raysaikat
08-25 11:09 AM
I've an appointment in October at Munich, Germany consulate for H1B stamping. Because of time constraints I decided to get the stamping done when I'm out there for work. I've already obtained the german visa (though had to provide plenty of explanation !). This is my 9th yr extn (MS, EB2 - 140 approved)
- Can anyone share their experience at the Munich consulate?
- or, should I plan going to Canada and trying rather taking the risk in Germany?
thanks,
I have experience with Frankfurt. They gave me 221(g) for security clearance. I had to wait in Germany for nearly 2 months. I think the likelihood of getting a 221(g) will be high.
Wherever you go, be prepared for 221(g) and a lengthy wait (3-4 months). I.e., make sure you have the resources to stay for that long a time wherever you decide to go.
- Can anyone share their experience at the Munich consulate?
- or, should I plan going to Canada and trying rather taking the risk in Germany?
thanks,
I have experience with Frankfurt. They gave me 221(g) for security clearance. I had to wait in Germany for nearly 2 months. I think the likelihood of getting a 221(g) will be high.
Wherever you go, be prepared for 221(g) and a lengthy wait (3-4 months). I.e., make sure you have the resources to stay for that long a time wherever you decide to go.
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jkamel5
04-07 04:48 AM
Hi,
I have 2 lawyers to select from. Both are good. One of them is the lawyer company (his office locate in the same city) which is the most expensive. The other lawyer is really good and his expenses is pretty good.
My question is that: Is it better to stuck with the company lawyer as he can handle the perm better. That may because he knows well where to advertise? Or it does not matter? I am just worried that the lawyer that live in another state will not know very well about the city and where he should advertise.
As anyone think, I also want to make sure that he does not over advertise such that we may get many applicants?
Please advise me if I should stuck with the company lawyer or it does not matter?
Thanks
I have 2 lawyers to select from. Both are good. One of them is the lawyer company (his office locate in the same city) which is the most expensive. The other lawyer is really good and his expenses is pretty good.
My question is that: Is it better to stuck with the company lawyer as he can handle the perm better. That may because he knows well where to advertise? Or it does not matter? I am just worried that the lawyer that live in another state will not know very well about the city and where he should advertise.
As anyone think, I also want to make sure that he does not over advertise such that we may get many applicants?
Please advise me if I should stuck with the company lawyer or it does not matter?
Thanks
pappu
05-18 02:42 PM
http://www.employment-familysponsoredimmigration.com/practice.html
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This firm is expensive but good.
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Axilleus
09-25 10:58 AM
Hi
Here is my situation:
Entered US with K1, received I-94 at the time of entry with Employment Authorized stamp, and the CBP officer told me I can work with the I-94 until my status changes to permanent resident.
BUT I-94 is valid only for 90 Days so my permission to work is not valid any longer (That is what the Employer says).
Filed I-485 to Chicago, IL, application was received on July 19/07.
Receipt Notice received August 27/07. Biometrics taken August 30/07, have an Interview on November 29/07.
I called USCIS, they told me I have to apply for an EAD.
Applied for EAD in August. Application was received on August 29/07, the Biometrics Notice Date is September 17/07.
Now I have an absolutely awesome job offer but I don't have a valid Employment Authorization document.
I called USCIS yesterday to ask if I can expedite the process for the EAD, they said go to local immigration office and ask them to see what options you have (she read some options, I didn't write any down because it was a long list).
I went to a local immigration office this morning, they said "We cannot do ANYTHING from our local office in regards to a EAD since September of last year!!!".
They also said to call USCIS and ask them to download the Biometrics from the I485 application to speed up the process.
I called USCIS this morning and they said they are UNABLE to download the Biometrics.
I asked them if there is a way to expedite the process for the EAD, they told me the same thing as yesterday: Go to local office!
Here I am, in this #$#%#^# loop, can't do anything about this and USCIS or the local immigration office does not give a damn about honest people who are trying to make a living and put some food on the table.
I don't know what else to do but if somebody has an idea please, please, please let me know.
By the way, the Immigration officer told me that the employer can hire me if they want, but it is up to the employer to decide!!! I just don't understand how somebody is supposed to hire me if I canno't show any documentation allowing me to work here.
I would also like to know how long it took for any of you who applied for the EAD??
Thank you!
Here is my situation:
Entered US with K1, received I-94 at the time of entry with Employment Authorized stamp, and the CBP officer told me I can work with the I-94 until my status changes to permanent resident.
BUT I-94 is valid only for 90 Days so my permission to work is not valid any longer (That is what the Employer says).
Filed I-485 to Chicago, IL, application was received on July 19/07.
Receipt Notice received August 27/07. Biometrics taken August 30/07, have an Interview on November 29/07.
I called USCIS, they told me I have to apply for an EAD.
