Macaca
01-17 03:39 PM
Perhaps the membership, with its slow response, is sending a message that core group is wasting its time doing all this and we should shut down and go on with our lives. If that is the case, then that is fine too. All these efforts of maintaing the website, travelling to DC, maintaining the relationship with our lobbyist and a half a dozen allies....all this takes time and energy. If we dont have support then I guess the core group is the most idiot group of half a million highly skilled immigrants wasting its time.
Folks, an emotional outpour from our leader. It is very sad that it has come down to this.
I have been here as organizer of Indian Student Association (ISA). Based on the response, every day I wondered if I want to do it. To this day, I regret all the time I spent for ISA. IV core is spending much more time and energy.
Please don't post idiotic opinions/questions. We all know that we don't have a strong legistlative position and it is rough life for us. IV core should not be giving explanations at regular intervals. There is nothing to explain. All decisions are not for debate. Some of the opinions/questions are very depressing.
IV core is doing a very good job under the circumstances. IV members don't realize what they have.
All members who have paid less then $200 should pay a total of $200. It is not fair for some persons to be in the $400 range and other persons paying $20. I don't know how you can enforce it. I could not enforce it when I met all persons 10 times a day.
I just paid $200. $20/month is not the answer. Money will be needed in the next 2 months.
If you have paid less then $200, pay the f***ing money.
Folks, an emotional outpour from our leader. It is very sad that it has come down to this.
I have been here as organizer of Indian Student Association (ISA). Based on the response, every day I wondered if I want to do it. To this day, I regret all the time I spent for ISA. IV core is spending much more time and energy.
Please don't post idiotic opinions/questions. We all know that we don't have a strong legistlative position and it is rough life for us. IV core should not be giving explanations at regular intervals. There is nothing to explain. All decisions are not for debate. Some of the opinions/questions are very depressing.
IV core is doing a very good job under the circumstances. IV members don't realize what they have.
All members who have paid less then $200 should pay a total of $200. It is not fair for some persons to be in the $400 range and other persons paying $20. I don't know how you can enforce it. I could not enforce it when I met all persons 10 times a day.
I just paid $200. $20/month is not the answer. Money will be needed in the next 2 months.
If you have paid less then $200, pay the f***ing money.
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ganguteli
04-09 11:58 AM
I sent you a PM with links.
Sorry. I correct myself. I saw IV ad. I PMed back to you
Sorry. I correct myself. I saw IV ad. I PMed back to you
sunny1000
05-20 04:50 PM
I called them this morning (I had other commitments earlier).
It was good to hear that they are now very aware of these bills.
Nearly all used the ploy "Where are you from?", to screen out those who are not from their district, but politely noted the call in their logs.
It was also good to be able to say that I had already spoken with my Congressman on the subject (because that's where they expect you to go first).
I've spoken with a lot of law maker's aids, and this ("where are you from?") is a ploy that is typically used when they have a high volume of calls. I would take that as a good sign.
congrats on receiving your GC Mark and many thanks for calling!!
It was good to hear that they are now very aware of these bills.
Nearly all used the ploy "Where are you from?", to screen out those who are not from their district, but politely noted the call in their logs.
It was also good to be able to say that I had already spoken with my Congressman on the subject (because that's where they expect you to go first).
I've spoken with a lot of law maker's aids, and this ("where are you from?") is a ploy that is typically used when they have a high volume of calls. I would take that as a good sign.
congrats on receiving your GC Mark and many thanks for calling!!
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justAnotherFile
08-04 04:56 PM
I raised a SR yesterday and here is the email i go today
"The status of this service request is:
Based on your request we researched the status of this case. We are actively processing this case. However, we have to perform additional review on this case and this has caused a longer processing time. If you do not receive a decision or other notice of action from us within 6 months of this letter, please contact customer service at the number provided "
Has anybody received something similar? Seems canned and asking to wait for another 6 months holy cow?What is the next step Info Pass?
"The status of this service request is:
Based on your request we researched the status of this case. We are actively processing this case. However, we have to perform additional review on this case and this has caused a longer processing time. If you do not receive a decision or other notice of action from us within 6 months of this letter, please contact customer service at the number provided "
Has anybody received something similar? Seems canned and asking to wait for another 6 months holy cow?What is the next step Info Pass?
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windycloud
05-16 04:36 PM
Thank you very much!! I'm ready to participate in any way I can.
