Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Harkness Memorial State Park

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  • truthinspector
    04-09 09:15 PM
    Wake up. Don�t take every word from Ron Hira as word of Gospel. This guy is the biggest thief and preacher of hate.


    If you guys are wondering who Ron Hira is , check his pic at the link below. Poetic Justice? Some immigrant (or someone born in a immigrant) family. How ironic?

    http://www.corante.com/outsourcing/archives/h1b_and_outsourcing.php





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  • mikesin
    04-08 03:56 PM
    flowers? i would suggest sending manure - send back some of the love (and let them grow their own flowers)

    (send flowers and they will be happy for a day.. let them grow flowers and they will be happy forever) ;)

    Now that is hilarious!!!!:p





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  • StarSun
    03-27 08:35 AM
    i don't get it you are saying that members don't have to search...and yet someone has to keep it up on the home page...which is it? yes a sticky thread would have saved work and not required someone to keep it up. Why wasn't it done in the first place. When a service is supposed to be offered every week...it should be offered every week...or else there should be an announcement that is will not be offered this particular week and that it will continue next on said week.

    1. Threads cannot be a sticky on the home page. However, threads can be made sticky in the forums page under the sub-forums. The sticky thread on the Ask the Lawyer forum. (The http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/forum68-free-lawyer-conference-calls/1900583-free-attorney-conference-calls.html)
    2. The aim is to have conference calls with Lawyers for free every week. We have gotten 4 lawyers to do it for 2 consecutive days - consistently. I need one more lawyer for the fourth week - here is a task for any member who is interested. Find me a lawyer who is willing to give 1 whole hour worth of advice to our members for free, preferably on a Thursday (to maintain the same day in a week) consistently year round.

    No reason to be frustrated when people are asking simple questions...another idea would be to put the answers to the most frequently asked questions on the FAQ page...which does not work right now....so that you don't have to repeat the answers.
    Its an easy solution i think.

    Any member who is willing to spend a few hours on a regular basis, please help us with a FAQ about the site. Some of the answers are already in the forums, you just have to put them under one umbrella. Please let me know who wants to work on this project - individual or group effort.

    Giving a long lecture of frustration is not the best way to attract people to an organisation.
    Think about it...do u go buy clothes from a store that voices their frustrations about the prices of raw material...of do u go buy it because they were nice to you...had great customer service...nice selection of goods...and fair prices.

    I am sorry but working for hours on end alone, voicing frustration at lack of participation, treating members like they are morons for not being able to find supposedly simple things is a really terrible way to attract more people to an organisation. The cause may be noble...but who will wanna join some organisation where people just complain about how miserable things are.

    Please pause for a moment and think about what i am saying. This is exactly why you have less participation and less donation. IV needs to transform into a vibrant fun place to be while still upholding the noble cause.


    Let me be clear, the only way IV knows of treating its members is with RESPECT. If it was not with respect or the understanding of the struggles each of you go through - our motivation to continue this cause would have long disappeared.

    If there is frustration on our part, it exists within us, we hope for better, but the frustration (or anything else) has never stopped us from providing the service or executing the tasks.

    The "frustration lecture" as you call it was not meant to be a lecture - which goes to show that it is very difficult to control the tone and message on forums. Many people have questions, and since the topic came up, I shared some of my thoughts - to give members a peek of how things look from the inside.

    Not all our volunteering members are from DC area, they are as widely spread out as California, Minnasota, Florida, Texas, Mississippi, Tri State Area -- you name it, we have dedicated volunteers. Distance need not stop anyone from volunteering.

    I am not sure how much "hope" is selling for these days, let me know :) - Trying to make this a fun and entertaining forum :p

    Today is March 27, 2011. And I have 2 Tasks for interested members.

    1. Find a fourth lawyer to give advice for free for an entire hour - preferably on a Thursday.
    2. Help in compiling a FAQ, that will assist any new member to find his/her way through the forums.

    Thank you guys for starting this conversation.





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  • iyappanp
    08-19 10:04 PM
    I received the card prodcution ordered for my EAD after waiting for so long .
    E-filed May 22
    FP done 06/19
    LUD 07/22
    CPO 08/19
    Thanks all for your support. Finally TSC woke up.



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  • chanduv23
    02-14 03:21 PM
    I have decided to come to this wonderful event and support IV and the members. I will post my details as I make arrangements.





