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I'm not sure how much help this would be. But I've noticed in the past that companies in India like Wipro et al apply for H1/L1 for their employees and keep the H1 around. And when the need arises, they send them over on short term work assignments (anywhere from 1 - 18 months).

Ideally for the purpose of meetings etc, they should be using the B visa, especially when they have not sponsored an immigrant petition. But in your case, you have an immigrant intent so I guess a H or L is the way to go. Please consult an attorney as I have no idea about what implications your Canadian pay setup will have over the 'pay prevailing wages during H1B presence' issue.

I dont know much about L1 but yours seems perfectly suited for an L1 and I believe L1 can have immigrant intent too. Any reason you cant go on to L1?

I would like to discuss two issues

1) Is there a reasonable chance for Democrats to take control of the House after Nov elections.

2) What would that mean for skilled legal Immigrant community (aka will my GC come faster :))

It looks like Americans are fed up with the war in Iraq and other issues. Especially here in TX there is one seat definitely going to Democrats ( Tom Delay's seat). Would a Democrat majority make passing SKIL a slam dunk ?

I returned back from India a few days ago. My experience was very similar to "LostInGCProcess". The only difference was that i had only 2 copies of AP. They kept one and gave me one.

So, it should not be a problem if you have 2 AP copies. Just make sure you come out of Immigration with 1 copy for your future travels.

They will not take the only copy you have if you make another trip out of the country before it expires.

You need just the AP and Passport. Please let the officer know that you are using AP. Or they will keep looking through your passport for a visa.

It is good to have supporting documents such as I-485 receipt, I-140 approval, recent paystubs, employment letter from your HR (stating you are still employed). As 'LostInGCProcess" said, please do not provide them until reqested

Guys,


here's my thoughts on this; If her h1 gets stamped she doesn't need AP. however if H1 gets rejected for some reason, in that case she can stay back in India until I recieve the AP documents. I send it to her then she can travel back on AP. ??

Any Suggestions or gyan on this !!!

-shree

I dont think you will be able to do this, I am not sure but I think one should be present in US at the time of AP approval only then they can use that Advance parole to leave and re enter.

May be converting back to H4 and attend for visa as dependent is an option. Ask your lawyer.

There is no need to change the date on I-94. As long as you have the I-797 approval petition you are good. When you leave the country, you MUSTgive the I-94 to the airline authorities. If you go to Mexico by road, there is no one to take your I-94 and so you will have illegally left the US - which can lead to problems. If you fly, you are fine!

But still, unless you are going on vacation, do not waste your money.

Wrong!

I-94 is the one that determines how long u can stay.

I-94 can be extended while staying in US.

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any suggestions if 140 is not approved?

Filed in August 2007......doesn't look like there is much movement based on tracker!!!!

EAD in hand

Yes. If I-140 is not approved, Do not use AC-21.

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Which part of CA are you in? Is it scary to live there. Do you really need a gun?

I live in Southern california(also lived in LA/Orange/San diego area) and i guess you are not in Southern california.

J Thomas

According to my attorney, you can re-apply for AP from outside of the U.S. and have it delivered to a local consulate.

I will not argue with what your lawyer tells you.

However, because Form I-131 is used for multiple purposes, some of the instructions are applicable to one condition and not to the other. So read the instruction again and you will see that some of the references to sending the document to overseas consulate refers to when it's used as a Reentry Permit, Refuge Travel Document, or as Advanced Parole for humanitarian reasons. For someone who applied for AOS, sorry no such luck.

Folks,
Who receives the AP approval? lawyer or the beneficiary?

I just emailed mine to info@immigrationvoice.org.

Thanks!

Some banks like Bank of america you can see the deposited check's front and back image..Sorry you may already know this...

You used one check to pay the lawyer...sorry my bad.

The embassy is free nowadays... calendar opens up 2 weeks before. I went thru the process 2 months ago...It was the same.

Practice what you preach.
BTW myself and majority of members on this forum hasn't replaced any American worker.

Yeah, right :D! BTW your long hopeless wait for gc has driven you crazy :D

My I-485 receipt notice does not have a PD on it either. Is that normal?

Hi Friends,

I have a confusing situation here. Hope someone can help me with this. This is a bit complicated so please bear with me.

I fall under ROW. My first LC was filed in Feb 2005 under RIR and it was in BEC for a long time. So my company filed another LC under PERM in March 2007 which was approved very quickly and I-140 was filed for that.

Then in April 2007 the first LC (PD Feb 2005) was approved and we filed an I-140 for that as well. This was converted to PP and was approved very quickly.

Then in June 07 when my Feb 2005 PD became current we filed for 485 based on that older LC. However in the receipt notice the Priority Date box was blank which I did not notice till yesterday.

My other I-140 with PD March 2007 was pending till Jan 2008 and was approved in mid January. On the same day it was approved I noticed a soft LUD on my pending I-485 which has nothing to do with that I-140.

Now my question is, is it possible that USCIS mistakenly linked my recently approved I-140 (PD Mar 2007) to the pending I-1485? Is that possible? The reason for this worry is the soft LUD that saw on my 485 as mentioned above and the fact that my 485 receipt notice does not have a PD printed on it.

Is there anyway that I can verify which PD is linked to my 485 by contacting USCIS? I have heard of INFOPASS, would that help? If so how can I get an appointment? If as I suspect , the 485 is now linked to the wrong PD, is it difficult to have it corrected? Please let me know.

Also is it common to have the PD box blank in the 485 receipt notice?

Thanks in Advance!!!!!

Thanks for replying... Appreciate it ....

I believe the 180 days starts from the day of 485 notice date and not 140 approval. I had confirmed this with my attorney (both my personal one and the companies )before making the shift and I had and RFE on my 485 in June 09 and nothing after that. I would assume that USCIS was happy with my response and the case might have been pre-adjudicated.

As per Ron, one cannot apply for H1B renewals based on revoked 140's. I wanted to see if anyone here has done it successfully. I will check with my attorney as well as my companies attorney.

Did you get an answer?

this rumour sounds like its straight out of timesofindia :p;)

:d

Lets Keep Our fingers Crossed :) and PRAY :)

When one should feel to donate, they can donate. Doesn't mean that you donated, means everyone should donate.
It is about donation, not Haptaa-vasooli.....

So, before taunting anyone you should understand the meaning of "Donation".

If some one directs a post to you and asks you directly about whether you donated or not then you can then send out posts of the above kind

In the mean time if you believe in the cause donate else dont but there is no use arguing about pros/cons and definition of donation per se or difference between donation and contribution.