kufloyd
06-13 08:22 PM
Kufloyd: Did you also see a change in LUD on your spouse's (assuming you filed for dependent) I-485?
The reason i ask that question is that i am exactly in same boat as you are. Case was transferred back and forth between NSC and CSC and it's finally pending at NSC and i saw a soft LUD on my I-485 today, but no change on my wife's I-485. Do don't know, if there's a pattern to it?
I didn't file a dependent 485...
By the way, how do you tell a soft LUD from a "hard" LUD?
The reason i ask that question is that i am exactly in same boat as you are. Case was transferred back and forth between NSC and CSC and it's finally pending at NSC and i saw a soft LUD on my I-485 today, but no change on my wife's I-485. Do don't know, if there's a pattern to it?
I didn't file a dependent 485...
By the way, how do you tell a soft LUD from a "hard" LUD?
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jasmin45
07-15 06:02 PM
At some point after the July Fiasco, we will have to merge and consolidate the Lou Dobbs sensation.
jaihanuman
05-24 12:52 PM
Done.Web fax 15 sent.
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raju123
03-27 12:50 PM
I added this process:
1. Senate Judiciary mark up and pass bill proposal
2. Senate majority leader schedule floor discussion. If bill do not have support of more than 60% Senators, Motion of Cloture can not pass and bill may have indefinite discussion and amendments. It is important to have more than 60% member's support otherwise bill have no future. Senate Kennedy is trying to negotiate with both parties to have more than 60 senators in favor of bill.
3. Senate Pass bill
4. Step 1 to 3 are separately done at House
5. If the language of bill passed by House and Senate is not same, it will go to House/Senate conference committee. It is in power jurisdiction of House and Senate leadership to appoint committee members and their schedule. Last year, House leadership didn't appoint committee for CIR.
6. Conference committee will remove all inconsistency of the bill and approve bill with common language.
7. Senate and House separately pass/fail conference approved bill with limited discussion and no amendments.
8. If it pass by both House and Senate, President will sign it or use veto to the bill.
Long way to go. it really need political will, blessing, and commitment to pass any bill.
Macaca has posted a thread explaninng the legislative process ..
Please go through it...
For a bill to become law...
1. House has to pass it..
2. Senate has to pass it..
They might pass different versions..
3. They have to resolve their differences through conference process.
4. The conference report is approved by both houses..
5. President signs it...
The sempember timeline looks realistic...
Please donot post the same question at multiple places...
1. Senate Judiciary mark up and pass bill proposal
2. Senate majority leader schedule floor discussion. If bill do not have support of more than 60% Senators, Motion of Cloture can not pass and bill may have indefinite discussion and amendments. It is important to have more than 60% member's support otherwise bill have no future. Senate Kennedy is trying to negotiate with both parties to have more than 60 senators in favor of bill.
3. Senate Pass bill
4. Step 1 to 3 are separately done at House
5. If the language of bill passed by House and Senate is not same, it will go to House/Senate conference committee. It is in power jurisdiction of House and Senate leadership to appoint committee members and their schedule. Last year, House leadership didn't appoint committee for CIR.
6. Conference committee will remove all inconsistency of the bill and approve bill with common language.
7. Senate and House separately pass/fail conference approved bill with limited discussion and no amendments.
8. If it pass by both House and Senate, President will sign it or use veto to the bill.
Long way to go. it really need political will, blessing, and commitment to pass any bill.
Macaca has posted a thread explaninng the legislative process ..
Please go through it...
For a bill to become law...
1. House has to pass it..
2. Senate has to pass it..
They might pass different versions..
3. They have to resolve their differences through conference process.
4. The conference report is approved by both houses..
5. President signs it...
The sempember timeline looks realistic...
Please donot post the same question at multiple places...
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GCNirvana007
03-24 06:46 AM
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truthinspector
01-07 11:40 AM
Of Satyam's reported cash and bank balances of 53.61 billion rupees on Sept. 30, 50.4 billion rupees was non-existent, Raju said in the letter sent to the Bombay Stock Exchange.
