milind70
07-26 12:44 PM
Documents required for EAD/I-765 per person:
Completed Form I-765 (EAD):
http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/I-765.pdf
2 photos(full frontal)
USCIS filing fee - $180.00 check payable to 'United States Citizenship and Immigration Service' OR 'USCIS' with your (A# or SSN#) and I-765 mentioned in the comments section of the check
Copy of recent I-94 card (both sides)
Copy of visa page of passport in color
Copy of driver's license
Copy of I-485 receipt notice (if applicable)
Copy of I-140 approval notice
Copy of Marriage certificate (if applying for spouse)
I also included the latest H1B Approval Notice and Birth Certificate as per the checklist by my lawyer. His fees was high so I filed couple of weeks back and got the Receipt Number from the back of my check.
Since this is not concurrent filing, i think the fees will increase on July 30th.
I dont think 140 approval notice is manditory, in many cases employees do not have 140 approval notice because that is a property of employer and not employee, 485 receipt notice is fine.
Completed Form I-765 (EAD):
http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/I-765.pdf
2 photos(full frontal)
USCIS filing fee - $180.00 check payable to 'United States Citizenship and Immigration Service' OR 'USCIS' with your (A# or SSN#) and I-765 mentioned in the comments section of the check
Copy of recent I-94 card (both sides)
Copy of visa page of passport in color
Copy of driver's license
Copy of I-485 receipt notice (if applicable)
Copy of I-140 approval notice
Copy of Marriage certificate (if applying for spouse)
I also included the latest H1B Approval Notice and Birth Certificate as per the checklist by my lawyer. His fees was high so I filed couple of weeks back and got the Receipt Number from the back of my check.
Since this is not concurrent filing, i think the fees will increase on July 30th.
I dont think 140 approval notice is manditory, in many cases employees do not have 140 approval notice because that is a property of employer and not employee, 485 receipt notice is fine.
GotGC??
01-20 09:11 PM
...of LC cases, by PD and category. Goes to show how scary the situation is without increase of visa numbers....just I-485 is a good first step, but there is a looooong way to go.
Date NON-RIR RIR TOTAL
Dec-97 760 54 814
Jan-98 925 22 947
Feb-98 29 4 33
Mar-98 48 5 53
Apr-98 42 1 43
May-98 35 1 36
Jun-98 43 3 46
Jul-98 36 1 37
Aug-98 36 3 39
Sep-98 33 3 36
Oct-98 60 3 63
Nov-98 34 1 35
Dec-98 34 6 40
Jan-99 36 2 38
Feb-99 34 3 37
Mar-99 42 2 44
Apr-99 42 3 45
May-99 49 11 60
Jun-99 38 6 44
Jul-99 35 5 40
Aug-99 43 8 51
Sep-99 38 8 46
Oct-99 68 7 75
Nov-99 49 27 76
Dec-99 57 25 82
Jan-00 43 49 92
Feb-00 44 20 64
Mar-00 59 18 77
Apr-00 55 33 88
May-00 69 21 90
Jun-00 112 19 131
Jul-00 87 24 111
Aug-00 67 35 102
Sep-00 46 39 85
Oct-00 62 48 110
Nov-00 65 100 165
Dec-00 65 103 168
Jan-01 143 120 263
Feb-01 353 266 619
Mar-01 1018 544 1562
Apr-01 11502 11982 23484
May-01 180 966 1146
Jun-01 104 1089 1193
Jul-01 94 1213 1307
Aug-01 107 1389 1496
Sep-01 92 1052 1144
Oct-01 141 1186 1327
Nov-01 78 799 877
Dec-01 70 809 879
Jan-02 47 805 852
Feb-02 48 935 983
Mar-02 46 1352 1398
Apr-02 84 1614 1698
May-02 196 1942 2138
Jun-02 73 1660 1733
Jul-02 88 1905 1993
Aug-02 46 1822 1868
Sep-02 85 1836 1921
Oct-02 92 1833 1925
Nov-02 71 1856 1927
Dec-02 93 2404 2497
Jan-03 60 2202 2262
Feb-03 70 2155 2225
Mar-03 75 2216 2291
Apr-03 147 2231 2378
May-03 90 2140 2230
Jun-03 46 2100 2146
Jul-03 87 2207 2294
Aug-03 129 2089 2218
Sep-03 181 2013 2194
Oct-03 71 1796 1867
Nov-03 96 1065 1161
Dec-03 130 1329 1459
Jan-04 94 861 955
Feb-04 118 842 960
Mar-04 116 449 565
Apr-04 92 388 480
May-04 47 353 400
Jun-04 43 283 326
Jul-04 17 253 270
Aug-04 13 144 157
Sep-04 5 9 14
TOTAL 19998 69227 89225
Yesterday after a long time I was reading the Labor cert section on immigrationportal.com. I havent felt the need to read that section since my LC was approved in October 2005.
