Kama Of Kingstone

Good Job, I have already written this to my senators earlier, but wrote to WhiteHouse.gov today.....
I will be sending the following note to my senator and have already posted it to WhiteHouse.gov. I urge all those screwed by the ongoing retrogression to do the same.

"I am writing to inform you of how the country based quotas imposed on Employment Based green cards are unfair and totally illogical. When I immigrated to the US, I believed that this country was a meritocracy where you were judged based on your abilities and qualities. These country based quotas reward people depending on where they or their ancestors were born. This causes people from India and China to wait over a decade to get a green card whereas someone from another country with similar or lesser abilities can obtain permanent residence in half that time.

Since these EB category based green cards are awarded for professional skills, imposing a country based quota just does not make any sense. I urge you to work with Congress and change this discriminatory policy and reinforce that America is truly a society that celebrates meritocracy."

Have time to post something here? Heheee.... I am posting these message while my project is compiling and building.

try calling CARL SEARS he is the guy who puts up these newscast.
also call LISA SYLVESTER from CNN @ 202 898 7645 and make out voices head!!

To all:

Can everybody please let us know how much money you have spent so far to file 485. We have contacted reporter and she need more information from us.
Please do this asap.

Just put total amount you have spent for 485 like Medical cost, attorney fees, mail service, birth certificate, cancelling your planned trip , photos and so on.

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2166260.cms

Thanks.

485 for 2 people

Medical: $900
Photographs: $60
Expenses occured in expediting paperwork from home country (next day fedex, notary fees etc): $100

Non-Monetary costs
My wife & I can't plan a baby, for the next 6 months. (We had been going down that path)
Drove 120 miles to get medical
Missed 2 days from work

that's exactly what we did you self-righteous prig!
When we didn't like something, we came out and expressed it.

Tough crowd :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Guys,

During my Infopass appointment, Lady Officer told me that your approved advanced parole is mailed to your home address and she verified my home address with me as well. Now my AP was approved on Oct 1*. I had a Infopass on 6th Nov. According to officer AP was "mailed" on the same day as "approval". That was not sufficient, so to add that, I got an email from lawyer yesterday mentioning the receipt of our all approved APs at his office.

So conclusion: Do not trust USCIS officer whatever they say during Infopass.

Tried everything. Infopass, Congressman, Ombusdsman. Still over 100 days and no movement on AP. Anybody in the same boat? AP applied in TSC.

I have heard from one of the forums here that an estimated 500K people will file this month since all PDs are current. EB-3 mexico + phillipines togther alone will be close to 300K. God help the Job market.

Also minimum wait time will be 500K/140K ~ 4 yrs before they get to process your GC. Add to that the time for namecheck backlog 2+ yrs. So total 6+ yrs before getting GC........

lotr

6 years for everyone? is everyone's PD 2007? Are they going to issue GC only after 6 years? use a little common sense and you will find that GCs are given based on PD, Older the PD sooner you will get GC. for example a person with PD 2003 will get GC within 6 months.

If you know you are a pessimist, then sit down in a corner and keep crying, don't scrare others with your illogical, baseless arguments.

my PD is april 2001
and still waiting , & when we call ins we get a letter
still in processing time :(
what can we do?

I am surprised to see People with April 2001 PD still waiting. Do you know the reason of getting stuck as your PD is current for some time.

hey guys I think its OK now to call IV as Indian organization with this bulltin and per their statement there is a good chance that ROW will move ahead and we will be stuck EB3 India in particular

We sent an email to CISOmbudsman.Publicaffairs@dhs.gov and they gave the update, even though the online status didn't update for more than a week.

The Ombudsman office gave a response with in one business day.

Found out from the Senator's office that my case has been approved. Attorney was able to call and confirm. No change in online status though.

E-filed on May 5th

Here's your answer in the bulletin

EMPLOYMENT: Demand for numbers in the Employment Third �Other Workers� category, as well as the China and India Employment Second preference categories, has been escalating. No movement in those cut-off dates will be possible until the current level of demand subsides.

I hope it doesn't retrogress in future.

I still don't understand why is EB-2 not moving forward especially that EB-1 is current.

Medical Exams for self and spouse - $930
Passport photos - $60
Lawyer fees -paid by employer - dont know how much.

