gc_lover
06-29 01:09 PM
I have submitted all the documents to my laywer on 6/25 itself (including medical) but they are just heavily back logged and won't be filing my case till Jul 10. I am just frustated now. I even offered to pay extra to speed it up but no use. I am only worried if dates retrogress half way through?
To my real question.. Can we just file on our own with out the lawyer? I would hate to loose this window just coz my laywer couldn't do it. Not sure how I would break that kinda news to my wife, "I know the dates were current for 10 days in July but our lawyer didn't have time so now you will have to stay at home for 1 more year".
Hi! You are not the only one, many people like us are in the same situation as yours. However, there is nothing you can do if the dates retrogress.
Lot of people are filing 485 on their own and you can do that too, I guess. There is a seperate thread for this, please refer to that thread.
To my real question.. Can we just file on our own with out the lawyer? I would hate to loose this window just coz my laywer couldn't do it. Not sure how I would break that kinda news to my wife, "I know the dates were current for 10 days in July but our lawyer didn't have time so now you will have to stay at home for 1 more year".
Hi! You are not the only one, many people like us are in the same situation as yours. However, there is nothing you can do if the dates retrogress.
Lot of people are filing 485 on their own and you can do that too, I guess. There is a seperate thread for this, please refer to that thread.
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immig4me
03-01 08:59 AM
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illinois_alum
08-06 10:12 AM
...my online status changed with message..
On August 5, 2010, we mailed you a notice that we had registered this customer's new permanent resident status. Please follow any instructions on the notice. Your new permanent resident card should be mailed within 60 days following this registration or after you complete any ADIT processing referred to in the welcome notice, whichever is later. If you move before receiving your card, please call our customer service center at 1-800-375-5283.
During this step the formal decision (approved/denied) is written and the decision notice is mailed and/or emailed to the applicant/petitioner. You can use our current processing time to gauge when you can expect to receive a final decision
but no welcome email yet...
SR on Aug 4....
Guys....there are multiple different messages on the USCIS Online Case Status portal...but they all mean the same. Not everyone gets all the messages: -
Card Production Ordered / CPO
Mailed Notice Registering Status as New Permanent Resident Status
Welcome Email
All 3 emails/notices/updates mean the same - that YOU ARE GREENED and they have APPROVED YOUR GC/485.
For whatever reason, not everyone gets all the 3 notices/emails. Some only get one and others get any 2.
We only got the CPO update - but yesterday we also received the physical I-797 Notice of Registration as a New Permanent Resident. We never got any "Welcome E-mail"
These are the ways of USCIS...folks are unduly getting about this
On August 5, 2010, we mailed you a notice that we had registered this customer's new permanent resident status. Please follow any instructions on the notice. Your new permanent resident card should be mailed within 60 days following this registration or after you complete any ADIT processing referred to in the welcome notice, whichever is later. If you move before receiving your card, please call our customer service center at 1-800-375-5283.
During this step the formal decision (approved/denied) is written and the decision notice is mailed and/or emailed to the applicant/petitioner. You can use our current processing time to gauge when you can expect to receive a final decision
but no welcome email yet...
SR on Aug 4....
Guys....there are multiple different messages on the USCIS Online Case Status portal...but they all mean the same. Not everyone gets all the messages: -
Card Production Ordered / CPO
Mailed Notice Registering Status as New Permanent Resident Status
Welcome Email
All 3 emails/notices/updates mean the same - that YOU ARE GREENED and they have APPROVED YOUR GC/485.
For whatever reason, not everyone gets all the 3 notices/emails. Some only get one and others get any 2.
We only got the CPO update - but yesterday we also received the physical I-797 Notice of Registration as a New Permanent Resident. We never got any "Welcome E-mail"
These are the ways of USCIS...folks are unduly getting about this
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X-Wing
08-03 03:43 PM
Got the emails of "card production ordered" for both me and my wife today. A wait of 11 years came to an end.
Another one rides the bus......
Day 3 and counting. How does anyone here sleep at all!
Another one rides the bus......
Day 3 and counting. How does anyone here sleep at all!
