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  • krishna_brc
    05-05 08:54 AM
    Yes, we don't need original I-485 receipt notice to travel.
    I traveled without original I-485.
    see below for USCIS note on this
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    [Federal Register: November 1, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 211)]
    [Rules and Regulations]
    [Page 61791-61793]
    From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
    [DOCID:fr01no07-1]
    Rules and Regulations
    Federal Register
    __________________________________________________ ____________________
    This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains regulatory documents
    having general applicability and legal effect, most of which are keyed
    to and codified in the Code of Federal Regulations, which is published
    under 50 titles pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 1510.
    The Code of Federal Regulations is sold by the Superintendent of Documents.
    Prices of new books are listed in the first FEDERAL REGISTER issue of each
    week.
    DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
    U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
    8 CFR Part 245
    [CIS No. 2420-07; Docket No. USCIS-2007-0047]
    RIN 1615-AB62
    Removal of Receipt Requirement for Certain H and L Adjustment
    Applicants Returning From a Trip Outside the United States
    AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, DHS.
    ACTION: Final rule.
    SUMMARY: This rule removes the requirement that certain H and L
    nonimmigrants returning to the United States following a trip abroad
    must present a receipt notice for their adjustment of status
    applications to avoid having such applications deemed abandoned. The
    purpose of this narrow change is to remove an unnecessary documentation
    requirement from the regulations that the Department of Homeland
    Security has determined causes an undue burden on H and L
    nonimmigrants.
    DATES: Effective Date: This rule is effective November 1, 2007.
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carol Vernon, Regulations and Product
    Management Division, Domestic Operations, U.S. Citizenship and
    Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security, 20 Massachusetts
    Avenue, Room 2034, Washington, DC 20529, telephone (202) 272-8350.
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    I. Background
    Travel outside the United States for an alien who has filed Form I-
    485, ``Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status,''
    to obtain lawful permanent resident status under section 245 of the
    Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. 1255, may adversely
    affect that application unless the alien takes certain steps before the
    trip. Most applicants must obtain permission from U.S. Citizenship and
    Immigration Services (USCIS) to travel prior to the trip, a process
    referred to as ``advance parole.'' See 8 CFR 212.5 (c) and (f). For
    these applicants, departing the United States without advance parole
    while their adjustment of status applications are pending results in
    automatic abandonment of the applications and constitutes grounds for
    denial. 8 CFR 245.2(a)(4)(ii)(A) & (B).

    III. Rulemaking Requirements

    DHS finds that this rule relates to internal agency management,
    procedure, and practice and therefore is exempt from the public comment
    requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) under 5 U.S.C.
    553(b)(A). This rule does not alter substantive criteria by which USCIS
    will approve or deny applications or determine eligibility for any
    immigration benefit. Instead, this rule relieves a document
    presentation requirement for certain applicants for immigration
    benefits. Specifically, this rule removes the requirement that H-1/H-4
    and L-1/L-2 nonimmigrants present a Form I-797 receipt notice for their
    adjustment of status applications upon readmission to the United States
    after a trip abroad in order to avoid having their applications
    abandoned. This document presentation requirement is unnecessary since
    it concerns information that is already available to DHS. This final
    rule merely eliminates an unnecessary burden on these arriving aliens
    and streamlines agency management of its processes. As a result, DHS is
    not required to provide the public with an opportunity to submit
    comments on the subject matter of this rule.
    Moreover, DHS finds that good cause exists under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B)
    to make the rule effective upon publication in the Federal Register
    without prior notice and public comment on the grounds that delaying
    implementation of this rule to allow for public comment would be
    impracticable and contrary to the public interest. As a result of
    USCIS's July 17, 2007, announcement that it would accept employment-
    based Forms I-485 filed by aliens whose priority dates are current
    under Department of State Visa Bulletin No. 107, USCIS received an
    unprecedented volume of employment-based applications for adjustment of
    status, including those filed by H and L nonimmigrants. Because of the
    recent surge in such filings, it will take several weeks for USCIS to
    enter the necessary data and issue Form I-797 receipt notices for
    employment-based adjustment of status applications. Therefore, it is
    important for this rule to take effect as soon as possible to avoid
    undue hardship on applicants who may need travel outside the United
    States prior to receiving the receipt notice.
    In addition, no substantive rights or obligations of the affected
    public are changed by this rule. DHS believes the public will welcome
    this change. The public needs no time to conform its conduct so as to
    avoid violation of these regulations because the rule relieves a
    requirement of the existing regulations. Further, this rule will have
    no adverse impact on DHS' adjudicatory responsibilities or ability to
    track the foreign travel of affected persons since DHS already records
    the admission of all nonimigrants. For these reasons, this rule is
    effective immediately under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(1) and (3).
    This rule relates to internal agency management, and, therefore, is
    exempt from the provisions of Executive Order Nos. 12630, 12988, 13045,
    13132, 13175, 13211, and 13272. This rule is not considered by DHS to
    be a ``significant regulatory action'' under Executive Order 12866,
    section 3(f), Regulatory Planning and Review. Therefore, it has not
    been reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget. Further, this
    action is not a proposed rule requiring an initial or final regulatory
    flexibility analysis under the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601
    et seq. In addition, this rule is not subject to the National
    Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq., Title
    II of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995, 2 U.S.C. Ch. 17A, 25,
    or the E-Government Act of 2002, 44 U.S.C. 3501, note.
    Finally, under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-
    13, all Departments are required to submit to the Office of Management
    and Budget (OMB), for review and approval, any reporting requirements
    inherent in a rule. This rule does not affect any information
    collections, reporting or recordkeeping requirements under the
    Paperwork Reduction Act.

