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raybarrone
08-29 02:02 PM
I am a July 2nd filer and my checks cashed on August 14th. My notice date is 10th August for 485 , EAD and AP. Just wanted to kow if anyone has received any notice for FP? I called USCIS and it seems that the FP notices are issued by the Local ASC's and not by the Nebraska center. Is this true? I always thought that Nebraska center sent the FP notice and not the local ASC's. Is their anyone who has a similiar Notice Date and has received the FP notice?
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05-13 12:07 AM
How many photos should be sent along with the supporting documents? I have concurrently e-filed I765 and I131 renewals.
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meridiani.planum
04-15 06:04 PM
have any one applied for AC 21 your self or with advise, I need some guidance can you please help.
Thanks
Jay
I did. Changed to same/similar job (exact same description). Old employer not revoking I-140. lawyer has asked me not to send AC-21 letter to USCIS, wait for the RFE, if any. so sitting tight.
Moved from H1 to EAD.
Thanks
Jay
I did. Changed to same/similar job (exact same description). Old employer not revoking I-140. lawyer has asked me not to send AC-21 letter to USCIS, wait for the RFE, if any. so sitting tight.
Moved from H1 to EAD.
pappu
10-06 01:33 PM
Does anybody recall an old TV serial in India named 'Appu aur Pappu' about a boy and his elephant?! :D
Looks like the long GC wait is turning me into a crazy person if I start recalling such old serials! :(
I feel nice to have found my appu on this forum!!:D
Looks like the long GC wait is turning me into a crazy person if I start recalling such old serials! :(
I feel nice to have found my appu on this forum!!:D
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monkeyman
10-17 09:51 AM
Is there a pattern for RFEs? Why some on gets an RFE for AP?
Good question - based on what I am reading on this forum, it seems to me like the RFE is requested for people who travel a lot in and out of the country. My wife has traveled a lot of times - I even lost track in the last 5 years - and she did tell me that they did not take her I-94. It would be still attached to the passport and when she enters back - if the travel time was less than 20 days, the officer discarded her new I-94 and asked her to keep the old I-94 - in some cases, he/she would just take it during entry. This happens mostly when she travels to Mexico or South America. The evidence that was being requested is the dates of travel and type of visa used to enter the country with the required documented evidence on the passport (color copy).
Good question - based on what I am reading on this forum, it seems to me like the RFE is requested for people who travel a lot in and out of the country. My wife has traveled a lot of times - I even lost track in the last 5 years - and she did tell me that they did not take her I-94. It would be still attached to the passport and when she enters back - if the travel time was less than 20 days, the officer discarded her new I-94 and asked her to keep the old I-94 - in some cases, he/she would just take it during entry. This happens mostly when she travels to Mexico or South America. The evidence that was being requested is the dates of travel and type of visa used to enter the country with the required documented evidence on the passport (color copy).
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Green.Tech
04-03 10:34 AM
Excellent idea and initiative, pappu.
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diqingshen
01-23 01:37 PM
Immigration Reform Efforts Begin Anew in 110th Congress
01/22/2007
Shortly after Congress convened for the 110th Congress on January 4, 2007, Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) both expressed their respective desire to pass comprehensive immigration reform legislation. Majority Leader Reid introduced Senate bill S. 9, Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007, to indicate the Senate's commitment to address the issue this Congress. S. 9 does not actually include any actual legislative language. Instead, it contains a "sense of Congress" that Congress should pass legislation "to provide for more effective border and employment enforcement, to prevent illegal immigration, and to reform and rationalize avenues for legal immigration." S. 9 sets the tone for future legislation, which is expected to come from the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Additionally, Senators Diane Feinstein (D-CA), Larry Craig (R-ID) and a group of bipartisan cosponsors introduced S. 340, the Agricultural Job Opportunity, Benefits, and Security Act (AgJOBS). AgJOBS was part of the Senate Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act from last year. The bill would create a "Blue Card" program, under which agricultural workers who worked the lesser of 863 hours or 150 days in a two-year period may apply for a Blue Card within two years of the bill's enactment. The Blue Cards would be encrypted with biometric identifiers, and would be machine-readable. Furthermore, the worker would be able to adjust to permanent resident status by working at least 100 days for five years or 150 days for three years.