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GCFROMOHIO
01-17 04:45 PM
Hi All,
I have just signed up for $20 contribution per month. Already contributed about $250 dollars until now.
I tried to get many of my friends in OHIO to enroll, but they just don't trust these efforts. I tried to convince them a lot but, they think everything will be resolved automatically and especially does not want to contribute even a $ for these kind of efforts. It's a shame on us that we tend to be the same backhome as well as here. Just use and use for free and never contribute anything back.
I have just signed up for $20 contribution per month. Already contributed about $250 dollars until now.
I tried to get many of my friends in OHIO to enroll, but they just don't trust these efforts. I tried to convince them a lot but, they think everything will be resolved automatically and especially does not want to contribute even a $ for these kind of efforts. It's a shame on us that we tend to be the same backhome as well as here. Just use and use for free and never contribute anything back.
girijas
04-18 04:04 AM
I was just airing the idea to make sure it has not already been thought about. I will see what I can do through the local chapters and hopefully organize one ..........if we get enough performers.
Please take the lead and organize one. We are planning on organizing a IV professional networking event the night before the race. Let us see how we do.
Please take the lead and organize one. We are planning on organizing a IV professional networking event the night before the race. Let us see how we do.
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santb1975
04-11 04:53 PM
I am going to get a plate up for donations within my family.
Guys, I had already started raising some funds for IV using craigslist to sell the EXCESS I have accumulated over the years. It won't be THAT much, but I am going to make it count towards my TeamIV efforts.
Guys, I had already started raising some funds for IV using craigslist to sell the EXCESS I have accumulated over the years. It won't be THAT much, but I am going to make it count towards my TeamIV efforts.
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spatial
01-19 02:39 PM
Don’t blame non-contributing members too much. They are also frustrated with the retrogression and wish for a relief. $20/mon is not a big deal for most high skilled professionals. But what if someone didn’t get the message? What if someone doesn’t have a paypal account? There should be some other ways for people to pledge the money and make sure it will be used wisely. I guess the right strategy is how to reach more people with the correct information. Honestly speaking, I don’t know how many of 8400 really got this message.
If there are 200 online users and IV already got 128 contributing members, the percentage looks pretty amazing to me. There will be more, of course, when they get to know this and come to the website, read and understand that they have a chance and also a responsibility to help themselves by doing this.
If there are 200 online users and IV already got 128 contributing members, the percentage looks pretty amazing to me. There will be more, of course, when they get to know this and come to the website, read and understand that they have a chance and also a responsibility to help themselves by doing this.
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speedo
05-08 03:53 PM
Anybody in ROW EB3 from NSC who is current this month got approval?
I am still waiting.
NSC-EB3-ROW, PD 09/2005
I-485 RD 07/02/2007.
Last update: all background check have been cleared and waiting for IO to pick up the file.
I am still waiting.
NSC-EB3-ROW, PD 09/2005
I-485 RD 07/02/2007.
Last update: all background check have been cleared and waiting for IO to pick up the file.
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ghost
01-11 11:41 AM
Yes agreed. But, now we have a bill, what can we do to give momentum to it ?
Please get in touch with IV Coordinator in email for a better dialogue and focused effort...forum discussions are vague!
Please get in touch with IV Coordinator in email for a better dialogue and focused effort...forum discussions are vague!
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nni123
09-01 09:16 PM
EB2
PD: Aug 2004
RD: July 2, 2007
NC: Aug 6, 2007
Center: NSC
FP: Nov 2007 (no RFE or second FP notice)
I never took infopass or call NSC center. It was 5 (add 1 year to for preparation but who cares apart from us) years of wait.
I got email "Card production ordered".
I never on this forum or posted but read it in last couple of days. I thought it will help others to get some idea from above info.
I pray others will get the same message who is current this month.
PD: Aug 2004
RD: July 2, 2007
NC: Aug 6, 2007
Center: NSC
FP: Nov 2007 (no RFE or second FP notice)
I never took infopass or call NSC center. It was 5 (add 1 year to for preparation but who cares apart from us) years of wait.