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  • go_gc_way
    12-19 10:46 PM
    :D

    perm2gc,
    Instead of bumping it with a " /\/\/\/\/\/\ " , I agree... I wrote a little philosophy there, looks like you did not like it.
    Hopefully , we will be able to prioritize it with other members every then and now, to grow our membership to magic 10,000.



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  • JA1HIND
    01-26 05:12 PM
    Hello everyone,

    My H1B Visa Stamp expires on Feb 28, 2008 but I-94 has a date upto Mar 10,2008. Is it safe to travel to India and return on Feb 22, 2008 (Just 1 week before the visa stamp expiry)?
    Please let me know.

    Last year, I was in the same situation and per my employer & attorney's advise I was told that it's not a problem and I can even return even one before my visa expires....I returned to US just 3 day's before my stamped visa expires and had no issues at all, FYI -- I had my 7th year approved notice too and my 1-94 was given based of approved H1 notice. My POE was Newark,NJ





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  • girijas
    04-13 12:32 PM
    I was just joking..........anything that will help people signup and keep this thread on top.
    In fact I am relieved that experienced people like you and nolaIndian are coming to DC; I will need your encouragement. My dog and I have started walking 10 miles on Sat/Sun. We have also started running/walking 4 miles on weekdays.
    Sign up guys........if not for IV; at least for your health!!!
    Once you signup, you will have a deadline to work towards and that will be the greatest incentive that you can have.


    I am not up for any fights ... Peace

    Back to work..We definately will get more participation. Let's get rolling



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  • Forcechaos
    05-02 05:35 PM
    Applied for labor# May 30, 2007
    Audit Date# October 04, 2007
    Reply Date# October 18, 2007
    Status# Pending
    Audit Reason: Business Necessity





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  • abhijitp
    07-11 07:38 PM
    I talked to a staff member at senator Barbara's office, and the staff member said, Faxes and emails are responded and replied by staff reps. Only written (typed) letters go to Senator's attention. She also advised me that if this is something you need the senators attention on, do not send fax or email, send a letter with postage paid.
    I explained to her the visa -flip flop, and she said most likely the senator will read and send an inquiry, The senator is very good at responding to letters from constituents.
    That is exactly why we need to send them letters, please look at the format and add some personal details, gives it a little personal touch.

    I agree. My experience thus far: I emailed 200 reporters and received no response. I am going to try the letters idea, because I too think what Amitjoey says is right-- letters make an impact.

    Write a letter, run a grammar/spell check, then print, SIGN, and send it to senators who support us. I wrote the following. But please personalize, because that would send the message that this is an issue of importance to you-- the writer.

    ________________
    Name
    Address

    Senator Name, Address

    Date:

    Subject: Thousands of properly filed EB Green Card applications likely to be rejected/ returned

    References/ Enclosures:
    � Interim Visa Bulletin by U S Department of State
    � USCIS announcement to stop accepting Adjustment Of Status applications

    Dear ____:

    I have been living in ___, USA for the last ___ months/ years. By profession, I am a ____, and I work for ___, a company based in ___.

    I am writing to bring to your attention the unprecedented decision made by US Department of State (DOS) on July 2, 2007 with its interim �visa bulletin�. With this bulletin, DOS determined that all the immigrant visa numbers allocated for the current financial year had been expended, and thus there would be no further authorizations of new Green Cards this year. In response, USCIS announced that it would return all Adjustment of Status applications it received, beginning July 2, 2007. Please note that the USCIS had already RECEIVED applications on the morning of July 2, 2007, even before DOS published this interim visa bulletin.

    In my opinion it is an unfortunate decision in that it virtually renders null and void, thousands of properly filed Employment Based Green Card- Adjustment of Status applications.

    An important thing to note here, is that in the Visa Bulletin published by DOS only 18 days ago (June 13, 2007) all Employment Based categories had been made �current� since almost 60000 immigrant visa numbers had been unused till that time.
    This begs the question: how did USCIS manage to approve about 60000 green cards in less than 3 weeks, when it took the previous 8 months to approve the same number of green cards?

