srigc2010
03-04 07:05 PM
Hi,
My priority date is march 2005.
I got a good offer from a big company, but they want me to join on EAD and are not willing to do H1B transfer. Is this risk OK? My GC job title doesnot match the new job title though the work is similar. Will this cause any problems? Should I still file for AC21? Or wait till I get RFE? If I file for AC21, what all should I take care?
My priority date is march 2005.
I got a good offer from a big company, but they want me to join on EAD and are not willing to do H1B transfer. Is this risk OK? My GC job title doesnot match the new job title though the work is similar. Will this cause any problems? Should I still file for AC21? Or wait till I get RFE? If I file for AC21, what all should I take care?
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alien2006
06-28 07:43 AM
dixie,
That is true. So this just gives what I was saying more weightage. There is no need to get all worked up about this. You've got to wait at least 6 months, so put in another 6 months are you have satisfied the contract as well. In any case, wait for the GC, then evaluate your situation and make a good decision.
That is true. So this just gives what I was saying more weightage. There is no need to get all worked up about this. You've got to wait at least 6 months, so put in another 6 months are you have satisfied the contract as well. In any case, wait for the GC, then evaluate your situation and make a good decision.
Phil Jayhan
01-25 03:49 AM
Thanks for the atta boy, however, I will give a pat on the back and a whooping attaboy, and perhaps even a glow in the dark salami with their initials on it, if someone, anyone can help me find a way to reverse this. My Fla is frellin 9 megs now because of Swift 3D or Flash or whatever. Life would have been so much easier if I could allow people to view my Fla and help correct foundational errors. But who wants to download a 9 meg Fla just to answer a question? I know now why snoopy spent all his time on top of his doghouse; It was as far away from the computer in the house as he could possibly get. :( (FRELL!!!) I removed everything, but it's ghost remains, haunting my Fla. Put this one in the K-files.
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GooblyWoobly
07-24 02:11 AM
when does the actual 180 day clock start?
Eg: If the 485 application was sent on July 17 - received on July 18 at Nebraska.
Does that mean on Jan 15 2008 (181 days) - one can switch jobs using portablity?
Thanks!
Yes
Eg: If the 485 application was sent on July 17 - received on July 18 at Nebraska.
Does that mean on Jan 15 2008 (181 days) - one can switch jobs using portablity?
Thanks!
Yes
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prout02
08-19 06:05 PM
Yes. Our medicals was fully complete. Correct me if iam wrong, wouldnt they send rfe if our medicals r not complete?
They would have sent the rfe by this time. Does our PD needs to be current to send an rfe?
It is USCIS we talking about,even that might happen.
I was itching to ask that to the IO, but chickened out - who knows it might trigger an RFE. When the IO said, it's all set, I don't know what that means. I am just hoping that they assign it to some IO.
Don't know if PD needs to be current to generate an RFE. It seems people here got their 485 without 140 approval. So no rules hold when they dash to finish off those visa numbers before the year end when we wait hopelessly.
They would have sent the rfe by this time. Does our PD needs to be current to send an rfe?
It is USCIS we talking about,even that might happen.
I was itching to ask that to the IO, but chickened out - who knows it might trigger an RFE. When the IO said, it's all set, I don't know what that means. I am just hoping that they assign it to some IO.
Don't know if PD needs to be current to generate an RFE. It seems people here got their 485 without 140 approval. So no rules hold when they dash to finish off those visa numbers before the year end when we wait hopelessly.
softwareguy
07-09 12:05 PM
This not a plea for immigration. Green Card is not my Right and I m aware of that.
1. On June 13th USCIS issued a July bulletin that got all of us Legal non-immigrants scrambling for getting medical certificates and other boat load of documents to apply for next step of Green Card.
2. On the first day we could have filed July 2nd - USCIS reversed this, without giving any notice.
3. Law doesnt allow USCIS to issue this - because; the Law is and should be predictable.
4. USCIS says it approved 60000 Green cards in 15 days !!! (note it issued equal amount in last 9 months.) so how is it that they suddenly became so efficient. Just a question!.
Regarding my story - I, my wife and my son of 3 months had to sit in doctors offfice 7 hours to get the appointment. Because of the shortage of "Certified Surgeons" which expire in One year.