I got email "Card production ordered".
I never on this forum or posted but read it in last couple of days. I thought it will help others to get some idea from above info.
I pray others will get the same message who is current this month.
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gimme Green!!
06-20 11:56 AM
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=domesticNews&storyID=2006-06-14T212303Z_01_N14259641_RTRUKOC_0_US-USA-IMMIGRATION-BISHOPS.xml&archived=False
By Jill Serjeant
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. Catholic bishops on Wednesday urged the U.S. Congress to resolve differences on immigration reform and seize a "historic moment" to give all of the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants a path to citizenship.
Meeting in Los Angeles for their bi-annual conference, the bishops said an enforcement-only approach to immigration had failed and that stronger border fences and a piecemeal approach would do nothing to deter those seeking to find work in the United States.
"Over the past 12 years, our government has spent $25 billion on enforcement of our border. During the same period, the number of undocumented in the nation has nearly doubled," said Bishop Gerald Barnes of San Bernardino, who heads the U.S. Catholic Bishops committee on immigration.
"We urge congressional leaders and the President to seize this historic moment and enact a just and humane immigration measure," Barnes told a news conference.
"Either fix it, or five years from now there will be 20 million illegal immigrants here," said Los Angeles Cardinal Roger Mahony, whose vow to disobey any laws that would criminalize illegal immigrants and those who help them has made him a leading voice in the national debate.
Lawmakers are struggling to reconcile a bill in the House of Representatives that focuses strictly on border enforcement with a Senate bill that would also create a temporary work program denounced by many conservatives as equivalent to an amnesty for illegal immigrants.
The bishops said all undocumented workers currently in the United States should be given a "viable and workable earned path to citizenship," not just those who have been here longest.
They also backed a temporary worker program and reforms that would reduce family immigration backlogs. Continued...
And now the church is taking this up?? I guess the illegals are not only potential vote-bank, but conversion candidates too.
By Jill Serjeant
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. Catholic bishops on Wednesday urged the U.S. Congress to resolve differences on immigration reform and seize a "historic moment" to give all of the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants a path to citizenship.
Meeting in Los Angeles for their bi-annual conference, the bishops said an enforcement-only approach to immigration had failed and that stronger border fences and a piecemeal approach would do nothing to deter those seeking to find work in the United States.
"Over the past 12 years, our government has spent $25 billion on enforcement of our border. During the same period, the number of undocumented in the nation has nearly doubled," said Bishop Gerald Barnes of San Bernardino, who heads the U.S. Catholic Bishops committee on immigration.
"We urge congressional leaders and the President to seize this historic moment and enact a just and humane immigration measure," Barnes told a news conference.
"Either fix it, or five years from now there will be 20 million illegal immigrants here," said Los Angeles Cardinal Roger Mahony, whose vow to disobey any laws that would criminalize illegal immigrants and those who help them has made him a leading voice in the national debate.
Lawmakers are struggling to reconcile a bill in the House of Representatives that focuses strictly on border enforcement with a Senate bill that would also create a temporary work program denounced by many conservatives as equivalent to an amnesty for illegal immigrants.
The bishops said all undocumented workers currently in the United States should be given a "viable and workable earned path to citizenship," not just those who have been here longest.
They also backed a temporary worker program and reforms that would reduce family immigration backlogs. Continued...
And now the church is taking this up?? I guess the illegals are not only potential vote-bank, but conversion candidates too.
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gc28262
04-17 08:40 PM
I applied for 10 years passport extension ( old one issued from india) on March 05.2008 by Fedex. CGI Houston received it on March 06. Couldn't contact consulate employees as no one picks up the phone.
So went today to CGI Houston to check the status personally.
Checked with mail room and came to know that they had posted the passport yesterday. I received it in Fedex today. CGI mail room even provided me Fedex tracking number.
Old passport issued from : India
CGI received date: March-06-2008
Completed processing: April-12-2008
Fedexed the passport : April 16, 2008
Received new passport: April 17,2008
CGI Mail room keeps track of the passport status. They can lookup the applicant name and find the status.
