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What is the basis of my I-485 approval....NIW or Labor certification? Mr. Khana, thank you for allowing me to post my queston. I am a physician who did residency on a J-1 visa and I am trying to find out the basis of my I-485 approval (ie was it NIW or Labor Certification). This is important to...

My wife and I just got our physical green cards and I-485 approval notices. Our Green Cards are valid for 10-years each. Our H status had expired a year ago and we we legally here in the US based on valid EADs. My wife is planning to go to India. I have heard of many stories of persons not...

Hi guys, I just want to follow up on my blog. I got my Green Card approval notice today. The RFE was processed in my favor. The 1-140 NW priority date was ammended to re-capture my prior PD from my LC application. My lawyer is not sure what the basis of my approval is (i.e. NIW or LC / PERM)...

Hi guys, I just want to follow up on my blog. I got my Green Card approval notice today. The RFE was processed in my favor. My lawyer is not sure what the basis of my approval is (i.e. NIW or LC / PERM) based on the history of my case (see above). However, I will assume it was LC and at least...

I completed my 5 yr NIW service last year in 9/08 and filed an I-140 in 6/08 with 3 months of NIW service left. This NIW / I-140 got approved this month. I had a previous I-140 based on Labor Certification with a PD of 8/04 and I filed a I-485 which is currently pending. I am in my 1st yr of...

Fellowship NIW got RFE - appreciate your thoughts (especially hadron, posmd and vidyaram). I completed my 5 yr NIW service last year in 9/08 and filed an I-140 in 6/08 with 3 months of NIW service left. This NIW / I-140 got approved this month. I had a previous I-140 based on Labor...

My current employer is allowing me to take 3 yrs of unpaid study leave for fellowship. Employer is willing to confirm to USCIS that fellowship will let me return with skills required by clinic and that the clinic intends to hire me back under the terms of LC / I-140 in the future. Basically I...

Study leave for 3-year fellowship I am about to start fellowship on EAD this July. I-485 pending for >180 days (EB-2 India PD 11/04). My lawyer advised me to not terminate employment but simply take a leave of absence without pay / benefits and ammend the contract to reflect that I am being...

Vidyaram, based on your experience so far would you have done anything differently? It look like your troubles were triggered merely by a "change of your address". Could you have rented a home (or use a family / friends address )near your previous job just to avoid filing change of address...

My 5 years of NIW will be up in 8/08. Can I file NIW I-140 and I-485 concurrently in 8/08 even if EB-2 India is not current. Based on Q 31 in http://www.uscis.gov/files/nativedoc...ILA_2Apr08.pdf I am confused as to whether 1) I can file I-140 & I-485 concurrently even if PD is not current or 2)...

AC21 & fellowship Just a follow up on my last post. My fellowship program is willing to help me with AC21 but the threads here seem to suggest that AC21 does not apply to fellowship as 1) fellowship is training and not a permanent job 2) salary is quite low (75% less in my case than what is...

Facing similar experiences with fellowship / I-485 I fear that I will be facing a similar RFE soon. I completed 3yrs (J1 waiver) and will be finishing 5 yrs of service with same employer in a MUA. My 3 yr fellowship will start in july 2008. I consulted a lawyer and was told not to apply for...

J1 waiver physician currently completed 3 yrs waiver requirement on H1-b at MUA site and still employed at same site beyond committent period (year 4 on H-1B - Expr date 5/30/09). See Green Card details below. My spouse is also doing medical residency training on H-1B (Exp date 6/30/09). Both...

J1 waiver physician currently completed 3 yrs waiver requirement on H1-b at MUA site and still employed at same site beyond committent period (year 4 on H-1B - Expr date 5/30/09). See Green Card details below. My spouse is also doing medical residency training on H-1B (Exp date 6/30/09). Both...

J1 waiver physician currently completed 3 yrs waiver requirement on H1-b at MUA site and still employed at same site beyond committent period (year 4 on H-1B - Expr date 5/30/09). See Green Card details below. My spouse is also doing medical residency training on H-1B (Exp date 6/30/09). Both...

J1 waiver physician currently completed 3 yrs waiver requirement on H1-b at MUA site and still employed at same site beyond committent period (year 4 on H-1B - Expr date 5/30/09). See Green Card details below. My spouse is also doing medical residency training on H-1B (Exp date 6/30/09). Both...

Did my share.... I called the following 39 members of the House budget Committee and left the enclosed message on their voice mails. I took me 1hr and 12 mins. http://clerk.house.gov/committee/in...l?comcode=HBU00 Republican & Democrat 1. Jim Nussle, IA, Chairman 2. Jim Ryun, KS 3...

I called the following 39 members of the House budget Committee and left the enclosed message on their voice mails. I took me 1hr and 12 mins. http://clerk.house.gov/committee/in...l?comcode=HBU00 Republican & Democrat 1. Jim Nussle, IA, Chairman 2. Jim Ryun, KS 3. Ander Crenshaw, FL...

Phone Calls I called the following 39 members of the House budget Committee and left the enclosed message on their voice mails. I took me 1hr and 12 mins. http://clerk.house.gov/committee/index.html?comcode=HBU00 Republican & Democrat 1. Jim Nussle, IA, Chairman 2. Jim Ryun, KS 3...

Any heard anything abut special provisions for J1 waiver / NIW physicians and visa retrogression in this bill which was approved in the Senate today????