gc_chahiye
06-29 05:49 PM
That Oh guy has been apologizing every second week for tehe rumors he post ....
this is on AILA website too. someone posted the link on another thread. lets track all this on hte "Is the door going to..." thread...
this is on AILA website too. someone posted the link on another thread. lets track all this on hte "Is the door going to..." thread...
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trojan
05-03 03:32 PM
i got an approval email for me and my wife last night.
PD: June 29, 2006
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PD: June 29, 2006
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americandesi
08-29 06:26 PM
<Rant>
A good formal education is always desirable. I have no problem with that. What I take objection to is this entitlement mentality of some folks. A degree does not entitle a person to anything. It may help people get their foot in the door, but then on, they should be judged purely by contribution and merit. This is mostly the case in US and the reason why most Indians do well here. Contrast this to an Indian system and you see all sorts of differentiation going on. An engineering graduate thinks a commerce graduate is dirt. A commerce student thinks a history student is typically retarded. An IAS officer thinks he is GOD :D. A US degree holder (of Indian origin) thinks he should be ahead of immigration line. It goes on...
In all this, we are forgetting the actual person and attaching too much weight to an educational certificate issued by an institute/university. Education is an on going thing. It is good to have formal education, but we often forget universities are not the only sources of education and degree certificates the only credentials. Heck, even USCIS recognizes this :D.
Ladies and gents, if anyone of you have that coveted PhD from Stanford, don't jump into water yet, thinking you can walk on it :D:D
</Rant>
Is USCIS doesn't give a damn about educational credentials why do they they have EB2 category for Aliens with Advanced Degree, EB1 category for Aliens with Ph.D, Uncapped H1 for Aliens with US degrees etc..
Even Canadian point based Immigration system assigns more points for aliens with advanced degrees.
A good formal education is always desirable. I have no problem with that. What I take objection to is this entitlement mentality of some folks. A degree does not entitle a person to anything. It may help people get their foot in the door, but then on, they should be judged purely by contribution and merit. This is mostly the case in US and the reason why most Indians do well here. Contrast this to an Indian system and you see all sorts of differentiation going on. An engineering graduate thinks a commerce graduate is dirt. A commerce student thinks a history student is typically retarded. An IAS officer thinks he is GOD :D. A US degree holder (of Indian origin) thinks he should be ahead of immigration line. It goes on...
In all this, we are forgetting the actual person and attaching too much weight to an educational certificate issued by an institute/university. Education is an on going thing. It is good to have formal education, but we often forget universities are not the only sources of education and degree certificates the only credentials. Heck, even USCIS recognizes this :D.
Ladies and gents, if anyone of you have that coveted PhD from Stanford, don't jump into water yet, thinking you can walk on it :D:D
</Rant>
Is USCIS doesn't give a damn about educational credentials why do they they have EB2 category for Aliens with Advanced Degree, EB1 category for Aliens with Ph.D, Uncapped H1 for Aliens with US degrees etc..
Even Canadian point based Immigration system assigns more points for aliens with advanced degrees.
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appas123
08-05 05:10 PM
Keep us posted.
I spoke with IO on 3rd, initiated SR on 4th, initiated congressional request today i.e. 5th. My Infopass is on 11th. Will complete 10 years in US on 13th. Birthday few days after that. So I guess something should work...ROFL...
PD: December 2005.
Hang in there Dear Sir. Hum sab milke honge kamyab ek din :)
I spoke with IO on 3rd, initiated SR on 4th, initiated congressional request today i.e. 5th. My Infopass is on 11th. Will complete 10 years in US on 13th. Birthday few days after that. So I guess something should work...ROFL...
PD: December 2005.
Hang in there Dear Sir. Hum sab milke honge kamyab ek din :)
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babu123
07-11 08:09 PM
Do you guys think if USCIS will give reply to her letter .If they give reply, all the big heads have to resign :-) .
Since the matter turned political now, we have to see to where she takes USCIS/DOS , if they dont reply to her.
Since the matter turned political now, we have to see to where she takes USCIS/DOS , if they dont reply to her.
mani_r1
04-13 09:58 AM
Friends,
I am going to efile my application. I think the e-file instruction sheet shows to mail it to TSC. Should I be going mailing it to TSC or to the LockBox?