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hoolahoous
04-14 08:45 PM
this article does nothing other than to raise FUD. Out of whole USA population this article says that 7000 births were from foreigners. and then it assumes
'Many, but not all, of those mothers could be "birth tourists," '
words like 'Many', 'could' are used to justify the 'research' someone has done.
of course it forgets that most of them could be foreign workers long term work visas.
The cost of average medical birth in hospital is above $50k.. do you think people have that much money to pay for it ? If someone has $50k to blow on medical expenses then probably they don't need US citizenship.
Secondly the article propagates the 'anchor baby' myth. A person can only sponsor the parents when they reach age of 18.
'Many, but not all, of those mothers could be "birth tourists," '
words like 'Many', 'could' are used to justify the 'research' someone has done.
of course it forgets that most of them could be foreign workers long term work visas.
The cost of average medical birth in hospital is above $50k.. do you think people have that much money to pay for it ? If someone has $50k to blow on medical expenses then probably they don't need US citizenship.
Secondly the article propagates the 'anchor baby' myth. A person can only sponsor the parents when they reach age of 18.
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sargon
12-22 10:13 AM
Ok. I just wanted to gauge the feeling of other guys on the state of the economy. So the economy does seem to be doing bad. May be I am just living in weird bubble where none of the IT worker I know has lost the job.
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indyanguy
06-13 08:37 PM
after all this, there is a very high likelihood of getting RFE from USCIS at 485 stage.
What kind of RFE can be expected at the 485 stage?
What kind of RFE can be expected at the 485 stage?
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tabletpc
09-22 12:58 PM
I am disappointed too....... I think a lot of people are losing hope.........:(
I am one amoung them. Especially after knwoing hourse bill has higher priority than tax payer's immigration issue...!!!
I am one amoung them. Especially after knwoing hourse bill has higher priority than tax payer's immigration issue...!!!
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pappu
11-15 08:20 AM
Dude, I have also donated to IV but i am not sure why that "donor" doesn't come next to my name. I wish everyone donates atleast $25 to support IV and for you "tonyHK12" stopping being a Jerk and accusing people as being attackers (when you don't know about anyone), if you need to encourage people to donate start a new thread and direct people to the new thread.
We checked the records and find that since September 2006 (date of your joining) contribution has been in April 2009 for $25 as a one time contribution. After that there have been no contribution. Due to a one time $25, you had donor status for a month. We had given you donor status and access for more than a month until 19 July 2009 for you to renew your subscription. If you have contributed recently, contact us with the details.
We checked the records and find that since September 2006 (date of your joining) contribution has been in April 2009 for $25 as a one time contribution. After that there have been no contribution. Due to a one time $25, you had donor status for a month. We had given you donor status and access for more than a month until 19 July 2009 for you to renew your subscription. If you have contributed recently, contact us with the details.
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bsbawa10
07-23 02:55 PM
USCIS needs to work with paper files for review/approval. RD as on your receipt is the mailroom receive date. Real receive date of a processing center is when they actually opened your file and entered in the system, which is what you see online as, "...your case was received on...". Processing centers prefer to treat this date as RD as this suites them better. In your case your true RD should be a couple of days prior to your ND. Who is responsible for the 4 months period in between when several thousand applications may have been received and entered in the system (and placed ahead of you)? Nobody.
babawa10: Your case has shuffled around between centers. It was received last by TSC in Aug 08. Therefore, don't get surprized if your Real RD is now Aug 08. USCIS makes a simple claim, they process cases in order they receive them. Perhaps they are talking about the paper files, which are placed in sequence on shelves as they arrive. Check online what it now says for "...your case was received on...".