    List of Subjects in 8 CFR Part 245

    Aliens, Immigration, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

    Accordingly, part 245 of chapter 1 of title 8 of the Code of Federal
    Regulations is amended as follows:

    PART 245--ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS TO THAT OF PERSON ADMITTED FOR
    PERMANENT RESIDENCE

    1. The authority citation for part 245 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1101, 1103, 1182, 1255; sec. 202, Pub. L.
    105-100, 111 Stat. 2160, 2193; sec. 902, Pub. L. 105-277, 112 Stat.
    2681; 8 CFR part 2.

    2. Section 245.2 is amended by revising paragraph (a)(4)(ii)(C) as
    follows:


    Sec. 245.2 Application.

    (a) * * *
    (4) * * *
    (ii) * * *
    (C) The travel outside of the United States by an applicant for
    adjustment of status who is not under exclusion, deportation, or
    removal proceeding and who is in lawful H-1 or L-1 status shall not be
    deemed an abandonment of the application if, upon returning to this
    country, the alien remains eligible for H or L status, is coming to
    resume employment with the same employer for whom he or she had
    previously been authorized to work as an H-1 or L-1 nonimmigrant, and,
    is in possession of a valid H or L visa (if required). The travel
    outside of the United States by an applicant for adjustment of status
    who is not under exclusion, deportation, or removal proceeding and who
    is in lawful H-4 or L-2 status shall not be deemed an abandonment of
    the application if the spouse or parent of such alien through whom the
    H-4 or L-2 status was obtained is maintaining H-1 or L-1 status and the
    alien remains otherwise eligible for H-4 or L-2 status, and, the alien
    is in possession of a valid H-4 or L-2 visa (if required). The travel
    outside of the United States by an applicant for adjustment of status,
    who is not under exclusion, deportation, or removal proceeding and who
    is in lawful K-3 or K-4 status shall not be deemed an abandonment of
    the application if, upon returning to this country, the alien is in
    possession of a valid K-3 or K-4 visa and remains eligible for K-3 or
    K-4 status.

    Dated: October 15, 2007.
    Michael Chertoff,
    Secretary.
    [FR Doc. E7-21506 Filed 10-31-07; 8:45 am]

    BILLING CODE 4410-10-P





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  • digitalborealis
    01-10 06:24 AM
    Research statement? Have never heard about that one! Are you a postdoctoral research fellow?

    No I am not a research fellow. Just Telecomm Engineer who has Master's Degree from US. I just interpreted Research Item in 221G Green Document as my Thesis work and explained it in the research statement along with the other documents.

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  • bmoni
    08-19 09:25 PM
    Thanks LT. I have to be in india for a wedding in the second week of sept. I thought being valid is good enough. Where did you find the six month passport validity needed for travel. I can get it renewed while I'm in India but I'm not sure how long it will get it to be renewed in India. I'm planning to be in India for three weeks. Thanks again.





