Monday, July 4, 2011

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  • GCOP
    05-15 02:48 PM
    As soon as, I got the chance, I was able to call the rest of Congress offices.
    Now Let us hope that, our phone calls help us.
    Please call all of them. They asked me whether I was from district or particular organization, and I said I am not from the district but I am a member of Immigration Voice and they have taken down my message.





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  • rsdang1
    09-02 01:26 PM
    Alright guys, I cannot tell you how excited I am to report that i got a call this morning from my attorney and my online case status also states that Card Production was ordered for my case!!!

    After 8 long years.....i finally have been approved for permanent residency. After 7 years, i will finally, with peace of mind, go back to India to visit my family. Thanks to IV, everyone's help on these forums for helping me keep my sanity over the past 2 years....

    After 15 years in the US, I will finally have my green card in hand soon.

    -Nola

    Very happy for you Nola... All the best





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  • LONGGCQUE
    02-25 09:20 AM
    shared on my facebook page.





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  • InTheQueue05
    05-11 11:34 AM
    This is very well said. And also Pappu's reply was very appropriate and I agree every bit.

    I will have to accept my 'silence' over the past few yrs when I was aware of the website but was a mute-spectator. I have only recently enrolled to monthly contributions and also helping spread the word on the usefulness of this site and spreading the appreciation and core-values that the core members who run/maintain this website are trying to instill.

    I do understand the frustration of older members/contributors when someone just uses this site for their benefit without appreciating the core principals. But, criticizing and being sarcastic towards people only discourages and turns-off people - thats all I wanted to highlight.

    Thanks!



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  • insearch
    05-10 08:08 PM
    Still waiting for some answer.... :(
    Can someone help ?





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  • h4hopeful
    05-15 10:32 PM
    My husband's I-140 will be approved in few days and our PD is current right now. Once the I-140 is approved we are planning to file for I-485 the sooner possible. The main reason is for me to apply or EAD so that I could work. You should also consider that I am travelling on July/august and of course I will require a visa appointment at the consulate to stamp my H-4.

    My questions are:

    1- Is it safe to apply (once the I-140 is approved) before leaving U.S. For I-485 and EAD together?

    2- What documents are required to file for EAD besides what is already being sent with the I-485?

    3- What are the potential problems in leaving the country in July with an I-485 (with or without EAD, please tell me in both cases) submitted, and having a visa appointment at the consulate abroad in August to renew my h4 that expires in NOv 2007? Should I wait and apply for I-485 or EAD until Sept 2007?


    In short: Could anyone please advise regarding the risks of filing in June the I-485, travel in July, have a consulate appointment abroad in August to stamp the H-4 visa that expires in Nov 2007 ? Should I wait until I come back? Much appreciated any replies.



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  • willigetgc?
    01-14 12:23 PM
    A lot can be achieved, if all members honestly contact and meet and talk with the staff of the lawmakers in their town.

    The problem with the EB Community/ IV members is that we think that going and talking with our lawmakers is not going to help. Or, we are under the impression that all politicians generally know everything about us and are just unwilling to do anything about it for political reasons.

    The truth is that 90% of lawmakers and their staff have no clue that there are thousands backlogged and stuck in this process for a decade.

    It is our job to educate, bring our issues to light and keep pressure on them to bring/cosponsor or vote for a meaningful bill that will allievate our problems.

    When I visited my local congresswoman's office the first time in 2007- The staff was actually shocked to hear that I have done all the right paperwork and being employed and stuck for 5 years.

    Over the years, I have met them many times and educated them about the issues and build a relationship. And yet, many times the staff wonders if there are really thousands of people like me affected, how is it that there is just me that is visiting them and talking about it.

    Remember there are 435 house representatives and 100 senators. Each one of you are within driving distance (40 minutes) to a office of a rep.

    You are absolutely right!
    Many lawmakers are not aware of the problems with high skilled legal immigrants. It happened with my Rep. To them, fixing immigration means - doing something about illegal immigrants - whether it is to send them back or to give them a path to gc/citizenship.

    They asked me about how many legal high skilled immigrants are stuck in the state, and why is it that they are not voicing their concerns. As I did not have the statistics of how many legal hs immigrants were in the state, I told them that they were in a better position to get the information from the USCIS than I was. They nodded, and I have met with them many more times after that, and I ask if they have the statistic - they are yet to seek it from the USCIS. Its just me and my spouse visiting this office, so there is no urgency, or need for them to push themselves to find or act on it.......

    Unless, there is united messaging throughout the country, our voices will only be feeble and gets drowned out by others who are speaking loud.

    I started a thread about making meeting with lawmakers a priority this year, just a couple posted about meeting. That shows where we are in terms of advocating for the changes that will benefit us........
    Just my thoughts..





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  • willigetgc?
    02-03 01:44 PM
    Attended 2010 event.
    Plan to attend 2011 advocacy event.