So went today to CGI Houston to check the status personally.
Checked with mail room and came to know that they had posted the passport yesterday. I received it in Fedex today. CGI mail room even provided me Fedex tracking number.
Old passport issued from : India
CGI received date: March-06-2008
Completed processing: April-12-2008
Fedexed the passport : April 16, 2008
Received new passport: April 17,2008
CGI Mail room keeps track of the passport status. They can lookup the applicant name and find the status.
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paris2007
02-08 09:52 AM
Hello ,
My situation is similar to yrs. I need some information. I am on h1b right now. My fiancee is in india and we are planning to marry in May. After that he will come here on H4 visa.
when can he apply for H4 to h1 , we can apply only in April or anytime after he come here....
How can he apply for H4 to H1 transfer after comming here ?
and how long it will it take for H4 to h1 transfer......
Please anybody reply me as soon as possible.
Hello - I have a unique situation. I'm currently in the US on H1B, and my fiance is in India working for a reputed software company. We are planning to get married by end of April.
I want her to come to US on a work visa (hopefully H1B). I got to know that to make the FY09 H1B cap, she has to apply for H1B on Apr 1 2008, and wait till Oct 1 to travel if her visa gets approved. But since we are getting married by end of April, I don't want her to stay in India till October while I'm here.
The other option I was thinking was to apply for her H1B on Apr 1, but still go ahead and apply for H4 in early May, so that she can travel on H4 in May. And once her H1 is approved, she would already be in the US and can start working from Oct 1. Is this possible? Will this plan create any problems for her H4 or H1 visa application?
If the above does not work, what are my other options? If I miss the Apr 1 2008 deadline, the next earliest she can apply for H1 is Apr 1 2009, and work from Oct 1 2009 - and I don't want to wait that long.
Another option is to get married before Apr, get her to US on H4 before Apr, and apply for change of status to H1 on Apr 2008. But the marriage plans for Apr is made and to push the dates back would not be easy.
Any help in this matter is appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
My situation is similar to yrs. I need some information. I am on h1b right now. My fiancee is in india and we are planning to marry in May. After that he will come here on H4 visa.
when can he apply for H4 to h1 , we can apply only in April or anytime after he come here....
How can he apply for H4 to H1 transfer after comming here ?
and how long it will it take for H4 to h1 transfer......
Please anybody reply me as soon as possible.
Hello - I have a unique situation. I'm currently in the US on H1B, and my fiance is in India working for a reputed software company. We are planning to get married by end of April.
I want her to come to US on a work visa (hopefully H1B). I got to know that to make the FY09 H1B cap, she has to apply for H1B on Apr 1 2008, and wait till Oct 1 to travel if her visa gets approved. But since we are getting married by end of April, I don't want her to stay in India till October while I'm here.
The other option I was thinking was to apply for her H1B on Apr 1, but still go ahead and apply for H4 in early May, so that she can travel on H4 in May. And once her H1 is approved, she would already be in the US and can start working from Oct 1. Is this possible? Will this plan create any problems for her H4 or H1 visa application?
If the above does not work, what are my other options? If I miss the Apr 1 2008 deadline, the next earliest she can apply for H1 is Apr 1 2009, and work from Oct 1 2009 - and I don't want to wait that long.
Another option is to get married before Apr, get her to US on H4 before Apr, and apply for change of status to H1 on Apr 2008. But the marriage plans for Apr is made and to push the dates back would not be easy.
Any help in this matter is appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
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girijas
04-17 06:56 PM
Are there any musicians in the DC area from this group?
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05-18 08:14 PM
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kvtH1B
10-17 03:40 PM
Hi Zooom Can you please let me know what you have done in this case.Even i have the same problem.
I'm presently on H4 in US and have got the H1B visa approval(Mostly I would get the I94 and wouldn't require stamping unless i leave USA) . Due to personal reasons I need to travel to India planning to go to India.
I would like to get the visa stamped in Tijuana before I go to India.