In addition to AgJOBS, Senator Feinstein introduced, with Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL), S. 276, the Passport and Visa Fraud Prevention Act. This bill would add a new, criminal ground to penalize trafficking in 10 or more passports, U.S. or foreign, or visas with a maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years. The bill would confer extraterritorial jurisdiction over these offenses, meaning the United States could prosecute individuals who may have committed a passport fraud crime while abroad. In addition, the bill would criminalize the actions of those sham attorneys and others who engage in schemes to defraud foreign nationals based on immigration laws. Furthermore, the bill directs the Attorney General to promulgate regulations to ensure that the prosecution of these crimes is in keeping with current U.S. treaty obligations relating to refugees (which states that refugees carrying false passports should not be prosecuted).
In the House, Representatives Howard Berman (D-CA) and Chris Cannon (R-UT) introduced H.R. 371, the companion bill to the Senate's AgJOBS. Representative Jo Ann David (R-VA) introduced the Intercountry Adoption Reform Act (ICARE) of 2007, H.R. 120, which is intended to facilitate overseas adoptions by American parents. Representative Philip English (R-PA) introduced the Secure Travel and Counterterrorism Partnership Act, which would expand visa waiver privileges to nationals of countries that are allies of the United States in the war on terrorism. Representative Elton Gallegly (R-CA) introduced H.R. 133, Citizenship Reform Act of 2007, which would limit citizenship by birth to children born to at least one permanent resident or citizen parent. Representative Gallegly also introduced H.R. 132, which would impose criminal penalties for those who unlawfully reenter the United States after having been granted "voluntary departure." Finally, Representative Gene Green (D-TX) introduced H.R. 147, which would exempt elementary and secondary schools from the fee imposed on employers filing petitions with respect to non-immigrant workers under the H-1B program.
Several members of this new Congress offered bills on immigration enforcement. On January 9, the House, as part of the new leadership's 100-hour agenda, passed House bill H.R. 1, a bill implementing the "9/11 Commission" recommendations, by a vote of 299-128. Chairman Bennie Thompson (D-MS) of the House Homeland Security Committee introduced this bill that would, among other things, appropriate additional resources to the Human Trafficking Center and also establish a Border Intelligence Fusion Center Program. Other enforcement bills introduced in the House include H.R. 26, Criminal Alien Accountability Act, introduced by Representative Darrell Issa (R-CA) to establish minimum prison terms for specified categories of criminals re-entering the United States after having been removed previously. Representative Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD) introduced H.R. 78, American Child Support Enforcement Immigration Act, which would bar family-based immigration petitions by one who owes child support.
Worksite enforcement also received early attention in the 110th Congress. Representative David Dreier (R-CA) introduced H.R. 98, Illegal Immigration Enforcement and Social Security Protection Act of 2007. Representative Dreier introduced the same bill in the last Congress and the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the bill in 2005. The bill would direct the Social Security Administration to upgrade the technology for a new social security card made of durable plastic that would contain anti-tampering technology and a magnetic strip that employers could scan to check employment eligibility against an "employment eligibility database." All those seeking employment, including U.S. citizens, would be required to hold such a card. Employers using the system would have a good faith defense in cases concerning the inadvertent hiring of illegal workers. While enforcement proponents supported the bill last Congress, it did raise concerns among the privacy advocates. In addition to H.R. 98, another bill dealing with worksite enforcement was introduced in the House. Representative Ken Calvert (R-CA) introduced H.R. 19, which would require employers to participate in an electronic employment eligibility system. The bill would phase in compliance requirements over a seven-year period, according to the number of persons employed. The bill would also establish sanctions for noncompliance and provide for voluntary participation by entities not required to participate.
Notwithstanding the number of bills that have already been introduced this Congress, most observers expect an effort in both the House and the Senate to include all immigration legislation into a comprehensive reform package. If, as expected, the package resembles the bill that the Senate passed in May of 2006, it will include provisions for border and interior enforcement, sanctions against employers who hire undocumented workers, legalization of the currently undocumented, and admission of new workers of all skill levels, including highly-educated professionals. More details about the Comprehensive Reform proposal is expected to become available soon.
The majority of lawmakers agree to address these areas in the comprehensive reform bill. However, there most certainly will be intense debate, as occurred in the last Congress, regarding its details. While the debate last year focused mostly on whether and how to legalize the undocumented, the debate this year--because of the new majority--may shift its focus to whether and how many new guest workers to admit in light of concerns raised by organized labor.