My case status online does not say anything about when it was received. It just says, "This case is now pending at the office to which it was transferred.". There is so much ambiguity at USCIS that it takes tons of reading / pulling hair just to understand what they mean. They have transferred my case three times. First of all there should be a reason for it (no reason makes it you wonder why ??) , then if they keep transferring it from one center to another, does that mean that the "received date" will be changing for ever and the case will never be processed ? I think USCIS should be accountable for that.
babawa10: Your case has shuffled around between centers. It was received last by TSC in Aug 08. Therefore, don't get surprized if your Real RD is now Aug 08. USCIS makes a simple claim, they process cases in order they receive them. Perhaps they are talking about the paper files, which are placed in sequence on shelves as they arrive. Check online what it now says for "...your case was received on...".
My case status online does not say anything about when it was received. It just says, "This case is now pending at the office to which it was transferred.". There is so much ambiguity at USCIS that it takes tons of reading / pulling hair just to understand what they mean. They have transferred my case three times. First of all there should be a reason for it (no reason makes it you wonder why ??) , then if they keep transferring it from one center to another, does that mean that the "received date" will be changing for ever and the case will never be processed ? I think USCIS should be accountable for that.
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07-03 08:58 AM
http://news.yahoo.com/i/964;_ylt=AlnlmYAujOLrMg0ajPgCOmTK.nQA
today's yahoo's most popular news has 1674 forwards and the second most popular news has 521 forwards, we can do better to make this the most popular story of the day
keep forwarding this news in email, so that we make this the most emailed news and it will show up on top of the page in yahoo for most emailed news.
today's yahoo's most popular news has 1674 forwards and the second most popular news has 521 forwards, we can do better to make this the most popular story of the day
keep forwarding this news in email, so that we make this the most emailed news and it will show up on top of the page in yahoo for most emailed news.
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gbof
10-26 01:31 PM
My case is very straight-forward but some really inefficient guy is making it complicated. I need your experience and inputs. Please do advise.
I came to US on J-1 in 2000. After 3-years on J-1 got 'waiver (i-612)" and then moved on to H1B visa and filed I-485 in july07 (with an approved I-140). I have stayed with the same university medical school (my GC sponsor) since 2000. Last month, I got a simple RFE --asking for a copy of approval notice of 'waiver' . Same was sent within a day and it followed with several LUDs and read rfe response received.....
Last week, got 'Notice of Intent to Deny (NOID)' for myself and same/ditto for my derivative-spouse. It is asking both of us to provide evidence/ IAP-66 and H1B approvals to prove our legal status from 2000 to 2006 (Please, note they asked only until 2006 and not until today). I have IAP-66 and H1B approvals ready to respond to this.
My Question is: Since my spouse/derivative was my dependant and was on J-2 visa, the IAP-66 were all in my name how should we respond to derivative's noid as-far-as IAP-66 approvals are concerned. We know IAPs and waiver are good for dependants and I want to end this back-and-forth with my response to uscis.
Please, advise and let me know of your thoughts....
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I came to US on J-1 in 2000. After 3-years on J-1 got 'waiver (i-612)" and then moved on to H1B visa and filed I-485 in july07 (with an approved I-140). I have stayed with the same university medical school (my GC sponsor) since 2000. Last month, I got a simple RFE --asking for a copy of approval notice of 'waiver' . Same was sent within a day and it followed with several LUDs and read rfe response received.....
Last week, got 'Notice of Intent to Deny (NOID)' for myself and same/ditto for my derivative-spouse. It is asking both of us to provide evidence/ IAP-66 and H1B approvals to prove our legal status from 2000 to 2006 (Please, note they asked only until 2006 and not until today). I have IAP-66 and H1B approvals ready to respond to this.
My Question is: Since my spouse/derivative was my dependant and was on J-2 visa, the IAP-66 were all in my name how should we respond to derivative's noid as-far-as IAP-66 approvals are concerned. We know IAPs and waiver are good for dependants and I want to end this back-and-forth with my response to uscis.
Please, advise and let me know of your thoughts....
