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Immigration Law from Houston Immigration Lawyer - Annie Banerjee Has Just Posted the Following:
The fees for most CIS applications are astronomical. For instance the fee for N-400 to become a US Citizen is $675/- The fee for adjusting status to become a permanent resident is $1010/- Many people simply cannot afford that. However previously there were no forms and no guidelines to filing anything without fees with the CIS. If anyone filed a form and could not afford a fee, they had to write a letter. But the mailroom personnel at CIS either does not read or perhaps cannot read. So the form used to be returned asking us to send the check. You could go back and forth and in the mean time loose time or even status.
Even more egregious were fees paid due to CIS' mistake. For instance if the CIS in clear cut error denied your case, you had to file a motion to reopen for $585/- We even had a case once where the CIS collected a fee for a I-765 (EAD) filing for $340/- and lost the file. When we traced and send them the check, the reply was that my bank should ask for the money back. My bank, Bank of America, did not know how to. So we simply paid again and refiled.
Now the CIS is proposing a form: I-912 which will establish clear guidelines for fee waivers. Hopefully the form in its approved version will have no fee requirements for CIS' mistakes along with applications for applicants below the poverty level.
Don't just start spending the money that you were saving for the CIS fees yet though. Sometimes these forms take years to come to fruition. As for me, I will believe it when I ultimately see it.
For more information contact Houston Immigration Lawyer (http://www.visatous.com) or Houston Immigration Attorney (http://www.visatous.com), Annie Banerjeehttps://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8629098317507537197-902000485481309751?l=usimmigrationmatters.blogspot .com
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The fees for most CIS applications are astronomical. For instance the fee for N-400 to become a US Citizen is $675/- The fee for adjusting status to become a permanent resident is $1010/- Many people simply cannot afford that. However previously there were no forms and no guidelines to filing anything without fees with the CIS. If anyone filed a form and could not afford a fee, they had to write a letter. But the mailroom personnel at CIS either does not read or perhaps cannot read. So the form used to be returned asking us to send the check. You could go back and forth and in the mean time loose time or even status.
Even more egregious were fees paid due to CIS' mistake. For instance if the CIS in clear cut error denied your case, you had to file a motion to reopen for $585/- We even had a case once where the CIS collected a fee for a I-765 (EAD) filing for $340/- and lost the file. When we traced and send them the check, the reply was that my bank should ask for the money back. My bank, Bank of America, did not know how to. So we simply paid again and refiled.
Now the CIS is proposing a form: I-912 which will establish clear guidelines for fee waivers. Hopefully the form in its approved version will have no fee requirements for CIS' mistakes along with applications for applicants below the poverty level.
Don't just start spending the money that you were saving for the CIS fees yet though. Sometimes these forms take years to come to fruition. As for me, I will believe it when I ultimately see it.
For more information contact Houston Immigration Lawyer (http://www.visatous.com) or Houston Immigration Attorney (http://www.visatous.com), Annie Banerjeehttps://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8629098317507537197-902000485481309751?l=usimmigrationmatters.blogspot .com
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Foster2007
07-09 08:11 PM
I think this is great!!!
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10-30 08:00 PM
Not medically qualified to say for sure that it may be related but Sorry for your loss.
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sgupta33
09-19 12:34 PM
Hello All,
The Washington Post - Metro Section - has an article on the rally in today's paper.
Have others come across any other papers carrying articles on the rally?
Thanks.
The Washington Post - Metro Section - has an article on the rally in today's paper.
Have others come across any other papers carrying articles on the rally?
Thanks.
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apriti
06-25 04:44 PM
Nope, I wasn't contacted for anything before approval.
Ann Ruben
06-24 11:49 PM
USCIS has been "pre-adjudicating" I-485's without current priority dates so that they can be approved expeditiously once priority dates become current. This is likely a waste of effort given that it may be years before many EB-3 priority dates are reached.
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ram006
07-16 09:01 PM
Hi,
My wife's 485 is rejected with the following reason "The application/petition was filed on the outdated version of this form". The rejection notice has a receive date of July 1st 2010 and a LIN number. Now the problem-
My 485 was approved on July 8th, 2010 and I received a "Welcome to USA" notice on July 12th. My H1 has expired on July 14th, 2010 along with wife's H4 and our I-94's. We applied for both the H extensions in may. Now if we resubmit the 485 with the new application will the USCIS honor the July 1st receive date?
