mheggade
05-15 10:22 PM
I agree with Munna Bhai on this. There is no need to put salt on the wound , we should help if we can on the issue in hand instead of judging others.
Were you witness to what happened in his home on that day?? If not, don't be judgemental....leave that to him and his wife and to family court. IV is not for "every good cause"...we are having very difficult time ourself...
Looks like you already received GC and you have great & lot of time to get into other issue.
Were you witness to what happened in his home on that day?? If not, don't be judgemental....leave that to him and his wife and to family court. IV is not for "every good cause"...we are having very difficult time ourself...
Looks like you already received GC and you have great & lot of time to get into other issue.
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kumar1
10-11 04:14 PM
Has anyone thought of the people who missed the august 17 deadline because the labor was not cleared within time. Because of no mistake from ourside, we have to suffer. What a screwed up legal situation ?
As of now PD is apr 2001, I dont know when will it move ?
Thx
Nag
Welcome to America. Land of free, home of brave!
As of now PD is apr 2001, I dont know when will it move ?
Thx
Nag
Welcome to America. Land of free, home of brave!
immi_grant
11-04 04:42 PM
From the director of the blockbuster "Interminable EB-backlog" comes yet another creation "V-I-S-A B-U-L-L-T-I-N...DECEMBER 2009".
Story, screenplay, Direction; USCIS
Production; State department
Music; Labor department
Awesome !!
Story, screenplay, Direction; USCIS
Production; State department
Music; Labor department
Awesome !!
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GCSOON-Ihope
06-23 02:08 PM
Brahmam and Company -
This is the height of Frugality sir :eek: . Contribute something to this society instead looting(??) everything from here and wiring to Bank of India or whatever:p .There should be a limit to this nonsense questions to be posted for Members to Read and Answer. Please grow up in life.Few Dollars here and there will not make this World upside down nor will it buy huge real estate lands in your Place. Also, buy Trash-bags for throwing Trash instead of use Walmart plastic to throw into Dumpsters.Some in my Apts do that all the time inspite of Property Managers advising against doing it.you fall in this Category.
To answer your Question, Walmart is the cheapest for anything .Period.Why?? Please see this Documentary 'Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price '.
I'll give you the last call to burn your ego.:cool:
- Shalom
1 100 % agree with you! Some people on this forum are so darn cheap, that really infuriates me sometimes. What are a few bucks, even a few hundreds or thousands compared to the benefits of getting a GC?
Anyway...do you have the link to that WalMart story?
This is the height of Frugality sir :eek: . Contribute something to this society instead looting(??) everything from here and wiring to Bank of India or whatever:p .There should be a limit to this nonsense questions to be posted for Members to Read and Answer. Please grow up in life.Few Dollars here and there will not make this World upside down nor will it buy huge real estate lands in your Place. Also, buy Trash-bags for throwing Trash instead of use Walmart plastic to throw into Dumpsters.Some in my Apts do that all the time inspite of Property Managers advising against doing it.you fall in this Category.
To answer your Question, Walmart is the cheapest for anything .Period.Why?? Please see this Documentary 'Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price '.
I'll give you the last call to burn your ego.:cool:
- Shalom
1 100 % agree with you! Some people on this forum are so darn cheap, that really infuriates me sometimes. What are a few bucks, even a few hundreds or thousands compared to the benefits of getting a GC?
Anyway...do you have the link to that WalMart story?
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indyanguy
12-13 06:27 PM
I tried to recruit 3 guys with 7-8 yrs of experience. We already have a 12 member offshore team...the average asking rate (H1s and citizens) is 90K ..H1B quota restriction is working in our favor very much. Market rate for IT professionals has increased quite handsomely..put ur resume out to dice or monster and see for urselves.
I don't think 90k for someone with 7-8 years of experience is high in most parts of US. Market rate for IT professionals might have increased in people working with niche technologies. But in general, I see a down trend. And with more people in the job market in Jan 08 (with AC21), I can predict the rates heading south.
I don't think 90k for someone with 7-8 years of experience is high in most parts of US. Market rate for IT professionals might have increased in people working with niche technologies. But in general, I see a down trend. And with more people in the job market in Jan 08 (with AC21), I can predict the rates heading south.
vrbest
11-21 08:16 AM
I am a consultant on H1B with EAD now. In my office (a major bank in US) I am 200% safe than the employees there.. they live like what you said (thinking when their job is at risk) and I am there in the job for last 3 years with a bright future.. I never blame the situatiuon I am in..
My view is " I have not born to live in A country or work for A company" I will always find my way out..
We bought a house recently and I know how many of my friends look at us and sigh a breath as they cannot do what they want for the fear of GC..
We are one happy family with our kids running around the house like they do in India...
just my thoughts.. not to meant to hurt anyone..
I am also waiting for a GC to buy a house ... can't buy on a H1 visa with a project that keeps on getting extended every 3-6 months. You need stability for at least a few years to put in a committment for a mortgage that you are going to pay for 30 years.
My view is " I have not born to live in A country or work for A company" I will always find my way out..
We bought a house recently and I know how many of my friends look at us and sigh a breath as they cannot do what they want for the fear of GC..
We are one happy family with our kids running around the house like they do in India...
just my thoughts.. not to meant to hurt anyone..
I am also waiting for a GC to buy a house ... can't buy on a H1 visa with a project that keeps on getting extended every 3-6 months. You need stability for at least a few years to put in a committment for a mortgage that you are going to pay for 30 years.
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Meenal
06-03 04:47 PM
I am from Ohio and tried several times to join State Chapter. I did get PM from a member last week who asked me to get him my personal info, which I did but no rsponse from him..
Can you suggest a link how can I join SC?
Best..
RV
Hi Ramesh,
I spoke with Uday, he has enrolled you as a State Chapter Member. There is a google/yahoo grp that each chapter leader maintains. You can directly contact Uday if you have any suggestions or he will contact you when there is any action item and the members of Ohio are participating. Thanks for agreeing to volunteer your time for IV.
