gapala
03-05 08:23 PM
$5000 shouldn't be a big deal for a quarter million community who's seeking some information on this...I guess either IV should start and campaign and collect money for this or we can saperately collect money for this..
Sounds great!
Where did you get this number from? :D:D:D:D
May be you had a cartesian join :))
Sounds great!
Where did you get this number from? :D:D:D:D
May be you had a cartesian join :))
abqguy
06-23 06:00 PM
Took me a minute. The lady also recommended that I call my local rep. I told her that I already did.:)
pappu
03-05 08:46 AM
This is a good first step in this direction after our campaign for FOIA last year. If we can get the data we need, prediction on date movement and getting the clear picture on pending applications should be easy.
I personally feel 5K is too much to charge, but if this is what it takes I think we should pursue it. Lobbying for it may have cost more. We need to get more information about this and if everyone agrees we can raise funds and pay for one request to take it forward.
I personally feel 5K is too much to charge, but if this is what it takes I think we should pursue it. Lobbying for it may have cost more. We need to get more information about this and if everyone agrees we can raise funds and pay for one request to take it forward.
a_yaja
06-22 09:31 AM
Well depends on the job I want to get done. New Internatinal graduates come with less salary, more enthusiam, are hardworking and would go out of their way to get some work done.
In addition to that if I have a constant supply of H1Bs why would I want to spend more money on high salary & more perks if I can train newbies in 6 months.
Good luck running your company! Just imagine this, you spend 6 months training an international grad, spend $5000 - $7000 per H1B and after 1 - 2 yrs, you will have to start all over again. After a couple of months, the "new hire" will just be angry at you (just look at all the people on this forum who curse bodyshoppers - and just to clarify - I am not implying that the company you start will be a bodyshopping firm) and he will quit your company and join someone else. And you will have to start the process all over again. The guy who you hired on H1B will be now join someone else and depending on your business, you will be left high and dry.
I know this because the very first job I joined, the philosophy at the company was to hire fresh grads (the "get them cheap" works for American Grads too). My boss used to tell me "we can get two for the price of one". The year I got hired, the company recruited 15 new grads (a new "Product Development" dept. was being started) - and I was the only H1B. After 14 months, when the business started picking up, the company did not even bother to raise our pay or even recogonize us. Guess what happened? Over a period of 2 months, 12 of us quit for better jobs. Guess who now had to look for 12 people and at the sametime deliver the product to the clients on time?
And the company was not even a "desi" company. During my time there, we used to discuss the book "Good to Great" and how we could make the company a Great Company. The management used to talk about getting the "right people on the bus". I guess finally the "right people" found out that the bus was not going their way and got off it.
In addition to that if I have a constant supply of H1Bs why would I want to spend more money on high salary & more perks if I can train newbies in 6 months.
Good luck running your company! Just imagine this, you spend 6 months training an international grad, spend $5000 - $7000 per H1B and after 1 - 2 yrs, you will have to start all over again. After a couple of months, the "new hire" will just be angry at you (just look at all the people on this forum who curse bodyshoppers - and just to clarify - I am not implying that the company you start will be a bodyshopping firm) and he will quit your company and join someone else. And you will have to start the process all over again. The guy who you hired on H1B will be now join someone else and depending on your business, you will be left high and dry.
I know this because the very first job I joined, the philosophy at the company was to hire fresh grads (the "get them cheap" works for American Grads too). My boss used to tell me "we can get two for the price of one". The year I got hired, the company recruited 15 new grads (a new "Product Development" dept. was being started) - and I was the only H1B. After 14 months, when the business started picking up, the company did not even bother to raise our pay or even recogonize us. Guess what happened? Over a period of 2 months, 12 of us quit for better jobs. Guess who now had to look for 12 people and at the sametime deliver the product to the clients on time?
And the company was not even a "desi" company. During my time there, we used to discuss the book "Good to Great" and how we could make the company a Great Company. The management used to talk about getting the "right people on the bus". I guess finally the "right people" found out that the bus was not going their way and got off it.
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bfadlia
01-13 10:18 AM
That is absolutely right. I would also extend the argument from the perspective of the sponsoring employer.
The excessively longer wait would make the employer biased against hiring people from retrogressed countries with similar skills/experience.
Especially since this is an employment based category, I believe your line of argument should work!
It's a valid point from ur prospective, but let me give u the example if the shoe was on the other foot..