Copyright � 2007 by Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP
01/22/2007
Shortly after Congress convened for the 110th Congress on January 4, 2007, Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) both expressed their respective desire to pass comprehensive immigration reform legislation. Majority Leader Reid introduced Senate bill S. 9, Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007, to indicate the Senate's commitment to address the issue this Congress. S. 9 does not actually include any actual legislative language. Instead, it contains a "sense of Congress" that Congress should pass legislation "to provide for more effective border and employment enforcement, to prevent illegal immigration, and to reform and rationalize avenues for legal immigration." S. 9 sets the tone for future legislation, which is expected to come from the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Additionally, Senators Diane Feinstein (D-CA), Larry Craig (R-ID) and a group of bipartisan cosponsors introduced S. 340, the Agricultural Job Opportunity, Benefits, and Security Act (AgJOBS). AgJOBS was part of the Senate Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act from last year. The bill would create a "Blue Card" program, under which agricultural workers who worked the lesser of 863 hours or 150 days in a two-year period may apply for a Blue Card within two years of the bill's enactment. The Blue Cards would be encrypted with biometric identifiers, and would be machine-readable. Furthermore, the worker would be able to adjust to permanent resident status by working at least 100 days for five years or 150 days for three years.
In addition to AgJOBS, Senator Feinstein introduced, with Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL), S. 276, the Passport and Visa Fraud Prevention Act. This bill would add a new, criminal ground to penalize trafficking in 10 or more passports, U.S. or foreign, or visas with a maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years. The bill would confer extraterritorial jurisdiction over these offenses, meaning the United States could prosecute individuals who may have committed a passport fraud crime while abroad. In addition, the bill would criminalize the actions of those sham attorneys and others who engage in schemes to defraud foreign nationals based on immigration laws. Furthermore, the bill directs the Attorney General to promulgate regulations to ensure that the prosecution of these crimes is in keeping with current U.S. treaty obligations relating to refugees (which states that refugees carrying false passports should not be prosecuted).
In the House, Representatives Howard Berman (D-CA) and Chris Cannon (R-UT) introduced H.R. 371, the companion bill to the Senate's AgJOBS. Representative Jo Ann David (R-VA) introduced the Intercountry Adoption Reform Act (ICARE) of 2007, H.R. 120, which is intended to facilitate overseas adoptions by American parents. Representative Philip English (R-PA) introduced the Secure Travel and Counterterrorism Partnership Act, which would expand visa waiver privileges to nationals of countries that are allies of the United States in the war on terrorism. Representative Elton Gallegly (R-CA) introduced H.R. 133, Citizenship Reform Act of 2007, which would limit citizenship by birth to children born to at least one permanent resident or citizen parent. Representative Gallegly also introduced H.R. 132, which would impose criminal penalties for those who unlawfully reenter the United States after having been granted "voluntary departure." Finally, Representative Gene Green (D-TX) introduced H.R. 147, which would exempt elementary and secondary schools from the fee imposed on employers filing petitions with respect to non-immigrant workers under the H-1B program.
Several members of this new Congress offered bills on immigration enforcement. On January 9, the House, as part of the new leadership's 100-hour agenda, passed House bill H.R. 1, a bill implementing the "9/11 Commission" recommendations, by a vote of 299-128. Chairman Bennie Thompson (D-MS) of the House Homeland Security Committee introduced this bill that would, among other things, appropriate additional resources to the Human Trafficking Center and also establish a Border Intelligence Fusion Center Program. Other enforcement bills introduced in the House include H.R. 26, Criminal Alien Accountability Act, introduced by Representative Darrell Issa (R-CA) to establish minimum prison terms for specified categories of criminals re-entering the United States after having been removed previously. Representative Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD) introduced H.R. 78, American Child Support Enforcement Immigration Act, which would bar family-based immigration petitions by one who owes child support.