Regards,
Meenal
Can you suggest a link how can I join SC?
Best..
RV
Hi Ramesh,
I spoke with Uday, he has enrolled you as a State Chapter Member. There is a google/yahoo grp that each chapter leader maintains. You can directly contact Uday if you have any suggestions or he will contact you when there is any action item and the members of Ohio are participating. Thanks for agreeing to volunteer your time for IV.
Regards,
Meenal
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nshah1968
01-28 04:23 PM
I have send the letter to President and IV
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vrbest
10-03 04:35 PM
Got my EAD Card. My wife's approved on Oct 1st - My son's approved today.
Took close to 90 days with NSC.
Took close to 90 days with NSC.
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ramreddy
01-31 05:08 AM
Ms Su of TVU....why would someone stoop so low and looks like she became a convenient scapegoat for the students ..? not sure what'd you think. She has a Phd from UC Berkley and a patent on her name ....several publications.
I dug up her resume...
Dr. Susan Xiao-Ping Su
President of Tri-Valley University
Tri-Valley University TVU (http://trivalleyuniversity.org)
E-mail: ssu@trivalleyuniversity.org, su123@sbcglobal.net
EDUCATION
Ph .D. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California at Berkeley, 2001.
Major: Design; Minor I: Microscale Heat Transfer; Minor II: Integrated Circuit Technology.
Dissertation: Compliant Microleverage Mechanism Design for MEMS Application
Dissertation Advisors: Prof. Alice M. Agogino; Prof. Tsu-Jae King, Prof. Dennise K. Lieu
M. S. Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering, University of California at Davis, 1997. Major: Design
Thesis: Computer-Aided Kinematic and Dynamic Analysis of Spatial Mechanisms
Thesis Advisors: Prof. Harry H. Cheng; Prof. Bahram Ravani; Prof. An T. Yang (Emeritus)
B. S. Department of Engineering Mechanics, Tsinghua University, China, 1991.
Major Field of Study: Fluid Mechanics
WORK EXPERIENCE
1. President and Founder, Semiconductor System Integration, Pleasanton, 2003-present
� Consultant for Phosistor Technology, Pleasanton, on Semiconductor Device Fabrication, Development of photonic component (laser and OPM) process, Oxford Plasmalab DRIE and ICP etching of SiO2 for Optical MEMS devices.
� Consultant for California Micro Device on Chip-Scale-Packaging strengthen mechanism;
� Consultant for NASA on nano chemical sensor fabrication.
� High-density Magnetic Random Access Memory Development
2. Lecturer, HerGuan University, Sunnyvale, 2007
EE537 Analog IC Design, EE515 & 516 VLSI I & II
3. Lecturer, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, Fall 2004-2006
EE178 Digital System Design with FPGA, ME 101 Dynamic
4. Lecturer, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, 2004-2005;
ENGR 890 Design of MEMS; Design of CMOS Memory Circuit
ENGR 356 Computer Architecture; ENGR378 Digital System Design with Verilog.
5. Lecturer, International Technological University, Santa Clara, CA, 2004-2007
EEN967 Analog IC Design; EE 519 CMOS Memory Circuit Design; EE 511 VlSI I, II;
EEN 923 & 910 Semiconductor Physics & Devices; EEN 918 IC Fabrication Technology.
6. Lecturer, Northwestern Polytechnic University, Fremont, CA, 9/2002 -2004
EE 507 Analog IC Design; EE 520 CMOS Memory Circuit Design;
EE 506 VLSI II; EE 624 IC Fabrication Technology; EE 581 MEMS/NEMS Design;
Developing MEMS and nanotechnology concentration area curriculum.
7. Member of Technical Staff, Project manager, PicoNetics Inc., Fremont, 9/2000-9/2002.
� 256K 100MHz (TSMC 0.25m) and 4M 200MHz SRAM design (0.13m G logic process); RLC circuit for on-chip sin wave generation, sense amplifier fro SRAM, DRAM, Bandgap reference, voltage regulator, PLL circuit design, standard cell library design.
� Supervision of two layout engineers for a 256K SRAM circuit including all technical file set-up, layout optimization for minimum coupling and RC delay, Dracula LVS and Arcadia extraction, LVS and Extraction tools evaluation and memory compliers; UMC and TSMC 0.25, 0.18, 0.15 and 0.13 m process evaluation for SRAM.
8. Graduate Researcher, Berkeley Sensor and Actuator Center (BSAC), and Berkeley Expert Technology System Lab (BEST), U. C. Berkeley, 1996-2000.
� Design, fabrication and testing of a resonant accelerometer (RXL) with on-chip amplifier and two-stage leverage mechanism by the SOI-MEMS integrated process.
� Compliant micro-leverage mechanism design and analysis, FEM analysis and simulation with ABAQUS and SUGAR; Design of the mechanism for force and displacement amplification in other MEMS devices including a micro-valve, an electrostatic actuator and the suspension of the disk drive.
9. Internship, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, EETD, 6/1999-12/1999.
� Optics programming; SEM and TEM measurements of glass samples.
10. Graduate Researcher, Integrated Engineering and Mechatronics Lab, Dept. of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering, UC Davis, 1994-1996
� With Ch program, analysis of velocity and acceleration for 32 spatial mechanisms (4-bar, 5-bar, 6-bar and 7-bar); force and torque analysis of RCCC & RCRCR mechanisms;
� Designed a data acquisition system for PAS machine by communication of an AT-MIO-16F board in Labview.
GRADUATE THESIS ADVISING:
� Yaosong Tao, International Technological University, Ph.D. Thesis: RF MEMS Components for Communication Systems, 2004.