We had to make multiple calls back to our country to fetch documents that are needed. Like birth certificates, etc.
None of us are complaining on what we had to go through to get what was needed.
But I think its was a touch out of place and illegal for USCIS to issues an updated visa bulletin shutting all the Legal immigrants out - so that they do not have to manage "heavy workload".
We are sending Flowers to Emilo Gonzalez to do a silent protest of his policies.
THIS IS NOT AN IMMIGRATION ISSUE - THIS IS A PROCEDURE ISSUE (or Lack of it).
1. On June 13th USCIS issued a July bulletin that got all of us Legal non-immigrants scrambling for getting medical certificates and other boat load of documents to apply for next step of Green Card.
2. On the first day we could have filed July 2nd - USCIS reversed this, without giving any notice.
3. Law doesnt allow USCIS to issue this - because; the Law is and should be predictable.
4. USCIS says it approved 60000 Green cards in 15 days !!! (note it issued equal amount in last 9 months.) so how is it that they suddenly became so efficient. Just a question!.
Regarding my story - I, my wife and my son of 3 months had to sit in doctors offfice 7 hours to get the appointment. Because of the shortage of "Certified Surgeons" which expire in One year.
We had to make multiple calls back to our country to fetch documents that are needed. Like birth certificates, etc.
None of us are complaining on what we had to go through to get what was needed.
But I think its was a touch out of place and illegal for USCIS to issues an updated visa bulletin shutting all the Legal immigrants out - so that they do not have to manage "heavy workload".
We are sending Flowers to Emilo Gonzalez to do a silent protest of his policies.
THIS IS NOT AN IMMIGRATION ISSUE - THIS IS A PROCEDURE ISSUE (or Lack of it).
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lazycis
12-11 10:44 AM
I agree with alterego. You have to show that you have a good faith employment offer from the I-140 sponsoring employer and that you intend to work for that employer when you get a GC. Of course, the USCIS mess makes any such offer a joke. Who knows what will happen 3-5 years from know? No employer can give you a good faith offer valid for 5 or more years.
The system is screwed up badly. So if somebody wants to take a risk and switch to another occupation to double salary for a few years, I can understand.
The system is screwed up badly. So if somebody wants to take a risk and switch to another occupation to double salary for a few years, I can understand.
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komaragiri
08-01 01:53 PM
Congratulations !!
You can relax now and wait for the receipts. One more July 2nd success story
You can relax now and wait for the receipts. One more July 2nd success story
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JunRN
12-20 01:00 PM
Another suggestion.
Aside from putting your name in the mailbox, befriend the regular USPS guy handling your area and tell him/her that you are waiting for a very important mail from Federal Gov't that's why you are putting your name inside the mailbox.
This helped a lot when I was waiting for my EAD. I got a guarantee from the USPS guy that any mail with name on it will never be returned to sender.
Aside from putting your name in the mailbox, befriend the regular USPS guy handling your area and tell him/her that you are waiting for a very important mail from Federal Gov't that's why you are putting your name inside the mailbox.
This helped a lot when I was waiting for my EAD. I got a guarantee from the USPS guy that any mail with name on it will never be returned to sender.
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gc999
10-07 09:48 PM
1) If i apply for SSN using EAD does Her EAD becomes Active immidiately and she should be only on EAD status?
- Appling SSN will not initiate any thing (H1/EAD), its just a number to track your Income.
2) can she still use her h1b as and start working on h1b as she gets her SSN using EAD?
-yes she can work on H1 ( Iam not sure if she dont have valid I-94)
3) If the Primary Applicant 485 is Rejecte in case . Will the Spouse card also gets rejected automatically?
-yes
Thanks
- Appling SSN will not initiate any thing (H1/EAD), its just a number to track your Income.
2) can she still use her h1b as and start working on h1b as she gets her SSN using EAD?
-yes she can work on H1 ( Iam not sure if she dont have valid I-94)
3) If the Primary Applicant 485 is Rejecte in case . Will the Spouse card also gets rejected automatically?
-yes
Thanks
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dan19
10-18 12:29 PM
Contact the USCIS about this..
