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I think the meeting with Charlie happens few days after the VB was released. AFAIK, public participation is not allowed. Only AILA and its members can be present in that meeting. Carl Shusterman of www.shusterman.com usually publishes the call details with Charlie every month. Hope this helps!Quote:
Originally Posted by android09
Thanks to jimmys who answered your question well. My additional 2 cents - I think this is how CO can control the crowd, speak to business stakeholders, and more importantly provide some direction to backlogged folks without being held liable for anything he says.Quote:
Originally Posted by android09
If some of you have questions that need answered, one of you can volunteer every month and collect and I can send it to his office and see if he might address those during his monthly AILA meetings or directly to us.
Got the cards today: Time line below, hope it helps and good luck to all.Quote:
Originally Posted by EB2IndSep09
PD Current in JULY bulletin
July 7th raised SR online
July 15th Got reply there is no visa available
July 15th : Called and raised SR
July 21 : Got reply there is visa available and 485 will be processed
Jul 27th : Got RFE sms
Aug 8th : received RFE documents (485 J, Biometrics, medicals)
Aug 24th : RFE received by uscis
Aug 29th : 485 Approved online update
Sep 3rd : Again 485 Approved online update
Sep 8th : Approval notices received
Sep 9 : Card mailed online update
Sep 16th : Cards received
Congratulations Karukon. We celebrate your freedom !!! Please use it to give back as much as possible to society and needy.Quote:
Originally Posted by karukon
Freeeeedom!!Quote:
Originally Posted by karukon
Is there any specific reason other than grabbing USCIS attention you raised SR on July 7th when your priority date became current?
Got RFE in the end of 2012, 2014, 2016 in anticipation of getting current. Finally current and no RFE.
[QUOTE=rabp77;66120]Congratulations Karukon. We celebrate your freedom !!! Please use it to give back as much as possible to society and needy.[/QUOTE
Irrespective of GC should have compassionate empathy. Agree no better times than these!
Better this way! than the other way around ! CongratsQuote:
Originally Posted by karukon
Finally something goes your way unexpectedly. A pleasant surprise! Congratulations.Quote:
Originally Posted by karukon
I get happy seeing approvals from folks who have waited for a long time. People who do not go through this ordeal do not appreciate the importance of this piece of plastic.
Who ever gets approved in EB2 and EB3 these would have waited a decade for sure. And we would not even have ventured out to do all these calculations and predictions if it was not for these unclear and arbitrary movements.Quote:
Originally Posted by idliman
I think your wish is coming true. Its 2PM already, so doesn't look like VB is going to be released today.Quote:
Originally Posted by rocketfast
I agree. The OP got his GC approved when the RFE reply was pending. Something unexpected but good.Quote:
Originally Posted by srimurthy
I wanted to check because of curiosity when the first of these threads was started:
10-03-2010, 10:29 AM
(:-O)
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Originally Posted by Turbulent_Dragonfly
One Decade and still waiting. Let that sink in.
I like to think of that as 25% of my life, hits home better.Quote:
Originally Posted by EB22010Dec
Although many folks who were with us on that day, have moved on - received GC/citizenship and have prospered; personally it makes my head heavy thinking of everybody that is in the backlog today. All I can say is, focus on life, people you love, travel around, enjoy life and propser at your career. Remove the mental block of not having GC. You will surprised how well US workplace will treat you when you are confident.Quote:
Originally Posted by Turbulent_Dragonfly
My best wishes to all.
RBG is dead. There goes the rest of our civil liberties...
Question
My spouse h1b extension was filed on 8/31 and has still not received receipt. Can he still work post 9/30 without receiving receipt ( driver's license will also be expiring 10/10)?
We will be asking attorney this week what they recommend or else have to convert to premium.
Thankyou
Quote:
Originally Posted by Turbulent_Dragonfly
Please enlighten us which "civil liberties" have gone with RBG's passing.
Please at least name one because I cannot find even one civil liberty that has gone and here you are talking in plural.
Well said. Not having GC does not prevent you from enjoying all the good things life has to offer. Don't watch every month's visa bulletin / every bill / every statement from politicos etc etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by qesehmk
If you think of GC think it as if it were your long term investments. You don't watch what happens to your WMT / AMZN / AAPL every few weeks. You know in 10 years they will be winners and you will be Greened or very close to it.