My main concern is on her status, any input will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
My wife's 485 is rejected with the following reason "The application/petition was filed on the outdated version of this form". The rejection notice has a receive date of July 1st 2010 and a LIN number. Now the problem-
My 485 was approved on July 8th, 2010 and I received a "Welcome to USA" notice on July 12th. My H1 has expired on July 14th, 2010 along with wife's H4 and our I-94's. We applied for both the H extensions in may. Now if we resubmit the 485 with the new application will the USCIS honor the July 1st receive date?
My main concern is on her status, any input will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
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sledge_hammer
07-01 10:52 AM
^^^^
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ranand00
05-02 04:57 PM
any replies......
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a1b2c3
12-31 02:31 PM
gc gives me flexibility and I intend to use it to further my career goals rather than keep whining about the bad economy.
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rangaswamy
08-18 01:51 PM
Big goof up on AP document, my spouses document had my alien number. Thankfully, they recognized it as a USCIS mistake and let her in. She had to wait 3 hours for processing, they also took both AP forms and set up and appointment at USCIS office in SF.
I have to go to SF tomorrow. Couple of qns that some one may be able to answer
1) What should i expect tomorrow?
2) When im there can i ask them any question regarding the status of my case?
On a separate note, i heard from a friend that AP is getting approved in 15 days now. Is that a one off case?
Thx
I have to go to SF tomorrow. Couple of qns that some one may be able to answer
1) What should i expect tomorrow?
2) When im there can i ask them any question regarding the status of my case?
On a separate note, i heard from a friend that AP is getting approved in 15 days now. Is that a one off case?
Thx
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stebbinsd
01-16 09:04 PM
Hello.
I can't find an optimal place to put this question, so I'll put it here.
According to this web page:
IMBRA, HR3402 questionaire (http://www.heartofasiaonline.com/hr3402.php)
If I don't use a compliant marriage broker to meet my fiance, then my K1 visa gets denied, automatically, because I met via a "black market" broker, for lack of a better term.
Is that true, or is he just trying to scare me into using HIS service? I've read the ENTIRE text of the International Marriage Broker Regulation Act (it's not a very big statute to read; it's a subsection of a much larger act), and it never says anything about how I should get denied to sponsor my fiance's visa because my BROKER didn't conduct the background checks.
I wouldn't be this concerned if it weren't for the fact that there are very few sites that seem to comply with IMBRA's criminal background check regulations. I have no problem telling the woman that I'm not a criminal (I've got nothing to hide), but why should I be denied the right to marry her, forever and ever, with no recourse, since the damage has already been done, because my BROKER messed up?
The only negative consequence I've read in this act is that the broker has to pay a fine if he doesn't conduct the background checks. Whoopdie doo! What does that have to do with me?! As long as I get the visa for my soul mate, I could care less what happens to my broker; he's done his job as far as I'm concerned.
Is my intuition correct? If that web page is true, can you refer me to the exact clause that states that meeting via a non-compliant broker constitutes an automatic visa rejection?
I can't find an optimal place to put this question, so I'll put it here.
According to this web page:
IMBRA, HR3402 questionaire (http://www.heartofasiaonline.com/hr3402.php)
If I don't use a compliant marriage broker to meet my fiance, then my K1 visa gets denied, automatically, because I met via a "black market" broker, for lack of a better term.
Is that true, or is he just trying to scare me into using HIS service? I've read the ENTIRE text of the International Marriage Broker Regulation Act (it's not a very big statute to read; it's a subsection of a much larger act), and it never says anything about how I should get denied to sponsor my fiance's visa because my BROKER didn't conduct the background checks.
I wouldn't be this concerned if it weren't for the fact that there are very few sites that seem to comply with IMBRA's criminal background check regulations. I have no problem telling the woman that I'm not a criminal (I've got nothing to hide), but why should I be denied the right to marry her, forever and ever, with no recourse, since the damage has already been done, because my BROKER messed up?
The only negative consequence I've read in this act is that the broker has to pay a fine if he doesn't conduct the background checks. Whoopdie doo! What does that have to do with me?! As long as I get the visa for my soul mate, I could care less what happens to my broker; he's done his job as far as I'm concerned.
Is my intuition correct? If that web page is true, can you refer me to the exact clause that states that meeting via a non-compliant broker constitutes an automatic visa rejection?
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CRAZYMONK
10-30 11:11 AM
Check whether Hialeah Florida is your employer Jurisdiction.
If so it might have transferred for background verification.
If so it might have transferred for background verification.
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CCC
04-20 07:01 PM
If appropiate can one of the administrators tell us how much of the funds collected thus far have been used (for whatever purposes). I am not asking where the money went :-), just basically how much is left in the Kitty now. If we are running low i am hoping we will see a spur of new donations..
