Mastech/Igate Guys - Is there Good News around the corner!!!

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Here is an excerpt of news from Shusterman.com about I-140 portability.
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"At a recent AILA seminar in Washington, DC, an INS official stated that INS agrees that the 180-Day Rule, which allows persons who have applied for adjustment of status to change employers, applies retroactively.
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However, there are still no INS regulations. So, if you are cautious person, it might be better to wait until mid-April to change jobs if you applied for adjustment of status prior to october 17, 2000.

INS also agrees that the new law does not limit an applicant\'s ability to change his location or salary when he changes jobs. Also, the applicant will be able to adjust status even if his former employer withdraws his application for labor certification oe visa petition after the 180-day period elapses."
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The above is from the website maintained by attorney Carl Shusterman at
http://www.shusterman.com

So, all of you who have been waiting agonizingly for the last so many years, please wait for a couple of weeks more and then you could be free of this "bonded-labor" scenario. Another attorney feels that INS must come out with regulations before the 6-month period expires in April.

So let us all hope for the best.

 

[3Yrs and waiting]

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Sounds good but withthe market so down - don\'t know if it worth taking a risk . Also the IIO says all our cases are put on hold as they have not heard anything from Washington on how to interpret the law - Name Change reason...
I seriously don\'t know when our agony will end (one way or other! )

 

[Intrepid]

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Is there any news about whether an RFE will be issued or not in case of company name change ?
Last time I spoke to IIO he told me they don\'t know if an RFE should be issued or not.

 

[vscgcexpectant]

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why do you need to do Amended I-140?is it because your company name changed after your I-140 approved?

 

[Intrepid]

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Yes, I was told by the LD that INS is not surer whether an RFE for I140 amendment should be issued or not.

I called VSC and talked to IIO, he said the same thing. We are waiting for guidelines from the head quarters. Within 30-60 days an RFE will be issued becuase the name of the company has changed.