Priority Date Retrogress: Impact on Employment based petition

neocor said:
Can you quote what this link says. It does not open for me to read.
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This is the section regarding EB3. Rest all is not relevant to most of us I guess.. The orig file in the link can be opened if you have an acrobat reader. (get it free from www.adobe.com )
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EB-3 Relief: By unanimous consent, the Senate also passed a measure sponsored by Senators Schumer (D-NY), Hutchison (R-TX) and Kennedy (D-MA) that would recapture EB -3 numbers lost from FY 2001-2004 due to processing delays. 50% of these numbers would be allocated to Schedule A occupations. Both the H-2B relief bill and the EB-3 relief provisions will now be included in the Senate version of the supplemental appropriations bill. However, since neither of these measures was included in the House-passed supplemental, they will be discussed when House and Senate conferees meet to resolve differences between the two bills. In both cases, AILA will urge the House to recede to the Senate on both the H-2B bill and EB-3 relief.
 
EB3 Visa Numbers recapture included in Conference report

A joint conference to hash out the differences between the senate and the house was held .... fortunately the EB3 recapture survived !!!
Now it is upto the voting on the bill HR 1268, it seems it should pass

This should help EB3 folks out even if a little bit ....

http://appropriations.senate.gov/hearmarkups/05-03-0505SuppConference.htm

Immigration

The bill includes much of the Real ID Act of 2005, which was included in the House-passed version of the bill. The provisions on asylum, the border infrastructure, and driver’s licenses are included; the alien bond and surety provision was not included. The conference bill also includes the Mikulski amendment regarding caps on temporary seasonal workers (H-2B). Additionally, the Hutchison amendment recapturing unused EB3 visas and the Frist amendment regarding Australian visas were included.
 
Bill Passed to Provide Limited Relief from EB3 Retrogression
Posted May 04, 2005

H.R. 1268, a bill that was primarily intended to provide supplemental appropriations for defense, the global war on terror, and tsunami relief, has been passed by both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. However, it contains some important immigration provisions. The House and Senate announced on May 3, 2005 that they have reached an agreement on the final wording of the Bill. This Bill is not yet enacted into law, but is expected to be signed by the President, which will finalize it into law.

The Bill would amend the provision of AC21 that released certain unused visa numbers to all employment-based categories. In H.R. 1268, 50 percent of these employment-based visa numbers are allocated solely to Schedule A cases, which affects nurses and physical therapists. This would be quite helpful to nurses and physical therapists, occupations in high demand in the U.S. It would also be helpful to address the current retrogression problem in the EB-3 category. Of course, this is a short-term solution. Details of this Bill will be made available in our May 6, 2005 MurthyBulletin and on MurthyDotCom.

SOURCE:
http://www.murthy.com/nflash/nf_050405.html
 
It is much less generouse than the Senate bill!

As part of the Tsunami/Iraq spending bill Congress is set to pass this week, Congress extended a provision in the American Competitiveness in the 21st Century Act of 2000 that allowed unused employment-based green cards from 1999 and 2000 to be reclaimed for later years. The new law allows for the continuation of this practice for the years 2001 through 2004 as long as the numbers are allocated for nurses and physical therapists (Department of Labor Schedule A occupations) and as long as the number used does not exceed 50,000.

The green cards should become available immediately after President Bush signs the bill next week, but it is not clear how quickly consulates will move to issue the approvals. The bill is not quite as generous as an earlier version approved in the Senate that would have allowed all 140,000 of the potentially available unused green cards to be reclaimed. Half would have been available to nurses and the rest would have been available to all other workers.

http://www.visalaw.com/05may1/5may105.html

Wondering how this will affect the EB3 retrogression? I hope they let the nurse applications use only this 50,000, so thel other workers under EB3 can use all other visas.



mvinays said:
Bill Passed to Provide Limited Relief from EB3 Retrogression
Posted May 04, 2005

H.R. 1268, a bill that was primarily intended to provide supplemental appropriations for defense, the global war on terror, and tsunami relief, has been passed by both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. However, it contains some important immigration provisions. The House and Senate announced on May 3, 2005 that they have reached an agreement on the final wording of the Bill. This Bill is not yet enacted into law, but is expected to be signed by the President, which will finalize it into law.