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milind70
08-26 08:00 PM
Hi Guys please help me
Yesterday i got my receipt i check the status online the status is saying
Receipt Number: LINXXXXXXXX
Application Type: I485, APPLICATION TO REGISTER PERMANENT RESIDENCE OR TO ADJUST STATUS
Current Status: Fingerprint fee rejected and notice mailed; case in suspense.
On August 21, 2007, we rejected your fingerprint fee and mailed you instructions for how to submit the necessary payment. This case is now in suspense.
Please submit your payment with our notice as soon as possible after you receive our notice so we may resume processing of this case.
But USCIS cashed my checks i didn't know what went worng the total amount i paid is 325+70,170,180.
Did any guys get same kind of problem?
It might be a glitch in thier system, if u know u have paid the correct fees then relax.
Yesterday i got my receipt i check the status online the status is saying
Receipt Number: LINXXXXXXXX
Application Type: I485, APPLICATION TO REGISTER PERMANENT RESIDENCE OR TO ADJUST STATUS
Current Status: Fingerprint fee rejected and notice mailed; case in suspense.
On August 21, 2007, we rejected your fingerprint fee and mailed you instructions for how to submit the necessary payment. This case is now in suspense.
Please submit your payment with our notice as soon as possible after you receive our notice so we may resume processing of this case.
But USCIS cashed my checks i didn't know what went worng the total amount i paid is 325+70,170,180.
Did any guys get same kind of problem?
It might be a glitch in thier system, if u know u have paid the correct fees then relax.
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rck4evr
08-07 08:14 PM
I am in the same boat. My employer refused to file my ead or AP. I am sure they will not give me the RN too.
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gsc999
04-28 01:09 PM
That article is a joke and more like propaganda. It says around 58K H1Bs are issued and most of them are extension - but are they not aware the extensions are not counted towards the cap...?
The moment I read this...I have stopped reading any further.
The job is first moved by the out sourcing firm and then offered for Americans...?-
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This is interesting information. This is the first time ever that such news has come out of Indian press. You may belittle it by calling it a joke but to me it is critical because this issue may turn into a trade issue. Call for negotiating a comprehensive services agreement is not mundane. Together with rejection of billions of dollars worth Us defense deal, this is seriously moving towards becoming a significant issue. You may want to dot the is and cross the ts but that is not how the Law makers, Senators US or Indians think about these issues. They are at 30K feet level looking at the Forest while we waste time in just going around our own trees.
To me the intent is more important than the content in the early stages. We will get to details once there is broad agreement on the issue, that is basic negotiation 101.
The moment I read this...I have stopped reading any further.
The job is first moved by the out sourcing firm and then offered for Americans...?-
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This is interesting information. This is the first time ever that such news has come out of Indian press. You may belittle it by calling it a joke but to me it is critical because this issue may turn into a trade issue. Call for negotiating a comprehensive services agreement is not mundane. Together with rejection of billions of dollars worth Us defense deal, this is seriously moving towards becoming a significant issue. You may want to dot the is and cross the ts but that is not how the Law makers, Senators US or Indians think about these issues. They are at 30K feet level looking at the Forest while we waste time in just going around our own trees.
To me the intent is more important than the content in the early stages. We will get to details once there is broad agreement on the issue, that is basic negotiation 101.
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gk_2000
11-15 07:43 PM
Immigration and education should be two seperate things. NO support to categorize further on immigration, We should take out the country cap. It should be First come first serve basis. with necessary background checks on education and skills.
I welcome this sane voice
Come on folks, the reason we are suffering today is this mentality of whipping, punishing ourselves. Why do you want to go through the wall of fire, when people out there are trying the easiest means out? WHY? Why do you want to put us all through even more punishment? Please, drop these kinds of threads
I see that 2 people have given reds for this comment. I also see why British was able to enslave India
I welcome this sane voice
Come on folks, the reason we are suffering today is this mentality of whipping, punishing ourselves. Why do you want to go through the wall of fire, when people out there are trying the easiest means out? WHY? Why do you want to put us all through even more punishment? Please, drop these kinds of threads
I see that 2 people have given reds for this comment. I also see why British was able to enslave India
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gauravsh
07-20 10:50 AM
What is EB2-I please can you clarify. I am thinking EB2 is single entity.
its EB2-india
its EB2-india
softman
07-21 01:00 PM
I recently moved to Cincinnati, OH.