Worksite enforcement also received early attention in the 110th Congress. Representative David Dreier (R-CA) introduced H.R. 98, Illegal Immigration Enforcement and Social Security Protection Act of 2007. Representative Dreier introduced the same bill in the last Congress and the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the bill in 2005. The bill would direct the Social Security Administration to upgrade the technology for a new social security card made of durable plastic that would contain anti-tampering technology and a magnetic strip that employers could scan to check employment eligibility against an "employment eligibility database." All those seeking employment, including U.S. citizens, would be required to hold such a card. Employers using the system would have a good faith defense in cases concerning the inadvertent hiring of illegal workers. While enforcement proponents supported the bill last Congress, it did raise concerns among the privacy advocates. In addition to H.R. 98, another bill dealing with worksite enforcement was introduced in the House. Representative Ken Calvert (R-CA) introduced H.R. 19, which would require employers to participate in an electronic employment eligibility system. The bill would phase in compliance requirements over a seven-year period, according to the number of persons employed. The bill would also establish sanctions for noncompliance and provide for voluntary participation by entities not required to participate.
Notwithstanding the number of bills that have already been introduced this Congress, most observers expect an effort in both the House and the Senate to include all immigration legislation into a comprehensive reform package. If, as expected, the package resembles the bill that the Senate passed in May of 2006, it will include provisions for border and interior enforcement, sanctions against employers who hire undocumented workers, legalization of the currently undocumented, and admission of new workers of all skill levels, including highly-educated professionals. More details about the Comprehensive Reform proposal is expected to become available soon.
The majority of lawmakers agree to address these areas in the comprehensive reform bill. However, there most certainly will be intense debate, as occurred in the last Congress, regarding its details. While the debate last year focused mostly on whether and how to legalize the undocumented, the debate this year--because of the new majority--may shift its focus to whether and how many new guest workers to admit in light of concerns raised by organized labor.
Copyright � 2007 by Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP
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learning01
05-26 07:05 PM
on 630 KHOW (Capliss & Silverman).
Congressman Udall spoke at length how the conference committee is formed, how it operates and how decisions are reached.
One thing he said is particularly noteworthy. He said, he reads his fellow congressmen and the mood of the House, and at this moment there are 300 congressmen (out of a total of 525) willing to vote in favor of the senate version of the comprehensive immigration bill as it is.
As I said in my posts elsewhere in IV, let's keep our eyes and ears open for the opnions of representatives and follow up on that.
Congressman Udall spoke at length how the conference committee is formed, how it operates and how decisions are reached.
One thing he said is particularly noteworthy. He said, he reads his fellow congressmen and the mood of the House, and at this moment there are 300 congressmen (out of a total of 525) willing to vote in favor of the senate version of the comprehensive immigration bill as it is.
As I said in my posts elsewhere in IV, let's keep our eyes and ears open for the opnions of representatives and follow up on that.
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GCNaseeb
09-29 08:29 PM
We received all four I-485 Transfer Notices today which says they transferred our cases to LIN. My I-140 was approved from LIN, so this is ok.
But the strange thing is both the Receipt Date and the Notice Date is September 26, 2007. Should I be worried?:confused:
I also applied EAD and AP. Would that means CSC is sill holding back my EAD and AP applications for adjudication?
Thanks for the advise friends.
But the strange thing is both the Receipt Date and the Notice Date is September 26, 2007. Should I be worried?:confused:
I also applied EAD and AP. Would that means CSC is sill holding back my EAD and AP applications for adjudication?
Thanks for the advise friends.
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Better_Days
09-19 11:56 AM
1. US Govt. revoked the policy to grant legal status to parents of US born children few years back(per NumberUSA they are called Anchor Baby-- go figure.. I hate this term very much).
GCCovet.
I see that term gets thrown around a lot when discussing illegal immigrants. And the words that come to my mind are "Even the mafia did not go after women and children". The fact that people attempt to reduce innocent children to a loaded label like that is nauseating.
GCCovet.
I see that term gets thrown around a lot when discussing illegal immigrants. And the words that come to my mind are "Even the mafia did not go after women and children". The fact that people attempt to reduce innocent children to a loaded label like that is nauseating.
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willigetagc
08-05 01:36 PM
yet another option is not to marry at all!!! In fact that is the least stressful option.... ::D
It is surprising that you even filed for 485. didn't your lawyers warn you ? I thought they do that by default, if you are unmarried and want to file a 485...
It is surprising that you even filed for 485. didn't your lawyers warn you ? I thought they do that by default, if you are unmarried and want to file a 485...
