diptam
08-10 12:36 AM
Correct - No sympathy for those desi MNC shops , they make billions from US market by making innocent peoples to work 14-15 hrs.... I worked with them when i started here at US and know them very well. They play with laws at India and tried to do the same here at US.... Lets not get emotional because the word "indian" is there .... they exploit fellow indians to make huge profit - let them pay some extra fees , nothing for them :)
and pay them paltry salary, force them work 16-18 hrs a day. :D I know so many bright people lost their future because they were put in some worthless/outdated projects. I was getting their offer and fortunately didnt join them. Thank GOD.
and pay them paltry salary, force them work 16-18 hrs a day. :D I know so many bright people lost their future because they were put in some worthless/outdated projects. I was getting their offer and fortunately didnt join them. Thank GOD.
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senthil1
12-04 07:33 PM
As an immigrants point of view or Capitalism point of view it may be ok to get new young people and remove old people. But when you consider yourself as 40 year old person with 2 kids in high school losing a job is not a fun. As an Indian we have the option of going back to India and Survive when we lose the job here. But as an American they have to struggle. So some kind of protection is needed. That is not our work and thats what anti immigrants and labor unions may be trying to do. If your argument is accepted by everyone then America would have given unlimited number of H1s and greencards. Why Canada and Australia is giving without much restriction because Not many people are willing to go there. Most of the people are willing to come USA though this many restrictions in Visa.
I believe H1B Cap numbers were correct till 2004. But from 2005 demand was high for job but not at the rate of Corporations and Lawyers are asking. Actually they are trying to resolve the problem permanently. We have to wait and see whether immigration issue is resolved permanently or some compromise we will get.
I am quite sure that H1Bs are NOT bringing the wages down in the software sector. I am not in software but have friends who are. Many of the H1Bs they are getting from foreign nations tend to be adaptive, i.e., they can quickly adapt to changing demands of customers. In other words, they quickly learn new skills. If you can get better qualifications for the same pay, I don't believe that is cost-cutting. Also, people who came here in the past on H1Bs and are unwilling to adapt are also losing jobs. In management, nowadays, it is taught that if you can't adapt you perish. Those who are unwilling to adapt are losing jobs. That is a harsh reality of the industry, and a capitalistic economy understands it well. I hope the house reps and senators take all this into consideration in the LD and afterwards.
I believe H1B Cap numbers were correct till 2004. But from 2005 demand was high for job but not at the rate of Corporations and Lawyers are asking. Actually they are trying to resolve the problem permanently. We have to wait and see whether immigration issue is resolved permanently or some compromise we will get.
I am quite sure that H1Bs are NOT bringing the wages down in the software sector. I am not in software but have friends who are. Many of the H1Bs they are getting from foreign nations tend to be adaptive, i.e., they can quickly adapt to changing demands of customers. In other words, they quickly learn new skills. If you can get better qualifications for the same pay, I don't believe that is cost-cutting. Also, people who came here in the past on H1Bs and are unwilling to adapt are also losing jobs. In management, nowadays, it is taught that if you can't adapt you perish. Those who are unwilling to adapt are losing jobs. That is a harsh reality of the industry, and a capitalistic economy understands it well. I hope the house reps and senators take all this into consideration in the LD and afterwards.
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unitednations
12-10 05:51 PM
uscis for many years has revoked previously approved I-140's for ability to pay; companies going out of business; education mismatch. This is nothing new.
It happened with regularity in 2004 and 2005 when uscis changed their stance of how they are going to look at ability to pay.
Since; it may take many years to get the greencard approved; uscis stance may get more stringent. I have seen many RFE's recently where uscis is adding up cases together for 3 to 4 years and asking for lists and ability to pay queries for everyone together.
They are very difficult to get approved. Everyone looking to use ac21 and leave their employer; (especially staffing firms) puts themselves at risk because everntually a company will have more I-140's filed then their current number of employees.
regarding ability to pay for new company in ac21. USCIS does test the legitimacy of the new company (they could and have asked for tax records from new company).
EAD is not the greencard. People who have grandoise plans of their freedom should be very careful in the 180 day mark.
It happened with regularity in 2004 and 2005 when uscis changed their stance of how they are going to look at ability to pay.
