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    Trouble at the end of J-1 waiver completion

    My 3 years of J-1 waiver will end next month. My current employer wants me to sign contract for 3 more years WITH Non-Compete included in it. I took 7 weeks off in 1st year, 4 weeks off in 2nd year and no time off in last year. one more month to go and I haven't taken any time off in 3rd...
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    Support Immigration Reform

    There are various Bills introduced in the congress to Support Immigration Reform. Please vote for them and support them. various bills include Green card for physicians, increasing EB numbers, recapturing EB numbers, etc... SUPPORT them ALL See the links below for various bills. Bill...
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    Time for Physician Immigration Reform

    Bill for Physicians to exempt them from Green Card cap etc Click the link and vote for it. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s628/show
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    Support Immigration reform

    There are various Bills introduced in the congress to Support Immigration Reform. Please vote for them and support them. various bills include Green card for physicians, increasing EB numbers, recapturing EB numbers, etc... SUPPORT them ALL See the links below for various bills. Bill...
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    Time for Physician Immigration Reform

    All of us are looking to continue to work in USA and need Green Card. Most of don't qualify for EB-1 and EB-2 for India is backlogged. It's helpful to have EB-2 NIW as you are not dependent on Employer for filing Green Card/PERM but still it's EB-2 and will take ages for Green card to come...
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    Credentials evaluation

    I spoke with two lawyers. They say Number of citations is the most important thing now. Your CV sounds really strong. May be it might be prudent to wait for number of citations to increase but again I am no lawyer. How can a physician get into pharmaceuticals? any advice.
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    When should I go back to India for H1-B stamping?

    Any advantage or problem over getting change of status to H-1 in USA and taking paper back phycially to home country for visa stamping before joing the waiver job or if I do that then I have to join waiver job and then go back for H-1 visa stamping?!!
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    When should I go back to India for H1-B stamping?

    Hi I am here in USA since 2003 and have not been to India since 2004. My wife came here in 2004 and has been here since. We renew our J-1 visa (Ds-2019) every year in USA. Now I am applying for J-1 waiver. I was wondering when should I go back for H1-B stamping? Should I go now bfeore I...
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    Got my approval for National Interest Waiver - here is how it worked

    Can you guid eme too and give me a outline of your letter. palciparum@yahoo.com palciparum at yahoo.com
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    Hi I would also like to apply for EB-1 EA. Can you please tell me who is your lawyer...

    Hi I would also like to apply for EB-1 EA. Can you please tell me who is your lawyer Sincerely, Sachin sachiinsachdev@yahoo.co.uk
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    J1 waiver, using AP

    I am from India. I am applying for J-1 waiver.I was thinking about NIW but I was told since I am from India and with Priority Dates so backlogged, that even though I apply for NIW my spouse or I won't get EAD or AP till 5 years unlike being from Pakistan or Nepal where there is no...
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    Time frame for J-1 waiver filing for Pennsylvania

    Whats the time frame for Pennsylvania state processing J-1 waiver and submitting to USCIS Then USCIS processing time Then time to get H1-B
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    What happens if Employer backs out after J-1 waiver approval but before H1-B filing?

    Once J-1 waiver is obtained, person can transfer J-1 under extreme circumstances and does not need new slot as that J-1 slot counts even if the state may have filled all its slots for that year. However once J-1 waiver is approved but then employer backs out and refuses to file H1-B as it...
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    What are my chances?

    Hi I am a physician from India. 4-5 of my friends have received gc via EB-1 EA i guess exceptional ability all of them are physicians. after reading the forum, i feel none of them qualify and even i wont qualify but still they got it via going through a famous lawyer from new york I...
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    what are different ways to apply for green card for j1-waiver physicians?

    Once a physician starts J-1 waiver job, what are the different ways to apply for green card under EB-2 category? If employer wants to sponsor green card, is there any reason it may not go through? any pre conditions to be fulfilled? does he has to advertise job again for filing green card...
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