. Treat customers well, and atleast do a better job than government offices when it comes to locating hotel rooms for stranded passengers who are stranded due to their fault.

    Mumbai Airport security harrassment :

    My flight was just past midnight and I checked out of hotel at noon. (I had to). With 12 hours and nothing to do, I headed to Mumbai airport. At the airport, they dont let you inside the building unless you are a passenger. The security guard at the door said that I need to come back at 9:00 PM and I cant go into the airport right now as my flight is at night. I told him that I am not coming to airport to enjoy the lounge and I am stranded due to missed airline connection. He didnt listen. I was sitting outside the building until about 8:00 PM with all luggage.

    Now I understand that security is important, but what's the point in stopping someone and letting them inside only 4 hours prior. Because if there is a nefarious person planning something bad, what can he/she do in 10 hours that he/she cant do in 4 hours. How does it enhance security by limiting the presence of passengers inside airport? Well, you cant argue with knuckleheads.

    Inside airport, I ran into a German lady and a guy from Netherlands and both of them were in the airport since the afternoon. They said they argued and they were let in. Basically, the Indian security forces at the airport wont argue with Europeans and will let them inside the airport but will go extra lengths to harrass people that they are comfortable harrassing - their own people.

    So we can ignore London airport. Fine. Are we also going to ignore Mumbai airport now?

    The best way to avoid harrassment is to stand up and fight it. Because avoiding this airport and that airline is not going to cut it.

    Interesting to read all these experiences.

    Let me share mine in Mumbai, although it was a couple of years ago.
    I was born in India but have a foreign passport. When you are leaving the country they have an officer interview you. I am not sure why, but it is quite unusual, kind of like an exit interview I guess. I have not seen that anywhere else.

    Anyway the guy asked all sorts of detailed questions, and then finally asked me how much Rupees cash I have with me. I told him I'm not exactly sure, but about 1000Rs(about 20 dollars at that time). He told me the limit was 800Rs for foreigners leaving India and told me it was illegal to take Indian Rupees out of the country and asked me to take out my wallet and count it, when I counted it, it turned out I had 1400 Rs in my wallet. Then he became quite irate and condescending and asked me what I do for a living, I told him I am a doctor, then he went on insulting me, asking whether I would say that a patients temperature was 104 if it was 101! I told him that is not relevant here. He got angrier and told me he will have to confiscate that money. I told him 1400 Rs is not that much money and I could spend it in the departure lounge before I left. He was livid. He asked me to hand over the Indian currency. I was not quite sure what to do, but I sure as hell knew I did not want this scumbag to have that money. So I turned around and gave the balance above 800Rs to another passenger in line next to me and said take it as a gift from a stranger. That pushed him over the edge, he started yelling in Hindi. I told him I do not speak Hindi, that seemed to upset him even more. By this time other passengers were aware of what was going on as well and were objecting as well. He was fuming and walked away from his desk yelling and shouting in Hindi and his supervisor came to take over. He asked what the issue was and I explained it to him. He waved me by and moved on to the next passenger.

    Later that passenger, came up to me in the departure lounge and returned the money I gave her. We started chatting, and I asked her to join me in the restaurant as our flight was 3 hrs away so we went to the restaurant and spent it all in the departure lounge on a meal and a couple of drinks and the tip.

    They need to improve things and get rid of these morons in those airports. Perhaps they need to pay them realistic salaries and then make them more accountable. They don't realize it and perhaps care even less, but they represent India's image and brand every day in the eyes of visitors and travellers alike.



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  • Pagal
    02-06 05:03 AM
    Congratulations! :)

    If this forum has proved useful, please donate and become an ImmigrationVoice member.

    As you saw, there are very few avenues to address the issues of future immigrants and IV is the strongest and most active of them.





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    11-03 04:15 PM
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  • vban2007
    08-16 01:57 PM
    I got welcome notice last week but no news on wife's application.

    Opened SR, sent email, took infopass but no news..

    Any idea how to move it forward.





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  • saimrathi
    07-11 02:43 PM
    I knew you would find something.. sorry to quote you again.. but i think the quotes are necessary in replies to understand the context of replies.. Yes lets make him aware of the rally in San Jose.. can we have a PDF with info on the rally and a back ground of the case... Thanks..

