ck_b2001
08-28 09:07 AM
Did everybody who filed Jul 2nd at NSC got their reciepts?
seems like TSC is done entering Jul 2nd application as Jul 3rd-5th are getting their reciepts. It makes me wonder as to how the reciepts are issued if Jul 2nd filers are waiting and farther dates got their reciepts. Is it only issuing delay ?
seems like TSC is done entering Jul 2nd application as Jul 3rd-5th are getting their reciepts. It makes me wonder as to how the reciepts are issued if Jul 2nd filers are waiting and farther dates got their reciepts. Is it only issuing delay ?
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greenmonster
11-12 11:49 AM
I have EAD.. no issues with my renewal. I took a break and want to continue further as long as possible.
Macaca
07-28 04:46 PM
Reid Eyes Rules Changes To Restrict Amendments (http://www.rollcall.com/issues/53_10/news/19488-1.html) By Emily Pierce, ROLL CALL STAFF, July 23, 2007
After nearly seven months of battling Republican filibusters and controversial amendments on the Senate floor, Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Friday he may seek to change Senate rules to make it easier to restrict amendments on the floor.
Reid said Rules and Administration Chairwoman Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) would be tasked with exploring what rules changes should be made.
Noting that there has been a "growing breakdown between the majority and minority in terms of how to get things done," Howard Gantman, Feinstein's chief of staff for the Rules panel, said the committee would conduct a "comprehensive review" and look at the rules on the germaneness of amendments and how long Senators have to review proposals before voting on them.
"Sen. Feinstein is very serious about looking at the vast range of amendments that are brought in at the last minute that are not germane," said Gantman. He added that the panel's focus would be on "how to better get things done."
Reid spokesman Jim Manley cautioned that Reid "has no intention of unilaterally seeking a rules change."
However, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) scoffed at the notion of limiting or restricting Senators' ability to offer amendments, which he likened to freedom of speech.
"Look, nobody's going to shut anybody up in the Senate," he said at a press conference Friday. "There's going to be robust debate. You can just write that down. And I understand Sen. Reid's frustrations, but we're not going to establish any speech police in the Senate - not now, not ever."
Reid apparently reached his boiling point Thursday night when Republicans used Senate budget rules to offer a number of non-germane amendments to a student loan financing bill.
"What went on last night was ridiculous," Reid said on the Senate floor. "We should change those rules. ... We will have to take a look at that."
Reid said Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Chairman Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) and ranking member Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) managed the student loan measure "very well until it ran into the rule that we have here that allows unending amendments on any subject forever, literally, before you get to final passage."
Because the higher education bill - by virtue of its status as a budget reconciliation measure - was immune to filibuster, Senate rules permitted unlimited amendments to be offered and voted on. On Thursday night, in particular, Senators were given only a few minutes to review the substance of some amendments before they were asked to vote on them.
As is customary with budget and reconciliation measures, Senators engaged in a long series of back-to-back votes, known as a "vote-a-rama," at the end of the debate. But Democrats said Republicans' insistence on having 14 non-germane votes - including six related to cutting taxes, three related to immigration and two related to terrorism - was excessive.
When Democrats pushed back with their own non-germane amendment expressing the Senate's opinion that President Bush should not pardon Vice President Cheney's former chief of staff, Scooter Libby, Republicans tried to force a vote on former President Bill Clinton's controversial pardons.
But before the Senate could vote on that, Reid asked that both the Libby vote and the GOP pardons amendment be stricken from the Congressional Record, and the chamber voted on final passage of the bill.
Manley explained: "These so-called vote-a-ramas are bad for the system, and they may lead to bad policy. As have leaders in the past, all Sen. Reid was doing was expressing his frustration at the Republicans' desire to score cheap political points at the expense of a good-faith effort to pass a bill that will make college education more affordable for more Americans."
Even though Reid is seeking a Rules panel review, the rules governing Thursday night's debate actually fall under the Congressional Budget Act. If Reid were to seek a change in the Budget Act, the Senate would have to pass legislation and it would have to be signed into law by the president.
However, changes to Senate rules require 67 votes to pass.
After nearly seven months of battling Republican filibusters and controversial amendments on the Senate floor, Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Friday he may seek to change Senate rules to make it easier to restrict amendments on the floor.
Reid said Rules and Administration Chairwoman Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) would be tasked with exploring what rules changes should be made.
Noting that there has been a "growing breakdown between the majority and minority in terms of how to get things done," Howard Gantman, Feinstein's chief of staff for the Rules panel, said the committee would conduct a "comprehensive review" and look at the rules on the germaneness of amendments and how long Senators have to review proposals before voting on them.
