jliechty
June 11th, 2004, 07:46 PM
I appologize profusely for the misunderstanding... entirely mea cupla. :(
Anyway, you won't have to worry about having to see any bit of me anymore... perhaps there's somewhere where someone who shoots non-Canon equipment that doesn't have a CMOS or CCD inside it is welcome. Goodbye.
Anyway, you won't have to worry about having to see any bit of me anymore... perhaps there's somewhere where someone who shoots non-Canon equipment that doesn't have a CMOS or CCD inside it is welcome. Goodbye.
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rc0878
09-19 08:47 AM
Nope, no FP notice for me yet. I am still waiting on the receipts, however, I was able to get the Receipt# by calling USCIS few days back.
Any FP notices for folks falling in this category?
Please keep updating..thanks all !
Any FP notices for folks falling in this category?
Please keep updating..thanks all !
paskal
06-19 11:11 PM
it is ok to contact any of the leaders for the update
you can link with a neighboring chapter, right now this is an action item being coordinated by the chapters so they have the info.
http://immigrationvoice.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=72&Itemid=52
you can link with a neighboring chapter, right now this is an action item being coordinated by the chapters so they have the info.
http://immigrationvoice.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=72&Itemid=52
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willwin
04-13 02:12 PM
IV community is noting but you and me. IV is a friend. IV is there to help people.
Folks - one must also realize that talking to administration and getting things dione costs a lot of money through advocacy and IV needs a lot of money.
So please be generous enough to contribute to IV - we need a lot of funds in these times when we really needs help
I am not sure how many are there in a similar situation like me. I am pursuing CP and with CP one does not get EAD/AP. In today's economy, it is a nightmare not to have the protection of EAD.
Is there anyway IV can help people in CP queue? Issuing EAD for those CP filers who are already in the US on work VISA - is that even a possibility? I know it is not possible today. The underlying H1B can even be revoked upon issuing EAD. I am not sure about the number of beneficiaries should something like this happen.
Any thoughts?
Folks - one must also realize that talking to administration and getting things dione costs a lot of money through advocacy and IV needs a lot of money.
So please be generous enough to contribute to IV - we need a lot of funds in these times when we really needs help
I am not sure how many are there in a similar situation like me. I am pursuing CP and with CP one does not get EAD/AP. In today's economy, it is a nightmare not to have the protection of EAD.
Is there anyway IV can help people in CP queue? Issuing EAD for those CP filers who are already in the US on work VISA - is that even a possibility? I know it is not possible today. The underlying H1B can even be revoked upon issuing EAD. I am not sure about the number of beneficiaries should something like this happen.
Any thoughts?
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Kalloo dada
04-04 01:46 PM
Some people are just getting married to US Citizens and getting green card. we are waiting for ever. my friend came here last year got married and have a greencard.
gc??
11-12 09:31 AM
Is there a conspiracy, first there was delays in the processing of the EADs, now there is delay in the production of the EAD cards...
Are there more RFEs happening too?
My EAD renewal took almost 90 days to get approved, and my employer was ready to let me go if I did not get the approval before my EAD expired. Just made it with 2 days to spare.
Are there more RFEs happening too?
My EAD renewal took almost 90 days to get approved, and my employer was ready to let me go if I did not get the approval before my EAD expired. Just made it with 2 days to spare.
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velan
05-24 12:46 PM
Fax sent.
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GCBy3000
07-12 12:30 PM
They should realize and should feel shameful for what they have done. It is sheer abuse of power and treating the immigrants without respect. I would even call this as HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION as this country preaches other country on how to treat the fellow humans.
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emmie
01-01 06:12 PM
Thank you very much for the response. My lawyer just responded back to DOL like around a week ago. It is very frustrated that I still don�t hear anything from DOL so far. I wonder if I change my visa to F1 by attending the school full times such as attending college. Can I stay in US and wait until I got my green card approved? Is it possible to do so?
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iptel
02-27 02:03 AM
I think lets not get diverted. We have to display prudence in our action
We have 2 question infront of us.
Q1) What we want?
A: We all know that..
Q2) How we can achive this.