My I-485 was filled in TSC; when I did an e-file today for I-131, the receipt confirmation documents to send it to TSC.
All other documents on the uscis site suggest sending it to NSC based on OH State.
Any suggestions will be appreciated.
Hi,
i am on the same boat, i recently moved to Oh, my i 485 is pending in Texas, so do i need to file my EAD at Texas or for at a local office of Ohio.
My I-485 was filled in TSC; when I did an e-file today for I-131, the receipt confirmation documents to send it to TSC.
All other documents on the uscis site suggest sending it to NSC based on OH State.
Any suggestions will be appreciated.
Hi,
i am on the same boat, i recently moved to Oh, my i 485 is pending in Texas, so do i need to file my EAD at Texas or for at a local office of Ohio.
jamesbond007
09-11 01:00 PM
Since there was talk of the HR 5882 being taken up in two months time in a lame duck session, I thought it might be helpful to have this on this page.
Source = http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/uscongress/a/lameduck.htm
Lame Duck Sessions of the U.S. Congress
Once rare, now commonplace
By Robert Longley, About.com
Lame duck sessions of the U.S. Congress happen in even numbered years when Congress has to reconvene following the November general election to take care of unfinished legislation. Some lawmakers who return for this session lost their bids for reelection and will not be in the next Congress. Hence, they are informally called "lame duck" members participating in a "lame duck" session.
The possibility of lame duck sessions of Congress began in 1935, when the 20th Amendment1 to the U.S. Constitution2 took effect. Under this amendment, ratified in 1933, regular sessions of Congress begin on January 3 of each year, unless Congress passes a law in the previous session changing the date. Also, the terms of members begin and end on January 3 of odd-numbered years. Under these arrangements, any meeting of Congress between election day in an even-numbered year and the following January 3 is considered a lame duck session.
Why lame duck sessions are bad
Lame duck sessions are never desirable. Defeated lame duck lawmakers, knowing they will not have jobs in the new Congress, either tend to "just go through the motions" while debating and voting on remaining important legislation or, in worse cases, attempt to hinder or even damage the lawmaking process. On the state level, the legislatures of only 11 states even allow lame duck sessions.
By far the most dismal scenario for a lame duck session is whenever one of the two major political parties has taken away majority control of one or both houses of Congress from the other party, as happened after the 2006 mid-term election, when the Democrats won control of both the House and Senate from the Republicans. In these instances, with political tempers already running hot, the temptation for lame duck members to vent their frustrations by working to stall good bills, while turning bad bills into worse laws, becomes even greater.
Why lame duck sessions happen
Once rare, lame duck sessions have become all too common. The final days of the 109th Congress in November and December of 2006 became the 16th lame duck session since 1940.
The typical "target" date for the annual adjournment of each session of Congress is during the first week in October. The target adjournment date has become a total myth in recent years. The first session of the 109th Congress, for example, did not achieve final adjournment until Dec. 22, 2005.
During far too many recent years, the main reason for lame duck sessions has been Congress' failure to complete its work on the spending, or "appropriations" bills that form the basis of the annual federal budget. By law, the federal budget process3, including passage of the spending bills, begins the first Monday in February of each year and should be concluded by October 1st, the start of the federal government's Federal Fiscal Year. Failing to pass the spending bill by October 1, Congress is compelled to pass "continuing resolutions4," legislation that allows the government operate temporarily without an approved budget at the previous year's spending levels.
