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ajay
02-23 12:08 PM
Gurus,
I am considering switching my employer.
Currently I have I-140 and labor for GC approved in 2006.
Filed I-485 in July 2007.
My current H-1B expires on December 2009. (9 years on H-1B.... ya that long)
Based on my AC-21 portability after 180 days of I-140 approval, if I move to a new employer and file H-1B transfer, will I get default approval of only upto December 2009, or can I get 3-year extension based on my I-140 approval?
Appreciate your answers in advance.
Thanks,
Optimizer
You can get 3 years extension based on your approved I140. Please consult a lawyer before jumping into conclusions though.
I am considering switching my employer.
Currently I have I-140 and labor for GC approved in 2006.
Filed I-485 in July 2007.
My current H-1B expires on December 2009. (9 years on H-1B.... ya that long)
Based on my AC-21 portability after 180 days of I-140 approval, if I move to a new employer and file H-1B transfer, will I get default approval of only upto December 2009, or can I get 3-year extension based on my I-140 approval?
Appreciate your answers in advance.
Thanks,
Optimizer
You can get 3 years extension based on your approved I140. Please consult a lawyer before jumping into conclusions though.
RC2009
10-13 05:45 PM
Thank you for the reply. My confusion stemmed from whether i can use my US License as my id for gaining the license. Or whether somehow my A# or I94 number had to be noted on the license/certificate in order to use it at a later point for the green card process.
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Leo07
05-29 10:21 PM
Just FYI,our
You can also extend the H1b...if your labor is filed 365 days prior to your H1b expiraton...
You are looking atleast 21 months into future...there are so many things that can happen...
140 rejection may not be an issue... but in case your worst fear comes true...you will be alright if it's rejected before feb 2008.
Even then there are other ways around this problem...
Cheer up...
You can also extend the H1b...if your labor is filed 365 days prior to your H1b expiraton...
You are looking atleast 21 months into future...there are so many things that can happen...
140 rejection may not be an issue... but in case your worst fear comes true...you will be alright if it's rejected before feb 2008.
Even then there are other ways around this problem...
Cheer up...
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May 24th, 2004, 06:33 AM
Hope you don't mind me messing with this a bit, but sometimes it's easier to do it in photoshop than to explain with words what could be different. View the attached thumbnail (click on it for fullversion) to see how a slight change in the position of the elements could affect the photograph (the "ZING" as Lecter calls it ;)).
You did, however, pick a good time of day for your photo. Too early and the plane might be even darker with no detail, and too late and the moon would have to be overexposed if you wanted the rest of the picture to look like it does now.
Edit: forgot to attach the file :o
You did, however, pick a good time of day for your photo. Too early and the plane might be even darker with no detail, and too late and the moon would have to be overexposed if you wanted the rest of the picture to look like it does now.
Edit: forgot to attach the file :o
frostrated
09-14 04:30 PM
I came across a posting today for a local contract position, which was a good match for my profile. But when I sent my resume in, the vendor said we cannot proceed because the end client asked for either citizens or GCs. I thought it was strange, because it is a contract requirement, not fulltime. This is the first time that I have encountered someone requiring a GC for a contract posiiton. Further, this is not a defence or state department kind of deal where you'd need citizens. I would understand if they said 'citizens only', but GC or citizen does strike me as unconventional.
Can someone please advise if this is allowed by law?
Yes it is legal. They are merely giving preference to citizens and permanent residents, and it is line with the department of labor regulations. They cant however discriminate between H1-B from different nationalities.
Also, they might have a project stipulation where they do not want any uncertainity as to how long they can keep the contractor.
Can someone please advise if this is allowed by law?
Yes it is legal. They are merely giving preference to citizens and permanent residents, and it is line with the department of labor regulations. They cant however discriminate between H1-B from different nationalities.
Also, they might have a project stipulation where they do not want any uncertainity as to how long they can keep the contractor.
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02-21 01:32 PM
Shortly after class, an economics student approaches his economics professor and says,
"I don't understand this stimulus bill. Can you explain it to me?"
The professor replied, "I don't have any time to explain it at my office, but if you come over to my house on Saturday and help me with my weekend project, I'll be glad to explain it to you." The student agreed.
At the agreed-upon time, the student showed up at the professor's house. The professor stated that the weekend project involved his backyard pool.
They both went out back to the pool, and the professor handed the student a bucket. Demonstrating with his own bucket, the professor said, "First, go over to the deep end, and fill your bucket with as much water as you can." The student did as he was instructed.