As a seperate note. We may want to go here and raise the PERM audit issue. I know it's not DOL but at least it's a direct channel...
http://www.dhs.gov/journal/leadership/2008/05/were-listening.html#links
As a seperate note. We may want to go here and raise the PERM audit issue. I know it's not DOL but at least it's a direct channel...
http://www.dhs.gov/journal/leadership/2008/05/were-listening.html#links
mikesin
04-09 02:59 PM
Please join hte donor forum , you will be assured frequent updates...and also does it for our cause..thank you..
Excuse my ignorance but is there a separate "DONOR" forum? Do you have the link by chance?
Excuse my ignorance but is there a separate "DONOR" forum? Do you have the link by chance?
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bugsbunny
03-25 07:41 PM
I do understand not everyone can travel to DC....but whats stopping to meet your state represenatives in their local office...?
Various reasons...time...schedule...other obligations etc...lack of readily available information on IV as an organisation or state chapter....too many steps to do simple things like joining the state chapter :)
ya some of the reasons seem ridiculous...but even small things easily hinder people who already have a busy life. They create mental barriers...where such tasks are just postponed rather than handled in an instant.
I am trying to get more of IV core members to take these small things seriously and have even offered to help in this regard.
like the example of the weekly attorney call
Many like me don't have the time to search through forums as to what the number is for the call or where is the link for the chat. If its displayed on the main page "Click here to join attorney call" that would be so much easier and encourage a lot more participation.
I understand that there is lack of resources at IV to do this or address a lot of other things...but rather than being frustrated at lack of participation maybe more focus can be placed at these many small issues that need to get addressed
Please understand that i am not blaming anyone. I very much greatly appreciate the work IV puts in. Its quite a noble job where people are sacrificing their time and some of them already have their GCs
Various reasons...time...schedule...other obligations etc...lack of readily available information on IV as an organisation or state chapter....too many steps to do simple things like joining the state chapter :)
ya some of the reasons seem ridiculous...but even small things easily hinder people who already have a busy life. They create mental barriers...where such tasks are just postponed rather than handled in an instant.
I am trying to get more of IV core members to take these small things seriously and have even offered to help in this regard.
like the example of the weekly attorney call
Many like me don't have the time to search through forums as to what the number is for the call or where is the link for the chat. If its displayed on the main page "Click here to join attorney call" that would be so much easier and encourage a lot more participation.
I understand that there is lack of resources at IV to do this or address a lot of other things...but rather than being frustrated at lack of participation maybe more focus can be placed at these many small issues that need to get addressed
Please understand that i am not blaming anyone. I very much greatly appreciate the work IV puts in. Its quite a noble job where people are sacrificing their time and some of them already have their GCs
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leoindiano
07-30 07:22 PM
Filing date: July 3rd 2008
Receipt Date: July 14th 2008
FP Date: 8/1/08
A bunch of soft LUD's, the last of which was Saturday 7/19/08 and not sure why, but oh well.
When did you get your FP notice? I filed on 7/1, still waiting for FP. My FP for I-485 is just 6 months old. Will it have any bearing?
Receipt Date: July 14th 2008
FP Date: 8/1/08
A bunch of soft LUD's, the last of which was Saturday 7/19/08 and not sure why, but oh well.
When did you get your FP notice? I filed on 7/1, still waiting for FP. My FP for I-485 is just 6 months old. Will it have any bearing?
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reddymjm
09-01 01:01 PM
Congratulations NolaIndian.
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jsb
04-16 10:50 AM
I didn't miss a zero. USCIS gets 456,000 apps per year. They can give 521,000. Which means they have extra 65,000 per year. So to clear 600,000 at the rate of 65,000 per year is about 9.2 years.
This is not a discussion for this, but your argument is not clear. If USCIS gets 456,000 apps per year, and they can clear $521,000 per year (more than what they get), where is the question of 10 year wait? New applications don't get cleared first, they are put at the back (of course with a lot of inefficiency, and irregualrities). Wait is due to uneven distribution of apps/countries.
This is not a discussion for this, but your argument is not clear. If USCIS gets 456,000 apps per year, and they can clear $521,000 per year (more than what they get), where is the question of 10 year wait? New applications don't get cleared first, they are put at the back (of course with a lot of inefficiency, and irregualrities). Wait is due to uneven distribution of apps/countries.
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sobers
06-08 08:14 AM
Conservatives block immigration conference (June 8, 2006)-
By Jonathan Allen
Senate conservatives have emerged as the chief obstacle to an immigration conference committee, but the bill�s backers insist they will be able to get around the hard-liners.
