Interim EAD for no EAD received after 90 days

USCIS EAD FAQ is at http://www.uscis.gov/files/article/2yrEAD_FAQ_061208.pdf

I filed my Form I-765 more than 90 days ago and I have not received a decision. Who should I contact?
If you have not received a decision within 90 days of the USCIS receipt date and you have properly filed your EAD application, you may inquire about an interim EAD at your local USCIS District Office or by calling the USCIS National Customer Service Center at (800) 375-5283 or (800) 767-1833 (TTY). You must have proof of identity and any notices that you have received from USCIS in connection with your application for employment authorization when contacting USCIS.

How will USCIS decide whether to issue an EAD valid for one or two years?
USCIS will decide whether to renew an EAD for either a one or two-year validity period based on the most recent Department of State Visa Bulletin available at
http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/bulletin/bulletin_1360.html.
If an applicant’s visa number has retrogressed and is unavailable, USCIS may issue a renewal EAD valid for two years. USCIS will continue to issue the EAD in one-year increments when the Department of State Visa Bulletin shows an employment-based preference category is current as a whole or the applicant’s priority date is current.

India is 4th in Green Cards issued in 2007

As many as 65,353 Indians received the much sought after ''green card'' or the legal permanent residency (LPR) status in the US in 2007; a jump of nearly 4,000 from the previous year.

Though India along with Haiti is the only two countries among the top 20 nations whose citizens received green card last year, latest figures released by Department of Homeland Security reveal that India has slipped from second spot in 2005 to the fourth place in 2007.

Source: India slips to 4th spot in receiving green card

NOTE: This number contains all types of GCs awared - Family, Employment Based etc.

Finger Printing for AOS - Taking your child along

Be assured that you can take your kid/infant/child to the local USCIS centre to do your fingerprinting. Just ensure that both you and your spouse are at the location at the same time, such that you can take care of your kids while the other person is being FPed.

FingerPrinting and Kids

Good Luck!

Soft LUD on old 129

Peruse some threads on forums. Nothing is guaranteed.



http://www.immigrationportal.com/showthread.php?t=269040


http://boards.immigration.com/showthread.php?t=268984


http://murthyforum.atinfopop.com/4/OpenTopic?a=tpc&s=1024039761&f=1474093861&m=5621078751


http://boards.immigration.com/showthread.php?t=270902


http://www.trackitt.com/discussion-forums/i140/49074213/

Good Luck!!!

MIchigan Drivers License is not for legal skilled applicants

Legal skilled applicants in the US working/studying on temporary legal visas will not be able to obtain drivers license.

This is an unfortunate situation.


http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/showthread.php?t=16787

Press Release from IV

AILA MI Chapter's response is here.

Employer not sending W-2 for taxes

There may be companies that fail to provide former employees with a W-2 statement for filing of personal taxes. What needs to be done here?

Employer Not Sending W-2


http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/showthread.php?t=16748

Visa Revalidation : 221(g)

Click here: 221(g)

Here is a tracker for people who are affected by 221(g) at Consulates.

221(g) at Chennai

221(g) at New Delhi Consulate

Mumbai Case

Good luck!!!

Visa Revalidation at Tijuana, Mexico

Success Story is "Tijuana Consulate"

Success Story

Good Luck!!!!

Visa Revalidation at Chennai, INDIA

Success Story

45 days taken for stamping on passport

GOOD LUCK!!

Visa Revalidation at Ottawa, Canada

Success Story 1


GOOD LUCK!!!

Visa Revalidation at Nassau, Bahamas

Successful stamping at Nassau.


GOOD LUCK!!!

Visa Revalidation at Metamoros, Mexico

For unified view: Success Stories

Here is a successful story of visa revalidation at Metamoros, Mexico.

Metamoros, Mexico success Story 1


Story 2

Story 3


GOOD LUCK!!!

PIMS Verification for Visa Revalidation

What are the PIMS Delays?

PIMS Information


PIMS Verification Required for Certain Nonimmigrant Visas

Murthy: PIMS Verification Update

Real life updates on this from applicants can be tracked on this forum thread of ImmigrationVoice.
PIMS CLAIMS verification: Lets track delays in Visa Issuance/ Passport Stamping

Some real life scenarios.

Mumbai Consulate PIMS Delay

Good Luck!!!

By the way, have you taken a look at the new Administrative Fixes Campaign at IV?

Employer-Employee agreement for Legal Immigration Application

As per new rule of June 2007, it is illegal.

Check the following pdf.

Engineering Skills in the US vs China and India

Vivek Wadhwa, Wertheim Fellow, Labor and Worklife Program, Harvard Law School and Adjunct Professor/Executive in Residence, Duke University.

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.

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.