--Info on FY2021 FB to EB spillover
https://www.adhikarilaw.com/news-and...s-all-current/
" When American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) last spoke with Charlie Oppenheim of the U.S. State Department in July 2020, he anticipated that the infusion of unused family-based visa numbers could increase the FY21 employment-based allocation to at least 250,000 immigrant visas.Quote:
Originally Posted by altek001
To put that into perspective, FY20’s employment-based allocation is the second highest allocation of employment-based numbers in memory, at 156,000, with the highest being 158,000. An employment-based allocation of 250,000 would reflect a 63% increase relative to the highest allocation in recent memory.
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This looks like recycled old info from the law firm. Does not look like fresh news from AILA / Check-in. I am wondering why the official channels and AILA are silent.Quote:
Originally Posted by altek001
What is interesting is that the Law firm still quotes:
With Justice RBG's death and the prevailing political environment, only CR to keep government running will pass. So we can relax on the legislation front (at least till February 2021). I don't think legislation will be able to do it retroactively without harming others. So, each month adds about 10K of spillover from FB pool.Quote:
Moreover, movement in October may be more measured given that there have been some legislative efforts to recapture unused family-based visas for use by family-sponsored immigrants in FY21. At present, the likelihood of passing of any of these bills remains slim.
They seem to have a limited memory.Quote:
Originally Posted by altek001
Here's the EB allocation and Use for EB back to 1993:
- FY ------ Alloc. ----- Use
FY1993 --- 161,207 --- 161,207
FY1994 --- 143,213 --- 113,783
FY1995 --- 146,503 ---- 87,809
FY1996 --- 140,000 --- 118,827
FY1997 --- 140,000 ---- 99,290
FY1998 --- 140,000 ---- 86,429
FY1999 --- 160,906 ---- 61,965
FY2000 --- 142,299 --- 111,166
FY2001 --- 192,074 --- 186,536
FY2002 --- 142,632 --- 171,583
FY2003 --- 171,532 ---- 83,020
FY2004 --- 204,422 --- 157,107
FY2005 --- 148,449 --- 242,293
FY2006 --- 143,949 --- 133,622
FY2007 --- 147,148 --- 154,460
FY2008 --- 162,704 --- 162,949
FY2009 --- 140,000 --- 140,987
FY2010 --- 150,657 --- 150,262
FY2011 --- 140,000 --- 139,302
FY2012 --- 144,951 --- 144,648
FY2013 --- 158,466 --- 161,269
FY2014 --- 150,241 --- 151,359
FY2015 --- 144,796 --- 143,954
FY2016 --- 140,338 --- 140,350
FY2017 --- 140,000 --- 139,604
FY2018 --- 140,292 --- 139,483
FY2019 --- 141,918 --- 140,586
FY2020 --- 156,253 --- ???,???
As recently as FY2008, the allocation was more than the 158k mentioned.
The maximum number of approvals in a FY during that period was in FY2005 (during visa recapture) with 242,293 approvals. The 2nd highest was in FY2001 with 186,536 approvals.
Awesome spectatorQuote:
Originally Posted by Spectator
This year 2021 could be highest EB allocation if utilized properly(250k atleast per article)
No! This is published by AILA on their website as a practice pointer! All law firms have access to this document #AILA Doc. No. 20091810 which was published on 09/18Quote:
Originally Posted by idliman
The post read it as if it was copied from earlier check-in. Thank you for your reference and validation. If someone has access to the AILA document, please share relevant paragraphs.Quote:
Originally Posted by NJMavarick
Surprised that the DOS did not give advance guidance/info to AILA till now. No idea of what's actually happening behind the scenes. If so, they might even delay the VB till next week.
This is a long shot, Spec. But, do you want to create a mini-tsunami by putting your predictions here for 250,000 visa numbers? (based on whatever data is available).Quote:
Originally Posted by Spectator
It would be great if all the spillover visas from FB are used without any processing bottlenecks getting in the way. The FB categories are severely backlogged to and it would be a shame to waste those visa numbers without utilizing them in either categoryQuote:
Originally Posted by Spectator
Not to throw a wrench but will the unused FY21 EB numbers SO to FB FY22? Spec, Q?Quote:
Originally Posted by gs1968
What are INA laws around FB to EB and EB to FB spilloverQuote:
Originally Posted by NJMavarick
* Family spillover goes to EB
* EB spillover goes to FB
https://www.qesehmk.org/forums/showt...ll=1#post64774
Does this mean that spillovers that go from EB to FB can come back next year?