The Bill would amend the provision of AC21 that released certain unused visa numbers to all employment-based categories. In H.R. 1268, 50 percent of these employment-based visa numbers are allocated solely to Schedule A cases, which affects nurses and physical therapists. This would be quite helpful to nurses and physical therapists, occupations in high demand in the U.S. It would also be helpful to address the current retrogression problem in the EB-3 category. Of course, this is a short-term solution. Details of this Bill will be made available in our May 6, 2005 MurthyBulletin and on MurthyDotCom.

SOURCE:
http://www.murthy.com/nflash/nf_050405.html
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Guys,

Please allocate your little time to make aware EB-3 retrogression, possible H-1 inclusion in H-5 bill and other issues to Senators and Congressman:


Thread discussing new visa, H-5A and H-5B -- New Bill and possible inclusion of H-1B

http://boards.immigrationportal.com/showthread.php?t=174962

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Senators/Congressmen sponsoring H5 Bill:
1.Senator McCain

http://mccain.senate.gov/index.cfm?fuseaction=Contact.Home

2.Senator Ted Kennedy

http://www.senate.gov/~kennedy/index_high.html

3.Congressman Luis Gutierrez

http://luisgutierrez.house.gov/feedback.cfm?campaign=luisgutierrez

4.Congressman Jeff Flake

jeff.flake@mail.house.gov

5.Congressman Jim Kolbe -- accepts messages only if you are
from 8th district of Arizona.

http://www.house.gov/kolbe/IMA/issue.htm
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Immigration subcomm list:

http://judiciary.senate.gov/subcommittees/immigration109.cfm

Search each senator name into google and you will find link of that senator's homepage. Find "contact" link from homepage where you can send email to senator. Most of senator's homepage don't provide email address but there is email form which you can fill and send.

For email format, please check page 2 of this thread.,

http://boards.immigrationportal.com/showthread.php?t=174962&page=2&pp=15


Here is a link which will give you contact of Senator in each state:

http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm


Here is another link from the AILA for congressmen:

http://capwiz.com/aila2/officials/congress/
 
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EB3 Unavilable

approved labors filed under EB3 can not file 485 now It not avilable for ALL countriescheck

http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/bulletin/bulletin_2539.html




All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed CH IN ME PH
Employment-Based
1st C C C C C
2nd C C C C C
3rd U U U U U
Schedule A Workers C C C C C
Other Workers U U U U U
4th C C C C C
Certain Religious Workers C C C C C
5th C C C C C
Targeted Employment Areas/Regional Centers C C C C C
 
eb2 retrogression

Any one got information about eb2 retrogression?We should be able to know today if eb2 will retrogress for august or not?If any one knows please post here.
 
Senate Judiciary hearing for "comprehensive immigration reform"

Guys,

Senate Judiciary hearing for comprehensive immigration reform (which includes to recapture of unused immigrant visas and increase number of yearly immigrant visas to 290,000) is scheduled on Tuesday, Jul. 26, 2005 9:30 a.m.

So come on guys...please..please send emails / letters / fax / make phone calls to your senators as well as senate judiciary members. Our goal is to hit our message to them by Monday. Everyone's effort counts!

Here is the link:

http://immigrationportal.com/showpost.php?p=1202739&postcount=183

Please modify the letter according to your situation.
 
any PERM hope before oct 1st??

Hi, my company applied for PERM in the end of Aug. Is there any remote hope of it getting approved before the end of sept?.

thanks
 
so what does this retrogression mean now. I am in EB2 and my lawyer is preparing to file before Sep end. If we do make the date, would INS process my application? My labor was approved just last month and Priority date is May, 2003.
 
It means for your case....

