Recent content by GCDreamer2000

Strictly speaking, you are eligible to work for any employer as soon as you return to the U.S. and have received your temporary I-551 stamp in your passport. That said, you have also committed to reporting to work for your sponsoring employer and work for that employer on a "permanent" basis...

I don't know where you get data to state that processing cases for Montreal is taking 8-12 months. There's very limited data in cptracker.com, and if anything the NVC has sped up processing in the last 6 months. I have a good friend who's going through the same process as what is done...

I would never trust the BCIS's claimed processing times, whereas the NVC and consulates have been quite consistent for YEARS. Just when you think I-485 processing times are starting to improve, some new security check comes along or they start putting resources on processing other type of...

You're at much greater risk of unnecessary questions with this strategy, since you're likely going to be asked about current salary anyway (and maybe asked for proof of this). Take ONE version of the letter, with current salary. Playing games with different documents for the same purpose...

Not an issue. If it was going to be a concern at any time , it would have come up when you changed status from F-1 to H-1B, which I assume you did without any problem. People do this all the time.

It should not be a surprise that this happened. AR-11 is submitted solely to comply with the law requiring you to report any change of address to the BCIS within 10 days days of moving. It does not change the address on record with the service center or local office where you may have a...

This is an insulting stereotype about women, and your "advice" is merely a generalization that is soley based your opinion and not fact. Some personal opinions are best kept to oneself.

More advice -- applies to all, whatever the consulate: BEFORE you get to the POE, always make a copy of IV page on the outside of the package you receive from the consulate. Other than what is written in your passport at the POE, it is the only document you have that indicates your A# (at...

As far as I know, the practice is that all cards for CP cases are produced by TSC, regardless of your POE. This has been true for at least the last three years and likely longer. There was a time a couple of years ago that those who entered through POEs in California received their cards...

The green card's only value when entering Canada is as proof of your U.S. permanent resident status and hence exemption from needing a visitor visa to enter. It is not recognized by Canada as proof of your nationality / citizenship, which is why you need your passport (or other acceptable...

The green card's only value when entering Canada is as proof of your U.S. permanent resident status and hence exemption from needing a visitor visa to enter. It is not recognized by Canada as proof of your nationality / citizenship, which is why you need your passport (or other acceptable...

No problem with this. Re-enter at any convenient POE to complete your IV processing.

Re: No such cut off date at cosulate Before the end of each month, each consulate sends a request to the "Visa Office" in Washington for the visa numbers they will need for the month after the next one. This is the protocol so that the Visa Office follows to administer the allotment of visa...

Relax It wasn't all that long ago that they didn't send any welcome letter at all, and waiting for your card to come was a 6-12+ month game. I waited 4-5 months for my card in 2000. The BCIS (INS) is certainly no agency to count on for dependability / predictability --- that's why most of us...

Look, if the employer WANTS you to move to a new position, you have little choice. In fact, inflexibility about a position change could lead to being terminated in the worst case. Careers inevitably involve moves and progressions to new positions with your employer. The INS simply isn't...