ireddy
06-01 12:15 PM
Yes, I did file AC 21 - 14 months back.
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cheg
08-21 04:45 PM
It does not affect primary applicant's status. His H1 will remain valid.
Hi All,
Is there any effect on H1B visa validity, If the dependent use the AP at the port of entry.
Thank You.
Hi All,
Is there any effect on H1B visa validity, If the dependent use the AP at the port of entry.
Thank You.
designserve
02-02 03:43 PM
The attached SFgate article can show the full implications!!
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gc_check
10-05 05:14 PM
I received ANOTHER finger printing notice just for me saying "The FBI was unable process your finger print card. In order for the USCIS to continue processing your application, it will be necessary to have your prints retaken."
Is there a way I can ensure that this time it gets done correctly? Bunch of idiots we have working at the USCIS local offices!! I gave my first set of prints on Sep 25th and already there is a problem!
Has anyone been in the same boat before?
Have heard this before, A friend of mine, had to take FP atleast 3 times, before she got her card, Reason her hands were too soft/plain and the finger prints were not captured correctly for analysis.
Is there a way I can ensure that this time it gets done correctly? Bunch of idiots we have working at the USCIS local offices!! I gave my first set of prints on Sep 25th and already there is a problem!
Has anyone been in the same boat before?
Have heard this before, A friend of mine, had to take FP atleast 3 times, before she got her card, Reason her hands were too soft/plain and the finger prints were not captured correctly for analysis.
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needhelp!
10-02 03:01 PM
bump
gsc999
08-09 10:51 PM
Need more volunteers to help post event flyers tomorrow.
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ns33
06-05 06:38 PM
Hi,
this is the first time I am self-filing renewal - lawyer charges are getting too much.
Questions:
- Is there any thread that discusses EDS form details - I could not find one in he sticky sections.
- Is it better to eFile or Paper file? I am in PA and my case(485) incl previous EAD/AP renewals were filed at TSC by lawyers. Does this matter in deciding eFile/paper File option?
- How do you send payment in either of the cases?
Thanks again for help,
NS
this is the first time I am self-filing renewal - lawyer charges are getting too much.
Questions:
- Is there any thread that discusses EDS form details - I could not find one in he sticky sections.
- Is it better to eFile or Paper file? I am in PA and my case(485) incl previous EAD/AP renewals were filed at TSC by lawyers. Does this matter in deciding eFile/paper File option?
- How do you send payment in either of the cases?
Thanks again for help,
NS
2010 The 8.9 magnitude quake caused
deep2000
11-06 04:27 PM
Steps taken:
1. Booking an Appointment:
I had booked appointment at Ottawa embassy. My initial prefernce was Toronto (since I am in upstate New York, Toronto would have been closer & I have friends there to stay with), but after umpteenth attemps could not get any appointment at Toronto. In the meantime I had seen available appontments at Ottawa pop-up twice, before taking the third time. I saw appointments available at Ottawa at different times of the day. Once I saw available appointment for Oct 27 show up on Sept 16 at 12pm and then another for Oct 28 appeared on Sept 17 in the afternoon. Finally I booked Nov 2 appointment on Sept 22 at 7.30 am. So there is no specific time for appointments being availabe, so keep checking between 7 am & 9 pm.
2.Documents needed:
-DS-156 can be filled online at State Deptt website (link given in the letter)
-DS-157 is a fillable PDF which you can type in and then save on your computer.
Paste 1 passport photo (make sure background is white)taken from CVS or Walgreens, on DS 156 Pg 1 botton right.
-Scotia bank reciepts for $131. Closest Scotia Bank brach is on Rideau st near Freiman Mall (opposite to Rideau St). Take printout of 3 pages of the reciept from consulate website & the bank teller will take 1, return 2. Embassy will take the remaining 2 & give 1 back after interview.
-I-797 approval notice. I-94 from the approval notice can be attached to passport. If you are going from US, they will take your old I-94.
-Copies of I-129 & LCA that were submitted at the time of applying. (As per USCIS rules, employer must provide a copy of all documents submitted to USCIS, to the employee also).