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leoindiano
09-19 01:47 PM
Thanks Swede,
You set a great example to this community.
You set a great example to this community.
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abhishek101
06-25 12:55 PM
Sub: Legal Immigration and CIR
Body:
I am here to talk about LEGAL immigration. In all the noise about illegal immigration and their path to legalization a very important subject is lost and that is LEGAL immigration, and delays and problems they are facing.
I came to US in 2000 with a perfect business plan and dream to start a company and spread prosperity, but the path I had to take was H1B visa. After coming here my last 9 years have been spent on getting Green Card ( I have recently filed for my 10th year H1B Extension), and my GC application with a priority date of 2003 March is still waiting in Backlog.
While there is some opposition for illegal immigration more than 90% of people I meet support the improvement in process for LEGAL immigrants. I hope in this CIR while looking at illegal immigration you pay special attention to LEGAL immigration.
Together we can build a happy and prosperous America for future generations.
Sincerely
Body:
I am here to talk about LEGAL immigration. In all the noise about illegal immigration and their path to legalization a very important subject is lost and that is LEGAL immigration, and delays and problems they are facing.
I came to US in 2000 with a perfect business plan and dream to start a company and spread prosperity, but the path I had to take was H1B visa. After coming here my last 9 years have been spent on getting Green Card ( I have recently filed for my 10th year H1B Extension), and my GC application with a priority date of 2003 March is still waiting in Backlog.
While there is some opposition for illegal immigration more than 90% of people I meet support the improvement in process for LEGAL immigrants. I hope in this CIR while looking at illegal immigration you pay special attention to LEGAL immigration.
Together we can build a happy and prosperous America for future generations.
Sincerely
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gc_dedo
01-06 05:35 PM
irs has already posted how you can get rebate if you were not eligible last year but you are eligible now (after getting dependents ssn)
http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=186065,00.html?portlet=7
AFAIK, those who become ligible to receive stimulus in 2008 can claim stimulus of previous year. IRS will post information - how to claim it.
http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=186065,00.html?portlet=7
AFAIK, those who become ligible to receive stimulus in 2008 can claim stimulus of previous year. IRS will post information - how to claim it.
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grupak
07-11 01:04 PM
Thanks for advice. Yes my last M.Sc. and Ph.D. from the USA.
Could you please clarify what "find out NIW holders in your / related engg field"? How can I find out?
Do you believe EB2-NIW is easier than EB1-OR?
Thank you,
John
You cannot apply for EB1-OR on your own. Only EB2-NIW and EB1-EA can be self-sponsored. If your employer applies for EB1-OR then it might be easier than EB2-NIW since you don' have any citations. To find out "NIW in your own field", talk to your adviser ... he might know other students who applied. You lawyer might have handled cases in your field. No citation is not good but hard to quantify what is a respectable number of citations. A few hundred might be okay in one field but maybe a thousand in another field of research/work.
Could you please clarify what "find out NIW holders in your / related engg field"? How can I find out?
Do you believe EB2-NIW is easier than EB1-OR?
Thank you,
John
You cannot apply for EB1-OR on your own. Only EB2-NIW and EB1-EA can be self-sponsored. If your employer applies for EB1-OR then it might be easier than EB2-NIW since you don' have any citations. To find out "NIW in your own field", talk to your adviser ... he might know other students who applied. You lawyer might have handled cases in your field. No citation is not good but hard to quantify what is a respectable number of citations. A few hundred might be okay in one field but maybe a thousand in another field of research/work.
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bugsbunny
03-29 03:55 PM
I am confused because I read that you have to declare any foreign accounts held.
This applies to US Citizens ...it may apply to you if you already have your green card...but i am not fully sure about this....and i am quite sure it does not apply if you are on a work visa
This applies to US Citizens ...it may apply to you if you already have your green card...but i am not fully sure about this....and i am quite sure it does not apply if you are on a work visa
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hpandey
01-18 12:42 PM
2000-2002 was worst. Who didnt do job search during that time have no idea how it felt like.
I just came out of school then and it felt like sky is falling on me. Becoming desparate to survive, i went to work in a gas station. The lady owner didnt pay me after i worked for a week saying i am not concentrating enough. Then out of no where i found a technology job that paid 17$ per hour to keep me going and they did my H1 a year later in 2002. It just made me more strong i guess. But, it is a hell of an experience. Most of my freinds went for second masters or PHD to Keep the status.