I have not yet started working with my employer.Infact I did not get my H1B approval papers yet nor have SSN till now.(approval of H1B is on Oct 16th 2007)
Since October has been crossed and i dont have a paystub(since my approval is late) my question is are there problem if the consulate officer asks about why i have come for stamping even before starting the job (since i have 194) and what if he asks for paystubs as iam going after october 1st.
Can anyone please help?
Thanks in Advance
I'm presently on H4 in US and have got the H1B visa approval(Mostly I would get the I94 and wouldn't require stamping unless i leave USA) . Due to personal reasons I need to travel to India planning to go to India.
I would like to get the visa stamped in Tijuana before I go to India.
I have not yet started working with my employer.Infact I did not get my H1B approval papers yet nor have SSN till now.(approval of H1B is on Oct 16th 2007)
Since October has been crossed and i dont have a paystub(since my approval is late) my question is are there problem if the consulate officer asks about why i have come for stamping even before starting the job (since i have 194) and what if he asks for paystubs as iam going after october 1st.
Can anyone please help?
Thanks in Advance
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hopefulgc
01-13 09:52 AM
- unless you have an account big enough to buy a mercedes SL500 , it is so not worth the time
- unless you can afford to lose $5k in a day, it not for you
- u can do ur taxes urself, no need for a tax consultant.. just use hrblock/ turbotax. make note of ur trades in a spreadsheet.
- day trading is fantastic.. ur immigration stress will take a backseat to the excitement (& shock!) you feel while doing it.
- now is not a good time to enter the market... will it go up? .. i don't know.. will it go down? .. i don't know. But the warning comes from volatility... it will shake you out.
- unless you can afford to lose $5k in a day, it not for you
- u can do ur taxes urself, no need for a tax consultant.. just use hrblock/ turbotax. make note of ur trades in a spreadsheet.
- day trading is fantastic.. ur immigration stress will take a backseat to the excitement (& shock!) you feel while doing it.
- now is not a good time to enter the market... will it go up? .. i don't know.. will it go down? .. i don't know. But the warning comes from volatility... it will shake you out.
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gc4me
03-17 12:07 PM
Please post the PD distribution report in short.
Many companies blocks this type of shared docs hence can not be viewed till you go home and log in.
It's hard to get a good idea when so few people participate in the poll so I took the data available on and ran a few numbers.
I queried for EB3-ROW I485 pending applications (~700 applications) and copied/pasted the data to a spreadsheet: http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pivQbtGMEqKxBgHVI0_y4IQ
Here's a report with a PD distribution chart so you get a better idea on where we stand:
http://www.mediafire.com/?t3r2tmt49we
You'll have to zoom in a little to view the labels more clearly. The data is sampled quarterly on the chart.
I uploaded the data to Google Docs in case you want to create different statistics.
Many companies blocks this type of shared docs hence can not be viewed till you go home and log in.
It's hard to get a good idea when so few people participate in the poll so I took the data available on and ran a few numbers.
I queried for EB3-ROW I485 pending applications (~700 applications) and copied/pasted the data to a spreadsheet: http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pivQbtGMEqKxBgHVI0_y4IQ
Here's a report with a PD distribution chart so you get a better idea on where we stand:
http://www.mediafire.com/?t3r2tmt49we
You'll have to zoom in a little to view the labels more clearly. The data is sampled quarterly on the chart.
I uploaded the data to Google Docs in case you want to create different statistics.
sparky_jones
05-21 09:25 AM
CPO on 5/14. No card yet.
bobzibub
03-20 11:13 AM
Someone from the immigrant community should have a seat a the board level in USCIS. We are the primary stake holders in this system, yet we have to resort to public demonstrations to get a point across to them. Is it me or is there something wrong in this??
AILA represents their interests and they get regular meetings. Often ours are the same. Sometimes not.
I'm sure the business community goes golfing with them on weekends.
We need a seat at the table. Not just for the issues raised but for all the future ones too.
AILA represents their interests and they get regular meetings. Often ours are the same. Sometimes not.
I'm sure the business community goes golfing with them on weekends.
We need a seat at the table. Not just for the issues raised but for all the future ones too.