� Leo Huang, Northwestern Polytechnic University, M.S. Thesis, Contacting Printing Lithography for Polymeric Organic Light-Emitting Diode, 2005;
� Sam Shi, International Technological University, M.S. Thesis, A 8-bit Energy Recover Adder, 2005;
� Parthiv Pandya, International Technological University, M.S. Thesis: MRAM Core Cell Design and Optimization, 2004;
� Paisit Sriprataks, International Technological University, M.S. Thesis: MRAM Sensing Circuit Design, 2004;
� Balajee Premraj, International Technological University, M.S. Thesis: Design of an 8M MRAM, 2004;
� Raul Gali, Northwestern Polytechnic University, M.S. Thesis: Signal Process Circuit Design for a Resonant Accelerometer, 2003;
AWARDS and HONORS
� John H. Latoures Scholarship, Mechanical Engineering Department,U.C. Berkeley, 2001.
� Lankershim Awards, U.C. Berkeley, 2000
� National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship (1996-1999);
� American Associated University Woman (AAUW) Selected Professional Fellowship ,1995;
� University Fee Grant, UC Davis, 1994.
PUBLICATIONS
1. S. X. P. Su, H. S. Yang, Alice M Agogino, Resonant Accelerometer with a Two-Stage Microleverage Mechanism Fabricated by SOI-MEMS Technology, IEEE Sensors Journal, Vol.5, No.6 December 2005, p.1214-1223
2. An Sang Hou, Susan X. P. Su, Design of a Capacitive-Sensor Signal Processing System with High Accuracy and Short Conversion Time, Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, Volume 119, Issue 1, 28 March 2005, P.113-119
3. X-P S. Su, H. S. Yang, Analytical Modeling and FEM Simulation of Single-Stage Microleverage Mechanism, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences 44, 2217-2238, 2002.
4. X-P. S. Su, H. S. Yang, Two-Stage Microleverage Mechanism Optimization in a Resonant Accelerometer, Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization 22, 328-336, 2002.
5. X-P S. Su, H. S. Yang, Design of Compliant Microleverage Mechanism, Sensors and Actuators, A 87 146-156, 2001.
6. X-P S. Su, H. S. Yang, Single-Stage Microleverage Mechanism Optimization in a Resonant Accelerometer, Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization 21, 246-252, 2001
7. H. S. Yang, X-P S. Su and B. Bai, Strain Analysis in Uniaxial Tensile and Compression Testing of Anisotropic Materials, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences 42 (2000) 2395-2415.
PATENTS
1. Susan X. P. Su, �A Folded-MTJ MRAM Cell� U.S. Patent No. US60/994941, 2007
I dug up her resume...
Dr. Susan Xiao-Ping Su
President of Tri-Valley University
Tri-Valley University TVU (http://trivalleyuniversity.org)
E-mail: ssu@trivalleyuniversity.org, su123@sbcglobal.net
EDUCATION
Ph .D. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California at Berkeley, 2001.
Major: Design; Minor I: Microscale Heat Transfer; Minor II: Integrated Circuit Technology.
Dissertation: Compliant Microleverage Mechanism Design for MEMS Application
Dissertation Advisors: Prof. Alice M. Agogino; Prof. Tsu-Jae King, Prof. Dennise K. Lieu
M. S. Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering, University of California at Davis, 1997. Major: Design
Thesis: Computer-Aided Kinematic and Dynamic Analysis of Spatial Mechanisms
Thesis Advisors: Prof. Harry H. Cheng; Prof. Bahram Ravani; Prof. An T. Yang (Emeritus)
B. S. Department of Engineering Mechanics, Tsinghua University, China, 1991.
Major Field of Study: Fluid Mechanics
WORK EXPERIENCE
1. President and Founder, Semiconductor System Integration, Pleasanton, 2003-present
� Consultant for Phosistor Technology, Pleasanton, on Semiconductor Device Fabrication, Development of photonic component (laser and OPM) process, Oxford Plasmalab DRIE and ICP etching of SiO2 for Optical MEMS devices.
� Consultant for California Micro Device on Chip-Scale-Packaging strengthen mechanism;
� Consultant for NASA on nano chemical sensor fabrication.
� High-density Magnetic Random Access Memory Development
2. Lecturer, HerGuan University, Sunnyvale, 2007
EE537 Analog IC Design, EE515 & 516 VLSI I & II
3. Lecturer, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, Fall 2004-2006
EE178 Digital System Design with FPGA, ME 101 Dynamic
4. Lecturer, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, 2004-2005;
ENGR 890 Design of MEMS; Design of CMOS Memory Circuit
ENGR 356 Computer Architecture; ENGR378 Digital System Design with Verilog.
5. Lecturer, International Technological University, Santa Clara, CA, 2004-2007
EEN967 Analog IC Design; EE 519 CMOS Memory Circuit Design; EE 511 VlSI I, II;
EEN 923 & 910 Semiconductor Physics & Devices; EEN 918 IC Fabrication Technology.
6. Lecturer, Northwestern Polytechnic University, Fremont, CA, 9/2002 -2004
EE 507 Analog IC Design; EE 520 CMOS Memory Circuit Design;
EE 506 VLSI II; EE 624 IC Fabrication Technology; EE 581 MEMS/NEMS Design;
Developing MEMS and nanotechnology concentration area curriculum.
7. Member of Technical Staff, Project manager, PicoNetics Inc., Fremont, 9/2000-9/2002.
� 256K 100MHz (TSMC 0.25m) and 4M 200MHz SRAM design (0.13m G logic process); RLC circuit for on-chip sin wave generation, sense amplifier fro SRAM, DRAM, Bandgap reference, voltage regulator, PLL circuit design, standard cell library design.
� Supervision of two layout engineers for a 256K SRAM circuit including all technical file set-up, layout optimization for minimum coupling and RC delay, Dracula LVS and Arcadia extraction, LVS and Extraction tools evaluation and memory compliers; UMC and TSMC 0.25, 0.18, 0.15 and 0.13 m process evaluation for SRAM.
