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  • JA1HIND
    01-27 01:00 PM
    Thanks lazysis.... your confidence is boosting my confidence too :-)

    JaiHind....would you mind briefing me on your casez? why did ur employer charge 7K from you? did u also sign similar contract?

    After reading all the great posts on this thread and their experiences, it hurts me why in the world did I even pay my old employer 7K...(I wish, to do something thing like this and check with great experts opinions like how you did on your case....) and could have saved 7K:mad:

    here is my experience and for sure you all would agree by not paying 7k to this 2nd employer "sky wouldn't have fell down"....:

    In 2003, I joined my 2nd employer (Indian Consulting) since I came to US in year 2001. At the time of joining this employer made me sign all kinds of contract and one of the contact that I signed was to pay (50-50%) for GC processing and if left the company before GC is approved I have to pay the remaining 50% and contract was something like this "if Employee were to leave the company’s employment prior to GC approval, employee hereby agrees to refund all expenses includes attorney, processing fees etc., to the Company with 30 day's......."

    Here is my GC experience: I provided all the information that my 2nd employer/attorney requested in order to file my GC and after 6 months on my follow-up on where they are with GC process they told me to provide additional paper work due to which they could not start my GC processing "6 months wasted here" (since I am idiot) and should have realized this employer is a useless/fraud one and didn't learn my lesson in my 2nd attempt of GC processing with this 2nd employer (something similar happened to me with earlier employer (Indian consulting) & by the time I realized it was already 2 years wasted down the road and they haven't started my GC, I got irritated & left my 1st employer "2 years wasted 2001-2003).. I could have left little early but they had close to 40K of my overflow money with them which I was able to extract at the time of my wedding excuse....thank god!!

    Now after providing other documents that he requested papers and then after then every month I used to follow-up but after another 6 months I know there was no progress and this employer is just carries about money and one day I asked him if they have any intentions of applying for my GC or would like to continue on playing around this catch up game for ever and finally they gave me attorney contact number & work directly with him...this attorney is another JOKER (Indian guy with a fake American accent). This attorney thinks he is Mr.George Bush-2, I could never talk to him directly & his assistant used to put me on to his voice mail every time when I called & later he used to mail with response...

    By now I have already paid my 3.5K (that was forcibly deducted from my paycheck in addition to thei 60% of hourly pay cut) and almost 23 months gone down the road and asked if they filed my GC that was end of year 2004 and guess what.... they don't have receipt number at that time too...and right then I gave my 2 weeks notice and in advance I applied to another known consulting company H1 transfer (this is my current employer who is good and no complaints). The minute I gave my resignation, I was still working at the client using new H1 and happen to know that this 2nd employer was enjoying 60% of my hourly billing rate and when I gave my resignation they HR was bargaining me for increase in my pay by 50 CENTS/hour (can you guys believe this and its true they did that to me "50cents") and non of their great offers worked on my end and!! I left the company once I got approval from new employer and next day they sent me a notice to pay remaining 3.5K followed with legal action notice that will be taken if not paid in 30 days of time frame else they will give information to collection agencies...) Since they mentioned about "collection" agencies I decided to pay the remaining amount else as you all know these collections agencies can also ruin "credit history"...& thought its not worth dealing with credit history.

    Summary of my GC experience: wasted 4 years of valuable time (2001-2004) & most important paid 7K for GC in first place process didn't even start at all....isn't that a JOKE!!

    my 3rd employer filed for my GC in MAY 2005 in EB2 (TSC), received EAD/AP, I am very happy with this employer and treats their consultants very professional and helps if & when needed.

    JUST CURIOUS, DO ALL THINK I CAN EXTRACT MY PAID 7K BACK FROM THIS EMPLOYER WHO CHEATED ME OR YOU THINK ITS WORTH LET IT GO???....any comments, suggestions are greatly appreciated!!
    THE END!!





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  • guyfromsg
    07-16 11:05 PM
    expecting only to get EAD/AP near term and prepared to wait few years. I have PD of 2005 and don't mind waitin if I get EAD/AP benefits for myself and spouse.





