sweet_jungle
12-12 10:51 PM
Wife's EAD changed to "card production ordered", after a tiresome wait of almost 4 months. This was after 2 expedite faxes and 1 infopass.
My wife went for her biometrics today and what a surprise, her date of birth on the system was wrong.
She only had DL on her and no passport. So, the ASC staff took her biometrics but refused to correct her DOB, claiming that passport was needed.
So, we called up USCIS and upon description of the problem,were immediately transferred to level 2. Level 2 looked at the cases and confirmed that DOB was wrong on I-485. It was correct in I-765 and I-131. She said that the only way to correct it was to take infopass and present passport and DL.
It is now more or less clear that DOB mismatch has caused her EAD to be stalled for so long.I have already got my EAD.
Moral of the story : take passport for FP, infopass, etc. all the time.
Our EADs and APs were filed separately with I-485 courier receipt. What a mess !!
lets see what happens at infopass.
My wife went for her biometrics today and what a surprise, her date of birth on the system was wrong.
She only had DL on her and no passport. So, the ASC staff took her biometrics but refused to correct her DOB, claiming that passport was needed.
So, we called up USCIS and upon description of the problem,were immediately transferred to level 2. Level 2 looked at the cases and confirmed that DOB was wrong on I-485. It was correct in I-765 and I-131. She said that the only way to correct it was to take infopass and present passport and DL.
It is now more or less clear that DOB mismatch has caused her EAD to be stalled for so long.I have already got my EAD.
Moral of the story : take passport for FP, infopass, etc. all the time.
Our EADs and APs were filed separately with I-485 courier receipt. What a mess !!
lets see what happens at infopass.
desi3933
05-10 09:28 AM
VB will come today.
I am going to ask my lawyer why it is late. It is is generally on Fridays in the first week on the month.
We should hope for a good VB as it is delayed. If it was copy paste, it would have come out sooner.
What do you say?
Khali dimag shaitan ka ghar
(Translation: An idle mind is a devils workshop)
.
I am going to ask my lawyer why it is late. It is is generally on Fridays in the first week on the month.
We should hope for a good VB as it is delayed. If it was copy paste, it would have come out sooner.
What do you say?
Khali dimag shaitan ka ghar
(Translation: An idle mind is a devils workshop)
.
wandmaker
07-22 09:10 AM
One anonymous user commenting against other anonymous user is hardly of any consequence. To come to IV or not come to IV is your decision. Remember IV is not about forum or red dots or green dots. It is a platform for everyone to meet and work towards fixing the system. If a person is committed to the cause, he would not be bothered by any distraction.
Well said.
Well said.
invincibleasian
01-14 09:27 PM
upto 6 months. they send out a letter as soon as you apply stating they have recvd yur app and working on it. I had applied for a Name correction. They refused after a couple of weeks itself and asked me to get it corrected in the visa consulate of the home country. When I went for stamping in chennai I pointed out error and the new stamp had the right name. Consult your attorney.
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chanduv23
09-16 12:26 AM
Is andy garcia and andy_8214 the same? Just wondering:rolleyes:
Dunno - but we can find out from the IP logs - will not worry about this person
Dunno - but we can find out from the IP logs - will not worry about this person
radhay
01-09 04:14 PM
Thanks for your suggestions. I think I will try another office.
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yestogc
05-01 07:53 PM
Absolutely no issues, as long as you have a letter from same employer does not matter.
h1techSlave
07-10 10:26 AM
I'm not from India, can I come ???
:confused:
Actually coming to India on a work visa is relatively easy. If you are serious, you could apply for a job in many Indian IT companies or BPO companies. I have read many news articles that Indian companies want to hire non-Indians, so that they can respond to many cultures effectively.
As far as living conditions and such. If you can manage in Chicago/NY/DC area, you would not find it difficult to manage in Bombay/Bangalore/Delhi. Actually violent crimes in India is much lower than that of many areas in the US. You can send your kid to school in India and expect him/her NOT to get shot in school.
Cheers,
h1techSlave
:confused:
Actually coming to India on a work visa is relatively easy. If you are serious, you could apply for a job in many Indian IT companies or BPO companies. I have read many news articles that Indian companies want to hire non-Indians, so that they can respond to many cultures effectively.