The professor then continued, "Follow me over to the shallow end, and then dump all the water from your bucket into it." The student was naturally confused, but did as he was told.
The professor then explained they were going to do this many more times, and began walking back to the deep end of the pool.
The confused student asked, "Excuse me, but why are we doing this?"
The professor matter-of-factly stated that he was trying to make the shallow end much deeper.
The student didn't think the economics professor was serious, but figured that he would find out the real story soon enough.
However, after the 6th trip between the shallow end and the deep end, the student began to become worried that his economics professor had gone mad. The student finally replied, "All we're doing is wasting valuable time and effort on unproductive pursuits. Even worse, when this process is all over, everything will be at the same level it was before, so all you'll really have accomplished is the destruction of what could have been truly productive action!"
The professor put down his bucket and replied with a smile, "Congratulations. You now understand the stimulus bill."
"I don't understand this stimulus bill. Can you explain it to me?"
The professor replied, "I don't have any time to explain it at my office, but if you come over to my house on Saturday and help me with my weekend project, I'll be glad to explain it to you." The student agreed.
At the agreed-upon time, the student showed up at the professor's house. The professor stated that the weekend project involved his backyard pool.
They both went out back to the pool, and the professor handed the student a bucket. Demonstrating with his own bucket, the professor said, "First, go over to the deep end, and fill your bucket with as much water as you can." The student did as he was instructed.
The professor then continued, "Follow me over to the shallow end, and then dump all the water from your bucket into it." The student was naturally confused, but did as he was told.
The professor then explained they were going to do this many more times, and began walking back to the deep end of the pool.
The confused student asked, "Excuse me, but why are we doing this?"
The professor matter-of-factly stated that he was trying to make the shallow end much deeper.
The student didn't think the economics professor was serious, but figured that he would find out the real story soon enough.
However, after the 6th trip between the shallow end and the deep end, the student began to become worried that his economics professor had gone mad. The student finally replied, "All we're doing is wasting valuable time and effort on unproductive pursuits. Even worse, when this process is all over, everything will be at the same level it was before, so all you'll really have accomplished is the destruction of what could have been truly productive action!"
The professor put down his bucket and replied with a smile, "Congratulations. You now understand the stimulus bill."
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Pankaj
09-23 08:16 AM
your wife should be fine and within status even you changed the job.
I asked this same question to my lawyer in 2006. we got that its valid.
You might drop few lines to your company's attorney to find out exact answer.
I asked this same question to my lawyer in 2006. we got that its valid.
You might drop few lines to your company's attorney to find out exact answer.
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ddeka
03-21 01:21 PM
All,
Please let me know if you know any good Immigration Lawyer in Boston area.
Also can someone please let me know if I can work as a W2 Consultant to any company using EAD?
Appreciate your help.
Regards,
Please let me know if you know any good Immigration Lawyer in Boston area.
Also can someone please let me know if I can work as a W2 Consultant to any company using EAD?
Appreciate your help.
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90210
05-03 06:51 PM
Gurus,
I just received my EAD now. Though I am a 485 july filer, applied for EAD only in January.
My 6 th year H1 will come to end in Oct. Because 180 days since 485 filing is over, I want to use AC21 and change the Employer now, and I am thinking why to go again for H1. I have the EAD, and why not use it, though I will be joining another desi employer.
Does it seem the right thing to do? But everyine else I know changing the employer but again going for H1. Then why at all we have EAD.
I understand that if GC is rejected, and if we are on H1, we don't have to leave. But if GC is rejected, I really don't care. Even if I get the GC, I want to go to Mera Bharath Mahaan.
1. What are your thoughts on this?
2. One thing I am still not clear on is: If EAD renewal is delayed next year, and if I don't receive the approval in time (i.e. before the expiry of my current EAD) will I be out of status because no H1 and no EAD?
3. I am thinking there is no waiting period of 180 days etc from the EAD approval date to join another employer. Please correct me if this wrong.
4. If I use EAD, what is the status of my family without H4?
I just received my EAD now. Though I am a 485 july filer, applied for EAD only in January.
My 6 th year H1 will come to end in Oct. Because 180 days since 485 filing is over, I want to use AC21 and change the Employer now, and I am thinking why to go again for H1. I have the EAD, and why not use it, though I will be joining another desi employer.
Does it seem the right thing to do? But everyine else I know changing the employer but again going for H1. Then why at all we have EAD.
I understand that if GC is rejected, and if we are on H1, we don't have to leave. But if GC is rejected, I really don't care. Even if I get the GC, I want to go to Mera Bharath Mahaan.