"Sen. Feinstein is very serious about looking at the vast range of amendments that are brought in at the last minute that are not germane," said Gantman. He added that the panel's focus would be on "how to better get things done."
Reid spokesman Jim Manley cautioned that Reid "has no intention of unilaterally seeking a rules change."
However, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) scoffed at the notion of limiting or restricting Senators' ability to offer amendments, which he likened to freedom of speech.
"Look, nobody's going to shut anybody up in the Senate," he said at a press conference Friday. "There's going to be robust debate. You can just write that down. And I understand Sen. Reid's frustrations, but we're not going to establish any speech police in the Senate - not now, not ever."
Reid apparently reached his boiling point Thursday night when Republicans used Senate budget rules to offer a number of non-germane amendments to a student loan financing bill.
"What went on last night was ridiculous," Reid said on the Senate floor. "We should change those rules. ... We will have to take a look at that."
Reid said Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Chairman Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) and ranking member Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) managed the student loan measure "very well until it ran into the rule that we have here that allows unending amendments on any subject forever, literally, before you get to final passage."
Because the higher education bill - by virtue of its status as a budget reconciliation measure - was immune to filibuster, Senate rules permitted unlimited amendments to be offered and voted on. On Thursday night, in particular, Senators were given only a few minutes to review the substance of some amendments before they were asked to vote on them.
As is customary with budget and reconciliation measures, Senators engaged in a long series of back-to-back votes, known as a "vote-a-rama," at the end of the debate. But Democrats said Republicans' insistence on having 14 non-germane votes - including six related to cutting taxes, three related to immigration and two related to terrorism - was excessive.
When Democrats pushed back with their own non-germane amendment expressing the Senate's opinion that President Bush should not pardon Vice President Cheney's former chief of staff, Scooter Libby, Republicans tried to force a vote on former President Bill Clinton's controversial pardons.
But before the Senate could vote on that, Reid asked that both the Libby vote and the GOP pardons amendment be stricken from the Congressional Record, and the chamber voted on final passage of the bill.
Manley explained: "These so-called vote-a-ramas are bad for the system, and they may lead to bad policy. As have leaders in the past, all Sen. Reid was doing was expressing his frustration at the Republicans' desire to score cheap political points at the expense of a good-faith effort to pass a bill that will make college education more affordable for more Americans."
Even though Reid is seeking a Rules panel review, the rules governing Thursday night's debate actually fall under the Congressional Budget Act. If Reid were to seek a change in the Budget Act, the Senate would have to pass legislation and it would have to be signed into law by the president.
However, changes to Senate rules require 67 votes to pass.
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04-09 01:15 PM
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I have 4 years real time IT experience and i came to USA in H4 visa. Last year i applied for H1B visa. Two days back i came to know that my application got denied and im desperate to work here and please advice me for my next step to work in USA.
I have 4 years real time IT experience and i came to USA in H4 visa. Last year i applied for H1B visa. Two days back i came to know that my application got denied and im desperate to work here and please advice me for my next step to work in USA.
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Munna Bhai
06-20 09:06 AM
Can I use salary.com instead of flcdatacenter to determine the prevailing wage? Will immigration officer accept this source? Thanks
No, salary.com is not the right source, infact it may be higher too. Flcdatacenter is the correct one for prevailing wage.
No, salary.com is not the right source, infact it may be higher too. Flcdatacenter is the correct one for prevailing wage.
Macaca
12-12 10:14 AM
Muscle Flexing in Senate: G.O.P. Defends Strategy (http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/12/washington/12cong.html?hp) By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN | NY Times, December 12, 2007
WASHINGTON �Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the Republican leader, operates with near-robotic efficiency when it comes to negotiating budget figures in public, consistently refusing to answer questions that would ever commit him to a specific number at the bargaining table.
So it was more than a little telling when Mr. McConnell laid down his mark in the current budget fight on Tuesday, informing the Capitol Hill press corps that he was ready to offer Democrats a deal, $70 billion in war financing with no strings attached and a total budget identical to President Bush�s proposal.
In other words, the Republicans should get virtually everything they want. And he was not kidding.
With the president warning repeatedly that he will veto any budget package he dislikes and the Democrats short of the 60 votes they need in the Senate, the Republican minority is in an unusually strong bargaining position � and not just in the budget negotiations that are the top priority in Congress these days.
Mr. McConnell and his fellow Republicans are playing such tight defense, blocking nearly every bill proposed by the slim Democratic majority that they are increasingly able to dictate what they want, much to the dismay of the majority leader, Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, and frustrated Democrats in the House.