I was amazed at the number of EB3 cases being approved with PD's in 01 and 02 as well as EB2 cases in 02 and 03.
No doubt dates arent moving. More and more ppl are choking the pipeline. We are screwed if numbers arent increased.
Date NON-RIR RIR TOTAL
Dec-97 760 54 814
Jan-98 925 22 947
Feb-98 29 4 33
Mar-98 48 5 53
Apr-98 42 1 43
May-98 35 1 36
Jun-98 43 3 46
Jul-98 36 1 37
Aug-98 36 3 39
Sep-98 33 3 36
Oct-98 60 3 63
Nov-98 34 1 35
Dec-98 34 6 40
Jan-99 36 2 38
Feb-99 34 3 37
Mar-99 42 2 44
Apr-99 42 3 45
May-99 49 11 60
Jun-99 38 6 44
Jul-99 35 5 40
Aug-99 43 8 51
Sep-99 38 8 46
Oct-99 68 7 75
Nov-99 49 27 76
Dec-99 57 25 82
Jan-00 43 49 92
Feb-00 44 20 64
Mar-00 59 18 77
Apr-00 55 33 88
May-00 69 21 90
Jun-00 112 19 131
Jul-00 87 24 111
Aug-00 67 35 102
Sep-00 46 39 85
Oct-00 62 48 110
Nov-00 65 100 165
Dec-00 65 103 168
Jan-01 143 120 263
Feb-01 353 266 619
Mar-01 1018 544 1562
Apr-01 11502 11982 23484
May-01 180 966 1146
Jun-01 104 1089 1193
Jul-01 94 1213 1307
Aug-01 107 1389 1496
Sep-01 92 1052 1144
Oct-01 141 1186 1327
Nov-01 78 799 877
Dec-01 70 809 879
Jan-02 47 805 852
Feb-02 48 935 983
Mar-02 46 1352 1398
Apr-02 84 1614 1698
May-02 196 1942 2138
Jun-02 73 1660 1733
Jul-02 88 1905 1993
Aug-02 46 1822 1868
Sep-02 85 1836 1921
Oct-02 92 1833 1925
Nov-02 71 1856 1927
Dec-02 93 2404 2497
Jan-03 60 2202 2262
Feb-03 70 2155 2225
Mar-03 75 2216 2291
Apr-03 147 2231 2378
May-03 90 2140 2230
Jun-03 46 2100 2146
Jul-03 87 2207 2294
Aug-03 129 2089 2218
Sep-03 181 2013 2194
Oct-03 71 1796 1867
Nov-03 96 1065 1161
Dec-03 130 1329 1459
Jan-04 94 861 955
Feb-04 118 842 960
Mar-04 116 449 565
Apr-04 92 388 480
May-04 47 353 400
Jun-04 43 283 326
Jul-04 17 253 270
Aug-04 13 144 157
Sep-04 5 9 14
TOTAL 19998 69227 89225
Yesterday after a long time I was reading the Labor cert section on immigrationportal.com. I havent felt the need to read that section since my LC was approved in October 2005.
I was amazed at the number of EB3 cases being approved with PD's in 01 and 02 as well as EB2 cases in 02 and 03.
No doubt dates arent moving. More and more ppl are choking the pipeline. We are screwed if numbers arent increased.
aperregatturv
04-20 05:24 PM
I applied AP Feb 3 2011 for my wife and i got approved mail and also checked website saying it was approved.
Application Type: I131 , APPLICATION FOR USCIS TRAVEL DOCUMENT
Your Case Status: Post Decision Activity
On April 8, 2011, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I131 APPLICATION FOR USCIS TRAVEL DOCUMENT. Please follow any instructions on the notice. If you move before you receive the notice, call customer service at 1-800-375-5283.
But i have not received the document yet and wife is leaving on 24 th Apr 2011.
I would like to know if she can go without and when i get it i can mail the document so she can come back.
Please help.
Thanks
Arun
Application Type: I131 , APPLICATION FOR USCIS TRAVEL DOCUMENT
Your Case Status: Post Decision Activity
On April 8, 2011, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I131 APPLICATION FOR USCIS TRAVEL DOCUMENT. Please follow any instructions on the notice. If you move before you receive the notice, call customer service at 1-800-375-5283.
But i have not received the document yet and wife is leaving on 24 th Apr 2011.
