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Hi

I am a 2012 Dv winner , i got the visa and will travel to US in August for 14 days for the first time
then will return home for urgent family commitment

I plan to apply for plastic green card once i arrive and return home , even if they hadn't send it
with my 14 days stay , it will go to my brother address in US and he will send it to me via express mail

My brother says , i cannot return home before they contact me to do biometrics finger scan

My question is , is it really that biometrics is required step ?? and if yes , can i do it in the time of application


Thanks

what are your chances of getting an i-485 (family based) approved by USCIS if you have been out of status for years. My lawyer claims it is feasible. If i try consular processing my case will be dead on arrival. My other option is to buy a plane ticket with the lawyer fees and application fees and save myself the headache.

Hello brothers and sisters,

I am going for CP in Ankara in June. I would very much appreciate if anyone who had done CP in Ankara could share me his/her experience.

And I have a few questions too.
I am a 4th year engineering student, speak good english and I fulfill all the other requirements for a DV visa. But I dont have any sponsor nor a job offer in US. And I only have half the amount of poverty guidelines in my account.

My plan is I will go there this summer and stay there for 3 months. May be Ill find a seasonal job or I will just have my vacation. Then I will come back to Ankara at the start of next semester to finish my school. I would like to know what my chances are.
Should I be honest and tell all my plan to the interviewer? Because I heard they dont like if someone has a potential to go back where they come from, which is Ankara in my case. But I will definitely go back to US after finishing my school and I will also be visiting during semester breaks so that my absence from US would not be over a year.

Or should I just say I will settle there and find a job and hope for the best?

Any suggestion would be very much appreciated.

Thanks
leo

Hi All,

I have filed (self) I-140 in March, 2011 and left US in Aug. 2011 due to personal reasons. Last week my I-140 has been approved (NO REF). I opted for AOS in the application and PDs are current. Now I am in India. I would like proceed with this GC procees, although I may not move to US immideately. What are my best options.


1. What is the validity period of approved I-140 under EB1-EA? Can I start processing say after a year or so?

2. I opted for AOS in the application, as I was not prepared to return to India at that time. Now I am in India and how to proceed with this.



thanks in advance.

vamsi

I have Masters in Mild Disabilities, Job's minimum requirement is Bachelors in Mild Dis. Alternate level is the Masters. Alternate field is 'related field in Special Education'. Which newspaper ad for PERM looks better? Anything lacking or wrong?

Version 1
Company X of Tucson, Texas is looking for a special education teacher to provide xxxxx. Minimum acceptable qualification is a Bachelor’s Degree in Mild Disabilities or related field in Special Education. Those with Master’s Degree may also apply. Apply at www.xxxx.com or call Ms. XYZ at xxxx.

Version 2
Company X of Tucson, Texas is looking for a special education teacher to provide xxxxx. Applicant must have a Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Mild Disabilities or related field in Special Education. Apply at www.xxxx.com or call Ms. XYZ at xxxx.

Hello all,

first my apologies for posting this very basic and may be a dummy question.

I have my I-485 filed in Dec 27, 2011 and received EAD in March 2012.

I will be completing the 180 period soon ( may be in a month or 2 months time )

Mt questions relating to AC-21 are:

1. Can I change employers and go full time immediately after the 180 day period?
2. what will happen if my employer interrupts such AC-21 move and eventually revoking the I-140 petition?
3. What is the process of converting / switching to AC-21 ?

Please take some time out of your busy schedules and respond to my post.
Thank you very much in in advance.

Best Regards,
VSMN

Dear Friends,

Let me take this opportunity to thank you all for the wonderful service! So nice of you…

My daughter, a US Citizen filed a petition for her husband in December 2011 who is from India but was working in Gulf and recently finished his work and moved back to India. I-130 has been recently approved! (It took about 5.5 months for the approval). We haven't received any notification but saw the status on USCIS website. Currently, my son-in-law lives in India and want to know what are the next steps to bring him over at the earliest?

My daughter is still in college and does not work. I will be joint sponsor and will fill Form I-864 and I-864A. In her I-864, she would not have any annual income - Question Number 23 of I-864 (Q22 - My current individual annual income is…). Is that okay to have $0 and joint sponsor to show his/her income to fulfill the requirements? Question 22, how do we show that she is still in college as it is related to only employment? Please guide me! As a joint sponsor, do I submit both I-864 and I-864A? Also, do we need to notarize these documents?

Thanks for your help!

i was selected for dv2013 but i have been out status for 15 yrs with an F-1 visa. I do have immediate relatives that are naturilized us citizens (mom & bro) my lawyer advises me to do consular processing claiming i wont trigger a ban if i step out of the country. And that the embassy will approve my interview. I am just looking for some advice.

If you are among those whom selected as winners May 1st and thier selection was voided, if you won DV2013 please join this thread ...

In the labor cert, is US Masters degree considered meeting reqt if we specify 'minimum of Bachelors degree in labor certification? or is the Bachelors reqt absolute?