8. Graduate Researcher, Berkeley Sensor and Actuator Center (BSAC), and Berkeley Expert Technology System Lab (BEST), U. C. Berkeley, 1996-2000.
� Design, fabrication and testing of a resonant accelerometer (RXL) with on-chip amplifier and two-stage leverage mechanism by the SOI-MEMS integrated process.
� Compliant micro-leverage mechanism design and analysis, FEM analysis and simulation with ABAQUS and SUGAR; Design of the mechanism for force and displacement amplification in other MEMS devices including a micro-valve, an electrostatic actuator and the suspension of the disk drive.
9. Internship, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, EETD, 6/1999-12/1999.
� Optics programming; SEM and TEM measurements of glass samples.
10. Graduate Researcher, Integrated Engineering and Mechatronics Lab, Dept. of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering, UC Davis, 1994-1996
� With Ch program, analysis of velocity and acceleration for 32 spatial mechanisms (4-bar, 5-bar, 6-bar and 7-bar); force and torque analysis of RCCC & RCRCR mechanisms;
� Designed a data acquisition system for PAS machine by communication of an AT-MIO-16F board in Labview.
GRADUATE THESIS ADVISING:
� Yaosong Tao, International Technological University, Ph.D. Thesis: RF MEMS Components for Communication Systems, 2004.
� Leo Huang, Northwestern Polytechnic University, M.S. Thesis, Contacting Printing Lithography for Polymeric Organic Light-Emitting Diode, 2005;
� Sam Shi, International Technological University, M.S. Thesis, A 8-bit Energy Recover Adder, 2005;
� Parthiv Pandya, International Technological University, M.S. Thesis: MRAM Core Cell Design and Optimization, 2004;
� Paisit Sriprataks, International Technological University, M.S. Thesis: MRAM Sensing Circuit Design, 2004;
� Balajee Premraj, International Technological University, M.S. Thesis: Design of an 8M MRAM, 2004;
� Raul Gali, Northwestern Polytechnic University, M.S. Thesis: Signal Process Circuit Design for a Resonant Accelerometer, 2003;
AWARDS and HONORS
� John H. Latoures Scholarship, Mechanical Engineering Department,U.C. Berkeley, 2001.
� Lankershim Awards, U.C. Berkeley, 2000
� National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship (1996-1999);
� American Associated University Woman (AAUW) Selected Professional Fellowship ,1995;
� University Fee Grant, UC Davis, 1994.
PUBLICATIONS
1. S. X. P. Su, H. S. Yang, Alice M Agogino, Resonant Accelerometer with a Two-Stage Microleverage Mechanism Fabricated by SOI-MEMS Technology, IEEE Sensors Journal, Vol.5, No.6 December 2005, p.1214-1223
2. An Sang Hou, Susan X. P. Su, Design of a Capacitive-Sensor Signal Processing System with High Accuracy and Short Conversion Time, Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, Volume 119, Issue 1, 28 March 2005, P.113-119
3. X-P S. Su, H. S. Yang, Analytical Modeling and FEM Simulation of Single-Stage Microleverage Mechanism, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences 44, 2217-2238, 2002.
4. X-P. S. Su, H. S. Yang, Two-Stage Microleverage Mechanism Optimization in a Resonant Accelerometer, Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization 22, 328-336, 2002.
5. X-P S. Su, H. S. Yang, Design of Compliant Microleverage Mechanism, Sensors and Actuators, A 87 146-156, 2001.
6. X-P S. Su, H. S. Yang, Single-Stage Microleverage Mechanism Optimization in a Resonant Accelerometer, Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization 21, 246-252, 2001
7. H. S. Yang, X-P S. Su and B. Bai, Strain Analysis in Uniaxial Tensile and Compression Testing of Anisotropic Materials, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences 42 (2000) 2395-2415.
PATENTS
1. Susan X. P. Su, �A Folded-MTJ MRAM Cell� U.S. Patent No. US60/994941, 2007
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pappu
11-30 08:24 AM
Note: These details may be true. Last month we had heard such information but not in detail and thus had not posted it. We were hoping to get this news within 6-8 weeks (As per oour note on http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/showthread.php?t=14749). There are efforts to make name checks current and that is good news for everyone waiting for several years in the namecheck blackhole. It will also help recent applicants who might be getting into this problem.
IV wants to thank all its members who took up this issue with their lawmakers and also contacted Ombudsman's office to solve this issue.
- IV Team
IV wants to thank all its members who took up this issue with their lawmakers and also contacted Ombudsman's office to solve this issue.
- IV Team
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02-13 09:13 AM
"in india there is a proverb "ulta chor kotwaal ko daante" which exactly is the scenario ......"
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04-16 03:17 PM
The experience would have to be before the labor filing, in order for it to count. I suggest that you should talk to 3-4 attorneys and get the best possible approach.
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ItIsNotFunny
06-18 01:49 PM
This is really required. I am with you. I myself was stuck last year and had to postponed my ticket for 8 days. My wife is scared to go to India even if my father in law is not well due to this issue as managing kids will be way more difficult without her if she is stuck.
If you hold work visa like H or L you may need to get the re-stamping upon the extension of your expired visa. H1 status and Visa stamping both are different things. H1 approval is the authorization to work in US, and Visa stamped on your passport is authorization to enter into USA.
Mostly H1 authorizations (form I-797) are issued for 3 years, so the Visa stamped on your passport reflects the date close to this expiry date, unless consulate gives you a Visa for duration less than the Date on your H1 form.
Once you get your visa extension, it comes with new I-94. But if you need to visit your home country or need to leave the US for any personal/business reason you have to get the stamping in your passport to re-enter the US. Before 911, one can send the passport and relevant documents to the U.S. State Department in Washington D.C. for renewal or re validation of the H1B visa stamp in the passport when the old visa has expired or within sixty (60) days of the H1B visa stamp expiration.