    This was in 2007, there is no rally in 2011 (just powerful advocacy from grassroots), but every thing in here holds true today too.....


    by chanduv23

    Subject: A peaceful rally at Washington DC by Highly Skilled Workers

    Immigration Voice (ImmigrationVoice.org - Home (http://www.immigrationvoice.org)) is a non profit
    grassroots advocacy group working to alleviate the issues of Highly
    Skilled Foreign Workers who are stuck in the Employment Based Green
    Card Process stuck in Bureaucratic Logjams.

    Immigration Voice is conducting a peaceful rally in Washington DC on
    September 18th, 2007 (Tuesday).

    You can/must participate in the rally if
    (1) You are in various stages of the Green Card Process
    (2) Belong to a retrogressed group
    (3) Highly Skilled worker (Physicians, Engineers on H1B visa, J1
    Waiver, L1 etc�) and planning to apply/already applied for a Green
    Card
    (4) If your families are divided by backlogs and retrogression.
    Thousands of families are being potentially torn apart due to their
    kids �aging out�. These children are victims of something they have no
    control over and they are constantly forgotten.
    (5) Current students studying in various universities (from other
    countries) but will be applying for Green Card soon or later
    (6) If you already have a Green Card or a Citizen, you can provide
    support and encouragement

    Please make it a point to attend the rally. Please invite your
    friends, relatives, co-workers and colleagues to the Rally. Please
    spread this message through mailing lists, media contacts, Orkut and
    other social networking media. If you are students, please send this
    email to various student organizations. If you work for companies,
    please send this message to managers, co-workers, employers etc.

    If you are not already a member at Immigration Voice, please become a
    member today. It is easy and free!

    Please follow this link for more details on the Rally
    immigrationvoice.org/forum/showthread.php?t=11428

    A lot of people may be wondering why should we even bother about this.

    Some FAQs

    (1) What's all this? Immigration Voice? Rally? Why should I care?
    A. There is a political angle to issues that we are all facing. The
    system was designed long time back and has not been flexible and with
    the actual demand more than the capacity it is in a messed up state.
    No one has made attempts to fix the mess and vote bank politics are
    creating further mess.

    (2) Why no one talks about these things?
    a. The nature of this issue is very complex. Unless one falls into
    this pit, the nature of this issue cannot be understood
    b. A lot of people do not want to handle the truth and reality
    c. Perception - without looking at the real picture, lot of people
    assume things are fine

    (3) Why should I take these issues seriously, my lawyer will take care
    of these?
    a. Immigration lawyers assist and handle the paperwork, this mess is
    beyond their control or scope or even the scope of USCIS and related
    government agencies
    b. Immigration lawyers are your service providers and you are their
    client, they will talk only business to you, there is no need for them
    to explain to you the mess you are in

    (4) After the July visa bulletin fiasco, I did submit my 485 petition,
    and I will get an EAD/AP so why must I bother?
    a. EAD/AP were designed to be interim benefits (only for few months
    until someone can get a Green Card), their usage has limitations and
    will lead to further issues
    b. Severe retrogression will hit in coming fiscal years. India, China,
    Mexico, Philippines, Eb3, and eb2, and ROW eb3 will all be affected,

    c. Anti immigration lobby is targeting H1b tech workers, at the same
    time a lot of lobbying organizations are working hard to make the
    system unworkable for e.g.. Durbin Grassley amendments may appear
    anytime
    d. Until you get a Green Card in Hand, EAD is not the best viable
    alternative for work and AP is definitely not the best travel
    document.

    (5) Why Immigration Voice? What is the agenda?
    a. Immigration Voice is the only grassroots organization working hard
    on these issues
    b. Immigration Voice's earlier campaigns were a huge success and sent strong signals to government agencies and law makers

    So why not start working on helping yourself and helping your fellow
    immigrants?

    Please spread the message, and take active interest in the event.



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  • conchshell
    05-16 10:44 AM
    I called all of them this morning, and left messages with HR numbers, my name and contact details. Now they all know IV very well. Most of them conveyed me that they are making a list and will present the list of people who called to the representative.





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  • gc_in_30_yrs
    09-14 03:02 PM
    While you are waiting you can work on developing the patience of Job.

    I like this.:)



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  • sparky_jones
    07-22 02:35 PM
    EAD (Self & Spouse) e-filed at TSC: June 4
    FP Done: June 27
    LUDs: June 29
    No further updates...





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  • ilovenfl
    05-08 03:27 AM
    Below are my details..

    Date filed - 12/12/2007
    Audit date - 02/27/2008
    Audit reply date - 03/01/2008
    Category - EB2
    still pending..



