nixstor
11-17 01:17 PM
How about calling BBC during their morning meeting and request for covering our issue and fight for legal immigration?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/worldhaveyoursay/2006/10/how_the_morning_meeting_works.html
It appears that we need to call in at 6am EST and the program starts at 1 pm EST. If we get to know that, we will be featured that will give 7 hrs for members to prepare for sending emails or to blog on their site?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/worldhaveyoursay/2006/10/how_the_morning_meeting_works.html
It appears that we need to call in at 6am EST and the program starts at 1 pm EST. If we get to know that, we will be featured that will give 7 hrs for members to prepare for sending emails or to blog on their site?
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sachuin23
01-20 07:26 PM
This interesting article was posted on ILW.com
ILW.COM - immigration news: The Trials And Tribulations Of Highly Educated Immigrants (http://www.ilw.com/articles/2010,0120-donoghue.shtm)
ILW.COM - immigration news: The Trials And Tribulations Of Highly Educated Immigrants (http://www.ilw.com/articles/2010,0120-donoghue.shtm)
jimusa
03-07 09:04 PM
Hi,
I am being told by my employer that Prevailing wage applies for the hours from the start of an employment to the end of the year irrespective of any vacations.
I joined my current company in Feb 2010 and went to India for 1.5 months in Oct-Nov and came back, My prevailing wage hours is calculated from Feb 2010 till the end of the year ignoring the break I took when in India. So, even if I am paid for only the hours I worked here, I have to match the Prevailing wages based upon the hrs from Feb 10 till Dec end 2010.
They want me to pay them the difference as I had a low billing rate and my total earning is lower than the prevailing wage based upon this calculation.
I don't see sufficient information on the web for this clause.
Please help.
Thanks
Jimmy
I am being told by my employer that Prevailing wage applies for the hours from the start of an employment to the end of the year irrespective of any vacations.
I joined my current company in Feb 2010 and went to India for 1.5 months in Oct-Nov and came back, My prevailing wage hours is calculated from Feb 2010 till the end of the year ignoring the break I took when in India. So, even if I am paid for only the hours I worked here, I have to match the Prevailing wages based upon the hrs from Feb 10 till Dec end 2010.
They want me to pay them the difference as I had a low billing rate and my total earning is lower than the prevailing wage based upon this calculation.
I don't see sufficient information on the web for this clause.
Please help.
Thanks
Jimmy
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August 17th, 2005, 05:21 PM
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sss2000
07-19 04:54 AM
Look around for those threads. People posted suggestions of what can be done when I-140 receipt notice is not available. To start with look here.
http://www.immigration.com/fromtheagency/nsc112006.html
Hope this helps
http://www.immigration.com/fromtheagency/nsc112006.html
Hope this helps
Milind123
07-21 11:26 PM
This might be little bit old, but I dont remember seeing a post on this. Employment-based immigrant visa fees almost doubled, Old fees $ 355, new fees $ 720 from July 13th. Does this mean USCIS will open the gates in Sept bulletin [to be released in August]?
New Consular Fees (http://travel.state.gov/news/news_5078.html)
Not applicable to most of us. You will pay $720 if you are doing your 485 through Consular Processing (I suppose).
New Consular Fees (http://travel.state.gov/news/news_5078.html)
Not applicable to most of us. You will pay $720 if you are doing your 485 through Consular Processing (I suppose).
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Macaca
05-19 07:04 AM
House GOP Uses Procedural Tactic To Frustrate Democratic Majority Motion to Recommit Employed to Delay or Alter Legislation (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/18/AR2007051801697.html?hpid=topnews) By Lyndsey Layton (http://projects.washingtonpost.com/staff/email/lyndsey+layton/) Washington Post Staff Writer, Saturday, May 19, 2007
House Republicans, fighting to remain relevant in a chamber ruled by Democrats, have increasingly seized on a parliamentary technique to alter or delay nearly a dozen pieces of legislation pushed by the majority this year.
And an election-year promise by Democrats to pay for any new programs they created has made it easier for Republicans to trip them up.
Tensions over the maneuvers reached a boil this week. Republicans used procedural tactics to stall floor debate for four hours Wednesday, and they are threatening to tie up future legislative action.
The stalling tactics prompted Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.) to leave the floor and meet privately in his office with Republican Leader John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) and his whip, Rep. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.). The men emerged with an uneasy detente that they said would last at least until Congress breaks for the Memorial Day recess, but the matter is far from settled.
Since January, GOP leaders have relied on a maneuver known as the "motion to recommit" to stymie Democrats and score political points for Republicans still adjusting to life in the minority.
The motion to recommit allows the minority a chance to amend a bill on the floor or send it back to committee, effectively killing it. In a legislative body in which the party in power controls nearly everything, it is one of the few tools the minority has to effect change.