But in 2004, the re validation division discontinued the domestic visa re-validation. So now all the member who are looking for re-validation must go to home country or Canada/Mexico. But a recent (in 2007) U.S. Department of State (DOS) directive to U.S. consular posts requires consulting an electronic record for visa issuance in non immigrant categories H, L, O, P, and Q.
The new verification system requires that the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) send information on all approved petitions requiring visa issuance to the Kentucky Consular Center (KCC), which is part of the DOS. KCC scans and enters all pertinent information including Form I-129, employer support letter, and beneficiary's identification documents into PIMS. KCC also conducts database checks looking for fraud, violations, or other adverse history and records. A petition must be confirmed in PIMS by the U.S. consular post before issuance of the visa. The USCIS has not been transmitting petitions filed for change of status and extension of status to the KCC. Neither have all new petitions for consular processing been transmitted to KCC, resulting in delayed visa issuance to eligible applicants
Visa applicants whose information has not been entered into PIMS in a timely manner sometimes have to wait longer than the two days specified for visa issuance. There have been reports from individuals who have had to alter travel plans and arrangements to account for errors and delays in having all of their relevant information entered into PIMS
There are incidents where people struck up in the foreign country for 45-90 days due to this PIMS delays. So people need to go through lots of hassle including losing the job, could not pay the bills in time, lose your credit history, kids are not able to attend the school….
So this campaign is to bring back the re-validation within the US. I am sure there are lots of guys here with H1B and going through this dilemma. So all you people gather here and support this campaign. IV core is ready to support this, if there are enough people are getting affected.
If you or any of your friends are affected and got struck up in home/foreign country, please share your storey here. We strictly need only the first hand experience.
Based on the response and support, we can take it forward. We believe this one can be fixed through admin fix. All we need is enough support.
We need real people and real stories which can be presented to DOS officials and the media. I am sure we can fix this. so please come forward.
Note: If you are not interested in this campaign, please ignore this thread and move on. Please do not post anything irrelevant and do not provoke other members.
If you hold work visa like H or L you may need to get the re-stamping upon the extension of your expired visa. H1 status and Visa stamping both are different things. H1 approval is the authorization to work in US, and Visa stamped on your passport is authorization to enter into USA.
Mostly H1 authorizations (form I-797) are issued for 3 years, so the Visa stamped on your passport reflects the date close to this expiry date, unless consulate gives you a Visa for duration less than the Date on your H1 form.
Once you get your visa extension, it comes with new I-94. But if you need to visit your home country or need to leave the US for any personal/business reason you have to get the stamping in your passport to re-enter the US. Before 911, one can send the passport and relevant documents to the U.S. State Department in Washington D.C. for renewal or re validation of the H1B visa stamp in the passport when the old visa has expired or within sixty (60) days of the H1B visa stamp expiration.
But in 2004, the re validation division discontinued the domestic visa re-validation. So now all the member who are looking for re-validation must go to home country or Canada/Mexico. But a recent (in 2007) U.S. Department of State (DOS) directive to U.S. consular posts requires consulting an electronic record for visa issuance in non immigrant categories H, L, O, P, and Q.
The new verification system requires that the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) send information on all approved petitions requiring visa issuance to the Kentucky Consular Center (KCC), which is part of the DOS. KCC scans and enters all pertinent information including Form I-129, employer support letter, and beneficiary's identification documents into PIMS. KCC also conducts database checks looking for fraud, violations, or other adverse history and records. A petition must be confirmed in PIMS by the U.S. consular post before issuance of the visa. The USCIS has not been transmitting petitions filed for change of status and extension of status to the KCC. Neither have all new petitions for consular processing been transmitted to KCC, resulting in delayed visa issuance to eligible applicants
Visa applicants whose information has not been entered into PIMS in a timely manner sometimes have to wait longer than the two days specified for visa issuance. There have been reports from individuals who have had to alter travel plans and arrangements to account for errors and delays in having all of their relevant information entered into PIMS
There are incidents where people struck up in the foreign country for 45-90 days due to this PIMS delays. So people need to go through lots of hassle including losing the job, could not pay the bills in time, lose your credit history, kids are not able to attend the school….
So this campaign is to bring back the re-validation within the US. I am sure there are lots of guys here with H1B and going through this dilemma. So all you people gather here and support this campaign. IV core is ready to support this, if there are enough people are getting affected.
If you or any of your friends are affected and got struck up in home/foreign country, please share your storey here. We strictly need only the first hand experience.
Based on the response and support, we can take it forward. We believe this one can be fixed through admin fix. All we need is enough support.
We need real people and real stories which can be presented to DOS officials and the media. I am sure we can fix this. so please come forward.
Note: If you are not interested in this campaign, please ignore this thread and move on. Please do not post anything irrelevant and do not provoke other members.
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08-19 07:29 PM
21 minutes since I posted the above Thread.
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02-16 07:45 PM
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ThinkTwice
08-27 07:23 PM
Effort in any form - physical, financial, mental or emotional is welcome and needed for this effort.
I am certain you can contribute in atleast one if not more than one of these ways.
This is OUR effort, we are not doing this for charity here .. we are doing this for our own selfish selves... so please participate.
I am certain you can contribute in atleast one if not more than one of these ways.
This is OUR effort, we are not doing this for charity here .. we are doing this for our own selfish selves... so please participate.
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logiclife
01-09 12:00 PM
Hi,
I am joining new job using AC21 provision coming monday. My new employer does not provide medical insurance for the first month. I am eligible for after I complete 1 month.
So my question is: till the time I get medical coverage from new employer (approx. 20 - 30 days), can I invoke COBRA? I heard that one can not invoke COBRA if he or she is employed (only meant for un-employement) is this true?