A:By convicing lawmaker.
Lets get this things clear
US prsident DO NOT make any law he pass the law or vetos the law.
Economic report 2006 says that US Presidents understand our plight. So if the law passes in HR and Senate I dont see any reason why this will not be signed into law.
Involving Indian authority will may jepordise our cause.
Why?
Permanant Residentship is Privilage NOT Right
America is a soverign nation and many in Congress or Senate specially the Republicans may not like the influence of foreign Government in law making descision. Senators or HR who may sympathise our cause may turn away after India try to put her influence.
We are playing very DANGEROUS game here.
Involve India only if your rights are violated not if your privilage is stuck. I hate to use these words but looks like we are acting as kids rather than adults.
We are not dealing with any trivial issue we are dealing with Government of a country where we are known as "Aliens".
We have 2 question infront of us.
Q1) What we want?
A: We all know that..
Q2) How we can achive this.
A:By convicing lawmaker.
Lets get this things clear
US prsident DO NOT make any law he pass the law or vetos the law.
Economic report 2006 says that US Presidents understand our plight. So if the law passes in HR and Senate I dont see any reason why this will not be signed into law.
Involving Indian authority will may jepordise our cause.
Why?
Permanant Residentship is Privilage NOT Right
America is a soverign nation and many in Congress or Senate specially the Republicans may not like the influence of foreign Government in law making descision. Senators or HR who may sympathise our cause may turn away after India try to put her influence.
We are playing very DANGEROUS game here.
Involve India only if your rights are violated not if your privilage is stuck. I hate to use these words but looks like we are acting as kids rather than adults.
We are not dealing with any trivial issue we are dealing with Government of a country where we are known as "Aliens".
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pitha
02-15 09:55 AM
You are absolutely right. Its almost as if democrats are wishing that CIR will go away. As I said in my previous post last time we had, Arlon Specter, Bill Frist and President Bush pushing CIR to the top of the agenda, the senate literaly set aside all buisness in May to get CIR done. This time CIR is like an untouchable disease nobody wants to touch even with a ten foot pole. Maybe something is happenning behind the scenes, we can only hope something is happenning behind the scenes.
In addition to the bills you listed below, you also need to consider the time lost in the dreaded confrence between the house and senate when the bills are reconciled. For example the minimum wage increase bill passed by senate comes with some tax breaks wheras the minimum wage increase bill from house does not have any tax breaks. They have to have a confrence to resolve the differences between the bills and revote on it.
The bottom line is CIR will happen if there is strong will of the congress. Right now you dont see any. Infact congress wants to look the other way when it comes to CIR. They have enough execuses to not do nothing on cir with there preoccupation with Iraq war, the 9 bills listed below etc. Unlike last time no strong man (rather men) is Shepherding it. So best case scenario might be December or Jan 2008.
As some wise man said "patience is a virtue" and we need tons of it if we were to live to see the day CIR passes :D
Let’s see, Senate has so far passed Bill #2
And here are some of the bills in numerical order in which they were listed in Senate
3. Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007
4. Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007
5. College Student Relief Act of 2007
6. CLEAN Energy Act of 2007
7. College Opportunity Act of 2007
8. Rebuilding America's Military Act of 2007
9. Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007
Also on an average it takes about 10 Business days to debate and vote on bill.
Lookup at the senate calendar (working days week offs etc)
Lets assume (when have things gone right for us?) everything goes according to the order listed above. We have 80 days of work before CIR comes to senate.
Considering that senate takes weeks off (first from Feb 19-23, second from April 2-9). I don’t see how they can start CIR before May at the latest.
Now they might say some of the bills could be a days worth of work, or not necessary bills will be taken up in numerical order etc.
But I ask you again. When was the last time we were lucky?
In addition to the bills you listed below, you also need to consider the time lost in the dreaded confrence between the house and senate when the bills are reconciled. For example the minimum wage increase bill passed by senate comes with some tax breaks wheras the minimum wage increase bill from house does not have any tax breaks. They have to have a confrence to resolve the differences between the bills and revote on it.