In the 12 years of Republican control that ended in January, Democrats passed 11 motions to recommit. Republicans have racked up the same number in just five months of this Congress.
Democrats say any comparison is unfair because when Republicans controlled Congress, they directed their members to vote against all Democratic motions to recommit.
Now in the majority and mindful of staying there, Democrats have given no such instruction to their members, allowing them to break with the party if they choose. Many freshmen Democrats from GOP-leaning districts find themselves voting with Republicans as a matter of survival -- a reality Republicans have seized upon.
"Sometimes we offer motions to recommit to improve legislation -- sometimes it's to force Democrats in marginal districts to make tough choices," Boehner said. "Every time the Republicans win, it boosts morale. We're able to show unity, which is good for the overall team. Members feel good about winning on the House floor. And when you're in the minority, it doesn't happen that often."
Democrats dismiss the Republican maneuvers as largely symbolic and so arcane as to be irrelevant to the public.
"From a public policy standpoint, it's not very significant," said Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), regarded as an expert in parliamentary combat. "It's almost a Capture the Flag game. The number of people in America who say, 'Oh my gosh, the Republicans won another motion to recommit' is very small."
But Republicans argue they have been able to make significant changes. They point to Thursday, when they successfully used a motion to recommit to restore millions of dollars for missile defense to a defense bill. It remains to be seen if that money will survive a conference committee.
"It's kind of a 'Rashomon' world," said Thomas Mann, a congressional scholar at the Brookings Institution, referring to the movie in which participants in an event all recount it differently. "The two parties see it in very different terms."
The Democrats' own rules have made it easier for Republicans to offer motions to recommit. In January, the party promised to observe "pay-go" -- finding a way to pay for any new spending rather than adding to the federal deficit. The unintended consequence is that tax proposals open legislation to modifications by the minority that would not otherwise be allowed.
Such was the case in March, when Democrats tried to pass a bill to give the District of Columbia a vote in the House. The bill included an additional seat for Utah and a minuscule tax increase to pay for two more House seats -- it called for expanding a provision of federal tax withholding law by .003 percent.
Republicans seized on the opening and moved to recommit the bill to committee, attaching new language that would have thrown out the District's strict anti-gun laws.
Worried that conservative, pro-gun Democrats would feel compelled to vote with GOP and kill the bill, Democratic leaders yanked it from the floor. They regrouped and split the bill into two tightly written measures, both of which passed and are pending in the Senate.
But the problem for Democrats was apparent. "We need to address that, or we're going to be, on every bill . . . [facing] an amendment totally unrelated to the substance of the bill," Hoyer said at the time.
This week, Democratic staffers privately discussed a rule change to limit the Republicans' ability to make motions to recommit. GOP leaders were incensed and threatened to use all available procedural techniques to block every bill except war spending legislation. But Democrats are hampered by their promise to run the chamber in a more open fashion than Republicans did when in the majority.
Hoyer agreed to hold off on further rule changes until Memorial Day and consult Boehner and Blunt on possible changes.
"The bottom line is, the war goes on," Mann said. "The majority uses the rules to structure debates and limit amendments on matters where Republicans have a chance to either break up the Democrats' winning coalition or embarrass them."
House Republicans, fighting to remain relevant in a chamber ruled by Democrats, have increasingly seized on a parliamentary technique to alter or delay nearly a dozen pieces of legislation pushed by the majority this year.
And an election-year promise by Democrats to pay for any new programs they created has made it easier for Republicans to trip them up.
Tensions over the maneuvers reached a boil this week. Republicans used procedural tactics to stall floor debate for four hours Wednesday, and they are threatening to tie up future legislative action.
The stalling tactics prompted Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.) to leave the floor and meet privately in his office with Republican Leader John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) and his whip, Rep. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.). The men emerged with an uneasy detente that they said would last at least until Congress breaks for the Memorial Day recess, but the matter is far from settled.
Since January, GOP leaders have relied on a maneuver known as the "motion to recommit" to stymie Democrats and score political points for Republicans still adjusting to life in the minority.
The motion to recommit allows the minority a chance to amend a bill on the floor or send it back to committee, effectively killing it. In a legislative body in which the party in power controls nearly everything, it is one of the few tools the minority has to effect change.
In the 12 years of Republican control that ended in January, Democrats passed 11 motions to recommit. Republicans have racked up the same number in just five months of this Congress.
Democrats say any comparison is unfair because when Republicans controlled Congress, they directed their members to vote against all Democratic motions to recommit.
Now in the majority and mindful of staying there, Democrats have given no such instruction to their members, allowing them to break with the party if they choose. Many freshmen Democrats from GOP-leaning districts find themselves voting with Republicans as a matter of survival -- a reality Republicans have seized upon.