In fact, the Senate Republicans are so accustomed to blocking measures that when the Democrats finally agreed last week to their demands on a bill to repair the alternative minimum tax, the Republicans still objected, briefly blocking the version of the bill that they wanted before scrambling to approve it later.
For the Democrats, it was a perfect example of why they have taken to calling the G.O.P. the �grand obstructionist party.� The Democrats send out daily tallies of the number of Republican filibusters, which the Democrats say will set a record.
It also explains why so little is getting done in Congress right now. With a crush of legislation pending ahead of the Christmas holiday recess, it should be one of the busiest times of the year.
In addition to holding up a spending deal and setting the terms on the alternative minimum tax, Senate Republicans blocked a major energy bill on Friday. Mr. Reid said Tuesday that he planned to remove a major component that the Republicans opposed in hopes of getting the bill approved.
The Republicans are not shy about their strategy, which they say is merely exercising the minority�s right to filibuster, which has existed since the earliest days of the Senate. Nor are they shy about standing with Mr. Bush, who now threatens almost daily to use his veto to back up the strategy.
But there are also risks. The latest New York Times/CBS News poll found that the stagnation in Congress has made an impression. Just 21 percent of Americans say they have a favorable view of Congress and 64 percent disapprove. And the two parties have been unyielding, calculating that voters will blame the other side.
For some lawmakers, especially those facing re-election, the danger is palpable.
�I am not seeing much common ground, meeting in the center,� said Senator Gordon H. Smith of Oregon, a Republican who is seeking a third term. �And if we don�t find that, the Senate will fail in its governing responsibilities.
�The thing that�s important to remember is that the Senate was structured to govern from the center, to find the common sense. There is little sense about this place right now.�
Democrats say the Republican stance, especially on spending, is reckless and aimed at shutting down the government.
Senator Charles E. Schumer of New York, who leads the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, insists that the more Republicans block Democrats in Congress, the more seats Democrats will win next year.
Republicans have to defend 23 Senate seats next year, nearly twice as many as Democrats, who have 12 to defend.
The Republicans, however, say their strategy will win.
�I think we are being consistent here against higher taxes, consistently against greater regulation, consistently against creating new causes of action in bill after bill after bill,� Mr. McConnell said. �It�s a positive message of our vision of America.
�We have a pretty good sense that the public has figured out they are not too happy with this new Congress.�
By the calculation of Mr. McConnell and other Republicans, voters will reward them for stopping the Democrats from doing all sorts of things that the Republicans view as foolish.
Aides to the Republican leadership said they hoped to supplement that message with an agenda that they plan to lay out early next year and that they said would show clear differences with the Democrats.
In the meantime, Mr. McConnell and the Republicans, with Mr. Bush�s support, effectively have a stranglehold on the Senate. That has in turn created bitterness between Democrats in the Senate and House, where Democrats have a larger majority and more leverage.
Mr. Reid met Tuesday afternoon with Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California as the Democrats continued to struggle to formulate an �omnibus� spending package that would bundle 11 appropriations bills and avoid a shutdown of government agencies.
Democrats last week pushed to add $11 billion for domestic spending, above what Mr. Bush had proposed, in exchange for money for the war effort, with no strings attached. But Republicans objected, and Mr. Bush threatened a veto.
Democrats then suggested cutting home-state projects, typically called earmarks, sought by lawmakers in both parties, but on Tuesday Mr. Reid seemed to back away from that idea.
Mr. McConnell, of course, said it was up to the Democrats to work things out, whether on spending or any other measure, in a way that Republicans would accept.
�They are in the majority,� he said. �But in the Senate, to do most things, it requires 60. That has been the case for a long time, and it will require working out our differences. So we�re prepared to work with them to finish up the session. But the bills will not be written exclusively by Democrats.�
WASHINGTON �Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the Republican leader, operates with near-robotic efficiency when it comes to negotiating budget figures in public, consistently refusing to answer questions that would ever commit him to a specific number at the bargaining table.
So it was more than a little telling when Mr. McConnell laid down his mark in the current budget fight on Tuesday, informing the Capitol Hill press corps that he was ready to offer Democrats a deal, $70 billion in war financing with no strings attached and a total budget identical to President Bush�s proposal.
In other words, the Republicans should get virtually everything they want. And he was not kidding.
With the president warning repeatedly that he will veto any budget package he dislikes and the Democrats short of the 60 votes they need in the Senate, the Republican minority is in an unusually strong bargaining position � and not just in the budget negotiations that are the top priority in Congress these days.
Mr. McConnell and his fellow Republicans are playing such tight defense, blocking nearly every bill proposed by the slim Democratic majority that they are increasingly able to dictate what they want, much to the dismay of the majority leader, Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, and frustrated Democrats in the House.