Thanks
I am going to efile my application. I think the e-file instruction sheet shows to mail it to TSC. Should I be going mailing it to TSC or to the LockBox?
Thanks
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doxa
03-27 03:51 PM
Yupp, we have to go through CP in Montreal. Our PD is Feb/2006. We hope to be current this year ! There seems to be some hope ?????
I feel slightly frustrating,because my i-140 still pending by USCIS:(
I feel slightly frustrating,because my i-140 still pending by USCIS:(
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amitjoey
04-02 03:55 PM
If you are visiting IV as a guest, please register yourself.
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sparky_jones
05-26 08:32 AM
Just read in another thread that USCIS started producing EAD cards with a slightly different format from May 11. Could this explain why folks who have received the Card Production Ordered emails in May haven't yet received the card, since the switch over to the new card might've delayed the production and dispatch?
In my case, CPO on 5/14 (TSC)....no card yet
In my case, CPO on 5/14 (TSC)....no card yet
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05-08 12:42 PM
Greened on may 2nd, received card by Priority mail yesterday.
Everything looks so beautiful and green now :P
Thank You IV! I will continue to support in what ever means i can
Everything looks so beautiful and green now :P
Thank You IV! I will continue to support in what ever means i can
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furiouspride
07-07 03:04 PM
I went in personally last month and got my passport the same day through the Tatkal scheme. I just feel spending the extra $150 is way better than anxiously awaiting for it for 3 weeks. I know that they take their jobs seriously over there and the chances of your passport getting lost are bleak. However, there were still a few things that I'd have them do differently. When I told them I wanted my passport the same day, the lady at the counter gave me a shocking expression.:D Then, I was asked to wait for a few minutes just because I mentioned it was an emergency. Not sure how that works :D After 40 mins or so of waiting, when I asked the same lady what was up, she gave me an even more surprised look and asked me 'you didnt get your passport yet?' :D So, I'd advise better be safe than sorry.
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sherlock01
07-03 12:40 PM
I recently got my Indian passport renewed at CGI SFO. Everything went smoothly. Here's some info for other people's benefit. My old passport expires in Sep 2008.
I printed out the online application form and applied by mail. Enclosed the following
Application form
2 Passport photos (they returned one photo back with new passport)
Notarized copy of Drivers Lic
Notarized copy of EAD
Notarized copy of I 797
Copy of Masters Degree Cert for ECNR status.
Current passport + Photocopies of front and back page and current I-94/Visa.
Single money order for $60($40 Passport renewal fee + $20 fee for return by overnight courier).
Total Cost = $60 MO + $16 Fedex + $30 Notary = $106.
The Consulate received my application on June 16th and I received my new passport on July 1st. That's just 10 working days. I was impressed :cool:
I printed out the online application form and applied by mail. Enclosed the following
Application form
2 Passport photos (they returned one photo back with new passport)
Notarized copy of Drivers Lic
Notarized copy of EAD
Notarized copy of I 797
Copy of Masters Degree Cert for ECNR status.
Current passport + Photocopies of front and back page and current I-94/Visa.
Single money order for $60($40 Passport renewal fee + $20 fee for return by overnight courier).
Total Cost = $60 MO + $16 Fedex + $30 Notary = $106.
The Consulate received my application on June 16th and I received my new passport on July 1st. That's just 10 working days. I was impressed :cool:
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gc28262
03-19 04:01 PM
All,
I have been trying to enquire about the status of my passport application. I tried all different tel numbers listed on the website. Nobody picks up !
Did anyone call CGI-Houston recently ?
If so please provide the number. Thanks !
.
I have been trying to enquire about the status of my passport application. I tried all different tel numbers listed on the website. Nobody picks up !
Did anyone call CGI-Houston recently ?
If so please provide the number. Thanks !
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amitjoey
07-12 04:38 PM
I agree. My experience thus far: I emailed 200 reporters and received no response. I am going to try the letters idea, because I too think what Amitjoey says is right-- letters make an impact.
Write a letter, run a grammar/spell check, then print, SIGN, and send it to senators who support us. I wrote the following. But please personalize, because that would send the message that this is an issue of importance to you-- the writer.
