sai
02-28 09:07 AM
Working as a Contractor for an Indian based Consulting Company who make the money? The company or the consultant? There you have the answer.
(Considering the fact that you are paying for the GC process, stuck with the Company, cannot demand for a hike b’coz he know you are stuck and your H1 is 6+ years)
I am not talking about SAP Consultants. Take an average Software Consultant.
The Story may be different when working for a “friends” Consulting Company. But this is in general.
(Considering the fact that you are paying for the GC process, stuck with the Company, cannot demand for a hike b’coz he know you are stuck and your H1 is 6+ years)
I am not talking about SAP Consultants. Take an average Software Consultant.
The Story may be different when working for a “friends” Consulting Company. But this is in general.
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LostInGCProcess
02-19 04:38 PM
My point was that it doesn't matter. It represents $1000/ per person, hardly enough to make a dent in poverty. We need sensible labor laws, a pro-business attitude, and that money will return to India.
Dude, with all due respect, thats a LOT of money. Almost 3% of world GDP is a heck of a LOT money.
There is a good article on the NYT "What $1.2 Trillion Can Buy"...read it.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/17/business/17leonhardt.html
Dude, with all due respect, thats a LOT of money. Almost 3% of world GDP is a heck of a LOT money.
There is a good article on the NYT "What $1.2 Trillion Can Buy"...read it.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/17/business/17leonhardt.html
panky72
10-01 01:39 PM
Please don't travel thru countries that impose this ridiculous transit Visa requirement on individuals, especially from India. Ask them to justify the charges, and you would get no response from them.
So, even if takes to spend $200 - 300 more, AVOID these crook countries that charge Transit Visa. People we must send the message across. In this century, I think its Indians that are traveling the most on these trans-atlantic-asia route, and collectively avoiding these 'snob' countries would send a very good signal.
If you are buying the transit visa, your dignity is at stake. Its like saying buying insurance for a person who is poor. They dont charge for countries that are more developed. so, AVOID AVOID these countries.
I am traveling to India soon, and I am going thru Brussels not because I got a cheap ticket, but because there is no transit visa required there.
I had to apply for UK transit visa last time I went to India (air india). This time I am taking non-stop Chicago to Delhi. I agree about avoiding countries that require transit visa.
So, even if takes to spend $200 - 300 more, AVOID these crook countries that charge Transit Visa. People we must send the message across. In this century, I think its Indians that are traveling the most on these trans-atlantic-asia route, and collectively avoiding these 'snob' countries would send a very good signal.
If you are buying the transit visa, your dignity is at stake. Its like saying buying insurance for a person who is poor. They dont charge for countries that are more developed. so, AVOID AVOID these countries.
I am traveling to India soon, and I am going thru Brussels not because I got a cheap ticket, but because there is no transit visa required there.
I had to apply for UK transit visa last time I went to India (air india). This time I am taking non-stop Chicago to Delhi. I agree about avoiding countries that require transit visa.
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maddipati1
12-03 03:33 PM
dvb123, good one, thx for posting, very useful,
please post the link to the source
10/31/2008: PERM Filing Alert for IT Occupations and Certain Professional Occupations
please post the link to the source
10/31/2008: PERM Filing Alert for IT Occupations and Certain Professional Occupations
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sai
02-27 09:49 AM
I just received this article from one of my friend and it�s the reality for most of us. This is not to discourage any one. Just thought to share it with you all.
I dont know the author of this article.
************************************************** ****
ONE BEDROOM FLAT... AN INDIAN SOFTWARE ENGINEER'S LIFE...- A Bitter Reality
As the dream of most parents I had acquired a degree in Software Engineer and joined a company based in USA, the land of braves and opportunity. *When I arrived in the USA, it was as if a dream had come true.
Here at last I was in the place where I want to be. I decided I would be staying in this country for about Five years in which time I would have earned enough money to settle down in India.
My father was a government employee and after his retirement, the only asset he could acquire was a decent one bedroom flat.
I wanted to do some thing more than him. I started feeling homesick and lonely as the time passed. I used to call home and speak to my parents every week using cheap international phone cards. Two years passed, two years of Burgers at McDonald's and pizzas and discos and 2 years watching the foreign exchange rate getting happy whenever the Rupee value went down.