Since; it may take many years to get the greencard approved; uscis stance may get more stringent. I have seen many RFE's recently where uscis is adding up cases together for 3 to 4 years and asking for lists and ability to pay queries for everyone together.
They are very difficult to get approved. Everyone looking to use ac21 and leave their employer; (especially staffing firms) puts themselves at risk because everntually a company will have more I-140's filed then their current number of employees.
regarding ability to pay for new company in ac21. USCIS does test the legitimacy of the new company (they could and have asked for tax records from new company).
EAD is not the greencard. People who have grandoise plans of their freedom should be very careful in the 180 day mark.
thomachan72
03-30 11:47 AM
The fax and letter links you included are all supporting the ilegal kids dream act. If we just fax and send letters through these websites, we will just be counted among the many who just support the dream bill. However, what we need is for people to phone the senators who authored the dream bill and also other senators who might likely get this bill passed. we have to highlight the issue faced by young high school/college graduates like I_aged_out.
This issue has to be raised seperately and clearly from the dream act. What I mean is; just by supporting dream act will not help. They will not realize that we are talking about kids affected by the BACKLOG AND RESULTANT AGEDOUT SCENARIO.
Now how to do that? Personally I have no clue. Hopefully some clever IV member could take a lead and tell us how to attack this issue.
Let me be clear:
we are achieving not only a benefit for the affected kids but also highlighting the problems faced by the EB community due to visa number wastage and the backlogg. This is indeed a rare opportunity for EB community to put out its issues before the law makers.
This issue has to be raised seperately and clearly from the dream act. What I mean is; just by supporting dream act will not help. They will not realize that we are talking about kids affected by the BACKLOG AND RESULTANT AGEDOUT SCENARIO.
Now how to do that? Personally I have no clue. Hopefully some clever IV member could take a lead and tell us how to attack this issue.
Let me be clear:
we are achieving not only a benefit for the affected kids but also highlighting the problems faced by the EB community due to visa number wastage and the backlogg. This is indeed a rare opportunity for EB community to put out its issues before the law makers.
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add78
07-30 04:14 PM
Those who know/have friends in Iowa, please urge your friends to call Rep. King. We need to mobilize Iowans to call Rep King for him to get an idea how many Iowans are affected by this. Des Moines comes in the 3rd district and even though it is not Rep. King's (5th) district, we should try get reach our friends in the Insurance Capital of the country. I have already passed this on to my friends in Des Moines. There are thousands of tech workers working there. Please send it to whoever you know there and urge them to call.
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Canadian_Dream
09-06 08:24 PM
I second what TheOmbudsman is saying. The deal breaker shouldn't look like a huge legal immigration overhaul. Instead it should look like a stop gap measure to solve shortages of Skilled workers( 14 months H1B blackout),
Nurses (imminent retrogression in Oct/Nov) and a relief from retrogression.
It might not fix everything but it will still solve some issues we are facing. If we ask a lot it will all end up like CIR. The question is how to get relief from retrogression without overhauling the process. May be increasing visa numbers to account for 245(i) amnesty. This way it will look like the law breakers are not rewarded at the expense of us, the legal folks.
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Nurses (imminent retrogression in Oct/Nov) and a relief from retrogression.
It might not fix everything but it will still solve some issues we are facing. If we ask a lot it will all end up like CIR. The question is how to get relief from retrogression without overhauling the process. May be increasing visa numbers to account for 245(i) amnesty. This way it will look like the law breakers are not rewarded at the expense of us, the legal folks.
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h1b_forever
04-29 03:08 PM
As everyone else here, I hope and pray they are able to pass something. I am tired of statements like "The atmosphere is not right", "No apetite" etc. Lets not try to kill it before it even is conceived.
Give it a push and see, nothing was ever achieved by doubting things.
Lets see where the cards fall.
Give it a push and see, nothing was ever achieved by doubting things.
Lets see where the cards fall.
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07-30 12:21 PM
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gopi544
06-11 02:49 PM
Is your nebraska or texas? paper or electronic?
Did you have to give any medical reasons for emergency or other reasons were enough?
I am in similar situation, so hoping we all get it soon.
its Nebraska and paper, we had medical reason.
The officer sent a mail to the lady who is assigned my case, but don't know how long she will take to look into my case. Even the officer said the same as he is also not sure of the time to review the case.