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Can anybody answer why I am getting the above message , even though my receipt number is correct and was received in an email from dhs.gov. This was filed in California Service Center under premium processing. I am surpised that it doesn't even says the case as pending...did anybody else had the same issue after filing the date received receipt is 10/12.
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Can anybody answer why I am getting the above message , even though my receipt number is correct and was received in an email from dhs.gov. This was filed in California Service Center under premium processing. I am surpised that it doesn't even says the case as pending...did anybody else had the same issue after filing the date received receipt is 10/12.
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snhn
10-29 03:14 PM
so how come some see a message that your card has been ordered for prductions, and some like myslef only see a mssage that we have approved this case.
We received our EAD and no message as such, ordered for production was seen on the status website.
We received our EAD and no message as such, ordered for production was seen on the status website.
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sanjay
11-04 10:31 AM
Got my GC during September and my sponsor couldnt find a job right now. He is saying, they are going to revoke I-140?. Is this normal?. Will it affect me in any way?. Thanks.
Is it possible to revoke I-140 after you got your GC. I think once you get GC you are free to choose any job and any employer of your own choice.
Forget about GC, but even you had not got GC and if it's more than 6 months your 140 is approved and 485 filed, then also employer revoke would not effect your case, if moved from him and applied AC21 from new employer..
Is it possible to revoke I-140 after you got your GC. I think once you get GC you are free to choose any job and any employer of your own choice.
Forget about GC, but even you had not got GC and if it's more than 6 months your 140 is approved and 485 filed, then also employer revoke would not effect your case, if moved from him and applied AC21 from new employer..
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VivekAhuja
11-06 06:43 PM
If we are writing to the President (Elect), we need to get the facts straight and not try to hide stuff to take advantage. For eg: the following is not true.
"Many of us want to buy homes, start businesses, go to school full time but cannot do so till we become permanent residents."
You CAN buy homes (even on H1) and start businesses (with EAD) and I think go to school full time (which will invalidate the term: Legal EMPLOYMENT Based Immigrant Community), since you will not be employed if you are going to school - full time.
"Many of us want to buy homes, start businesses, go to school full time but cannot do so till we become permanent residents."
You CAN buy homes (even on H1) and start businesses (with EAD) and I think go to school full time (which will invalidate the term: Legal EMPLOYMENT Based Immigrant Community), since you will not be employed if you are going to school - full time.
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rameshvaid
08-23 06:38 PM
What happened to all the donors this month? Under 15% donated so for in August.. In July there was a mad rush for all to get a DONOR status due to a RED HEADLINE and every body thought the green card is hidden there. Come August and all the DONORS are not to be seen anywhere.
I was a regular donor and was changed to Sr. Member as did not sign in for monthly contributions. Did many signed in for monthly contributions ONLY for ONE month?????
I think IV need to change it’s policy of donation on Issue Based instead of monthly contributions. I am and will be available to contribute for Issue Based instead of Monthly contributions and just to get a DONOR STATUSr.
Any thoughts as to how can we improve our donations??
RV
I was a regular donor and was changed to Sr. Member as did not sign in for monthly contributions. Did many signed in for monthly contributions ONLY for ONE month?????
I think IV need to change it’s policy of donation on Issue Based instead of monthly contributions. I am and will be available to contribute for Issue Based instead of Monthly contributions and just to get a DONOR STATUSr.
Any thoughts as to how can we improve our donations??
RV
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Canuck
01-20 02:37 AM
Interesting article by Michael Byers, a Canadian prof who used to teach at Duke University.
http://www.ligi.ubc.ca/?p2=modules/liu/news/view.jsp&id=202
Description: Michael Byers, Canada Research Chair in Global Politics and International Law at the University of British Columbia gives an insightful account of how and why he gave up his US green card.
Date: 21 April 2006
Author:
Source: The Globe and Mail, F6
"This is the first time I've met someone who wanted to do that."
The U.S. immigration officer's southern drawl, so out of place in the Vancouver airport, was accentuated by incredulity.
