lord_labaku
08-28 06:06 PM
http://www.healthbenefitsplus.com/
https://www.ehealthinsurance.com/
www.healthbenefitsdirect.com/ - I tried this before. They were quick & easy.
In my case **** sucking gulti (tamil) employer is deducting $300/month for me when in reality I am not covered. They are just sucking it freely. Sigh. I am tired of fighting with them over each & every issue - I strongly believe Karma will take it's course and punish them their dues.
Is your employer gulti or tamil. gulti is telugu backwards right?
So what does (tamil) mean when you say gulti? Just curious.
https://www.ehealthinsurance.com/
www.healthbenefitsdirect.com/ - I tried this before. They were quick & easy.
In my case **** sucking gulti (tamil) employer is deducting $300/month for me when in reality I am not covered. They are just sucking it freely. Sigh. I am tired of fighting with them over each & every issue - I strongly believe Karma will take it's course and punish them their dues.
Is your employer gulti or tamil. gulti is telugu backwards right?
So what does (tamil) mean when you say gulti? Just curious.
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vsrinir
07-17 10:44 AM
�Ensuring a Legal Workforce: What Changes Should be Made to Our Current Employment Verification System?�
Senate Judiciary Committee
Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security and Citizenship
DATE: July 21, 2009
TIME: 02:00 PM
ROOM: Dirksen-226
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OFFICIAL HEARING NOTICE / WITNESS LIST:
July 14, 2009
NOTICE OF SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING
The Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and Border Security will hold a hearing entitled "Ensuring a Legal Workforce: What Changes Should be Made to Our Current Employment Verification System?" on Tuesday, July 21, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. in Room 226 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building.
Chairman Schumer will preside.
By order of the Chairman
http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings...ng.cfm?id=3982
Senate Judiciary Committee
Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security and Citizenship
DATE: July 21, 2009
TIME: 02:00 PM
ROOM: Dirksen-226
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
OFFICIAL HEARING NOTICE / WITNESS LIST:
July 14, 2009
NOTICE OF SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING
The Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and Border Security will hold a hearing entitled "Ensuring a Legal Workforce: What Changes Should be Made to Our Current Employment Verification System?" on Tuesday, July 21, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. in Room 226 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building.
Chairman Schumer will preside.
By order of the Chairman
http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings...ng.cfm?id=3982
nozerd
12-20 01:52 PM
Bottom line if you are risk averse and dont want to be stuck boarding your flight than take a transit visa.
Me and wife had to bare the humiliation of going back home from the airport despite both having valid H1 stamp in passport and I 797. However that was because of not having UK Transit visa.
Your best bet is emailing/faxing consulate so you have some proof of their response.
Thanks
Me and wife had to bare the humiliation of going back home from the airport despite both having valid H1 stamp in passport and I 797. However that was because of not having UK Transit visa.
Your best bet is emailing/faxing consulate so you have some proof of their response.
Thanks
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tinamatt70
04-16 03:31 PM
I spoke to an IO at the TSC a couple of weeks back when my PD became current. I had called to check the status of my application ...the IO mentioned that my namecheck was pending so my case wouldn't be adjudicated. However, the IO mentioned that because of a "pilot program" my case could be adjudicated if my namecheck was clear. I quizzed the IO further, she stated that only applications with current PD are considered for this "pilot program" where 140 and 485 are adjudicated together.
I gather the impression after talking to the IO that I-140 applicants whose PD is not current is not hurt or delayed by the PPP, instead applicants whose PD is current tend to benefit from this program.
Then why do we still have July EB3 still waiting for i-140 approvals? Gurus pls help
I gather the impression after talking to the IO that I-140 applicants whose PD is not current is not hurt or delayed by the PPP, instead applicants whose PD is current tend to benefit from this program.
Then why do we still have July EB3 still waiting for i-140 approvals? Gurus pls help
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krishmunn
11-12 10:10 PM
Go to visa4UK :: Browser Support (http://www.visa4uk.fco.gov.uk/ApplyNow.aspx) .
Complete and online form and pay the fees online.
During the process you will need to pick an appointment for finger printing. If you are in a metro/major city you will get a center in your city, else you wil possibly need to travel for fingerprinting.
After fingerprint they will give you an acknowledgement. Send the acknowledgement , form, photo and all required docs to address mentioned in the form.
The usually send the visa in about two week.
You need to send ORIGINAL Passport, notarized copy of I-94, notarized copy of bank statement, notarized copy of address proof in US any invite letter from UK.
Given that you plan to travel Dec first week, you need to move fast.
Complete and online form and pay the fees online.
During the process you will need to pick an appointment for finger printing. If you are in a metro/major city you will get a center in your city, else you wil possibly need to travel for fingerprinting.
After fingerprint they will give you an acknowledgement. Send the acknowledgement , form, photo and all required docs to address mentioned in the form.
