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  • bskrishna
    09-12 01:02 PM
    We should call our local congressmen and women as well so that they are aware of this. If the bill comes to the floor it will be useful.





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  • chanduv23
    06-29 05:04 PM
    This disclaimer in VB, does not say "mid-month". It takes about cut off dates via bulletin only. Also, this means USCIS put some thought behind the time they will have to announce cut-off dates. They new the demand will ber "very heavy".

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    All Employment Preference categories except for Third �Other Workers� have been made �Current� for July. This has been done in an effort to generate increased demand by Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) for adjustment of status cases, and to maximize number use under the annual numerical limit. However, all readers should be alert to the possibility that not all Employment preferences will remain Current for the remainder of the fiscal year. Should the rate of demand for numbers be very heavy in the coming months, it could become necessary to retrogress some cut-off dates for September, most likely for China-mainland born and India, but also possibly for Mexico and Philippines. Severe cut-off date retrogressions are likely to occur early in FY-2008.
    **

    This was based on information obtained then. Now they can say that they do not have enough visa numbers and all numbers are exhausted





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  • wantgc23
    09-24 11:21 AM
    Bharatpremi,

    Thanks for the excellent analysis. One question, your analysis assumes category excess visas goto next category on a per country basis, is this correct ?

    Example, EB-1 china number goto EB-2 China ? I thought all EB-1 China numbers are added to the excess pool and then given to most retrogressed EB2 category ?

    Thanks for anyone who clarifies this.

    No matter how the data is sliced and diced, being EB3-I certainly means a loo...ong wait time ... :)





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  • rajsenthil
    09-24 01:09 PM
    This maths makes good sense. Thanks for your time for preparing this and posting it.

    28.6%/5 = 5.72% for EB3-India + Spillover from EB2 and EB1, not more than 10,000 of which to "Other Workers".
    28.6%/5 = 5.72% for EB2-India + spillover from EB1
    28.6%/5 = 5.72% for EB1-India + spillover from EB4 and EB5


    Each category is 28.6% WW Quota.

    WW Quota consists of 5 country specific sub-quotas 1)India 2)China 3) Mexico 4) Philipines 5)ROW.

    Based on page 1, I do math as under for Philippines categories.
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    1) Quota for EB4 -->7% x 140000/5=1960, Pending: 70 Quota to be spilled over to EB1= 1890
    2) Quota for EB5 --> 7% x 140000 / 5 = 1960, Pending: 0 Quota to be spilled over to EB1 = 1960
    3) Quota for EB1 --> 5.72% x 140000 = 8008 + EB4 spillover 1890 + EB5 spillover 1960 = 11858 - pending 74 = Total
    11784 will go to EB2
    4) Quota for EB2 --> 5.72% x 140000 = 8008 + 11784 =19792, Pending: 510, So total 19282 VISA numbers will be spilled
    over to EB3.
    5) Quota for EB3 --> 5.72% x 140000 = 8008 + 19282 spill over =27290 - 11563 Pending = 15727 VISA extra.
    6) �Other Workers� � Pending: 264 TOTAL UNUSED VISAS = 15727-264 = 15463 UNUSED VISAS will go to the quota
    of other countries.


    Based on page 3, I do math as under for ROW categories.
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    1) Quota for EB4 -->7% x 140000/5=1960, Pending: 1378 Quota to be spilled over to EB1= 582
    2) Quota for EB5 --> 7% x 140000 / 5 = 1960, Pending: 40 Quota to be spilled over to EB1 = 1920
    3) Quota for EB1 --> 5.72% x 140000 = 8008 + EB4 spillover 582 + EB5 spillover 1920 = 10510 - pending 2477 = Total
    8033 will go to EB2
    4) Quota for EB2 --> 5.72% x 140000 = 8008 + 8033 =16031, Pending: 7150, So total 8881 VISA numbers will be spilled
    over to EB3.
    5) Quota for EB3 --> 5.72% x 140000 = 8008 + 8881 spill over =16889. Pending: 62840 -16889 = 45951 applications will
    still be pending and pushed to year 2011.

    Based on page 4, I do math as under for China categories.
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    1) Quota For EB4 --> 7% x 140000 / 5 = 1960, Pending: 384 Quota to be spilled over to EB1 = 1576
    2) Quota For EB5 --> 7% x 140000 / 5 = 1960, Pending: 13 Quota to be spilled over to EB1 = 1947
    3) Quota for EB1 --> 5.72% x 140000 = 8008 + EB4 spillover 1576 + EB5 spillover 1947 = 11531 - pending 607 =
    Total 10924 will go to EB2
    4) Quota for EB2 --> 5.72% x 140000 = 8008 + 10924 =18932, Pending: 19333, So total 401 applications will be pushed to
    year 2011 with pending approval.
    5) Quota for EB3 --> 5.72% x 140000 = 8008 + no spillover = 8008 � 6343 Pending = 1665 visas Extra.
    6) �Other Workers� � Pending: 30 TOTAL UNUSED VISAS = 1665-30 = 1635 UNUSED VISAS will go to the quota
    of other countries.

