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  • simple1
    02-15 11:37 AM
    I have the same query:

    Permit: using EAD and calling AC21
    Role: exactly the same.
    Salary: large difference (bayarea vs small city in under developed state) due to the prevailing wage at the new location is far lower.

    Experts please advice.




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  • sanju_dba
    09-14 04:30 PM
    Sorry I should have been more clear.

    I never worked for Company B , I am still with Company A. Company B just got the LCA approved (and they claim that they have filed for the H1b transfer). The start date with Company B as per the offer letter is 1 week from now. I informed them that I cannot join them 1 week before.

    I have same set of copies (offer letter) that I signed them, I couldn't find anything which says anything about $3000. All it says "At Will" in nature. All of a sudden these guys are coming with a 3 months story which I am not seeing and there is no evidence.

    I am afraid if they will insert a paper or something like that with in the offer letter, don't know..these guys will do anything.

    I got it.
    I think it will take like 1month atleast to get LCA. After LCA approval they can apply for H1 .
    At this stage they might have spend money on LCA only + for attorney fee if any.
    Attorneys may charge the full fee upfront so they may have incurred full legal fee , minus H1 fees.
    H1 Govt fee is payid by employer so they cannot ask that . but if they paid for attorney , then they may ask for it.
    Your concern about a additional insert into the contract papers. Are the contract pages numbered? if so you are safe. if not :rolleyes:




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  • fcres
    12-10 02:40 PM
    What matters is a permanenet job offer letter and duties should match the
    labor.

    Rajesh Alex


    rajeshalex: Where does it say job duties should match? I was under the understanding that the occupational classification should be same/similar.




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  • dbevis
    November 9th, 2003, 06:40 AM
    To bad this image got corrupted somehow in the server move....a repost of the full image would sure be great.

    That's really weird. I reattached it and the link works again.

    Don



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  • andy_traps
    04-18 08:46 PM
    Folks,

    Does anyone know what's going on with the immigration bills? The last 3 weeks saw some new bills introduced in Congress. But no action seems to be taken or planned for these bills!

    Matthew Oh has posted a link to SKIL Act of 2007 on his blog. I don't know what to make of this posting -- does it mean that it has been introduced in the Senate in the sense that it is ready for debate? Or does it mean that it has just been assigned a bill number and is now ready to catch dust.

    Does anyone have any updates to share with the rest of us?

    Thanks,
    Andy




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  • pappu
    05-20 08:31 PM
    Good post



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  • chintals
    09-03 01:10 PM
    Could make sure that you have had a soft LUD on your portfolio is what made you to call CIS ?

    Yes.. i called because i have SLUD on 09/01/09 and my case was assigned to officer on 07/08/09 and PD is current in Aug and Sep.




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  • peer123
    04-10 10:41 AM
    I am not sure how to set up a poll question

    Can any one who knows how to do it set up a poll question

    Have changed job using AC21, after having approved I140 and > 180 days of 485 application?

    1. Invoked AC21
    2. Invoked AC21 and H1B transfer
    3. Did not inoked AC21 but only H1B Transfer
    4. Did not change JOB

    Thanks
    peer123


    Can you any one please set up this poll question



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  • nonimmi
    06-11 04:39 PM
    Please keep all bilateral discussion between yourself. Most discussions are soon being targeted to personal criticism or attack. Please respect others views (which are following IV line of course) and be polite.




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  • bigboy007
    12-10 02:31 PM
    bump^^^^^^^^^^^



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  • GC_1000Watt
    01-03 02:05 AM
    1> just carried the usual documents required, job letter, tax returns, I-129, LCA, Paystubs etc. I also carried whatever documentation I could find for my previous employers like experience letter, last few paystubs etc. Also original of degrees/transcripts.