The usually send the visa in about two week.
You need to send ORIGINAL Passport, notarized copy of I-94, notarized copy of bank statement, notarized copy of address proof in US any invite letter from UK.
Given that you plan to travel Dec first week, you need to move fast.
gc2
08-26 09:21 PM
Complete article at (http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=71f24d6c52c99110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCR D&vgnextchannel=68439c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1 RCRD)
Introduction
Chairwoman Lofgren, Ranking Member King, Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss the role of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in the visa process, particularly USCIS and Department of State (DOS) efforts to maximize visa issuance in accordance with the law. I am accompanied today by Don Neufeld, Acting Associate Director for Domestic Operations.
In recent years, over 1 million people became Lawful Permanent Residents of the United States (LPRs). Under the law there are a variety of different categories and means through which a person may become eligible for permanent residence. A substantial number of these categories have numerical limitations � annual caps on how many people can immigrate. There are other aspects to these caps as well, such as limitations per country.
While there are many different categories and means by which a person may become a permanent resident, there are two ways a person is actually granted permanent residence. The first is by being issued an immigrant visa overseas from DOS, and then being admitted to the United States with that visa. The second is by being granted Adjustment of Status by USCIS or the Executive Office of Immigration Review (EOIR).[1] The adjustment option is limited to people already in the United States when they become eligible for an immigrant visa or otherwise become eligible for adjustment of status.
The Department of State administers the provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) that relate to the numerical limits on immigrant visa issuance. However, DOS and USCIS must work closely in this respect because visas issued by DOS and adjustment of status granted by USCIS draw down from the same pool of limited numbers. Close and careful coordination ensures that annual limitations are not exceeded, and also helps us jointly strive to use all available visa numbers when there is sufficient demand.
According to the Office of Immigration Statistics March 2008 Annual Flow Report, a total of 1,052,415 persons became LPRs in 2007. The majority of the new permanent residents (59 percent) were already living in the United States when they adjusted status to permanent residence. Two-thirds of all new LPRs were granted permanent residence based on a qualifying family relationship with a U.S. citizen or LPR. The leading countries of birth for new permanent residents were Mexico (14 percent), China (7 percent), and the Philippines (7 percent).
In concert with DOS, USCIS has made significant changes in recent years to maximize the use of the limited number of visas available annually. These changes include increased staffing, enhanced analytical capacity, more detailed and strategic management of monthly production, and close partnership with DOS to share greater information. This enhanced information exchange assists DOS in better managing visa allocations through the monthly visa bulletin and improves USCIS� ability to target production for maximum result.
Background
A Lawful Permanent Resident is an individual who has been granted permanent resident status in the United States. These residents are given Permanent Resident Cards, commonly called �green cards�, and may live and work permanently anywhere in the United States. They may own property, attend schools, join the U.S. military, and apply to become U.S. citizens.
There are five general categories of persons able to immigrate to the United States. They are Immediate Relatives of a U.S. citizen, Family-sponsored immigrants, Employment-based immigrants, Diversity immigrants and those granted permanent residence after holding refugee or asylum status in the United States. Congress has established annual limits on the number of aliens who can become LPRs through the family sponsored, employment-based and diversity categories.
The family-sponsored category consists of four preferences -
* Unmarried sons and daughters of U.S. citizens and their children;
* Spouses, children, and unmarried sons and daughters of permanent residents and their children;
* Married sons and daughters of U.S. citizens and their spouses and children; and
* Brothers and sisters of US citizens aged 21 and over, and their spouses and children.
A U.S. citizen or LPR seeking to sponsor an alien on the basis of their family relationship will file a visa petition (Form I-130) with USCIS. Section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) sets a minimum annual family-sponsored preference limit of 226,000. In recent years, because of the large number of Immediate Relatives, the family-sponsored preference limit has remained at this statutory floor.
Employment-based petitions are filed by U.S. companies, organizations and individuals in order to employee foreign workers in accordance with the INA. These workers may be nonimmigrants within the United States or people in other countries willing to immigrate for employment. A prospective employer will file an employment-based visa petition (Form I-140) with USCIS to sponsor the alien as an immigrant worker. The annual limit for employment-based visas is 140,000 plus any family-based preference visas that went unused in the prior fiscal year. In some recent years, such as 2005-07, the number of employment-based visas authorized and issued has been substantially higher than 140,000 because of the effect of �recapture� statutes. These visas may be issued to the immigrant worker and his or her spouse and children that are not already U.S. citizens or LPRs.
Once USCIS is satisfied that the qualifying relationship exists and the I-130 or I-140 is approved, an individual may apply for a visa with DOS overseas or may apply to adjust status in the United States with USCIS or EOIR if a visa is immediately available.
The following table indicates approvals for all adjustment of status applications over the past few years.