    Based on page 5, I do math as under for India categories.
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    1) Quota for EB4 -->7% x 140000/5=1960, Pending: 123 Quota to be spilled over to EB1= 1960-123 = 1837
    2) Quota for EB5 --> 7% x 140000 / 5 = 1960, Pending: 13 Quota to be spilled over to EB1 = 1960-13 = 1947
    3) Quota for EB1 --> 5.72% x 140000 = 8008 + EB4 spillover 1837 + EB5 spillover 1947 = 11792 - pending 418 = Total
    11374 will go to EB2
    4) Quota for EB2 --> 5.72% x 140000 = 8008 + 11374 =19382, Pending: 47728, So total 28346 applications will still be
    pending for year 2011.
    5) Quota for EB3 --> 5.72% x 140000 = 8008, no spill over. Pending: 62607 -8008 = 54599 applications will still be pending
    and pushed to year 2011.

    Based on page 6, I do math as under for Mexico categories.
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    1) Quota For EB4 --> 7% x 140000 / 5 = 1960, Pending: 62 Quota to be spilled over to EB1 = 1960-62=1898
    2) Quota For EB5 --> 7% x 140000 / 5 = 1960, Pending: 0 Quota to be spilled over to EB1 = 1960
    3) Quota for EB1 --> 5.72% x 140000 = 8008 + EB4 spillover 1898 + EB5 spillover 1960 = 11866 - pending 174 =
    Total 11692 will go to EB2
    4) Quota for EB2 --> 5.72% x 140000 = 8008 + 11692 =19700, Pending: 211, So total 19489 applications will spill over to
    EB3 category.
    5) Quota for EB3 --> 5.72% x 140000 = 8008 + 19489 spillover = 27497 � 7878 Pending = 19619 visas Extra.
    6) �Other Workers� � Pending: 8415 TOTAL UNUSED VISAS = 19619-8415 = 11204 UNUSED VISAS will go to the quota
    of other countries.


    TOTAL UNUSED VISAS = 15463 + 1635 + 11204 = 28302.

    Assuming these unused visas from Philippines, China and Mexico will be used for India, ROW equally India will benefit additional 14151 VISAS this year. Assuming all of these go to EB2 India Pushed down figure for EB2-India for the year 2011 will be 28346 � 14151 = 14195 pending EB2-I applications ready to go to year 2011.



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  • Ramba
    08-25 01:15 PM
    read their terms and conditions...the unlimited plan holds good for normal residential use.Normal residential use is defined as a usage of less than 5000 minutes.so basically it is a hidden way of saying 5000 min/month.if it goes over that vonage can disconnect your service or charge extra per their discreetion

    Let it be 5000 min/pm. Still, 5000 min/month give about 2.7 hours per day. Talking 2.7 hours to India per 24 hours is unusual for many. I don't even get 30 minutes to talk. Even if we want to talk 2.7 hours you will be distrbing people in India, as they may be watching cricket or Tv serials.:)

    Any way, this pan is simply superb compare to the situation before 10 years. Compare to many phone providers/cable compaines, vonage customer service is simply great, at least in my experience.





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  • optimystic
    03-24 04:00 PM
    Got a reply back just now

    My mail to Capital One after getting the initial response:

    Craig,

    Thank you for the reply.

    I am surprised by the disqualification since the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) had issued the EAD. DHS has set clear guidelines not to discriminate based on any of the authorized work documents issued by them, EAD being one of them. The I-9 form required to be filled in by every employee (citizen or otherwise) clearly mentions this.

    Are you sure CapitalOne does not allow candidates who are on EAD specially when it does not require sponsorship from the employer ?

    Response that I received for the above email:

    Thanks for your message. The information regarding Capital One's policy on pursuing EAD card holders is correct. We are only able to pursue US Citizens or Green Card holders for these roles. I'm sorry, but we won't be able to consider your candidacy at this time.

    Best Regards,

    Craig

    Wow !! They probably did their homework and are prepared to hide behind some loophole in the law to clear themselves of discrimination.

    After reading the other thread link that BharatPremi had posted earlier, it seems there is a possibility that they could claim that they don't want to do sponsorship (which is legal to say so), and hiring an EAD candidate means they may have to do some amount of sponsorship, however small it might be (like providing the correct form of employment letter etc).



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  • snathan
    06-17 12:17 PM
    No I don't. You basically don't want to keep the door open wide. Once you are IN you want the door to be closed. You don't worry about loosing US jobs to India/China, but you don't want Indians/Chinese to enter USA and enjoy the "quality of life" you enjoy here.