And one more thing we learnt is, Phoenix center where we sent the application is just a lockbox, what all they do is to collect the applications cash the money and sent them to the respective centers ... hope this helps.
I would suggest you guys to do e-filing of applications which would be faster
Did you have to give any medical reasons for emergency or other reasons were enough?
I am in similar situation, so hoping we all get it soon.
its Nebraska and paper, we had medical reason.
The officer sent a mail to the lady who is assigned my case, but don't know how long she will take to look into my case. Even the officer said the same as he is also not sure of the time to review the case.
And one more thing we learnt is, Phoenix center where we sent the application is just a lockbox, what all they do is to collect the applications cash the money and sent them to the respective centers ... hope this helps.
I would suggest you guys to do e-filing of applications which would be faster
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nozerd
09-07 07:14 PM
I havent gone through all the threads but I think I am winner by long shot. Here is my story
1991: Came to US as Undergraduate student.
1996: Graduated with Bachelors degree. Yes took 5 yrs as I was working and paying my way with international fees.
1998: Graduated with Masters in Dec 1998.
1999: Started Job in 1999 on OPT. Company applied H1 later that year.
2001: Company sponsored for Labor under EB3. Company policy was 2 yrs employment before sponsorship. All costs paid by company. PD is August 2001.
2002/2003/2004/2005 : Ping Pong between Texas Workforce comission and DOL- Dallas. No updates whatsoever. File stagnant somewhere.
October 2005: LC finally approved by DOL. Filed I 140. Also landed as Canadian PR in 2005.
January 2006: I 140 Approved. Waiting for PD to become current to file I 485. Watching visa bulltein every month for 18 months getting depressed each month.
June 2007 : Finally able to file I 485. Filed on 6/15/07 before July debacle where ppl with 2007 PD could also apply. Talk about Justice buddy :)
2008 : Waited with anticipation as my PD was current for 3-4 months. No good news.
September 2008: Still waiting with anticipation on PD being current and even more imp USCIS actually looking at the file.
Yes meanwhile I am on 9th yr of H1 and 3rd H1 stamping. I have worked all 9 yrs in the same american company and have been promoted 3 levels over where I started. Yes it still pains and yes it is unfair. Well life goes on.
The part that sucks is everything is so arbitary. Even if the wait was 20 yrs but it was purely FIFO it would be ok but hey who said life was fasir. If it were I would be born a Scheduled caste person and be IAS officer in my native India :)
Love and Peace and happy waiting.
1991: Came to US as Undergraduate student.
1996: Graduated with Bachelors degree. Yes took 5 yrs as I was working and paying my way with international fees.
1998: Graduated with Masters in Dec 1998.
1999: Started Job in 1999 on OPT. Company applied H1 later that year.
2001: Company sponsored for Labor under EB3. Company policy was 2 yrs employment before sponsorship. All costs paid by company. PD is August 2001.
2002/2003/2004/2005 : Ping Pong between Texas Workforce comission and DOL- Dallas. No updates whatsoever. File stagnant somewhere.
October 2005: LC finally approved by DOL. Filed I 140. Also landed as Canadian PR in 2005.
January 2006: I 140 Approved. Waiting for PD to become current to file I 485. Watching visa bulltein every month for 18 months getting depressed each month.
June 2007 : Finally able to file I 485. Filed on 6/15/07 before July debacle where ppl with 2007 PD could also apply. Talk about Justice buddy :)
2008 : Waited with anticipation as my PD was current for 3-4 months. No good news.
September 2008: Still waiting with anticipation on PD being current and even more imp USCIS actually looking at the file.
Yes meanwhile I am on 9th yr of H1 and 3rd H1 stamping. I have worked all 9 yrs in the same american company and have been promoted 3 levels over where I started. Yes it still pains and yes it is unfair. Well life goes on.
The part that sucks is everything is so arbitary. Even if the wait was 20 yrs but it was purely FIFO it would be ok but hey who said life was fasir. If it were I would be born a Scheduled caste person and be IAS officer in my native India :)
Love and Peace and happy waiting.