Fiscal Year | Adjustment of Status Approvals | Percent of All Admissions
2005 | 738,302 | 65.8%
2006 | 819,248 | 64.7%
2007 | 621,047 | 59.0%
2008 to date | 340,432 | not known
USCIS Operations
By statute, an application for adjustment of status can only be filed if an immigrant visa is immediately available to the applicant. USCIS regulations define a visa to be immediately available if the priority date of the underlying visa petition is earlier than the cut-off date indicated for the appropriate visa category on the current DOS monthly visa bulletin. Because of these requirements, USCIS is unable to accept an application and begin the adjudication process in advance of visa availability. It is also unable to limit the number of applications accepted in a given month to the actual number of visas available. Rather, as many as qualify can file for adjustment of status during the window indicated on the visa bulletin. This can lead to a far greater number of applications than visas available. In such cases, USCIS adjudicates the application and grants interim benefits, such as work authorization and permission to travel (advance parole), until a visa number is available. Currently, the wait for some adjustment of status applicants in the employment categories can be measured in years.
Over the past few years, USCIS has built up an inventory of applications for some visa categories that cannot now be adjudicated because the number of filings exceeded the number of visas that were actually available. It also has built up a backlog of applications for some visa categories where competing adjudication priorities have prevented the timely completion of cases, even though visas are immediately available.
According to DOS, applicants for adjustment of status currently account for 25% of annual family-based visa allocations and 85% of annual employment-based visa allocations. This has varied from year to year as different factors have influenced USCIS production. For instance, the largest gaps in recent visa number usage occurred in Fiscal Year (FY) 2002 and 2003, which coincided with a significant drop in adjustment of status processing as USCIS adapted to changes to increase security screening post 9/11. Production rose in FY 2006 due to the culmination of backlog elimination efforts and the infusion of appropriated funds. While production slowed in FY 07 after completing the prior backlog reduction effort and subsequent temporary staffing reductions, production is up substantially in FY 2008. For the first half of FY 2008, increased productivity through operational and staffing enhancements has resulted in increased visa usage of 16.6% over the same period last year.
USCIS has a fee structure and surge response plan that is financing the capacity enhancements needed to both eliminate the current adjustment of status backlog and to sustain a higher capacity for timely adjudications going forward.
To maximize visa number usage while working off its backlog, USCIS has adopted a production strategy that focuses on completing cases where visas are immediately available and on working cases to the point just short of approval (pre-adjudication) where visas will be available in the coming months. Pre-adjudication includes completing all required background checks and resolving all eligibility issues except for visa availability. This allows for immediate approval and visa number allocation as visas become available for pre-adjudicated cases.
Introduction
Chairwoman Lofgren, Ranking Member King, Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss the role of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in the visa process, particularly USCIS and Department of State (DOS) efforts to maximize visa issuance in accordance with the law. I am accompanied today by Don Neufeld, Acting Associate Director for Domestic Operations.
In recent years, over 1 million people became Lawful Permanent Residents of the United States (LPRs). Under the law there are a variety of different categories and means through which a person may become eligible for permanent residence. A substantial number of these categories have numerical limitations � annual caps on how many people can immigrate. There are other aspects to these caps as well, such as limitations per country.
While there are many different categories and means by which a person may become a permanent resident, there are two ways a person is actually granted permanent residence. The first is by being issued an immigrant visa overseas from DOS, and then being admitted to the United States with that visa. The second is by being granted Adjustment of Status by USCIS or the Executive Office of Immigration Review (EOIR).[1] The adjustment option is limited to people already in the United States when they become eligible for an immigrant visa or otherwise become eligible for adjustment of status.
The Department of State administers the provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) that relate to the numerical limits on immigrant visa issuance. However, DOS and USCIS must work closely in this respect because visas issued by DOS and adjustment of status granted by USCIS draw down from the same pool of limited numbers. Close and careful coordination ensures that annual limitations are not exceeded, and also helps us jointly strive to use all available visa numbers when there is sufficient demand.
According to the Office of Immigration Statistics March 2008 Annual Flow Report, a total of 1,052,415 persons became LPRs in 2007. The majority of the new permanent residents (59 percent) were already living in the United States when they adjusted status to permanent residence. Two-thirds of all new LPRs were granted permanent residence based on a qualifying family relationship with a U.S. citizen or LPR. The leading countries of birth for new permanent residents were Mexico (14 percent), China (7 percent), and the Philippines (7 percent).
In concert with DOS, USCIS has made significant changes in recent years to maximize the use of the limited number of visas available annually. These changes include increased staffing, enhanced analytical capacity, more detailed and strategic management of monthly production, and close partnership with DOS to share greater information. This enhanced information exchange assists DOS in better managing visa allocations through the monthly visa bulletin and improves USCIS� ability to target production for maximum result.