Before anybody asks; yes i have contributed to IV. $600 as of now. I plan to send in another $100 or $200 by end of the month.
PS- Of course as i said above please disclose this info only if its deemed not sensitive.
Before anybody asks; yes i have contributed to IV. $600 as of now. I plan to send in another $100 or $200 by end of the month.
PS- Of course as i said above please disclose this info only if its deemed not sensitive.
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gcdreamer05
02-24 11:43 AM
Filed 02/18 (law was passed 02/17) under premium, approved 02/24.
Congrats man and all the best, if i were you i will just keep quiet and not advertise this, atleast you are safe for next 3 years :D you dont want anyone now digging to bring your case back to limelight to reject it. so just be quiet...
Congrats man and all the best, if i were you i will just keep quiet and not advertise this, atleast you are safe for next 3 years :D you dont want anyone now digging to bring your case back to limelight to reject it. so just be quiet...
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WaitingUnlimited
03-24 03:55 AM
This is old posting. Discussion on this video is happening from few days.;)
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kerz
01-12 11:25 AM
Hi All,
If the H-1B sponsor is non-profit organization do they still need to follow rules of privilege wage?
Where can I find the information about the sponsorship process with non-profit?
Thanks a lot!!!!!!!!!!!
If the H-1B sponsor is non-profit organization do they still need to follow rules of privilege wage?
Where can I find the information about the sponsorship process with non-profit?
Thanks a lot!!!!!!!!!!!
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mljs54
06-03 12:48 AM
Hello all,
My EAD expired in late April
Prior to that, I applied for renewal but my old lawyer forgot to either include something with the application or made a typo, and it bounced back a few days ago (late May).
I got a new laywer to re-file the EAD, however I will not get my new one in time to start my post-college job in early July, as the process takes around 90 days from what I remember.
If I show up to the first day with a filing receipt, a written letter from the new lawyer explaining what happened, and my old EAD, will I not get the job?
How do employers handle something like this?
Thank you in advance for any help.
My EAD expired in late April
Prior to that, I applied for renewal but my old lawyer forgot to either include something with the application or made a typo, and it bounced back a few days ago (late May).
I got a new laywer to re-file the EAD, however I will not get my new one in time to start my post-college job in early July, as the process takes around 90 days from what I remember.
If I show up to the first day with a filing receipt, a written letter from the new lawyer explaining what happened, and my old EAD, will I not get the job?
How do employers handle something like this?
Thank you in advance for any help.
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gccovet
11-21 01:54 PM
few days ago, I tried to extend H4 visa for my spouse but I heard through one of the lawyer in the firm that once H4 visa holder used EAD, H4 becames invalid unless you enter again in POE using H4, we cant apply for H4 extension as the current status is AOS. But we are still exploring it.
I checked in H4 extension form I-539, they ask:
1. current immigration status?
2. whether you want to extend current status or change of status?
But my spouse is working so if we say change status to H4 from AOS then not sure whether she can use immediately EAD to work? I opened a thread regarding this.
Anybody experienced the same issue as above? Thanks.
Once your spouse started to use EAD (Work), spouse is no longer on H4 status and H4 status expires. You can reapply for H4 as long as primary applicant is still on H1. Once H4 is applied and i-797 issued, spouse had to go for stamping for h4 and reenter to be again in H4 status.
GCCovet.
I checked in H4 extension form I-539, they ask:
1. current immigration status?
2. whether you want to extend current status or change of status?
But my spouse is working so if we say change status to H4 from AOS then not sure whether she can use immediately EAD to work? I opened a thread regarding this.
Anybody experienced the same issue as above? Thanks.
Once your spouse started to use EAD (Work), spouse is no longer on H4 status and H4 status expires. You can reapply for H4 as long as primary applicant is still on H1. Once H4 is applied and i-797 issued, spouse had to go for stamping for h4 and reenter to be again in H4 status.
GCCovet.
cs.0
01-28 06:44 PM
hi,
Can I work for my current employer on H1B and also take up some part time job to work for some other employer on EAD? In doing so, are there any risks involved with respect to Green Card?. Please suggest regarding this.
thanks,
chethan
Can I work for my current employer on H1B and also take up some part time job to work for some other employer on EAD? In doing so, are there any risks involved with respect to Green Card?. Please suggest regarding this.
thanks,
chethan
Ryall
10-01 01:34 AM
your second one is much better.... a bit of advice on the first one: get that yellow thing out of there!!! You first one, is a bit unorganized, and well not really too interesting, no effects that grab your eyes. The second one, while very simplistic too at least has a much more pleasing layout. Keep at it - you're already improving.
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