________________
Name
Address
Senator Name, Address
Date:
Subject: Thousands of properly filed EB Green Card applications likely to be rejected/ returned
References/ Enclosures:
� Interim Visa Bulletin by U S Department of State
� USCIS announcement to stop accepting Adjustment Of Status applications
Dear ____:
I have been living in ___, USA for the last ___ months/ years. By profession, I am a ____, and I work for ___, a company based in ___.
I am writing to bring to your attention the unprecedented decision made by US Department of State (DOS) on July 2, 2007 with its interim �visa bulletin�. With this bulletin, DOS determined that all the immigrant visa numbers allocated for the current financial year had been expended, and thus there would be no further authorizations of new Green Cards this year. In response, USCIS announced that it would return all Adjustment of Status applications it received, beginning July 2, 2007. Please note that the USCIS had already RECEIVED applications on the morning of July 2, 2007, even before DOS published this interim visa bulletin.
In my opinion it is an unfortunate decision in that it virtually renders null and void, thousands of properly filed Employment Based Green Card- Adjustment of Status applications.
An important thing to note here, is that in the Visa Bulletin published by DOS only 18 days ago (June 13, 2007) all Employment Based categories had been made �current� since almost 60000 immigrant visa numbers had been unused till that time.
This begs the question: how did USCIS manage to approve about 60000 green cards in less than 3 weeks, when it took the previous 8 months to approve the same number of green cards?
The Visa Bulletin published by DOS in June 2007, had brought good news to thousands of high-skilled temporary workers (doctors, engineers, IT professionals) in the USA, because the floodgates that had been closed for over 2 years had been re-opened.
This bulletin had implied that we could finally apply for "Adjustment of Status"- the final stage of the 3 step Employment based Green card process. This would solve a number of quality of life issues for people like me, as they would allow our spouses to take up part or full time jobs, they would bring in an element of stability allowing me to plan the purchase of a new home, and it would give me the freedom of relocating to another part of the USA for any unforeseen reason, without worrying about the portability of my existing job.
Therefore, my family and I worked really hard, and tried to religiously comply with all procedures laid out and submitted our application to reach the USCIS on the morning of July 2, 2007.
Besides running around to gather the paperwork to help file in time, I had to spend a significant amount of money on:
1) Urgent medical examinations and vaccinations by USCIS approved surgeon: $700. (Note: These were not covered by my medical insurance.)
2) New passport photographs; these needed to be less than a month old... so these had to be newly taken photographs
3) Notarization/ Courier charges: Approximately $100 (Some amount expended in foreign currency)
All of the money spent, as well as the time and efforts were rendered useless by the new bulletin on July 2, 2007, which I repeat, was published AFTER the window opened for new applications on the morning of July 2, 2007.
My point is, and I believe anyone with common sense would agree, it is only fair to expect a notice period before a reversal such as this one. Preferably... weeks of notice if not days! I am sure no US Citizen would accept anything less for a notice in such an important matter!
I would implore you to look into this matter as soon as you can, and request the USCIS to accept Adjustment of Status applications filed through July 2007.
Thank you.
Truly,
Name
If you have not sent in a letter to your senator, please do it now. I think, this is going to work in our favour. Your senator is bound to take some action, inquiry into this mess.
Write a letter, run a grammar/spell check, then print, SIGN, and send it to senators who support us. I wrote the following. But please personalize, because that would send the message that this is an issue of importance to you-- the writer.
________________
Name
Address
Senator Name, Address
Date:
Subject: Thousands of properly filed EB Green Card applications likely to be rejected/ returned
References/ Enclosures:
� Interim Visa Bulletin by U S Department of State
� USCIS announcement to stop accepting Adjustment Of Status applications
Dear ____:
I have been living in ___, USA for the last ___ months/ years. By profession, I am a ____, and I work for ___, a company based in ___.
I am writing to bring to your attention the unprecedented decision made by US Department of State (DOS) on July 2, 2007 with its interim �visa bulletin�. With this bulletin, DOS determined that all the immigrant visa numbers allocated for the current financial year had been expended, and thus there would be no further authorizations of new Green Cards this year. In response, USCIS announced that it would return all Adjustment of Status applications it received, beginning July 2, 2007. Please note that the USCIS had already RECEIVED applications on the morning of July 2, 2007, even before DOS published this interim visa bulletin.