The bottom line is CIR will happen if there is strong will of the congress. Right now you dont see any. Infact congress wants to look the other way when it comes to CIR. They have enough execuses to not do nothing on cir with there preoccupation with Iraq war, the 9 bills listed below etc. Unlike last time no strong man (rather men) is Shepherding it. So best case scenario might be December or Jan 2008.
As some wise man said "patience is a virtue" and we need tons of it if we were to live to see the day CIR passes :D
Let’s see, Senate has so far passed Bill #2
And here are some of the bills in numerical order in which they were listed in Senate
3. Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007
4. Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007
5. College Student Relief Act of 2007
6. CLEAN Energy Act of 2007
7. College Opportunity Act of 2007
8. Rebuilding America's Military Act of 2007
9. Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007
Also on an average it takes about 10 Business days to debate and vote on bill.
Lookup at the senate calendar (working days week offs etc)
Lets assume (when have things gone right for us?) everything goes according to the order listed above. We have 80 days of work before CIR comes to senate.
Considering that senate takes weeks off (first from Feb 19-23, second from April 2-9). I don’t see how they can start CIR before May at the latest.
Now they might say some of the bills could be a days worth of work, or not necessary bills will be taken up in numerical order etc.
But I ask you again. When was the last time we were lucky?
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vbkris77
08-20 03:13 PM
I Still think we have a good chance atleast all those with priority date before today.
The economy is not improving and I doubt if it will in next 4-5 years. Even though there is slight improvent the jobless claims went up
U.S. Initial Jobless Claims Rose by 15,000 to 576,000 (Update1) - Bloomberg.com (http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aMhGnVzXaSfM)
No way nurses and EB1 would count more than 5-6k per year....
Even out of the 30-40k like I said before about 50% would be from india and china (mostley Eb3) with later priority dates which puts them behind us
Eb2 Filings have drasticaally gone down because of the USCIS rule
Even after giving away all spill over visas to EB2 india and china they will have a lot of visas pending and If USCIS has made the decision that no Visa will go wasted period then we definitely have a great chance
Again my assumption is based on the FACT that USCIS has a policy that all employment Visa numebrs must be used
Lets keep it simple. In the next 4 years there will be 140k * 4 = 560K visas and I would say out of that the only ones with priority before Eb3 india and China are
Eb1 ROW +india & china
EB2 ROW
EB2 India + china (very limited new cases)
and I don't think the above categories would count more than 150k which should leave a lot of pending visas for Eb3
Which would leave a lot of Visa numbers for Eb3 India/china and ROW
EB1 historically filled and this year CIS said, they may have to retro the India dates, but didn't finally. EB2 in best case got 15K visas. There are lot of EB3 to EB2 porting that will happen if the dates don't move. So EB2 it self will take 4 years to corss 2007 (I only added 25% of the porting). EB3 I God only knows..
Remember there are only 40K visas for EB2. EB3 will use their own 40K visas. 10K from this is reserved to otherworkers. So these dates won't move unless Recapture happens and per country limits are removed atleast till the backlog is cleared.
The economy is not improving and I doubt if it will in next 4-5 years. Even though there is slight improvent the jobless claims went up
U.S. Initial Jobless Claims Rose by 15,000 to 576,000 (Update1) - Bloomberg.com (http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aMhGnVzXaSfM)
No way nurses and EB1 would count more than 5-6k per year....
Even out of the 30-40k like I said before about 50% would be from india and china (mostley Eb3) with later priority dates which puts them behind us
Eb2 Filings have drasticaally gone down because of the USCIS rule
Even after giving away all spill over visas to EB2 india and china they will have a lot of visas pending and If USCIS has made the decision that no Visa will go wasted period then we definitely have a great chance
Again my assumption is based on the FACT that USCIS has a policy that all employment Visa numebrs must be used
Lets keep it simple. In the next 4 years there will be 140k * 4 = 560K visas and I would say out of that the only ones with priority before Eb3 india and China are
Eb1 ROW +india & china
EB2 ROW
EB2 India + china (very limited new cases)
and I don't think the above categories would count more than 150k which should leave a lot of pending visas for Eb3
Which would leave a lot of Visa numbers for Eb3 India/china and ROW
EB1 historically filled and this year CIS said, they may have to retro the India dates, but didn't finally. EB2 in best case got 15K visas. There are lot of EB3 to EB2 porting that will happen if the dates don't move. So EB2 it self will take 4 years to corss 2007 (I only added 25% of the porting). EB3 I God only knows..