Finally I decided to get married. Told my parents that I have only 10 days of holidays and everything must be done within these 10 days. I got my ticket booked in the cheapest flight. Was jubilant and was actually enjoying hopping for gifts for all my friends back home. *If I miss anyone then there will be talks. After reaching home I spent home one week going through all the photographs of girls and as the time was getting shorter I was forced to select one candidate.
In-laws told me, to my surprise, that I would have to get married in 2-3 days, as I will not get anymore holidays. After the marriage, it was time to return to USA, after giving some money to my parents and telling the neighbours to look after them, we returned to USA.
My wife enjoyed this country for about two months and then she started feeling lonely. The frequency of calling India increased to twice in a week sometimes 3 times a week. Our savings started diminishing. After two more years we started to have kids. Two lovely kids, a boy and a girl, were gifted to us by the almighty. Every time I spoke to my parents, they asked me to come to India so that they can see their grand-children.
Every year I decide to go to India. But part work part monetary conditions prevented it. Years went by and visiting India was a distant dream. Then suddenly one day I got a message that my parents were seriously sick. I tried but I couldn't get any holidays and thus could not go to India. The next message I got was my parents had passed away and as there was no one to do the last rights the society members had done whatever they could. I was depressed. My parents had passed away without seeing their grand children.
After couple more years passed away, much to my children's dislike and my wife's joy we returned to India to settle down. I started to look for a suitable property, but to my dismay my savings were short and the property prices had gone up during all these years. I had to return to the USA.
My wife refused to come back with me and my children refused to stay in India. My 2 children and I returned to USA after promising my wife *
I would be back for good after two years.
Time passed by, my daughter decided to get married to an American and my son was happy living in USA. I decided that had enough and wound-up every thing and returned to India. I had just enough money to buy a decent 02 bedroom flat in a well-developed locality.
Now I am 60 years old and the only time I go out of the flat is for the routine visit to the nearby temple. My faithful wife has also left me and gone to the holy abode.
Sometimes I wondered was it worth all this? My father, even after staying in India, had a house to his name and I too have the same nothing more.
I lost my parents and children for just ONE EXTRA BEDROOM.
Looking out from the window I see a lot of children dancing. This damned cable TV has spoiled our new generation and these children are losing their values and culture because of it. I get occasional cards from my children asking I am alright. Well at least they remember me.
Now perhaps after I die it will be the neighbours again who will be performing my last rights, God Bless them. But the question still remains 'was all this worth it?'
I am still searching for an answer................!!!!
* * * * * * *--- By an Indian SE who was in US.
I dont know the author of this article.
************************************************** ****
ONE BEDROOM FLAT... AN INDIAN SOFTWARE ENGINEER'S LIFE...- A Bitter Reality
As the dream of most parents I had acquired a degree in Software Engineer and joined a company based in USA, the land of braves and opportunity. *When I arrived in the USA, it was as if a dream had come true.
Here at last I was in the place where I want to be. I decided I would be staying in this country for about Five years in which time I would have earned enough money to settle down in India.
My father was a government employee and after his retirement, the only asset he could acquire was a decent one bedroom flat.
I wanted to do some thing more than him. I started feeling homesick and lonely as the time passed. I used to call home and speak to my parents every week using cheap international phone cards. Two years passed, two years of Burgers at McDonald's and pizzas and discos and 2 years watching the foreign exchange rate getting happy whenever the Rupee value went down.
Finally I decided to get married. Told my parents that I have only 10 days of holidays and everything must be done within these 10 days. I got my ticket booked in the cheapest flight. Was jubilant and was actually enjoying hopping for gifts for all my friends back home. *If I miss anyone then there will be talks. After reaching home I spent home one week going through all the photographs of girls and as the time was getting shorter I was forced to select one candidate.
In-laws told me, to my surprise, that I would have to get married in 2-3 days, as I will not get anymore holidays. After the marriage, it was time to return to USA, after giving some money to my parents and telling the neighbours to look after them, we returned to USA.
My wife enjoyed this country for about two months and then she started feeling lonely. The frequency of calling India increased to twice in a week sometimes 3 times a week. Our savings started diminishing. After two more years we started to have kids. Two lovely kids, a boy and a girl, were gifted to us by the almighty. Every time I spoke to my parents, they asked me to come to India so that they can see their grand-children.