In my opinion it is an unfortunate decision in that it virtually renders null and void, thousands of properly filed Employment Based Green Card- Adjustment of Status applications.
An important thing to note here, is that in the Visa Bulletin published by DOS only 18 days ago (June 13, 2007) all Employment Based categories had been made �current� since almost 60000 immigrant visa numbers had been unused till that time.
This begs the question: how did USCIS manage to approve about 60000 green cards in less than 3 weeks, when it took the previous 8 months to approve the same number of green cards?
The Visa Bulletin published by DOS in June 2007, had brought good news to thousands of high-skilled temporary workers (doctors, engineers, IT professionals) in the USA, because the floodgates that had been closed for over 2 years had been re-opened.
This bulletin had implied that we could finally apply for "Adjustment of Status"- the final stage of the 3 step Employment based Green card process. This would solve a number of quality of life issues for people like me, as they would allow our spouses to take up part or full time jobs, they would bring in an element of stability allowing me to plan the purchase of a new home, and it would give me the freedom of relocating to another part of the USA for any unforeseen reason, without worrying about the portability of my existing job.
Therefore, my family and I worked really hard, and tried to religiously comply with all procedures laid out and submitted our application to reach the USCIS on the morning of July 2, 2007.
Besides running around to gather the paperwork to help file in time, I had to spend a significant amount of money on:
1) Urgent medical examinations and vaccinations by USCIS approved surgeon: $700. (Note: These were not covered by my medical insurance.)
2) New passport photographs; these needed to be less than a month old... so these had to be newly taken photographs
3) Notarization/ Courier charges: Approximately $100 (Some amount expended in foreign currency)
All of the money spent, as well as the time and efforts were rendered useless by the new bulletin on July 2, 2007, which I repeat, was published AFTER the window opened for new applications on the morning of July 2, 2007.
My point is, and I believe anyone with common sense would agree, it is only fair to expect a notice period before a reversal such as this one. Preferably... weeks of notice if not days! I am sure no US Citizen would accept anything less for a notice in such an important matter!
I would implore you to look into this matter as soon as you can, and request the USCIS to accept Adjustment of Status applications filed through July 2007.
Thank you.
Truly,
Name
If you have not sent in a letter to your senator, please do it now. I think, this is going to work in our favour. Your senator is bound to take some action, inquiry into this mess.
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pal351
04-12 01:52 PM
Hi Friends,
Please share your thoughts and sugessions. I sent EAD Renewal application on 1st April reached by 2nd april 9 AM. Still no check cashed or got the rcpt. notice.
Here are my questions
1) I made travel plans on May 14th to visist India will I get my EAD by then?
2) I have a valid EAD tilll July29th 2010. What happens if i leave before my EAD approved.
I am really tensed can yopu guys have any ideas?
Thanks,
-Pal.
Please share your thoughts and sugessions. I sent EAD Renewal application on 1st April reached by 2nd april 9 AM. Still no check cashed or got the rcpt. notice.
Here are my questions
1) I made travel plans on May 14th to visist India will I get my EAD by then?
2) I have a valid EAD tilll July29th 2010. What happens if i leave before my EAD approved.
I am really tensed can yopu guys have any ideas?
Thanks,
-Pal.
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jdsouza
05-13 12:42 PM
My wife and I got our greencards yesterday in the mail:
PD: 21 June 2006
NSC
The odd thing is that the online status has still not be updated from "Initial Review"!!
PD: 21 June 2006
NSC
The odd thing is that the online status has still not be updated from "Initial Review"!!