    2> I stayed at Hotel Real Del Rio which is less than a minute walk from the consulate. It's right behind the consulate infact. Very nice hotel; courteous staff. Recommended you do booking through expedia ($70), although expedia will not charge your credit card but you can carry the printout which will get you that rate. If you book directly with the hotel, the rate's much higher (close to $100)

    3> YEs, I got the tourist visa for mexico. Although nobody checked it anywhere, but I believe entering any country without valid visa/paperwork is illegal. Getting a mexican visa was very easy. You just go to the consulate/embassy, tell them you want to go to the US consulate in Tijuana for H-1b stamping. They issue you within the hour stamped. Cost about $36. Just get your H-1b petition with you for proof, and the appointment confirmation.

    4> The validity of H-1b depends on the validity of the petition I-797. Whatever period you have that for, will be stamped.

    5> He just asked me for job letter, asked me if I've applied for GC (I have), asked me that don't I have to work with them for a certain time (to which I replied I did and after I was eligible I changed employers using AC-21). He just read the job duties in my H-1B petition (most likely to check for any TAL related stuff). He remarked that inspite of my experience, my close-to-six-figure salary is a bit above slavery (to which I replied that I do get other benefits such as 401k, paid time-off, health/medical insurance etc.). He just asked some other questions such as what was my major in masters, how long I've been in US, had I worked in India, if so how long. I replied all of them. It appears he put that in the comments screen on his PC. And then he said he's approving it.

    It was basically a bar-like casual conversation I had with him. Within a few seconds of my start of the interview with IO, I knew he'll approve my visa. so it was pretty cool all along the way.

    Can you please let me know which website to book H1B visa interview appointment in Mexico and Canada?
    And please guide me on things to keep in mind while going for stamping.

    Thanks.




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  • anai
    07-19 08:03 AM
    If you are sponsoring your spouse, you need to submit an affidavit of support. It is I-134. This forms needs for you to submit bank statements, tax returns etc. with it.


    This is incorrect.

    The easiest way to address such questions is to take a few minutes to read the instructions to the form I-485 (which is available on the USCIS website at http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/i-485.pdf). An affidavit of support is needed in the EB context, only if the applicant's family owns 5% percent or more of the sponsoring employer.

    Sending tax forms, W-2, bank statements, etc. is part of the overdocumentation approach. But note that these are not required.

    This question has been asked and answered many times. So please (a) search the forums before opening new threads and (b) read the instructions to the form.

    Also, if any of the answers on this thread were useful, consider contributing to IV.



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  • anurakt
    01-20 09:29 AM
    Please join the orkut immigrationvoice group. This would be another way of reaching each other when time comes.

    Also I request if you are member/owner of communities then please send message to your groups about www.immigrationvoice.org.... It can be a small message but very effective to reach wide audience.




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  • CADude
    11-08 12:46 PM
    per USCIS released information approx 655K AOS pending application as of end of Sept 2007.

    It's also has 281K EAD & 188K AP pending applications.


    So long way to go for GC journey...

    Source: http://www.uscis.gov/files/article/APPLICATIONS%20FOR%20IMMIGRATION%20BENEFITS_Septem ber07.pdf



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  • immi_seeker
    10-05 12:29 AM
    Based on current estimates, it will be 10-15 years time, unless u r son/daughter can sponsor you prior... u will end up in family quota wait still.

    I am not sarcastic this is the reality,

    May be there wil be a big queue for that also at that time




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  • mmanurker
    04-13 01:54 PM
    In my company 3 of my collegues are doing exactly this. All are representing US company in the offshore development centre. there payrolls are run here in US, they are in India and all there expenses are paid by US company. They pay taxes here in US show some friends address and there 485 is also in progress
    I am on H1b and also travel a lot at times upto 4 months. (same LCA issue should be true for me also) but never had an issue....

    But I hear you, so better check with an lawyer and have a complete picture, but as I say this is completely doable.

    Well all I can say is that you all are lucky and hope that the luck does not run out down the road because in US not knowing law is not an excuse and as long as DOL or USCIS does not find this out you are fine. Giving friends address and filing taxes using friends address and filing LCA to show that you will be working from a location in US and running payroll from that state but in reality working outside USA, to me if DOL/USCIS finds out then they might treat this as LCA voilations, fraud and misrepresentation and both you and your employer could land into trouble.

