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Go ahead and change address As long as you are in the same state, and have the same lawyer, there is no problem in changing address. All notices after filing 485 are sent to the lawyer with a copy to you. So, even if the INS does not update your address, you will still get intimation of any...

Nothing to worry about Once you have the stamp on your passport, there is nothing more that you need from your sponsoring company - ever - especially if the sponsoring company is laying you off themselves. Make sure you get a good severance package, and start looking for another job...

Corporation of Chennai You make an application just as you would for a birth certificate - this is in the form - http://www.corporationofchennai.com/how-to/howto.htm If your birth is registered, they will give you a birth certificate (called a birth extract) - if it is not, they will give...

Depends- Depends on what your passport says - if your passport says that you were born in Trichy, you will need to get the non-availability certificate from the municipal corporation in Trichy - don\'t worry, all municipal corporations in TN are well-versed in this process - among my relatives...

No Title I think the consensus among all lawyers now is that after the recent changes in AC21, six months after the 485 date is the maximum that you must continue working for the employer who sponsored you - whether or not your 485 is approved. The only difference is that if your 485 is not yet...

Stamp is valid only for one year And that is the reason to worry(?) - or at least be concerned. I went for my stamping on Monday, and the officer there told me that it takes about one year for the card to be issued, and that if I haven\'t received my card till then, I should come back for...

I went yesterday to the SJ INS office. I got there at 3 am at which time there were already about 50 people in the line. My wife and children joined me later at about 6.30 am. The doors opened at 7 am - you pass through a metal detector and get your bags x-rayed - much like the procedure at...

At least the story has a happy ending! Good for you - Maja Now I realize why I did not get the courtesy copy - because I had changed my address. However, I don\'t remember seeing anything in the US Mail form requesting all mail to be forwarded about also forwarding mail from INS.I presumed...

Lawyer did, I did not See Maja\'s very good detailed posting on this elsewhere - apparently the Post Office does not forward the INS mail if you have moved, and it is usually unlikely that INS will have recorded your change of address. Check with your lawyer - the approval copy they get is...

I am planning to go on Thursday morning, and going by the most recent experience posted here, which I think was last month, plan to arrive there at 3 am or thereabouts. If anybody has more recent information on the situation, I would appreciate hearing from them. I have not yet received the...

I haven\'t received it but lawyer has My approval was on the 6th too - and I haven\'t received the approval notice yet. However, I got a mail from my lawyer that they had received the notice on 13th. I suggest that you check with your lawyer. In any case, I am noticing that a lot of mail has...

Finally, I heard the much awaited words on the AVM - Thanks to everybody on this board - we have a great support system here while we are waiting. Also - thanks to Ciba for the great work. Ciba - I don\'t think I am on your list - I did try to register using the form recently, but I think it...

No guarantee is right I got an RFE from the INS asking for my form I-407 (mine is an unusual case because I gave up a green card some time back and started the process again) - when the original application was sent, the lawyer had attached this form and also made a notation in every form that...

No Title On your first questions, read Rajiv\'s comments on the AC21 guidance which appears on the front page of www.immigration.com - I think his opinion is sound - you should be able to join on an EAD, BUT it is advisable to also get a H1 from the new company, because that will keep you in...

Not required with valid H1 visa I don\'t think I-485 receipt is required if you have a valid H1 visa. It is required only if you are going to reenter using Advance Parole.

AVM updated 8/17 and waiting ND 11/00, FP 01/01, RFE 05/25/01, replied 06/04/01, AVM updated 08/17/01 Looks like there are a lot of us - also, the pattern that we used to see earlier of about one month from AVM update to approval doesn\'t seem to be holding - recently, we have seen one...

No Title Of course - none of that is really authoritative - and is probably misleading too. I know that my RFE reply, which was sent on 6/4 was updated to the AVM on 8/17 (which probably means that the mail was opened just prior to that date) - but on this board itself, there have been several...

Both are risky I think both courses are risky. Traveling before you get the advance parole has been reported to be risky in some other discussion group - on entry, if they look too closely at the dates, there may be a problem. The risk of H1 denial in the home country is very real too -...

Maybe calling IIO does the trick! I tried getting my lawyer to do something, but he casually brushed me off saying that there is no point doing anything, and that it can take 3 months for RFE reply to be updated. I don\'t know if it was a coincidence, but I spoke to the IIO for the first time...

Me too! I checked the AVM today - and the reply to RFE has been finally updated on Aug. 17th. I had called IIO last week after losing patience - and was rather disheartened to hear no progress - the only encouraging words I heard were from a poster on this board - thanks chennu! ND 11/00, FP...