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gcjones
05-14 11:35 PM
From: http://www.oig.dol.gov/contact.htm
Main Address and Phone Number
Gordon S. Heddell, Inspector General
Daniel R. Petrole, Deputy Inspector General
Office of Inspector General
200 Constitution Avenue, NW
Room S-5502
Washington, DC 20210
Telephone: (202) 693-5100
OIG Hotline: Report Fraud, Waste, and Abuse
200 Constitution Avenue, NW
Room S-5506
Washington, DC 20210
Telephone: (202) 693-6999 or 1-800-347-3756
Office of Audit
Elliot P. Lewis, Assistant Inspector General
Michael A. Raponi, Deputy Assistant Inspector General
Richard F. Woodford, Executive Assistant
200 Constitution Avenue, NW
Room S-5512
Washington, D.C. 20210
Telephone: (202) 693-5170
Michael K. Yarbrough, Acting Deputy Assistant Inspector General
Atlanta Federal Center
61 Forsyth Street, SW Room 6T20
Atlanta, GA 30303
Telephone: (404) 562-2341
Dwight E. Gates, Acting Audit Director
W&H/UI-ES
Atlanta Federal Center
Room 6T20
61 Forsyth St. S.W.
Atlanta, GA 30303
Telephone: (404) 562-2341
Main Address and Phone Number
Gordon S. Heddell, Inspector General
Daniel R. Petrole, Deputy Inspector General
Office of Inspector General
200 Constitution Avenue, NW
Room S-5502
Washington, DC 20210
Telephone: (202) 693-5100
OIG Hotline: Report Fraud, Waste, and Abuse
200 Constitution Avenue, NW
Room S-5506
Washington, DC 20210
Telephone: (202) 693-6999 or 1-800-347-3756
Office of Audit
Elliot P. Lewis, Assistant Inspector General
Michael A. Raponi, Deputy Assistant Inspector General
Richard F. Woodford, Executive Assistant
200 Constitution Avenue, NW
Room S-5512
Washington, D.C. 20210
Telephone: (202) 693-5170
Michael K. Yarbrough, Acting Deputy Assistant Inspector General
Atlanta Federal Center
61 Forsyth Street, SW Room 6T20
Atlanta, GA 30303
Telephone: (404) 562-2341
Dwight E. Gates, Acting Audit Director
W&H/UI-ES
Atlanta Federal Center
Room 6T20
61 Forsyth St. S.W.
Atlanta, GA 30303
Telephone: (404) 562-2341
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GCwaitforever
05-01 02:39 PM
The biggest weakness of DOL/USCIS is going back to the older cases while newer cases are piling up. They do not have any service level agreements to adhere to. That is why many labors in the older process ended up in BECs.
Please raise this problem with your local senators and representatives and put pressure on DOL. The longer it takes at DOL, the longer it takes for your GC. Do not be under false hopes that your I-485 will be picked up based on the PD. For USCIS, RD is the convenience and they wil only go by that even if the law is written otherwise. So get your application out faster.
Please raise this problem with your local senators and representatives and put pressure on DOL. The longer it takes at DOL, the longer it takes for your GC. Do not be under false hopes that your I-485 will be picked up based on the PD. For USCIS, RD is the convenience and they wil only go by that even if the law is written otherwise. So get your application out faster.
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mzaman
05-01 05:17 PM
Hi All,
Thank you very much for the efforts in creating this thread in IV, Below are my details
1) Applied Date - September 05, 2007
2) Audit Date - October 2007
3) Audit Reply Date - November 05 2007
4) Category - EB2
5) Center - Deep Sleeping Atlanta
Thanks!
Mzaman
Thank you very much for the efforts in creating this thread in IV, Below are my details
1) Applied Date - September 05, 2007
2) Audit Date - October 2007
3) Audit Reply Date - November 05 2007
4) Category - EB2
5) Center - Deep Sleeping Atlanta
Thanks!
Mzaman
mik
07-17 10:07 PM
What about someone who's applied five or six years ago, but his green card is still awaiting "security check", while a friend of him, who's applied at the same time has already gotten it a couple of years ago!
And, only because your name is similar to SOMEONE from SOMEWHERE who's done SOMETHING you know NOTHING about! And worst of all, you don't know when is that all going to end!
Where's the fairness in this game?
And, only because your name is similar to SOMEONE from SOMEWHERE who's done SOMETHING you know NOTHING about! And worst of all, you don't know when is that all going to end!
Where's the fairness in this game?
StarSun
03-26 08:14 PM
Please check the first 2 posts on this thread for updates.
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