abhijitp
09-20 12:02 AM
There are just too many fond memories to share in one post... but I do want to specially thank leo2606 who drove 70 miles to pick up myself, venkygct, vsraja and punjabi at the Dulles airport and then took us out for breakfast, then to the rally venue, then for lunch, finally to a hotel room we had booked for a quick shower, basically... like a shadow he was with us wherever we wanted to go! And... whenever we thanked him (and gdhiren who co-ordinated pickups/dropoffs for many others like the 4 of us) these guys, instead of saying something like "You are welcome", would profusely thank us for flying in!
Its people... like leo2606 and gdhiren.. and many others are the true strength of IV!
Its people... like leo2606 and gdhiren.. and many others are the true strength of IV!
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akhilmahajan
08-11 03:28 PM
Any one on the same situation?.
Veda, did you FAX your request or used the customer reps to expedite your EAD application.
Was it expedited to TSC or NSC.
Veda, did you FAX your request or used the customer reps to expedite your EAD application.
Was it expedited to TSC or NSC.
GCard_Dream
07-12 06:51 PM
Are you kidding. Kennedy is nothing like Lofgren. He only cares about illegals and thinks that legals have no issues at all. Once the illegals are out of the equation, he couldn't care less about what happens to legals.
I can bet my money that he most likely doesn't even know about this visa bulletin fiasco and wouldn't care even if he did knew.
Where is famously liberal "lion" Kennedy in all this. He is the counterpart to Lofgren. When you are the chair of the subcommitte on Immigration you are supposed to be a leader on these kind of issues. Really disappointing.
I can bet my money that he most likely doesn't even know about this visa bulletin fiasco and wouldn't care even if he did knew.
Where is famously liberal "lion" Kennedy in all this. He is the counterpart to Lofgren. When you are the chair of the subcommitte on Immigration you are supposed to be a leader on these kind of issues. Really disappointing.
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sundarvarad
11-07 11:43 AM
Hello,
I got my new passport yesterday. CGI houston have sent it via Fedex. They also returned my old passport. So over all it took 11 business days, which is fair and quick.
It would be great if they have tracking system in their website so that everyone can know their status since passport is a valuable doucment.
Thanks everyone for sharing their experiences and providing valuable suggestions.
I got my new passport yesterday. CGI houston have sent it via Fedex. They also returned my old passport. So over all it took 11 business days, which is fair and quick.
It would be great if they have tracking system in their website so that everyone can know their status since passport is a valuable doucment.
Thanks everyone for sharing their experiences and providing valuable suggestions.
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snathan
05-01 02:47 PM
Add poll and let us see how many are ready to support for any fix. We can not count manually.
gc_chahiye
08-30 02:10 AM
USCIS does not differentiate US or Indian degrees.. Yes US degree has its own advantages... It more than just LEARNING...
Education is a bigger word than learning... Institutions can impart learning only... You can be highly learned with big degrees... still not educated :-)
Take a chill pill friends... Degree is important to USCIS like MPG (miles per gallon) to Car.. as its a basis to compare different entities :-)
AFAIK the H1 Masters quota of 20K is open to just U.S. Masters degrees, not even PHDs from Indian universities qualify for it.
however for EB2 for instance they dont care where you get your masters, so its a mixed bag. Basically USCIS follows the law, and its upto the lawmakers to decide the nitty-gritty of a particular law.
Education is a bigger word than learning... Institutions can impart learning only... You can be highly learned with big degrees... still not educated :-)
Take a chill pill friends... Degree is important to USCIS like MPG (miles per gallon) to Car.. as its a basis to compare different entities :-)
AFAIK the H1 Masters quota of 20K is open to just U.S. Masters degrees, not even PHDs from Indian universities qualify for it.
however for EB2 for instance they dont care where you get your masters, so its a mixed bag. Basically USCIS follows the law, and its upto the lawmakers to decide the nitty-gritty of a particular law.
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hebbar77
05-19 12:54 PM
Called all of them, only Representative Ciro Rodriguez office told they will not support the bill...:mad:. others told they will pass the message...
Then I guess IV reps should have one on one with this senator.
Also I recommend all of us calling and requesting/convincing this senator!
Then I guess IV reps should have one on one with this senator.