GOP leaders need the assent of the conservatives to circumvent a parliamentary hurdle arising from the bill�s inclusion of tax provisions, which, according to the Constitution, must originate in the House. Conservatives have yet to sign off.
�I�m not anxious to move it to conference,� Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), chairman of the conservative Republican Steering Committee, said yesterday. �The more we study the final product, the more convinced I am that it is seriously flawed.�
Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) said that he would think about being helpful to the leadership but that he�d �consider trying to block it, too.�
The Senate passed its version of immigration legislation last month. The bill would bolster border security, create a �path to citizenship� for illegal aliens currently in the country and establish a guest-worker program.
Many on the right would prefer a version more like the House bill, which focuses solely on strengthening border security.
A thicket of procedural snags has prevented the appointment of conference negotiators to this point.
If the Senate bill is sent to the House, it would be subject to a �blue slip� � a vote of the House to reject it because it violates the Constitution�s �origination� clause on tax matters. The easiest way around a blue slip is for the Senate to take up a House-passed tax bill, strip out the existing provisions, insert the immigration bill into its shell and pass it.
But Republican leaders have been unable to win unanimous consent to execute the maneuver, and such a complex series of moves would give opponents several filibuster opportunities. While cautiously covering their flanks, Republican and Democratic leaders are working to get the bill to conference.
The bill�s supporters say that if they can make significant progress on a deal they will be able to overcome their opposition.
�I think we�re making progress,� Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) said yesterday. �We�re not there yet.�
Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.), a harsh critic of the Senate bill, said yesterday that he will not block efforts to move to conference.
�I want a bill,� Ensign said.
�You�ve got to have a conference,� said Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.). �If it comes out close to this [Senate bill], we�ll do everything to kill it.�
By Jonathan Allen
Senate conservatives have emerged as the chief obstacle to an immigration conference committee, but the bill�s backers insist they will be able to get around the hard-liners.
GOP leaders need the assent of the conservatives to circumvent a parliamentary hurdle arising from the bill�s inclusion of tax provisions, which, according to the Constitution, must originate in the House. Conservatives have yet to sign off.
�I�m not anxious to move it to conference,� Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), chairman of the conservative Republican Steering Committee, said yesterday. �The more we study the final product, the more convinced I am that it is seriously flawed.�
Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) said that he would think about being helpful to the leadership but that he�d �consider trying to block it, too.�
The Senate passed its version of immigration legislation last month. The bill would bolster border security, create a �path to citizenship� for illegal aliens currently in the country and establish a guest-worker program.
Many on the right would prefer a version more like the House bill, which focuses solely on strengthening border security.
A thicket of procedural snags has prevented the appointment of conference negotiators to this point.
If the Senate bill is sent to the House, it would be subject to a �blue slip� � a vote of the House to reject it because it violates the Constitution�s �origination� clause on tax matters. The easiest way around a blue slip is for the Senate to take up a House-passed tax bill, strip out the existing provisions, insert the immigration bill into its shell and pass it.
But Republican leaders have been unable to win unanimous consent to execute the maneuver, and such a complex series of moves would give opponents several filibuster opportunities. While cautiously covering their flanks, Republican and Democratic leaders are working to get the bill to conference.
The bill�s supporters say that if they can make significant progress on a deal they will be able to overcome their opposition.
�I think we�re making progress,� Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) said yesterday. �We�re not there yet.�
Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.), a harsh critic of the Senate bill, said yesterday that he will not block efforts to move to conference.
�I want a bill,� Ensign said.
�You�ve got to have a conference,� said Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.). �If it comes out close to this [Senate bill], we�ll do everything to kill it.�
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billu
03-11 02:02 PM
My current passport has my old India residential address. Now, my parents have moved to a new address. When I apply for new passport, can I provide my new India address?Do I have to provide any proof for that?Has anyone had this situation?
thanks
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amitjoey
07-11 07:19 PM
stop this stupidity please
Please correct us if you feel it is wrong to send the letter typed below:
All we are writing is:
Template
Dear Senator
I am a highly-skilled professional who entered this country legally. I’ve been waiting for my US permanent resident visa -also known as "Green Card" for the past several years along with 500,000 other educated, highly skilled employment based (EB) immigrants. Many of us have been waiting for our turn to get Green Cards for 5-10 years while consistently abiding by all the laws of this country. Such long delays are due to tortuous and confusing paper work, backlogs due to various quotas and processing delays at US Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS), other allied state and federal agencies.