    I remember few years back some of the H1B employees as well as employer(owner of the company and few others) were handcuffed and arrested for LCA voilations...

    here is the old link from murthy.com:

    MurthyDotCom : INS Raid re: LCA Violations Against H1B Employer (http://www.murthy.com/news/UDraid.html)

    here is another one:

    MurthyDotCom : Arrests of H1B Employers Increase (http://www.murthy.com/news/n_h1arst.html)

    LCA voilations also result in H1B's revoked by USCIS. Its just that after Neufield Memo in Jan 2010 that the focus shifted towards employer-employee relationship but prior to Jan 2010, most of the talk on immigration forums were about the LCA and LCA voilations.

    About you travelling upto 4 months, I am not sure how your LCA is drafted and filed. but here is some info that If an employee works for more than 30 consecutive days or 60 aggregate days within a 12 month period at a location not listed on the LCA, the employer must file a new LCA documenting that change. OR employer can list multiple locations on the LCA filed the very first time itself.
    and about your taxes, you will be considered as resident alien if you lived and worked more than 180 days in the same state/place.

    Again I could be wrong here but this is my understanding considering the kind of cases that I hear abt LCA voilations and subsequent petition denials..
    Bottom line seek legal advice from attorneys.



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  • amsgc
    12-11 12:50 AM
    In a testimony to the House Judiciary Committee back in Apr/May 08, the USCIS clearly stated that it had changed its policy regarding which applications would be adjudicated first.

    As I remember, USCIS stated that it was now following a policy where cases that had a possibility of getting a visa number in the near future were adjudicated first. It said that this change in policy was made in order to reduce waste of immigrant visas.

    The problem with this approach is that:
    - It is not FIFO
    - EB2-I/C and EB3 not only continue to remain retrogressed, but retrogression worsens.

    Here is how:

    Since EB2-I/EB3-I categories are already retrogressed, the I-485 applications in this category will be shelved until it appears that a visa number may become available in the foreseeable future.

    So, USCIS puts most of these cases in cold storage while it adjudicates and approves the EB2ROW applications as it receives them on a continuous basis.

    When time comes to roll over excess EB2 ROW numbers, two things happen:
    - Already substantial use of EB2ROW numbers make few numbers available for roll over
    - Limited adjudication of Eb2-I/C and EB3 cases make a very small pool of pre-adjudicated applications. USCIS requests DOS to move dates so that it has access to a larger pool for cherry picking.

    The result is that VB dates move forward by leaps and bounds and cases are approved haphazardly with PDs all over the map. When the excess numbers are used up, the dates for EB2-I/C and EB3 retrogress back to previous cutoff dates because there are still a lot of old cases that have not even been brought out of cold storage. The EB2ROW dates are again current because USCIS has adjudicated and approved EB2ROW cases throughout the year- so no backlog there.

    If USCIS followed FIFO, then the following would happen:
    - USCIS would be adjudicating old EB2I/C and EB3 cases right now, and not the recently received EB2ROW cases.
    - This would reduce the number of pre-adjudicated EB2ROW cases and hence lower the demand in the EB2ROW category.
    - When time would come to roll over numbers not used by EB2ROW:
    - A large pool number of excess visas would be available
    - A large pool of pre-adjudicated EB2-I/C and EB3 cases with old PDs would be available that could be readily assigned visa numbers.

    As a result, old cases would be assigned visa numbers and backlog would be reduced.

    Unfortunately, USCIS has confused its process of adjudicating cases (which is FIFO) with its effort to enforce the country quota. The country limits come into picture only when cases ready for adjudication are to be assigned visa numbers. The process of adjudication should still be FIFO, and not determined by the country quota.



    I wonder how it is they justify over 70K visas to EB2ROW, keeping it current all year, when EB2 I was so retrogressed and got only 15K. FIFO my foot. This is the most mismanaged, subjective thing I have ever seen. Translated for us, luck of the draw.