Also I recommend all of us calling and requesting/convincing this senator!
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smuggymba
05-04 07:56 AM
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SGP
04-11 06:02 AM
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$GOOD MORNING GC$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Deadline = April 30th, 2011
Goal = 5000 votes on survey (see I-485 filing w/o current PD thread) and momentum to continue with this campaign.The survey is a platform to gather and push for launching action items. Based on response by 04/30/2011 - IV will decide whether to even proceed with initiative or not.
Actions - 1) Vote on survey.
2)Email ivcoordinator@gmail.com with PD, ph#,email & subject "I485 filing impacted�,
3)Print/Circulate Fliers and spread FB, wiki link (see "support thread")
This is a supporting thread to the "Want to File I-485 without Current Priority Date? Gather here" thread started by pappu.
As suggested by pappu/starsun, this supporting thread provides impacted members with additional information and tools to help the initiative.
Visit Immigration Voice Wiki (http://immigrationvoice.org/wiki/index.php/Employment_Based_Green_Card#Process_.28EB1.2C_EB2. 2C_and_EB3.29) - for overview of Employment Based - Green Card process
Visit I485 Filing w/o current PD Wiki (http://immigrationvoice.org/wiki/index.php/Current_Grass-Roots_Initiative_-_I-485_Filing_without_Current_Priority_Date) - for overview of this initiative
As pappu stated in the first post of the above referenced thread - some of the ongoing efforts include finding how many IV members would get benefit from such a provision and get basic details such as username/Priority Date of impacted members. Future action items might include drafting documents and letters to support this provision. There maybe actions such as sending emails etc. However we would not be able to open a public action item unless we can have thousands of our members willing to participate in a grassroots action item. This survey intends to understand the needs of our membership for this provision and collect grassroots information.
The fact is we have a dedicated group of volunteers (and we need more) who have been trying their best to spread the message about this initiative so that a strong grass-roots support can be created leading up to launch of the public action items. So far we have around 1100 people who have responded. Based on quick calculations carried out using PERM data, it is estimated that there are at least 60K-70K EB applicants waiting to file I-485/EAD/AP (this is a very conservative estimate..the actual number could be much more). Grass-roots initiatives require time and patience and we request maximum number of impacted folks to participate actively.
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What can you do to participate?
1) Vote on the poll/survey created by Pappu.
http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/forum14-members-forum/1599353-want-to-file-485-when-pd-is-not-current-gather-here.html
Then please send an email to ivcoordinator@gmail.com (starsun) with subject - "I485 filing without current PD - Impacted Member". Include your a) IV username b) Email address c) Phone #, d) State of Residence e) Priority Date - so that grassroot efforts can be coordinated
2) Print out below Flier and circulate at all asian/indian malls/groceries/theaters. Forward the flier to your friends/co-workers and ask them to do the same.
I485 Filing Initiative Flier (http://immigrationvoice.org/wiki/images/a/a8/Flier_I485_latest2.pdf)
3) Volunteers have created a facebook community and an Immigration Voice WIKI page to spread the message about this initiative. Please circulate these links among your friends/co-workers who will be helped.
Please "Share" and "Link" and "send to friend" the facebook community via your Facebook account. Also include these two links when you post on the IV forum.
Facebook - IV I485 filing w/o current PD initiative community (http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pages/Immigration-Voice-Grass-roots-Campaigns/150562351660693?v=info)
(Just FYI that you might have to be logged in for the above link to direct to the facebook community. Alternately, search for "Immigration Voice Grass-roots Campaigns" to find the community after logging in. Search "Immigration Voice" to go to the IV's main facebook page)
Immigration Wiki -
I485 Filing Initiative - IV Wiki (http://immigrationvoice.org/wiki/index.php/Current_Grass-Roots_Initiative_-_I-485_Filing_without_Current_Priority_Date)
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PM these members for additional info:
nmdial ; geevikram ; vbkris77 ; ashwin_27 ; snathan
Dedicated members can also join the leaders group: http://groups.google.com/group/485-filing-iv-initiative
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Deadline = April 30th, 2011
Goal = 5000 votes on survey (see I-485 filing w/o current PD thread) and momentum to continue with this campaign.The survey is a platform to gather and push for launching action items. Based on response by 04/30/2011 - IV will decide whether to even proceed with initiative or not.