Remember there are only 40K visas for EB2. EB3 will use their own 40K visas. 10K from this is reserved to otherworkers. So these dates won't move unless Recapture happens and per country limits are removed atleast till the backlog is cleared.
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skd
08-21 11:14 AM
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smartboy75
07-09 11:20 AM
Some good news..if it infact becomes a reality...
Sorry guys ..posting in the wrong forumn so that maximum IV members can be aware of the development...
Another Indo-US deal moves forward: Indian workers can get Social Security money back
Vikas Dhoot
Posted online: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 at 0037 hrs IST
New Delhi, July 7
With Prime Minister Manmohan Singh�s government finally moving forward on the Indo-US nuclear deal, the Bush administration is also demonstrating its keenness to resolve other crucial bilateral issues in India�s interest. A long-standing Indian demand for a social security pact that allows Indian workers stationed in the US to bring back their contributions to the US Social Security system on their return to India, is close to being met.
Over $1 billion of contributions to the US Social Security Fund are made annually by an estimated 80,000 �detached workers� from India working on consultancy and onsite assignments � each one has to contribute at the rate of 15% of basic salary. However, when they return to India, these contributions are forfeited as the minimum period to qualify for pension benefits in the US is 10 years (the same is true of India as well).
After a series of meetings between Indian officials and the US Social Security Administration as well as a senior White House official in Washington last week, Indian workers� annual donations to the US social security fund � which currently has a $4.1 trillion deficit � may finally come to an end.
�We are close to sealing the pact. Indian workers who spend three years in the US would get a refund of their contributions to the US pension system. Moreover, the pension will also be portable � once a worker completes the qualifying period of 10 years, the pension will be payable in either country,� a senior government official said.
The US has such �social security totalisation� pacts with 22 countries, whereby workers who spend three years in the US hold on to their pension benefits as the 10-year qualifying period takes into account the time spent by workers in their original country�s pension system. India has recently signed such deals with Belgium and Germany.
�If both US and India have bilaterals with a third country, the totalisation and portability principles will apply in those cases as well. So a worker could spend 4 years in India, 3 years in US and 3 years elsewhere, without losing retirement funds,� the official added. Bilateral talks on the issue had intensified after Singh and Bush issued the joint statement on July 18, 2005 to move towards a new strategic relationship. Last December, the US Social Security Secretary visited New Delhi, but little progress was made. Under Section 233 of US social security laws, international agreements may only be arrived at with countries with a �generally applicable� social insurance or pension system.
Between December 2007 and now, India has made some progress on this front which it convinced the US administration about. The Unorganised Sector Workers� Social Security Bill has been introduced in Parliament as well as reviewed by a standing committee. The Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana has also been kicked off.
�It has been an intractable wall we have been chipping away at for years, but this time, we feel they are convinced that there is a sound social security sytem in India,� the official said. If India succeeds in formalizing the pact, it will be only the second Asian country after South Korea to do so. Once signed, the US President will have to report the deal to the Congress with a report on the estimated number of individuals affected and its effect on the Social Security fund�s flows.
Source: http://www.indianexpress.com/story/332763.html
Sorry guys ..posting in the wrong forumn so that maximum IV members can be aware of the development...
Another Indo-US deal moves forward: Indian workers can get Social Security money back
Vikas Dhoot
Posted online: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 at 0037 hrs IST
New Delhi, July 7
With Prime Minister Manmohan Singh�s government finally moving forward on the Indo-US nuclear deal, the Bush administration is also demonstrating its keenness to resolve other crucial bilateral issues in India�s interest. A long-standing Indian demand for a social security pact that allows Indian workers stationed in the US to bring back their contributions to the US Social Security system on their return to India, is close to being met.
