Traffic vs Retrogression

Risk ...

Dallas03096 said:
Agreed. I am a risk taker.
Many years ago, when I quit my job as a top level manager in Chemical industry to take up a SAP career, that is what people told me! But it has paid dividends!!

Coming to USA on H1B was the biggest risk I have ever taken in my life :) But it has also paid dividends!

However I don't think being employed in my own LLC on same occupation is a risk. This is based on legal advice I got as well as the USCIS memo I quoted in my earlier message.
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Dallas03096,

I agree that there is risk involved with what you are doing but I would have probably done the same if I were in your situation. The way things are right now, there is no telling exactly how long it will take to get our GCs. We cannot afford to waste opportunities anymore. So long as we carefully evaluate the risk vs rewards of our actions we should go ahead and do what we feel is best for us. Waiting endlessly for this system to correct itself while good opportunities pass us by is not an option anymore.

Good luck with your venture.

regards,

saras
 
It is one thing to be willing to take the risk, but it is misleading to say that having your own company as your only employment is not a risk. Invoking AC21 to change jobs is a bigger risk than staying in the same job, doing so to work for your own company is an even bigger risk than that.
 
GaramChai2go said:
Maybe he is one of 245i and it is his personal thinking. I would really like to hear his story.
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you are correct. My story is somewhere on here, but here's a brief summary. I've been in this country for more than half my life. I was abandoned (immigration process) by my family ( mom and 3 siblings all US citizens) because of the choices I made. Luckily my employers are wealthy - we get along really well, and they petitioned for me under 245i. I thought this place was somewhere to get answers, be comforted by others in the immigration process. Instead there are many posters who make others feel unwelcomed
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We are all in this together...

Envision,

We are indeed in this together. For better or worse, the fate and outcome of one group (245i) is inexplicably linked to another (EB3's for eg).

What's happened has happened. 245i's were tied/linked to EB3 in some shape or manner (the exact logistics is never fully understood) and to cry over spilt milk by anyone will not resolve any problem.

You are more than welcome to come here and express yourself/your opinions and feel totally comfortable. In the process, be prepared for some brick-bats as is the nature of any web forum conversation/chat. Just learn to take it in stride and dish it back if you feel necessary, or ignore it altogether.

Good luck with your 245i resolution.
 
Yes it is a risk ..

Jackolantern said:
It is one thing to be willing to take the risk, but it is misleading to say that having your own company as your only employment is not a risk. Invoking AC21 to change jobs is a bigger risk than staying in the same job, doing so to work for your own company is an even bigger risk than that.
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Jackolantern,

I maintain that it is a risk and people should not jump into it without properly evaluating all aspects of the decision but if a person knows the risks and chooses to take it because he/she feels that it is better than waiting endlessly for the GC then there is nothing wrong in that. Each person has his/her own tolerance for risk and so long as their decision affects no one but themselves then I am all for it.

regards,

saras
 
envision said:
you are correct. My story is somewhere on here, but here's a brief summary. I've been in this country for more than half my life. I was abandoned (immigration process) by my family ( mom and 3 siblings all US citizens) because of the choices I made. Luckily my employers are wealthy - we get along really well, and they petitioned for me under 245i. I thought this place was somewhere to get answers, be comforted by others in the immigration process. Instead there are many posters who make others feel unwelcomed
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Thanks for sharing info. Right now 245i are more welcomed than anyone else. We have nothing against you, you are doing what you should done.
We are against the system.
But still you did not explain why you think 245i is not the cause of retrogression.
 
envision said:
you are correct. My story is somewhere on here, but here's a brief summary. I've been in this country for more than half my life. I was abandoned (immigration process) by my family ( mom and 3 siblings all US citizens) because of the choices I made. Luckily my employers are wealthy - we get along really well, and they petitioned for me under 245i. I thought this place was somewhere to get answers, be comforted by others in the immigration process. Instead there are many posters who make others feel unwelcomed
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we do not hate 245i applicants..........we hate the system which made 245i overtake EB3.......which we think should have had more priority than illegals......rather we got used by those f*** politicians for their vote benefits....

pardon me if my knowledge is incorrect....that 245i was mostly for people out of status/illegal......
 