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bigboy007
07-26 01:44 PM
comeon be a BIG BOY....
we did all we could... and if they still want to play with the applicants... &^%^^@* them!
there is nothing to panic here.... and please dont flood the USCIS with phone calls again again... let them do the job...
and when the time comes we'll see.... i am already sick of it... no need to sound the alarms yet
please LOCK this thread - unnecessary panic and fear
these inf officers job is answer calls. not adjudicate cases.
we did all we could... and if they still want to play with the applicants... &^%^^@* them!
there is nothing to panic here.... and please dont flood the USCIS with phone calls again again... let them do the job...
and when the time comes we'll see.... i am already sick of it... no need to sound the alarms yet
please LOCK this thread - unnecessary panic and fear
these inf officers job is answer calls. not adjudicate cases.
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chakdepatte
11-02 10:47 PM
Hey bud,
Apply your AP yourself. I applied mine recently on 25th september and got it on 7th October.
i just returned with 2 days left on my AP and the port officer at Newark, NJ suggested me to to take an Infopass appt and request one.
hope that helps
Oye Chakdepatte.
Apply your AP yourself. I applied mine recently on 25th september and got it on 7th October.
i just returned with 2 days left on my AP and the port officer at Newark, NJ suggested me to to take an Infopass appt and request one.
hope that helps
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WeldonSprings
07-04 11:55 PM
In April 2009, Michael Aytes has written in his blog-
Addressing Employment-Based Visa Wait Times
There have been a lot of comments and questions received from readers about employment-based petitions and related applications for adjustment to lawful permanent residence.
This is a complicated subject, so I want to provide a little background. Becoming a permanent resident based on employment can require a number of steps, including obtaining a labor certification from the Department of Labor, receiving approval on a petition for alien worker from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) (Form I-140) and obtaining an immigrant visa from the Department of State or being granted adjustment of status from USCIS. In addition, by law there are numerical limits on the number of people who can immigrate to the U.S. each year in most categories. You can see a more detailed explanation about the employment-based visa application process online.
Some readers have asked about the volume of employment applications and delays that have occurred in employment-based visa petition and adjustment application processing in late 2007 and early 2008. There were a number of factors that affected USCIS' handling of these cases during that time. Employers filed more than 234,000 petitions to sponsor foreign workers (Form I-140) as the Department of Labor cleared a large backlog of labor certification applications and implemented new regulations. Adjustment-of-status application filings also soared to nearly 300,000. We attribute the increase in adjustment application filings to a couple things. First, customers' anticipation of USCIS' filing fee increase in July 2007. Second, a unique opportunity for workers and their families to file adjustment applications based on the visa availability date announced in the July 2007 Immigrant Visa Bulletin. Many of these availability dates have since reverted, creating a backlog of adjustment applications that cannot be adjudicated until a visa becomes available.
A few months ago, a customer indicated his frustration that while he can monitor the Visa Bulletin to see how it moves month to month, he still has no idea how many people are waiting in line with pending adjustment applications or how long it may be before USCIS can process and approve his application. We know this customer is not alone! In response to that customer's request, we are working to make this information available on our Web site.
I understand the importance of becoming a permanent resident. I also recognize workers may rightly want to take advantage of the limited provisions in current law that allow certain applicants to change employers without affecting their ability to adjust status. As a result, USCIS has taken the following steps:
* USCIS has increased the emphasis on processing employment-based petitions. Our goal is to complete adjudication on the older I-140 petitions and to process newer petitions within our targeted processing time of four months. We are making progress toward this goal and anticipate reaching this goal by the end of September 2009.
* USCIS is issuing employment authorization documents valid for two years, as needed.
* USCIS is working with the State Department to make sure we use every available visa number. In 2007, we had more visas available in the family-based categories than were needed, so as permitted by law, we transferred those available family-based visas for use in the employment-based application process.
I recognize that this is a difficult and complex situation and USCIS is working hard to make improvements and to increase transparency in our processes.
Mike Aytes
Acting Deputy Director, USCIS
Reference-http://www.dhs.gov/journal/leadership/labels/USCIS.html
So, that means USCIS knows that I-485 EB applicants can just use EAD card for employment pending their AOS. Hope that relieves the community of the Neufeld memo.
The Neufeld memo definition of non-immigrant status is not H-1 or L-1. Since, this is a dual status memo.
If people remember, in Aug-Sept. 07 when folks applied for AOS and AP, the law said that they could not travel pending their receipt of their AP (since receipting was delayed those days); but anyone who had H-1 or L-1 could travel. So, non-immigrant does not apply to H-1 or L-1 visas.
