I think Mr. CO may have already made up his mind on the COD for March VB and i hope DOS releases the March VB on 3rd FEb itself (3rd working day) like they did with Feb VB.
Good Luck to all 2010 filers (especially first 6 months)!!
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I think Mr. CO may have already made up his mind on the COD for March VB and i hope DOS releases the March VB on 3rd FEb itself (3rd working day) like they did with Feb VB.
Good Luck to all 2010 filers (especially first 6 months)!!
Consular visa count count EB2-I
Mumbai Jan 2012 - 16
Mumbai Feb 2012 - 44
http://mumbai.usconsulate.gov/interv..._schedule.html
Delhi Jan 2012 - 1
http://newdelhi.usembassy.gov/visa_interview_dates.html
We need to start keeping track of this!
i got an email from my attorney that we (2010 filers until june ) should be ready with the documents. He even setup a call for the filers. I hope it will reach atleast June 2010
Thanks kd. so basically it's this statement in AILA's news:Quote:
Originally Posted by kd2008
"Mr. Oppenheim reminds AILA that DOS cannot "see" the I-140 cases that are approved and for which adjustment of status had been requested prior to September 2010, though he can "see" cases for which consular processing is requested."
Based on this, I hope he goes a bit further than those 6 months talked about, and goes until at least September 2010.
My gut feel is that we will end the FY2012 in the middle of 2008 and we will then finish the rest of 2008 and the whole of 2009 in FY2013 - this will keep the 4 year wait for PD to GC Issue for EB2I. This is of course without HR3012. Once the demand data shows us the density of filings then we will be able to fine tune the projections.
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Originally Posted by tanu_75
Hey, you will anger Sept 2010 and beyond folks! :) Let us hope it is as large as possible, and that it spells out more movement in coming months.Quote:
Originally Posted by nishant2200
Remember few months ago we used to worry when we can apply for EAD, its good we moved to when can we get GC, Times r changing for good !!
Quote:
Originally Posted by tanu_75
Source: Ron forum
The Congressional Research Service released a report titled: Numerical Limits on Employment-Based Immigration: Analysis of the Per-Country Ceilings. This report articulates the pros and cons of the per country limits.
http://www.imminfo.com/Resources/Misc/R42048.pdf
http://www.trackitt.com/usa-discussi...page/last_page
I hope it is true!Quote:
Posted by pulijalahari (46) 3 hours 26 minutes ago
to captainhaddock:
my friend got an NVC fee notice whose PD is June 30 2010.
Does it mean it will move till that date??
Guys, do anyone have experience filing I-485 for future employment? if so when to switch payroll to sponsoring employer? after 485 approval or when PD is current and to file 485?
I do not have experience with it, but you are supposed to join your GC job when you get the physical GC in hand.Quote:
Originally Posted by qriousjunta
When your attorney mentioned it as June 2010, is it June 1st or June 30th 2010??Quote:
Originally Posted by Chilli19
You can join the future employer after getting EAD but ideally best to stay on H1 status with current employer or transfer H1 to future employer. You can always fall back to EAD if there are any EAD/485 issues. Reverse is not possible.Quote:
Originally Posted by qriousjunta
Correction H1 issues.Quote:
Originally Posted by vp5856
Thanks , thats a good point once EAD is used back to H1 is not possible, it is always better to stay in H1 until Greened.
A) Stay in H1 with current employer --> File for 485 --> get EAD --> move to sponsor-er
B) Transfer H1 to sponsor-er --> File for 485 --> get EAD --> continue with sponsor -er
I am wondering what if the future end client and current employer are same, why would uscis approve H1 transfer? I have heard in forums many a times people transfer H1 from consulting company to full-time employment(where they worked as consultant) ,but could not find any one done the reverse H1 transfer. Any thoughts?
H1 is non-immigration based while EAD/485 immigration based. I don't think for H1 transfer USCIS considers any immigration related details apart from whether you are on H1 extension when they approve H1 based on perm/labor or I-140.Quote:
Originally Posted by qriousjunta
Can you re-phase last couple of lines in marked in bold? Could not get it.
updated my post, i appreciate your reply. But my question is not related to immigration and H1.