A "green card," which is actually off-white in colour and called a Permanent Resident Card, provides full rights to enter, live and work in the world's most powerful country. It conveys most of the advantages of U.S. citizenship, so much so that it can be traded in for an American passport after just five years. Yet there I was, 4� years after I had acquired it, asking for my green card to be taken away.
Acquiring U.S. permanent residency is an arduous process, involving blood tests, chest X-rays and numerous documents, including police certificates attesting to a crime-free past. Even with a prominent sponsor, Duke University, it had taken me three years.
Apart from the 50,000 "diversity immigrants" selected by lottery each year, the 50,000 refugees and the roughly 140,000 who, like me, are targeted for universities and high-tech jobs, most of those who aspire to live and work in the United States have no chance of legally settling there. Still, millions flock to the country, like moths to a flame.
I was on my way to a conference in San Diego when I surrendered my green card. The next morning, out for an early run, I saw scores of Mexican men tending lawns and flowerbeds. Later, a woman from Guatemala cleaned my hotel room. I remembered one of my grad students at Duke, now a law professor in Mexico City, explaining that most of these labourers have forged social-security cards that are convincing enough to protect their employers from the police, while providing no protections for the workers.
Six years ago, Globe and Mail columnist Jeffrey Simpson estimated that 660,000 Canadians were living and working illegally in the United States. Most Canadians blend in easily. But after Sept. 11, 2001, fear replaced curiosity as the standard response to things unknown. Before 9/11, my wife's English accent often generated a friendly response, including the comment "You sound just like Princess Diana." After the attacks, the warm chatter gave way to a strained silence.
At least my princess had a green card and was, therefore, on the legally advantageous side of the divide between "us" and "them." Thousands of men of Arab ethnicity were rounded up and either detained or deported without charge or access to lawyers. Significantly, none of them were citizens or permanent residents of the United States.
Of course, even U.S. citizenship does not provide the protections it once did. In 2002, the Bush administration jailed two Americans without charge or access to lawyers, in direct denial of habeas corpus, a common-law principle that dates back to Magna Carta. And then there is the secret, unconstitutional wiretapping program.
"Are you sure you want to do this?" the immigration officer whispered as she ushered me toward the secondary-screening room.
"Yes," I replied. "I don't want to lie to you. I no longer live in the United States."
Under U.S. law, permanent residents lose that status if they leave the country for more than one year. Yet many green-card holders do precisely that, returning to the United States periodically to "keep their options open." They often maintain U.S. addresses, sometimes with family or friends, but just as often with commercial providers, in order to sustain the fiction that they reside in the United States. Some companies even rent street addresses, as opposed to box numbers, and will automatically ship any mail received there onward to a designated foreign address.
Absentee green-card holders often use their driver's licences to cross the border, or new passports that are free of stamps that might alert an attentive immigration officer to their dubious status. If asked, they will deny having a connection with the United States.
Such ploys are becoming riskier as the computer systems of different U.S. government departments, and different national governments, are linked together to improve security. At particular risk are green-card holders who have failed to file U.S. tax returns, as all permanent residents are required to do.
As of Jan. 1, 2007, anyone entering the United States by air or sea will be required to have a passport or other as-yet-unspecified "secure" document. From Jan. 1, 2008, the same requirement will apply to those entering on land. The Canadian government has lobbied against this move because of concerns that it will deter millions of Americans -- less than one-quarter of whom currently have passports -- from visiting Canada. The cruise-ship and conference industries are particularly vulnerable, along with the 2010 Winter Olympics.
The new requirement will also make it more difficult for green-card holders living in Canada, and Canadians living illegally in the United States, to move freely between the two countries.
At last month's Cancun summit, George W. Bush indicated that he supported the passport legislation: "Congress passed the law and I intend to enforce the law." At record low levels in the polls, Mr. Bush is not about to veto a bill brought forward by members of his own party in preparation for the mid-term congressional elections this fall. Prime Minister Stephen Harper quickly conceded that Canada could do nothing to resist.
At the secondary screening, I was greeted by an immigration officer whose name tag and features suggested Vietnamese origins.
"Which form should I use?" he asked his supervisor. The supervisor, a stout man with a mid-western accent, gave a world-weary sigh. "Voluntaries get the short form."