Background
A Lawful Permanent Resident is an individual who has been granted permanent resident status in the United States. These residents are given Permanent Resident Cards, commonly called �green cards�, and may live and work permanently anywhere in the United States. They may own property, attend schools, join the U.S. military, and apply to become U.S. citizens.
There are five general categories of persons able to immigrate to the United States. They are Immediate Relatives of a U.S. citizen, Family-sponsored immigrants, Employment-based immigrants, Diversity immigrants and those granted permanent residence after holding refugee or asylum status in the United States. Congress has established annual limits on the number of aliens who can become LPRs through the family sponsored, employment-based and diversity categories.
The family-sponsored category consists of four preferences -
* Unmarried sons and daughters of U.S. citizens and their children;
* Spouses, children, and unmarried sons and daughters of permanent residents and their children;
* Married sons and daughters of U.S. citizens and their spouses and children; and
* Brothers and sisters of US citizens aged 21 and over, and their spouses and children.
A U.S. citizen or LPR seeking to sponsor an alien on the basis of their family relationship will file a visa petition (Form I-130) with USCIS. Section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) sets a minimum annual family-sponsored preference limit of 226,000. In recent years, because of the large number of Immediate Relatives, the family-sponsored preference limit has remained at this statutory floor.
Employment-based petitions are filed by U.S. companies, organizations and individuals in order to employee foreign workers in accordance with the INA. These workers may be nonimmigrants within the United States or people in other countries willing to immigrate for employment. A prospective employer will file an employment-based visa petition (Form I-140) with USCIS to sponsor the alien as an immigrant worker. The annual limit for employment-based visas is 140,000 plus any family-based preference visas that went unused in the prior fiscal year. In some recent years, such as 2005-07, the number of employment-based visas authorized and issued has been substantially higher than 140,000 because of the effect of �recapture� statutes. These visas may be issued to the immigrant worker and his or her spouse and children that are not already U.S. citizens or LPRs.
Once USCIS is satisfied that the qualifying relationship exists and the I-130 or I-140 is approved, an individual may apply for a visa with DOS overseas or may apply to adjust status in the United States with USCIS or EOIR if a visa is immediately available.
The following table indicates approvals for all adjustment of status applications over the past few years.
Fiscal Year | Adjustment of Status Approvals | Percent of All Admissions
2005 | 738,302 | 65.8%
2006 | 819,248 | 64.7%
2007 | 621,047 | 59.0%
2008 to date | 340,432 | not known
USCIS Operations
By statute, an application for adjustment of status can only be filed if an immigrant visa is immediately available to the applicant. USCIS regulations define a visa to be immediately available if the priority date of the underlying visa petition is earlier than the cut-off date indicated for the appropriate visa category on the current DOS monthly visa bulletin. Because of these requirements, USCIS is unable to accept an application and begin the adjudication process in advance of visa availability. It is also unable to limit the number of applications accepted in a given month to the actual number of visas available. Rather, as many as qualify can file for adjustment of status during the window indicated on the visa bulletin. This can lead to a far greater number of applications than visas available. In such cases, USCIS adjudicates the application and grants interim benefits, such as work authorization and permission to travel (advance parole), until a visa number is available. Currently, the wait for some adjustment of status applicants in the employment categories can be measured in years.
Over the past few years, USCIS has built up an inventory of applications for some visa categories that cannot now be adjudicated because the number of filings exceeded the number of visas that were actually available. It also has built up a backlog of applications for some visa categories where competing adjudication priorities have prevented the timely completion of cases, even though visas are immediately available.
According to DOS, applicants for adjustment of status currently account for 25% of annual family-based visa allocations and 85% of annual employment-based visa allocations. This has varied from year to year as different factors have influenced USCIS production. For instance, the largest gaps in recent visa number usage occurred in Fiscal Year (FY) 2002 and 2003, which coincided with a significant drop in adjustment of status processing as USCIS adapted to changes to increase security screening post 9/11. Production rose in FY 2006 due to the culmination of backlog elimination efforts and the infusion of appropriated funds. While production slowed in FY 07 after completing the prior backlog reduction effort and subsequent temporary staffing reductions, production is up substantially in FY 2008. For the first half of FY 2008, increased productivity through operational and staffing enhancements has resulted in increased visa usage of 16.6% over the same period last year.
USCIS has a fee structure and surge response plan that is financing the capacity enhancements needed to both eliminate the current adjustment of status backlog and to sustain a higher capacity for timely adjudications going forward.
To maximize visa number usage while working off its backlog, USCIS has adopted a production strategy that focuses on completing cases where visas are immediately available and on working cases to the point just short of approval (pre-adjudication) where visas will be available in the coming months. Pre-adjudication includes completing all required background checks and resolving all eligibility issues except for visa availability. This allows for immediate approval and visa number allocation as visas become available for pre-adjudicated cases.