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  • belmontboy
    05-10 01:01 AM
    Welcome to IV
    Goodbye, tata





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  • dpp
    04-09 08:45 PM
    If this kind of restriction is not done what will be best way to resolve H1b issue? If H1b increase is done and similar increase is not done on GC then also problem to all IV members(retrogession will continue). If there is cap then certainly it will be reached every year within April.
    If they restrict consulting then Most of the H1b persons will get permanent job. Because of less number of H1 most of them will get gc within 2 or 3 years. GC holders and US citizens will do consulting. System will adjust iteself within a few months

    Do you mean only full-time H1B are the only people what want to be there in US? It is not correct. H1B program is introduced to fill the labour shortage, it can be either Consulting on a temporary basis or Full-time. H1B is not just for Full-time positions. Do you know who is fulfulling major labour needs? It is consultants. If there are no consultants, there is no way to fulfill the projects on time. So, my friend, do not divide the H1B community into Consultants and Full-time employees. Both are needed. Also, do you know that 70% of H1B are with Consultants who are fulfilling lot of companies needs on a daily basis. So, we can achieve something if we are united, if not nobody is going to get benefitted and all of us have to suffer.

    We are not here to discuss on what is going to happen for future H1Bs applicants and divide legal immigrants into differnt groups, first we need to have some solution on what to do for the people already here and facing retrogression. So, we will stay united to show our problems.



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  • Lasantha
    03-20 02:46 PM
    This forum only has 656 members? I thought we had more than that.

    any more votes on the poll???? EB3 ROW only. so far we have 134 votes. does that mean out of 656 members in this forum, only 20% is EB3 ROW???

    Admin: does that sound about right?? Thank you





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  • greyhair
    03-27 01:07 PM
    Yeah some forget to be civil...but i believe that these few don't represent all of of IV.
    And we are all subject to emotions and can make these mistakes as well where we forget to be civil.

    I agree there needs to be more clarification on IV's goals and current pursuits....coming soon....a better FAQ page ;)

    Correct, I don't represent IV. But here is my observation. Every time some one gets a response from ordinary members such as myself, these members asking so called "legitimate" questions, these members such as bitzbytz, rajuseattle et al, these guys will immediately cry foul, uncivil, being manhandled, abused and battered. If you want to have a debate, be prepared to handle the debate and don't pretend that you are melting when someone tells you that your idea is foolish. Either you want a debate or you don't. And if you want to have a debate then why not come up with a response in support of your arguments instead of engaging in name calling like "uncivil" etc.

    I know when someone is asking a genuine question. Its no rocket science and I can tell when someone is genuinely asking a legitimate question and when someone is trying to throw mud on work done by others. It enrages me to see these people not doing anything but at the same time, damaging work done by others.



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  • ArunAntonio
    08-29 07:28 PM
    A very articulate set of members on this thread
    but I have not seen any of you speak on this thread --> http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/showthread.php?t=12441
    Please vote.





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  • delhirocks
    03-30 03:24 PM
    Is there a number in CGSFO that I can contact them about my pending application. Its been more than 4 weeks and I am in a bit of a rush...thx





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  • waitnwatch
    02-01 07:33 PM
    i odn't think it passed. what was included in the amendment is s1121 and not s113 that has our provisions. please clarify.

    you seem to be correct ....

    i just looked at the amendments in detail and this provision was in SA 180 (page 1113)

    On the other hand SA 187 (page 1121) seems to have passed.

    I am a bit unsure though of what happened to SA 180. Did it get amended by some other amendment. It does not appear to have been tabled.

    I apologize to everyone but I had stated right in the beginning that I may be totally wrong.





    samswas
    05-04 08:23 AM
    Not everyone is getting approved. I am still waiting.

    I'm also still waiting. I don't know why but everybody getting emails at the same time, around 10 - 11 PM EST. It was not used to be like this before. We used to see approvals during the day also last year. They must have changed the way how their notification system works





    tonyHK12
    09-29 09:36 AM
    Illegals have nothing to lose. If CIR happens...they celebrate, now that they can all be legal and apply for their families to follow them
    If CIR does not happen...they still continue to live here, work their jobs, keep sending money home, and try and get their relatives over here by paying the "coyotes"...it makes no difference to them.

    Even if these guys are legalised, they will still NOT pay taxes, NOT learn english, NOT try and be upstanding residents.

    WE (EB) have none of the above and a lot to lose)

    Hence, the attitude.

    This is a great point. Also I see these days, people seem to miss what is 'Right' and 'Wrong', 'Fair' and 'Unfair'. Doesn't seem to matter much anymore - let Inertia rule.

    "Even illigal immigrants has more optimism"
    They succesfully broke the law and think they are above most laws now

    "If your lawyer and HR screwed you, it is your fault"
    Yes apparently this is happening for more than 100K EB3s. Bonded labor? well don't trash EB3s - you have to be very good to get an American company to file an EB green card.

    "Well educated and intelligent - Who? Did you mean Durbin and Grassley?"
    Well, Lets be diplomatic :-)

    Also I'm curious, why would someone give me Neg reps, are illegals lurking on these boards?



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