EB2 Predictions (Rather Calculations) - 2012

[TeddyKoochu]

teddy, where did you get your photographs done . Does the typical passport photograph meet those USCIS stated dimensional requirements for photos .

You can get them done anywhere, just tell them its a US passport photo they will do the rest. I did mine at CVS, try any of the places like COSTCO, SAMS, Walgreens etc. Good to have this thing done correctly in advance.

[Eb2_Dec07]

Guys , I just realized my latest H1 approval with my current employer has overextended beyond 6 years of overall h1b tenure. My 6th year should end Oct 2012, however when I took my new job this Jan 2011, my validity dates on 797 & 94 is up till 2014. Well I called my attorney and he says just leave it at that for now.
I'm expecting PD to become current via my spouse( pd 4th dec 07) . Hopefully by october 2012 I will have an approved ead and dont have to deal with this h1b over extension. What scared me was I read somewhere in the forums that although uscis makes mistakes they might still hold the applicant liable to staying with in the limit of allowed regulations of 6 years . Just thought I would share this , not sure if anyone of you have had similar exp.

[soggadu]

You can get them done anywhere, just tell them its a US passport photo they will do the rest. I did mine at CVS, try any of the places like COSTCO, SAMS, Walgreens etc. Good to have this thing done correctly in advance.

2 cents which can save so many cents... got them done at CVS who charged 9.99 for first 2 fotos and then 29 cents for next 2. The awesome thing is they have a 2 dollar off coupon on their website which makes it even yummy deal... so ... 9.99+.29+.29-2 is your total and taxes extra of course... thnx to teddy bhai for pointing me in this direction last month...

[nishant2200]

2 cents which can save so many cents... got them done at CVS who charged 9.99 for first 2 fotos and then 29 cents for next 2. The awesome thing is they have a 2 dollar off coupon on their website which makes it even yummy deal... so ... 9.99+.29+.29-2 is your total and taxes extra of course... thnx to teddy bhai for pointing me in this direction last month...

"teddy bhai" - never thought of this verbiage in my wildest imagination. Hilarious...

[gc0907]

I wear glasses but always take it off for Passport photos, required for any purpose. The one I got two weeks ago for 485/EAD were also without glasses. And my attorney asked for only 4 photos because now EAD/AP is combined.
Also, I got one at CVS which wasn't good and had little background shadow so I went to Costco and got them. Came out nice.

Thanks for the details. Yes it is definitely time for me to search for a new attorney; I had to be bound to this guy because of my employer. He is too rigid with things. Maybe there was glare in my case but it is good to read the official USCIS link.

[gc0907]

Lucky you. My CVS charged me 9.99+9.99+tax. Came out with a little background shadow on my right side. Was very poor customer service. I noticed the shadow the day I was going to post the 485 to my lawyer. Finally went to Costco and got it done fot $5 x 2 +tax.

[TeddyKoochu]

2 cents which can save so many cents... got them done at CVS who charged 9.99 for first 2 fotos and then 29 cents for next 2. The awesome thing is they have a 2 dollar off coupon on their website which makes it even yummy deal... so ... 9.99+.29+.29-2 is your total and taxes extra of course... thnx to teddy bhai for pointing me in this direction last month...

Thanks Sogaddu bhai !. My wife is good at these things I will let her know. In our case since we went through it twice savings if any were neutralized.

Lucky you. My CVS charged me 9.99+9.99+tax. Came out with a little background shadow on my right side. Was very poor customer service. I noticed the shadow the day I was going to post the 485 to my lawyer. Finally went to Costco and got it done fot $5 x 2 +tax.

I had the same issue with one outlet, they asked for $60, went to another one there the manager was quite knowledgeable and did it exactly as Sogaddu describes.

[vchirakala]

Guys,

Please help. Kindly let me know if anyone have the sample draft for "Birth Certificate Not Available"

Thanks and regards

[soggadu]

Guys,

Please help. Kindly let me know if anyone have the sample draft for "Birth Certificate Not Available"

Thanks and regards

tunteratandaaaannnn (james bond music) help is on the way... did you check the thread with Birth certificate title...check it and let me know, i will send you another one if not available...dont worry it is very easy to get it done...

http://www.qesehmk.org/forums/showth...th+certificate

[Karma1979]

Try http://www.epassportphoto.com take picture yourself, upload and take print out at your local Photoshop.