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leoindiano
07-12 08:25 PM
Article from Rediff...
Think India, Think Gandhi, Says Senator Harry Reid
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, who played a hand in the first ever instance when a Hindu prayer opened the US Senate, has said "if people have any misunderstanding about Indians and Hindus, all they have to do is think of Gandhi."
Reid facilitated Hindu chaplain Rajan Zed of the Indian Association of Northern Nevada, to deliver the first-ever Hindu prayer to open the US Senate on Thursday.
Reid, taking to the Senate floor, immediately after Zed delivered the opening prayer as a guest chaplain, which was disrupted as he was about to begin by some Christian fundamentalists who were ejected soon after they screamed, 'Lord Jesus, protect us from this abomination,' said, "Here's a man (Gandhi) who changed the world, a man who believed in peace."
The Senator said that Zed had ended his prayer with the words, peace, peace, peace. "That was the prayer. If there were ever a time with this international war on terror that we're fighting now where people have to understand how important peace is, think of Gandhi, a man who gave his life for peace."
"A tiny, little man in physical stature, but a giant in morality," he said, and pointed out that "Gandhi is the man (the late civil rights leader) Martin Luther King followed."
Reid said that Rev King's "nonviolence was based on the teachings of Gandhi. We had the civil rights movement led by this man small in stature. But he was a giant of a man morally just as Gandhi was."
He said, "I think it speaks well of our country that someone representing the faith of about a billion people comes here and can speak in communication with our heavenly father regarding peace. I am grateful that he's here. I'm thankful that he was able to offer this prayer of peace in the United States Capitol."
"And I say to everyone concerned, think of Gandhi. If you have a problem in the world, think of what this great man has done to bring about peace and nonviolence to this troubled world."
Earlier, in his remarks, after introducing Zed and spelling out his credentials, Reid reminisced about his "long standing association with the Indian community."
"I went to college in Logan, Utah, Utah State University," he said, and described it as "a cold, cold place. Brigham Young, when he sent the people to colonise the West, had people come back from Cache County to tell him it couldn't be settled because it froze there every month of the year."
Reid said, "The first two years, I lived off campus. I was married and I would drive up that hill to the campus, and there walking every day were students. They were Indians. Coming to the United States to study from India. Utah State specialised in engineering and agriculture, and these young men came from India to study at Utah State University, and I would give them rides."
"I did that for two years. Put as many in the car as would fit and when it came time to graduate, one of them came to me and said, 'Would you and Mrs Reid stay over for a day, and we'd like to do a traditional Indian feast for you.'"
Reid, who's originally from a small Nevada city called Searchlight, said, "I didn't know what they were talking about. But we had that traditional Indian feast, and many of them were dressed similar to Mr Zed here, and that was an eye-opener for me. And, they had all this Indian food. I'm a guy from Searchlight who ate beans and rice, potatoes, and when we were lucky some steak my mother used to pound so it would be tender and we could eat it."
The lawmaker said Indian food to him at the time "was unusual," but spoke of how much "we enjoyed it. It was a lot of fun. They gave us gifts when it was over. It was all a feast. It was traditional Indian food."
Reid said that although he could not remember all the gifts he was given that evening, "I do remember one thing they gave me. It is here in my office in the Capitol. That was many, many years ago, we've had had children since then and lots of grandchildren. But this is a little statue of Gandhi, hand carved. It is done so well. His staff, you can pull it out of his hand-- it's done really well."
"And, I've protected and saved that all these years, and it's in my office and I've always had it there," he said, and then went on to say that the reason he mentioned this was that if people had any misperceptions of Indians and Hindus, all they had to do was think of Gandhi -- a man who has changed the world.
Think India, Think Gandhi, Says Senator Harry Reid
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, who played a hand in the first ever instance when a Hindu prayer opened the US Senate, has said "if people have any misunderstanding about Indians and Hindus, all they have to do is think of Gandhi."
Reid facilitated Hindu chaplain Rajan Zed of the Indian Association of Northern Nevada, to deliver the first-ever Hindu prayer to open the US Senate on Thursday.
Reid, taking to the Senate floor, immediately after Zed delivered the opening prayer as a guest chaplain, which was disrupted as he was about to begin by some Christian fundamentalists who were ejected soon after they screamed, 'Lord Jesus, protect us from this abomination,' said, "Here's a man (Gandhi) who changed the world, a man who believed in peace."
The Senator said that Zed had ended his prayer with the words, peace, peace, peace. "That was the prayer. If there were ever a time with this international war on terror that we're fighting now where people have to understand how important peace is, think of Gandhi, a man who gave his life for peace."
"A tiny, little man in physical stature, but a giant in morality," he said, and pointed out that "Gandhi is the man (the late civil rights leader) Martin Luther King followed."