If you file 140/485 together before the deadline then you can avail EAD and travel authorization benefits, but you will not be awarded GC until your PD becomes available before the retro date. So you can be happy in one way. I suggest since you are going to apply for EB2 140/485, you also apply EB3 140 side by side with the same labor, you can do that for a mere 200$. That way you can be sure that if something bad happens to you at 140 stage in EB2 case, EB3 case will be ur backup. Atleast you can go back on H1 immediately. Talk with your attorney regarding this. Also with EB3 140 you cannot apply EB3 485 as dates are not current with EB3 cases.

dcmetro22042 said:
so what does this retrogression mean now. I am in EB2 and my lawyer is preparing to file before Sep end. If we do make the date, would INS process my application? My labor was approved just last month and Priority date is May, 2003.
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Thanks for the reply and the clarification. Wish I could ask the lawyer for EB3 as well. Company lawyer. To lower costs, will do only as minimally needed! Will hope and pray for the best. :)
 
New yahoogroup for Retrogression for EB1, EB2, EB3 Category

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/techworkers/

Activity within 7 days:966 New Members - 4 New Links - 323 New Messages - 3 New Databases


Purpose of this Group is a Movement to Remove the Retrogression for EB1, EB2, EB3 Category, Urge Senate and Congress to Increase Visa Numbers for Employment Based Visa Categories, Help Other Technology Workers to save them from their Employers who are Desi Consulting Companies and are not treating them well, To Guide Technology Workers in their Career, get Green Card Faster and have better Employment Prospects. Ultimate Purpose is to help Technology Workers to whom their employers are not able to provide much help in immigration matters. Primary Goal will be to Remove EB1, EB2, EB3 Retrogression
 
inneedofgc said:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/techworkers/

Activity within 7 days:966 New Members - 4 New Links - 323 New Messages - 3 New Databases


Purpose of this Group is a Movement to Remove the Retrogression for EB1, EB2, EB3 Category, Urge Senate and Congress to Increase Visa Numbers for Employment Based Visa Categories, Help Other Technology Workers to save them from their Employers who are Desi Consulting Companies and are not treating them well, To Guide Technology Workers in their Career, get Green Card Faster and have better Employment Prospects. Ultimate Purpose is to help Technology Workers to whom their employers are not able to provide much help in immigration matters. Primary Goal will be to Remove EB1, EB2, EB3 Retrogression
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It required USCIS to come wiht dates like these to get people out of slumber.
Goog going. I am thinking what would happen if the dates went back more
 
ent: Senate Judiciary Bill at the Brink of Collapse Unless Everybody Contracts Sen

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11/01/2005: Senate Judiciary Bill at the Brink of Collapse Unless Everybody Contracts Senators and Congressmen!!!

The full Senate failed to take a roll call for this bill today. Believe it or not, Senator Byrd intends to offer an amendment tomorrow (11/2/05) to remove the H-1B and immigrant visa retrogression provisions passed by the Senate Judiciary Committee from the Budget Reconciliation Package.
Please call your Senators and urge a "NO vote on the Bird Amendment Immediately!!"
CALL THE CAPITOL SWITCHBOARD: 202-224-3121 OR GET DIRECT LINES BY CLICKING HERE: http://capwiz.com/aila2/home/

Everyone should call tonight. I mean EVERYONE. Call your friends and relatives and ask them to participate in this urgent campaign and call their Senators tonight. Call or send e-mails to your immigrant friends and alert them IMMEDIATELY! Ask them to call or send e-mails to everyone they know and ask them to call the Senators tonight. TIME IS OF ESSENCE.
This reporter will check whether our visitors did their share of work by looking at the our homepage "counter" tomorrow morning.

http://www.immigration-law.com/
 
If you are looking for a strong, genuine,reliable and a very professional company to join and to file your Green card through Perm, let me know. Generally labour and I140 gets cleared in couple of months. 180 new joiners already approved in a very short duration.

Mohit
mohitfl@hotmail.com
 
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