Why is this forum so quit? Some of the other websites have already crashed!
Why is this forum so quit? Some of the other websites have already crashed!
we are not quitters! :mad:Quote:
Originally Posted by Suva2001
Just kidding. :p
whats the point of speculating till we actually hear something official... Nobody has any information other than ** and they are not sharing it.
Recent post on Facebook by **:
We are working on this AAO's amicus curiae briefing separately but that is not part of the announcement. As much as we would like to share with everyone, it must be announced by the official channel. So we request everyone to please sit back relax and hang-in there until the official announcement.
Saw update on Oh-Law stating "Watch Visa Bulletin"
Update by Aman on I.V. website
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We have been told that there is a late breaking change of plans for public release of the Report containing the recommendations for skilled immigration Administrative fixes based on the RFI issued under President's Executive Action on Immigration.
There are specific technology bottlenecks that have caused the last minute delay for the public release of the Report. It is anticipated that the delay will be a few weeks and not months. However, we have also been told that all the policy items and fixes in the Report are locked-in and these fixes will not change (or water-down) in these coming few weeks.
We realize that a lot of us were expecting a formal announcement today. All of us have waited for many years for a legislative change, but Congress is yet to live up to its promise to fix the broken immigration system. Now that Obama Administration is so close to making meaningful Administrative fixes to the skilled immigration system, even though we are all eagerly looking forward to the formal announcement of the fixes, we request you to please be a little more patient as these bottlenecks are being resolved.
It will be our continued priority to see the final implementation of these meaningful administrative fixes for skilled immigrants.
We appreciate your continued support and active participation.
Thank you!
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Hopefully now you may have realized why this site was quit(e) while other sites were breaking down ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Suva2001
The reason is - we are driven by facts and analysis. We don't have any insider information, nor we have any contacts in high places.
We believe there is ample data out there that one can look objectively and try to figure out the green card mess and make intelligent decision about life and career today.
There doesn't have to be thousands of people following this site. If there is one that says - you saved me the agony of wait and helped me make best decisions -- we will be happy for that.
Sorry don't mean to preach to the choir (since I know many of you believe the same). But just wanted to reiterate the focus of this site.
It looks like news is true based on the hype built by **. So they took a big gamble and lost face. They did not study about government matters. This is a big set back for ** even though they get some thing big in a few weeks. Everyone learning lesson very hardwayQuote:
Originally Posted by qesehmk
I think EB-I immigrants are so vulnerable that they will buy any rumour. In this case - I do not believe the intention was to spread rumour. But if I were in their shoes - I wouldn't create such a hype. I would've said matter of fact - We worked with USCIS - did A B C - provided X Y Z - whatever ... and we expect USCIS to incorporate those view points in their upcoming announcement which could happen as soon as this monday.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ramsen
Good luck to all - whatever the announcement is - and whenever that comes around.
O h yeah. I saw that and printed out the may bulletin and watched it for around 20 minutes. Didn't change much.
Amen ! I guess what they are doing is taking credit before everyone else. Otherwise people may say ** had nothing to do with it. Now they have created that impression that they are the only one who knows it. If they are privy to such matters, the mature way to do is keep mum and announce it the way Q said. Creating a hype around confidential information will create a trust issue between them and administration. Maturity is something ** always lacked !Quote:
Originally Posted by qesehmk
I agree with you.
I kind of anticipated this. I think they are under pressure to gain the trust of immigrants since there are other groups who are able to successfully work on advocacy or other immigration related items (This website is one of them). Recently there has been successful coordinated efforts in Trackitt for H4 EAD.
So ** wants to show that they are the torch bearers and leaders in immigration reform from immigrants side. Therefore they are trying to announce upfront and take credit. Unfortunately for them, this back fired.
I think this strategy is very childish. Everybody knows that they do advocacy events. Administration acknowledges their name in some announcements. Like Q suggested, I think they should just be honest in saying that we have suggested these items to the administration and we have received positive response from them. There could be announcement on these very soon in few weeks (no need to give a date).
Why does it want all immigrants to rally behind them? Primary reason, ** would not exist if immigrants do not get involved in its efforts and then secondary reason - obviously the donations of immigrants to run their organization. (Note: There is nothing wrong in seeking donations since they actually need monetary support to carry out their plans... however the way they chide people for donations is over the top. Also some of the admins there are bullys).
The lawyers know jack sh*t, they (including AILA) carry absolutely no weight with the lawmakers and the administration. All they do is speculate wildly and regurgitate old news. Most of the immigrants take it as gospel and that is a tragedy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jagan01
To Q and other fellow membersQuote:
Originally Posted by qesehmk
It was impressive to see the decorum and restraint observed by the members of this forum in the face of what seemed like a continuous barrage of information/interpretation of a 4 line e-mail. Everybody had their own views and obviously had no patience/time for counter-argument
Somehow I was reminded of the following story
http://www.noogenesis.com/pineapple/..._elephant.html
gten20 had the best approach to this
"whats the point of speculating till we actually hear something official... Nobody has any information other than ** and they are not sharing it. "
Unfortunately all this has served is to reopen the fault lines between India-China/ROW ,EB-1C/EB2/EB3 etc
It was heartening to see the members focused on the predictions thread to plan their life better than get carried away by the speculations.