Reid said that Rev King's "nonviolence was based on the teachings of Gandhi. We had the civil rights movement led by this man small in stature. But he was a giant of a man morally just as Gandhi was."
He said, "I think it speaks well of our country that someone representing the faith of about a billion people comes here and can speak in communication with our heavenly father regarding peace. I am grateful that he's here. I'm thankful that he was able to offer this prayer of peace in the United States Capitol."
"And I say to everyone concerned, think of Gandhi. If you have a problem in the world, think of what this great man has done to bring about peace and nonviolence to this troubled world."
Earlier, in his remarks, after introducing Zed and spelling out his credentials, Reid reminisced about his "long standing association with the Indian community."
"I went to college in Logan, Utah, Utah State University," he said, and described it as "a cold, cold place. Brigham Young, when he sent the people to colonise the West, had people come back from Cache County to tell him it couldn't be settled because it froze there every month of the year."
Reid said, "The first two years, I lived off campus. I was married and I would drive up that hill to the campus, and there walking every day were students. They were Indians. Coming to the United States to study from India. Utah State specialised in engineering and agriculture, and these young men came from India to study at Utah State University, and I would give them rides."
"I did that for two years. Put as many in the car as would fit and when it came time to graduate, one of them came to me and said, 'Would you and Mrs Reid stay over for a day, and we'd like to do a traditional Indian feast for you.'"
Reid, who's originally from a small Nevada city called Searchlight, said, "I didn't know what they were talking about. But we had that traditional Indian feast, and many of them were dressed similar to Mr Zed here, and that was an eye-opener for me. And, they had all this Indian food. I'm a guy from Searchlight who ate beans and rice, potatoes, and when we were lucky some steak my mother used to pound so it would be tender and we could eat it."
The lawmaker said Indian food to him at the time "was unusual," but spoke of how much "we enjoyed it. It was a lot of fun. They gave us gifts when it was over. It was all a feast. It was traditional Indian food."
Reid said that although he could not remember all the gifts he was given that evening, "I do remember one thing they gave me. It is here in my office in the Capitol. That was many, many years ago, we've had had children since then and lots of grandchildren. But this is a little statue of Gandhi, hand carved. It is done so well. His staff, you can pull it out of his hand-- it's done really well."
"And, I've protected and saved that all these years, and it's in my office and I've always had it there," he said, and then went on to say that the reason he mentioned this was that if people had any misperceptions of Indians and Hindus, all they had to do was think of Gandhi -- a man who has changed the world.
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anu_t
06-12 12:41 AM
Get your new employer to file a new labor using the Jan04 labor date.
And if your current employer withdraws your 140, it is okay as it is more than 180 days since filing your 485. your PD is locked for your own use.
These are the steps I would suggest.
1. Apply AC21 to move to new employer.
2. Apply new labor in EB2 using EB3 PD.
3. After your 140 is approved, move the existing 485 from your EB3 to EB2.
that way, you get to lock in your 485 application date too. Remember that 485 applications are processed in the order they were filed, provided the PD is curret.
So for example, if a person with PD of June 2004 applied on July 2007 and a person with June 2005 applied on June 2007, the person who applied in June 2007 gets processed first. This logic is true only if the current date is June 2005 or later. If the current date is May 2005, then the person with June 2005 does not get their application processed as the date is not current.
What if the 485 has not been applied yet and previous employer has revoked the previous 140? Can a person still port that date.
Thanks
And if your current employer withdraws your 140, it is okay as it is more than 180 days since filing your 485. your PD is locked for your own use.
These are the steps I would suggest.
1. Apply AC21 to move to new employer.
2. Apply new labor in EB2 using EB3 PD.
3. After your 140 is approved, move the existing 485 from your EB3 to EB2.
that way, you get to lock in your 485 application date too. Remember that 485 applications are processed in the order they were filed, provided the PD is curret.
So for example, if a person with PD of June 2004 applied on July 2007 and a person with June 2005 applied on June 2007, the person who applied in June 2007 gets processed first. This logic is true only if the current date is June 2005 or later. If the current date is May 2005, then the person with June 2005 does not get their application processed as the date is not current.
What if the 485 has not been applied yet and previous employer has revoked the previous 140? Can a person still port that date.
Thanks
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bharol
10-12 11:29 PM
Hello:confused:
My previous company is refusing to give me a official experience letter..even though i worked there for three years..
I am ready to file for my 140 and my attorney initially said that two Notarized affidavits from employees at the firm who worked with me will be good enough..
now he is saying he is not sure if USCIS will accept those affidavits...
has anyone used such affidavits to prove their experience.?did it work
Will USCIS reject 140 because of this or will they issue an RFE...
can i send the h1 approval that i had with that company as a proof of working.
gurus..plz advice..