[arikepudi]

I am a newbie here in this forum. Quick Question, How much a attroney charge for filing apart form 485 fees? My attorney is charging 2K for both of us. Is it ok ?

[soggadu]

I am a newbie here in this forum. Quick Question, How much a attroney charge for filing apart form 485 fees? My attorney is charging 2K for both of us. Is it ok ?

lawyers charge any where from 600 to 4000 for this.... mine charges 2K too.... i am not sure if it is ok or not, as i dont have a choice, i dont think much on it :-) ...

[venkimakthal]

lawyers charge any where from 600 to 4000 for this.... mine charges 2K too.... i am not sure if it is ok or not, as i dont have a choice, i dont think much on it :-) ...

2k is for wife and husband I-485 filing?

[gc_usa]

lawyers charge any where from 600 to 4000 for this.... mine charges 2K too.... i am not sure if it is ok or not, as i dont have a choice, i dont think much on it :-) ...

$2400.00 for both. + $1070 each AOS fee and $70 doc copy and shipping charge.

[vchirakala]

Soggadu,

Please help. Do we have it to take the Birth Certificate Not Available only from the municipality what we mentioned in the passport or will any Local Magistrate will do ?

[soggadu]

Soggadu,

Please help. Do we have it to take the Birth Certificate Not Available only from the municipality what we mentioned in the passport or will any Local Magistrate will do ?

I believe non availability certificate(it is a form actually) comes from municipality only.... any one says otherwise??? also, it is good to contact lawyer....

[vchirakala]

Can you please send me the format for Birth Certificate Not Available ...I spoke to my attorney and she says I cannot write the letter for them.

[gc0907]

Check these out:

http://www.immihelp.com/birth-certif...rtificate.html

And Birth Certificate related thread.

Can you please send me the format for Birth Certificate Not Available ...I spoke to my attorney and she says I cannot write the letter for them.

[leo07]

immitime, with all due respect, you made me laugh No wonder you believe Michael Moore who believes 9/11 is also a conspiracy

One of the reason the dates are not moving on EB-3 India China is they are cash cows for USCIS the salary of USCIS employees and the day to day expense is met by this kind of over fee!... USCIS/DOS together play tricks in our life! in the name of LAW.. and politicians give back ground music for that. And of course business lobby controls politicians if you guys seen the "Occupy Wallstreet" interview with Mike Moore, you will under stand what corporate greed is and why economy is like programmed Software!

[tackle]

Lucky you. My CVS charged me 9.99+9.99+tax. Came out with a little background shadow on my right side. Was very poor customer service. I noticed the shadow the day I was going to post the 485 to my lawyer. Finally went to Costco and got it done fot $5 x 2 +tax.

I did this:
1. Took photos on my own, standing as close to the wall to avoid shadows
2. Copied the photos to PC
3. Did auto color correction on picasa
4. Downloaded paint.net (free image editor) and removed background and made it white. This step is not needed if background is already white or off-white.
5. Went to http://www.idphoto4you.com/, chose Country: USA, Print Size: 4x6 and uploaded the photo.
6. The site automatically did facial recognition and automatically set the correct crop size. I verified that that the photo is good by looking at the preview image on top right. When I was happy with the photo, clicked on "Make Photo"
7. Right clicked and saved the image to desktop. If you open it on PC the photo will be small. But the photo will still be in 300dpi which will look good if printed on 4x6. (if you chose 5x7 in step 5, photo must be printed on 5x7 photo size).
8. Logged in to my samsclub photos account, uploaded the photo and ordered several prints. 1 print = 13 cents. I ordered additional prints so that if I make a mistake when cutting the photos, I have backup.
9. Picked up photos from samsclub and cut them.

And it costed me < $1 for photos for both myself and my wife.

Unfortunately, I wasted $15 at samsclub before I decided to take photos myself. I got my photo done at samsclub and didn't like how it turned out. I wear glasses and there was glare on the photos. If you are taking photo yourself at home, I recommend taking photos without glasses or tilting the glasses down (instead of resting glasses on ears, rest it about an inch on top of your ear) when taking the photo.

Having got the photos done at samsclub and also at home, I'm much more happier with the photos that I took at home. If I had known that I could just get it done myself before I went to samsclub, I wouldn't have wasted $15 there.

[leo07]

Sounds reasonable. I haven't seen attorneys file anything for $9.99 any where. Dude, if it's a penny more or penny less, trust your attorney at this moment and maintain a relationship at this crucial juncture.