Every year I decide to go to India. But part work part monetary conditions prevented it. Years went by and visiting India was a distant dream. Then suddenly one day I got a message that my parents were seriously sick. I tried but I couldn't get any holidays and thus could not go to India. The next message I got was my parents had passed away and as there was no one to do the last rights the society members had done whatever they could. I was depressed. My parents had passed away without seeing their grand children.
After couple more years passed away, much to my children's dislike and my wife's joy we returned to India to settle down. I started to look for a suitable property, but to my dismay my savings were short and the property prices had gone up during all these years. I had to return to the USA.
My wife refused to come back with me and my children refused to stay in India. My 2 children and I returned to USA after promising my wife *
I would be back for good after two years.
Time passed by, my daughter decided to get married to an American and my son was happy living in USA. I decided that had enough and wound-up every thing and returned to India. I had just enough money to buy a decent 02 bedroom flat in a well-developed locality.
Now I am 60 years old and the only time I go out of the flat is for the routine visit to the nearby temple. My faithful wife has also left me and gone to the holy abode.
Sometimes I wondered was it worth all this? My father, even after staying in India, had a house to his name and I too have the same nothing more.
I lost my parents and children for just ONE EXTRA BEDROOM.
Looking out from the window I see a lot of children dancing. This damned cable TV has spoiled our new generation and these children are losing their values and culture because of it. I get occasional cards from my children asking I am alright. Well at least they remember me.
Now perhaps after I die it will be the neighbours again who will be performing my last rights, God Bless them. But the question still remains 'was all this worth it?'
I am still searching for an answer................!!!!
* * * * * * *--- By an Indian SE who was in US.
stillhopefull
03-25 11:20 AM
I have RN from vermont for H1b extension 1/14/2008 - still pending.
Not that it is really part of the issue here, but Vermont is also processing my I485 - how is it they are almost 1 YEAR behind TX and NE processing times? Will this be resolved by load balancing at some point, or is this random?
Not that it is really part of the issue here, but Vermont is also processing my I485 - how is it they are almost 1 YEAR behind TX and NE processing times? Will this be resolved by load balancing at some point, or is this random?
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rb_248
01-08 07:59 AM
http://cnnwire.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/08/stock-exchange-delists-indian-computer-company-after-fraud/
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desi485
11-07 03:14 PM
Friends,
I have been reading a lot about recent mis-handling of AC21 cases. Majority of them were due to employer revoking an approved I-140 after 180 days of filling the I-485. While I do not know laws fully and my understanding is limited, let me share some thoughts on this.
To me, this seems to be an un-ethical tactic by some employers; AFAIK there is no legal requirement for them to do so.
Moreover, it is a Loose-Loose situation for all the concerned parties.
Here is how:
1. For candidate - additional burden of filling an MTR, risk of loosing EAD & Job and financial burden. :eek:
2. For CIS - Addional burden & wastage of resource not only cancelling 140 and sending notice, but also most likely they will have to reverse the decision when candidate will file MTR. (For that matter, there is no fees to cancel an I-140)
3. For employer - Employer gets nothing in return, if he doesn't want to be happy in a sadistic way. Apart from this, it is almost certain that it will bring bad name to employer among future & current employees if harassment was the only motive.
This whole exercise seems to be useless. :confused:
The AC21 law allows employee to move freely using EAD, why should employers be allowed to harass an employee when it is almost certain that employee has done nothing against the law? Isn't this un-ethical? This useless exercise will help none but the attorneys in terms of additional money filling an MTR.
Can we do some brain-storming and come to some strategy to improve this situation? A letter campaign is already going on. Please share other ideas.
One approach I can think is to meet officials and explain them to automatically disable the employers from doing so...An approved 140 should not be allowed to cancel, once 485 is filed and 180 days passed. This will stop the wastage of resources and help to improve efficiency for CIS. Is there a chance we can convince this??? more on the side of administrative fix???
How about making an official AC21 form (like we've AR11 for address change)? CIS can charge a small fees to file for AC21, it will guarantee candidates that their AC21 application has reached to CIS.
Thoughts?
I have been reading a lot about recent mis-handling of AC21 cases. Majority of them were due to employer revoking an approved I-140 after 180 days of filling the I-485. While I do not know laws fully and my understanding is limited, let me share some thoughts on this.
To me, this seems to be an un-ethical tactic by some employers; AFAIK there is no legal requirement for them to do so.
Moreover, it is a Loose-Loose situation for all the concerned parties.