GaramChai2go said:
Thanks for sharing info. Right now 245i are more welcomed than anyone else. We have nothing against you, you are doing what you should done.
We are against the system.
But still you did not explain why you think 245i is not the cause of retrogression.
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Thanks GC_TRAP. GaramChai2go, I honestly don't have the answer to that. I just wanted to post something :p
 
245is

envision,

Most informed people on this forum know that the fault lies squarely with the policy makers (politicans). Most people do not have a problem with 245is but they are resentful that 245is were thrown into the EB3 category without increasing the visa numbers. The policy makers did not pay attention to the consequences of their actions and just did what they felt was the best political move at the time.

It is a fact that the current retrogression is due to the influx of 245is but we cannot blame 245i applicants for this. A lot of people tend to take out their frustration on 245is because their applications have been delayed indefenitely due to the thousands of pending 245is cases. It is difficult to separate the applicants from the policy and hence you will always find some hostility on this forum. If you try and think about it from our perspective you will understand our plight.

Bottom line is that for better or for worse we are all in it together now. We cannot separate 245is and EB3s. Like it or not, our fates are tied together. It would be wise to realize this fact and work towards some sort of compreshensive solution.

regards,

saras
 
techy2468 said:
we do not hate 245i applicants..........we hate the system which made 245i overtake EB3.......which we think should have had more priority than illegals......rather we got used by those f*** politicians for their vote benefits....

pardon me if my knowledge is incorrect....that 245i was mostly for people out of status/illegal......
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Actually 245i did not overtake EB3, it was included. Please note that anti -immigration groups don't care if you're legal or illegal
:rolleyes: and how did you get used?
 
Undertake, overtake, whatever. The point is that there are thousands of always-legal EB3 applicants still waiting at the bus stop because the politicians decided to throw 245i's on to the same bus with everybody else, rather than have an additional and separate bus for 245i.
 
Does anyone know how many 245i beneficiaries have actually been approved? From what I've heard most have also been stuck in retrogression :confused: It took 4 years for my labor certification, I140 (month) was a breeze , and it's only recently my priority date (world wide) become current.
 
envision said:
Does anyone know how many 245i beneficiaries have actually been approved? From what I've heard most have also been stuck in retrogression :confused: It took 4 years for my labor certification, I140 (month) was a breeze , and it's only recently my priority date (world wide) become current.
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What PD do you have?

According to me all 245i should have been given direct citizenship instead of pushing them at the start of a line, so that people in the line can atleast get the GC on time.
 
What do you mean recently.

envision said:
and it's only recently my priority date (world wide) become current.
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245i world wide are not affected by retrogression almost 6 months.
If your PD > 04/30/2001 you are not 245i
 
unitednations said:
Envision, is part of "other" category in eb3 requiring less then two years of experience.

That category has just become current for him.
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Thanks UN.

that makes sense.
 
sfmars said:
245i world wide are not affected by retrogression almost 6 months.
If your PD > 04/30/2001 you are not 245i
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Was the deadline April 1st, 2001 or April 30th for 245i? Even Mexico EB3 dates are in May'01. I don't understand that.
 
Deadline was April 30 2001 for 245i.

-Thanks

GaramChai2go said:
Was the deadline April 1st, 2001 or April 30th for 245i? Even Mexico EB3 dates are in May'01. I don't understand that.
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Mexico EB3 dates were stuck in April 2001 for long time. I remember for 2 bulletins Mexico EB3 were in April 22, 2001. Then Finally moved to May 01, 2001. India EB3 dates too may follow the same. May 01, 2001 is another hurdle for India. High demand date. I hope we will be there in next bulletin when a new quater starts and another 700 odd fresh EB3 visas will be available.

-Thanks
GaramChai2go said:
What about Mexico, how come its date in May 2001?
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