I am a newbie here in this forum. Quick Question, How much a attroney charge for filing apart form 485 fees? My attorney is charging 2K for both of us. Is it ok ?

[gc_usa]

I did this:
1. Took photos on my own, standing as close to the wall to avoid shadows
2. Copied the photos to PC
3. Did auto color correction on picasa
4. Downloaded paint.net (free image editor) and removed background and made it white. This step is not needed if background is already white or off-white.
5. Went to http://www.idphoto4you.com/, chose Country: USA, Print Size: 4x6 and uploaded the photo.
6. The site automatically did facial recognition and automatically set the correct crop size. I verified that that the photo is good by looking at the preview image on top right. When I was happy with the photo, clicked on "Make Photo"
7. Right clicked and saved the image to desktop. If you open it on PC the photo will be small. But the photo will still be in 300dpi which will look good if printed on 4x6. (if you chose 5x7 in step 5, photo must be printed on 5x7 photo size).
8. Logged in to my samsclub photos account, uploaded the photo and ordered several prints. 1 print = 13 cents. I ordered additional prints so that if I make a mistake when cutting the photos, I have backup.
9. Picked up photos from samsclub and cut them.

And it costed me < $1 for photos for both myself and my wife.

Unfortunately, I wasted $15 at samsclub before I decided to take photos myself. I got my photo done at samsclub and didn't like how it turned out. I wear glasses and there was glare on the photos. If you are taking photo yourself at home, I recommend taking photos without glasses or tilting the glasses down (instead of resting glasses on ears, rest it about an inch on top of your ear) when taking the photo.

Having got the photos done at samsclub and also at home, I'm much more happier with the photos that I took at home. If I had known that I could just get it done myself before I went to samsclub, I wouldn't have wasted $15 there.

I have been doing since long time. I only paid once for photo for OPT EAD card. I never had issue with picture in any consulate. This method works cost almost nothing.

[username]

I did this:
1. Took photos on my own, standing as close to the wall to avoid shadows
2. Copied the photos to PC
3. Did auto color correction on picasa
4. Downloaded paint.net (free image editor) and removed background and made it white. This step is not needed if background is already white or off-white.
5. Went to http://www.idphoto4you.com/, chose Country: USA, Print Size: 4x6 and uploaded the photo.
6. The site automatically did facial recognition and automatically set the correct crop size. I verified that that the photo is good by looking at the preview image on top right. When I was happy with the photo, clicked on "Make Photo"
7. Right clicked and saved the image to desktop. If you open it on PC the photo will be small. But the photo will still be in 300dpi which will look good if printed on 4x6. (if you chose 5x7 in step 5, photo must be printed on 5x7 photo size).
8. Logged in to my samsclub photos account, uploaded the photo and ordered several prints. 1 print = 13 cents. I ordered additional prints so that if I make a mistake when cutting the photos, I have backup.
9. Picked up photos from samsclub and cut them.

And it costed me < $1 for photos for both myself and my wife.

Unfortunately, I wasted $15 at samsclub before I decided to take photos myself. I got my photo done at samsclub and didn't like how it turned out. I wear glasses and there was glare on the photos. If you are taking photo yourself at home, I recommend taking photos without glasses or tilting the glasses down (instead of resting glasses on ears, rest it about an inch on top of your ear) when taking the photo.

Having got the photos done at samsclub and also at home, I'm much more happier with the photos that I took at home. If I had known that I could just get it done myself before I went to samsclub, I wouldn't have wasted $15 there.

In case if you don't have samsclub membership than use Walmart.com.

[leo07]

holy moly....I've paid a ton for photos..

I have been doing since long time. I only paid once for photo for OPT EAD card. I never had issue with picture in any consulate. This method works cost almost nothing.

[codesmith]

Can you please send me the format for Birth Certificate Not Available ...I spoke to my attorney and she says I cannot write the letter for them.

Hi Chirakala,
this is what I did.

1 Get the non-availability certificate from local muncipal office.
2 The non-avl cert is in local language, so get it translated into english.
The translated cert should "look" in tersm of format same as original.
3 Get the affidavit from translator that this is correct translation and he/she knows local language and english.
4 get 2 affidavits from parents or relatives that you were born on xxx date at XXX place.

I got the affidavits notarised on 100 Rs Stamp paper.
* * My PD is not yet current.