I'm sure this is a simplistic generalization, but urs is too
* In 2001, 20 people graduate in retrogressed country and equally qualified 20 graduate in non retrogressed.. both aspire to land a US opportunity
* In a few weeks, all the 20 in the retrogressed country find opportunities among dozens of giant offshoring firms that quickly send them on H1 or L1 projects, within months or may be a year they are settled in the US and at most in 2003 their greencard process is up and running
* The 20 equally qualified non-retrogressed however linger in their homeland for years and duke it out till the brightest 3 manage to find a rare opportunity that only comes every several years.. those 3 finally come to the US in 2005 and may be start their gc in 2006
* Turns out (or actually it was known all along to people before they chose to came) that the US only gives 5 greencards per year and because they know qualified people exist in all countries and they don't want few countries to swallow the whole quota alone, they give 2/5 to non retrogressed and 3/5 to retrogressed.. only then do some people remember to cry not fair, well it wasn't fair to start with!
I agree a universal 7% limit for any coutry regardless of its population and number of college graduates is stupid.. the percentages need to be adjusted. But to tell me that the 3 unretrogressed have to stand at the end of the line behind the equally qualified 20 retrogressed who came here faster (and chose to come here knowing their homeland is retrogressed) that is really fair.. yeah right!
The excessively longer wait would make the employer biased against hiring people from retrogressed countries with similar skills/experience.
Especially since this is an employment based category, I believe your line of argument should work!
It's a valid point from ur prospective, but let me give u the example if the shoe was on the other foot..
I'm sure this is a simplistic generalization, but urs is too
* In 2001, 20 people graduate in retrogressed country and equally qualified 20 graduate in non retrogressed.. both aspire to land a US opportunity
* In a few weeks, all the 20 in the retrogressed country find opportunities among dozens of giant offshoring firms that quickly send them on H1 or L1 projects, within months or may be a year they are settled in the US and at most in 2003 their greencard process is up and running
* The 20 equally qualified non-retrogressed however linger in their homeland for years and duke it out till the brightest 3 manage to find a rare opportunity that only comes every several years.. those 3 finally come to the US in 2005 and may be start their gc in 2006
* Turns out (or actually it was known all along to people before they chose to came) that the US only gives 5 greencards per year and because they know qualified people exist in all countries and they don't want few countries to swallow the whole quota alone, they give 2/5 to non retrogressed and 3/5 to retrogressed.. only then do some people remember to cry not fair, well it wasn't fair to start with!
I agree a universal 7% limit for any coutry regardless of its population and number of college graduates is stupid.. the percentages need to be adjusted. But to tell me that the 3 unretrogressed have to stand at the end of the line behind the equally qualified 20 retrogressed who came here faster (and chose to come here knowing their homeland is retrogressed) that is really fair.. yeah right!
Totoro
06-02 02:28 PM
My wife is on H4. She has applied for SSN for stimulus package and got denial letter. How will be useful this letter to get SSN for her. Please advice.
Thanks for your great help.
Keep the letter and any other documentation you have. You may need them if this goes to court. I am still working with the lawyers on this.
Thanks for your great help.
Keep the letter and any other documentation you have. You may need them if this goes to court. I am still working with the lawyers on this.
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needhelp!
03-06 04:15 PM
http://www.uscis.gov/files/article/FOIAAnnRptFY08.pdf
Number of Backlogged Requests as of End of Fiscal Year: 67,545
FOIA has its own backlog!
Number of Backlogged Requests as of End of Fiscal Year: 67,545
FOIA has its own backlog!
rockstart
09-30 01:35 PM
rockstart, what was the issue with Advance Parole, can you elaborate?
London does not accept travellers with AP. So Virgin Guys had to turn me back from their counter. I was sure about Qatar having no issues about AP so I went back to Continental and said I need you guys to put me on Qatar and thats what they did.
London does not accept travellers with AP. So Virgin Guys had to turn me back from their counter. I was sure about Qatar having no issues about AP so I went back to Continental and said I need you guys to put me on Qatar and thats what they did.
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mirage
06-27 08:53 AM
USCIS has become the Cash cow of the Cash strapped US govt. We are the chickens whose feathers are being skinned.
Man...looks like they are working like crazy to get the EADs approved. My spouse's application: Recieved on 9th June, 08 and card production ordered on the 25th June, 08. 16 days...they are doing everything possible to save some money for USCIS(assuming the EAD they mailed is a 1 year one). I wonder why they even came up with the 2 year EAD when their plan is to do this.
