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I have received the information package from Varsha and sanjay and need to know if there is someone from Oklahoma who wants to join me and a couple more to meet the lawmakers. Please send pm.
Thnx..


EVERYONE:

IF you can find someone to go with you, that's great. But if you cannot find anyone, then go alone. Go with confidence. The documents that Varsha and Sanjay are sending has EVERYTHING you need to make an effective impression and make a strong case for reform.

Do not let the lack of companions hold you back.

Thanks to all who are eagerly working on getting appointments right now. We have one more week. So start getting appointments right away.

Do it and do it now.

Sent both faxes.

Their way of getting here may be illegal but when the amnesty is passed every so many years and they are allowed to just adjust their status with no questions asked, they are getting their GC as legally as it can get. They also get their GC only after it's legal to do so. They don't go and print one. They get it legally.

Again, it's the system/law that let's them do that. It's perfectly legal but they are cutting in line and that's where the problem is.

we complain about illegals because their very presence here without papers is ILLEGAL. what part of ILLEGAL do you not understand?

as far as I can tell, gmatch is not doing anything ILLEGAL. as for the practice being FAIR or NOT, that is a separate discussion.

Also let all your friends/family know about tonight's interview. This will encourage them to visit IV and ultimately join and contribute :)
BTW, Great Job IV and Good Luck Doc!!

New members please fill in your contact information. Please help IV and help yourself. Spread the word of IV among your friends

I hope it being aired on 7/7/07 will bring our cases some luck..

EDIT: According to Dr. Bahrainwala, this has been bumped to 7/7/07..

Immigration Voice member Dr. Murtaza Bahrainwala, who was also quoted in the New York times article today about the July Visa bulletin fiasco and the resulting fallout from it, will be on NBC nightly news with Brian Williams tonight around 5:30 Central time.

The interview also has snippets of interview with USCIS officer as Brian Williams has interviewed USCIS over this issue also. So its a "must watch" thing.

This will be on NBC and that's good coz you dont even need cable to watch this. In your local area, the NBC channel affiliate will be broadcasting the "Nightly news" with Brian Williams.

Local times may vary depending on your local NBC affiliate. Its most likely 5:30 Central time tonight but check your local listings.

Thanks to Dr. Bahrainwala for the interview.

About NBC nightly News:

More details about NBC nightly News : http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3689499/
Podcasts, downloads etc: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8132577/

:eek: Okay what exactly did you do in DC? ;)

:D

See my signature

should be taken with a huge grain of salt. The job of the media is to create sensationalism so that the news can be spread.

The general issues still are true.

Well, that's the job of the media. Our job is to get GC. Although the issues are true, I would still prefer having absolutely correct articles, so no anti-immigrant could point his/her finger saying "look, immigrants are spreading lies". Just like we bashed them when they were claiming that we pay less taxes. It was a good point to discredit them.

This is horrible and some community organizations and law firms must talk to the DOS/Whitehouse about this issue. National Security is must but there must be better way than playing with the future of so many innocent people (99% most likely of which will have acceptable backgrounds).

You must have already done some of this - try to contact your local Congressman, Attorney, Employer and try to find more info. This is completely unacceptable. After the PIMS introduction, I am hearing a lot of horror stories. It never used to be so bad earlier.

How can the consulate keep passports for so long? Basically, they are even barring you from taking any journey anywhere abroad. Why?

National security and background checks are a must but with someone who has been in US for 5+ years (or for that matter even once) should already have been verified.

I am assuming you do not have AP or do not want to use it...otherwise you can ask for your passports, abandon the visa application and enter US using AP. Talk to your attorney if you try this..

- How has greencard changed your life after receiving it?

It was a relief. No change on the work or personal side of life. Still at the same job. It pays well (always has) and I like it.

- What did you do on the day you received it?

Called my wife (who was in India). Bought a bottle of 'Blue Label' and polished it off in one night. Skipped the next day at work b'cos of the hangover.

** For people who wonder what happens if your GC is approved when you are in India. My wife was in India when our GC was approved. I did not mail her the GC. She entered US using Advance Parole. At the POE, she was asked if she was aware that her GC was approved. She did say "yes" and she was welcomed into US without any hassles.

- How did the long wait upset your life?

The wait was long (PD : May 2002 , GC AD : June 2007). The initial stage (2002 to 2004) was carefree (not worried about GC. More focussed on establishing career). The middle stage (2005 to 2006) was painful. We were in the I485 stage for almost 3 years. Then the final stage (2006 onwards) was carefree again. We had given up on the GC process and had decided that it will come when it has to come. We even bought a house in 2006 and decided to live life as we always wanted to. And then suddenly the GC arrived in June 2007 (interestingly there was no email .. nor any LUDs).

The only frustrating thing in the I485 stage was the annual renewal for EAD, AP. Fortunately, my employer paid for all that (including spouse). But it was hassle to get the papers ready, fill in the forms, interact with the immigration department ..so on. This was a little irritating every year.


- How did immigrationvoice help you during this long wait?

The immigrationvoice leaders are very inspiring. It is very heartening to see everyone so excited and willing to stand up for a common cause. Of course, there are the occasional "wet towels" in the forums who want to see the negative in everything. But I have seen the IV leaders learn to ignore them.

