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  • thandan
    03-15 03:29 PM
    Background:
    My wife and I are currently working on EADs obtained through my previous employer filing for my green card (eb3 India, pri date: dec 2005), my wife is a dependant on this greencard petition. We last re-entered US using our AP. Two years ago, more than six months after my I-140 got approved, I changed my employer (to a similar position in the IT field itself) and my new (and current) employer filed for AC-21. They have also obtained a I-797 for me as a backup which I have used. Also prior to getting my EAD, my wife worked on an H1 visa for a year and then we got EAD, she has been working on that ever since. Our EAD was recently submitted for renewal and will be valid for the next two years.

    I got accepted into a fulltime MBA program in the US, which I am planning to attend. This would mean that I quit my current job and after the two years in MBA I will be joining a different employer in a different field (ie: I will be moving out of IT into something like finance). I am assuming transition to F1 is out of question since I have shown immigration intent

    Questions:
    1) Will it be legal for me to go fulltime to school on an AOS pending status?
    2) Will I have trouble, re-entering the US on an AP if I travel overseas during the time I am enrolled in school?
    3) Can I use this EAD card to go for an internship between my first and second year (the job will not be IT)?
    4) Can I use this EAD card to work fulltime after MBA graduation, provided it is still valid for a few more months (the job will not be IT)?
    5) If my post-MBA employer files for a greencard for me in the new position which is different from IT, will I be able to use my old priority date of Dec 2005?
    6) To mitigate risk, my wife is planning to go into H1 so that I can get an H4 if going to school on EAD doesn't work. Is this strategy to use H1 during school time (and travel overseas and re-enter using H4) and use EAD while internship safe?
    7) If my wife cannot find a H1 job, can she work on her EAD while I am also using EAD to go to school
    8) I am assuming that for any EAD based status to work, I need to have a future job offer in the same category. My current employer will not do that.I can get a future job offer from a small IT consulting firm in the same IT field for which my greencard application was filed for. Will that be good enough to keep my EAD alive while in school?

    Thanks SO much for answering. I have this wonderful opportunity in front of me and I really hope immigration will not be a road block to achieve my dreams.




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  • newuser
    08-17 12:10 PM
    For renewal they did not even ask me for any documentation. Renewed online, went to DMV and got it for 4 years.

    I agree with ashkam. If you renew online, you can get it for 4 years. But if you go in person to DMV, they will issue based in EAD.




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  • alien2006
    06-13 01:44 PM
    My guess is you will be current in September 2006, may be October latest. But keep your fingers crossed. Logic does not apply too well with these things.




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  • parablergh
    08-12 08:36 PM
    Hi, thanks

    Point 2 looks doable..

    Point 1 also make sense if I apply for premium COS for self with future date say 6 weeks from now as effetive date for H1, after i come to know it is approved in 2 weeks time I will get my family here on L2 before effective H1 date and then apply for there COS thru regular after they are here, my last question here is is it possible to apply premium COS specifying future date as effective to start working on H1

    It is possible to set the start date further out i.e. 6 weeks. This would just need to be indicated in the underlying LCA and form I-129.

    If there is no urgent need for your family to travel to the U.S., I would recommend avoiding the possible hassle involved in having them show up and then rush to file a COS solely on their behalf. Keep in mind that a COS filed for dependents without being filed for the beneficiary (you) cannot be premium processed. Typically these petitions take anywhere from 2-5 months.

    If you file for a COS on your own behalf, you can provide your family with a copy of the petition and approval notice establishing that you have received approval for H-1B status. They can then apply at a U.S. Consulate abroad to obtain visa stamps to enter the U.S. Generally people do not run into problems with this as long as they can establish therelationship to the beneficiary (marriage certificate for spouse and birth certificates for children).

    If you have any additional questions I would highly recommend speaking to the legal group/team handling your petition as they are the most qualified to deal with your specific issues. Advice solicited via forums can often lead to incorrect and confusing answers.



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  • ruchigup
    08-22 03:22 PM
    As stated earlier go for your own lawyer.


    New employer has Fragomen and I heard there is lot of negative air about their procedures on PERM. Current employer legal firm is Baker McKenzie.

    I am kind of reluctant to have Fragomen as my attorney representation
    __________________
    Can I have some recommendations for good attorney?