"people transfer H1 from consulting company to full-time employment(where they worked as consultant) ,but could not find any one done the reverse H1 transfer as full-time employee to consulting for the same job"?
qriousjunta,Quote:
Originally Posted by qriousjunta
If the client (full-time employment(where they worked as consultant)) is not willing to file your GC and there is a mutual understanding between you and your consulting company, that you will rejoin after getting your GC then why not?
And to answer your question if I got it right, you would not reverse transfer you h1 to consulting company - your client would not allow it, and why would you do that if you are doing fine with this/client on h1 status, unless your consulting company trying to threaten you to rejoin on H1.
In reality these cases are very rare.
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Originally Posted by vp5856
True it is neither my employers wish ( but it is their inability to procure me a 1-140 PD recapture ) nor my consulting firm's threaten to join them in H1 for them to make money. We are all in mutual agreement for me to turn green.
I agree to your point that these are very rare in reality, but the fact is - this is an effect of this syndrome.
http://aila.org/content/default.aspx?docid=36980
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Just a reminder:
If you are interested in being on the conference call which is part of the response to the petition concerning "Foreign graduates with Advanced US Degrees"... please check the following thread and RSVP.
The call is tomorrow, February 1, at 1:30 PM EST.
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Disclaimer: Not sure WHAT you/we will gain by spending time on this call. Hopefully, it will be more than some usual political BS.
I found this link.. nothing is different than the gurus already posted, but only thing i am positive is - "They stated that it is unlikely that the dates will advance by a full year" -- does this mean, it could be more than 6 months!!! any thoughts?
http://timesofap.com/immigration/201...advance-again/
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) Visa Office has confirmed that EB2 priority dates will advance again in the March 2012 Visa Bulletin. The exact amount of forward movement is not yet known, as it largely depends upon case filing rates. The DOS projects that the EB2 cutoff dates will move by at least a few months in March 2012. The DOS estimates that an advance of as much as six months could occur. They stated that it is unlikely that the dates will advance by a full year. Updates on this important topic will be reported to MurthyDotCom and MurthyBulletin readers as reliable information becomes available.
Spec,Quote:
Originally Posted by suninphx
Here are numbers as on today :
Jan - July 2007 --- 824
Aug07- Mar 08 ----685
suninphx,Quote:
Originally Posted by suninphx
Here are mine:
-- VB ------- Priority Dates ---------------- Jan 03 -- Jan 17 -- Jan 31
October VB -- PD Apr 15 2007 to Jul 14 2007 --- 100 ----- 107 ----- 113 (+6 cases)
November VB - PD Jul 15 2007 to Oct 31 2007 --- 238 ----- 278 ----- 331 (+53 cases)
December VB - PD Nov 01 2007 to Mar 14 2008 --- 191 ----- 286 ----- 336 (+50 cases)
January VB -- PD Mar 15 2008 to Dec 31 2008 ---- 15 ----- 176 ----- 310 (+134 cases)
I have made a new thread under Advocacy & Petitions - EAD for H4 Holders
Spec,Quote:
Originally Posted by Spectator
Thanks!
Do you have any analysis to share? Even if it may be early days.
suninphx,Quote:
Originally Posted by suninphx
I would like to wait to see the USCIS Inventory numbers.
October and November VB numbers are certainly now in the range I was expecting.
It really is early days.
As you can see, there were still significant additions to the November numbers even after 3 months, so it makes it difficult to know how December and January will progress. Some basic extrapolation says they may increase to expected levels, but every month may be quite different. For instance, most of the October VB cases were added to Trackitt fairly quickly.
Ok - let's wait for inventory numbers then.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spectator
Upcoming month's visa bulletin: March 2012 (Coming Soon)
in web site hopefully visa bulletin will release by this friday
I seriously doubt the VB will come out this week. If it does then great but I can't imagine it'll come out before mid to later next week.