1. What are your thoughts on this?
2. One thing I am still not clear on is: If EAD renewal is delayed next year, and if I don't receive the approval in time (i.e. before the expiry of my current EAD) will I be out of status because no H1 and no EAD?
3. I am thinking there is no waiting period of 180 days etc from the EAD approval date to join another employer. Please correct me if this wrong.
4. If I use EAD, what is the status of my family without H4?
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khare81
01-08 03:13 PM
Hi,
My current visa status is H4. As i cannot work on this visa, I am interested in doing an Unpaid Internship. Please clarify whether I can do so on an H4 visa.
I'm trying to secure the internship in a nonprofit organisation. Will there be an exception for them, in case it's not allowed otherwise?
Thanks a tonne!!!
My current visa status is H4. As i cannot work on this visa, I am interested in doing an Unpaid Internship. Please clarify whether I can do so on an H4 visa.
I'm trying to secure the internship in a nonprofit organisation. Will there be an exception for them, in case it's not allowed otherwise?
Thanks a tonne!!!
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kewlchap
03-16 10:13 PM
Folks,
If an employer withdraws an approved I-140, is it enough to show a future offer of employment letter to keep your 485 alive?
My particular case: I have an approved I-140, with pending 485 (EAD/AP approved) (6 months have elapsed). I want to quit my job and go back to school this August, but want to keep 485 alive (primarily because my 6 years on H1 are up). I can easily get a letter from an employer saying that they will employ me once my GC is approved (and I can join them when GC comes through). However, my current employer says that they will withdraw 140 (routine procedure).
Questions:
1. Can I study on EAD/parolee status?
2. Do I need to inform USCIS of invoking AC21 since my employer will withdraw my 140?
3. Can I claim that I am waiting for my GC to be approved to join my future employer, and in the mean time, I am studying full time to improve my skills?
4. Should I try to maintain my H1 status during school (by working part time etc.)?
5. Does my future employer need to file an I140?
6. What should I ask my current employer to provide? Eg: copy of 140, Employment verification letter etc.
Please provide your insights. There might have been previous discussions on this topic. If so, please point me to them and my apologies in advance for re-posting.
Will appreciate any suggestions / comments. I am stuck with the dilemma of continuing to work or going back to school.
Thanks,
-k
---------------
EB2, India, PD May 2004, Primary filer.
If an employer withdraws an approved I-140, is it enough to show a future offer of employment letter to keep your 485 alive?
My particular case: I have an approved I-140, with pending 485 (EAD/AP approved) (6 months have elapsed). I want to quit my job and go back to school this August, but want to keep 485 alive (primarily because my 6 years on H1 are up). I can easily get a letter from an employer saying that they will employ me once my GC is approved (and I can join them when GC comes through). However, my current employer says that they will withdraw 140 (routine procedure).
Questions:
1. Can I study on EAD/parolee status?
2. Do I need to inform USCIS of invoking AC21 since my employer will withdraw my 140?
3. Can I claim that I am waiting for my GC to be approved to join my future employer, and in the mean time, I am studying full time to improve my skills?
4. Should I try to maintain my H1 status during school (by working part time etc.)?
5. Does my future employer need to file an I140?
6. What should I ask my current employer to provide? Eg: copy of 140, Employment verification letter etc.
Please provide your insights. There might have been previous discussions on this topic. If so, please point me to them and my apologies in advance for re-posting.
Will appreciate any suggestions / comments. I am stuck with the dilemma of continuing to work or going back to school.
Thanks,
-k
---------------
EB2, India, PD May 2004, Primary filer.
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08-21 12:01 AM
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We've got to have some passionate bloggers on this forum!!! Please PM me with your email id if you want to join the group of IV bloggers.
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07-09 12:30 PM
AILA Leadership Has Just Posted the Following:
The Senators are coming, the Senators are coming! That's right, the Senate is debating the DHS Appropriations bill right now, and immigration amendments are being offered. I blogged about the Sessions E-Verify proposal yesterday. Well bill, that passed by voice vote this morning, but not before the Senate voted down a proposal from Senator Schumer to table the Sessions proposal. Senator Leahy, in an astute move prior to the vote on Sessions' E-Verify bill, amended that bill to include a permanent extension of the EB-5 Regional Pilot Program. So, Leahy's amendment permanently extending the EB-5 Regional Pilot Program was approved too!
Senator DeMint from South Carolina threw in a bill to mandate the construction of actual fences along 700 miles of the Southern Border, taking away the right of DHS/CBP to decide how best to protect that border. That has also passed.