For all practical purposes, the numbers that go from EB to FB are gone forever. The details are here:
https://www.qesehmk.org/forums/showt...ll=1#post64819
There won't be any unused visa in EB numbers in 2021 with wait times spanning anywhere between a decade to a dozen decades depending on the queue.Quote:
Originally Posted by NJMavarick
I am not a immigration lawyer but even if there is that hypothetical surplus number of visas in EB there is no such provision in INA which will allow circular spill over from one to another. In short visas will lapse if not used in time.
Thanks! I knew we did discuss this on the forum but was unable to find the links....CheersQuote:
Originally Posted by rocketfast
Hi Q, remember the good old days...yes many moved and few goldies like you Spec still supporting the community, few like us still stuck in the line :)Quote:
Originally Posted by qesehmk
Agree with Q on the GC mindblock... i moved on with that mindset...got better job and GC line doesnot bother me much as it used to few years ago ....it comes when it comes
I got my green card 3 years ago but still can’t move on. I keep visiting this forum, reading the posts and agonizing about people who are still stuck. This journey is incredibly painful and is very hard to get over. Really appreciate the service being done by Q and Spec to this backlogged community. This site provided me solace when I felt depressed. Especially predictions by YTeleven used to create a lot of excitement. Thank you once again to everyone on this forum.Quote:
Originally Posted by mesan123
Good luck to all who are still waiting.
Amul
Got my green card today! Fourteen year wait is over.. Thanks for the community and the crystal ball with positive vibes. Thanks a lot and wish the spillover moves the date to 2012 and beyond..
In most families there is one member who is stressing about GCs and visiting forums. If it is not the husband then it is the wife.Quote:
Originally Posted by mesan123
I am not arguing against. However, I am placing alternate views below.
In my opinion other than personal mindset, the stress on backlogged people is dependent on the industry / company. If you are in an industry other than IT services, there is a chance that it can go through unprecedented changes in 10 years (e.g. Automotive, Oil and Gas, Fossil / Nuclear Power, etc.,). For example if you got your Masters / PhD in IC engines and had joined Ford/GM on that expertise, then 10 years down the line you are facing against Tesla and your technology is dying. How are you going to get a job in same or similar category. There is little use to that Masters / PhD other than the course work and process you went through. In that time, the GC will help you to switch industries.
I am sure the IT techies can also provide similar examples. Another thing that hurts some people till getting citizenship is employment in National Labs / EPA / FHA / NOAA / NRC / Govt. research jobs. A few years back these agencies were open to good H1B candidates through contract. Now things have changed dramatically especially under Trump admin. Sometimes we get comments such as he is an expert, however I don't want a H1B candidate. I can just hire 15 citizens and brute force the job. Shockingly that seems to be the mentality in some places.
What i am saying is that, even if you are very good, you need some things to fall in place when you are in H1B status.
Congrats!Quote:
Originally Posted by h1bh1bh1b
What is your PD, and country of chargeability
Rings very true in my case. I am in the O&G industry and subject to the fluctuations of that heavily but at least I was able to get in line in 2010. My wife is exceptionally qualified for EB1 and works indirectly for Space/Defense sectors and holds three engineering degrees, but due to restrictions that can't be discussed here, she is still on H1. There is still a chance that after waiting for 10 years for my PD to become current, she may still end up getting hers and I will happily ride her coattails ;-).Quote:
Originally Posted by idliman
The way we have been working through this is at first neither of us cared about the dates as we were traveling around experiencing different locations until the kids had to be in school. In the past year or so I have started following the dates as kids got in school and the lack of GC started impacting my wife's work in some sensitive areas, but she is still blissfully ignorant and wants to remain that way. It has become so comical at her workplace that at times she will be prepping some equipment for space flight and a USC will be sitting in the room doodling on something because those are the regulations.
After you get to a certain age, you just make peace with your situation and go with the flow and focus on your family, friends and other things.
Along with kids aging out or getting them all the opportunities when they go to college are a pain. Anyone with dates in 2009 and 2010 and kids at that time in the age group of 1 to 5 born outside can feel it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Turbulent_Dragonfly
And it especially hurts to see kids them selves realizing when they are looking for opportunities and see the limited set with a SSN or GC.
With more than 10 years and not even a EAD is not logical anywhere. Two people in early 2009 once already approved and is already a citizen and the other still waiting for GC.... shows the inefficiency of the system and allocation.
Especially when it is an employment based GC dependent on skill sets and saying they will not discriminate based on race, religion, sex or belief and we still see that it is not true.
True this. My spouse and I are waiting in line for more than 10 years now. I stress out a lot more especially during H1B extensions. Wouldn't hurt to have GC now during the pandemic when job security is at a minimum.