Several categories of EB immigrant visa (Green Card) numbers were unavailable (“retrogressed”) since the fall of 2005. Because our immigrant petitions are tied to the sponsoring employer.
For the past several decades, the US Department of State (DOS) has been publishing advisories known as visa bulletins once a month to announce the availability of immigrant visa numbers. On June 13, 2007, after a gap of nearly two years, DOS announced that all EB visa numbers would be “current” for the month of July. This meant, irrespective of our “priority date” (date assigned to us for our turn in the line for Green Cards), all of us were made eligible to apply for some interim immigration benefits. This “priority date” refers to the date when our labor certification (documentation verifying no US citizen worker was available for a given job) had been filed.
Please note that 6/13 DOS announcement would not have led to immediate green card for most of us; but at least it would have ensured us interim benefits such as the right to travel and right to work for any employer- this was still a welcome change. Especially, for dependent spouses who are otherwise unable to work, this would have translated into right to travel and work without restriction and thus channel their energies positively. Several dependent spouses are also highly-skilled.
Tens of thousands of applicants spent thousands of dollars in legal fees, immigration medical exams & vaccinations & getting various supporting documents ready to file our immigrant petitions to USCIS, at times inconveniencing our old parents in our home countries as well. It has been an agonizing two weeks for us. Some of us to had to fly in our spouses from our home countries or have had to cut short business trips. Hundreds of millions of dollars were spent by thousands of immigrants in preparation of their application. To our shock and dismay, on the morning of July 2nd 2007, USCIS announced that EB visa numbers were not available and all petitions filed in July would be rejected.
For the legal skilled immigrants this has been a rather traumatizing and disheartening experience. These are people that are in the country legally, paid taxes and followed all the rules.
We sincerely seek immediate congressional/ legislative remedial measures which would
(1)Reduce the enormous backlogs of green card petitions of legal skilled immigrants
(2)Ensure and request USCIS not to reject our immigrant visa petitions filed in July and provide us interim benefits of a pending immigrant visa petition. We make this sincere request with the hope that people who played by the rules will be rewarded.
Please correct us if you feel it is wrong to send the letter typed below:
All we are writing is:
Template
Dear Senator
I am a highly-skilled professional who entered this country legally. I’ve been waiting for my US permanent resident visa -also known as "Green Card" for the past several years along with 500,000 other educated, highly skilled employment based (EB) immigrants. Many of us have been waiting for our turn to get Green Cards for 5-10 years while consistently abiding by all the laws of this country. Such long delays are due to tortuous and confusing paper work, backlogs due to various quotas and processing delays at US Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS), other allied state and federal agencies.
Several categories of EB immigrant visa (Green Card) numbers were unavailable (“retrogressed”) since the fall of 2005. Because our immigrant petitions are tied to the sponsoring employer.
For the past several decades, the US Department of State (DOS) has been publishing advisories known as visa bulletins once a month to announce the availability of immigrant visa numbers. On June 13, 2007, after a gap of nearly two years, DOS announced that all EB visa numbers would be “current” for the month of July. This meant, irrespective of our “priority date” (date assigned to us for our turn in the line for Green Cards), all of us were made eligible to apply for some interim immigration benefits. This “priority date” refers to the date when our labor certification (documentation verifying no US citizen worker was available for a given job) had been filed.
Please note that 6/13 DOS announcement would not have led to immediate green card for most of us; but at least it would have ensured us interim benefits such as the right to travel and right to work for any employer- this was still a welcome change. Especially, for dependent spouses who are otherwise unable to work, this would have translated into right to travel and work without restriction and thus channel their energies positively. Several dependent spouses are also highly-skilled.
Tens of thousands of applicants spent thousands of dollars in legal fees, immigration medical exams & vaccinations & getting various supporting documents ready to file our immigrant petitions to USCIS, at times inconveniencing our old parents in our home countries as well. It has been an agonizing two weeks for us. Some of us to had to fly in our spouses from our home countries or have had to cut short business trips. Hundreds of millions of dollars were spent by thousands of immigrants in preparation of their application. To our shock and dismay, on the morning of July 2nd 2007, USCIS announced that EB visa numbers were not available and all petitions filed in July would be rejected.
For the legal skilled immigrants this has been a rather traumatizing and disheartening experience. These are people that are in the country legally, paid taxes and followed all the rules.
We sincerely seek immediate congressional/ legislative remedial measures which would
(1)Reduce the enormous backlogs of green card petitions of legal skilled immigrants
(2)Ensure and request USCIS not to reject our immigrant visa petitions filed in July and provide us interim benefits of a pending immigrant visa petition. We make this sincere request with the hope that people who played by the rules will be rewarded.