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  • vallabhu
    01-02 12:37 PM
    I am from ATL

    I don't know what is excellent documentation

    we sent the syllabubs signed by registrar of Osmania
    eduction evaluation done by a prof from GA sate university
    and my transcripts.

    next time i will add a recommendation letter from employer.

    deos any know how long it is taking to process such appeals.



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  • msp1976
    01-31 06:03 AM
    If one transfers H1 after I140 approval, employers should have no reason to withdraw the I140. Unless ofcourse for revenge :)

    Right now, a lot of big companies withdraw I140 and reuse the labor for another applicant. With the new law in place, employers have no motivation to withdraw the I140.

    Yeah..
    In fact the act of withdrawing also costs money which many employers would not be willing to pay...
    Good one....Never thought of it this way...




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  • rkg000
    04-21 10:09 AM
    Friends,
    I will be relocating to Houston soon. I am new to the area. I would really appreciate if you can give your inputs on good neighborhoods, cost of living, etc.

    Thanks,
    nmdial

    We moved to Houston (Sugar Land) last year from NJ. Liked this place a lot. I liked Sugar Land as anything you need is at stone's throw distance. Didn't contemplate other suburbs as this was the closest to our work place.



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  • yganreddy
    08-06 10:58 PM
    I read this in other forum and thought of sharing it

    ----------
    When I got home that night as my wife served dinner, I held her hand and said, I've got something to tell you. She sat down and ate quietly. Again I observed the hurt in her eyes.

    Suddenly I didn't know how to open my mouth. But I had to let her know what I was thinking. I want a divorce. I raised the topic calmly. She didn't seem to be annoyed by my words, instead she asked me softly, why? I avoided her question. This made her angry. She threw away the chopsticks and shouted at me, you are not a man!

    That night, we didn't talk to each other. She was weeping. I knew she wanted to find out what had happened to our marriage. But I could hardly give her a satisfactory answer; I had lost my heart to a lovely girl called Dew. I didn't love her anymore. I just pitied her!

    With a deep sense of guilt, I drafted a divorce agreement which stated that she could own our house, 30% shares of my company and the car. She glanced at it and then tore it into pieces. The woman who had spent ten years of her life with me had become a stranger. I felt sorry for her wasted time, resources and energy but I could not take back what I had said for I loved Dew so dearly.

    Finally she cried loudly in front of me, which was what I had expected to see. To me her cry was actually a kind of release. The idea of divorce which had obsessed me for several weeks seemed to be firmer and clearer now.

    The next day, I came back home very late and found her writing something at the table. I didn't have supper but went straight to sleep and fell asleep very fast because I was tired after an eventful day with Dew. When I woke up, she was still there at the table writing. I just did not care so I turned over and was asleep again.

    In the morning she presented her divorce conditions: she didn't want anything from me, but needed a month's notice before the divorce. She requested that in that one month we both struggle to live as normal a life as possible. Her reasons were simple: our son had his exams in a months time and she didn't want to disrupt him with our broken marriage.

    This was agreeable to me. But she had something more, she asked me to recall how I had carried her into out bridal room on our wedding day.. She requested that everyday for the month's duration I carry her out of our bedroom to the front door ever morning. I thought she was going crazy.

    Just to make our last days together bearable I accepted her odd request.

    I told Dew about my wife s divorce conditions. She laughed loudly and thought it was absurd. No matter what tricks she applies, she has to face the divorce, she said scornfully. My wife and I hadn't had any body contact since my divorce intention was explicitly expressed. So when I carried her out on the first day, we both appeared clumsy. Our son clapped behind us, daddy is holding mummy in his arms. His words brought me a sense of pain. From the bedroom to the sitting room, then to the door, I walked over ten meters with her in my arms. She closed her eyes and said softly; don't tell our son about the divorce. I nodded, feeling somewhat upset..

    I put her down outside the door. She went to wait for the bus to work. I drove alone to the office.

    On the second day, both of us acted much more easily. She leaned on my chest.. I could smell the fragrance of her blouse. I realized that I hadn't looked at this woman carefully for a long time. I realized she was not young any more. There were fine wrinkles on her face, her hair was graying! Our marriage had taken its toll on her. For a minute I wondered what I had done to her.

    On the fourth day, when I lifted her up, I felt a sense of intimacy returning. This was the woman who had given ten years of her life to me. On the fifth and sixth day, I realized that our sense of intimacy was growing again. I didn't tell Dew about this. It became easier to carry her as the month slipped by. Perhaps the everyday workout made me stronger.