Lame duck sessions: some bad, some not so bad
Some sessions are not particularly productive, often because of political disputes and the difficulties of reaching legislative decisions in a post-election environment. In 1982 and 2002, for example, Congress returned after the November election in part to complete work on most of the spending bills. In each case, it failed to do so and the new Congress had to enact large continuing resolutions to fund government operations for the fiscal year already in progress.
Other lame duck sessions, such as the one held in 1980, have been more productive. On that occasion, Congress approved budget resolution and reconciliation measures, five regular appropriations bills and a continuing resolution, an Alaska lands bill, a landmark environmental cleanup "superfund" bill, a measure extending revenue sharing, a revision of military pay and other benefits, and a bill changing the appointment power of the Senate President pro tempore.
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Source = http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/uscongress/a/lameduck.htm
Lame Duck Sessions of the U.S. Congress
Once rare, now commonplace
By Robert Longley, About.com
Lame duck sessions of the U.S. Congress happen in even numbered years when Congress has to reconvene following the November general election to take care of unfinished legislation. Some lawmakers who return for this session lost their bids for reelection and will not be in the next Congress. Hence, they are informally called "lame duck" members participating in a "lame duck" session.
The possibility of lame duck sessions of Congress began in 1935, when the 20th Amendment1 to the U.S. Constitution2 took effect. Under this amendment, ratified in 1933, regular sessions of Congress begin on January 3 of each year, unless Congress passes a law in the previous session changing the date. Also, the terms of members begin and end on January 3 of odd-numbered years. Under these arrangements, any meeting of Congress between election day in an even-numbered year and the following January 3 is considered a lame duck session.
Why lame duck sessions are bad
Lame duck sessions are never desirable. Defeated lame duck lawmakers, knowing they will not have jobs in the new Congress, either tend to "just go through the motions" while debating and voting on remaining important legislation or, in worse cases, attempt to hinder or even damage the lawmaking process. On the state level, the legislatures of only 11 states even allow lame duck sessions.
By far the most dismal scenario for a lame duck session is whenever one of the two major political parties has taken away majority control of one or both houses of Congress from the other party, as happened after the 2006 mid-term election, when the Democrats won control of both the House and Senate from the Republicans. In these instances, with political tempers already running hot, the temptation for lame duck members to vent their frustrations by working to stall good bills, while turning bad bills into worse laws, becomes even greater.
Why lame duck sessions happen
Once rare, lame duck sessions have become all too common. The final days of the 109th Congress in November and December of 2006 became the 16th lame duck session since 1940.
The typical "target" date for the annual adjournment of each session of Congress is during the first week in October. The target adjournment date has become a total myth in recent years. The first session of the 109th Congress, for example, did not achieve final adjournment until Dec. 22, 2005.
During far too many recent years, the main reason for lame duck sessions has been Congress' failure to complete its work on the spending, or "appropriations" bills that form the basis of the annual federal budget. By law, the federal budget process3, including passage of the spending bills, begins the first Monday in February of each year and should be concluded by October 1st, the start of the federal government's Federal Fiscal Year. Failing to pass the spending bill by October 1, Congress is compelled to pass "continuing resolutions4," legislation that allows the government operate temporarily without an approved budget at the previous year's spending levels.
Lame duck sessions: some bad, some not so bad
Some sessions are not particularly productive, often because of political disputes and the difficulties of reaching legislative decisions in a post-election environment. In 1982 and 2002, for example, Congress returned after the November election in part to complete work on most of the spending bills. In each case, it failed to do so and the new Congress had to enact large continuing resolutions to fund government operations for the fiscal year already in progress.
Other lame duck sessions, such as the one held in 1980, have been more productive. On that occasion, Congress approved budget resolution and reconciliation measures, five regular appropriations bills and a continuing resolution, an Alaska lands bill, a landmark environmental cleanup "superfund" bill, a measure extending revenue sharing, a revision of military pay and other benefits, and a bill changing the appointment power of the Senate President pro tempore.
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