In fact, the Senate Republicans are so accustomed to blocking measures that when the Democrats finally agreed last week to their demands on a bill to repair the alternative minimum tax, the Republicans still objected, briefly blocking the version of the bill that they wanted before scrambling to approve it later.
For the Democrats, it was a perfect example of why they have taken to calling the G.O.P. the �grand obstructionist party.� The Democrats send out daily tallies of the number of Republican filibusters, which the Democrats say will set a record.
It also explains why so little is getting done in Congress right now. With a crush of legislation pending ahead of the Christmas holiday recess, it should be one of the busiest times of the year.
In addition to holding up a spending deal and setting the terms on the alternative minimum tax, Senate Republicans blocked a major energy bill on Friday. Mr. Reid said Tuesday that he planned to remove a major component that the Republicans opposed in hopes of getting the bill approved.
The Republicans are not shy about their strategy, which they say is merely exercising the minority�s right to filibuster, which has existed since the earliest days of the Senate. Nor are they shy about standing with Mr. Bush, who now threatens almost daily to use his veto to back up the strategy.
But there are also risks. The latest New York Times/CBS News poll found that the stagnation in Congress has made an impression. Just 21 percent of Americans say they have a favorable view of Congress and 64 percent disapprove. And the two parties have been unyielding, calculating that voters will blame the other side.
For some lawmakers, especially those facing re-election, the danger is palpable.
�I am not seeing much common ground, meeting in the center,� said Senator Gordon H. Smith of Oregon, a Republican who is seeking a third term. �And if we don�t find that, the Senate will fail in its governing responsibilities.
�The thing that�s important to remember is that the Senate was structured to govern from the center, to find the common sense. There is little sense about this place right now.�
Democrats say the Republican stance, especially on spending, is reckless and aimed at shutting down the government.
Senator Charles E. Schumer of New York, who leads the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, insists that the more Republicans block Democrats in Congress, the more seats Democrats will win next year.
Republicans have to defend 23 Senate seats next year, nearly twice as many as Democrats, who have 12 to defend.
The Republicans, however, say their strategy will win.
�I think we are being consistent here against higher taxes, consistently against greater regulation, consistently against creating new causes of action in bill after bill after bill,� Mr. McConnell said. �It�s a positive message of our vision of America.
�We have a pretty good sense that the public has figured out they are not too happy with this new Congress.�
By the calculation of Mr. McConnell and other Republicans, voters will reward them for stopping the Democrats from doing all sorts of things that the Republicans view as foolish.
Aides to the Republican leadership said they hoped to supplement that message with an agenda that they plan to lay out early next year and that they said would show clear differences with the Democrats.
In the meantime, Mr. McConnell and the Republicans, with Mr. Bush�s support, effectively have a stranglehold on the Senate. That has in turn created bitterness between Democrats in the Senate and House, where Democrats have a larger majority and more leverage.
Mr. Reid met Tuesday afternoon with Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California as the Democrats continued to struggle to formulate an �omnibus� spending package that would bundle 11 appropriations bills and avoid a shutdown of government agencies.
Democrats last week pushed to add $11 billion for domestic spending, above what Mr. Bush had proposed, in exchange for money for the war effort, with no strings attached. But Republicans objected, and Mr. Bush threatened a veto.
Democrats then suggested cutting home-state projects, typically called earmarks, sought by lawmakers in both parties, but on Tuesday Mr. Reid seemed to back away from that idea.
Mr. McConnell, of course, said it was up to the Democrats to work things out, whether on spending or any other measure, in a way that Republicans would accept.
�They are in the majority,� he said. �But in the Senate, to do most things, it requires 60. That has been the case for a long time, and it will require working out our differences. So we�re prepared to work with them to finish up the session. But the bills will not be written exclusively by Democrats.�
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r_joe
02-08 09:48 PM
I am applying for an H-1B extension. The prevailing wage determined by icert is less than my actual salary by about $30,000. Will there be a problem if my salary is much higher than the prevailing wage?
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sorcerer666
10-01 05:37 AM
I wouldnt thikn that it should be a problem at all
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chanduv23
02-17 02:40 PM
Dear IV Members,
We intend to have the next conference call on Saturday, March 01, 2008 at 12 Noon Eastern.
Attorney Prashanti Reddy will be answering questions from IV members. We will be opening up a thread shortly for members to post their questions.
Prashanti wishes to focus on these topics
"Since this is the H-1b season, and the quota is opening up on April 1. I am sure a lot of people will have questions on F-1 or L-1 or H-4 to H-1 transfers or H-1b consular processing.