"Sometimes we offer motions to recommit to improve legislation -- sometimes it's to force Democrats in marginal districts to make tough choices," Boehner said. "Every time the Republicans win, it boosts morale. We're able to show unity, which is good for the overall team. Members feel good about winning on the House floor. And when you're in the minority, it doesn't happen that often."
Democrats dismiss the Republican maneuvers as largely symbolic and so arcane as to be irrelevant to the public.
"From a public policy standpoint, it's not very significant," said Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), regarded as an expert in parliamentary combat. "It's almost a Capture the Flag game. The number of people in America who say, 'Oh my gosh, the Republicans won another motion to recommit' is very small."
But Republicans argue they have been able to make significant changes. They point to Thursday, when they successfully used a motion to recommit to restore millions of dollars for missile defense to a defense bill. It remains to be seen if that money will survive a conference committee.
"It's kind of a 'Rashomon' world," said Thomas Mann, a congressional scholar at the Brookings Institution, referring to the movie in which participants in an event all recount it differently. "The two parties see it in very different terms."
The Democrats' own rules have made it easier for Republicans to offer motions to recommit. In January, the party promised to observe "pay-go" -- finding a way to pay for any new spending rather than adding to the federal deficit. The unintended consequence is that tax proposals open legislation to modifications by the minority that would not otherwise be allowed.
Such was the case in March, when Democrats tried to pass a bill to give the District of Columbia a vote in the House. The bill included an additional seat for Utah and a minuscule tax increase to pay for two more House seats -- it called for expanding a provision of federal tax withholding law by .003 percent.
Republicans seized on the opening and moved to recommit the bill to committee, attaching new language that would have thrown out the District's strict anti-gun laws.
Worried that conservative, pro-gun Democrats would feel compelled to vote with GOP and kill the bill, Democratic leaders yanked it from the floor. They regrouped and split the bill into two tightly written measures, both of which passed and are pending in the Senate.
But the problem for Democrats was apparent. "We need to address that, or we're going to be, on every bill . . . [facing] an amendment totally unrelated to the substance of the bill," Hoyer said at the time.
This week, Democratic staffers privately discussed a rule change to limit the Republicans' ability to make motions to recommit. GOP leaders were incensed and threatened to use all available procedural techniques to block every bill except war spending legislation. But Democrats are hampered by their promise to run the chamber in a more open fashion than Republicans did when in the majority.
Hoyer agreed to hold off on further rule changes until Memorial Day and consult Boehner and Blunt on possible changes.
"The bottom line is, the war goes on," Mann said. "The majority uses the rules to structure debates and limit amendments on matters where Republicans have a chance to either break up the Democrats' winning coalition or embarrass them."
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03-02 07:36 PM
I have 2 I-140s
EB3 10/10/2003
EB2 07/06/2006
Trying to use my EB3 date in the EB2 category
Just spoke to an IO at TSC, She told me that the case is at a place what they call "Pending Review and final decision"
I asked her whats the next step after this?
IO : Hope fully will be assigne to some one
I Asked, isn't this the place where all the cases are "Pending Review and Final decision"?
IO: a big NO...no no..this is not the place where all the cases are, I can't provide anymore info then this, I was just being nice because you called at 3:30 pm.
Any body who has thier case in the pool of "Pending review and final decision".
Honestly, I think its just a general status that she told me about my 485 case.
EB3 10/10/2003
EB2 07/06/2006
Trying to use my EB3 date in the EB2 category
Just spoke to an IO at TSC, She told me that the case is at a place what they call "Pending Review and final decision"
I asked her whats the next step after this?
IO : Hope fully will be assigne to some one
I Asked, isn't this the place where all the cases are "Pending Review and Final decision"?
IO: a big NO...no no..this is not the place where all the cases are, I can't provide anymore info then this, I was just being nice because you called at 3:30 pm.
Any body who has thier case in the pool of "Pending review and final decision".
Honestly, I think its just a general status that she told me about my 485 case.
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JazzByTheBay
07-10 05:19 PM
Don't recollect seeing it here, so at the risk of getting brickbats if it's appeared here already:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/07/opinion/07sat1.html?ex=1341460800&en=26bbfa1cf3858a3b&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink
jazz
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/07/opinion/07sat1.html?ex=1341460800&en=26bbfa1cf3858a3b&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink
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bnmreddy
01-29 09:45 AM
Dear experts/Attorneys,
Please help me. My EB2 priority date in 21Nov 2007. My I 140 is approved and yet to file for I 485. Now at work I have promotion offer from Sr developer to Team lead. Technologies I work for won't change, but I have to change my work location to different state in this case
do I have to file for PERM and I 140 again?
If I have to file 140 can I retain priority date?
Is there any other option for me to escape PERM refiling other than not accepting promotion :)?