-Letter from employer (I dont work for consultant, so no client letter needed) that says hiring date, current annual salary & job responsibilities. People working on TAL fields should also get a letter from supervisor stating how their work is related or not related with TAL fields. It should be strong and truthful. Also in the leeter from employer try to avoid terms included in TAL if they are not related to your work.
-Most current resume/CV
-W2s & tax returns (I took all of them)
-Bank statements & utility bills
-Company brochure
-Photographs of work area, office building, with colleagues
-Technical reports you have written (as a proof of what you are doing in company)
-Original college degrees & transcripts
-If went to school in US, then old I-20s
-Old passports (must, if they have any previous US visa)
-They also ask for Canpost Express envelope, but if you are picking up passport, then it is not neede. It is for people in Canada who want to get passport back in mail.
There can be additional documents needed. Check other postings for the info.
3. Travelling to Canada & Stay:
-I have a multiple entry visa to Canada so did not need to get a new one. But if you dont have one, then get one from any of the consulates by showing your appointment letter (they take passport in the morning and typically return in the afternoon). Single entry canadian visa is $65 USD.
-I drove to Ottawa crossing over through 1000 Islands, Alexandria Bay. There are 2 options, you can take I-81 (interstate so busy) or go through NY-37 (Ogdensberg) and cross another bridge which is nearly emplty as no trucks are allowed on the bridge. Folks from New England can go through Vermont (same way as for Montreal).
-Hotels: There is a Days Inn & Holiday Inn among the cheaper ones very close to the embassy. There are Inns and Bed & Breakfasts in downtown area for people needing to stay longer. Usually passports are returned after 2 days, but for 221g cases a longer stay might be warranted.
-Food: Rideau Center at the intersection of Sussex Dr & Rideau St has a big food court with most of the chain fastfood places. There is a McDonalds & Starbucks on Rideau st. Also 2 Indian fastfood places on Byward market plus a full restaurant Haveli is on clarence st (1 block from embassy). I also saw an Indian buffet on Laurier St in downtown and another restaurant called East India company. For vegetarians, ISKCON temple near Univ of Ottawa provide vegy food everyday from 5-7pm for $7. There is a vegy bed & breakfast on Mcleod st.
4. Appointment:
-Arrive at upto 45 min before your appointment and they will let you in. I had 10.30 appointment (kept time to get Scotia Bank reciept since bank closed on Sunday & my appt was Nov 2 monday) but I arrived around 9.45 and the person at the gate looked at my letter and then asked me to wait at the sign marked 'Visa Services'. After 10 minutes another security guard asked myself & another prerson standing there to come in. DONT bring any electronics, phone, ipods etc. They kept my car keys in a bag & gave a deposit number.
-After usual metal detector scan & x-ray of my giant file folder, went in. They made everyone to put handcleanser for flu prevention. The person at the side of the door looked at appointment letter, DS-156 & DS-157 with Scotia bank reciept and directed me to go to counter 7 for depositing passport & reciept. The person at the counter 7 looked through the 2 forms & stamped 'PAID' on scotia bank reciept and took passport and the forms. I was told to sit in the waiting area. THe consulate has 8 windows and seating capacity of around 35-40.
-I was called for finger prinrting at counter 4 after around 15-20 minutes. While waiting I saw everyone who was approved getting the card marked pickup 'W' at 3.00 pm. They have changed rules and dont give passport back next day.
-Around 11.00 am my name was called to window 1 (only widows 1 & 2 were hosting visa interviews, counter 6 is a door for special reviews/interviews).
VO: Good Morning Mr.xxxxxx
Me: Good Morning, How are you?
VO: I am good. Do you have older passport? (I have previous visa on older passport)
Me: Here it is (gave it & the previous visa was stamped 'Cancelled without Prejudice')
VO: Do you have letter from employer?
Me: (Gave it)
VO: What do you do at XXXXXX?
Me: I do ......
While I was answering, she gave my employer letter back and put a sticker on the back of passport marke 'W' pickup and gave me the conterfoil of that
VO: Come on wednesday at 3pm at the outside door & pickup your passport.
Me: Thank you.