    Nobody enters USA to live a "low profile" life.

    You are getting dangerously accustomed to the "taking things for granted" style. You are loosing your competitive skills.

    I personally know that more energetic people coming in is kind of dangerous even for my job safety-net (basically I cannot take things for granted). But I still have not learned to think beyond humanity, and I believe sharing is good. The new guys also deserve the chance for American dream.

    And I don't forget that I was also once in H1B, and came with a lot of dreams and skills.


    It has nothing to do with the door closing... There is something called law. If you are so eager to share, are you ready to share your apt with a homeless person...:D.





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  • AreWeThereYet
    09-13 10:30 AM
    nrk, how long did it take after the status got updated to "Approval Notice Sent" to the cards received by you? I am assuming that "Approval Notice Sent" on 485 is actually mailing the cards out to the applicant. ( That is what happens on 765 (EAD) application all the time).

    Received physical cards and welcome notice on the same day.

    FYI



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  • nrk
    10-26 12:08 PM
    Congrats

    Got my CPO email few minutes back... Thank you all for your support and ALL THE BEST!!!
    HOPE FULLY, ALL OF YOU GET IT ASAP...

    NO LUD after Feb 2009 when i did my second finger printing.

    Created SR thru NCSC, did not help.

    Went to Infopass, no help from ppl i spoke with there.

    Did congress man enquiry, not sure if this helped. (as of yday, they had not received a response from uscis and were still waiting for a reply)

    Sent letter to Ombudsman, they told me they were checking with USCIS...

    No Idea which one worked... Good Luck to all of you...

    PD JAN 15, 2005
    case was transferred to NSC from TSC
    NO LUD after Feb 2009
    Had applied AC 21 on Aug 2008





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  • jayleno
    11-06 10:58 AM
    Untill that happens, if you dont mind, PM me your e-mail address and I will be more than happy to e-mail you the docs.
    Anyone who are not able to download the documents can do the same.
    Hi

    Can you please post the document it self, so that I can download it, as I cannot access google documents from my work place and hope others are also facing this issue, can you please post the documents on the main page so that we can download it from this site rather than going to google documents.
    Can any of super moderators do it please.



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  • QB_man
    02-12 02:22 PM
    Chennai , Jan 27th, H1B renewal (applied in early 2006) still waiting..

    by the way those who got the pp back did you get an apology? or did our friends from the other time zone certify that you have been closely examined and are not a fraud/threat?

    Well, I guess what they want us to do is not worry about all this stuff .. just take 50/100 jobs and not come back :) im fine with that just let me know..





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  • dontcareanymore
    08-07 02:48 PM
    I could not resist from writing this post-

    A fisherman is selling two baskets full of crabs. One basket has a lid on it, the other doesn’t. An inquisitive buyer asks him why this is so. He smiles, pointing to the covered basket and says, “Well I have to cover this one because if I don’t, the crabs will all climb out”. “Why not the other basket then?” persists the buyer.

    “You, see, they’re Indian Crabs - if one tries to climb out, the others will pull it back in, hence there’s no need for a lid”

    Concentrate on action items and work harder than ever, which can bring a great relief to entire EB community. It does not matter how many times we failed or succeeded, every attempt we are an inch closer to our ultimate (IV) goal.

    I completely agree. If this goes through , the next step is to fight for review of all EB1 and EB2 applications thoroughly for misrepresentations in the job descriptions to make sure the job they do indeed requires masters degree and to make sure same job is not being done by a person with bachelor degree in the industry (Not just same company).



    To make sure when they file for the GC they have the real INTENT to work for the company. working for SIX months is not intent. If all the issued green cards are canceled if they don't work for the company, we will have enough numbers for genuine candidates in all groups.

    How about even extend this to citizenship ? I have some ideas in that area as well !!

    I know a person (used to live in same street) who could not get in to med or engg college. Finishes BSc in life sciences.Stays in university hostel for 7-8 years preparing for job and finishes PHD in life sciences in the process(You know how they go ). Now filed for EB1 and worked for just six months in a university. Now runs an Indian Grocery. How a person running an Indian Grocery is more useful to this country to qualify for EB1 ? He does qualify , if he continues his research, as intended.



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  • akela_topchi
    08-07 01:10 PM
    To add a few more conditions to the aforesaid situation...

    This is 2008.. Both JE and MBA are thinking that they will get their GC in 2009...

    Meanwhile they start arguing.. and many like them join their verbal-struggle..
    Because of this, IV community is divided.. Earlier only 200 people used to respond to action items .. now because of the rift only 100 do... this weakens the momentum that the campaign had..

