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    Denial ? All is not lost...Try your luck at the court

    http://www.philippinenews.com/news/view_article.html?article_id=a6c164601e7561f270826be2496c74b7 Applicants for green cards get a second chance in court Attorney Robert L. Reeves and Katherine L. Curtis, Oct 25, 2006 The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) recently...
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    Widow / Widower Applicants can still get their Green-Cards

    I know of a few cases wherein the widowed spouse wanted to continue with the petition in order to get the Green-Card. A Federal Circuit Court of Appeals' decision opens more vistas in order to achieve that. http://www.asianjournal.com/?c=129&a=16613 Widowed Applicants Can Still Get Green...
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    My Wife(Dependent) Got Approved today (EB2,India) - LUD yesterday

    My Wife Got Approved today (EB2, India) in 4 Months-LUD yesterday My dependent wife got her GC approved today. There was a LUD yesterday (10/2). Today she got her 5 emails. Here are her details: I-485 filed - 05/2006 FP1 (Code 3) - 06/2006 I-485 Approval - 10/03/2006 EB2-India PD -...
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    "A man's(immigrant's) enemies are the men (immigrants) of his own house." (Micah 7:6)

    In the ongoing debate on Immigration, I find the vociferous brouhaha raised by erstwhile or current immigrants to be ludicrous. They who have once obtained the benefits are now carping and championing the cause to cut-down immigration. Very sad. :( Here is what I read in the San Francisco...
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    News: Attorney's wrong advice puts family in removal proceedings

    Moral: Just don't take attorney advice as gospel truth. Educate yourself with more procedures and immigration law. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002865740_siddickfamily15e.html Zimbabwean family awaits decision: Can they stay? MIKE SIEGEL / THE SEATTLE TIMES The...
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    TSC sends notice to an address where I never ever lived! Help please.

    OK, not only was my approval dramatic, now the receipt of my plastic card is also going to be dramatic. I called Customer Service one more time today. The first level guy read the online thing that says mine is still awaiting Interview. Then he was caught by surprise when I told him that I...
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    PRESS - Salt Lake Tribune blasts Immigration & Discusses a case of Retrogression

    We need more people to write articles about Retrogression and its ill-effects for Congress to act. Else, Luddite hypocrites like Christine Romans and Lou Dobbs of CNN will rule the world. Try writing to this journalist who had done a neat job of discussing "retrogression" without mentioning the...
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    Man going to Supreme Court for his Green-Card

    Man Going to Supreme Court to Get Green Card November 3rd, 2005 @ 4:34pm Tonya Papanikolas Reporting A Utah man is trying to get back to his family after being deported to Mexico. Now he'll have a chance to present his case to the U.S. Supreme Court. Every week, Rita Fernandez uses...
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    Veteran Senator Byrd's Draconian Amendment

    The veteran Senator Robert Byrd (D) of West Virginia is rallying bipartisan support to curtail ALL the good provisions of the budgetary immigration bill, leaving only fee hikes in tact. Here is what is on the wires: Byrd Works to Stop Massive Immigration Expansion; Move Would Also Protect...
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    Atlanta Office Approvals - Plastic Card Online Status

    TheRealCanadian, Kerberos and others who had gotten their approvals in Atlanta District Office ( ADO ), please chime in. After your temporary I-551 stamping at ADO after your local office interview, did you see online status message being changed continuously to indicate the CARD ORDERED...
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    Poongunranar APPROVED on 09/30 after dramatic follow-ups at Atlanta

    Friends, Finally I got my I-485 approved today after pulling too many strings. My priority date is March 2001. I was one of the victims of duplicate alien numbers ( A# ). I got my interview in April 2005 but then my case was not adjudicated. Repeatedly within the past 5 months, I had visited...
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    Retrogression and Concurrent Filing

    So, due to retrogression one cannot file I-130/I-485 concurrently or I-140/I-485 concurrently to avail the benefits of EAD and AP? Dates were backlogged for family categories for ages and so for example if a spouse is in the US on visitor visa, can his/her spouse who is an LPR not file for...
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    Poongunranar attended Interview, but, the wait continues...

    My seniority in this forum still continues. :) I had my interview at the Atlanta District Office (ADO) and here are the pertinent details. However, due to the A# mismatch, my wait continues for approval. http://boards.immigrationportal.com/showthread.php?t=172165 485 RD -- 08/2002 TD --...
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    Atlanta (ADO) Interview Today -- No Stamping.

    I went to the Interview today at ADO. Took oath, provided fingerprints, and signatures with the new set of photographs. However, due to two different A#s on file for me, the officer could not approve and stamp it on the spot. She had to request the file to merge and consolidate before she could...
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    Visa Number during Interview -- is this different from the A# on I-140/I-485?

    When folks attend local office interviews, many did not receive their Visa Numbers and were given delayed decisions after the interview was over. So, at the time of approval, is this VISA NUMBER going to be different than the Alien # or the A#? Or is the VISA NUMBER same as the A# in I-140 and...
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    Local Office Transfer for Interview - My Woes at Atlanta (ADO) continues..

    There is yet no reprieve for me from Atlanta District Office (ADO). I had filed for my EAD renewal (4th EAD), which got transferred from Texas Service Center (TSC) to ADO, a fortnight ago and likewise my AP renewal (4th AP) got transferred too a couple of days ago. So, I now have 3 interviews...
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    INFO: Hiding an Arrest Record in I-485 form lands an immigrant in removal proceedings

    I heard this story on NPR while hitting the roads last weekend. This has to do with an immigrant who is currently now on removal proceedings for not being upfront with an ARREST / CRIMINAL record in his home country of Turkey. A 42-year-old Kurdish immigrant named Ibrahim Parlak faces a...
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    INFO:Arrested/Convicted Folks at Risk: Immigrant Detainees Tell of Attack Dogs, Abuse

    The second-and-concluding part of this special coverage by NPR will be aired this evening. I am shocked, horrified, and petrified. In this specific case, a person was incarcerated with abuse by attack-dogs for 2 years for a misdemeanor, leave alone this being no felony...
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    INFO: Breaking News: DUI/DWI - Drunken Driving Doesn't Warrant Deportation

    As some of you already know, DUI/DWI have been interpreted as "Crimes of Violence" to warrant deportation under INA. Well, the US Supreme Court has overruled against this draconian interpretation of law...
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    NYC immigrant fights green card red tape

    There are no FIFO (First-In-First-Out) rules at INS for green-card processing. What is more frightening is that they lose files of applicants, etc. Here is a latest article that spells the woes with the INS, especially for Green-Card applicants. Most of these observations tally with my own at...
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