Documents required for 8th yr extension?

[Purva]

In order to show that my GC is in progress, what do I have to carry with me. My GC is still at the Labor stage and I have a copy of a document called the "Confirmation of Pending Labor Certification Application". This document is on the "Employment Development Department, State of California" letterhead. This document has the date that my labor was filled and the case number. Will this copy be enough?

Any advice will be appreciated.

Thanks,

Easta

 

[subramanya]

In order to show that my GC is in progress, what do I have to carry with me. My GC is still at the Labor stage and I have a copy of a document called the "Confirmation of Pending Labor Certification Application". This document is on the "Employment Development Department, State of California" letterhead. This document has the date that my labor was filled and the case number. Will this copy be enough?

---- The letter accepted for the proof of GC (meaning has someone applied for an immigration petition applied on your behalf) is an approved I -140. All other correspondence is only in the initial stages and shows your intention and to show your capabilities for a job you intend doing for your company.

For an 8th year extension, many times the VO may ask for proof/evidence of having applied for an immigration petition meaning I-140. If you are proceeding for your 8th year of extension unless you have applied for LC and it is pending, USCIS would not have given the extension for H1

Any opinion contrary to this is welcome

Subramanya

 

[ginnu]

In order to show that my GC is in progress, what do I have to carry with me. My GC is still at the Labor stage and I have a copy of a document called the "Confirmation of Pending Labor Certification Application".


This document is on the "Employment Development Department, State of California" letterhead. This document has the date that my labor was filled and the case number. Will this copy be enough?
----YES, if your LC pending more than 365 days you can get extension
Any advice will be appreciated.

Thanks,

Easta

 

[ginnu]

In order to show that my GC is in progress, what do I have to carry with me. My GC is still at the Labor stage and I have a copy of a document called the "Confirmation of Pending Labor Certification Application". This document is on the "Employment Development Department, State of California" letterhead. This document has the date that my labor was filled and the case number. Will this copy be enough?

---- The letter accepted for the proof of GC (meaning has someone applied for an immigration petition applied on your behalf) is an approved I -140.
------------------ LC is the first step for Employment based GC , I-140 is filed after LC approval.
(one can also file I-140 with out employer if one is eligible foe EB1)
All other correspondence is only in the initial stages and shows your intention and to show your capabilities for a job you intend doing for your company.

For an 8th year extension, many times the VO may ask for proof/evidence of having applied for an immigration petition meaning I-140.
---------- where did you read that? one can get H1 extension based on LC pending more than 365 days and if I-140 approved on can get H1 extension for 3 years

Subramanya

 

[subramanya]

For an 8th year extension, many times the VO may ask for proof/evidence of having applied for an immigration petition meaning I-140.
---------- where did you read that? one can get H1 extension based on LC pending more than 365 days and if I-140 approved on can get H1 extension for 3 years

---- Once again it has just been the experience of a few people who have gone for the visa interview that once you are applying for a H1 visa after the 3 +3 years extension i.e. in the 7th year or any time after that a VO has asked people to furnish proof of immigration petition apllied. May be only a few have experienced this, although there is no rule written anywhere as a condition for issuing a visa

Subramanya

 

[ginnu]

Once again it has just been the experience of a few people who have gone for the visa interview that once you are applying for a H1 visa after the 3 +3 years extension i.e. in the 7th year or any time after that a VO has asked people to furnish proof of immigration petition apllied.

-------------- give the link of experiences of others where they asked? on the form one need to answer YES if I-140 is filed.

Subramanya

 

[subramanya]

GC Process questions

give the link of experiences of others where they asked? on the form one need to answer YES if I-140 is filed.

---- This is the essence from one of the postings on this forum and there are others similar to this

Subramanya

At the US Consulate in Toronto on March 20th:

I had a 11:30 am appointment but I reached the consulate at about 11:10 am. The security guard was rude and inconsiderate and did not let me in despite seeing my two little babies and me with my wife and asked us to check back in about 20-30 mins. It was very cold and as a result my daughter caught cold. We were finally let in at 11:30 am. I had completely forgotten about the process in the mix of taking our photos as I did not have the photos with me. I was just standing in the waiting area to be called, without having submitted the documents first, and as a result ended up waiting for about an hour more.
At about 1:45 pm, I submitted the documents. At the documents submission window, there was a lady who asked me following questions:

Me: Hello M’am how are you doing today?
Officer: I am doing fine, thank you!
Officer: When did you first come to the USA?
Me: told her the date
Officer: Can you also submit your I-797 and your wife’s I-539?
Me: did so
Officer: How long have you been working for your current employer?
Me: 4 years and 8 months
Officer: So, your employer has already filed an Immigrant Petition on your behalf?
Me: Yes
Officer: Do you have any proof for that?
Me: Yes, and I gave her the screenshot of the Dallas Backlog Center which I had fortunately carried with me.
Officer: Looking at my DS 157 form, what were you doing in the USA prior to starting to work for your current employer?
Me: I was employed with company xxx from so and so date until June 25, 2001.
Officer: Please write down your name in native language on the DS 157 Form.
Me: Wrote my name in Hindi
Officer: After entering USA for the first time, which other countries have you visited?
Me: India in so and so years and Canada in the year 2001.
Officer: OK, please be seated and you will be called for finger printing in a few mins
Me: Thank you Ma’m and you have a nice day.
Officer: You too.

 

[ginnu]

give the link of experiences of others where they asked? on the form one need to answer YES if I-140 is filed.

---- This is the essence from one of the postings on this forum and there are others similar to this

Subramanya

At the US Consulate in Toronto on March 20th:

Officer: So, your employer has already filed an Immigrant Petition on your behalf?
Me: Yes
Officer: Do you have any proof for that?

------------------one can say" NO I dont have"
Me: Yes, and I gave her the screenshot of the Dallas Backlog Center which I had fortunately carried with me.


-------------- Person can say that LC or I-140 is filed by Employer and he/she does not have copy of approved LC or I-140(FYI many employers dont give the copy of approved LC or I-140) consulate officer may be new . one dont need to provide LC copy or I-140 approval copy for H1 stamping. just because a particular officer just asked it does not mean that one need to provide LC or I-140. Visa stamping is under DOS and LC under DOL and I-140 under USCIS