Recent content by Sridam Maitra

Good points ! Your points are well taken. Best of luck in making the right decision(s).

I agree with your views Hi J1 victim, I followed your advice and started a post here. You guys have valid points, everybody's situation is different. I called the LC/CP a loophole not becuase it's illegal (loopholes are never illegal) but becos it is not mentioned anywhere on...

Hi, fellow J1s. I recently got my GC after 10 long years. I found out the loophole in the system a little in the game but "better late than never" and would like to spread the word around so that no J1 has to go through any more pain and suffering than is absolutely necessary. The...

Go for CP In my opinion (and experience), CP and 485 are two completely unrelated processes. We had our 485 pending when we went last month for our AC-140 CP interview to Delhi. They did not ask us even once about our 485 (becos CP is based on an approved 140 and has nothing to do with 485)...

Sorry folks ! Sorry, I got really busy as I had to rejoin my job the very next morning after landing in the US (our flight got delayed because of fog and we came back one day late). Also jet lag took its toll. The reason why it took me 10 years to get GC is because I was part of the...

Waiting for Welcome Letter POE Minneapolis 1/5/05. Still waiting.

Good answer, J1 victim All of us J1 victims should atleast get back some returns from one US Govt.department (IRS) in exchange for the suffering caused us by another US Govt dept (INS).

No problem with EB2 EB2 is current at this time and you don't need to worry about Priority Date. Make sure your husband's name was included in your 140.

CP any day ! File I-824, then as soon as you get the filing receipt for I-824 (takes 2-3 weeks) then go ahead and ask your attorney to file for AC-140 at the New Delhi embassy (assuming your own passport indicates that your home address in India is in the Northern Zone; parents address is...

Thanks everyone Appreciate your responses.

Hi everybody, My wife and I had a successful AC 140 interview at New Delhi on 12/23/04 and re-entered USA via Minneapolis yesterday. I would recommend everyone to use the CP process, especially all ex-J1 physicians. Details are: 140 ND (EB2, Physician, non-NIW) : 11/17/03...

AC-140 interview on 12/23/04 Sorry folks, I've been posting on the 485 forums all these months but finally got tired of waiting and applied for AC-140 in New Delhi and am going for interview on 12/23/04 (leaving US tomorrow). PD: 05/2003; EB2 140/485 ND : 11/17/03 140 AD...

Embassy reply My AC-140 package was received at the Delhi embassy on Sept.2,2004. My family in Delhi received the letter with the case number around the 19th or 20th of September.

Thanks/Congrats Thanks slw3k for your note and Congratulations to Savitra500 !

slw3K,don't tempt me ! Hi slw3k, Please don't tempt me to pour out my long and bitter experiences with INS in the last 10 years. This is our 3rd I-485 application and we have entered our 7th year on our H1 visa this month (extension application pending). Part of the problem is the different...