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  • paskal
    02-22 06:14 PM
    Not sure if people understood the question. Based on this data it shows India got much more then what was in the quota and there were more GC given than the yearly total limit. If this is true, why do I keep hearing that in forums that there were 250K visa's over the last 5 years that were lost because they GC's were not processed in time? If anything there were more visa's given and a disproportionately higher # for India.

    suggest you read the ombudsman report.
    and yes the numbers available were higher because
    1. a recapture was in progress
    2. recaptured visas were fifo not by country quota

    and country quota is deceptive. when ROW is current, eg last july, uscis gives out GC numbers by fifo availability not by country quota.
    of course last july was a freak...not coming back anytime soon!



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  • champu
    03-12 10:07 PM
    consider infopass





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  • roseball
    05-04 02:19 PM
    I was on H1B, recently got laid off (last week of February, 2009) --Since my wife is on H1B also, I changed my status to H4, which got approved a week back (3rd wk of April, 2009)...Now I've gotten to a point where I will soon be getting an offer from a company..


    Can I start working, once they file for H4 to H1B transfer? or Does it have to be approved in order for me to start working?

    It has to be approved before you can start to work. You can go with premium processing so its approved within a couple of weeks.



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  • Rb_newsletter
    12-22 02:19 PM
    I just saw this posting in murthy site and thought of sharing the info here.

    MurthyDotCom : 221(g) Visa Stamp is Considered a Visa Refusal (http://www.murthy.com/news/n_221gst.html)

    It looks completely ridiculous for me. Why should it be considered refusal after approval stamping?





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  • chanduv23
    06-17 02:47 PM
    Do u have to inform USCIS everytime u change job or just first time would be sufficient?

    Thank you.

    What my Attorney (Prashanti Reddy - who does free sessions on IV) said

    Please note that even after sending this out, you might get an intent to deny or denial notice on your I-485 as soon as your employer revokes the I-140. In which case we must respond within 30 days with the same documentation. This happens because the docs often dont find their way to your file as they have not been requested for by the USCIS. Also the intent to revoke might be sent to your old attorney, you should get a copy of the same also. However, i advice you keep in touch with the USCIS by checking status of your case online and keep in touch with the other attorney also, so that we dont miss the deadline to respond in case you do get an RFE or intent to deny or denial on your I-485.



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  • saimrathi
    08-22 02:23 PM
    I'm on the same boat.. I-129 & I-539 recd on 7/16 at VSC and LUD of 7/19

    Friends Need Advise Please!

    My 485 packet reached NSC on July 2 with an approved 140 from TSC and no CC or receipts yet. My 140 has LUD of 08/12. God only knows where my 485 packet is lying. I applied for my 1st H1 extension at VSC which has a receipt date of July 12. I am planning to upgrade my H1B application to premium because my drivers license is expiring on Sep 30.
    My questions here is,
    1) Would there be any problem if my H1b is approved in premium with a new I-94 while my 485 is still lying with USCIS with out the recipts.
    2) Would a new I-94 jeopardize my 485.
    3) Is there any relation between H1B extension and 485 receipting.

    Any answers would be greatly appreciated.





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  • mzafar125
    10-29 02:12 PM
    All u require is
    - take the EAD cards
    - take some ID like drivers license or passport
    - fill this form

    Thats it....

    http://www.ssa.gov/online/ss-5.pdf

    Folks,

    I was just reviewing the form, we should select " Legal Alien Allowed to Work" on the SSN application form if we have been issued the EAD card right ? All we need to take along with us is the valid EAD , drivers license, and foreign passport. Do you know how long it takes them to process the SSN.

    Do we have to wait for the SSN to apply for a job or can we start working once we have the receipt stating that we have applied for the SSN.

    Thanks!



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  • ameryki
    08-28 10:28 PM
    Dude, if your profile is genuine, that does indicate something - my PD is also Nov. 2005, EB3-I. Both of us got 1 year EAD instead of 2.......hmm.....my attorney called USCIS and according to the attorney they (USCIS rep) couldn't tell them the reason for 1 year EAD.......asked me to do infopass!


    trust me the ead situation is not consistent across the board. it is totally up to the IO assigned to the filing. but if you think its promising I truly hope you are right. do keep us posted if you find out more.





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  • abhishek101
    05-20 09:18 AM
    Greetings,

    In brief, I have applied for I-485 when I was single and now priority dates are current. I need to add my spouse. Do I need to apply for I-485 for myself again? Below are the timelines.