Took my giant file folder and came out to pick up my car keys. The interview was for 3 minutes max. I was out of embassy by 11.15.
5. Passport Pickup:
On Nov 3 reached the embassy at 2.30 pm and waited on one of the benches in Byward market. There is a metered parking area that has 1 hour parking for $3. If all spaces are filled then there is a garage across it where 30 min costs $3. So if you arrive by 2.50, can park in either and it will be $3. Around 2.50pm people stated forming a line. They started giving passports at 3.00pm sharp. You dont have to go inside so you can carry phones, backpack etc. They took the paper and gave the passport back. They had taken out the old I-94 but left the I-94 of I-79 approval attached to the passport. It had a new visa stamped with expiry date the same as I-797. (For TAL jobs they usually give 1 year stamp).
6. Entry back in US:
At the port of entry (border crossing), I had to go inside the office and get a new I-94 and get the finger print and picture taken (same as we have to do while entering through airport immigration) and I was on my way back home.
So in a nutshell, this is my experience, hope it will be helpful for others. I am single, dont have dependents so cant say about the process for dependents, which I guess would be the same.
1. Booking an Appointment:
I had booked appointment at Ottawa embassy. My initial prefernce was Toronto (since I am in upstate New York, Toronto would have been closer & I have friends there to stay with), but after umpteenth attemps could not get any appointment at Toronto. In the meantime I had seen available appontments at Ottawa pop-up twice, before taking the third time. I saw appointments available at Ottawa at different times of the day. Once I saw available appointment for Oct 27 show up on Sept 16 at 12pm and then another for Oct 28 appeared on Sept 17 in the afternoon. Finally I booked Nov 2 appointment on Sept 22 at 7.30 am. So there is no specific time for appointments being availabe, so keep checking between 7 am & 9 pm.
2.Documents needed:
-DS-156 can be filled online at State Deptt website (link given in the letter)
-DS-157 is a fillable PDF which you can type in and then save on your computer.
Paste 1 passport photo (make sure background is white)taken from CVS or Walgreens, on DS 156 Pg 1 botton right.
-Scotia bank reciepts for $131. Closest Scotia Bank brach is on Rideau st near Freiman Mall (opposite to Rideau St). Take printout of 3 pages of the reciept from consulate website & the bank teller will take 1, return 2. Embassy will take the remaining 2 & give 1 back after interview.
-I-797 approval notice. I-94 from the approval notice can be attached to passport. If you are going from US, they will take your old I-94.
-Copies of I-129 & LCA that were submitted at the time of applying. (As per USCIS rules, employer must provide a copy of all documents submitted to USCIS, to the employee also).
-Letter from employer (I dont work for consultant, so no client letter needed) that says hiring date, current annual salary & job responsibilities. People working on TAL fields should also get a letter from supervisor stating how their work is related or not related with TAL fields. It should be strong and truthful. Also in the leeter from employer try to avoid terms included in TAL if they are not related to your work.
-Most current resume/CV
-W2s & tax returns (I took all of them)
-Bank statements & utility bills
-Company brochure
-Photographs of work area, office building, with colleagues
-Technical reports you have written (as a proof of what you are doing in company)
-Original college degrees & transcripts
-If went to school in US, then old I-20s
-Old passports (must, if they have any previous US visa)
-They also ask for Canpost Express envelope, but if you are picking up passport, then it is not neede. It is for people in Canada who want to get passport back in mail.
There can be additional documents needed. Check other postings for the info.
3. Travelling to Canada & Stay:
-I have a multiple entry visa to Canada so did not need to get a new one. But if you dont have one, then get one from any of the consulates by showing your appointment letter (they take passport in the morning and typically return in the afternoon). Single entry canadian visa is $65 USD.
-I drove to Ottawa crossing over through 1000 Islands, Alexandria Bay. There are 2 options, you can take I-81 (interstate so busy) or go through NY-37 (Ogdensberg) and cross another bridge which is nearly emplty as no trucks are allowed on the bridge. Folks from New England can go through Vermont (same way as for Montreal).