Here is how:
1. For candidate - additional burden of filling an MTR, risk of loosing EAD & Job and financial burden. :eek:
2. For CIS - Addional burden & wastage of resource not only cancelling 140 and sending notice, but also most likely they will have to reverse the decision when candidate will file MTR. (For that matter, there is no fees to cancel an I-140)
3. For employer - Employer gets nothing in return, if he doesn't want to be happy in a sadistic way. Apart from this, it is almost certain that it will bring bad name to employer among future & current employees if harassment was the only motive.
This whole exercise seems to be useless. :confused:
The AC21 law allows employee to move freely using EAD, why should employers be allowed to harass an employee when it is almost certain that employee has done nothing against the law? Isn't this un-ethical? This useless exercise will help none but the attorneys in terms of additional money filling an MTR.
Can we do some brain-storming and come to some strategy to improve this situation? A letter campaign is already going on. Please share other ideas.
One approach I can think is to meet officials and explain them to automatically disable the employers from doing so...An approved 140 should not be allowed to cancel, once 485 is filed and 180 days passed. This will stop the wastage of resources and help to improve efficiency for CIS. Is there a chance we can convince this??? more on the side of administrative fix???
How about making an official AC21 form (like we've AR11 for address change)? CIS can charge a small fees to file for AC21, it will guarantee candidates that their AC21 application has reached to CIS.
Thoughts?
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praveenuppaluri
08-18 08:07 PM
rsk73, your job decides if you can get in to EB2 or not. if you are working for MNC and apply for PERM, the current market is bad and they will ask you to wait for 6 more months. so, I don't believe this is a right time for PERM application - my 2 cents
P.S: normally, these kinds of EB3 to EB2 porting questions are a little sensitive in the forums but 12th year H1B.. damn.. you are surely qualified for EB2, problem is, your job should. All the best...
Hi All,
I am on H1B from 1998, 12th year and counting.
.
P.S: normally, these kinds of EB3 to EB2 porting questions are a little sensitive in the forums but 12th year H1B.. damn.. you are surely qualified for EB2, problem is, your job should. All the best...
Hi All,
I am on H1B from 1998, 12th year and counting.
.
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Sheetal81
08-24 10:20 AM
NatrajS - I got my FP notice - its scheduled for 1st week of Sep.
Ivaka -I am sorry I dont know about checks cashing because we are doing through a company attorney - company pays for our GC expenses..
Dhirajs - There's no FP on my EAD, Is that a prob.?
Ivaka -I am sorry I dont know about checks cashing because we are doing through a company attorney - company pays for our GC expenses..
Dhirajs - There's no FP on my EAD, Is that a prob.?
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gc_bulgaria
03-19 05:36 PM
The second bill (HR 5634) says that people with PhD from US universities are cap-exempt from EB. So it means some quota will be freed up from EB1 and also from Eb2-NIW.
Read all the bills. I guess you are bummer !!!!
So is this bill passes, can a person with a PhD apply for a GC without an employer (same as EB1)? I am confused...
Read all the bills. I guess you are bummer !!!!
So is this bill passes, can a person with a PhD apply for a GC without an employer (same as EB1)? I am confused...
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transpass
09-22 02:30 PM
With current situation in economy, I don't think our HR 5882 will be in the mark uplist. US govt has bigger problems than spending time for "recapture EB visas". I have no hope of recapture bill will be discussed near future. Sorry for my pesimistic views
As much as I am disheartened with current situation regarding EB visas, I am more disheartened by this give up attitude...
For all folks who do not act because of pessimistic views, please don't take this personally. Having pessimistic views are ok as long as they don't get you down so much so that you stop taking actions.
Lemme tell you something my friends. I came to US in 94, and for reasons mentioned in my other postings, I am still in the waiting line for the GC...Compared to me (and may be a few others), most of you guys' situation is much better in terms of the wait. But even though I am disheartened, I never lost hope and the only thing that keeps me going is trying...I may bend, but I will never break...
If you give up for something like GC, imagine how it will when you encounter bigger problems in life...My advice to you my friends is keep trying as long as there is a chance, and as long as there is nothing to lose...
As much as I am disheartened with current situation regarding EB visas, I am more disheartened by this give up attitude...
For all folks who do not act because of pessimistic views, please don't take this personally. Having pessimistic views are ok as long as they don't get you down so much so that you stop taking actions.