    The Visa Bulletin published by DOS in June 2007, had brought good news to thousands of high-skilled temporary workers (doctors, engineers, IT professionals) in the USA, because the floodgates that had been closed for over 2 years had been re-opened.
    This bulletin had implied that we could finally apply for "Adjustment of Status"- the final stage of the 3 step Employment based Green card process. This would solve a number of quality of life issues for people like me, as they would allow our spouses to take up part or full time jobs, they would bring in an element of stability allowing me to plan the purchase of a new home, and it would give me the freedom of relocating to another part of the USA for any unforeseen reason, without worrying about the portability of my existing job.

    Therefore, my family and I worked really hard, and tried to religiously comply with all procedures laid out and submitted our application to reach the USCIS on the morning of July 2, 2007.

    Besides running around to gather the paperwork to help file in time, I had to spend a significant amount of money on:
    1) Urgent medical examinations and vaccinations by USCIS approved surgeon: $700. (Note: These were not covered by my medical insurance.)
    2) New passport photographs; these needed to be less than a month old... so these had to be newly taken photographs
    3) Notarization/ Courier charges: Approximately $100 (Some amount expended in foreign currency)

    All of the money spent, as well as the time and efforts were rendered useless by the new bulletin on July 2, 2007, which I repeat, was published AFTER the window opened for new applications on the morning of July 2, 2007.

    My point is, and I believe anyone with common sense would agree, it is only fair to expect a notice period before a reversal such as this one. Preferably... weeks of notice if not days! I am sure no US Citizen would accept anything less for a notice in such an important matter!

    I would implore you to look into this matter as soon as you can, and request the USCIS to accept Adjustment of Status applications filed through July 2007.

    Thank you.

    Truly,


    Name



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  • willigetgc?
    01-14 12:23 PM
    A lot can be achieved, if all members honestly contact and meet and talk with the staff of the lawmakers in their town.

    The problem with the EB Community/ IV members is that we think that going and talking with our lawmakers is not going to help. Or, we are under the impression that all politicians generally know everything about us and are just unwilling to do anything about it for political reasons.

    The truth is that 90% of lawmakers and their staff have no clue that there are thousands backlogged and stuck in this process for a decade.

    It is our job to educate, bring our issues to light and keep pressure on them to bring/cosponsor or vote for a meaningful bill that will allievate our problems.

    When I visited my local congresswoman's office the first time in 2007- The staff was actually shocked to hear that I have done all the right paperwork and being employed and stuck for 5 years.

    Over the years, I have met them many times and educated them about the issues and build a relationship. And yet, many times the staff wonders if there are really thousands of people like me affected, how is it that there is just me that is visiting them and talking about it.

    Remember there are 435 house representatives and 100 senators. Each one of you are within driving distance (40 minutes) to a office of a rep.

    You are absolutely right!
    Many lawmakers are not aware of the problems with high skilled legal immigrants. It happened with my Rep. To them, fixing immigration means - doing something about illegal immigrants - whether it is to send them back or to give them a path to gc/citizenship.

    They asked me about how many legal high skilled immigrants are stuck in the state, and why is it that they are not voicing their concerns. As I did not have the statistics of how many legal hs immigrants were in the state, I told them that they were in a better position to get the information from the USCIS than I was. They nodded, and I have met with them many more times after that, and I ask if they have the statistic - they are yet to seek it from the USCIS. Its just me and my spouse visiting this office, so there is no urgency, or need for them to push themselves to find or act on it.......

    Unless, there is united messaging throughout the country, our voices will only be feeble and gets drowned out by others who are speaking loud.

    I started a thread about making meeting with lawmakers a priority this year, just a couple posted about meeting. That shows where we are in terms of advocating for the changes that will benefit us........
    Just my thoughts..





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  • buddyinsd
    08-04 01:24 PM
    I'm 06 and I know exactly what u r saying...Many 06 guyz got approved in 2008 but all those cases were from TSC where the processing times had reached 06. Freakin NSC was behind in processing and hence our cases were stuck. I'm assuming ur case is at NSC....

    But come to the present day, everything is in place for our approvals. I'm confident v all will get it this time. Just a matter of time and its frustrating rt now...YES.


    I went through the same frustration in 2008 when many 2006 got approved even when my date was current.
    Looks like the same thing is going to happen again -- most of the approvals are from 2006 and I am still stuck forever..what the *&%^ing going on....