Actions - 1) Vote on survey.
2)Email ivcoordinator@gmail.com with PD, ph#,email & subject "I485 filing impacted�,
3)Print/Circulate Fliers and spread FB, wiki link (see "support thread")
This is a supporting thread to the "Want to File I-485 without Current Priority Date? Gather here" thread started by pappu.
As suggested by pappu/starsun, this supporting thread provides impacted members with additional information and tools to help the initiative.
Visit Immigration Voice Wiki (http://immigrationvoice.org/wiki/index.php/Employment_Based_Green_Card#Process_.28EB1.2C_EB2. 2C_and_EB3.29) - for overview of Employment Based - Green Card process
Visit I485 Filing w/o current PD Wiki (http://immigrationvoice.org/wiki/index.php/Current_Grass-Roots_Initiative_-_I-485_Filing_without_Current_Priority_Date) - for overview of this initiative
As pappu stated in the first post of the above referenced thread - some of the ongoing efforts include finding how many IV members would get benefit from such a provision and get basic details such as username/Priority Date of impacted members. Future action items might include drafting documents and letters to support this provision. There maybe actions such as sending emails etc. However we would not be able to open a public action item unless we can have thousands of our members willing to participate in a grassroots action item. This survey intends to understand the needs of our membership for this provision and collect grassroots information.
The fact is we have a dedicated group of volunteers (and we need more) who have been trying their best to spread the message about this initiative so that a strong grass-roots support can be created leading up to launch of the public action items. So far we have around 1100 people who have responded. Based on quick calculations carried out using PERM data, it is estimated that there are at least 60K-70K EB applicants waiting to file I-485/EAD/AP (this is a very conservative estimate..the actual number could be much more). Grass-roots initiatives require time and patience and we request maximum number of impacted folks to participate actively.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
What can you do to participate?
1) Vote on the poll/survey created by Pappu.
http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/forum14-members-forum/1599353-want-to-file-485-when-pd-is-not-current-gather-here.html
Then please send an email to ivcoordinator@gmail.com (starsun) with subject - "I485 filing without current PD - Impacted Member". Include your a) IV username b) Email address c) Phone #, d) State of Residence e) Priority Date - so that grassroot efforts can be coordinated
2) Print out below Flier and circulate at all asian/indian malls/groceries/theaters. Forward the flier to your friends/co-workers and ask them to do the same.
I485 Filing Initiative Flier (http://immigrationvoice.org/wiki/images/a/a8/Flier_I485_latest2.pdf)
3) Volunteers have created a facebook community and an Immigration Voice WIKI page to spread the message about this initiative. Please circulate these links among your friends/co-workers who will be helped.
Please "Share" and "Link" and "send to friend" the facebook community via your Facebook account. Also include these two links when you post on the IV forum.
Facebook - IV I485 filing w/o current PD initiative community (http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pages/Immigration-Voice-Grass-roots-Campaigns/150562351660693?v=info)
(Just FYI that you might have to be logged in for the above link to direct to the facebook community. Alternately, search for "Immigration Voice Grass-roots Campaigns" to find the community after logging in. Search "Immigration Voice" to go to the IV's main facebook page)
Immigration Wiki -
I485 Filing Initiative - IV Wiki (http://immigrationvoice.org/wiki/index.php/Current_Grass-Roots_Initiative_-_I-485_Filing_without_Current_Priority_Date)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PM these members for additional info:
nmdial ; geevikram ; vbkris77 ; ashwin_27 ; snathan
Dedicated members can also join the leaders group: http://groups.google.com/group/485-filing-iv-initiative
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javadeveloper
03-09 11:05 PM
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I have to mail my application to cgi houston for my passport renewal. can anyone answer the following:
are they strict regarding the photo size of 3.5cm by 3.5cm?I have few old passport size photos of 2 by 2 inches and am thinking of using them.
take 2/2 photos and cut it to make it 3.5/3.5
Which address (India or US) should I mention in the application form?
I mentioned US address
Do I have to notarize my H1B approval notice and other documents that I mail to them?
Yes - as per the instructions
thanks in advance.