-Hotels: There is a Days Inn & Holiday Inn among the cheaper ones very close to the embassy. There are Inns and Bed & Breakfasts in downtown area for people needing to stay longer. Usually passports are returned after 2 days, but for 221g cases a longer stay might be warranted.
-Food: Rideau Center at the intersection of Sussex Dr & Rideau St has a big food court with most of the chain fastfood places. There is a McDonalds & Starbucks on Rideau st. Also 2 Indian fastfood places on Byward market plus a full restaurant Haveli is on clarence st (1 block from embassy). I also saw an Indian buffet on Laurier St in downtown and another restaurant called East India company. For vegetarians, ISKCON temple near Univ of Ottawa provide vegy food everyday from 5-7pm for $7. There is a vegy bed & breakfast on Mcleod st.
4. Appointment:
-Arrive at upto 45 min before your appointment and they will let you in. I had 10.30 appointment (kept time to get Scotia Bank reciept since bank closed on Sunday & my appt was Nov 2 monday) but I arrived around 9.45 and the person at the gate looked at my letter and then asked me to wait at the sign marked 'Visa Services'. After 10 minutes another security guard asked myself & another prerson standing there to come in. DONT bring any electronics, phone, ipods etc. They kept my car keys in a bag & gave a deposit number.
-After usual metal detector scan & x-ray of my giant file folder, went in. They made everyone to put handcleanser for flu prevention. The person at the side of the door looked at appointment letter, DS-156 & DS-157 with Scotia bank reciept and directed me to go to counter 7 for depositing passport & reciept. The person at the counter 7 looked through the 2 forms & stamped 'PAID' on scotia bank reciept and took passport and the forms. I was told to sit in the waiting area. THe consulate has 8 windows and seating capacity of around 35-40.
-I was called for finger prinrting at counter 4 after around 15-20 minutes. While waiting I saw everyone who was approved getting the card marked pickup 'W' at 3.00 pm. They have changed rules and dont give passport back next day.
-Around 11.00 am my name was called to window 1 (only widows 1 & 2 were hosting visa interviews, counter 6 is a door for special reviews/interviews).
VO: Good Morning Mr.xxxxxx
Me: Good Morning, How are you?
VO: I am good. Do you have older passport? (I have previous visa on older passport)
Me: Here it is (gave it & the previous visa was stamped 'Cancelled without Prejudice')
VO: Do you have letter from employer?
Me: (Gave it)
VO: What do you do at XXXXXX?
Me: I do ......
While I was answering, she gave my employer letter back and put a sticker on the back of passport marke 'W' pickup and gave me the conterfoil of that
VO: Come on wednesday at 3pm at the outside door & pickup your passport.
Me: Thank you.
Took my giant file folder and came out to pick up my car keys. The interview was for 3 minutes max. I was out of embassy by 11.15.
5. Passport Pickup:
On Nov 3 reached the embassy at 2.30 pm and waited on one of the benches in Byward market. There is a metered parking area that has 1 hour parking for $3. If all spaces are filled then there is a garage across it where 30 min costs $3. So if you arrive by 2.50, can park in either and it will be $3. Around 2.50pm people stated forming a line. They started giving passports at 3.00pm sharp. You dont have to go inside so you can carry phones, backpack etc. They took the paper and gave the passport back. They had taken out the old I-94 but left the I-94 of I-79 approval attached to the passport. It had a new visa stamped with expiry date the same as I-797. (For TAL jobs they usually give 1 year stamp).
6. Entry back in US:
At the port of entry (border crossing), I had to go inside the office and get a new I-94 and get the finger print and picture taken (same as we have to do while entering through airport immigration) and I was on my way back home.
So in a nutshell, this is my experience, hope it will be helpful for others. I am single, dont have dependents so cant say about the process for dependents, which I guess would be the same.
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CantLeaveAmerica
11-13 10:55 PM
In my case, a new LCA and I129 were used for my H1 renewal. I verified it from a scan of the document that I had where I could clearly see that the start and end dates of employment on the form reflected the period of employment for my new H1 renewal.
Hope this helps...
Hope this helps...