Get letters from your Ex-colleagues or Ex-Managers who worked with you during your employment in that company. Get letters on plain paper and not on the letter head of the company where they are working Now!
It works.
It worked for me. I had an RFE for experience certificates and I did the same. My lawyer suggested it to me.
Similarly my friend who worked with me in my previous company needed it from me and I gave it to him. It worked for him as well.
Hope it helps.
Make sure the experience mentioned them matches the job requirements.
Your Ex-colleagues don't need to be currently working there.
In my case I worked there for 4 years and my colleague worked for fewer years there than me and quit before me. In this case he mentioned his dates of employment only meaning he verified my experience and employment only for those years when the was working there. In other words I worked there for 4 years but my colleague worked with me only for 3 years and thus he verified only 3 years. For other 1 year I had to find another colleague.
My previous company is refusing to give me a official experience letter..even though i worked there for three years..
I am ready to file for my 140 and my attorney initially said that two Notarized affidavits from employees at the firm who worked with me will be good enough..
now he is saying he is not sure if USCIS will accept those affidavits...
has anyone used such affidavits to prove their experience.?did it work
Will USCIS reject 140 because of this or will they issue an RFE...
can i send the h1 approval that i had with that company as a proof of working.
gurus..plz advice..
Get letters from your Ex-colleagues or Ex-Managers who worked with you during your employment in that company. Get letters on plain paper and not on the letter head of the company where they are working Now!
It works.
It worked for me. I had an RFE for experience certificates and I did the same. My lawyer suggested it to me.
Similarly my friend who worked with me in my previous company needed it from me and I gave it to him. It worked for him as well.
Hope it helps.
Make sure the experience mentioned them matches the job requirements.
Your Ex-colleagues don't need to be currently working there.
In my case I worked there for 4 years and my colleague worked for fewer years there than me and quit before me. In this case he mentioned his dates of employment only meaning he verified my experience and employment only for those years when the was working there. In other words I worked there for 4 years but my colleague worked with me only for 3 years and thus he verified only 3 years. For other 1 year I had to find another colleague.
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01-16 12:49 AM
Please let me know. Our company uses Fragomen as our Lawfirm and I will be happy to initiate a conversation with them about this after I get back to work next week
You will probably the first one:) but it does not hurt if more than one members initiate contact!
You will probably the first one:) but it does not hurt if more than one members initiate contact!
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07-10 03:51 PM
I think we will have an update once reliable information is available. At this point we only have some media stuff to go by. IV will come up with an update once information is directly received from Congressional offices and/or through our lobbyists. This is clearly not an easy environment. We are fighting both pro and anti immigrants for various reasons. Hold on tight- the ride is getting rockier! :)
It's always gonna be rocky unless we get the visas that belong to us from those lower skilled EB-3 ROW people who didn't even go to IIT. I say we should go full speed with the 5921!
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11-05 02:14 PM
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atlgc
03-08 07:37 AM
one doesn't need an arranged employment to get a Canadian PR.you need to take the assessment and if you get 67 or more points you are covered. Having arranged employment will improve your score and of course getting PR
the reason you need NOC list is some where you need to mention in the application
PM me and I will provide my phone number so you can call me .
Keep in mind I am not a lawyer ,what ever info you are getting is based on my experience so always double check current info @
CA immigration Main link: Immigrating to Canada (http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/index.asp)
Applying from india ,then look for visa office specific info @
New Delhi Canada embassy link: Welcome Page | Page d'accueil (http://geo.international.gc.ca/asia/new-delhi/menu-en.aspx)
Applying from USA ,then look for visa office specific info @ Welcome Page | Page d'accueil (http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/buffalo/)
Category: Federal Skilled Worker or provinicial(quebec only)
Current Pass mark to apply:67
Check the eligibility: Skilled workers and professionals: Self-assessment test (http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/assess/index.asp)
Check NOC @ : Search The National Occupational Classification (http://www5.hrsdc.gc.ca/NOC/English/NOC/2006/SearchIndex.aspx)
Good luck ..
atlgc, thanks a lot for the quick and detailed information.
Regarding the skills requirement, I was looking at this link (http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/apply-who-instructions.asp#list) and didn't find 'Software Engineers' in the list.
As regards the other job titles in the NOC list, I thought I'd need an offer for arranged employment to apply in that category.
Please let me know if job titles in the NOC list qualify for the Federal Skilled Worker category without the need for arranged employment.
Thanks again,
Jake
the reason you need NOC list is some where you need to mention in the application
PM me and I will provide my phone number so you can call me .