As far as living conditions and such. If you can manage in Chicago/NY/DC area, you would not find it difficult to manage in Bombay/Bangalore/Delhi. Actually violent crimes in India is much lower than that of many areas in the US. You can send your kid to school in India and expect him/her NOT to get shot in school.
Cheers,
h1techSlave
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paskal
12-08 11:31 PM
Dear friends,
We are hoping to here from members in MN, there is much to be done yet...let us build on the energy from these last days.
Please visit the Chapters thread in the members only area and post your info and ideas in the MN chapter thread. Thanks!
OR use this thread if it is just more convenient....
We are hoping to here from members in MN, there is much to be done yet...let us build on the energy from these last days.
Please visit the Chapters thread in the members only area and post your info and ideas in the MN chapter thread. Thanks!
OR use this thread if it is just more convenient....
rocky17105
07-29 11:19 AM
of course used the sub labor to get 2005 EB2 priority date and moved to this employer. We filed the 140 on july 1st but some document was missing so it came back and then lawyer filed it again which reached uscis timely by 16th July 2007. I am still with the same employer since 2007 and yes unfortunately the employer is found in h1b fraud later but still havent proven guilty so not sure if company is blacklisted or not.
I understand why you are asking all these questions but my question is just can we reopen 485 based on wrong denial from USCIS side.
I understand why you are asking all these questions but my question is just can we reopen 485 based on wrong denial from USCIS side.
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thomachan72
05-10 02:06 PM
More like an idle mind ;)
Thanks. I started thinking whether the devil infact has grown more powerful that he is seeking new territory:D:D:D
Thanks. I started thinking whether the devil infact has grown more powerful that he is seeking new territory:D:D:D
BharatPremi
12-05 05:09 PM
BharatPremi,
No offense, but why have you opened 2 threads with very similar information and questions?.
Both threads can not be said "Similar". First one is related with Soft LUD and this one relates to strange 485 approval. So I do not know how did you derive similarity between them. Now general perception is that "SOFT LUD" means nothing. Mostly that perception seems to be correct but it is not always so. In my case, somebody at USCIS reentered the address and hence I got the soft LUD. When I called to USCIS I found about that and USCIS lady herself insisted then to verify my present address "because somebody made an entry today and that without change of address request". Another example I can give you is around 2 years back, I do not remember exact time period but general observation was after 10 days of having soft LUD on 485, people (Ofcourse some cases but considerable number so on many threads people discussed that at length...)used to see "Current" for visa bulletins and get card production ordered emails...
No offense, but why have you opened 2 threads with very similar information and questions?.
Both threads can not be said "Similar". First one is related with Soft LUD and this one relates to strange 485 approval. So I do not know how did you derive similarity between them. Now general perception is that "SOFT LUD" means nothing. Mostly that perception seems to be correct but it is not always so. In my case, somebody at USCIS reentered the address and hence I got the soft LUD. When I called to USCIS I found about that and USCIS lady herself insisted then to verify my present address "because somebody made an entry today and that without change of address request". Another example I can give you is around 2 years back, I do not remember exact time period but general observation was after 10 days of having soft LUD on 485, people (Ofcourse some cases but considerable number so on many threads people discussed that at length...)used to see "Current" for visa bulletins and get card production ordered emails...
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mailsunnydeol
08-07 11:53 AM
Progress so far:
Aug 3: Card Production Ordered email received
Aug 6: Approval Notice Sent email received
Aug 7: Welcome Notice Received by Lawyer
Aug 3: Card Production Ordered email received
Aug 6: Approval Notice Sent email received
Aug 7: Welcome Notice Received by Lawyer
GCBy3000
04-28 03:58 PM
Where is the link to this article?
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raysaikat
07-17 02:17 PM
A federal judge has ordered USCIS to pay attorney Kip Evan Steinberg $25,000 in legal fees after the lawyer's client sued the agency to force it to complete processing in an adjustment of status green card case. USCIS tried to point the finger at the FBI for delays in the name check process, but the judge wasn't buying. The judge found the 151 hours the lawyer put in to the case to be reasonable. So 151 attorney hours were wasted, an individual waited years unnecessarily and America's taxpayers are out $25,000.