I would like to know if she can go without and when i get it i can mail the document so she can come back.
Please help.
Thanks
Arun
DirCls
07-12 10:16 PM
I can't sleep all night.. cmon atleast give us few options.
My take on the permanent solution:
1. Recapture lost visa numbers
2. Medical tests are going to be valid indefinitely
3. Ppl who've worked for X years automatically can apply for I-485
5. All can apply as per the old bulletin
6. ????
cmon guys help me with this.i'm running out of ideas..:D
just have a couple of beers..you will be ok..like me :)
My take on the permanent solution:
1. Recapture lost visa numbers
2. Medical tests are going to be valid indefinitely
3. Ppl who've worked for X years automatically can apply for I-485
5. All can apply as per the old bulletin
6. ????
cmon guys help me with this.i'm running out of ideas..:D
just have a couple of beers..you will be ok..like me :)
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pooja_34
10-17 09:33 PM
We never had to tell the IO to do anything. They knew what to do.
But if some IO tries to keep a copy of the original after the initial time - I would tell them that it is the only original that you have left.
But we never had that problem to deal with.
Thanks do I need to specifically tell the immigration officer at port of entry to make a copy?
pooja_34
Junior Member
Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 14
The only time they keep an original is the first time. After that they never keep the original but return it to you when you return.
My wife and I only had 2 AP originals when we applied last year and made 2 trips outside the US. So relax and dont worry. You're fine.
But if some IO tries to keep a copy of the original after the initial time - I would tell them that it is the only original that you have left.
But we never had that problem to deal with.
Thanks do I need to specifically tell the immigration officer at port of entry to make a copy?
pooja_34
Junior Member
Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 14
The only time they keep an original is the first time. After that they never keep the original but return it to you when you return.
My wife and I only had 2 AP originals when we applied last year and made 2 trips outside the US. So relax and dont worry. You're fine.
HopefulNomad
12-19 02:09 PM
I just called Sen. Cornyn's office.
A person actually picks up. He will ask you for your zipcode.
I told him that I'm in support of his SKIL Bill.
And he says that he will pass it on to the Senator.
It is this simple. I hope all our members can also just quickly give him a call. It only takes a minute!:)
A person actually picks up. He will ask you for your zipcode.
I told him that I'm in support of his SKIL Bill.
And he says that he will pass it on to the Senator.
It is this simple. I hope all our members can also just quickly give him a call. It only takes a minute!:)
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pamposh
01-23 03:23 PM
To present our case, we need facts. Like for example
-Drop in admissions/applications/exams for US universities
http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/senate/news/source/intnl.grads.pdf cites "constraints on visas and immigration" are among the reasons for the decline
http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/news/20060106/a_students06.art.htm says "Rising U.S. tuitions, increased tension between much of the world and the United States and post-9/11-related immigration issues have all fed a decline in foreign student enrollment. So, too, has heightened competition from the rest of the developed world"
http://www.aascu.org/policy_matters/pdf/v2n11.pdf also supports that on page 3
-Number of people on H1-B buying homes
http://www.census.gov/prod/3/98pubs/cenbr974.pdf
-Evidence showing H1-Bs earn similar salaries/hourly rates, as rest of the industry
http://judiciary.senate.gov/testimony.cfm?id=913&wit_id=475
It is hard to determine the impact of H-1B workers on comparable U.S. workers. The only comprehensive effort to date, conducted in 2000 by the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences, concluded that the magnitude of any effect the H-1B program has on wages is difficult to estimate with confidence. The report noted that the effect, if any, may not be to depress wages and employment opportunities for U.S. workers but rather to keep wages from rising as rapidly as they would if the program did not exist. Another study in 2001 similarly concluded that if the H-1B program has any effect on comparable U.S. workers, the effect must be subtle because it does not appear immediately in the data.
-Age Pattern of the Science and Engineering Labor Force
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/seind04/c3/c3s3.htm#c3s3l1a Absent changes in degree production, retirement patterns, or immigration, the number of S&E-trained workers in the labor force will continue to grow for some time, but the growth rate may slow significantly as a dramatically greater proportion of the S&E labor force reaches traditional retirement age. As the growth rate slows, the average age of the S&E labor force will increase.
And later "Taken together, these factors suggest a slower-growing and older S&E labor force. Both trends would be accentuated if either new degree production were to drop or immigration to slow, both concerns raised by a recent report of the Committee on Education and Human Resources Task Force on National Workforce "
I am also trying to gather information about the points given below
- Number of H1-Bs becoming US citizens (when given a chance)
_________
- A $$ amount of value addition of H1-Bs to the US economy
_________
- Number of children that are US citizens from H1-B families.
