Recent content by japs

Delays in Notice of Action Recently, there have been several posts regarding timeframes for receiving notice of action. Maybe this will help you all in not worrying too much since USCIS acknowledges the delay as well and provides some guidance on when they expect to be able to reduce the fee...

supercomp, The name check process is not as simple as just a first and last name search. They do what they call an "around the clock" search. Read the below link for more details.... http://www.immigration.com/newsletter1/nheckfbimemo.pdf Good Luck!! japs

koolvik, I wonder if it has something to do with the H1B quota for FY2008 that they started accepting as of April 2 and the sheer volume of the applications received, having to be receipted, random selection process, notification of the winners and returning the cases which did not meet the...

bR2006, India and US have a tax treaty which prevents double taxation. Your income earned in India will be taxed in India but you are required to file a US tax return as well. Do some research on the IRS website to see if you qualify. Good Luck!! japs

Jazper 28, I think the below link to via the State Department website should help clarify your question. http://manila.usembassy.gov/wwwha006.html Quick summary: US citizen visiting Philippines for less than 21 days does not need a visa. If stay is longer than 21 days then a visa is needed...

Your check will have an ESC and some numbers. For the complete receipt number, you will need to add * and 0's to make it 13 characters... For example: ESC*00 and the digits on the check. Good Luck!!

My wife's and my info for the tracker.... N-400 Mailed 5-Jul PD: 6-Jul FP date: 22-Jul IL: ???

blackrussian, I hope you receive your IL soon. By the way, what is your DO? I recall from one of your earlier posts that you applied at VSC and had your FP on 7/19. I had my FP on 7/22 and am under the VA/DC DO and my case status still shows (case received on....) and was not updated about...

VSC PD: 6-Jul FP Date: 22-Jul

I mailed both my wife's and my applications together in a Fed Ex envelope last week but separated them by placing them in 2 envelopes with the names and A#s. Both checks were cashed so I know that they have received both and treated both applications. Sent to VSC on 5-Jul Check cashed 10-Jul...

No Title GCrequired, Check this link out. It will give you some info on the EB-1 classification requirements. http://www.shusterman.com/cgi-bin/ex-link.pl?www.ins.usdoj.gov/graphics/services/residency/employment.htm Good Luck!! japs

No Title Sanjay, I-140s are not part of the premium processing yet. Good Luck!! japs

No Title Sam, Use the "Search" feature for "Local interview for NIW case!". Someone else also had a similar question. Good Luck!! japs

No Title Bajie, As you are aware, both the EB1-EA and NIW waive the LC requirement and enable you to change jobs during the process as long as your work continues to be in the same or similar area. The main difference is the categories EB1 vs EB2. This becomes important from an Immigrant Visa...

No Title STW, In my opinion the education evaluation may not be of much help to support the EB1/EA petition. The approval would depend on what your accomplishments are and how well you meet the criteria that the INS uses to approve these cases. Good Luck!! japs