- From Greg Siskind blog
Isn't $165/hour a steep rate?
- From Greg Siskind blog
Isn't $165/hour a steep rate?
looneytunezez
03-08 01:15 PM
Congrats............
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aristotle
02-26 02:03 AM
If you have GC then you can take out ur 401k in 2 installments (because u have RNOR status for 2 years) and file tax as a resident in USA (because of GC).
If you don't have GC then please take all ur 401k in one shot in the year you leave. Otherwise you'll pay 10% penalty and then 30% tax to USA because you will be a Non resident as for as US is concerned in the next year.
As a non resident, if you take out 10K every year, you should be under the Standard deduction and thus owe no tax??
If you don't have GC then please take all ur 401k in one shot in the year you leave. Otherwise you'll pay 10% penalty and then 30% tax to USA because you will be a Non resident as for as US is concerned in the next year.
As a non resident, if you take out 10K every year, you should be under the Standard deduction and thus owe no tax??
aroranuj
09-09 11:20 AM
Hello Everyone,
It is time that we need to unite as one�no EB1 or EB2 or EB3. This is our last real chance in a long time to come to address our BIGGEST issue. The Full House Judiciary Committee will do a Mark-Up of EB Visa Recapture Bill and Nursing Relief Bill on 09/10/2008 10:15 a.m. We need to call ALL these members listed below and ask them to support. Please write in your responses with how many reps you have been able to call. We need to keep this thread on top. The information provided below has been taken from the Administrators post about the HR5882.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
BACKGROUND & TALKING POINTS
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HR5882 was sponsored by Congresswoman Lofgren and Congressman Sensenbrenner. This bill recaptures all the unused visa numbers that have been lost since 1992 due to processing delays in Employment based category and Family category. This bill has PASSED the Sub Committee and is in its next phase. After it passes here it will to the full house
Please use the instructions provided below to make the phone calls.
(1) Call the congressman/woman office and request to speak with the aide who handles Legislative and Immigration matters
2) If they are not available leave a VM for them -
"I would like Representative "Representative Name" to support HR 5882, bill to recapture the green cards lost due to processing and bureaucratic delays. As you may already know that this is a bi-partisan bill with wide bipartisan support in the house and will help improve American competitiveness & reduce the back logs associated with USCIS. This bill is non controversial measures that will help US to stay competitive with a highly educated and skilled work force and address family based backlogs also.
To All congress-critters:
In a nutshell, this bill allows USCIS to manage their workflow more effectively, which provides better customer service, and will eventually lead to better turn-around times.
To Democrats: More people will be able to get their citizenship in reasonable times.
To Republicans: Companies will be able to attract more talent which improves economic performance."
(3) As usual Do NOT get into the CIR issue or illegal Immigration. If the aide is confusing with CIR or illegal immigration, just tell them that these are legal immigration bills.
(4) If the aide asks whether you belong to the district or not, tell them NO if you don't. Mention to them that you already spoke with your representative and would like the congressman/congresswoman
support.
The list of key representatives along with their contact information is provided in this post.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
If asked please say that you are a member of Immigration Voice.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
If the staffer ask - "did you call the representative in your area", say that -
"Yes I did. Congressman/Congresswoman is a prominent member of House Judiciary committee which makes him a national figure of great importance. Congressman's decision and support is very important for people inside and outside of your district and as such I urge you and the Congressman to support HR5882."