It took 45 minutes to complete the short form. It was an entirely business-like procedure: No small talk, no smiles. At one point, I commented on the complexity of the process. He said, "Well, this is a big deal. It's like getting married."
No, I thought. It was more like getting divorced.
My wife and I had moved to North Carolina in 1999. The stock market was booming, most Americans felt prosperous and secure, and Bill Clinton -- despite Whitewater and Lewinsky -- was still capably in charge. It seemed obvious that one of two smart, experienced, open-minded internationalists, Al Gore or John McCain, would follow in January, 2001.
But then we were amused, perplexed and finally disgusted at the dirty tricks deployed in the 2000 election campaign, first to defeat Mr. McCain, and then to steal victory from Mr. Gore. And we felt nothing but horror as the Twin Towers collapsed, knowing not only that thousands of lives had been lost, but that Mr. Bush's neo-conservative advisers would seize their chance to plot a militaristic course.
My instinctive response was to put words to paper. Five days later, on Sept. 16, 2001, my article, "The hawks are hovering. Prepare for more bombs," appeared in London's Independent on Sunday. I continued to write, almost exclusively for British papers, chastising the Bush administration for its unnecessary violations of human rights and international law.
Needless to say, my opinions attracted considerable hostility, all the more so because I was expressing them from within a conservative law school at a conservative university in the very conservative South. I stood my ground, but it wasn't easy. And then it occurred to me: The United States wasn't my country; it wasn't a place for which I wanted to fight. My thoughts drifted northward, to the place where my values had been forged.
The immigration officer worked his way through a series of questions designed to confirm my identity and soundness of mind. The last question was the toughest: "Why do you wish to surrender your permanent resident card?"
How do you explain to an American -- especially one with a flag on his shoulder and a gun on his hip -- that you no longer wish to live in the United States?
I thought about the man across the counter, how he would have fled the postwar chaos and poverty of Vietnam, how he might have been plucked off a rickety boat by the U.S. Navy and may have gravitated toward the immigration service out of an innate sense of gratitude to his new homeland.
My principal motivation in surrendering my green card was not to avoid problems at the border. I was seeking to commit -- without hesitation or qualification -- to my own special place. As someone who was born in Canada, I never had to affirm my citizenship. I never had to demonstrate my deep love for this country. Unlike the millions of Canadians who were born outside Canada, I'd never made my choice.
The moment was upon me. My heart bursting with pride, I looked the immigration officer in the eye and said, as simply and non-judgmentally as possible: "I have chosen to live permanently in Canada."
"Permanently?" he asked.
"Yes," I said, "Of course."
Michael Byers holds the Canada Research Chair in Global Politics and International Law at the University of British Columbia.
http://www.ligi.ubc.ca/?p2=modules/liu/news/view.jsp&id=202
Description: Michael Byers, Canada Research Chair in Global Politics and International Law at the University of British Columbia gives an insightful account of how and why he gave up his US green card.
Date: 21 April 2006
Author:
Source: The Globe and Mail, F6
"This is the first time I've met someone who wanted to do that."
The U.S. immigration officer's southern drawl, so out of place in the Vancouver airport, was accentuated by incredulity.
A "green card," which is actually off-white in colour and called a Permanent Resident Card, provides full rights to enter, live and work in the world's most powerful country. It conveys most of the advantages of U.S. citizenship, so much so that it can be traded in for an American passport after just five years. Yet there I was, 4� years after I had acquired it, asking for my green card to be taken away.
Acquiring U.S. permanent residency is an arduous process, involving blood tests, chest X-rays and numerous documents, including police certificates attesting to a crime-free past. Even with a prominent sponsor, Duke University, it had taken me three years.
Apart from the 50,000 "diversity immigrants" selected by lottery each year, the 50,000 refugees and the roughly 140,000 who, like me, are targeted for universities and high-tech jobs, most of those who aspire to live and work in the United States have no chance of legally settling there. Still, millions flock to the country, like moths to a flame.
I was on my way to a conference in San Diego when I surrendered my green card. The next morning, out for an early run, I saw scores of Mexican men tending lawns and flowerbeds. Later, a woman from Guatemala cleaned my hotel room. I remembered one of my grad students at Duke, now a law professor in Mexico City, explaining that most of these labourers have forged social-security cards that are convincing enough to protect their employers from the police, while providing no protections for the workers.