Some folks have mentioned in this forum and others that their H1/H4 was canceled without prejudice after the AOS interview at the local office. That means the memo is contradictory to their practice. So is USCIS forcing AOS applicants on H1/H4 to accrue unlawful presence by revoking their non-immigrant visa?
Addressing Employment-Based Visa Wait Times
There have been a lot of comments and questions received from readers about employment-based petitions and related applications for adjustment to lawful permanent residence.
This is a complicated subject, so I want to provide a little background. Becoming a permanent resident based on employment can require a number of steps, including obtaining a labor certification from the Department of Labor, receiving approval on a petition for alien worker from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) (Form I-140) and obtaining an immigrant visa from the Department of State or being granted adjustment of status from USCIS. In addition, by law there are numerical limits on the number of people who can immigrate to the U.S. each year in most categories. You can see a more detailed explanation about the employment-based visa application process online.
Some readers have asked about the volume of employment applications and delays that have occurred in employment-based visa petition and adjustment application processing in late 2007 and early 2008. There were a number of factors that affected USCIS' handling of these cases during that time. Employers filed more than 234,000 petitions to sponsor foreign workers (Form I-140) as the Department of Labor cleared a large backlog of labor certification applications and implemented new regulations. Adjustment-of-status application filings also soared to nearly 300,000. We attribute the increase in adjustment application filings to a couple things. First, customers' anticipation of USCIS' filing fee increase in July 2007. Second, a unique opportunity for workers and their families to file adjustment applications based on the visa availability date announced in the July 2007 Immigrant Visa Bulletin. Many of these availability dates have since reverted, creating a backlog of adjustment applications that cannot be adjudicated until a visa becomes available.
A few months ago, a customer indicated his frustration that while he can monitor the Visa Bulletin to see how it moves month to month, he still has no idea how many people are waiting in line with pending adjustment applications or how long it may be before USCIS can process and approve his application. We know this customer is not alone! In response to that customer's request, we are working to make this information available on our Web site.
I understand the importance of becoming a permanent resident. I also recognize workers may rightly want to take advantage of the limited provisions in current law that allow certain applicants to change employers without affecting their ability to adjust status. As a result, USCIS has taken the following steps:
* USCIS has increased the emphasis on processing employment-based petitions. Our goal is to complete adjudication on the older I-140 petitions and to process newer petitions within our targeted processing time of four months. We are making progress toward this goal and anticipate reaching this goal by the end of September 2009.
* USCIS is issuing employment authorization documents valid for two years, as needed.
* USCIS is working with the State Department to make sure we use every available visa number. In 2007, we had more visas available in the family-based categories than were needed, so as permitted by law, we transferred those available family-based visas for use in the employment-based application process.
I recognize that this is a difficult and complex situation and USCIS is working hard to make improvements and to increase transparency in our processes.
Mike Aytes
Acting Deputy Director, USCIS
Reference-http://www.dhs.gov/journal/leadership/labels/USCIS.html
So, that means USCIS knows that I-485 EB applicants can just use EAD card for employment pending their AOS. Hope that relieves the community of the Neufeld memo.
The Neufeld memo definition of non-immigrant status is not H-1 or L-1. Since, this is a dual status memo.
If people remember, in Aug-Sept. 07 when folks applied for AOS and AP, the law said that they could not travel pending their receipt of their AP (since receipting was delayed those days); but anyone who had H-1 or L-1 could travel. So, non-immigrant does not apply to H-1 or L-1 visas.
Some folks have mentioned in this forum and others that their H1/H4 was canceled without prejudice after the AOS interview at the local office. That means the memo is contradictory to their practice. So is USCIS forcing AOS applicants on H1/H4 to accrue unlawful presence by revoking their non-immigrant visa?
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06-13 07:15 PM
Good question. I believe EAD should arrive 60 days after applying for I-485. So am not sure how this scenario would work out. If you look at the bulletin in 2005, the dates were current until September and then retrogressed in October. That's what they're indicating this year too so let's hope it doesn't retrogress in August.
Right.. But lets say we apply on July 1st and it gets unavailable on August 1st..
Do we still get EAD..
Right.. But lets say we apply on July 1st and it gets unavailable on August 1st..
Do we still get EAD..
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