Democrats
Zoe Lofgren, California (202) 225-3072
Sheila Jackson-Lee, Texas (202) 225-3816
Maxine Waters, California (202) 225-2201
Bill Delahunt, Massachusetts (202)-225-3111
Robert Wexler, Florida (202) 225-3001
Linda T. S�nchez, California (202) 225-6676
Steve Cohen, Tennessee (202) 225-3265
Hank Johnson, Georgia (202) 225-1605
Betty Sutton, Ohio (202) 225-3401
Luis Gutierrez, Illinois (202) 225-8203
Brad Sherman, California (202) 225-5911
Anthony D. Weiner, New York (202) 225-6616
Adam B. Schiff, California (202) 225-4176
Artur Davis, Alabama (202) 225-2665
Debbie Wasserman Schultz, FL (202) 225-7931
Keith Ellison, Minnesota (202) 225-4755
Tammy Baldwin, Wisconsin (202) 225-2906
Republicans
Lamar S. Smith, Texas (202) 225-4236
Jim Sensenbrenner, Wisconsin (202) 225-5101
Howard Coble, North Carolina (202) 225-3065
Elton Gallegly, California (202) 225-5811
Bob Goodlatte, Virginia (202) 225-5431
Steve Chabot, Ohio (202) 225-2216
Dan Lungren, California (202) 225-5716
Chris Cannon, Utah (202) 225-7751
Ric Keller, Florida (202) 225-2176
Darrell Issa, California (202) 225-3906
Mike Pence, Indiana (202) 225-3021
Randy Forbes, Virginia (202) 225-6365
Steve King, Iowa DO NOT CONTACT
Tom Feeney, Florida (202) 225-2706
Trent Franks, Arizona (202) 225-4576
Louie Gohmert, Texas (202) 225-3035
Jim Jordan, Ohio (202) 225-2676
It is time that we need to unite as one�no EB1 or EB2 or EB3. This is our last real chance in a long time to come to address our BIGGEST issue. The Full House Judiciary Committee will do a Mark-Up of EB Visa Recapture Bill and Nursing Relief Bill on 09/10/2008 10:15 a.m. We need to call ALL these members listed below and ask them to support. Please write in your responses with how many reps you have been able to call. We need to keep this thread on top. The information provided below has been taken from the Administrators post about the HR5882.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
BACKGROUND & TALKING POINTS
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
HR5882 was sponsored by Congresswoman Lofgren and Congressman Sensenbrenner. This bill recaptures all the unused visa numbers that have been lost since 1992 due to processing delays in Employment based category and Family category. This bill has PASSED the Sub Committee and is in its next phase. After it passes here it will to the full house
Please use the instructions provided below to make the phone calls.
(1) Call the congressman/woman office and request to speak with the aide who handles Legislative and Immigration matters
2) If they are not available leave a VM for them -
"I would like Representative "Representative Name" to support HR 5882, bill to recapture the green cards lost due to processing and bureaucratic delays. As you may already know that this is a bi-partisan bill with wide bipartisan support in the house and will help improve American competitiveness & reduce the back logs associated with USCIS. This bill is non controversial measures that will help US to stay competitive with a highly educated and skilled work force and address family based backlogs also.
To All congress-critters:
In a nutshell, this bill allows USCIS to manage their workflow more effectively, which provides better customer service, and will eventually lead to better turn-around times.
To Democrats: More people will be able to get their citizenship in reasonable times.
To Republicans: Companies will be able to attract more talent which improves economic performance."
(3) As usual Do NOT get into the CIR issue or illegal Immigration. If the aide is confusing with CIR or illegal immigration, just tell them that these are legal immigration bills.
(4) If the aide asks whether you belong to the district or not, tell them NO if you don't. Mention to them that you already spoke with your representative and would like the congressman/congresswoman
support.
The list of key representatives along with their contact information is provided in this post.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
If asked please say that you are a member of Immigration Voice.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
If the staffer ask - "did you call the representative in your area", say that -
"Yes I did. Congressman/Congresswoman is a prominent member of House Judiciary committee which makes him a national figure of great importance. Congressman's decision and support is very important for people inside and outside of your district and as such I urge you and the Congressman to support HR5882."