I have to mail my application to cgi houston for my passport renewal. can anyone answer the following:
are they strict regarding the photo size of 3.5cm by 3.5cm?I have few old passport size photos of 2 by 2 inches and am thinking of using them.
take 2/2 photos and cut it to make it 3.5/3.5
Which address (India or US) should I mention in the application form?
I mentioned US address
Do I have to notarize my H1B approval notice and other documents that I mail to them?
Yes - as per the instructions
thanks in advance.
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Macaca
09-20 09:18 PM
N e e d H e l p!
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dpp
04-09 11:04 PM
Let me guess. You have a friend or a relative in the H1 que. And this H1 applicant is either getting education in US or is not going to be an employee of a consulting firm.
No. You got me wrong. I have friends filing through consulting firms. You got me wrong completly. Outsourcing/offshoring firms are completely different from Consulting firms. Consulting firms files new h1s and get the people here to work for their clients. This is good to new prople who wants to come here legally, to US busincsses and to everybody (except for anti-immigrants). But Outsourcing/offshoring firms file lot of H1s and do not use them. Thats the problem. If they use, it is not going to be a problem.
Second guess: You have a US degree or you are not working for a conslting firm.
This is also wrong. I don't have any US degree. Also, I am working as Consultant from past 3 years. I worked with different big clients as a conultant. This is how it works in US. Again, Consultancy is different from Outsourcing/offshoring.
Why do you think the spouses on H4 do no deserve H1? If they want to work, why do you think that they should not compete in the job market?
I said they deserve to apply for H1. You got it wrong.
BTW, the companies you are cursing, TCS, Wipro, Satyam etc., it is possible that soon the H1s applied by these companies will be exempt from numercial limit. Yes, you heard me right. Here is a bill that would make companies providing scholarships to undergrad and grad programs to be exempt from H1 numerical count. This is not a joke, read for yourself: :p
I am not agaist the consulting or competition or anybody who wants to work here legally. I am againt the wastage of H1s. Applying them and not using them is a problem. By the way, where was the law to excempt those so called outsourcing firms from numerical H1 cap? Can you please provide the link? If there is one, then there is no chance of reaching cap so fast. No firm is going to waste the money by filing H1 and not allowing them to work is US after getting it except for Outsourcing firms. It is a fact, agree it or not.
H1 cap problem is there in 1990s also before Congress increased the cap to 195K. But it was solved when increased the cap to 195k and we saw so many H1 visas on 2001, 2002, 2003 are un-used. Samethng might happen even now if Congress increases it to 200K. Since we have less visas, everybody tries to grab a slot, But if we have enough visas (200K cap), then nobody is in a hurry to apply like the one happened this year.
No. You got me wrong. I have friends filing through consulting firms. You got me wrong completly. Outsourcing/offshoring firms are completely different from Consulting firms. Consulting firms files new h1s and get the people here to work for their clients. This is good to new prople who wants to come here legally, to US busincsses and to everybody (except for anti-immigrants). But Outsourcing/offshoring firms file lot of H1s and do not use them. Thats the problem. If they use, it is not going to be a problem.
Second guess: You have a US degree or you are not working for a conslting firm.
This is also wrong. I don't have any US degree. Also, I am working as Consultant from past 3 years. I worked with different big clients as a conultant. This is how it works in US. Again, Consultancy is different from Outsourcing/offshoring.
Why do you think the spouses on H4 do no deserve H1? If they want to work, why do you think that they should not compete in the job market?
I said they deserve to apply for H1. You got it wrong.
BTW, the companies you are cursing, TCS, Wipro, Satyam etc., it is possible that soon the H1s applied by these companies will be exempt from numercial limit. Yes, you heard me right. Here is a bill that would make companies providing scholarships to undergrad and grad programs to be exempt from H1 numerical count. This is not a joke, read for yourself: :p
I am not agaist the consulting or competition or anybody who wants to work here legally. I am againt the wastage of H1s. Applying them and not using them is a problem. By the way, where was the law to excempt those so called outsourcing firms from numerical H1 cap? Can you please provide the link? If there is one, then there is no chance of reaching cap so fast. No firm is going to waste the money by filing H1 and not allowing them to work is US after getting it except for Outsourcing firms. It is a fact, agree it or not.