_________
Any help in pointing to any articles etc that you may have come across is good. Please keep in mind that these studies should have stats in them and should be recent material
Thanks
Sandeep
Great job Sandeep, thanks for all your research and hard work.
Ausi
-Drop in admissions/applications/exams for US universities
http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/senate/news/source/intnl.grads.pdf cites "constraints on visas and immigration" are among the reasons for the decline
http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/news/20060106/a_students06.art.htm says "Rising U.S. tuitions, increased tension between much of the world and the United States and post-9/11-related immigration issues have all fed a decline in foreign student enrollment. So, too, has heightened competition from the rest of the developed world"
http://www.aascu.org/policy_matters/pdf/v2n11.pdf also supports that on page 3
-Number of people on H1-B buying homes
http://www.census.gov/prod/3/98pubs/cenbr974.pdf
-Evidence showing H1-Bs earn similar salaries/hourly rates, as rest of the industry
http://judiciary.senate.gov/testimony.cfm?id=913&wit_id=475
It is hard to determine the impact of H-1B workers on comparable U.S. workers. The only comprehensive effort to date, conducted in 2000 by the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences, concluded that the magnitude of any effect the H-1B program has on wages is difficult to estimate with confidence. The report noted that the effect, if any, may not be to depress wages and employment opportunities for U.S. workers but rather to keep wages from rising as rapidly as they would if the program did not exist. Another study in 2001 similarly concluded that if the H-1B program has any effect on comparable U.S. workers, the effect must be subtle because it does not appear immediately in the data.
-Age Pattern of the Science and Engineering Labor Force
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/seind04/c3/c3s3.htm#c3s3l1a Absent changes in degree production, retirement patterns, or immigration, the number of S&E-trained workers in the labor force will continue to grow for some time, but the growth rate may slow significantly as a dramatically greater proportion of the S&E labor force reaches traditional retirement age. As the growth rate slows, the average age of the S&E labor force will increase.
And later "Taken together, these factors suggest a slower-growing and older S&E labor force. Both trends would be accentuated if either new degree production were to drop or immigration to slow, both concerns raised by a recent report of the Committee on Education and Human Resources Task Force on National Workforce "
I am also trying to gather information about the points given below
- Number of H1-Bs becoming US citizens (when given a chance)
_________
- A $$ amount of value addition of H1-Bs to the US economy
_________
- Number of children that are US citizens from H1-B families.
_________
Any help in pointing to any articles etc that you may have come across is good. Please keep in mind that these studies should have stats in them and should be recent material
Thanks
Sandeep
Great job Sandeep, thanks for all your research and hard work.
Ausi
vikki76
07-19 08:36 PM
If you have copy of approved I-140, then your priority date would be mentioned there.
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gc_nebraska
01-08 02:22 PM
Thanks for the info Ram Nara , so on your passport you just have the B1 stamped ?Did they question you at port of entry? Any documents?
uslegals
10-18 04:25 PM
Check with the attorney who has filed for 140. I guess the norm is that attorney also get RN and approval copies.
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americandesi
05-19 02:34 PM
AC21 letter can be sent to USCIS, but as everyone says its not a must.
AC21 letter is a MUST if I-140 was revoked by the previous employer. There are cases where USCIS had mistakenly denied I-485's with revoked I-140's in spite of submitting AC21 papers.
In such situations, the only life saver in MTR (Motion to Re-appeal) is the proof of submitting AC21 papers on time.
AC21 letter is a MUST if I-140 was revoked by the previous employer. There are cases where USCIS had mistakenly denied I-485's with revoked I-140's in spite of submitting AC21 papers.
In such situations, the only life saver in MTR (Motion to Re-appeal) is the proof of submitting AC21 papers on time.
corba
05-19 03:19 PM
My PD is
March 2008. Labor approved on May 08 Eb3-I
I-140 applied on June 2008
Got RFE on april 2009
Replied RFE on this week.
March 2008. Labor approved on May 08 Eb3-I
I-140 applied on June 2008
Got RFE on april 2009
Replied RFE on this week.
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webm
04-22 03:13 PM
its good to see data like this after a while...if nothing else...it provides a snapshot of where we are.
yeh true...
yeh true...
jayleno
09-23 12:32 PM
Soft LUD for me. It was so soft that it didnt even update the date.