Keep in mind I am not a lawyer ,what ever info you are getting is based on my experience so always double check current info @
CA immigration Main link: Immigrating to Canada (http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/index.asp)
Applying from india ,then look for visa office specific info @
New Delhi Canada embassy link: Welcome Page | Page d'accueil (http://geo.international.gc.ca/asia/new-delhi/menu-en.aspx)
Applying from USA ,then look for visa office specific info @ Welcome Page | Page d'accueil (http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/buffalo/)
Category: Federal Skilled Worker or provinicial(quebec only)
Current Pass mark to apply:67
Check the eligibility: Skilled workers and professionals: Self-assessment test (http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/assess/index.asp)
Check NOC @ : Search The National Occupational Classification (http://www5.hrsdc.gc.ca/NOC/English/NOC/2006/SearchIndex.aspx)
Good luck ..
atlgc, thanks a lot for the quick and detailed information.
Regarding the skills requirement, I was looking at this link (http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/apply-who-instructions.asp#list) and didn't find 'Software Engineers' in the list.
As regards the other job titles in the NOC list, I thought I'd need an offer for arranged employment to apply in that category.
Please let me know if job titles in the NOC list qualify for the Federal Skilled Worker category without the need for arranged employment.
Thanks again,
Jake
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Sunx_2004
03-21 11:59 AM
Hi,
I went to Toronto, I walked in one of the branch few hours before the appointment and submitted the fees (I had afternoon appointment). There are number of Scotia bank branches around Toronto/ Missisauga area.
let me know if you have any more question.
Cheers
I have my visa aoppintment in April and I need advice.
One of things we need to do is pay $131.00 and it should be paid in Scotia bank. How did handle this.
Where did you stay in ottawa?
Thanks
Senthil
I went to Toronto, I walked in one of the branch few hours before the appointment and submitted the fees (I had afternoon appointment). There are number of Scotia bank branches around Toronto/ Missisauga area.
let me know if you have any more question.
Cheers
I have my visa aoppintment in April and I need advice.
One of things we need to do is pay $131.00 and it should be paid in Scotia bank. How did handle this.
Where did you stay in ottawa?
Thanks
Senthil
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04-25 03:43 PM
I am all for it, Lets start talking I am sure something good will come out of it.
It will be great help to many in this forum.
Can we have a similar forum based job board? Categarised to different jobs?
Since IV has different goals, I am not sure if we can use IV resources for job posting etc..
It will be great help to many in this forum.
Can we have a similar forum based job board? Categarised to different jobs?
Since IV has different goals, I am not sure if we can use IV resources for job posting etc..
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09-04 10:22 PM
Hi I am very sorry to hear that, one of my friend got AP at local USCIS office by showing his family member health condition situation. don't be panic consult your attorney.
Last week I lost my job even when I was on medical leave and today I got a phone call call from India about a major health condition for my father.I have to leave for India tommorow and I do not have a job so no H1b.Also as my previous H1 was not stamped I do not know how to come back.My only hope is my advance parole which was filed on July 02.Can I come back on that without a problem.Also how much time does that take to come.I have recd my notices of 485,131 ,765.Please help.
Last week I lost my job even when I was on medical leave and today I got a phone call call from India about a major health condition for my father.I have to leave for India tommorow and I do not have a job so no H1b.Also as my previous H1 was not stamped I do not know how to come back.My only hope is my advance parole which was filed on July 02.Can I come back on that without a problem.Also how much time does that take to come.I have recd my notices of 485,131 ,765.Please help.
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thatwillbeit
07-25 04:04 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
Do any one know if the I-485 applications mailed to USCIS thru USPS reached on July 2nd has been rejected
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03-30 03:22 PM
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sushilup
08-15 04:26 PM
Mine is also WAC number and transfered to NSC
I called yesterday and was told that my file is waiting to be assigned to an IO.
There was no issue with WAC receipt
PD Feb 05
WAC.....for 485
140 approved from nebraska
I called USCIS about it twice and both the times I received two different answers. During last week of July when I called USCIS first time they said that they will consider Sep 7th, 2007 not July 2nd has the receipt date. I called them again on August 8th and spoke to level II person. This time she acknowledged the fact that my application is outside the processing date and she will send an message to NSC. She gave me a reference number starting with WTC, then 10 digits and ending with NSC. (WTC123...NSC)
Has anyone with WAC# called USCIS after August 1st?
I called yesterday and was told that my file is waiting to be assigned to an IO.
There was no issue with WAC receipt
PD Feb 05
WAC.....for 485
140 approved from nebraska
I called USCIS about it twice and both the times I received two different answers. During last week of July when I called USCIS first time they said that they will consider Sep 7th, 2007 not July 2nd has the receipt date. I called them again on August 8th and spoke to level II person. This time she acknowledged the fact that my application is outside the processing date and she will send an message to NSC. She gave me a reference number starting with WTC, then 10 digits and ending with NSC. (WTC123...NSC)
Has anyone with WAC# called USCIS after August 1st?
anilsal
12-15 11:05 AM
You do have the premium processing route. 15 days for the case to be decided.
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