Without using any logic and just going by empirical observations from various immigration forums, I think the visa bulletin will be released tomorrow and dates will be moved by at least 9 months.
Guys, Need some advice and appreciate if someone can help me out here.
Sequence of facts in my case:
1) Last H1 (4th yr only) was expring 7th Oct 2010, extension request received by USCIS on Aug 29th 2010
2) PD of May 2009 became current in Feb Bulletin. Started working with the attorney to put the 485 application together.
3) Received RFE to H1 day before yesterday - its 4 pages long and its a pretty tough one to answer. I work for a desi consulting and USCIS is questioning pretty much everything (employee employer relationship, future emplyment plans and the whole 9 yards) . Have a good comopany attorney who didn't think it was "that bad" but I have my doubts for now atleast.
4) Attorney was supposed to send out the 485 package yesterday or latest by today.
My questions are:
1) What happens if my H1 is rejected but I get my EAD before that? i.e. can I keep working as I am purely on the basis of EAD issued now - Technically if my H1 is rejected then I would have had no status since Oct 7th 2010.
2) Does my 485 remain valid although the underlying visa has been denied before 485 approval?
Appreciate if someone can answer the above. I do realise that this is not the most appropriate thread and do apologise in advance for the same.
Thanks
Don't mean to be rude, but by predicting "At least 9 months" you are making folks with PDs beyond 10/01/2010 nervous, unnecessarily..Quote:
Originally Posted by harapatta
Are you sure the H1 extension petition is pending for 1 1/2 years ?
What is your RFE Respond time permitted?
Quote:
Originally Posted by manzoorraza
I have absolutely no intentions to make anybody nervous, as a free forum I am sharing my observations/Prediction.Quote:
Originally Posted by ChampU
I have also received similar rfe last year.Quote:
Originally Posted by manzoorraza
Don't worry much about long RFE regarding employee-employer relation. That is there (USCIS) standard draft which they send to most of H1B extension applications. Provide whatever documents are available to you and your H1B will be extended. They send this rfe even if you have submitted all document in initial package of H1B extension.
My questions are:
1) What happens if my H1 is rejected but I get my EAD before that? i.e. can I keep working as I am purely on the basis of EAD issued now - Technically if my H1 is rejected then I would have had no status since Oct 7th 2010 - You can start working on EAD as soon as your get it with current employer and after six month with any employer (but don't forget to file AC21 at the time of changing employer).
2) Does my 485 remain valid although the underlying visa has been denied before 485 approval? - I am not sure about this but as per my understanding if you start using EAD than your H1 extension approval/denial doesn't matter as you are not in H1B status any more.
Kanmani,Quote:
Originally Posted by Kanmani
Thanks for responding and pointing out; I meant to say 29th Aug 2011. The RFE respond time is till 19th April 2012.
Username,Quote:
Originally Posted by username
Thanks for the reassuring words. The thing that is bothering me is that if my H1 gets rejected, eventhough I will receive an EAD based on my AOS application, the underlying visa for the employment based AOS would be rejected which would leave me without status since Oct 7 2011 till the time I get my EAD. In this case does the USCIS take offence and reject my 485 or is this something they wont care about.
Hi,
i think you have couple of options. like you can respond back to the RFE by 15th of April or so...by then, you should be getting your EAD/AP. after that point anyway you are planning to work on EAD.
Incase you dont get EAD by the time you repond to your RFE or incase your H1b gets rejected also. you can stay in USA ( on assumption that you will have i-485 reciept no by then) as you are 485 is in process. only things then,is you cant work till you get your EAD.
first make sure your attorney files your 485 at the earliest and you get EAD/AP soon as everyone are getting.
Quote:
Originally Posted by manzoorraza
Good to know that its Aug 2011.
As per our attorney there is no known case of denial of I-485 with respect to H1b denial of the applicant . ( I asked the same question to our attorney some time back)
Try to delay your RFE response by a month so that you can switch to EAD before if there is any potential denial .
NOTE: Dont take it as a legal advice, I am not an attorney.
Quote:
Originally Posted by manzoorraza