- Would you like to continue your support to immigration voice and help others waiting?

Sure. We are hard pressed for time. But have contributed financially in the past (anonymously). We believe in doing a deed and not talking about it. (so please do not read more in the financial contribution part). We will continue to send in the few dollars as usual.

- Any advice for everyone?

It is very easy to say that do not let this process affect you. And we are not going to say it. It is like preaching to the choir.

All we can say is "Hang in there". Plan for your future. Have your goals and work towards them. And we hope GC is just one of them.

I am not with them anymore, I transfered my H1 to another company already. i just need to find out the way how to file a complaint and proceed further.

That's good to know that you transferred your H1-B.

As people already suggested there are very slim chances you can do anything about this, since labor and I-140 belongs the the employer. So if you can prove with written statements from your employer that he will sponsor your GC and if can prove that have incurred monetary loss, you might be able to get something out of this.

On a side note, You may want to see if there is any other options to bring him down, such as if you were on H1-B and if your employer did not pay you the salary he promised. This definitely will put him on the black list and he cannot hire anybody else on H1-B. All the best!

sent both

MET3259- Thanks for the Post. It was great.
Could you address my quiestion regarding "low" wages. How "low" are they and what does 'low" mean in Canada, relative to cost of living and especially real estate prices. Can you afford to buy a decent house or apartments in average salary?

Thanks

not "most"!! only few have a wait of 3-4 years, most have a wait of over a decade....the numbers of applications pending at AOS stage at USCIS is scaryLook at the number of people who posted messages to this thread .... even if you say 4 times that number of people posted messages to WhiteHouse.gov it is no where close to the numbers we need .... Lets not kid ourselves - Unless there is a miracle - most of us are looking at aleast another 3-4 year wait :(

any idea how many came to the rally?

please.

Because the USCIS did not implement name check procedures properly in the first place - they are not required by law and are not codified in the regulations, the USCIS can implement new procedures simply by issuing inter-office memorandum. One day is enough to do this. I anticipate this may happen within the next two months, more likely early next year. But one can never predict the USCIS, it does not have logical behavior :)

Meanwhile one of the comments to the blog , http://blogs.ilw.com/gregsiskind/2007/11/immigration-dai.html#comment-91879090

In mycase I went to the local USCIS office and the IO there sent an e-mail as well but no news on my FP yet. Try your luck.

gc4me can you please send me the phone number and combination of codes so that I can get them to send my FP notice, i am July 2nd filer as well.

Well written, but there should be some basis for the numbers that are quoted.

NSC: July 3nd 2008

FP : Aug 1, 2008

LUD on AUG 3, 2008

Still pending approval..

What a weird system - even for E-Filing (supposed to be online system- easy to organize), we see random approvals. Hope someone realizes and makes the system organized better...

Cry baby!
1. If you are interested in knowing about IV very front page provide you ample of information
2. Understood there is only one bread earner, well you do pay 1000s of $ to fill stupid forms to lawyers. A fraction of that amount will produce bigger bang here at IV.
3. Some people here in IV are out of the job but still continuing on their mission. Unfortunately, cowards like you will also be benefited by their efforts.
4. If you really wanted to help, u could have started by joining the state chapter.

THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS PEOPLE LIKE YOU ARE GOOD FOR NOTHING, GO BACK TO YOUR HOLES. AND DON'T SHOW YOUR FACE HERE AGAIN.

When I joined this forum it was to look advice on my case and to offer help when I could. No one has ever taken the time to explain what the objectives of the Core are. What I see alot of are #1 asking people to contribute and #2 members complaining about people asking their questions in the wrong area or opening too many threads. Someone needs to explain fully what Core is doing and list ways for the members to help. I would love to help if I can. Unfortunately I don't have a lot to offer financially being that my husband and I are living off one income. I wish I could go to the rally but I cant afford to do that either. There must be some way that I can help- stuffing envelopes or something- anything. But what I would love to see is an explanation of what it is the Core is trying to accomplish and a set of guidelines for posting if possible because I am so sick and tired of seeing "please close this thread"

Case Rejected because of Incorrect Fee

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I am asking this question in this thread as i dont know how to start new thread.

Hi

My spouse's employer had applied for H1 this year and he got a receipt number. But the check has not been encashed. Now when I checked the status in website it says the following:
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Application Type: I129, PETITION FOR A NONIMMIGRANT WORKER

Current Status: Case Rejected because of Incorrect Fee

On April 30, 2008, we determined that this I129 PETITION FOR A NONIMMIGRANT WORKER was not properly filed because you submitted incorrect fee. Therefore, we have rejected your case and returned it to you with all supporting materials, along with the fee. Please follow the instructions on the notice to submit the case with correct fee.

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Employer is yet to get the documents back. He checked his records and says there is no mistake from their side including fee...

The question here is:

1. what does case rejection means? - Is it end of it or can it be reapplied with correct fee/ other supporting docs, it at all thats the case

2. If there is no mistake from employer side in filing,and if it is a kind of adminstrative mistake from USCIS side, can it be resubmitted?

I am confused...

Appreciate your inputs

Thanks

NH123,

can you pls. open a New Thread and post your Query please. This Thread is used for a different reason.

Thanks!