    Thanks in advance.

    In August 2006.
    1. Employer A
    2. I was Single.
    3. Files I-140 and I-485 concurrently.
    4. Schedule A expired.
    5. Application moved to Eb3.

    In June 2007
    1.Employer B (Moved in June 2007 via H1b transfer).

    Married in 2008.

    April 2010.
    1. Employer B.
    2. New I-140 filed in EB2, approved.
    3. Ported EB3 PD of Aug 2006.

    May 2011.
    1. PD will be current in June 2011.
    2. I need apply I-485 for my spouse.

    Do I need to re-apply for I-485 and G-235a for the principal applicant.

    I just finished doing that (in March) my lawyer only filed 485 for my spouse, once the documents for her were received by USCIS, we sent a interfiling letter to use I140 from Eb2 for my 485.

    I got approved in 3 days after they received their letter and my wife got her GC in 2 months.

    Good Luck



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  • GCNirvana007
    10-08 04:46 PM
    If I understand you correctly, you were working for Employer A and he filed your Labor. You changed to employer B while labor was pending and started working for employer B on H1. Employer A continued to process your GC and you got it approved. If this is true, then you should immediately join employer A since your GC was approved through employer A.

    Yes, roseball, you got it right.

    Whats the reason to join Employer A and what will make me become an employee of Employer A - like i to have them do my W2?





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  • gccovet
    06-09 09:22 AM
    Hi all,

    I have come to texas on a B1 to the client location. I stayed with my colleague who has a apartment here. When we left to office ( my first day ) .I made a mistake leaving my passport and others in apartment. .

    I have applied and got a new passport .

    I have applied for I-94 by filing I-102 . The processing dates are very slow for this . I only have a reciept of this and nothing.

    I am leaving 3july next month...what need to be done....i dont even have a VISA.

    And what needs to be done for B1 VISA.

    I emailed the chennai US embassy but couldnt get any reply............



    PLEAASE...HELP:(:confused:

    Keep you head cool, don't panic (i know, it is easy to say...)

    First things first,
    Launch a police complaint (this is very essential). (Get 8-10 photocopies made for these).
    Take the complaint number and papers from police to Indian consulate and get a passport (1 year validity passport will be issued in 2-3 working days in this situation). I hope you have photocopies of your old passport including VISA page (hope you have I-94 photocopy as well). Approach local USCIS office and give them your stolen passport photocopies, complaint papers etc. They might be able to help.

    My friend went thru even worse situation then you are in, his laptop bag with his passport, money, cell phone etc.. Got stolen from Frankfurt airport while was flying from Delhi to JFK, he got stuck in Germany for 4-5 days. He was in very bad shape, fortunately, he had few dollars and credit cards (corporate and personal with him)..... He was able to enter into USA on 5th day. I quoted my friends incident here just to boost your morale. Keep tight, hang in there.

    HTH
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  • ranahosur
    07-15 07:39 PM
    I got an offer from a company, it is not a consulting company. In the offer letter it is mentioned that in case I leave the company or they terminate my employment (there is no time limit for this clause), I will have to pay back H1 cost. (The word H1 cost is mentioned).

    I would like to know if this is something I will have to be scared about? I know that it is illegal to ask for H1 cost.

    Any help is appreciated.

    Thanks
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  • felix31
    06-05 08:19 AM
    well, something similar is going on with my case,though mine is not i-485...

    I am waiting for H4 extension (7th year). Attorney had replied to RFE long time ago and I noticed that online message changed at one point last week, wording is not the same, but no LUD.
    Now the message says that they will notify of a decision in writing.
    No time-line any more...

    Have no idea what that means, but I hope they will soon mail the approval. It has been almost a month since they received response to RFE.:mad:



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  • goel_ar
    04-24 12:36 PM
    I am waiting for my wife's notification. Nothing yet.
    wow that was fast for general processing and general quota....i thought they hadnt started issuing receipts for them...congrats!





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  • eb2dec2005
    09-25 02:54 PM
    http://www.reason.com/images/07cf533ddb1d06350cf1ddb5942ef5ad.jpg

    Enjoy

    Good Illustration. It completely explains the plight of legal immigrants.





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    July 27th, 2005, 05:24 PM
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    Eat all of that AJ!



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