Applied for EAD in August. Application was received on August 29/07, the Biometrics Notice Date is September 17/07.
Now I have an absolutely awesome job offer but I don't have a valid Employment Authorization document.
I called USCIS yesterday to ask if I can expedite the process for the EAD, they said go to local immigration office and ask them to see what options you have (she read some options, I didn't write any down because it was a long list).
I went to a local immigration office this morning, they said "We cannot do ANYTHING from our local office in regards to a EAD since September of last year!!!".
They also said to call USCIS and ask them to download the Biometrics from the I485 application to speed up the process.
I called USCIS this morning and they said they are UNABLE to download the Biometrics.
I asked them if there is a way to expedite the process for the EAD, they told me the same thing as yesterday: Go to local office!
Here I am, in this #$#%#^# loop, can't do anything about this and USCIS or the local immigration office does not give a damn about honest people who are trying to make a living and put some food on the table.
I don't know what else to do but if somebody has an idea please, please, please let me know.
By the way, the Immigration officer told me that the employer can hire me if they want, but it is up to the employer to decide!!! I just don't understand how somebody is supposed to hire me if I canno't show any documentation allowing me to work here.
I would also like to know how long it took for any of you who applied for the EAD??
Thank you!
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kaisersose
08-06 03:37 PM
Given the volume of questions o this topic, we can do a FAQ on this.
PM me if you think that is a good idea and we will work on it.
PM me if you think that is a good idea and we will work on it.
dale
04-09 02:55 AM
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Dhundhun
06-15 08:14 PM
Hi,
You can email to E-Filing.Support@dhs.gov requesting the receipt notice in pdf format. I had the same situation and i emailed the above Id and got receipt notice (pdf) in 48hrs. BTW in the email give your receipt number.
Thanks,
Krishna
Very useful info. But it seems that "beautifulMind" does not have receipt number. Best thing would be to wait. Finding out whether payment is received in USCIS or not will be helpful (e.g calling credit card company).
One more thing, now a days USCIS started taking more than a week for sending confirmation or FP notice. This may be due to more work load or intentional delay due to multi-year EAD.
You can email to E-Filing.Support@dhs.gov requesting the receipt notice in pdf format. I had the same situation and i emailed the above Id and got receipt notice (pdf) in 48hrs. BTW in the email give your receipt number.
Thanks,
Krishna
Very useful info. But it seems that "beautifulMind" does not have receipt number. Best thing would be to wait. Finding out whether payment is received in USCIS or not will be helpful (e.g calling credit card company).
One more thing, now a days USCIS started taking more than a week for sending confirmation or FP notice. This may be due to more work load or intentional delay due to multi-year EAD.
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immigal
08-13 12:37 AM
Can some senior members please answer my question? The previous answer does not help.
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coolmanasip
06-14 02:55 PM
does everyone go through name check? or only a few with very common names......
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hourglass
04-30 12:53 AM
Hi there,
yes myself and couple of my friends went thru Mr Gotcher lawfirm. Strongly recommended, very experienced, specially handling tough cases.
Bit expensive though,
good luck.
Hi,
Any experience with this law group for EB based GC ? Please do post. Thank You !
yes myself and couple of my friends went thru Mr Gotcher lawfirm. Strongly recommended, very experienced, specially handling tough cases.
Bit expensive though,
good luck.
Hi,
Any experience with this law group for EB based GC ? Please do post. Thank You !
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shishya
11-30 05:52 PM
Folks,
Here's my situation: Eb2 India (PD of 24th May 2006), filed 485 ONLY for self in September 2008, got married later and hence wife is not yet added to my 485 application. She is dependent H4 on my H1 visa -- so even though I have EAD, I am NOT using it.
Changing jobs now going to same title, similar job duties. The lawyers at hiring company say I can use my EAD and H1b interchangeably! And my understanding was that the moment I use EAD, my H1B is annulled. Is this not right?
Second question -- the lawyer mentions that even if my date becomes current and we can for some reason NOT get my wife's 485 application in, we can always do follow-to-join without any issues. Has someone had any experience with this. My understanding was that I NEED to make sure my wife's 485 application reaches them on the 1st of the month in which my date is becoming current.
Could someone PLEASE comment on these two questions?
Thank you much!
-Shishya
Here's my situation: Eb2 India (PD of 24th May 2006), filed 485 ONLY for self in September 2008, got married later and hence wife is not yet added to my 485 application. She is dependent H4 on my H1 visa -- so even though I have EAD, I am NOT using it.
Changing jobs now going to same title, similar job duties. The lawyers at hiring company say I can use my EAD and H1b interchangeably! And my understanding was that the moment I use EAD, my H1B is annulled. Is this not right?
Second question -- the lawyer mentions that even if my date becomes current and we can for some reason NOT get my wife's 485 application in, we can always do follow-to-join without any issues. Has someone had any experience with this. My understanding was that I NEED to make sure my wife's 485 application reaches them on the 1st of the month in which my date is becoming current.