Also, should I call my current insurance company for COBRA now, or I can wait if I really need to visit a doctor? is there a grace period for this? Because there is a possiblity that I may never would have to visit a doctor for next 20-30 days, but who knows!
Appreciate your answers.
Firstly, COBRA has pretty much nothing to do with AC21.
COBRA is a law related to job loss or job change to an employer who doesnt offer insurance or job change to a new employer who offers insurance only after a certain time (like one month or so).
I think the previous author is right. From the time you lose/resign from previous job, you have 60 days to fill out the COBRA paperwork. Do that as soon as possible, dont wait for 60 days.
Basics : Basically, what COBRA does is allow you to continue your health insurance (as-is without any changes, you cannot change deductibles or switch from HMO to PPO or vice-versa, whatever you had on last day of work, that would continue) at your own expense and the insurance would now be only between you and the insurance company. Your previous employer would be out of the picture. This can continue until 18 months.
Sometimes there is a third party company that will process the paperwork for your cobra and deal with insurance company. This third party company or service provider is usually retained and hired by your previous employer so that they dont have to deal with COBRA paperwork. Just like many employers outsource payroll paperwork to ADP or Paychex etc. So in that case, you would by asked by your previous employer to contact this service provider who will hook you up on COBRA coverage with existing benefits with your insurance provider.
You would be paying the entire premium amount every month. Basically, it can come down to about 1000-1400 dollars a month for a family of 3-4. Amount depends on state and also on your coverage quality.
Payments : Insurance companies are VERY VERY strict about the timeliness of the payment of insurance. If you are late one time, they will yank your insurance. So if you need COBRA be very very prompt about sending the payments.
Alternative work-arounds (Having it both ways) :):) : Here is what some people do. COBRA payments dont begin until about 45-60 days after you stop working for previous employer. So you have 45 - 60 days until you can get on board with your new employer's coverage.
So for 45 to 60 days, if you get COBRA, and you dont see a doctor, you just spend 1000-2000 dollars for nothing. ON the other hand, if you dont enroll and you are in a car wreck, you will be bankrupt for a long long time to come.
But there is a middle ground. Send in the paper-work and fill out all forms to enroll in COBRA. That way, you are formally enrolled in COBRA. However, before the first premium payment is due, (45-60 days later), you might be already on board with new insurance with new employer. So at that time, if you are already with new insurance and then your first payment is due, just dont send the payment. They will cancel the COBRA immediately. But then you have nothing to lose as you didnt need any coverage in intermediate 45-60 days and now you are already with new insurance.
On the flip side, if you actually need coverage (Doctor appt, surgery, etc) during 45-60 days while you are waiting for new insurance, then please send the first (and probably second payment if neccesary) for COBRA so that you are continously covered and your claims are not denied.
This is totally legal and I was advised to do this by my current company's HR. She said "Wing it". To paraphrase her, if you dont need coverage, then dont send payment and let them cancel. If you need coverage, then send them payment so that you are covered while you needed doctor/hospital. It works. No one likes to send a check of 1000-1500 dollars to insurance company for one month COBRA insurance if you end up not needing any benefits at all during that month. Right?
Links on COBRA :
DOL website info : http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/health-plans/cobra.htm
I am joining new job using AC21 provision coming monday. My new employer does not provide medical insurance for the first month. I am eligible for after I complete 1 month.
So my question is: till the time I get medical coverage from new employer (approx. 20 - 30 days), can I invoke COBRA? I heard that one can not invoke COBRA if he or she is employed (only meant for un-employement) is this true?
Also, should I call my current insurance company for COBRA now, or I can wait if I really need to visit a doctor? is there a grace period for this? Because there is a possiblity that I may never would have to visit a doctor for next 20-30 days, but who knows!
Appreciate your answers.
Firstly, COBRA has pretty much nothing to do with AC21.
COBRA is a law related to job loss or job change to an employer who doesnt offer insurance or job change to a new employer who offers insurance only after a certain time (like one month or so).
I think the previous author is right. From the time you lose/resign from previous job, you have 60 days to fill out the COBRA paperwork. Do that as soon as possible, dont wait for 60 days.
Basics : Basically, what COBRA does is allow you to continue your health insurance (as-is without any changes, you cannot change deductibles or switch from HMO to PPO or vice-versa, whatever you had on last day of work, that would continue) at your own expense and the insurance would now be only between you and the insurance company. Your previous employer would be out of the picture. This can continue until 18 months.
Sometimes there is a third party company that will process the paperwork for your cobra and deal with insurance company. This third party company or service provider is usually retained and hired by your previous employer so that they dont have to deal with COBRA paperwork. Just like many employers outsource payroll paperwork to ADP or Paychex etc. So in that case, you would by asked by your previous employer to contact this service provider who will hook you up on COBRA coverage with existing benefits with your insurance provider.
You would be paying the entire premium amount every month. Basically, it can come down to about 1000-1400 dollars a month for a family of 3-4. Amount depends on state and also on your coverage quality.
Payments : Insurance companies are VERY VERY strict about the timeliness of the payment of insurance. If you are late one time, they will yank your insurance. So if you need COBRA be very very prompt about sending the payments.
Alternative work-arounds (Having it both ways) :):) : Here is what some people do. COBRA payments dont begin until about 45-60 days after you stop working for previous employer. So you have 45 - 60 days until you can get on board with your new employer's coverage.
So for 45 to 60 days, if you get COBRA, and you dont see a doctor, you just spend 1000-2000 dollars for nothing. ON the other hand, if you dont enroll and you are in a car wreck, you will be bankrupt for a long long time to come.
But there is a middle ground. Send in the paper-work and fill out all forms to enroll in COBRA. That way, you are formally enrolled in COBRA. However, before the first premium payment is due, (45-60 days later), you might be already on board with new insurance with new employer. So at that time, if you are already with new insurance and then your first payment is due, just dont send the payment. They will cancel the COBRA immediately. But then you have nothing to lose as you didnt need any coverage in intermediate 45-60 days and now you are already with new insurance.