It was so hard to find a job those days. I was myself unemployed for so many months along with a lot of my friends and everyone of us was highly qualified and experienced. Since 2002 end onwards everyone of us has a good job without any breaks.
I hope we don't get to see the 2001 recession again and I am sure it won't be that bad this time.
It is the financial sector which is paying for its own mistakes. It might spill over to the other sectors of the economy but not to the degree it happened in 2001. Just my opinion.
I just came out of school then and it felt like sky is falling on me. Becoming desparate to survive, i went to work in a gas station. The lady owner didnt pay me after i worked for a week saying i am not concentrating enough. Then out of no where i found a technology job that paid 17$ per hour to keep me going and they did my H1 a year later in 2002. It just made me more strong i guess. But, it is a hell of an experience. Most of my freinds went for second masters or PHD to Keep the status.
It was so hard to find a job those days. I was myself unemployed for so many months along with a lot of my friends and everyone of us was highly qualified and experienced. Since 2002 end onwards everyone of us has a good job without any breaks.
I hope we don't get to see the 2001 recession again and I am sure it won't be that bad this time.
It is the financial sector which is paying for its own mistakes. It might spill over to the other sectors of the economy but not to the degree it happened in 2001. Just my opinion.
punjabi
03-18 12:11 AM
Hi poorslumdogs,
If you refer to some thread, please do not ask others to search for it. Instead paste its link in your post so others can read it.
I heard from my friends there are no legal implications if you get laid off on EAD and you also have a valid parolee document.
This should get verified from an attorney though, specially if others create a doubt.
[QUOTE=.....That thread was created in the last 2-3 months time. So search for it.
There is definitely some legal implication otherwise why your employer wants to inform USCIS. They wanted to be in the safer side. So if anything happens you are the one going to face the music. So check with some good attorney.[/QUOTE]
If you refer to some thread, please do not ask others to search for it. Instead paste its link in your post so others can read it.
I heard from my friends there are no legal implications if you get laid off on EAD and you also have a valid parolee document.
This should get verified from an attorney though, specially if others create a doubt.
[QUOTE=.....That thread was created in the last 2-3 months time. So search for it.
There is definitely some legal implication otherwise why your employer wants to inform USCIS. They wanted to be in the safer side. So if anything happens you are the one going to face the music. So check with some good attorney.[/QUOTE]
alterego
06-21 08:00 PM
How did you send your payment? Was is a personal check or a Money Order.
I renewed 5 times for myself and five times for my wife and each time I sent a money order and it went thorough without issue.
I am not sure if they accept personal checks however. You have to look into that if that was how you were attempting to pay.
Once you have the correct payment method, and have done your part, contact your congressman's office, or your senators office, and have them follow it up. You could also explain the delay and send them a copy of the relevant documents including payments. FYI, always better to call their immigration liason and develop a regular contact with them.
It will be helpful to you and also help with any lobbying efforts. I urge more of you to do that.
I've got to tell you however that sometimes, even if you do everything right, they can be late. They took 124 days once for me, and I applied 96 days ahead of the expiry. In the end, no reason, no explanation, no apology, no nothing, just an approval notice and card. It is another of the uncertainties you have to deal with as an EAD holder. Fortunately for me I had a concurrent H1b running at the time and my Lawyer suggested I continue working.
I renewed 5 times for myself and five times for my wife and each time I sent a money order and it went thorough without issue.
I am not sure if they accept personal checks however. You have to look into that if that was how you were attempting to pay.
Once you have the correct payment method, and have done your part, contact your congressman's office, or your senators office, and have them follow it up. You could also explain the delay and send them a copy of the relevant documents including payments. FYI, always better to call their immigration liason and develop a regular contact with them.
It will be helpful to you and also help with any lobbying efforts. I urge more of you to do that.
I've got to tell you however that sometimes, even if you do everything right, they can be late. They took 124 days once for me, and I applied 96 days ahead of the expiry. In the end, no reason, no explanation, no apology, no nothing, just an approval notice and card. It is another of the uncertainties you have to deal with as an EAD holder. Fortunately for me I had a concurrent H1b running at the time and my Lawyer suggested I continue working.
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