Lemme tell you something my friends. I came to US in 94, and for reasons mentioned in my other postings, I am still in the waiting line for the GC...Compared to me (and may be a few others), most of you guys' situation is much better in terms of the wait. But even though I am disheartened, I never lost hope and the only thing that keeps me going is trying...I may bend, but I will never break...
If you give up for something like GC, imagine how it will when you encounter bigger problems in life...My advice to you my friends is keep trying as long as there is a chance, and as long as there is nothing to lose...
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belmontboy
05-12 06:31 PM
best case july 2007
worst case oct 2006.
worst case oct 2006.
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sundeep14
04-03 10:31 AM
This is a very good PDF on USCIS website..AILA has many rights to demand explaination from USCIS...they do ask questions about EAD extension etc...
We should figure out a way by which AILA demands answers from USCIS regarding using the 140K wasted visas because of slow processing...
IV Seniors/Organizers....any inputs on this?
We should figure out a way by which AILA demands answers from USCIS regarding using the 140K wasted visas because of slow processing...
IV Seniors/Organizers....any inputs on this?
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doubleyou
03-01 03:47 PM
mmdial, was the registrar from the place of birth or from another place.
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anilsal
11-28 11:55 PM
Please share more info on what steps you undertook to utilize your wife's PD. There are a few members of IV who have two streams (husband and wife) of approved 140s but one set of 485s applied. This info will be beneficial to the community if we can finally add it to the IV wiki.
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gxtrader
09-25 11:30 PM
Car Production ordered. Travel document approved. When will I recieve FP notice? Any idea?
USCIS really feeling guilty with all these delays.....starting to give out cars! :D
USCIS really feeling guilty with all these delays.....starting to give out cars! :D
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MunnaBhai
10-05 07:29 PM
Owing taxes is not illlegal. Basically tax payer will be paying penalty for it.
-MB
Is there a relation between immigration process (485) and IRS?
If a person owe money to IRS , does he/she have a problem with his/her immigration process? I'm not talking fraud ....! I'm talking owing taxes to IRS
The reason i'm asking is because some lawyer do ask for W2 forms, some do not. That means there is a relationship between immigration and IRS.I just have no idea how it works.
Thanks
-MB
Is there a relation between immigration process (485) and IRS?
If a person owe money to IRS , does he/she have a problem with his/her immigration process? I'm not talking fraud ....! I'm talking owing taxes to IRS
The reason i'm asking is because some lawyer do ask for W2 forms, some do not. That means there is a relationship between immigration and IRS.I just have no idea how it works.
Thanks
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tonyHK12
11-12 03:14 PM
Why every discussion has to end with donate - why donate? What IV has done so far? Where the money goes? EB2 vs EB3... etc. Stop hijacking threads.
.
I wonder if this is one of the rogue users from another forum. this is tiring to post everyday, but here are IVs acheivements:
http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/forum2-retrogression-priority-dates-and-visa-bulletins/1707445-dec-visa-bulletin.html#post2100101
well the so called hijacking - The very fact this website is even up is because of donors.
Also I contribute $100 a month and don't get any money from IV. We are all volunteers.
We are all immigrants working on a campaign.
I see that the ones who don't want to do any work start complaining and blame every one else who is contributing. And you want to attack IV and donors!
Also see the yahoo video posted above.
Of course no one is forcing you to donate, you can just go around complaining, accusing and attacking everyone for the next 10 years instead.
.
I wonder if this is one of the rogue users from another forum. this is tiring to post everyday, but here are IVs acheivements:
http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/forum2-retrogression-priority-dates-and-visa-bulletins/1707445-dec-visa-bulletin.html#post2100101
well the so called hijacking - The very fact this website is even up is because of donors.
Also I contribute $100 a month and don't get any money from IV. We are all volunteers.
We are all immigrants working on a campaign.
I see that the ones who don't want to do any work start complaining and blame every one else who is contributing. And you want to attack IV and donors!
Also see the yahoo video posted above.
Of course no one is forcing you to donate, you can just go around complaining, accusing and attacking everyone for the next 10 years instead.
radhay
04-18 02:35 PM
I have gone through interview and it is nothing to worry about. They are just distributing the workload. IO will check your documents etc..and then will issue GC if visa is available or throw it into storage like mine.
sanju
04-04 01:28 PM
BTW, I am not on "L" visa so plese don't make it sound like L1 V/s H1.
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