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Jaime
09-11 04:28 PM
Did you see how the governors recounted verbatim the issues of the U.S. Reverse Brain Drain?
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gk_2000
04-14 08:15 PM
LOL@ OP's ID
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zoozee
08-02 06:51 PM
concurrent I-140/I-485 for me and my spouse,EB2,filed July 02 - @ NSC
Waiting for receipt
Waiting for receipt
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ananth_ramkrishnan
07-17 07:38 PM
I use Shulman, Rogers, Gandal, Pordy & Ecker, P.A www.shulmanrogers.com
They are very good. I have a very good experience with their lawyers.
They are very good. I have a very good experience with their lawyers.
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smiledoc
12-05 08:39 PM
yes..i forgot to mention it. He said when we file our tax returns..we can let them know about our SSN then.
Did you talk to him of the scenario if you don't use the new SSN for a job?
Did you talk to him of the scenario if you don't use the new SSN for a job?
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digital2k
09-09 05:29 PM
IV ROCKS
Great step for the community
http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/misc.php?do=cchatbox
Dear IV members. We have introduced a new feature for our members today. This chat will allow us to chat with each other and get answers to our questions faster. IV core team will also come on this chat and answer questions from members. The chat feature will also be extended to lawyers in future and members can chat with immigration lawyers in and ask them questions.
Please note that this chat feature is only available to users with a certain number of minimum posts and reputation points. If you get the dreaded 'red dots' and do not have reputation points, you cannot access the chat. This is done so that the chat is self moderated. Please be respectful to other users in the chat.
Happy Chatting.
Great step for the community
http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/misc.php?do=cchatbox
Dear IV members. We have introduced a new feature for our members today. This chat will allow us to chat with each other and get answers to our questions faster. IV core team will also come on this chat and answer questions from members. The chat feature will also be extended to lawyers in future and members can chat with immigration lawyers in and ask them questions.
Please note that this chat feature is only available to users with a certain number of minimum posts and reputation points. If you get the dreaded 'red dots' and do not have reputation points, you cannot access the chat. This is done so that the chat is self moderated. Please be respectful to other users in the chat.
Happy Chatting.
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paragpujara
08-06 10:52 AM
Approved
SRC07-255-XXXXX
Current Status : Notice mailed welcoming the new permanent resident
Hope this helps.
SRC07-255-XXXXX
Current Status : Notice mailed welcoming the new permanent resident
Hope this helps.
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h1_b_visa_holder
10-14 09:47 AM
Thanks for the reply.
It is not "C" but it is a similar company (top 50 in DQ list).
I am still negotiating on GC and they are checking with their legal team. I have decided that I will take the offer only if they agree they will start GC on day 1 of my joining. Otherwise, I am hopeful of getting EAD in the next 2-3 years.
It is not "C" but it is a similar company (top 50 in DQ list).
I am still negotiating on GC and they are checking with their legal team. I have decided that I will take the offer only if they agree they will start GC on day 1 of my joining. Otherwise, I am hopeful of getting EAD in the next 2-3 years.
girlfriend Prior to the Japan quake and
chanduv23
07-14 11:10 PM
Great enthusiasm everywhere. Individual states may not be good location, because you may not be able to pull a lot of crowd, a common city like DC or NYC is would be most ideal place.
DC rally was in the cooking but it is on hold for now.
DC rally was in the cooking but it is on hold for now.
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Nickjr
04-28 01:46 PM
I can help you..
send me more details..
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send me more details..
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barnaba_mca
07-13 12:15 PM
What RED1234 says is correct. If you are not out of status for more than 6months, then you can switch from L1 to H1 and in the future during GC, there might be query and you can always say that Employer did not let me know that My status is changed from OCT 1st.
If you go out of 180 days status, then better to go out of country and reinforce L1, which will eventually void H1b, but you can stay in this country in L1. This means you have to again wait for the H1B visa Cap next year and only GOD knows who gets.
If you go out of 180 days status, then better to go out of country and reinforce L1, which will eventually void H1b, but you can stay in this country in L1. This means you have to again wait for the H1B visa Cap next year and only GOD knows who gets.
Vsach
07-12 10:58 AM
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