    Meanwhile, NumbersUSA et all increased their efforts..
    Anti-immigration forces are united and under their pressure all the EB relief bills fail...

    Election is close USCIS shifts the focus to FB visas..
    EB backlog, retrogression goes up..

    JE and MBA still fighting their verbal fight... in same line.. still fighting with words... with few more years added to their wait-time.



    Ok, i will try to make it as simple as possible:
    ......
    ......

    P.S. - I do not support this lawsuit.





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  • WeldonSprings
    09-24 04:43 PM
    Also, take a point to note that after August 2007, the overall volume has decreased drastically. Economy was good from Sept. 2007 to Aug. 2008, but still countries who were current, did not file as amany EB1s and EB2s compared to previous years.

    Also, another point to note is that government came out with this data at this moment, because this will instill a ray of hope in every EB individual on their future prospects due to reduced filing from Sept. 2008 onwards.

    If, the government came out with the same data, one year back, we would be VERY depresssed, won't we?

    So, there is a ray of light at the end of the tunnel.

    All the calculations are based on the following assumptions

    a)Number of EB2(ROW) Labor approval from PERM would be in the range of thousands, say maximum 5000.
    The reasons are
    1) Increased Audit and backlog built by PERM system
    2) Bad Economy.
    b) Spillover to EB2 would benefit india more than China.

    But even if 50% of pending PERM are cleared this year then the # of EB2 would be more.

    So every EB2 should pray that the PERM system should work in the same pace for next 1 year.



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  • pappu
    01-09 04:52 PM
    Letters sent

    Thanks. Folks pls keep this thread up. No use discussing Feb Visa bulletin predictions. Haven't we had enough of pain due to bulletins? Its time to get some relief.





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  • ItIsNotFunny
    11-25 10:28 AM
    My suggestion is to explore short selling to avoid foreclosure. This will not affect your credit as foreclosure does. And mortgage lenders are going ahead with this option.

    This is true, mortgage lenders will avoid foreclosure fees and still get their money. Just give a shot, try talking to your bank.



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  • SunJoshi
    01-01 09:00 AM
    Guys,
    Any idea when the new proposals will be implemented if they become law :confused: Do we have to wait until Oct for these new proposals to take effect.
    --MC

    mchudi,

    These are very tough and partisian bills (immigration bills). This also being an election year, some lawmakers will try to puch their own agenda. Don't expect a featherbed solution. This will be a dogfight.





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  • jonty_11
    06-21 02:22 PM
    Let me help ArunANtonio here:

    Here are links to similar discussions for the last week or so.

    http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/showthread.php?t=5392&highlight=working+couple

    http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/showthread.php?t=4998&highlight=working+couple

    http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/showthread.php?t=5341&highlight=working+couple

    http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/showthread.php?t=5125&highlight=working+couple

    http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/showthread.php?t=4974&highlight=working+couple





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  • ab_tak_chappan
    08-22 11:50 AM
    By sending so many flowers over and over again you are only going to piss off people and expedite retrogression :D:D. Live the real life instead of reel.
    lets ignore all the negative comments in this thread and stay focused.

    Lets start with letter campaign and see what happens when new year starts. Does somebody has a letter drafted and ready to send out?

    Thanks.





    HumHongeKamiyab
    06-21 03:19 PM
    No original.. Only photocopy

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    Winner
    10-23 09:40 PM
    As I had mentioned earlier in this thread - I had received 3 referral credits through IV. (actually I had sent out more invitations - but not everybody accepted/used my invitations).

    For this, as I had promised earlier in this thread - I will contribute $75 to IV once I start using these referral credits (which will happen from next month once my own sign up referral bonus runs out).

    Two of the three referrals who used my invitation also promised they will contribute $25 to IV for the referral.

    To me, this appears to be an acceptable use of the IV message board. Anybody benefitting from IV by getting referrals may want to do the same.

    OTOH, I think it is unfair to abuse the IV platform for personal gain. No other respectable message board allows that. Try these referral spam or other trolling activities in fatwallet of SD, and see how fast you get banned for it even though they are explicitly for deal hunting. Online anonymity is a great thing since it masks a trolls true identity. But think again - your identity is not really as secure behind online anonymity as you think unless you are a professional troll and have taken elaborate measures to obfuscate things. Trolling may come back to bite you.

    Now, a question for mods - I went in to sign up for another recurring contribution for 3 months for $25 today (in addition to my normal subscription). However, I cant find any option for $25 recurring contribution now.

    just when I thought I came up with an innovative idea to get more funds to help us, I see you already thought about this before I did.

    I'm planning on sining up for vonage. Please send me an IM and I'll respond back.

    Because both of us are saving $50 each, I expect you will donate at least $25, and I'll will donate $25 for my part.

    Thanks for supporting IV.



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