Could someone PLEASE comment on these two questions?
Thank you much!
-Shishya
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dvb123
06-01 10:43 PM
We are in an era of US Immigration where a Fashion model work permit bill would have a better chance of clearing the house than a highly skilled immigrants bill.
05/09/2008: Fashion Model P-4 Visa Classification Bill, H.R.4080 Approved by House Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee 05/08/2008
As we reported yesterday, the subcommittee debated this bill and approved this bill for the full Judiciary Committee action of the House yesterday. A small positive news on the immigration legislation!
http://www.immigration-law.com/
The OPT 17 month extension rule ran into problems barely a month after it was introduced. The anti-immigrant groups constantly send faxes, emails and snail mail constantly to stop immigrant bills from passing. This frightens the senators and house representatives because they think that majority of United States citizens are agains't immigrant bills while an average United States citizen does not the know the difference between green card and H1 B clearly, leave alone opposing highly skilled immigrant bills.
USCIS makes tons of mistakes but it will try to repeal mistakes if it believes that it has made an error. The CSPA new regulations is an example of USCIS accepting and rectifying its mistakes.
http://www.murthy.com/news/n_revcsp.html
The AC21 act gave an additional visa number pool of approx 130,000 visa numbers which were actually unused EB visa numbers from 1999 and 2000. This is a reserve visa pool that could be used for future fiscal years. HOW CAN A RESERVE POOL BE USED WHEN THERE WERE UNUSED VISA NUMBERS FROM 2000 TO 2005?
http://www.nafsa.org/regulatory_information.sec/regulatory_document_library.dlib/u.s._immigration_system_2/ac21_-_the_american_competitiveness
The solution to our saga is to count the immigrant visa numbers from DHS statistics files of EB visas distribution for each year from 2000 to 2005.If we are unable to get all the information required from DHS statistics files we can put FOIA requests and get the information. Instead of making USCIS doing an audit we can do the audit ourselves and inform USCIS that there are still immigrant visa numbers left from the AC21 act. The good thing about this reserve visa numbers is that they can be rolled over to the the future years. So we can get them issued for the years 2008 and 2009.
I think this is the only solution to our saga.
05/09/2008: Fashion Model P-4 Visa Classification Bill, H.R.4080 Approved by House Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee 05/08/2008
As we reported yesterday, the subcommittee debated this bill and approved this bill for the full Judiciary Committee action of the House yesterday. A small positive news on the immigration legislation!
http://www.immigration-law.com/
The OPT 17 month extension rule ran into problems barely a month after it was introduced. The anti-immigrant groups constantly send faxes, emails and snail mail constantly to stop immigrant bills from passing. This frightens the senators and house representatives because they think that majority of United States citizens are agains't immigrant bills while an average United States citizen does not the know the difference between green card and H1 B clearly, leave alone opposing highly skilled immigrant bills.
USCIS makes tons of mistakes but it will try to repeal mistakes if it believes that it has made an error. The CSPA new regulations is an example of USCIS accepting and rectifying its mistakes.
http://www.murthy.com/news/n_revcsp.html
The AC21 act gave an additional visa number pool of approx 130,000 visa numbers which were actually unused EB visa numbers from 1999 and 2000. This is a reserve visa pool that could be used for future fiscal years. HOW CAN A RESERVE POOL BE USED WHEN THERE WERE UNUSED VISA NUMBERS FROM 2000 TO 2005?
http://www.nafsa.org/regulatory_information.sec/regulatory_document_library.dlib/u.s._immigration_system_2/ac21_-_the_american_competitiveness
The solution to our saga is to count the immigrant visa numbers from DHS statistics files of EB visas distribution for each year from 2000 to 2005.If we are unable to get all the information required from DHS statistics files we can put FOIA requests and get the information. Instead of making USCIS doing an audit we can do the audit ourselves and inform USCIS that there are still immigrant visa numbers left from the AC21 act. The good thing about this reserve visa numbers is that they can be rolled over to the the future years. So we can get them issued for the years 2008 and 2009.
I think this is the only solution to our saga.
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raysaikat
05-15 07:39 PM
Dear All:
I am currently in my 7th year on H-1B (with I-140 approved) and my H-1B Visa expired a year ago and my current I-94 valid until next 2 years (same case for my dependants).
I am switching my employer now and my family is planning to goto India and when they go for visa stamping through my new employer - do you think they will get into the trouble because my visa (with old employer) is already expired?
And FYI - myself/my fmaily already had US Visas stamped for atleast 4-5times already in the past through various employers.
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 am currently in my 7th year on H-1B (with I-140 approved) and my H-1B Visa expired a year ago and my current I-94 valid until next 2 years (same case for my dependants).
