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Laid off after 180 on I485 - called for Interview in Chicago
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I think the officer will expect to see your paycheck stubs and an employment letter, which you won\'t be able to provide. If you had found a job, he would probably expect to see the employment letter from your new employer.
Wonder how they found out that you had got laid off.
Good luck!
I think the officer will expect to see your paycheck stubs and an employment letter, which you won\'t be able to provide. If you had found a job, he would probably expect to see the employment letter from your new employer.
Wonder how they found out that you had got laid off.
Good luck!
No Title
It seems to me GC_KOOL is an INS officer who is going to interview him.
Don\'t create panic in people, if you don\'t know a clue of what will happen. Try to be a good smaritan by helping him if you can otherwise it will be better to chill out and keep away.
To the applicant, nothing to worry try to represent yourself truthful and clean. That should help you. Do not volunteer information and do not hide information. What ever he asks you provide him with a truthful answer, and God willing you will previal.
Best of Luck.
It seems to me GC_KOOL is an INS officer who is going to interview him.
Don\'t create panic in people, if you don\'t know a clue of what will happen. Try to be a good smaritan by helping him if you can otherwise it will be better to chill out and keep away.
To the applicant, nothing to worry try to represent yourself truthful and clean. That should help you. Do not volunteer information and do not hide information. What ever he asks you provide him with a truthful answer, and God willing you will previal.
Best of Luck.
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I don\'t think GC_Kool was trying to scare the guy and create panic. He was just thinking of the possible questions that might pop up at the interview. He did have the good intention of helping out. samUsam, I know you are also a nice guy who always tries to help. So let\'s make the board friendly and warm instead of blaming others.
V-meister: as a person also being laid off, I\'m very sympathetic with you. Your situation has become very tough. I do think they would ask questions about employment. I agree you should be forthright, but I don\'t know what INS officers would think if they know the truth. Frankly, you should find a job no matter what it is. It doesn\'t mean you have to take a job you don\'t like, but lowering your expectation would help you get the green card. Would bringing in a lawyer with you to the interview be helpful?
Anyway, good luck! I really hope you will overcome the difficulty. It would be a very cruel decision to ask you to leave after all years of time and efforts.
I don\'t think GC_Kool was trying to scare the guy and create panic. He was just thinking of the possible questions that might pop up at the interview. He did have the good intention of helping out. samUsam, I know you are also a nice guy who always tries to help. So let\'s make the board friendly and warm instead of blaming others.
V-meister: as a person also being laid off, I\'m very sympathetic with you. Your situation has become very tough. I do think they would ask questions about employment. I agree you should be forthright, but I don\'t know what INS officers would think if they know the truth. Frankly, you should find a job no matter what it is. It doesn\'t mean you have to take a job you don\'t like, but lowering your expectation would help you get the green card. Would bringing in a lawyer with you to the interview be helpful?
Anyway, good luck! I really hope you will overcome the difficulty. It would be a very cruel decision to ask you to leave after all years of time and efforts.
It\'s indded cruel but it is a possibility
Again, I had a consultation with a lawyer and she told me that they could ask you to leave.
But she said, “..Most likely they need to check for correctness/verification of info.”
Of course, she advised me to focus all my energy on finding a similar job!! This was 1 month ago. I have no luck at all. So, we’re all in the same boat. If you have ideas, please share with us.
I personally think that they will not do anything to harm you because I know they understand the downturn in the current economic situation.
But I advise you to get education or volunteer work in the same area you worked in at the sponsor. But I could not even get volunteer job with the job description yet. So I am planning to go for college.
Plz stay in touch.
Again, I had a consultation with a lawyer and she told me that they could ask you to leave.
But she said, “..Most likely they need to check for correctness/verification of info.”
Of course, she advised me to focus all my energy on finding a similar job!! This was 1 month ago. I have no luck at all. So, we’re all in the same boat. If you have ideas, please share with us.
I personally think that they will not do anything to harm you because I know they understand the downturn in the current economic situation.
But I advise you to get education or volunteer work in the same area you worked in at the sponsor. But I could not even get volunteer job with the job description yet. So I am planning to go for college.
Plz stay in touch.
thanks for the info
guys,
thanks for the info. I am a quite frustrated with the process actually. I have lived for about 10 years in the US and have been going through this GC process for about three.
it just sucks that the economy had to go south at such an inopportune time. I have interacted with the INS before and like you guys said being honest just pays off in the long run.
thanks
guys,
thanks for the info. I am a quite frustrated with the process actually. I have lived for about 10 years in the US and have been going through this GC process for about three.
it just sucks that the economy had to go south at such an inopportune time. I have interacted with the INS before and like you guys said being honest just pays off in the long run.
thanks
No Title
Seenoend, thanks for your understanding.
It was never my intention to scare anyone. Although I\'m not a lawyer, I do know the the law! If you read AC21 and then INS\'s memo published in June, you will know what I said was true. AC21 106(c) requires that one have a similiar job 180 days after filing I-485. The INS Memo clarifies that on page 9. Follow this link to read the memo: http://www.isn.org/docs/INS-Guidance-on-AC21.pdf
If, at the interview, the officer asks you to show your current job status, you will be expected to show a few recent paystubs and an employment letter. If you can find a new job, you can show an employment letter with job description from the new employer.
Otherwise, if one fails to show that his/her GC sponsoring company still has the intention to employ s/he, the I-485 will be denied and the alien is subject to removal proceedings. One does not have to be an INS officer to know it.
My suggestion is to find a job, any job, before the interview. Or, ask your previous employer if it would be willing to write a letter saying that it will employ you when you get your GC. Best of luck!
Seenoend, thanks for your understanding.
It was never my intention to scare anyone. Although I\'m not a lawyer, I do know the the law! If you read AC21 and then INS\'s memo published in June, you will know what I said was true. AC21 106(c) requires that one have a similiar job 180 days after filing I-485. The INS Memo clarifies that on page 9. Follow this link to read the memo: http://www.isn.org/docs/INS-Guidance-on-AC21.pdf
If, at the interview, the officer asks you to show your current job status, you will be expected to show a few recent paystubs and an employment letter. If you can find a new job, you can show an employment letter with job description from the new employer.
Otherwise, if one fails to show that his/her GC sponsoring company still has the intention to employ s/he, the I-485 will be denied and the alien is subject to removal proceedings. One does not have to be an INS officer to know it.
My suggestion is to find a job, any job, before the interview. Or, ask your previous employer if it would be willing to write a letter saying that it will employ you when you get your GC. Best of luck!
485_vscwaiter
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good info
GCKool made a good point. All of us here are trying to help each other.
My suggestion is also similar:
1. Try your best to get a job or atleast job offer letter in the similar job classification(try your friends companies even if it is small)
2. if possible, talk to your sponsoring employer and request him to give you an "future employement" letter
3. if you can\'t do one of the above, try to get the interview postponed (not sure if it is possible)
best of luck!
GCKool made a good point. All of us here are trying to help each other.
My suggestion is also similar:
1. Try your best to get a job or atleast job offer letter in the similar job classification(try your friends companies even if it is small)
2. if possible, talk to your sponsoring employer and request him to give you an "future employement" letter
3. if you can\'t do one of the above, try to get the interview postponed (not sure if it is possible)
best of luck!