If it does not, how do we specify Masters degree as acceptable alternate in labor cert? And how do we reflect Masters in newspaper ad if it is not automatically deemed meeting minimum of Bachelors reqt? Do we have to put in the ad that the requirement is a 'minimum of Bachelors' or should it be 'Bachelors or Masters' is acceptable?

I got my interview coming up in few week. I was wondering if I can/need to submit documents before the interview? If we can, how do I go about doing this? I read in this forum where candidates submitted educational certificates prior to the interview. Will this speed up the process?

Thanks

Can you do premium processing for I-765? If yes, is there any justification you need to submit? Any help would be much appreciated.
Thank you.

Dear all,

I need your valuable advice for my wife's below case. If you can share your opion and help us to clearify the situation, I appreciate it.

My wife has a conditional GC through our marriage. We have been living abroad year and a half because of my job. She has been staying outside of the country with a travel document. Her travel document and conditional GC will expire in July.

My wife will fly to USA in June for I-751 and I-131 application. As far as I heard from different people on forums, I-751 and I-131 usually takes 7 to 8 months.

One of the folks from this forum told that after I-751 application, my wife will receive a letter that her GC is extended. With this letter, she can stay outside of the country for a year. I thought it can be good for us because of financial and emotional perspectives.

But , now I am thinking that if there is no travel document in hand , just with the I-751 extended GC letter, will it be safe to stay abroad ? Some of you can say the wife can stay in USA and wait till to receive GC and travel document but financially it is not easy to support my wife in USA around 7 8 months ( pay 2 rent, grocery, other expenses ).

What can be done in this specific case ? Can she leave the country only with the I 751 extended GC Letter ? I was thinking I can go to the USA in 7 8 months and pick up her GC from our friends address.

for the brother/ sister category of us citizen under F5

sponsor in USA is a housewife. never worked in USA. can she apply for his brother under F4 she is 53years old


thanks in advance

Situation:
I Was working in L1 visa for Company A in 2008 and traveled back to India on March 2008

I filed H1 petition with company B and received approval notice I-797 on May 2008 when I was in India. But I never worked on H1.

My Company A filed a fresh L1 petition on June 2008 and I worked with L1 in US from Nov 2008 for 1.5 Years

In Dec 2011 Company A again filed a new L1 petition and I came to US in Feb 2012 to work on this L1.I got a gap of 1 year during my stay in India

Can Company B file new petition using I 797 which was approved in 2008 ? If so do I need to wait for Oct to start working in H1 and can any company other than B file for petition using this previously approved I797?

Hi,

I have applied I-130 for my parents last Dec @ CSC, whose processing time is 5 months. Since our 5 months is up and we have not had any status update, is it good idea to contact customer service or take info pass?

Also, since they applied, my parents are visiting us in USA right now. Is it possible to file for AOS with I-130 decision pending? This might save them a trip back to USA in future.

Thanks in advance.

I have a Masters degree in Mild Disabilities and Bachelors in Physics. The job requires bachelors or Masters in Mild Disabilities (MD). How should Item H in the labor cert look like? For Item 4 should minimum be Bachelors degree in MD, then in Item 8 alternate level is Masters? OR should we put minimum level to be a Masters degree - which appears to be wrong because a bachelors is acceptable, too. Because I dont have bachelors in MD should we place in the labor cert that bachelors can be any degree?

I got a notice today that we are scheduled for a second interview on 06/21/2012. Last interview was on 02/17/2012. Any advices? Is it better to have a attorney with us for the interview?


Thanks

Hello all,
I am currently on an F1 visa in the United States doing my post completion OPT which should end on January 2013. I recently got selected for the Diversity Visa 2013 and am planning to do an Adjustment of Status within the US once my case becomes current. Going by previous trends, I expect that to happen by sometime in November. However, my particular situation is rather complicated and I am worried there is a chance my Adjustment of Status will get denied. In such a scenario, can someone clarify which would be the best of two options:


1. Remain on my current F1 Visa and apply for OPT extension (based on STEM) at the end of November once I know what is happening with the AoS.

2. Another alternative is for me to ask my company to file for H1B for 2013 (and slots are getting over fast).

Questions:

1. If an Adjustment of Status gets denied, does a person have to immediately leave the country? In other words, could I still stay in the country on my F1 visa with OPT extension or on an H1B?


2. If not, does the fact that a Adjustment of Status was even filed signal intent to immigrate and lead to denial of F1 visa?


Thanks in advance

I was recently offered a Post Doc in CC.I finished my PhD and MS from US and I am right now on OPT (Indian Citizen).My employer said they can process J1 or H1B(non profit),But since my Spuse gets a work authorisation on J2 I was keen on taking up a J1.Do you think it will be hard to get a HRR waiver on J1 ?My fellowship doesnt come with a HRR but I have been told that Most Indians will have to get a HRR waiver as Biomedical Engineering also comes under the skills category.Please help.