Democrats
Zoe Lofgren, California (202) 225-3072
Sheila Jackson-Lee, Texas (202) 225-3816
Maxine Waters, California (202) 225-2201
Bill Delahunt, Massachusetts (202)-225-3111
Robert Wexler, Florida (202) 225-3001
Linda T. S�nchez, California (202) 225-6676
Steve Cohen, Tennessee (202) 225-3265
Hank Johnson, Georgia (202) 225-1605
Betty Sutton, Ohio (202) 225-3401
Luis Gutierrez, Illinois (202) 225-8203
Brad Sherman, California (202) 225-5911
Anthony D. Weiner, New York (202) 225-6616
Adam B. Schiff, California (202) 225-4176
Artur Davis, Alabama (202) 225-2665
Debbie Wasserman Schultz, FL (202) 225-7931
Keith Ellison, Minnesota (202) 225-4755
Tammy Baldwin, Wisconsin (202) 225-2906
Republicans
Lamar S. Smith, Texas (202) 225-4236
Jim Sensenbrenner, Wisconsin (202) 225-5101
Howard Coble, North Carolina (202) 225-3065
Elton Gallegly, California (202) 225-5811
Bob Goodlatte, Virginia (202) 225-5431
Steve Chabot, Ohio (202) 225-2216
Dan Lungren, California (202) 225-5716
Chris Cannon, Utah (202) 225-7751
Ric Keller, Florida (202) 225-2176
Darrell Issa, California (202) 225-3906
Mike Pence, Indiana (202) 225-3021
Randy Forbes, Virginia (202) 225-6365
Steve King, Iowa DO NOT CONTACT
Tom Feeney, Florida (202) 225-2706
Trent Franks, Arizona (202) 225-4576
Louie Gohmert, Texas (202) 225-3035
Jim Jordan, Ohio (202) 225-2676
singhv_1980
01-31 11:23 PM
I called USCIS this afternoon and found that you can have information sent to a US consulate about your application.
When you call, select the option asks "are you calling about approved petition?", and then select the option that asks if you need to send the information about your petition to a US consulate. Since I was calling about some other app., I didn't go there. Perhaps you can give it a try.
At what number did you call? Was it Kentucky Consular Center? Do you mean that we can have our information sent to PIMS system or consulate in India? In other words, does that say anything particularly about PIMS?
When you call, select the option asks "are you calling about approved petition?", and then select the option that asks if you need to send the information about your petition to a US consulate. Since I was calling about some other app., I didn't go there. Perhaps you can give it a try.
At what number did you call? Was it Kentucky Consular Center? Do you mean that we can have our information sent to PIMS system or consulate in India? In other words, does that say anything particularly about PIMS?
sweet_jungle
12-07 12:30 AM
My wife went for her biometrics today and what a surprise, her date of birth on the system was wrong.
She only had DL on her and no passport. So, the ASC staff took her biometrics but refused to correct her DOB, claiming that passport was needed.
So, we called up USCIS and upon description of the problem,were immediately transferred to level 2. Level 2 looked at the cases and confirmed that DOB was wrong on I-485. It was correct in I-765 and I-131. She said that the only way to correct it was to take infopass and present passport and DL.
It is now more or less clear that DOB mismatch has caused her EAD to be stalled for so long.I have already got my EAD.
Moral of the story : take passport for FP, infopass, etc. all the time.
Our EADs and APs were filed separately with I-485 courier receipt. What a mess !!
lets see what happens at infopass.
She only had DL on her and no passport. So, the ASC staff took her biometrics but refused to correct her DOB, claiming that passport was needed.
So, we called up USCIS and upon description of the problem,were immediately transferred to level 2. Level 2 looked at the cases and confirmed that DOB was wrong on I-485. It was correct in I-765 and I-131. She said that the only way to correct it was to take infopass and present passport and DL.
It is now more or less clear that DOB mismatch has caused her EAD to be stalled for so long.I have already got my EAD.
Moral of the story : take passport for FP, infopass, etc. all the time.
Our EADs and APs were filed separately with I-485 courier receipt. What a mess !!
lets see what happens at infopass.
kalyan
02-13 08:05 AM
Brothers and sisters,
IRS and USCIS dont talk to each other. They dont co-ordinate . So dont worry.
By the time, they think of co-ordination, our grand kids will come up.
USCIS does'nt even look at w2 and payslips in depth. All they do is, did the guy submitted as per the LCA or not.
IRS and USCIS dont talk to each other. They dont co-ordinate . So dont worry.
By the time, they think of co-ordination, our grand kids will come up.
USCIS does'nt even look at w2 and payslips in depth. All they do is, did the guy submitted as per the LCA or not.
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