Your advice is greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Mallesh
Please help me. My EB2 priority date in 21Nov 2007. My I 140 is approved and yet to file for I 485. Now at work I have promotion offer from Sr developer to Team lead. Technologies I work for won't change, but I have to change my work location to different state in this case
do I have to file for PERM and I 140 again?
If I have to file 140 can I retain priority date?
Is there any other option for me to escape PERM refiling other than not accepting promotion :)?
Your advice is greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Mallesh
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sunny1000
10-11 01:54 PM
I got really good news... EB3 moved for 1 week...... its 22nd Jan 2002 now...:rolleyes:
Based on the numbers released by USCIS on pending 485s, EB3 will go up to mid-june 2002 for the entire FY2011 (without spill over, of course)....
Based on the numbers released by USCIS on pending 485s, EB3 will go up to mid-june 2002 for the entire FY2011 (without spill over, of course)....
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I'm back from Spain and as you can see from the flurry of posts from last night and this morning, I'm catching up on some of the items I wanted to note in the blog. Some of you commented about today's Immigrants of the Day already, but it's worth recognizing them in a separate post. Chinese-born Charles Kao was recognized for his contributions to the development of fiber optic technology. He has worked in academia and in the private sector over the years including working at Yale and ITT Corporation. Canadian-born Willard Boyle was cited for "the invention of an...
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10-20 11:51 AM
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satyakb
03-16 08:41 PM
Hi Immigration Voice Team,
I would like to know your advice,
My details are
- EB3 / Labor filed and approved during July/2007
- I140 & I485 filed concurrently during August/2007
- I140 got approved on Jan/16/2009
- EAD Renewal is made and existing one is valid till Nov/2010
I have only labor number, 140 approval notice with me. where as I do not have labor complete job description.
As of now
- Can I change my employer without any labor job description?
- Does my employer has still rights to revoke I140?
- How can I change job to new employer and protect myself from I140 revoke by existing employer?
- GC filing expenses was completely bared by employer only.
Thanks & Regards,
Satyakb
I would like to know your advice,
My details are
- EB3 / Labor filed and approved during July/2007
- I140 & I485 filed concurrently during August/2007
- I140 got approved on Jan/16/2009
- EAD Renewal is made and existing one is valid till Nov/2010
I have only labor number, 140 approval notice with me. where as I do not have labor complete job description.
As of now
- Can I change my employer without any labor job description?
- Does my employer has still rights to revoke I140?
- How can I change job to new employer and protect myself from I140 revoke by existing employer?
- GC filing expenses was completely bared by employer only.
Thanks & Regards,
Satyakb
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Indian-born Renu Khator is the president of the University of Houston and the first Indian immigrant to head a major research university. Khator received a Ph.D. in political science and public administration from Purdue University and then went on to spend 20 years rising through the administration ranks at the University of South Florida. She assumed the University of Houston position in January 2008.
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pamposh
09-26 11:15 AM
Ok for a long time I have been thinking about getting enrolled in a Phd program and this year I was hoping I get a chance to chase my dream after having the GC... well it did not work the way I thought/planed and now I want to weigh my options.
here are my details:
EB2 I with PD Sep 2005
Primary Applicant
currently on H1B
I 140 approved early 2006
Approved EAD (till Oct 2010)
Approved AP
So my questions is:
Is there a way I can join a univ as full time research student?
Can I take a leave of absense (ofcourse w/o pay) from my current job to join as a student?
If anyone knows anything about this kind of situation I would really appreciate your help.
Thanks for everyone in advance...
Pamposh
here are my details:
EB2 I with PD Sep 2005
Primary Applicant
currently on H1B
I 140 approved early 2006
Approved EAD (till Oct 2010)
Approved AP
So my questions is:
Is there a way I can join a univ as full time research student?
Can I take a leave of absense (ofcourse w/o pay) from my current job to join as a student?
If anyone knows anything about this kind of situation I would really appreciate your help.
Thanks for everyone in advance...
Pamposh
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r_joe
02-08 09:48 PM
I am applying for an H-1B extension. The prevailing wage determined by icert is less than my actual salary by about $30,000. Will there be a problem if my salary is much higher than the prevailing wage?
JazzByTheBay
09-06 10:22 AM
Just got an email from Expedia.com - fares from Bay Area to Wash. D.C. have dropped by about $50 - the cheapest fares today (9/06/2007):
- SFO - BWI (US Airways) $208
- OAK - DCA (ATA): $218
- SJC - BWI (Continental): $218
The fares shouldn't be a reason to not participate in the rally! Hope to see more folks from CA - Norcal & SoCal.
cheers!
jazz
- SFO - BWI (US Airways) $208
- OAK - DCA (ATA): $218
- SJC - BWI (Continental): $218
The fares shouldn't be a reason to not participate in the rally! Hope to see more folks from CA - Norcal & SoCal.
cheers!
jazz
Neocrack
11-09 02:27 PM
Thanks for the reply.
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