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Can you share your experiences (good, bad, ugly) when you entered using AP? Which airport? Do they have a separate counter for AP users? How do you identify such a counter? How long did it take? If there was a delay, was it due to the number of people using AP? Or slow processing by the...

(helpwanted_dv, This is not directed at you. I wish you and your family the very best.) This is to those who tried to lump an entire region/culture together: Please do not typecast everyone from a region/culture just because one person you know from that region/culture behaved in a certain...

Try to educate her that the "white thing" is only given when you are entering the USA after a travel outside the country; and that the renewal given when inside the country is the form you have with an extended I94. If she still refuses, ask to talk to her manager. Tell her that they are...

Did you try talking to the mail carrier and see if you could waive the signature AFTER sending it out? Another option is, send another packet via sameday delivery mail, but this time waive the signature required. But if you do this, and if the first packet also reaches them, will they end...

http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/bulletin/bulletin_3761.html D. EMPLOYMENT PREFERENCE VISA AVAILABILITY FOR SEPTEMBER Due to the return of unused July numbers by consular posts abroad, and the limited amount of pending demand eligible for final processing at consular posts, it has been...

Isn't having an approved labor petition a required condition of eligibility to apply for I140? If that is true, since your LC was approved in August, you can not avail the July bulletin dates to file your 140/485. USCIS/DOL specifically stated that anyone who was eligible in the month of...

I do not think that USCIS guarantees that the last 5 digitst will always be in order. Their intention is just to create a unique number on any given day. There will be "lost" sequence numbers. The sequence generator could be used by other applications that are not visible via the online...

Is your company willing to hire you into the software engr position when the 485 is approved? If that position is still available, then there should be no reason for the attorney to refuse filing 485. Since most EB based GCs are for future employment. Going from the product manager to software...

When USCIS is working towards their stated goal that "the I485 applications will be adjudicated in 6 months", I think they will appreciate any help they can get to clear the FBI clearance in a shorter time. I do not know all the things the FBI checks for, but 2.5 years is a very looong time. I...

Almost all contract positions have the "right to hire" clause in them. If your current client is really interested in you, and you like their offer, tell them you are wiling to join if your employer does not have any issue with it. If they approach your employer with an intent to hire you as an...

Yes. Keep a copy of the entire packet that your attorney prepares for your 485. Does the lawyer give it to you? Some lawyers give you a copy even before you ask; some you have to ask and prod. Keep phone numbers handy also - for your manager and your lawyer. And keep them informed the date...

Either H1 visa stamp or AP; can't enter with just I797 If you don't have a valid H1 visa stamp in your passport, the first question that will pop up is how did you make the international travel? If you say by AP, you might be sent to a separate room to verify the AP. PS: I am not a lawyer...

Have you tried to look for a similar job within your company? All you need is a few months before you can invoke AC21 with confidance. Since companies give first preference to internal employees over external applicants for any job openings, there might be a good shot. Also, when you take...

Anyone planning to travel on AP should make sure the transit point does not have any issue with it. I remember reading that Frankfurt does not allow you to transit thru their airport if you just have AP. Please check before you make final travel plans. Also make sure that you carry "all"...

"almost there" with regards to GC causes more harm than good. I think we all cling to that "almost there" and keep plugging on. In the long run it causes us more damage than good. (eg: Being stuck in the same job for the duration of the GC process.) But ofcourse, "hope" is such a driver...

It appears to me that USCIS did not want the deluge of applications to come to them, which means more work for them. So they worked overtime for a few weekends to use up all the visa numbers so that they can relax for the next 8 months and process at what ever pace they want. Instead of AILA...

Does anyone know the reason why USCIS issues EAD/AP for EB AOS applicants in 1 year increments? Anyone know the history behind that? When AOS applicants apply for renewal of EAD/AP each year, what does USCIS do that is different from what it has already done when it issued the first EAD/AP...