H1 cap problem is there in 1990s also before Congress increased the cap to 195K. But it was solved when increased the cap to 195k and we saw so many H1 visas on 2001, 2002, 2003 are un-used. Samethng might happen even now if Congress increases it to 200K. Since we have less visas, everybody tries to grab a slot, But if we have enough visas (200K cap), then nobody is in a hurry to apply like the one happened this year.
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WillIBLucky
02-02 07:57 AM
Thats called "desperate". It happens in all aspects of life. Not just green card.
Nothing has happned... don't count chicked before the eggs have been hatched....:D :D ... Even though peopel on this forum have been bitten 4 times, they still want to shoot their own foot everytime....
:D :D :D
Nothing has happned... don't count chicked before the eggs have been hatched....:D :D ... Even though peopel on this forum have been bitten 4 times, they still want to shoot their own foot everytime....
:D :D :D
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Meenal
09-20 12:34 PM
Well said indeed!
Can you pm me your real name or picture. I am pretty sure i have met/talked to you.
Thanks for inspiring ppl to attend the rally.
Meenal
I hope he does not forget us - all IV folks - entire community - who depends on this "Great Man who forgets laptops, bags and cell phones"
I am sure "forgetting us will never happen" - he forgets all those things because he "has all of us in his heart" :):):)
Can you pm me your real name or picture. I am pretty sure i have met/talked to you.
Thanks for inspiring ppl to attend the rally.
Meenal
I hope he does not forget us - all IV folks - entire community - who depends on this "Great Man who forgets laptops, bags and cell phones"
I am sure "forgetting us will never happen" - he forgets all those things because he "has all of us in his heart" :):):)
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obviously
05-16 08:31 PM
Let us consider contacting the following very powerful writers and commentators with a personal email! Keep them short and sweet, but send a note requesting their attention and support.
Admins, please consider sending them a note with more details, from your perspective.
Aziz Haniffa
Chief political correspondent, India Abroad
azizhaniff@aol.com
Fareed Zakaria
Editor, Newsweek International
comments@fareedzakaria.com
Charlie Rose
CHARLIE ROSE INC.
731 Lexington Ave
New York, NY - 10022
Phone: 212-617-1600
Sree Sreenivasan
sree@sree.net
Thanks.
Admins, please consider sending them a note with more details, from your perspective.
Aziz Haniffa
Chief political correspondent, India Abroad
azizhaniff@aol.com
Fareed Zakaria
Editor, Newsweek International
comments@fareedzakaria.com
Charlie Rose
CHARLIE ROSE INC.
731 Lexington Ave
New York, NY - 10022
Phone: 212-617-1600
Sree Sreenivasan
sree@sree.net
Thanks.
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sganny
11-02 09:59 AM
^^^^ A very important day, where the house representation is expected to significantly change affecting the outcome of future bills, especially related to legal and illegal immigration.
Hope the changes today are for the better in general and will also help our situation.
It will be a fallacy to think anything will be done for legal immigrants because Republicans will take over the house. The main intent of that party is to throw Obama out after one term and so for the next 2 years any progressive legislation is highly unlikely (I am not talking about CIR. I think it is a given that CIR is not going anywhere in the near future). But, I am an optimist!
PS - My status is not updated because I am not in the GC queue yet.
Hope the changes today are for the better in general and will also help our situation.
It will be a fallacy to think anything will be done for legal immigrants because Republicans will take over the house. The main intent of that party is to throw Obama out after one term and so for the next 2 years any progressive legislation is highly unlikely (I am not talking about CIR. I think it is a given that CIR is not going anywhere in the near future). But, I am an optimist!
PS - My status is not updated because I am not in the GC queue yet.
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isantem
04-18 09:48 AM
Goal = 5000 votes on survey (see I-485 filing w/o current PD thread (http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/forum14-members-forum/1599353-want-to-file-485-when-pd-is-not-current-gather-here.html)) and momentum to continue with this campaign.
The survey is a platform to gather and push for launching action items. Based on response by 04/30/2011 - IV will decide whether to even proceed with initiative or not.
pappu
I would think that is no more need for waiting the survey results to see how important is this item for immigration community and/or IV!
If we look just on advocacy day contributions and see that the biggest part of the contribution came from people how did not have the chance to file in July 2007, from my point of view that say everything.