Over $1 billion of contributions to the US Social Security Fund are made annually by an estimated 80,000 �detached workers� from India working on consultancy and onsite assignments � each one has to contribute at the rate of 15% of basic salary. However, when they return to India, these contributions are forfeited as the minimum period to qualify for pension benefits in the US is 10 years (the same is true of India as well).
After a series of meetings between Indian officials and the US Social Security Administration as well as a senior White House official in Washington last week, Indian workers� annual donations to the US social security fund � which currently has a $4.1 trillion deficit � may finally come to an end.
�We are close to sealing the pact. Indian workers who spend three years in the US would get a refund of their contributions to the US pension system. Moreover, the pension will also be portable � once a worker completes the qualifying period of 10 years, the pension will be payable in either country,� a senior government official said.
The US has such �social security totalisation� pacts with 22 countries, whereby workers who spend three years in the US hold on to their pension benefits as the 10-year qualifying period takes into account the time spent by workers in their original country�s pension system. India has recently signed such deals with Belgium and Germany.
�If both US and India have bilaterals with a third country, the totalisation and portability principles will apply in those cases as well. So a worker could spend 4 years in India, 3 years in US and 3 years elsewhere, without losing retirement funds,� the official added. Bilateral talks on the issue had intensified after Singh and Bush issued the joint statement on July 18, 2005 to move towards a new strategic relationship. Last December, the US Social Security Secretary visited New Delhi, but little progress was made. Under Section 233 of US social security laws, international agreements may only be arrived at with countries with a �generally applicable� social insurance or pension system.
Between December 2007 and now, India has made some progress on this front which it convinced the US administration about. The Unorganised Sector Workers� Social Security Bill has been introduced in Parliament as well as reviewed by a standing committee. The Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana has also been kicked off.
�It has been an intractable wall we have been chipping away at for years, but this time, we feel they are convinced that there is a sound social security sytem in India,� the official said. If India succeeds in formalizing the pact, it will be only the second Asian country after South Korea to do so. Once signed, the US President will have to report the deal to the Congress with a report on the estimated number of individuals affected and its effect on the Social Security fund�s flows.
Source: http://www.indianexpress.com/story/332763.html
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Dj-Studios
05-21 06:14 PM
Sure. I don't mind getting owned again.:P
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tonyHK12
11-12 01:57 PM
Thanks for sharing the link, I will go through this.
It is not about money. I have absolutely no problem giving even 100$s per month for the cause if I know how my hard earned money is being spend. Actions like deleting threads, banning users just for asking reports, makes people uncomfortable. Have you seen the financial report at Eb3 Chinese Financial Report - ��›-�‰�-��Œ�š秿�-‘�•�-‹信�‰˜�Ÿ��‡‘ (http://www.eb3chinese.org/5.html).
BTW, Hari if IV doesn't show you the links to donar forum, how will you know what you are missing ...
just my 2 cents.
I am the same as you. I would rather trust IV than an Immigration lawyer, and we don't have any other viable option. Every member here is a high skilled immigrant and there is no public Company or business doing this.
I saw the website, they are probably the only ones giving details , and if I recall they haven't achieved anything until now (maybe co-related?)
IV has details for all previous years and in the video they have given justification. Most other Advocacy groups are run by lawyers not immigrants. None of them give a day-today expense report. I have also learnt the hard way what the priorities of immigration attorneys are.
many of them have spoken in favor of Illegal amnesty as it would increase their business while almost ignoring us.
It is not about money. I have absolutely no problem giving even 100$s per month for the cause if I know how my hard earned money is being spend. Actions like deleting threads, banning users just for asking reports, makes people uncomfortable. Have you seen the financial report at Eb3 Chinese Financial Report - ��›-�‰�-��Œ�š秿�-‘�•�-‹信�‰˜�Ÿ��‡‘ (http://www.eb3chinese.org/5.html).
BTW, Hari if IV doesn't show you the links to donar forum, how will you know what you are missing ...
just my 2 cents.
I am the same as you. I would rather trust IV than an Immigration lawyer, and we don't have any other viable option. Every member here is a high skilled immigrant and there is no public Company or business doing this.