Also EB-2 India is unavailable, lot of people will have questions on what to do"
Apart from these, please feel free to post questions on other topics also, like usage of EAD, AC21 ......
We intend to have the next conference call on Saturday, March 01, 2008 at 12 Noon Eastern.
Attorney Prashanti Reddy will be answering questions from IV members. We will be opening up a thread shortly for members to post their questions.
Prashanti wishes to focus on these topics
"Since this is the H-1b season, and the quota is opening up on April 1. I am sure a lot of people will have questions on F-1 or L-1 or H-4 to H-1 transfers or H-1b consular processing.
Also EB-2 India is unavailable, lot of people will have questions on what to do"
Apart from these, please feel free to post questions on other topics also, like usage of EAD, AC21 ......
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07-17 11:48 PM
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07-15 01:24 PM
This is the address I used. We just got approved AP 2 weeks back.
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sunny1000
08-06 01:35 PM
Read this below pdf
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sln2001
09-25 10:07 PM
Recently i have joined a new employer after my H1 transfer has been applied, today i have recieved approval notice and its approved until October 15 2007,
were has my previous h1 was valid until October 2008. Please help how should i proceed ?
Please provide more information:
Was this transfer for a 7th year extension ?
Was it based on existing I140/pending labor application?
were has my previous h1 was valid until October 2008. Please help how should i proceed ?
Please provide more information:
Was this transfer for a 7th year extension ?
Was it based on existing I140/pending labor application?
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rameshraju11
10-12 01:13 PM
Hello ,
I just wanted to understand how consular processing works for EB greencard
1. When NVC sends a I-864 form. is priority date to be current for this ?
2. When NVC sends a packet 3. is priority date to be current for this ?
3. what will be happen if the priority date is current and interview was scheduled in next month, and then priorty date suddenly will not be available in next month.
4. Can I track status with NVC using I-140 receipt number ?
Thanks,
I just wanted to understand how consular processing works for EB greencard
1. When NVC sends a I-864 form. is priority date to be current for this ?
2. When NVC sends a packet 3. is priority date to be current for this ?
3. what will be happen if the priority date is current and interview was scheduled in next month, and then priorty date suddenly will not be available in next month.
4. Can I track status with NVC using I-140 receipt number ?
Thanks,
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watzgc
09-18 04:36 PM
what type of cases, you meant ?
I can't help but notice that about 1/4 of recently processed audit cases were denied. As it goes now, I'll have to wait about another 6 month for a 75% chance to pass. Well for where the economy is headed right now it all probably won't matter anymore in 6 months.
I can't help but notice that about 1/4 of recently processed audit cases were denied. As it goes now, I'll have to wait about another 6 month for a 75% chance to pass. Well for where the economy is headed right now it all probably won't matter anymore in 6 months.
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jonty_11
02-14 04:37 PM
As per Immigration-law.com - this might become law by June 2007
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09-16 03:57 AM
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dallas
09-28 02:44 AM
Hi Seniors/Lawyer,
My brother is US Citizen and my parents visited US, my brother want to apply green card for my parents. What all the documents from India are needed from my parents to apply for GC?
1.What forms/applications do we have to apply?
2.What is the first step should we have to take?
3.Do we need to apply form I130 and along with that can we apply I485?
4.What all documents should my brother submit along with the forms/applications?
Please Seniors/Lawyers help me.
Thanks in advance.
Dallas
My brother is US Citizen and my parents visited US, my brother want to apply green card for my parents. What all the documents from India are needed from my parents to apply for GC?
1.What forms/applications do we have to apply?
2.What is the first step should we have to take?
3.Do we need to apply form I130 and along with that can we apply I485?
4.What all documents should my brother submit along with the forms/applications?
Please Seniors/Lawyers help me.
Thanks in advance.
Dallas
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gc_chahiye
06-19 10:51 PM
anybody used this lawfirm for I485 filing?
HereIComeGC
03-17 04:28 PM
Few days back, I saw a thread for Poll for how many EB2 Cases are pending per year. Now I can't find it. Can anyone please point me to it?
desi3933
01-25 08:44 AM
It is advisable to file change of status to h4 while in USA, no need to go back to India. After you get your h4 approved then you can go for stamping...
That is good approach, if
1. one is maintaining status at the time of H-4 Change of status application
AND
2. Person is not traveling out of USA in short term future
____________________
Not a legal advice.
US Citizen of Indian Origin
That is good approach, if
1. one is maintaining status at the time of H-4 Change of status application
AND
2. Person is not traveling out of USA in short term future
____________________
Not a legal advice.
US Citizen of Indian Origin
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