On the flip side, if you actually need coverage (Doctor appt, surgery, etc) during 45-60 days while you are waiting for new insurance, then please send the first (and probably second payment if neccesary) for COBRA so that you are continously covered and your claims are not denied.
This is totally legal and I was advised to do this by my current company's HR. She said "Wing it". To paraphrase her, if you dont need coverage, then dont send payment and let them cancel. If you need coverage, then send them payment so that you are covered while you needed doctor/hospital. It works. No one likes to send a check of 1000-1500 dollars to insurance company for one month COBRA insurance if you end up not needing any benefits at all during that month. Right?
Links on COBRA :
DOL website info : http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/health-plans/cobra.htm
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nrk
10-26 10:48 PM
HI i got my traffic citation this August 15th 2009. That too driving 35 mph in a 30 mph zone, 5 miles over the speed limit and i paid a fine of 125$ plus a 1 point to DMV history. That is the only citation i have till now.
NRK,
Did you get any high level traffic citations any time ?
Mostly they dont matter unless its high level
If I-140 is revoked , i believe the message should be some thing different
thanks
NRK,
Did you get any high level traffic citations any time ?
Mostly they dont matter unless its high level
If I-140 is revoked , i believe the message should be some thing different
thanks
naveenkprasadam
04-13 12:31 PM
I am new to this community and have been watching some other forums online, but I am glad we have one dedicated for EB immigration. Way to go Immigration Voice!!!
Now, before anyone jumps at me, I promise to contribute for IV's efforts and donate for the various projects in a couple days.
The reason I am posting this is because I saw various threads with various ideas to gain visibility and make out cause known to all. I saw thready ranging from writing to senators to sending a 1 cent check everyday to sending a voided check for a big amount. Other notable ideas include sending flowers, calling senators, FOIA campaign, writing to the Obama administration, etc. While I agree that each of these actions contribute small drops to the ocean, I honestly think we should think BIG!!
I have analyzed EB Immigration considerably and here are my thoughts -
Anti-Immigrants, especially the ones against EB Immigration feel that we take away their jobs. However our defense against that is there's aren't that many skilled immigrants for certain skill set and hence we fill that void and keep corporate America competitive. However a lot of us argue that we who are waiting in line for our potential Green Cards pay our taxes and aide by the law, etc. All valid arguments. However, that doesn't make us any different than the majority of the 90% workforce that is employed. They all pay taxes too.
I have seen other ideas being floated around where they said "Buy a house, get a green card." Now, two issues with this - How many of us potential immigrants have 250 grand to invest in a house? I don't and can perhaps pay 5-10% down payment on a house. But if I lose my job, then I will be forced to default too and that doesn't help the economy. Also, there are more than 10 million homes in foreclosure and even hypothetically, let's say we will buy a house on a mortgage at 10% down. There are, say 1 million immigrants in waiting including dependents. And we buy 500,000 homes. That is a small dent in the entire real estate economy. Won't make a significant difference. Secondly, the current mess we are in was caused by the "sub prime" mortgage loans. If you know what "sub prime" means, then you probably know the areas where these houses were purchased. Have you seen the neighborhoods or the areas where these houses are foreclosed? A majority of us won't even drive through there, leave alone buying houses there. So obviously, us buying homes is not going to solve this economic mess. If you still insist, then you perhaps need to take a class on economics 101.
OK, say why am I saying all this? Well, for one, while its great that we put our brains to work to help solve the economic crisis, since a good economy has a knock on effect on immigration, but we can't come up with ordinary ideas. These are extraordinary times and we need extraordinary ideas. We need to think out of the box. I appreciate the efforts of IV with the FOIA drive, but here's my question with that - Besides knowing how long the wait is going to be to get our GC based on the information from USCIS, what other purpose is the FOIA going to solve? Probably not much. But I do agree that having those numbers helps us in identifying where we need to focus our lobbying efforts. If we know the bottleneck is EB2-EB3 spillover, we can work on that with USCIS.
Someone mentioned in another thread where we all need to concentrate on one effort rather than be divided in multiple efforts. And I think it was suggested that we focus on visa numbers recapturing. I think its a great idea. However, please be aware that in the context of CIR, EB immigration is a small drop. And hence any lobbying to increase/recapture visa numbers need to be done with the FB immigration. EB and FB together can lobby for the recapture visa numbers project and might achieve considerable success.
If we as EB immigrants need to make our voice known, we need to take a leaf out of the President's book, from his campaign. He started a grass roots level campaign and look at where that has led him to!! So here is my suggestion for a project that will highlight our cause and lead some of the anti- EB Immigration Aholes to shut up their various holes.
I am assuming we have around 500K immigrants in waiting. Let's say there are 250K primary applicants. The goal is we try to get an email database of as many potential immigrants we can. Next we start an email campaign highlighting a story of an immigrant family or a news article against immigration or lobbying by anti immigrant groups or lack of visibility in ongoing discussions on CIR. At the bottom of each email, we have a donate button that takes the person to IV's donation page/paypal, whatever it might be. We start with a minimum of $50 and go upwards to $500. The goal is if we have atleast, say 100,000 potential immigrants to contribute a min of $50, then if my calculations are in order, that is about $5 Millions. We might have more depending on how many more people contribute and how much more than the min $50 that people contribute. But the baseline collection would be about $5 Million. OK, so what do we with that money? Well, the biggest skill set for us EB immigrants are our education. We have a minimum of a bachelors degree and have a penchant for being well educated. That is the weakness in the American education system - Education. We say thousands of high school dropouts. Thousands of college drop outs. The Obama administration has clearly said they need to invest in America's future. And hence they have a big ambitious spending on fixing the educational system. I know that as non permanent residents or citizens, we are not allowed to contribute to any politicians. However, we can donate money to the state or to a charity organization. What I suggest is we collect this money and send it to the first lady, Michelle Obama and have her send this to a non profit community project for education on our behalf. This will bring a lot of attention because we as EB immigrants are saying, we want to contribute to better the educational system if given a chance so that the future American generations don't become prey to the 21st century American competitiveness like outsourcing and H Visas and stuff.