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  • nisra
    04-08 06:31 PM
    http://www..com/usa-discussion-forums/i485-eb/327657725/highlight-eb-immigration-to-administration/page/last_page





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  • santb1975
    04-18 01:47 PM
    The thread has been really quiet.



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  • dhesha
    08-05 12:58 PM
    Folks, I am happy to inform you all that I received CPO email at 12: 17 AM today. MY wife also received approval along with me .

    ************************************************** ************************************************** **********
    On August 4, 2010, we ordered production of your new card. Please allow 30 days for your card to be mailed to you. If we need something from you we will contact you. If you move before you receive the card, call customer service at 1-800-375-5283.

    ************************************************** ************************************************** ************

    Mine is from NSC .

    Steps I followed so far.

    On July 29 contacted the congressman and initiated inquiry. I gave him the final documentation on Aug 2nd , 2010
    On Aug 2nd emailed NSC with my I485 receipt notice and asked them to approve us as ( email address NCSCFollowup.Nsc@dhs.gov)
    ************************************************** ************************************************** **************
    Dear Sir / Madam,

    My name is XXXXXXXXXXXXX I have a I-485 application (adjustment of Status) pending at Nebraska Service Center. I have applied for my I-485(Employment based) in July 2007 and I received confirmation from Nebraska Service Center that it is accepted with a notice date of XX/XX/XX. My Category is EB2 and I am from India. As per the latest visa bulletin ( August 2010) USCIS is currently processing cases with priority dates in 2006, my priority date is XX/XX/XXXX but I still have not heard any decision on my pending 485 case.

    Please kindly have a look at the receipts and adjudicate my case accordingly.

    Here are my details

    Name : XXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXX
    I-485 Receipt Number : LINXXXXXXXXX
    I-140 Receipt Number : LINXXXXXXXXX
    Alien Number: AXXXXXXX

    Your Kind attention is greatly appreciated.

    Regards

    XXXXXXXXXXXX , XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
    ************************************************** ************************************************** **************
    On Aug 3rd contacted the customer service rep and opened a SR for my wife's application.
    On Aug 4th took info pass and asked him to take appropriate action.
    On Aug 4th 8:00 Spoke with a 2nd level IO about my application. she said she will email the person working on my case.

    Can you please tell me who did you contact the congressman to initiated inquiry?





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  • i4u
    05-04 12:38 PM
    check out the iv wikki: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS/EAD FAQ - Immigration Wiki (http://immigrationvoice.org/wiki/index.php/FREQUENTLY_ASKED_QUESTIONS/EAD_FAQ#EAD_E-Filing_Experiences)



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  • pbojja
    05-15 03:50 PM
    I called most of the offices , its easy some of the offices already know about the call so they will finish it for you ..

    Go IV Go





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  • bostonqa
    05-15 12:31 PM
    For Indians we had vaccination in India at our childhood. Due to this some will get positive results in the skin test. Then doctor is going to recommends for chest x-ray. Some of the doctor's are going to overlook this. Because the medical report is a sealed cover we don�t know what number he written in the medical examination form. You can ask the doctor.

    And one more thing is for skin test we have wait couple of days.

    From my experience I recommend others to go for x-ray. In my case my immigration doctor, he written 5mm as reaction for skin test. USCIS sent RFE on this to go for x-ray.
    I gone for x-ray and answered the RFE immediately.

    A chest x-ray is required only if the reaction to the TB skin test is 5mm or greater.

    http://www.usabal.com/permres/surgeons/index.html

    Thanks for all the information,

    how long after the first medical test do you get the results?

    say for example I go for medical exam on May 18th and then re-visit for skin test results on May 21st. when would I get the medical results (sealed in envelope etc)?

    also if they suggest some vaccination, do we have to get those vaccination and then re-take medical exams etc?





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  • newuser
    05-16 09:23 AM
    Also, don't forget to call the members of the House.





    santb1975
    04-06 09:27 PM
    and meeting you all

    NolaIndian, Good work, thank you for your efforts on this.

    Nor. Cal. members there is an event during August '08, lets start training early, I am excited about this. Sign me up.





    blackfisher
    05-08 06:08 PM
    I am a new member and am also waiting for Atlanta to process my PERM app.

    Original Application - 09/12/07
    Audit/all sent in by 12/13/07
    Category - EB3
    Country - Canada

    No word since.



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