Senator Hatch has now introduced a bill which includes positive changes including undoing the Widow Penalty, and a religious worker extension and a rural doctors program extension. You can still call the Senate Switchboard to voice your support for this latter bill, and your disgust with the Senate passage of laws without debate that will affect millions of lives and cost billions of dollars. You can reach your Senator by calling 202-224-3121.
All of these amendments, of course, must now go back to a conference committee with the House, and there is no guarantee that any of them will become law. But, lest you thought your time to relax from calling your Congressman was over, it has now started again. Get on the phone and start demanding REAL Immigration Reform, rather than this piecemeal junk.https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186823568153827945-7232301415393625463?l=ailaleadership.blogspot.com
More... (http://ailaleadership.blogspot.com/2009/07/senate-is-at-it-again-hold-onto-your.html)
The Senators are coming, the Senators are coming! That's right, the Senate is debating the DHS Appropriations bill right now, and immigration amendments are being offered. I blogged about the Sessions E-Verify proposal yesterday. Well bill, that passed by voice vote this morning, but not before the Senate voted down a proposal from Senator Schumer to table the Sessions proposal. Senator Leahy, in an astute move prior to the vote on Sessions' E-Verify bill, amended that bill to include a permanent extension of the EB-5 Regional Pilot Program. So, Leahy's amendment permanently extending the EB-5 Regional Pilot Program was approved too!
Senator DeMint from South Carolina threw in a bill to mandate the construction of actual fences along 700 miles of the Southern Border, taking away the right of DHS/CBP to decide how best to protect that border. That has also passed.
Senator Hatch has now introduced a bill which includes positive changes including undoing the Widow Penalty, and a religious worker extension and a rural doctors program extension. You can still call the Senate Switchboard to voice your support for this latter bill, and your disgust with the Senate passage of laws without debate that will affect millions of lives and cost billions of dollars. You can reach your Senator by calling 202-224-3121.
All of these amendments, of course, must now go back to a conference committee with the House, and there is no guarantee that any of them will become law. But, lest you thought your time to relax from calling your Congressman was over, it has now started again. Get on the phone and start demanding REAL Immigration Reform, rather than this piecemeal junk.https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186823568153827945-7232301415393625463?l=ailaleadership.blogspot.com
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gccovet
06-19 02:13 PM
Dear IVians,
Do I need to send my original passport for PIO application?
I am not comfortable sending out my passport. Hence, I wanted to double-check.
Your response is appreciated.
http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/showthread.php?t=18820
Do I need to send my original passport for PIO application?
I am not comfortable sending out my passport. Hence, I wanted to double-check.
Your response is appreciated.
http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/showthread.php?t=18820
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DUBLIN (Reuters) - Thousands of Irish citizens living unlawfully in the United States could be legalised in return for more work permits for U.S. citizens lured to Ireland by its thriving economy, an Irish minister said on Wednesday.
"There is clear evidence to support the establishment of some form of bilateral agreement between the U.S. and Irish governments," Labour Minister Tony Killeen said in a statement after he returned from a trip to New York.
Killeen said that, while 30,000 to 40,000 illegal Irish immigrants were living in the United States, two centuries of mass emigration to the United States from Ireland because of famine and unemployment was clearly now at an end.
Ireland's Trade and Employment Ministry said more than 4,300 Americans immigrated to Ireland in search of employment in 2005, compared with 1,700 Irish people moving to the United States, where more than 10 percent of the population claims Irish descent.
Killeen said a jobs fair in New York showed how appealing Ireland had become in the wake of the "Celtic Tiger" boom.
"The interest expressed by Americans to come and work in Ireland was so great that a queue more than two-and-a-half blocks long formed outside the exhibition venue," he said.
"In less than 15 years, Ireland has gone from being the sick man of Europe to one of the most dynamic economies in the developed world."
Killeen told Reuters in New York last week that Ireland would also try to lure Irish and U.S. citizens back to Ireland where the population is now back above 4 million, having slumped to a 120-year low of 2.8 million in the 1960s.
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Thousands of Irish citizens living unlawfully in the United States could be legalised in return for more work permits for U.S. citizens lured to Ireland by its thriving economy, an Irish minister said on Wednesday.
"There is clear evidence to support the establishment of some form of bilateral agreement between the U.S. and Irish governments," Labour Minister Tony Killeen said in a statement after he returned from a trip to New York.