Six years ago, Globe and Mail columnist Jeffrey Simpson estimated that 660,000 Canadians were living and working illegally in the United States. Most Canadians blend in easily. But after Sept. 11, 2001, fear replaced curiosity as the standard response to things unknown. Before 9/11, my wife's English accent often generated a friendly response, including the comment "You sound just like Princess Diana." After the attacks, the warm chatter gave way to a strained silence.
At least my princess had a green card and was, therefore, on the legally advantageous side of the divide between "us" and "them." Thousands of men of Arab ethnicity were rounded up and either detained or deported without charge or access to lawyers. Significantly, none of them were citizens or permanent residents of the United States.
Of course, even U.S. citizenship does not provide the protections it once did. In 2002, the Bush administration jailed two Americans without charge or access to lawyers, in direct denial of habeas corpus, a common-law principle that dates back to Magna Carta. And then there is the secret, unconstitutional wiretapping program.
"Are you sure you want to do this?" the immigration officer whispered as she ushered me toward the secondary-screening room.
"Yes," I replied. "I don't want to lie to you. I no longer live in the United States."
Under U.S. law, permanent residents lose that status if they leave the country for more than one year. Yet many green-card holders do precisely that, returning to the United States periodically to "keep their options open." They often maintain U.S. addresses, sometimes with family or friends, but just as often with commercial providers, in order to sustain the fiction that they reside in the United States. Some companies even rent street addresses, as opposed to box numbers, and will automatically ship any mail received there onward to a designated foreign address.
Absentee green-card holders often use their driver's licences to cross the border, or new passports that are free of stamps that might alert an attentive immigration officer to their dubious status. If asked, they will deny having a connection with the United States.
Such ploys are becoming riskier as the computer systems of different U.S. government departments, and different national governments, are linked together to improve security. At particular risk are green-card holders who have failed to file U.S. tax returns, as all permanent residents are required to do.
As of Jan. 1, 2007, anyone entering the United States by air or sea will be required to have a passport or other as-yet-unspecified "secure" document. From Jan. 1, 2008, the same requirement will apply to those entering on land. The Canadian government has lobbied against this move because of concerns that it will deter millions of Americans -- less than one-quarter of whom currently have passports -- from visiting Canada. The cruise-ship and conference industries are particularly vulnerable, along with the 2010 Winter Olympics.
The new requirement will also make it more difficult for green-card holders living in Canada, and Canadians living illegally in the United States, to move freely between the two countries.
At last month's Cancun summit, George W. Bush indicated that he supported the passport legislation: "Congress passed the law and I intend to enforce the law." At record low levels in the polls, Mr. Bush is not about to veto a bill brought forward by members of his own party in preparation for the mid-term congressional elections this fall. Prime Minister Stephen Harper quickly conceded that Canada could do nothing to resist.
At the secondary screening, I was greeted by an immigration officer whose name tag and features suggested Vietnamese origins.
"Which form should I use?" he asked his supervisor. The supervisor, a stout man with a mid-western accent, gave a world-weary sigh. "Voluntaries get the short form."
It took 45 minutes to complete the short form. It was an entirely business-like procedure: No small talk, no smiles. At one point, I commented on the complexity of the process. He said, "Well, this is a big deal. It's like getting married."
No, I thought. It was more like getting divorced.
My wife and I had moved to North Carolina in 1999. The stock market was booming, most Americans felt prosperous and secure, and Bill Clinton -- despite Whitewater and Lewinsky -- was still capably in charge. It seemed obvious that one of two smart, experienced, open-minded internationalists, Al Gore or John McCain, would follow in January, 2001.
But then we were amused, perplexed and finally disgusted at the dirty tricks deployed in the 2000 election campaign, first to defeat Mr. McCain, and then to steal victory from Mr. Gore. And we felt nothing but horror as the Twin Towers collapsed, knowing not only that thousands of lives had been lost, but that Mr. Bush's neo-conservative advisers would seize their chance to plot a militaristic course.