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  • gc_kaavaali
    06-05 10:52 AM
    I think for few people this might be bad news. Some people changed their job without I-140 being approved. Sorry guys...i used AC21 but i have approved I-140.

    Form I-140 Petition Must be Approved Prior to a Favorable Determination of a �106(c) AC21 portability request.

    On October 18, 2005, USCIS designated Matter of Al Wazzan, A95 253 422 (Jan. 12, 2005) as a USCIS Adopted Decision. This AAO decision established that a petition that is deniable (i.e., not approvable), whether or not the petition is denied 180 days or more after the filing of the adjustment of status application, cannot serve as the basis for approval of adjustment of status to permanent residence under the portability provision of INA � 204(j). An un-adjudicated Form I-140 petition is not made valid merely through the act of filing the petition with USCIS or through the passage of 180 days. Rather, the petition must have been filed on behalf of an alien who was entitled to the employment-based classification at the time that the petition was filed, and therefore must be approved prior to a favorable determination of a �106(c) AC21 portability request.





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  • ganguteli
    04-19 03:33 PM
    I will be sending the following note to my senator and have already posted it to WhiteHouse.gov. I urge all those screwed by the ongoing retrogression to do the same.

    "I am writing to inform you of how the country based quotas imposed on Employment Based green cards are unfair and totally illogical. When I immigrated to the US, I believed that this country was a meritocracy where you were judged based on your abilities and qualities. These country based quotas reward people depending on where they or their ancestors were born. This causes people from India and China to wait over a decade to get a green card whereas someone from another country with similar or lesser abilities can obtain permanent residence in half that time.

    Since these EB category based green cards are awarded for professional skills, imposing a country based quota just does not make any sense. I urge you to work with Congress and change this discriminatory policy and reinforce that America is truly a society that celebrates meritocracy."
    You joined today just to post this?
    Dude you need to first fill your profile details and earn some credibility before you ask people to do something.



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  • snathan
    06-17 02:21 PM
    This guy with absolutely clean record was held for 11 weeks for verification and lost his father in this process..

    I have been trying for last 8 weeks non-stop in front of computer and I am not able to even see any open appointment...

    WE REALLY NEED TO RAISE HELL ON THIS...


    SENDING LETTERS TO CLINTON or may be IV rep team to meet her on this issue...

    A lot of guys are stuck and have suffered for no reason...

    Can you bring your friend here. If we can add stories from people who suffered, it would add more value.





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  • jsb
    01-13 12:12 PM
    Hi pappu,
    I am planning to send a letter to Ombudsman DHS-7001.
    Not sure if there will be any response. Even if there is one, they are going to say that my dates are outside the processing times.
    Receipt date: July 9th, 2007
    Priority Date: July 19, 2001. EB3. India.
    What reason can I write for "Description of your case problem"?
    Can I just mention that I am about to incur significant and unusual costs because of this delay?...
    Thanks,
    Description of problem has to be something suggesting that they are not following their own rules. Mentioning about significant costs etc is not going to fly as that applies to everybody. If Ombudsman believes that your problem is genuine, they send case to the processing center for an answer within 45 days.

    Processing Centers claim that they process cases in order they receive. If you know any case (even from this forum) with RD after your RD, which has been processed, write it there, asking them why your case was left out. Centers generally provide a convenient reply, such as PD not current, your case is yet to be reviewed as per receive date sequence (their receive date is what you see on line as "your case was received on...", which may be different from RD on your receipt), etc. Sometimes they wait until your PD is not current any more, as they did in my case. Nevertheless, give it a try.



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  • conchshell
    07-25 12:53 PM
    Because you are a man and you are from Mars. Men are that way .. they always live in future and somehow completely forget that its the present that they need to live fully and enjoy to the maximum extent. Women live more in present and that's why you will see very few of them stressing themselves out on these forums.

    My wife always reminds me this. According to her, its ok to read forums and keep yourself updates with what's going on ... but don't get to much into it, otherwise you will loose your peace of mind.