    She was choosing what to wear one morning. She tried on quite a few dresses but could not find a suitable one. Then she sighed, all my dresses have grown bigger. I suddenly realized that she had grown so thin, that was the reason why I could carry her more easily. Suddenly it hit me; she had buried so much pain and bitterness in her heart.

    Subconsciously I reached out and touched her head. Our son came in at the moment and said, Dad, it's time to carry mum out. To him, seeing his father carrying his mother out had become an essential part of his life. My wife gestured to our son to come closer and hugged him tightly. I turned my face away because I was afraid I might change my mind at this last minute. I then held her in my arms, walking from the bedroom, through the sitting room, to the hallway. Her hand surrounded my neck softly and naturally. I held her body tightly; it was just like our wedding day.

    But her much lighter weight made me sad. On the last day, when I held her in my arms I could hardly move a step. Our son had gone to school. I held her tightly and said, I hadn't noticed that our life lacked intimacy. I drove to office... jumped out of the car swiftly without locking the door. I was afraid any delay would make me change my mind... I walked upstairs. Dew opened the door and I said to her, Sorry, Dew, I do not want the divorce anymore.

    She looked at me, astonished. Then touched my forehead. Do you have a fever? She said. I moved her hand off my head. Sorry, Dew, I said, I won't divorce. My marriage life was boring probably because she and I didn't value the details of our lives, not because we didn't love each other any more.. Now I realize that since I carried her into my home on our wedding day I am supposed to hold her until death does us apart.

    Dew seemed to suddenly wake up. She gave me a loud slap and then slammed the door and burst into tears. I walked downstairs and drove away. At the floral shop on the way, I ordered a bouquet of flowers for my wife. The salesgirl asked me what to write on the card. I smiled and wrote:
    'I'll carry you out every morning until death do us apart'

    The small details of our lives are what really matter in a relationship. It is not the mansion, the car, the property, the bank balance that matters. These create an environment conducive for happiness but cannot give happiness in themselves. So find time to be your spouse's friend and do those little things for each other that build intimacy. Do have a real happy marriage!

    If you don't share this, nothing will happen to you, but if you do, you just might save a marriage.

    Relationships are made not to exploit, not to be broken.
    We teach some by what we say
    We teach some more by what we do
    But we teach most by what we are

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    You don't get to choose how you are going to die, or when, but, you can decide how you are going to live, here and now.hi,
    I came to US 5 years back in H4. My husband processed GC and 140 is cleared and 485 pending. I got my EAD and now working. My husband and I have problems and he is threatening to ruin my life.
    Can I know a few things
    1. Can he take me out of the GC ?
    2. Can he revoke my EAD ?
    3. Can my employee extend my EAD which is expiring in 2010 and continue my GC.
    please help...




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  • gapala
    02-24 12:24 PM
    its depends ...

    1) my and wife air ticket to india for visa stamping.
    2) All visa fees
    3) all hotel exp.
    4) All attorney and USCIS fees .
    but check with your CPA .

    Jeezz.. travel to India? Is this personal or business travel? If business didn't you get paid for international travel?
    I guess everything related to conducting your business can be itemized as tax deductable.



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  • raju123
    05-15 10:45 AM
    ^^^^^ Please vote here

    Only 215 votes for EB2 India?

    Assuming an equal number for EB3 India, EB2 China, and EB3 China, we have a total of 856 people who have applied for PD?

    We have more than 8000 members, so are we to assume the 7000 and odd members are ROW?

    Something doesn't add up.

    Can ROW people please have a poll for yourselves?




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  • optimizer
    01-15 11:15 AM
    My case is also under extended review and in the same situation as other VSG/affiliate current/former employees in this thread.

    Based on the current situation and discussing with other members it doesn't really look like USCIS will revoke or deny I140/I485s enmasse, but you never know.
    We have followed the law and were always employed with paystubs and everything and have nothing to fear.

    I have formed a yahoo group for current/former VSG employees whose GC is stuck.
    Group members can share experiences and exchange ideas as we go through the pain of GC Processing.
    Staying as a group we can plan to hire a powerful attorney if god forbid our situation gets worse.

    I have already sent group invite to some of you to join this group. If you are interested in joining, send me a private message or email me at thebestoptimizer @ gmail.com

    I believe Suvendra had posted the same question in the OTHER popular immigration forum and had some replies there.