My personal opinion for what it is worth is that the Administration has thoroughly reviewed what is possible and what is not under current law and clearly articulated that during the President's announcement last fall.The mileage from such an event has been extracted and there is no benefit to going back and revisiting the issue for them. We already know the points that were mentioned and all that remains is the follow through by the USCIS/DOS which appears to be on track and will be announced when ready
PS-I am equally guilty of getting excited when I saw the e-mail and was the first to post about it on this forum. Little did I expect that the situation would balloon out of control on all the other forums!
You would see more lawyers coming out and saying the same thing. They knew nothing and probably know nothing but want to cash in on the free marketing. This was happening at the WH level and ** was working with WH to get these things out.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kanmani
All those guys who think this is a PR disaster for ** need to understand we have no choice but **. We can all come to forums and discuss things ad infinitum but with no solutions or even an attempt at a solution. These ** leaders, American citizens and GC holders are working for you and me. The least we can do is to support them morally.
P.S. : I am a supporter of ** but not an active volunteer.
Please read ** facebook post where they already publicized the partial contents of the report before it is released.
What did they say?
It seems the post is now deleted. It's basically EAD for approved I-140 (for most)Quote:
Originally Posted by abcx13
Someone on Trackitt posted a link to an interesting Greg Siskind blog entry made today http://blog.ilw.com/gregsiskind/2015...rd-applicants/
Greg is at great pains to say he can't authenticate the document “Authority to Modify Certain Procedures Related to Petitions for Employment-Based Immigrant Visa Petitions”, so please bear that in mind.
From reading through it, I thought it worth noting some unsaid points that arise form it.
Not much to say. According to the document, the criteria would be that the I-140 was approved for one year and the person was working in a "same or similar job".Quote:
1. USCIS would amend its regulations regarding the revocation or continued validity of approved I-140 petitions in cases where an employer withdraws the petition or terminates its business. Current regulations make such a revocation by USCIS automatic. The new rule would consider these I-140 petitions to remain valid for a beneficiary when “certain criteria are met.”
a) This is not the ability to file I-485 based on an approved I-140. In the article it says:Quote:
2. USCIS would issue a new rule providing employment authorization to beneficiaries (and their derivative spouses and children) of approved employment-based immigrant visa petitions.
Presumably, like AOS applicants, the person would be able to remain in the USA based in a period of "Authorized Stay" by virtue of USCIS policy. Since it is not legal status, those days would count towards the number allowed under 245(k).Quote:
The memorandum notes as well that while I-140 beneficiaries would be able to change jobs without fear of losing their underlying immigrant visa petition, most beneficiaries would be unable to adjust status in the US since they would no longer hold non-immigrant status. Consular processing would generally be the route to permanent residency (which, the memorandum notes, may have the side benefit of deterring fraud or misuse of the program).
If this were to be true, it would be a major disappointment to many people.
b) Employment Authorization is mentioned repeatedly, yet Advance Parole is never mentioned.
Combined with (a) above, this would seem to have the effect of "landlocking" people, with no means to travel outside and return to the USA. To do so, without Advance Parole, it seems they would need to regain a valid non-immigrant status to return.
It may well be that is was discussed in the rest of the document, but Greg just failed to mention it. I think USCIS do have power to grant Advance Parole by Rule making.
I encourage people to read the full article and make their own mind up on what it says.
Finally,I can't stress enough that the document is not authenticated. Here's what Greg says:
Even despite the caveats, I still believe it is interesting enough to share. I don't think it represents what people would like to see. It may well be one of a raft of suggestions (the date of the document is not disclosed) and not necessarily what is announced.Quote:
Here’s what I don’t know –
1. Who this memorandum was written by or directed to. It seemingly is intended for someone in a senior role vetting the implementation of the executive action proposals.
2. The timing. The memorandum doesn’t mention whether drafting has begun or when a notice of proposed rulemaking may be released. The fact that rulemaking is needed means that we’ll be waiting many months – my guess is about a year – before we actually see this proposal take effect.
3. Whether other proposals are still in the running including recapturing unused green cards from prior years or not counting derivatives in the green card quotas.
4. Whether this document is even real. I received this six page document anonymously and while it is very detailed and written in a way that suggests a great deal of inside knowledge about what is happening at the agency, I can’t yet verify its authenticity.
The way I look at EAD for spouses and derivatives is :
Everything remains same for them. They will have to maintain an H4 visa and status all the time as before. The only addition would be employment authorization through EAD which allows them to work. So the question of not able to adjust status don't arise as they are supposed to maintain the H4 status all the time.
NB: This is a speculation from my side.
** commented on Gregs blog post
https://www.facebook.com/***********...17396671659891
[QUOTE]A member shared this earlier today: http://blog.ilw.com/gregsiskind/2015...rd-applicants/
gcq,Quote:
Originally Posted by gcq
Having an EAD is one thing. Actually use it and the status is gone anyway.
The more I think about it, this must be one action that meshes with others - it doesn't make sense otherwise.
I cannot believe that how gullible employment based immigrants can be even after repeated false starts. The announcement drama and the the fiasco of no announcement was totally expected. Until illegals get their pound of flesh, this administration will do absolutely nothing for legals. So if there is no expanded DACA/DAPA due to the current court case then there is nothing for us.