    So I have found my own way ... I am completely into these forums and no matter how hard I try I can not escape from it (you remember.. I am from Mars ... worrying about future is my nature ... so after I get my GC, I will find next topic to worry about ... may it will be abut the US economy or may be how my son's future shapes up), but at the same time I try to convert my frustration to a positive energy by thinking new ways to solve the problem, and contributing them to various forums at IV.

    I think you have reached to a state, where you feel disturbed. I would recommend that contribute to IV in a positive manner .... it may be ideas, money, support, organizational work or any other thing. I think this is the only way you can recover from this GC Depression.





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  • genius
    04-14 06:47 PM
    Desi consultants should be heavily fined or shut down if they get caught in filing multiple petitions. Why doesn't USCIS take reasonable steps to avoid these kinds of fraud. i hate it when desi consultants hire people from business background and file a H1B for them as a DBA's or programmer analysts or QA's....!!!



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  • pooja_34
    12-21 09:08 AM
    This is ridiculous - We really need a movement to fix the Indian Consulates. It sucks to be born in a country with 1 billion people. Long lines and struggle for everything :)

    I sent in my passport renewal on Aug 1st, no update as of now. Sent them e-mails no response. Shame on you CGNY.





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  • optimystic
    10-24 02:32 PM
    Ignore the IOs, just talk to your Senator or Congressman. They will be able to help you out. I was stuck in name check for more than 3 years. My congressman did not help but the senators office had a namecheck cell and they help out with genuine cases. The person there helped me clear my name check in 2-3 months (talk, dont email, send certified letter with details after talking to them). Had i known this earlier I would have had contacted them earlier and would have gotten my GC in June 07. My lawyer sdid not allow us to contact the IOs for information and i suffered big time because of that. Based on my experience all i can say is be proactive.

    Thanks for the pointers.

    In my case I don't even know if it is namecheck that is blocking my case. So far my guess is that it was just the huge deluge of July 2 applications under which my application got stuck. But now that they have opened my application and mailed an RFE on Oct 22, at least I know that some IO is processing my case. Right now I am eagerly waiting for the RFE details. My law firm(FDBL) has not received it yet. I am pinging them every other day.

    To answer another question from another poster, yes, I have been with the same company since 2001.



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  • Shirdibaba
    11-03 11:54 AM
    Hi, we have approved EAD and I 485 Pending.When called to find about the case they send the leter which says---
    The status of the service request is: ur case is on holf becoz u appear 2 b inadmissible under the current law.Rather than denying ur application based on inadmissibilty,we r placing ur case on hold while the dept of homeland sec considers additional xcercise of the Sec of Homeland security's discretionary xemption authority.Such an xcercise of xemption might allow us to approve ur case"........................PLS ADVICE .What happend to ur case?What did ur lawyer advice.I have taken an appt. wt my lawyer but he is out of town and seems it will take sometime...





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  • raysaikat
    04-10 12:45 AM
    All this consultant bashing aside...and while 70% are indeed crooks....there are a lot of Fortune 100 and 500 companies where the entire IT staff is on H1B visas through these same firms.....I wonder who will handle operations if this is banned outright.....there is a reason it is still being allowed despite the abuse....

    We are talking about new VISAs. Existing operations will continue as is and will provide continuity.



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  • breddy2000
    03-26 03:30 PM
    I sent an email about 2 weeks back to sanjay and I still have not recd any documents that I need to schedule my appointments and what I need to talk about. Please send me an email or PM to give me the guidance.

    Thanks from Michigan


    I received the Mail from Sanjay. I forwared you the mail.
    I'm also from Michigan.





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  • wikipedia_fan
    04-09 03:11 PM
    Does this mean that an MTR filed without the filing fee is automatically considered an appeal?

    I don't think so. For an appeal - those boxes must be checked. Once again - I might be wrong.

    Sometimes they return the forms back saying - please file it with a fee - sometimes they keep it - WE DONT KNOW



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  • madhu345
    10-09 10:51 PM
    Everest Technologies? Ravi Kandimalla??? I heard horror stories about them.