    Thanks,
    Optimizer



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  • tinoue
    09-27 09:10 AM
    Hi LRIndy,
    Thank you very much for your quick reply.
    Now I feel better. After waiting for GC so long (I started the application process in 2003), any small things make me worry...

    Thanks!




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  • thomachan72
    05-10 10:12 AM
    I have been using ICICI for many years as i do have ICICI NRI account. Having indian account and managing here is always fun :)
    >20K per transfer?



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  • rjgleason
    October 23rd, 2005, 04:44 AM
    Very nice Michael.....I would be interested in knowing the shooting parameters of these shots, what lenses used, etc. Also, your lighting set-up.




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  • jfredr
    06-12 10:24 AM
    CIR has got nothing to do with ur visa at this point. this is my idea. better take our seniors advice here at IV



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  • bestia
    11-21 03:16 AM
    Meridiani.planum.... Thanks for your reply....
    Is the GC under EB-2 that quick? I wonder why my attorney didn't try to FIT me on EB-2... I'll definitely research my 'fitting' options as an EB-2.... now, do you know if are there hidden issues on getting a GC as an EB-2 rather than an EB-3? Or, Is a GC the same regardless the employment-based category?

    Attorneys prefer EB3, since there is less evidence needs to be submitted, less scrutiny, less risk of RFE or denial, and therefore less work for the attorney.

    "Is GC same..." - philosophical question.. I guess not :) I guess GC for someone who waited for 10 years is not the same as for someone who got it first year being in the US.




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  • chandrajp
    06-25 09:38 AM
    As we all know that priority dates became current in the latest visa bulletin. My lawyer made all my paper work ready and is about to file my paperwork with USCIS today. I am not sure if we can file the application a week before it actually becomes current.

    I heard some people say that it's actually allowed to file 3 or 4 days before it becomes current. I also read reports that some people's application was rejected because it was sent too early. I am not sure what to believe here. Does anybody has any information on this?
    I read in Sheila Murthy web site that she herself knows a case wherein the applicant sent the I485 application just a day before and his/her application got rejected and was penalized in such a way that his application was accepted only a year later.




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  • jkays94
    04-17 10:37 PM
    This is what I got to share with my friends from the site after I signed the petition :

    Did You Hear What Happened in Washington?

    Dear Friend,

    As you may have heard in the news, Senator Kennedy has been at the forefront of immigration reform; he's built a bipartisan coalition around a tough but fair approach that is rapidly gaining popular support among Americans.

    Sixty-three percent of Americans believe that immigrants who have lived in the country for a certain period of time should be allowed to go through the process of obtaining citizenship. But the out-of-touch Republican leadership is pushing back and many hope to make these would-be citizens felons.

    I've added my signature of support to Senator Kennedy's efforts to protect the American worker. Will you join me?

    http://www.tedkennedy.com/fightforfairness

    I'm standing with Senator Kennedy, and fighting to ensure that our country values hard work. I hope you will too.

    Thank you!




    ArkBird
    07-09 04:22 PM
    I think your asylum status is triggering red light. VO has all the reasons to believe that your family may also apply for asylum once they are in USA because you did even with strong family ties in home country.


    Hope this helps.

    ArkBird

    My parents went to request for visitor visa for a second time. They got rejected again. This time only my parents applied, without my brothers. They showed the VO a letter stating reasons why they won't immigrate to the US (have 3 sons in Indonesia, taking care of elderly parent and have business & properties in Indonesia). The letter also stated that parents only want a short duration visa just to attend my wedding. All questions VO asked was about me, that I got asylum and didn't come back. Now I really don't know what to do. Should I include a notarized letter from me stating that I will make sure my parents go back to Indonesia within the allowed time? My parents don't have the intention to immigrate but I don't know how they can convince the VO.

    I would really appreciate your advice. Thank you so much!




    dskhabra
    08-13 04:02 PM
    What if


    India is going to charge
    IBM,
    Accenture,
    EDS,
    Microsoft,
    Google,
    Cisco,
    Intel,
    Motorola,
    Facebook,
    Goldman Sachs,
    Morgan Stanley,
    etc., companies to fund for securing all state borders and states from bomb blasts from terrorists.They do not know how much they want to collect. Still counting , because India had heavy losses because of these blasts.
    I am sure India will do something similar if more than 50% employees of these companies are NON-INDIANS....



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