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Had got Indian PCC in december. I had got the PCC from Chicago Indian consulate in december. I had applied 7 weeks earlier (Oct,06). Initially they just need passport copies and the misc. form. They will send out the information to authorities in India and issue PCC once they get confirmation...

Doc list etc Guys, I'm from Bangalore, KA. The VFS website says if you are an indian national living and working in the US, you can go to any of the US consulates in India. I carried the standard documents with me: 1. Passport. 2. All I797s. 3. A letter from the company verifying my...

Hello All, Just wanted to share my H1B stamping experience in New Delhi on 23rd March 06. I'm on a 8th year H1B extension (extensions based on pending greencard application). 1. Had made the appointment via. VFS website in Jan, 06. 2. My appointment was at 11:45 AM. I was at the consulate...

Anil, I think if your labor is pending with BEC (not yet approved) you should be able to make an ammendment to your labor application. I was in the same situation (3 yr BS + 8yr H1B extn) but was lucky that my lawyer had specified in the ETA 750 as: "BS or equivalent" - with further...

GC Pain, I've personally not gone through such situation, hopefully others who have experienced such will reply back. 1. I'm not sure if evaluating your 3yr degree to 4yr degree helps. Note that in other forums, people with such evaluations (in some instances from thedegreepeople.com) has...

Whats wrong with NSC? GC Pain, Though I'm not an expert, my ETA 750 had almost similar words and got OK'd by NSC. 1. What was your educational evaluation like? - For example - I used the same one that I'd used for H1B which said that "I had the equivalent of a US BS degree due to 3 years...

I140 approved with 3 year degree. Hello All, Just got the magic email from BCIS that my I140 has been approved. I've a 3 year BSc degree from India. Luckily my lawyer had mentioned that "BS or equivalent" - with further explanation that "Equivalency can be derived as a combination of...

I140 approved Hello All, Just got the magic email from BCIS that my I140 has been approved. I've a 3 year BSc degree from India. Luckily my lawyer had mentioned that "BS or equivalent" - with further explanation that "Equivalency can be derived as a combination of education + experience". It...

Ashasree, I'm in the same boat as you. I got the labor approved from DBEC and applied for I140 in 2nd week of Oct. My labor ETA 750 also says "BS degree or equivalent *. * - Equivalent may be derived as a combination of education and experience." So hopefully our cases will fly without issues...

Gurus, Here is my case. I got my labor approved after 3 years (Chicago & Dallas BEC) in 1st week of October. I've been in the US for the last 8 years on H1B (+extension). My employer told me this morning that my labor is not approved but is still pending. He had not given me my approved labor...

Hello Bunny01, Thanks for your reply. I'll update this message board when I find any way out. I'm talking to some lawyers who say that there might be a way out. Thanks, Ashok.

Hi KC, Thanks for your reply. Yes, I'm on H1B only and I've just received my 8th year extension till Dec, 2006. I hope you don't mind me asking 2 followup questions and would appreciate your inputs: 1. If I140 gets rejected, the H1B does not get invalid right away? Do I have to leave the...

Need help with I140 possible rejection! Guys, I've gone through the discussion and am getting worried about my position. I'm on a 8th year H1B and just filed for I140 (after 3 years of waiting for Labor). I've a 3 year BS degree and the education evaluation that was given says my 3 yrs BS...

Any updates usgcman, I'm in the same loop. I've a 3 year degree from India and applying to NSC for I140. How is your case going? Any updates would be very helpful. Thanks, Ashok.

Guys, I was informed by my HR that my EB-3 labor filed from Michigan has been approved by DBEC. The date of approval is 10/3/2005 and the approval mail was received on 10/11/2005. Good luck to you all and hope everyone gets it. - Ashok EB-3 RIR (Michigan) PD: June 2003 Case#: Not known...

EB-3 Labor approved from DBEC Guys, I was informed by my HR that my EB-3 labor filed from Michigan has been approved by DBEC. The date of approval is 10/3/2005 and the approval mail was received on 10/11/2005. Good luck to you all and hope everyone gets it. - Ashok EB-3 RIR (Michigan)...

CITI NRI Issues: Hello All, Just wanted to let you know and caution you on my experience with CITI bank NRI services. Based on their ad-campaign "0 balance for 20 years", I'd opened an account, but realized that the catch was that the X-change rate being applied to any money transfer is...