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    Cancelling I-140 and I-485

    Thanks! Jackolantern: Thanks for your help. It is GREATLY APPRECIATED. I already received my EAD recently. I guess I just need to wait a few more months and I can be truly eligible for AC21. And if I can last 'till middle of next year, then I can expect to get the actual card (in the mail, I...
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    Cancelling I-140 and I-485

    How difficult to file AC21? Hi nj_skm! My I-140 and I-485 were filed in March of this year, and the I-140 was approced recently. I'm EB2. I believe I will be eligible for AC21 in September. I am also on my first year of H1B. Due to the stressful nature of my current working environment, I am...
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    Converting to H1B --- possibility of being laid off ...

    My work visa will officially be converted to H1B on October (H1B approved in April). 1) If I get laid off before October, will I be able to use this visa to find employment elsewhere? 2) If I get laid off shortly after October, can I look for a new employer and do an H1B transfer? 3)...
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    How to deposit/claim Canadian check in US?

    Hi! I have closed my bank account sometime ago and forgot that I still have to receive some Canadian checks. Does anyone have any suggestion/experience regarding how to claim the funds WITHOUT being physically present in Canada? Thanks! M. PS: I apologize if this is not...
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    Happy Thanksgiving!

    Same to you. If and when I get a GC I will celebrate both US and Canadian thanksgiving --- to be thankful for surviving all these worries/uncertainties I'm going through right now. Now, when will that be? :cool:
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    TD renewal by mail (I539) taking more than five months --- should I worry?

    Worried still --- follow-up questions pls... >> If the current date is PAST your receipt date, contact the DHS ASAP. >> Talk to attorney about getting in touch with the INS. >> (or may be someone here can give some input regarding how >> to contact them). They have a grace period of 240...
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    TD renewal by mail (I539) taking more than five months --- should I worry?

    1) I got my second TN for a new employer, and we decided to just renew my wife and kids' TDs by mail based on the new TN that I have. It's been more than five months now and we still haven't received a decision. The current date being processed for I539 is several months PAST our receipt date...
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    TN renewals and GC questions --- pls help

    1) Same job description from same employer. I plan on renewing by mail with premium processing sometime in February next year. Will I have enough time to be approved if I file just one month prior to my current TN's expiration? I know I have up to 240 days to get an adjudication results. Has...
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    Denials and Nafta info

    I thought proof of Canadian residence is NOT required when renewing a TN? Hi! I cannot afford to rent 2 apartments at the same time, so I had to give up my old address in Canada. Does this mean my TN renewal will be denied if I state this fact at the POE? What about if I just apply by mail...
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    I-140 newbie --- pls. help ...

    Dear CuriousGeorge and DBel: Thank you for your responses. I have been feeling kind of hopeless and helpless until I've read your responses. I feel a little bit hopeful now and will have some positive news for my wife and 3 kids tomorrow morning. I have printed CuriousGeorge's post from the...
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    I-140 newbie --- pls. help ...

    I appreciate your response to the following questions: 1) When companies apply for PERM, do they specify who they're filing the PERM application for? If they do, will this constitute immigrant intent on the part of the person named? How long does it take for PERM applications to be processed...
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