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Hello! Just wanted to find out if it is still possible for filing H1 for the current year quota for someone who is still in India -- how long does it take to get an approved LCA and then move on to the H1 application filing stage ? Also how long does it take to get the I-797 approval for...

Let us track the N-400 filings for those of us SJC/SFO who filed after the fee increase deadline-- there was a crush of filings in the last days just before the fee increase and it could totally alter the dynamics of when people like us who filed after it receive the FPs, Interview, oath and...

I am posting this for a relative of mine: The father is on iEAD status since his 6 yrs of H1 are over and his I-140 has been approved. The mother was on H1-b until dec 21st and the son was on H4 status ( I-94 valid with H4 status until 12/21/05). The mother had a H1 application pending with the...

Hi ! I am currently on F1 and have been offered a full time job starting in Sept. I am due to graduate in december, however my last 2 classes do not require me to be on campus, since they are offered online. I would like to know about my options to be able to join the company as soon as...

My wife was still using her maiden name when she got her green card as my spouse...Now we want to change her name..how do we do that ? thanks! tt tt

My wife was still using her maiden name when she got her green card as my spouse...Now we want to change her name..how do we do that ? thanks! tt tt

For whatever this info is worth and knowing that predicting INS on 485 approvals is on par with predicting when UBL will be caught :) I read in the latest issue of India Currents magazine with Jhumpa Lahiri on the cover( that is printed here in San Jose) that the 485 movement will start from...

I shredded a 1 foot thick "immigration folder" as part of cleaning up the house for Diwali (Indian festival of lights...requiring me to worship a clean house) this past weekend. As I destroyed photocopy after photocopy of paystubs, I-94s, degree certificates, passport pages, approval notices...

Hi I have a green card and an Indian passport, do I need to get a visa to visit Canada for business for 2-3 days ? A year or two ago I am sure that green card holders did not need canadian visas but I am not sure if those rules are still ok ? regards tt tt

Hi Guys, One of my friends has this problem: 485 filed around Dec 20..I think the Wac# is 02-065. He has lost his job but the company will not be informing the INS. He has got his EAD/AP. Problem: No paystubs. and no RFE yet from INS. and assuming that getting a paystubs/EVL rfe is...

FYI: Got letters from INS saying that since our 485s were approved they have denied without appeal...wac-03-008-53XXX for EAD. 7 months..$200...not even a nice photo ID to show for it ;)

"Period of Authorized Stay" Different from "Lawful Status" In an April 2, 2003 memorandum, Thomas E. Cook, Acting Assistant Commissioner, Office of Adjudications at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security incorporates a memo of the Office of General...

Hello Jim M, Nice to hear your work of going after deadbeat employers, who do not pay their employees, is getting some coverage. regards tt tt Congress takes on H-1B visas E-mail this story Printer-friendly format Search archives Labor limit Should Congress lower...

Hi guys, I see a lot of posts with confusion on their status and travel plans. I thought I could put together a summary of do's and dont's: 1) Never ever travel when ANY change or extention of status application is pending. (Some lawyers will say that travel is ok during H1 extention or...

On April 1, 2003, after approving your application, we ordered you a new card. Your card will be mailed to you as soon as it is ready. Hi All, I got the above message for both me and my wife's wac# after we got out passport stamped on march 5th. Any idea how long for the actual green card to...

After getting pasport stamped on 3/5/03..the online message changed from " ...alien registeration card processing ..." to "On April 1, 2003, after approving your application, we ordered you a new card. Your card will be mailed to you as soon as it is ready." anyone has a timeline on how...

Yesterday a couple of guys at my office who had filed their I-140 concurrently with 485/EAD/AP were celebrating since the lawyer had sent in fax inquries and in a matter of 2-3 days they got I-140 and AP and EAD approved. This got me thinking that even in my 485 case...the lawyer had sent in...

For both me and my wife: ( 485 approval 13 and 28th feb, passport stamped 5th march) ..today the online message says : Application Type: I485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or to Adjust Status Current Status: Processing for your Alien Registration Card or Green Card has...

The seniors on this board might recognise my handle..I worked in the USA for 3 yrs on H1 , then got canadian landed status, moved to vancouver then toronto..finally got a job that split my time between toronto and Calif...got my green card last week and now am working full time in the USA for...

Hi All, You must have noticed a lot of replies to your threads by me. I have been in the USA/ Canada for 5 years now...recently I got my green card, in the previous 5 years my wife and I have lived thru: 1) 3 H1 transfers for me / 1 for her. 2) 2 H1 visa stamping in India. 3) Canadian...