    Dude...you still remember this Alpheratta GA company?





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  • abhijitp
    07-27 02:30 PM
    Urgency of getting a receipt is that once you get the receipt, it means that USCIS has 'accepted' your application and it will not be rejected for lack of initial evidence.
    Too good to believe:-)



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  • waiting_4_gc
    08-28 06:54 PM
    where are you planning to stay?

    I'm reaching there on Tuesday morning and flying back in the
    evening (same day).





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  • immigrant2007
    07-16 11:08 AM
    Over 60% of the US and 90% of Arizona supports the law they passed.
    The same 60% or more people in the US support the cause of solving the immigration system.

    Obama and his Attorney General are doing the wrong thing by interfering with state politics.
    As for the Arizona law, immigration issues fall under the federal jurisdiction - so it is the State that is interfering with the fed agency.

    How can these high ranking officials tell state law enforcement NOT TO enforce laws?
    The Fed is going after the law itself - and arguing on its unconstitutionality. Enforcing a law that is unconstitutional is not right

    The Supreme court will favor AZ even before the case starts. Slam Dunk.
    Lets wait and see!!


    1) Please update your profile.
    2) It's sad that we are getting GCs at the expense of people of came here illegally. Our efforts are held hostage by both parties (It's simple), One party wants to win votes of one group and the other wants to wins votes as well of a different group. It's not about "DOING THE RIGHT THING". If it was about "DOING THE RIGHT THING" there would never had been a backlog. Backlog elimination center was created just to put some cases on hold and clear cases of 245i applicants (USCIS will never allow us access to that data)
    3) DOING THE RIGHT THING....why unequal penalties of the parties who break the immigration Law. All punishment is directed towards the employee. EMployer only gets fine. Make punishment stricter for employers, (hit them where it hurts most, jail them and shut down their business)there will never be any illegal immigrant getting jobs. there whould be equal punishment for both.
    4) Why this doble standard when it comes to immigration. why don't people oppose when jobs are transferred in name of outsroucing or shifting production to cheapr countries? Anti Immigants are biggest Hypocrites ever and Pro immigrants are not representins immigrants properly. No one focuses on the injsutice done to legal aliens.
    5) I am EB3, I followed Law, I am in backlog because Govt did not process the cases in 2001 , 2002, 2003 in time and created a backlog and I resisted the temptation to break laws and buy Labor substitution AND I openly say that I oppsoe illegal immigration and amesty to illegeal immigrants (and I do feel sorry for them. god bless them they deserve a better life).
    I am one of those who need Immigration reform immediately. Justice delayed is jsutice denied (rest is all face saving).





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  • walking_dude
    10-11 04:26 PM
    IV is doing whatever it can. That includes increasing Visa numbers and allowing 485 applications even if Visa numbers are not available.

    However IV cannot do it unless we ALL help IV in this cause. And that means contributing money, participating in IV Action Items, joining State Chapters etc.


    Why don't you guys join your State Chapters and help IV in helping you?


    Thats true..everybody are bothered about EAD and FP. I am here for more than 8 years in this country. IV should emphasise this and USICS should allow affected candidates like us to file I-485 and atleast get EAD. we have priority date earlier compared to others.





    munnu77
    02-21 04:55 PM
    why r we wasting time in such a useless topic...
    those who really want to help IV financillay and r backing off frm just some false rumours...

    Go to the post Office and send a money order...so tht u dont have to worry abt anything...anyway..its a matter of time u will know all theses rumours were false...

    We might succeed in ending GC retrogression...but i am sure some desi minds will retrogress for the next 100 years...





    nrk
    10-29 09:46 AM
    Hi,

    I followed up two more cases with the same status as mine,

    All the 3 SR's opened in TSC on 10/14/2009 or 10/15/2009 and answered by the same representative.

    Today one of them took an info pass and talked to IO. they said the information could be wrong as they don't see any status like that. and one more thing their case is pre approved.



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