    I think we are on to something here. Please see the quote below from Arnold. Let's start communicating with his office and highlight the visa bulletin fiasco, flower campaign and media coverage. Should we start a new thread on this topic.

    As Schwarzenegger has said multiple times:

    "I think the most important thing to note is I am a champion of immigrants. I promote immigration. I am an immigrant myself. I think it's extremely important that we do it in a legal way."
    �Polls Push Governor to the Border�, LA Times, April 30, 2005



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  • guest_mister_08
    08-12 12:06 PM
    Got CPO mail today morning 9.45AM (PST)

    HURRAYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Opened SR on 08/11/2010

    PD: 28th Nov 05
    RD : 07/16/2007
    ND: 08/25/2007





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  • ChainReaction
    01-04 01:23 PM
    U.S. Faces Severe Worker Shortage in Future :)





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  • EndlessWait
    01-24 01:26 PM
    Lets just do that..cmon guys ..unity is strength.. the Brits should know that! if not lets remind them..





    kaisersose
    03-25 02:45 PM
    Just talked to a recruiter from a software giant.

    She specifically wanted to know if I was on EAD and if yes, unfortunately they cannot hire EADs during the fourth quarter (now) due to hiring budget limitations that are typical during the fourth quarter.

    Q: Why does budget come in to picture here?
    A: Because policy requires the legal dept to be consulted for visa holders and EADs which means additional hiring costs plus time.

    But she said once the fourth quarter passes, EAD hiring is not a problem.





    puvathoor
    01-24 05:26 PM
    Talking about travel experience, here is one I had at the CDG Airport in Paris..

    I was flying back this Dec 31st, 2007 from Dubai and had a 5 hour layover at CDG. I had to go to a different terminal from the one I landed in... and that meant going through security check again at the new terminal.

    I placed by carry on backpack on the x ray machine and I was waiting for my bag to at least start moving before I walked through the metal detector. While the ICTS (pvt company) security agent on the othe side signalled me to walk through, i said (in English) that I would like to wait till the bags get into the X-ray machine..

    This did not sit well with this ICTS Agent.. He walked past the metal detector and proceeded to shove and push me past the metal detector.. (I forgot to mention that I had knee surgery ~ 20 days back to fix an ACL injury)

    I could not believe that I was shoved past a metal detector.. I said to the ICTS agent that he had no right to shove me and I asked to speak to his supervisor.. This made this so called agent more angry and he started to threaten me repeatening "you want to report me"!! His immediate supervisor said that since this was a security issue nothing could be done.. Not willing to give up, I asked to speak the head agent there.. He was a bit more helpful.. he gave me a website and a mailing address where I can write to..(with the details of which gate and what time I experienced this)..

    I kept repeating to every supervisor that I did the right thing and their agent did the wrong thing by shoving me..

    I was not satisfied with just some addresses and website for the terrible way I was treated. After a while of sitting at the terminal, I went back and I asked that I wanted to file a Police case against the agent. Initially, the agents said once you are in the terminal, you cannot get out.. I spoke to the head agent again who let me get out and gave me directions to the Police booth in the airport.

    At the police station, I stood around with Visa violaters for a while.. Eventually, they were able to find someone who spoke halting English.. Since I was not physically hurt, I could not file a Police case against the agent. What I was able to file was something like an incident report (but unfortunately no tracking #)

    This was an interesting first hand experience in overt racism.. being treated like crap because the agent thought he could get away with doing that to a South Asian looking person..

    I have since written to
    - ICTS France, Roissy Pole le Dome, 1 rue de la haye, 95000 Roussy CDG Paris, France

    - Air France

    - e-mailed ADPWEB [ADPWEB@adp.fr]

    - Nicholas Sarkozy

    and a few others..

    I am not going to let this ICTS Agent treat people like crap.. After he saw that I went out to put a police case, he came to talk to me at the terminal saying that I can shove him if I want and a lot of other excuses.. I kept repeating my mantra " I did the right thing. You did the wrong thing. You cannot force me to do the wrong thing.."

    I will keep writing to all the parties until I hear back..

    and Air France, even though I liked your service at the airplane, I am not flying through CDG ever again..

    Lets vote with our feet.. Lets vote with our money.. Lets avoid airports that don't treat all passengers equally..



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