I saw the website, they are probably the only ones giving details , and if I recall they haven't achieved anything until now (maybe co-related?)
IV has details for all previous years and in the video they have given justification. Most other Advocacy groups are run by lawyers not immigrants. None of them give a day-today expense report. I have also learnt the hard way what the priorities of immigration attorneys are.
many of them have spoken in favor of Illegal amnesty as it would increase their business while almost ignoring us.
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gcisadawg
02-15 04:02 PM
Guys, chill out! Hammer's concerns are genuine...but a bit misplaced.
H1B visas democratized the American dream. Initially, American Dream was available only to people who came to US to do Masters and people who were hired in India directly by American companies for jobs in US. The second option was extremely rare.
People who didnt fall under the above two category could have invariably come through a Body shopper who democratized and socialized the American dream. They made millions not only by being at the right place at the right time but also due to some questionable practices. Those questionable practices are the one that has lead to what we witness now.
Remember one thing, most of the people on H1B (excluding most masters and all direct hires) would have started their US career with a Body shopper (includes both Desi and other firms like Wipro, TCS, Infy, Satyam etc)
We need to look BOTH at our current situation and the path that we traveled to reach there.
H1B visas democratized the American dream. Initially, American Dream was available only to people who came to US to do Masters and people who were hired in India directly by American companies for jobs in US. The second option was extremely rare.
People who didnt fall under the above two category could have invariably come through a Body shopper who democratized and socialized the American dream. They made millions not only by being at the right place at the right time but also due to some questionable practices. Those questionable practices are the one that has lead to what we witness now.
Remember one thing, most of the people on H1B (excluding most masters and all direct hires) would have started their US career with a Body shopper (includes both Desi and other firms like Wipro, TCS, Infy, Satyam etc)
We need to look BOTH at our current situation and the path that we traveled to reach there.
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dhirajs98
08-24 10:10 AM
NSC received my AOS packet on July 24th and all my checks cased yesterday. I file I140 and I485 concurrently.
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manand24
10-05 01:04 PM
My wife and I did our finger printing today, LUD on both our I-485 applications today.
I called FBI, the customer service representative told me that the results for me and my wife have been sent to USCIS.
See signature for details:
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PD 04/2006 EB2 INDIA
I-140 NSC AP 10/2006
SELF:
I-485 NSC RD 07/02/07; ND 09/10/2007; RD 09/17/2007 from NSC
I-131 (Travel Document) NSC RD 07/02/07; ND 09/10/2007; RD 09/17/2007 from NSC
I-765 (EAD) NSC RD 07/02/07; ND 09/10/2007; Card received on 10/03/2007
BioMetrics given on 10/05/2007
WIFE
I-485 NSC RD 07/02/07; ND 09/10/2007; RD 09/17/2007 from NSC
I-131 (Travel Document) NSC RD 07/02/07; ND 09/10/2007;RD 09/18/2007 from NSC
I-765 (EAD) NSC RD 07/02/07; ND 09/10/2007; Card received on 10/03/2007
BioMetrics given on 10/05/2007
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I called FBI, the customer service representative told me that the results for me and my wife have been sent to USCIS.
See signature for details:
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PD 04/2006 EB2 INDIA
I-140 NSC AP 10/2006
SELF:
I-485 NSC RD 07/02/07; ND 09/10/2007; RD 09/17/2007 from NSC
I-131 (Travel Document) NSC RD 07/02/07; ND 09/10/2007; RD 09/17/2007 from NSC
I-765 (EAD) NSC RD 07/02/07; ND 09/10/2007; Card received on 10/03/2007
BioMetrics given on 10/05/2007
WIFE
I-485 NSC RD 07/02/07; ND 09/10/2007; RD 09/17/2007 from NSC
I-131 (Travel Document) NSC RD 07/02/07; ND 09/10/2007;RD 09/18/2007 from NSC
I-765 (EAD) NSC RD 07/02/07; ND 09/10/2007; Card received on 10/03/2007
BioMetrics given on 10/05/2007
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antihero
06-03 11:08 PM
Only God knows how CIS functions.
:confused:
:confused:
jkays94
05-24 02:17 PM
sent!