Killeen said that, while 30,000 to 40,000 illegal Irish immigrants were living in the United States, two centuries of mass emigration to the United States from Ireland because of famine and unemployment was clearly now at an end.
Ireland's Trade and Employment Ministry said more than 4,300 Americans immigrated to Ireland in search of employment in 2005, compared with 1,700 Irish people moving to the United States, where more than 10 percent of the population claims Irish descent.
Killeen said a jobs fair in New York showed how appealing Ireland had become in the wake of the "Celtic Tiger" boom.
"The interest expressed by Americans to come and work in Ireland was so great that a queue more than two-and-a-half blocks long formed outside the exhibition venue," he said.
"In less than 15 years, Ireland has gone from being the sick man of Europe to one of the most dynamic economies in the developed world."
Killeen told Reuters in New York last week that Ireland would also try to lure Irish and U.S. citizens back to Ireland where the population is now back above 4 million, having slumped to a 120-year low of 2.8 million in the 1960s.
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tc2007
02-04 06:51 PM
Hi
I am in a difficult situation. I hope you can provide some guidance.
I am on 8th year of H1b. GC was messed up due to employer. A different employer has filed my labor 365 days before the I94 expires. I only have 3-4 months left on my current H1. I might have problems with my H1 transfer on time due to this new memo as I am working in layers, and I might loose my H1 status.
My wife is on F1 visa and I would like to know if
1) I can get H1 to F2 transfer. I have all recent paychecks etc and still working?
2) If I get F2, can I find a new employer who can sponsor my H1 (full time not a consultant) while in US and then do F2 to H1. I am assuming this will be a new term of H1 within the limits of the quota etc.
OR
I have to go back to my country for 1 year if I want to be on H1 again? Here I am assuming that I can re-enter the country on F2 visa then find a new sponsor. Do you see any problems with the above?
Thanks
I am in a difficult situation. I hope you can provide some guidance.
I am on 8th year of H1b. GC was messed up due to employer. A different employer has filed my labor 365 days before the I94 expires. I only have 3-4 months left on my current H1. I might have problems with my H1 transfer on time due to this new memo as I am working in layers, and I might loose my H1 status.
My wife is on F1 visa and I would like to know if
1) I can get H1 to F2 transfer. I have all recent paychecks etc and still working?
2) If I get F2, can I find a new employer who can sponsor my H1 (full time not a consultant) while in US and then do F2 to H1. I am assuming this will be a new term of H1 within the limits of the quota etc.
OR
I have to go back to my country for 1 year if I want to be on H1 again? Here I am assuming that I can re-enter the country on F2 visa then find a new sponsor. Do you see any problems with the above?
Thanks
gsc999
04-09 03:08 PM
In the last few days there is little news/action about STRIVE act. When this act was proposed all of us got excited and promised to each other to do everything to make it a success. Some of us did make phone calls to lawmakers (as per IV directions) but after that everything seems cooled down. Why are we losing our focus now?
Yes the new Senate bill S.1035 (tightening H1B program) might have put some doubts in our minds; but can we continue our efforts on STRIVE and deal with S.1035 thru amendments when it comes to discussion. Discussion about S.1035 on our forum is fine and in fact we might have to do that to figure out how bad/good it is our specific issues. But in the meantime we have to continue our efforts on STRIVE act too.
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nk:
Call your lawmaker drive ended on 6th April. Today is 9th April.
The next step was to schedule a meeting with our lawmakers. Many people are doing that. Did you try doing that?
In addition, today President Bush renewed call for immigration reform. Things will happen before the Summer break.
Yes the new Senate bill S.1035 (tightening H1B program) might have put some doubts in our minds; but can we continue our efforts on STRIVE and deal with S.1035 thru amendments when it comes to discussion. Discussion about S.1035 on our forum is fine and in fact we might have to do that to figure out how bad/good it is our specific issues. But in the meantime we have to continue our efforts on STRIVE act too.
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nk:
Call your lawmaker drive ended on 6th April. Today is 9th April.
The next step was to schedule a meeting with our lawmakers. Many people are doing that. Did you try doing that?
In addition, today President Bush renewed call for immigration reform. Things will happen before the Summer break.
fundo14
06-07 12:31 PM
As per the murthy's site it is possible.
Check this out
http://murthy.com/news/n_deceff.html
I am trying to get the 3 years H1 ext based on the situation mention by you.
I will keep you posted of the outcome.
Check this out
http://murthy.com/news/n_deceff.html
I am trying to get the 3 years H1 ext based on the situation mention by you.
I will keep you posted of the outcome.
