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    Lucky me .... only 4 years and 1 week !!!

    I finally got approved as well as my wife. I got extremely excited when I saw the emails but it actually my excitement died down fairly quickly. It is a bittersweet moment. No LUD since my RFE response. I sent out my I-129 extension package and received the receipt notice earlier this week. I...
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    Do you need a visa after I-485

    My wife H4 is about to expire. Do I need to extend her visa or can she just stay put until we get the GC ? Background: She does not work and does not need to travel. My employer will extend my H1 visa Thanks for your input guys.
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    Where is everyone ?

    Am I the last one on this forum ??? Everybody else got approved ?
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    H1B 7th yr extension filing fee

    I a have a question not related to the lawsuit but Jefkorn might have the answer. Can my employer force me to pay the I-129 base ($320) filing fee ? If not where can I find the regulation ? Thanks to all for your help
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    Anyone talked to IO today ?

    I have tried calling NSC twice today and gave up every time after waiting on the line for 30 minutes :mad:
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    H4 or EAD

    My wife's H4 will expire in april 08. I am wondering what is the best option for her (she has a pending I-485): 1- renew her H4 to have a safety net and apply for EAD and advance parole at a later date 2- get an EAD and advance parole only Now one question, when you are on H4 and you...
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    What should I do ? H4 or EAD

    My wife's H4 will expire in april 08. I am wondering what is the best option for her (she has a pending I-485): 1- renew her H4 to have a safety net and apply for EAD and advance parole at a later date 2- get an EAD and advance parole only Now one question, when you are on H4 and you...
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    Security review

    :confused: Just called NSC and was told that my case is still pending security review. I asked if that meant that my case was still pending at the FBI and was told that she couldn't discuss that. She was nice and that's more than I ever got out of NSC. She also said that visa number had really...
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    Want to know why NSC is so slow ... read on !

    I found this paragraph in a report about an NSC open house. It is quite instructive. It is dated June 28th 2006 so it is fairly recent. New building is located within close proximity to the airport. It is referred to as the Highlands Building (because it’s on Highlands Street). The former...
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    I-140 with request for duplicate LC

    Does anyone know how long it will take to get approval for the I-140 if we request a duplicate LC ? Can we still use premium processing if we are requesting said duplicate ? Thanks for your insight :) MDW
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    Post your case status in this thread (Approvals only)

    Guys, I am having a hard time maintaining the tracker and with the new case status check now online, it is going to be even worse. I kindly ask people to post their case status in this thread if it shows approved and then post your info in the correct thread once you receive the letter from...
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    Are you on this list ?

    Here is the list of person marked as still pending for PBEC. If you are on the list, please give us your latest status. 23sep2002 aamchimumbai adekhne alohaahola anupal atl72 Atlanta04 Awad BharathNair boston_mass bostonqa CareFree ChennyZ devsrk DOL_Ka_Shikar egg0504 FLRIR...
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    Great news from the DFLC

    BECs to Make Availalable "Processing Times Reports" and "Status Check" Online Effective End of July * People will remember that this web site urged the DOL to start processing times reports and status check sites on the DOL website just like the USCIS. Now we have a good news. The DOL...
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    Bec “45 Day Letters” Litigation: Dol Proposes Policy To Reopen Cases

    For all of you who are suffering from this issue. Read on, it is from the AILF (AMERICAN IMMIGRATION LAW FOUNDATION) in their issue of June 9th 2006. Original text can be found here. As reported in previous newsletters, AILF has been preparing a possible lawsuit to challenge the DOL...
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    Wall Street Journal article

    Businesses push for high-skilled foreign workers Thursday, April 06, 2006 By June Kronholz, The Wall Street Journal Last year, Stanford University awarded 88 Ph.D.s in electrical engineering, 49 of which went to foreign-born students. U.S. business would like to hang on to these kinds of...
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    Philly BEC thread is gone ?

    Where is the Philly Backlog thread ????
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    Philadelphia Backlog Elimination Center Tracking - SWA cases

    I would like to start this thread to track the progress made by the BEC regarding the SWA cases. So far we have mostly heard about the cases that were stuck at regional but there are a good bit of people that were still at the state level before the BEC started. So please post yur info...
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    Visa renewal in Mexico City

    Has anyone tried to get their visa renewd in Mexico City ?
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    H1B and H4 stamping

    I hope someone can help me with this: I receievd my approval notice for my 3-year extension today. I want to go and get my visa stamped in my passport. I would also like to get my wife's passport stamped for her H4 visa. Does she have to be physically present at the consulate with me or can I...
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