I am switching my employer now and my family is planning to goto India and when they go for visa stamping through my new employer - do you think they will get into the trouble because my visa (with old employer) is already expired?
And FYI - myself/my fmaily already had US Visas stamped for atleast 4-5times already in the past through various employers.
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.
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Better_Days
01-08 01:17 PM
Nothing positive? Check this out:
http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/showthread.php?t=22242
There were those who got their I-140 cleared under EB2 and were practically jumping with joy at the door closing behind them. Some were even taking credit for the move :)
That would be devastating! I dont see any positives out of that move.
http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/showthread.php?t=22242
There were those who got their I-140 cleared under EB2 and were practically jumping with joy at the door closing behind them. Some were even taking credit for the move :)
That would be devastating! I dont see any positives out of that move.
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pictures Bryant#39;s move was good.
gc_check
07-17 02:00 PM
There is an on AILA titled...Update (Such As It Is) on the Visa Bulletin Debacle (Updated 2pm)
Does anyone know what it is about?
AILA REPORTING THAT ANNOUNCEMENT UNLIKELY TODAY
The American Immigration Lawyers Association is now telling members not to expect an announcement today. It is not clear why USCIS has delayed an announcement, but I will report as I learn more
http://blogs.ilw.com/gregsiskind/
Does anyone know what it is about?
AILA REPORTING THAT ANNOUNCEMENT UNLIKELY TODAY
The American Immigration Lawyers Association is now telling members not to expect an announcement today. It is not clear why USCIS has delayed an announcement, but I will report as I learn more
http://blogs.ilw.com/gregsiskind/
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ramraj_02
10-20 08:32 AM
Hi,
One of my friends is saying Job experience with the same company would not count towards? So this means will i have to change jobs and hope that my I-140 for the current employer is not withdrawn. Pl. advise.
Thanks,
One of my friends is saying Job experience with the same company would not count towards? So this means will i have to change jobs and hope that my I-140 for the current employer is not withdrawn. Pl. advise.
Thanks,
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chanduv23
03-31 06:58 PM
It will be great of someone can record and post it on youtube.
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tnite
10-12 02:29 PM
I got EAD with "finger print not available" on card. Strangely ,Online status doesn't has any information it still displays that NSA received my EAD application and they are processing.It seems they are sending EADs but they are too busy to update their system.
I got my EAD card even before I went for FP.It doesnt matter.
I got my EAD card even before I went for FP.It doesnt matter.
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nashorn
12-12 04:22 AM
The basic fact is that people come here to save money, otherwise they'll hire an attoney for their immigration need. So it is bond to be hard to ask money from them.
But I think they'll be glad to do so if they were asked to click 10 times on an ads everytime they visit this site. Will this make money?
Another thought, maybe IV can make something for sale on this site. It's always easier when there is some sort of medium, cookies, fund-raising diner, fund-raising concert, etc. Just simply asking for money seems not work that well.
Just some thoughts, you guys have good judgement.
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When can I become a senior member?
But I think they'll be glad to do so if they were asked to click 10 times on an ads everytime they visit this site. Will this make money?
Another thought, maybe IV can make something for sale on this site. It's always easier when there is some sort of medium, cookies, fund-raising diner, fund-raising concert, etc. Just simply asking for money seems not work that well.
Just some thoughts, you guys have good judgement.
______________________
When can I become a senior member?
sw33t
08-01 06:14 PM
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ach1lles
06-22 04:58 PM
Hi,
I have been working for company X on an H1-B.
* They filed for an EB-3 Labor Certification (RIR) and I-140 with a priority date of April 2003 on my behalf.
* My H1-B expired in March 2006 and they filed for a 3-year extension, which was approved (till March 2009).
* In the meantime, both my Labor and I-140 were approved. I had been waiting to apply for my I-485 since then.
* Now, I'm switching employers (because of a RIF in company X) to company Y, who were working on making me an offer.
* However, company Y's legal department came back saying that they cannot apply for an H1-B transfer because the current law doesn't allow transfers from an H1-B extension (after the original 6-year H1-B has expired).
Could somebody advise me if this is really true?
-- Vikram
I have been working for company X on an H1-B.
* They filed for an EB-3 Labor Certification (RIR) and I-140 with a priority date of April 2003 on my behalf.
* My H1-B expired in March 2006 and they filed for a 3-year extension, which was approved (till March 2009).
* In the meantime, both my Labor and I-140 were approved. I had been waiting to apply for my I-485 since then.
* Now, I'm switching employers (because of a RIF in company X) to company Y, who were working on making me an offer.
* However, company Y's legal department came back saying that they cannot apply for an H1-B transfer because the current law doesn't allow transfers from an H1-B extension (after the original 6-year H1-B has expired).
Could somebody advise me if this is really true?
-- Vikram