Buddy if you are looking for some sympathy for your situation....none from me. Dont blame me for my unnecessary post...I will not blame you for the unnecessary thread. We will call it even :). Just relax my friend.

Sharing my bookmark with you...may help with your situation.

http://www.thirdage.com/healthgate/files/78992.html

I am not expecting any sympathy from you. I am just sharing the common problem that people are facing with the horrendous situation. We all need empathy. Blaming and flaming at someone doesn't help. Since it is a platform for all immigrants who are facing a common problem with our green card, I am just sharing my feelings.

Just imagine what will happen to the market flooded with EADs. Job market for H1Bs will totally be down. No US companies will hire H1Bs if they get somebody with an EAD. Tonnes of Junior developers and S/W testers will in the market driving the billing rates down even further. It's better to pack up and leave. I have heard from one of the forums here that an estimated 500K people will file this month since all PDs are current. EB-3 mexico + phillipines togther alone will be close to 300K. God help the Job market.

Also minimum wait time will be 500K/140K ~ 4 yrs before they get to process your GC. Add to that the time for namecheck backlog 2+ yrs. So total 6+ yrs before getting GC........

lotr

Originally posted by Makaveli
guig0 i voted for you!!! just cuz eilsoe tried to screw you over by linking the WRONG SPEELing one.... j/k


btw, how the HELL do you make a spelling mistake during pixel art.......lol

why aren't you posting as much anymore i love reading your hillarious remarks :love:
you can always count on mak to vote in you when you need ;) :P

thanks for the vote mak =) i think :P


yep, i�m not posting as much anymore coz berta (you know who) left me :(
but that�s ok, i�m getting a new one for me tomorrow :blush: and then:
::said like terminator:: i�ll be back!

:P :P

No lies, salary cannot be raised and people on H-4 cannot work. The article is right.

What I don't get is where they got that the Sept 18 rally will see 5000 of us attending? That's way too little guys, we need at least double that!

Will we even have 5000 people??? I will be (pleasantly) surprised if we do!

Too bad most of us think this rally is a waste of time. I hope they wake up and realize that doing nothing and waiting for their GCs will be an even bigger waste of time if they lose their job 3 years down the line!

Here are details of my interview:

VO: what do you do?
I: Software engineer.
VO: How many employees in your company?
I: 20-25
VO: I see your english is not good. How will you be able to do your job?
I: You are the first person to tell me in last 4 years that I cant do my job due to poor english.
[At this point I was ticked off]
VO: How long did you work for last employer?
I: 18 months
VO: How many employees in previous company?
I: 150
VO: How many Indians?
I: I dont know. Ask the employer.
VO: Is this company owned by Indians?
I: I dont ask my boss his citizenship status.
VO: Have you worked with them before?
I: Yes, I am here just to revalidate my visa.
VO: Why you are working for a small company?
I: My preference.
VO: How much salary do you earn?
I: XYZ USD per annum.
VO: Thank you very much sir, your visa is approved.

Didnt bother to thank her, just turned my back and walked away. Visa came by mail.

Refer to USCIS guide lines regarding AC 21. Hope this helps.

http://www.uscis.gov/files/pressrelease/AC21Intrm122705.pdf


JunRN,

First, Thank You for all your advises.

I am planning to file AC-21 memo with USCIS.

I hope the my new employer will help with paperwork. and I have to find a lawyer who can do that and be prepare for RFE and Interviews.

My last question to you:

1. Do you know for AC-21 I have to work in the same state where my labor was filed?

my labor was at IL and now working in TX but same type of job.

2. Is there a deadline or recommened time to file Ac-21 memo with CIS?

I just joined the new company 2 weeks back with my EAD after getting laid off from petitioning employer (they will not revoke my approved I-140)

Any advises and recommendations on filing AC-21 will be very much appreciated.

I dont think there will be any movement for May and June. July could see a big movement.

july which year...???:D

I request everybody to add one line in the letter for Consular processing filers as they should be allowed to get AC21 and EAD facilities now. This law came earlier only for 485 filers because CP process was fast but now due to retrogession all CP filers are waiting for Years and in the worst sitauation as 485 filers are enjoying their freedom with AC21 and EAD

Immmigration Voice I'll appreciate if you could add this agenda in you campaign letter.

Thanks