Hi,
I always thought I was too pre-occupied with immigration
issues for my own good. However, I now see that I did
the right thing. I\'m happy to get my AOS approval but sad
that many of my friends were not as vigilant as myself.
One friend\'s lawyer ticked the wrong box on the I140 and
he was filed in the Extraordinary Alien
category (the category for Noble Prize winners) instead
of outstanding researcher. He filed his I140 four months
before me. Now I am a GC holder and he is still working
on a H1 tied to yet another company.
Another friend did not check the AVM regularly. He got an RFE
but the lawyer did not get it or lost it, whatever, and because
they did not reply with 90 days his case
was considered abandoned.
The moral of the story is that if you want freedom (a GC) then you
need to be vigilant. Most lawyers are compotent, but it\'s just a job
to them, it\'s your life. The tough bit is to balance vigilance with
fanatasism.
Dr. Bongo A Gogo
I always thought I was too pre-occupied with immigration
issues for my own good. However, I now see that I did
the right thing. I\'m happy to get my AOS approval but sad
that many of my friends were not as vigilant as myself.
One friend\'s lawyer ticked the wrong box on the I140 and
he was filed in the Extraordinary Alien
category (the category for Noble Prize winners) instead
of outstanding researcher. He filed his I140 four months
before me. Now I am a GC holder and he is still working
on a H1 tied to yet another company.
Another friend did not check the AVM regularly. He got an RFE
but the lawyer did not get it or lost it, whatever, and because
they did not reply with 90 days his case
was considered abandoned.
The moral of the story is that if you want freedom (a GC) then you
need to be vigilant. Most lawyers are compotent, but it\'s just a job
to them, it\'s your life. The tough bit is to balance vigilance with
fanatasism.
Dr. Bongo A Gogo