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coldcloud
05-20 07:57 AM
Is there any updates from the lawers?
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natrajs
09-01 07:03 PM
Congratulations to the IV members who reported approvals today 20090901 :
inskrish - May-04 - TSC :)
Nashim's Co-worker - Nov 2004 - NSC :)
cokeraj - Jun-04 - NSC :)
NolaIndian 32 - 04/30/2004 -TSC :)
GCWhru's Wife - Sep-04 :)
priderock - 10/2004 :)
lotus26 - Sep 2004 :)
srsga - Jun 04 :)
:)
Let's see How tomorrow will fare? :)
Congrats to all , And Best Wishes
Continue your support to IV
inskrish - May-04 - TSC :)
Nashim's Co-worker - Nov 2004 - NSC :)
cokeraj - Jun-04 - NSC :)
NolaIndian 32 - 04/30/2004 -TSC :)
GCWhru's Wife - Sep-04 :)
priderock - 10/2004 :)
lotus26 - Sep 2004 :)
srsga - Jun 04 :)
:)
Let's see How tomorrow will fare? :)
Congrats to all , And Best Wishes
Continue your support to IV
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learning01
02-01 08:52 PM
Correct Link (http://thomas.loc.gov/bss/110search.html)
Sorry, there is no www.senate.gov web page matching your request
Sorry, there is no www.senate.gov web page matching your request
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map_boiler
07-28 05:39 PM
I know I said "FP report" in my previous post, but he actually said "received fingerprint on July 24th". I asked him again and he repeated the same thing.
It didn't make sense to me because they only took the right index print, photo, and signature as part of regular Code 3 biometrics, and this they should have transmitted electronically through CLAIMS the same day, i.e. June 19th. Going by what he said, they took the FP on June 19th, and TSC received it on July 24th...so it apparently took them more than a month to transmit the information :mad:
"the FP report was received on July 24th (which probably explains the July 25th LUD)".
can you explain the above some line more ? did USCIS receive the FP report on july 24 ? if yes and if everything is o.k. ..then you should be all set ..am I right ?? or do they have to do something more with the FP report --- I hope there is no namecheck here too
It didn't make sense to me because they only took the right index print, photo, and signature as part of regular Code 3 biometrics, and this they should have transmitted electronically through CLAIMS the same day, i.e. June 19th. Going by what he said, they took the FP on June 19th, and TSC received it on July 24th...so it apparently took them more than a month to transmit the information :mad:
"the FP report was received on July 24th (which probably explains the July 25th LUD)".
can you explain the above some line more ? did USCIS receive the FP report on july 24 ? if yes and if everything is o.k. ..then you should be all set ..am I right ?? or do they have to do something more with the FP report --- I hope there is no namecheck here too
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saimrathi
07-11 03:34 PM
This is good news.. hope its true.. any other links to prove this.. waiting till 8/1 is a pain...
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gconmymind
03-16 10:43 PM
Any suggestion please? thanks.
a_yaja
04-10 03:20 PM
Hi
I am transfering my H1B to a new employer. My wife is on a H4 visa (Current Visa valid till 2008), can I transfer that without attorney? Please help. Thanks in advance .
I changed my job in Sept of 2005. At the time of job change, it did not even occur to me that H4 needs to be changed (still had not till I read your post). Mind you that my wife's H4 was valid till June 2007. We went to India in Nov. 2005 and got our visa stamped at the Chennai consulate without any problem.
But I think you should really consult a lawyer. It might very well have been an oversight on everyone's part.
I am transfering my H1B to a new employer. My wife is on a H4 visa (Current Visa valid till 2008), can I transfer that without attorney? Please help. Thanks in advance .
I changed my job in Sept of 2005. At the time of job change, it did not even occur to me that H4 needs to be changed (still had not till I read your post). Mind you that my wife's H4 was valid till June 2007. We went to India in Nov. 2005 and got our visa stamped at the Chennai consulate without any problem.
But I think you should really consult a lawyer. It might very well have been an oversight on everyone's part.
tonyHK12
11-04 03:02 PM
Agreed lets not bash illegals in public. My point is 'legal Path' for illegals has just become almost impossible with the current congress and senate configuration.
Lets focus our efforts on piece meal instead that have provisions to fix employment visa backlog.
Lets focus our efforts on piece meal instead that have provisions to fix employment visa backlog.