The survey is a platform to gather and push for launching action items. Based on response by 04/30/2011 - IV will decide whether to even proceed with initiative or not.
pappu
I would think that is no more need for waiting the survey results to see how important is this item for immigration community and/or IV!
If we look just on advocacy day contributions and see that the biggest part of the contribution came from people how did not have the chance to file in July 2007, from my point of view that say everything.
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abhisam
05-12 04:48 PM
Just recieved a notification from USCIS that my EAD card production has been ordered. that was pretty fast!
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trramesh
09-02 02:27 PM
Friends,
Yesterday, it was our turn too to get the approval notice. It was a long wait like many of you. Checking into IV forums has helped me cope up with the delay. It is more than 8 years since entering US, 6 years since signing up with employer for GC, and five years since filing for labor. BEC and 485 were the biggest unpredictables in the journey. There were times when I thought if it was all that worth. Anyway, now we have completed this arduous journey (being an Indian).
As a token of appreciation for IV and good will for my fellow countrymen continuing the journey, I am also making a contribution of $100/-. I saw someone already made such comment here. Needless to say, my contribution is along the way.
Good luck to all in waiting.
Ramesh
PD - Oct 29, 04
I485 - RD - July 26, 07
I485 - AD - Sep 01, 09
Yesterday, it was our turn too to get the approval notice. It was a long wait like many of you. Checking into IV forums has helped me cope up with the delay. It is more than 8 years since entering US, 6 years since signing up with employer for GC, and five years since filing for labor. BEC and 485 were the biggest unpredictables in the journey. There were times when I thought if it was all that worth. Anyway, now we have completed this arduous journey (being an Indian).
As a token of appreciation for IV and good will for my fellow countrymen continuing the journey, I am also making a contribution of $100/-. I saw someone already made such comment here. Needless to say, my contribution is along the way.
Good luck to all in waiting.
Ramesh
PD - Oct 29, 04
I485 - RD - July 26, 07
I485 - AD - Sep 01, 09
Saralayar
07-12 01:24 PM
i'm all for this. This is very close to my heart. I probably care more about this than i do, my 485 approval.(can't have one without the other, i know i know. But still.).
I don't know when i'll get my 485 approved, hopefully within the next year. But i'm willing to work on this, whatever it takes - contributions, lawmaker meetings, dc.
I'm in.
This has got to be simple too. When the citizenship law was first drafted, immigrants got their green cards within months of entering the country. Start to end of the greencard process took under a year, if not less.
The intention of the law was to have them learn the language, the ways of the country, and assimilate, which was expected to take about 5 years, before applying for citizenship.
These days the green card process itself take over 5 years for a lot of people. Most indians and chinese in the eb2 category, and pretty much the entire eb3 category have lived here longer than 5 years. In those 5 years they have gone to school here, paid income taxes, bought homes, and learned the language (well they had to, in order to qualify for an employment based green card!). What more "assimilation" do they need to do?
I definitely think that the following should be the criteria for eligibility to apply for citizenship,
- an approved green card
- 5 years of continuous u.s. Residence starting from the date the 485 application was received.
Let's do this.
/\/\ bump /\/\
I don't know when i'll get my 485 approved, hopefully within the next year. But i'm willing to work on this, whatever it takes - contributions, lawmaker meetings, dc.
I'm in.
This has got to be simple too. When the citizenship law was first drafted, immigrants got their green cards within months of entering the country. Start to end of the greencard process took under a year, if not less.
The intention of the law was to have them learn the language, the ways of the country, and assimilate, which was expected to take about 5 years, before applying for citizenship.
These days the green card process itself take over 5 years for a lot of people. Most indians and chinese in the eb2 category, and pretty much the entire eb3 category have lived here longer than 5 years. In those 5 years they have gone to school here, paid income taxes, bought homes, and learned the language (well they had to, in order to qualify for an employment based green card!). What more "assimilation" do they need to do?
I definitely think that the following should be the criteria for eligibility to apply for citizenship,
- an approved green card
- 5 years of continuous u.s. Residence starting from the date the 485 application was received.
Let's do this.
/\/\ bump /\/\
pappu
07-19 01:35 AM
Even after posting replies people still don't listen and continue to hurt members and IV core and blame us for being selfish.
http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/showthread.php?t=10617
http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/showthread.php?t=10617