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Approved after interview in Newark My wife and I had our interview in Newark this week, and we got our passports stamped. Mine was an EB1-OR case. None of the documents were requested in the interview letter (nothing in the list was checked). We still carried all possible documents with us, but...

Folks, Can (our depreciated) stocks be transferred/deposited to a Roth IRA as part of this years $3000 contribution? Or does the 3k contribution have to be made in cash? Thanks, alaknanda

Thanks for the info. Looks like temporary stamps on passports are given to some folks who are called for an interview. See thread http://www.immigrationportal.com/showthread.php?threadid=66904 Regards, alaknanda

Congrats, GC2001Oct. There is talk about temporary and permanent GC stamps. Can you let us know what the stamp on your passport says? Thanks, alaknanda

Girish, Thanks for the detailed response.

Could you please add which type of EB1 your case is? EA or OP/R Thanks, alaknanda

Can anyone help with pointers to websites, bulletin boards, or newsgroups that discuss pros and cons of different contracting companies? Also, if you find the consulting opportunity by yourself, but have to find some contracting company to go through, what's the minimum % they take to give...

It looks like your employer doen't know about this yet. I would suggest you look at all other options before bringing this up with your employer. Employers are known to freak out about immigration issues. How long has it been since you applied for EAD renewal? At least 30-35 days prior to...

Can anyone help with pointers to websites, bulletin boards, or newsgroups that discuss pros and cons of different contracting companies? Also, if you find the contractor opportunity by yourself, but have to find some contracting company to go through, what's the minimum % they take to give...

mycase18 I think it would be the Cherry Hill, NJ sub-office since the Newark office covers only as far as Middlesex county. Check out: http://www.ins.usdoj.gov/graphics/fieldoffices/newark/aboutus.htm -- alaknanda

Girish, "They are staged chronologically by priority date, preference category and country of chargeability." The only place where I saw this in the SOP was in the section talking about what to do when a visa number becomes unavailable. i.e. priority dates go back. The application gets...

Well, the reason why you apply for the GC is for you to continue your employment. If you complete the years on your H1, you *have* to get a GC to continue employment. So, it's a mandatory expense that you incur as part of your employment. As long as your employer doesn't reimburse you for it...

check out the IRA formerly called "education IRA". You can put $500 per child into this IRA each year before Dec 31st of that year (not April 15th of next year like the other IRAs). I believe it's now called "Coverdell savings plan" or something similar to that. Hope this helps. -- alaknanda

Folks, Our 485 RD is 10/24/01 and our EADs expire in late Dec. We decided to send in our EAD renewals on 10/7/02. A couple of observations: 1. EAD renewals seem to take about one month at VSC. Our EAD receipt notice was dated 10/10/02 (nd), and our approval was done on 11/10/02. 2. I...

Q1. Since she has an Australian passport, they is always the possibility that they might ask her to apply from her home country. Also, see a related question in murthy.com chat log dated 11/4/02 about H4 visas issued in Chennai. Q2. This shouldn't be a problem, as long as her H4 visa is...

I'm curious. If the dependent spouse (for GC purposes) works and has his/her own paystubs to show, would the primary GC applicant still need to have an affidavit of support ready for spouse. Sorry if I am digressing from the original question. -- alaknanda

woreq123 When changing jobs, you can elect to keep the 401k account as is, if you have at least $5k in that account. Otherwise, you can do a "rollover" of the 401k account into a traditional IRA. You could even do a "conversion" of the traditional IRA into a Roth IRA, if you are willing...

The Roth IRA limit is around 95k if you are single and around 150-160k if you are married. One more thing, you can contribute up to $3000 starting this year. With a Roth IRA, you invest your after-tax money (no $ savings now) but any growth from that money is non-taxable. If (big *if*) you...

Telecomguy, If you don't mind, could you tell us if your employer is one of the big telecom companies who are in trouble? I'm asking to find out if articles in the media also drive RFEs. Thanks, alaknanda