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  • sachug22
    12-10 02:31 PM
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  • a_yaja
    01-16 09:17 PM
    Hi,

    How do I file my taxes when I was on an OPT for 9 months and 3 months on H1B?

    Also,

    8 Months of the OPT was in Cincinnati and 1 Month in Chicago.
    3 Months of the H1B was in Chicago.

    Can I use Turbo Tax to file my taxes or should I go to an accountant?

    I got 2 w2 forms from my employer. 1 for the time I worked in Cincinnati and 1 for Chicago. I am not sure if they are 2 different w2 forms or just 1, because on 1 of the w2 forms it says "1 of 2 w2 form" and on the other it says "2 of 2 w2 form".

    I am pretty confused, so if anyone was in a similar situation can please let me know what they did, that would be great.

    Thanks,
    Deejay

    There is no difference in filing taxes when you were on OPT vs H1B (by this I mean there are no different forms). When you were on OPT, Social Security and Medicare should not have been with held from your paycheck. If it was, then you need to ask for refund of those taxes from the employer who with held that tax. As far as Cincinnati and Chicago are concerned, nothing special to do for Federal Income tax. However, for state income tax, you will have to file income tax for both Ohio and Illinois as part year resident.

    Having said the above, it is your choice to go to a tax consultant or do it on your own or to use Turbo Tax. If you want 100% peace of mind, go to a good accountant. If you want to save money and you think you can handle things on your own, go through all the instructions on all the forms and file it on your own. If you want a little bit of both - you can use Turbo Tax or any other tax software to file your taxes. If you are single, don't own a home and you think yours is a straight forward case (no deductions for work related expenses, medical bills, etc) - you should pretty much be able to do it on your own.

    All my initial filings were 1040 NR EZ and so I really did not need any help. In 2005, I got my tax done through IBSN (really horrible experience and I don't think I will ever go to them again) and have used that as template for next year (not much change in my details other that annual increase in salary). Nowadays I use Tax Act standard (standard version is free and also does a free eFile). I have found TaxAct to be really good (even better than IBSN - in that no money charged & spit out the same forms as IBSN preparers) but it asks too many questions which can at times be confusing (at such times I ask my friend google.com). Turbo tax might be a little bit more user friendly, but I suspect like Tax Act it will ask a lot of questions too (and it has user friendly wizards like Deduction Finder, Deduction Maximizer, etc - everything that Tax Act has too - but without any fancy names).




    gcretroiv
    01-30 11:08 PM
    United Nations, Pls help Immigration Voice.
    we know your capability.

    BTW, sorry for some members rude behaviour towards you.
    Probably they may not know about your role in
    immigrationportal.com and they may not even know how you helped lot of guys with I140 ability to pay issues.

    Hi Guys, pls encourage good people like United Nations to help us.
    He will be good asset for us to utilize his time and service.
    He has an amazing knowledge in immigration matters.

    Need not to say, knowledge is power, in present era.




    pappu
    08-29 08:35 AM
    how about contributing money to IV? that will help more than stirring up a hornet's nest about boycotts etc.

    as far as powerful messages go, what more powerful message can there be than having a bill or two passed that can help us. with the necessary support from its members, I am confident that IV can deliver.

    each individual member can help us in any capacity. It is a combination of everybody's effort (and not just IV core team) that enables us to succeed in our mission.
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    As an individual, please try to spread the word of immigration voice amongst the friends you know. Larger numerical membership strength will be very positive for us when we meet lawmakers and media.
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    Please try to post IV posters in your local grocery stores, temples and restaurants. One poster is in 'resources section' and the other one that I posted is in a thread called- ideas to increase publicity of IV. http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/showthread.php?t=694
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    please contribute and also urge people you know to contribute towards IV. The antiimmigration forces are spending a lot of money to block our efforts and we have to lobby harder to get our provisions through.
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