New term: Very Soft LUD. No visible change to the naked eye, but something is cooking behind the scenes regarding your case
New term: Very Soft LUD. No visible change to the naked eye, but something is cooking behind the scenes regarding your case
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conchshell
07-28 10:55 AM
For every IV member that gets their GC, would it be too much to ask them to contribute say at least $100/- ? May be this can become a norm and the starting point for an "IV Alumni" :)
Old wine in a new bottle ---- this idea was actively discussed couple of months back. Many people committed to this type of contribution.
Old wine in a new bottle ---- this idea was actively discussed couple of months back. Many people committed to this type of contribution.
student79
03-27 11:00 AM
Thanks so much bajjuri77.
One more question, If I need to add my parents also as a sponsor for the fee/expense for my wife, but they are in India how do I show there bank statement as that will be in Indian Rupees and what documents they I need to get from them to show to INS at the time of status change from H4 to F1.
One more question, If I need to add my parents also as a sponsor for the fee/expense for my wife, but they are in India how do I show there bank statement as that will be in Indian Rupees and what documents they I need to get from them to show to INS at the time of status change from H4 to F1.
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sumansk
12-19 05:26 PM
I aalso called his office and thanked him and requested to continue his efforts.
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santb1975
11-21 02:30 PM
With an EAD in hand and with the Market there could be a bigger and better opportunity. Keep up the high spirits
But I have a lot to be thankful for. Thanks to IV, he has his EAD and can have one less thing to worry about in his new job search.
But I have a lot to be thankful for. Thanks to IV, he has his EAD and can have one less thing to worry about in his new job search.
smisachu
04-24 08:05 PM
Hi Guys,
Need some help. I have labor via PERM(EB2) and I-140 from my present employer. Labor was filed in December 2005. I had applied for Labor by RIR in Sep 2002 from my previous company which closed down in 2004. The old company's attorney has contacted me that the labor is approved. That labor was under EB3.
Both companies are engaged in similar operation, job profile now is more than previous company and both companies are in the same demographic area. Can I port my PD and retain EB2. If I can do that I can file I-485 now.
Any advice will be greately appriciated.:confused: :confused: :confused:
Need some help. I have labor via PERM(EB2) and I-140 from my present employer. Labor was filed in December 2005. I had applied for Labor by RIR in Sep 2002 from my previous company which closed down in 2004. The old company's attorney has contacted me that the labor is approved. That labor was under EB3.
Both companies are engaged in similar operation, job profile now is more than previous company and both companies are in the same demographic area. Can I port my PD and retain EB2. If I can do that I can file I-485 now.
Any advice will be greately appriciated.:confused: :confused: :confused:
eb3retro
06-29 12:56 PM
i invoked ac21 twice..never asked even a single question to the employers, infact my current job title is not even close to the job title that my labor was filed long time ago, i am very confident, i will change my mind and go back to india for good, before my PD of jan 2003-India becomes current. just cant ruin my career and life thinking about things that are not in our control..just my opinion, not an advice. if u get struck with a sick job for years due to the GC mess, it justifies itself for all these decisions. even if they issue an RFE and my GC gets denied, i care a less about it, cos it lost its importance when it took this long..atleast i am doing some work right now which will help my career on a long term basis.
Lasantha
12-13 09:25 AM
How come you got two red square thingies with just one post? :confused::eek::cool::D
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) Visa Bulletin for January 2008 contains more bad news for Indian nationals in the EB2 category. The cutoff date for EB2, India, retrogressed by two additional years, to January 1, 2000. Moreover, the prediction contained in the Visa Bulletin for EB2, India, is that the annual limit could be reached within the next few months. If this occurs, the category will become "unavailable" for the remainder of the fiscal year.
The explanation for this is simply that demand for visa numbers by the USCIS for EB2, India, adjustment-of-status cases far exceeds supply
EB3 cutoff dates either remained unchanged or moved slightly forward, depending upon country of chargeability. The January Visa Bulletin cutoff dates become effective on January 1, 2008. Until that time, the December 2007 Visa Bulletin cutoff dates remain valid.
thanks
ram
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) Visa Bulletin for January 2008 contains more bad news for Indian nationals in the EB2 category. The cutoff date for EB2, India, retrogressed by two additional years, to January 1, 2000. Moreover, the prediction contained in the Visa Bulletin for EB2, India, is that the annual limit could be reached within the next few months. If this occurs, the category will become "unavailable" for the remainder of the fiscal year.
The explanation for this is simply that demand for visa numbers by the USCIS for EB2, India, adjustment-of-status cases far exceeds supply
EB3 cutoff dates either remained unchanged or moved slightly forward, depending upon country of chargeability. The January Visa Bulletin cutoff dates become effective on January 1, 2008. Until that time, the December 2007 Visa Bulletin cutoff dates remain valid.
thanks
ram
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