Man...looks like they are working like crazy to get the EADs approved. My spouse's application: Recieved on 9th June, 08 and card production ordered on the 25th June, 08. 16 days...they are doing everything possible to save some money for USCIS(assuming the EAD they mailed is a 1 year one). I wonder why they even came up with the 2 year EAD when their plan is to do this.
wahwah
09-25 04:16 PM
just fyi...it took fragomen 6 months just to start the recuitment process ...they are really slow. but they are quick in getting back to you on your day to day requests.
My company started the PERM process for me about 2.5 months ago. I contacted Fragomen about 1.5 months after approvals within the company and they said they are working on establishing min requirements for the position. I then contacted them 3 weeks after that day and they said they have established the requirement and will request the DOL for prevailing wage info (this was 2 weeks ago). After which they are going to start the recruitment process. So I'm not sure if the time line is okay or should I be chasing them more frequently? Please advise.
Regards
Nat
My company started the PERM process for me about 2.5 months ago. I contacted Fragomen about 1.5 months after approvals within the company and they said they are working on establishing min requirements for the position. I then contacted them 3 weeks after that day and they said they have established the requirement and will request the DOL for prevailing wage info (this was 2 weeks ago). After which they are going to start the recruitment process. So I'm not sure if the time line is okay or should I be chasing them more frequently? Please advise.
Regards
Nat
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verma
02-20 06:03 PM
What happens if we don't have 25000 letters?
I see that we're way behind and only 10 days left.
I see that we're way behind and only 10 days left.
Macaca
09-17 02:27 PM
Some people hear
their own inner voices
with great clearness.
And they live by what they hear.
Such people become crazy ...
or they become legend
Jim Harrison, Legend of the Falls
their own inner voices
with great clearness.
And they live by what they hear.
Such people become crazy ...
or they become legend
Jim Harrison, Legend of the Falls
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vparam
09-25 09:13 AM
I left a well reputed MNC due to fragomen. This company division had no prior experiance in GC and fragomen took over a year to file my case which got into the BEC dump....I was happy with the company and vice versa but got nailed big time due to fragomen...:mad:
chantu
06-24 01:17 PM
I called right now and passed the msg. She noted my name and from where I am calling. She said she will pass on the message and also advised me to contact my local rep.
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mshelat
05-16 12:21 PM
let's keep working on it.
what_now
05-18 10:05 AM
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Jitamitra
11-15 11:56 AM
Sounds like a good idea. It surely does touch them emotionally. Next year would be really tough with the elections coming around the corner. Let's put our voice before the year ends.
vallabhu
03-17 11:02 AM
I dont see anything which will allow us to file for 485 as soon as the labor is approved, s1932 had a point whcih would allow us to file for 485 without waiting for the priority date.
Or am I missing some thing.
Or am I missing some thing.
micofrost
06-13 11:10 AM
eb3 guys need to move on to a new job and get the i140 ported to eb2. Do not depend on VB luck. You have more chances of hitting the lotto jackpot rather than getting lucky for PD to move.
Lobbying by IV is a great effort but do not think anything will happen for another 4 years. No CIR until the economy comes out of recession. Neither this nor the incoming President will have the guts to pass it through. And even if the CIR becomes a possibility after 4 years, you do not know in what form it going to take shape. The way I see, they will be more anti-H1B restrictions being passed before CIR comes to the floor. I won't be surprised if they say unless you have a US degree, you can't work in US. That will screw up a whole ot of NIV guys. Ofcourse it will also help a whole ot too. But point is do what is in your hands. Always have a backup plan.
If you say its was easy for me to say this, trust me the current one is the third labor filing. First being eb3. Just quit because I didnot like the group.
Lobbying by IV is a great effort but do not think anything will happen for another 4 years. No CIR until the economy comes out of recession. Neither this nor the incoming President will have the guts to pass it through. And even if the CIR becomes a possibility after 4 years, you do not know in what form it going to take shape. The way I see, they will be more anti-H1B restrictions being passed before CIR comes to the floor. I won't be surprised if they say unless you have a US degree, you can't work in US. That will screw up a whole ot of NIV guys. Ofcourse it will also help a whole ot too. But point is do what is in your hands. Always have a backup plan.
If you say its was easy for me to say this, trust me the current one is the third labor filing. First being eb3. Just quit because I didnot like the group.
ishwindersidhu
02-13 03:44 AM
are you a nurse??
grupak
06-25 10:38 AM
Please continue to call.
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