My instinctive response was to put words to paper. Five days later, on Sept. 16, 2001, my article, "The hawks are hovering. Prepare for more bombs," appeared in London's Independent on Sunday. I continued to write, almost exclusively for British papers, chastising the Bush administration for its unnecessary violations of human rights and international law.
Needless to say, my opinions attracted considerable hostility, all the more so because I was expressing them from within a conservative law school at a conservative university in the very conservative South. I stood my ground, but it wasn't easy. And then it occurred to me: The United States wasn't my country; it wasn't a place for which I wanted to fight. My thoughts drifted northward, to the place where my values had been forged.
The immigration officer worked his way through a series of questions designed to confirm my identity and soundness of mind. The last question was the toughest: "Why do you wish to surrender your permanent resident card?"
How do you explain to an American -- especially one with a flag on his shoulder and a gun on his hip -- that you no longer wish to live in the United States?
I thought about the man across the counter, how he would have fled the postwar chaos and poverty of Vietnam, how he might have been plucked off a rickety boat by the U.S. Navy and may have gravitated toward the immigration service out of an innate sense of gratitude to his new homeland.
My principal motivation in surrendering my green card was not to avoid problems at the border. I was seeking to commit -- without hesitation or qualification -- to my own special place. As someone who was born in Canada, I never had to affirm my citizenship. I never had to demonstrate my deep love for this country. Unlike the millions of Canadians who were born outside Canada, I'd never made my choice.
The moment was upon me. My heart bursting with pride, I looked the immigration officer in the eye and said, as simply and non-judgmentally as possible: "I have chosen to live permanently in Canada."
"Permanently?" he asked.
"Yes," I said, "Of course."
Michael Byers holds the Canada Research Chair in Global Politics and International Law at the University of British Columbia.
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techysingh
01-15 10:25 AM
Hi I am currently on H4 and I got the H1 approved effective from OCt-08. Since the market is bad I still did not get the job and hence I do not have any pay stubs.
what will be my current status h4 or h1?
Will there be any problem in future?
I already got the SSN. Can I use the SSN?
Did your employer enroll you on the payroll? This answer is very important to determine your status. Please respond
what will be my current status h4 or h1?
Will there be any problem in future?
I already got the SSN. Can I use the SSN?
Did your employer enroll you on the payroll? This answer is very important to determine your status. Please respond
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mandeep1975
07-18 04:03 PM
Why did you file I-140, if you don't want to join that employer? That's the reason they decided to stop labor substitution and prevent such abuses of law!
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manja
06-17 09:32 AM
Is there any source for the rumors that visa re-capture might happen or even that the per country visa limit be removed for EB2 applicants..
Who will work with us to get this passed and when? If this is a peice meal then of course it's not a part of CIR.
Why just EB2?
Who will work with us to get this passed and when? If this is a peice meal then of course it's not a part of CIR.
Why just EB2?
caliguy
11-15 01:13 AM
@ vikki76
Good to see you are still around. I like your signature, it looks very similar to mine :)
Lets work together and do something to reduce the citizenship wait time (atleast we can give it a try).
Good to see you are still around. I like your signature, it looks very similar to mine :)
Lets work together and do something to reduce the citizenship wait time (atleast we can give it a try).
raj3078
07-25 05:26 PM
Thanks for reply ALLYYU
Do any one know if the I-485 applications mailed to USCIS thru USPS reached on July 2nd has been rejected
Makes me think that it is time to change the lawyer....Think of the possibility - USCIS gets mail as US postal is very good. Worker over there opens it but spills coffee on it...He looks here and there and then just thrashes it....::p
How can you prove that you ever sent the application???? :eek:
Either check everything lawyer does for you or change the lawyer....In any case contribute to IV funds.... :)
Do any one know if the I-485 applications mailed to USCIS thru USPS reached on July 2nd has been rejected
Makes me think that it is time to change the lawyer....Think of the possibility - USCIS gets mail as US postal is very good. Worker over there opens it but spills coffee on it...He looks here and there and then just thrashes it....::p
How can you prove that you ever sent the application???? :eek:
Either check everything lawyer does for you or change the lawyer....In any case contribute to IV funds.... :)
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