Implications of being on EAD

Another nice thread in the making at IV.
http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/showthread.php?t=16331

Craig Barrett Bats for High Skilled Legal Immigration

Craig Barrett of Intel fame has an excellent column in the Washington Post, expressing his disappointment at the Congress's reluctance to handle the crisis with Employment Based Immigration.

The article is linked here: A Talent Contest We're Losing

Some excerpts:

The EB green card program has an annual allotment of 140,000 visas; these are allocated equally across all countries around the world, regardless of population. The inflexible country quotas mean that professionals from countries such as China and India are almost always at a disadvantage, finding themselves stuck in a system -- often for five to 10 years -- in which they cannot seek promotions and raises. Spouses and children count against the quota, which has not been raised since 1990. And even though they count against the quota of foreign workers allowed to come here, spouses are inexplicably forbidden to work, no matter their level of education and skill.

The U.S. system forces thousands of valuable foreign-born professionals -- including badly needed researchers, scientists, teachers and engineers -- into legal and professional limbo for years. Not surprisingly, many are considering opportunities in competitor nations -- even those who have lived in the United States for years and have graduated from American universities.

To be competitive in the global economy, U.S. companies depend on specialized talent coming out of U.S. graduate schools. These scientists and engineers are often foreign-born, as more than half of U.S. engineering master's students and PhD recipients are international students. Yet America shuts the door on many of these highly educated graduates, forcing them to look abroad for opportunities -- and our competitors are capitalizing on our failed policies.

Blog on Air India Experiences

Novel effort to start a blog on the experiences faced by passengers of AIR INDIA with an intention of reaching out to policy makers, to improve EVERYTHING about AI. This has been started by "Campaign for Public Accountability in India (CPAII)".

The first stop should be
http://airindiastory.blogspot.com/

The comments and blog entries are here
http://airindiastory.blogspot.com/2007/11/tell-us-your-air-india-story-part-ii.html

Want proof of global warming? Here it is....

With EAD and AC21, want to open your own company?

Check Opening a company on AC21 for all the links.

Then do not forget to follow suggestions in the following links:

Starting a Business, Starting a Small Business

Answers to Your Startup Legal Questions

Additionally, do not forget to visit SCORE and do visit the following one-stop page there: Starting a Business.

I wish you the best of luck. Please do drop in a comment.

Using AC-21 for Job Portability

What you need to do is:
a) Look in your PERM or ETA750 for the DOL code.
b) Then go to
http://online.onetcenter.org/crosswalk/
c) Type in your occupation code.
(Eg: 039.162-014 will be the new 15-1021.00)

USCIS Guidance on AC21 is:
http://www.uscis.gov/files/pressrelease/AC21Intrm122705.pdf

Question 3. What is “same or similar” occupational classification for purposes of I-140
portability?
Answer: When making a determination if the new employment is the “same or similar” occupational
classification in comparison to the employment in the initial I-140, adjudicators should consider the following factors:
A. Description of the job duties contained in the ETA 750A or the initial I-140 and the job duties of the new employment to determine if they are the “same or similar” occupational classification.
B. The DOT code and/or SOC code assigned to the initial I-140 employment for petitions that have a certified ETA 750A or consider what DOT and/or SOC code is appropriate for the position for an initial I-140 that did not require a certified ETA 750A. Then consider the DOT code and/or SOC code, whichever is appropriate for the new position to make a determination of “same or similar” occupational classification.
C. A substantial discrepancy between the previous and the new wage.

Also
IV Spotlight Series on AC21

AC21 Resources

AC21 (American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century Act) is a landmark bill signed by President Bill Clinton.

You can read a FAQ at Murthy.

Memo from William Yates talking about AC-21 guidance.

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