This might seem like a small drop in the ocean, but it is definitely a bright one!! And don't tell me it can't be done. It sure can be done. There was someone who already did this at the grassroots level, and his name is Barack Obama!!!
I am willing to talk to the IV Core team to discuss if needed.
Idea is too good.If we can make it work this is one of the best idea to get the attention of the administration.
Now, before anyone jumps at me, I promise to contribute for IV's efforts and donate for the various projects in a couple days.
The reason I am posting this is because I saw various threads with various ideas to gain visibility and make out cause known to all. I saw thready ranging from writing to senators to sending a 1 cent check everyday to sending a voided check for a big amount. Other notable ideas include sending flowers, calling senators, FOIA campaign, writing to the Obama administration, etc. While I agree that each of these actions contribute small drops to the ocean, I honestly think we should think BIG!!
I have analyzed EB Immigration considerably and here are my thoughts -
Anti-Immigrants, especially the ones against EB Immigration feel that we take away their jobs. However our defense against that is there's aren't that many skilled immigrants for certain skill set and hence we fill that void and keep corporate America competitive. However a lot of us argue that we who are waiting in line for our potential Green Cards pay our taxes and aide by the law, etc. All valid arguments. However, that doesn't make us any different than the majority of the 90% workforce that is employed. They all pay taxes too.
I have seen other ideas being floated around where they said "Buy a house, get a green card." Now, two issues with this - How many of us potential immigrants have 250 grand to invest in a house? I don't and can perhaps pay 5-10% down payment on a house. But if I lose my job, then I will be forced to default too and that doesn't help the economy. Also, there are more than 10 million homes in foreclosure and even hypothetically, let's say we will buy a house on a mortgage at 10% down. There are, say 1 million immigrants in waiting including dependents. And we buy 500,000 homes. That is a small dent in the entire real estate economy. Won't make a significant difference. Secondly, the current mess we are in was caused by the "sub prime" mortgage loans. If you know what "sub prime" means, then you probably know the areas where these houses were purchased. Have you seen the neighborhoods or the areas where these houses are foreclosed? A majority of us won't even drive through there, leave alone buying houses there. So obviously, us buying homes is not going to solve this economic mess. If you still insist, then you perhaps need to take a class on economics 101.
OK, say why am I saying all this? Well, for one, while its great that we put our brains to work to help solve the economic crisis, since a good economy has a knock on effect on immigration, but we can't come up with ordinary ideas. These are extraordinary times and we need extraordinary ideas. We need to think out of the box. I appreciate the efforts of IV with the FOIA drive, but here's my question with that - Besides knowing how long the wait is going to be to get our GC based on the information from USCIS, what other purpose is the FOIA going to solve? Probably not much. But I do agree that having those numbers helps us in identifying where we need to focus our lobbying efforts. If we know the bottleneck is EB2-EB3 spillover, we can work on that with USCIS.
Someone mentioned in another thread where we all need to concentrate on one effort rather than be divided in multiple efforts. And I think it was suggested that we focus on visa numbers recapturing. I think its a great idea. However, please be aware that in the context of CIR, EB immigration is a small drop. And hence any lobbying to increase/recapture visa numbers need to be done with the FB immigration. EB and FB together can lobby for the recapture visa numbers project and might achieve considerable success.
If we as EB immigrants need to make our voice known, we need to take a leaf out of the President's book, from his campaign. He started a grass roots level campaign and look at where that has led him to!! So here is my suggestion for a project that will highlight our cause and lead some of the anti- EB Immigration Aholes to shut up their various holes.
I am assuming we have around 500K immigrants in waiting. Let's say there are 250K primary applicants. The goal is we try to get an email database of as many potential immigrants we can. Next we start an email campaign highlighting a story of an immigrant family or a news article against immigration or lobbying by anti immigrant groups or lack of visibility in ongoing discussions on CIR. At the bottom of each email, we have a donate button that takes the person to IV's donation page/paypal, whatever it might be. We start with a minimum of $50 and go upwards to $500. The goal is if we have atleast, say 100,000 potential immigrants to contribute a min of $50, then if my calculations are in order, that is about $5 Millions. We might have more depending on how many more people contribute and how much more than the min $50 that people contribute. But the baseline collection would be about $5 Million. OK, so what do we with that money? Well, the biggest skill set for us EB immigrants are our education. We have a minimum of a bachelors degree and have a penchant for being well educated. That is the weakness in the American education system - Education. We say thousands of high school dropouts. Thousands of college drop outs. The Obama administration has clearly said they need to invest in America's future. And hence they have a big ambitious spending on fixing the educational system. I know that as non permanent residents or citizens, we are not allowed to contribute to any politicians. However, we can donate money to the state or to a charity organization. What I suggest is we collect this money and send it to the first lady, Michelle Obama and have her send this to a non profit community project for education on our behalf. This will bring a lot of attention because we as EB immigrants are saying, we want to contribute to better the educational system if given a chance so that the future American generations don't become prey to the 21st century American competitiveness like outsourcing and H Visas and stuff.
This might seem like a small drop in the ocean, but it is definitely a bright one!! And don't tell me it can't be done. It sure can be done. There was someone who already did this at the grassroots level, and his name is Barack Obama!!!
I am willing to talk to the IV Core team to discuss if needed.
Idea is too good.If we can make it work this is one of the best idea to get the attention of the administration.
arunmohan
12-20 01:04 PM
Does this new rule allow H4 to work?
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