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05-12 05:20 PM
The H-2B visa program is vital to America�s small businesses and thus to America�s economic recovery. The H-2B program is capped at 66,000 visas per year. This is the same arbitrary number set by Congress in 1990. The visa allotment is split equally between the winter and summer seasons. Small business owners rely on the H-2B program because it is the only way they can legally hire workers for temporary and seasonal positions when they cannot find Americans to hire.
Small and seasonal businesses hire American workers and they do hire every qualified
American who applies for a seasonal or temporary short-term position. Nevertheless, even in this economy, positions remain unfilled, leaving these businesses desperately in need of workers. This is not surprising since these jobs typically involve low-skilled and semi-skilled labor, involve work at remote locations, and are only short-term in duration.
Unlike the hiring of American workers, small business owners must go through a tough application process to hire foreign workers through the H-2B program. Employers must prove to the U.S. Department of Labor that there are no available U.S. workers to fill vacant short-term positions. H-2B workers go home at the end of the season. They cannot, and do not, stay in the U.S. permanently through this program.
Without access to more temporary H-2B workers, many small businesses will be extremely short-staffed this year and could be forced to close. For small businesses, relief must come now so that America�s employers can get the seasonal temporary workers they need to help in America�s economic recovery.
RELIEF NEEDED:
� An H-2B visa returning worker extension will go a long way in helping small and
seasonal businesses survive in the short term. The extension would provide
emergency relief by exempting from the cap H-2B returning workers who already
have successfully participated in the program in one of the previous 3 years.
� Without Congressional relief soon, many U.S. businesses will be forced to limit their
services or close their doors permanently rather than be a part of the economic
recovery.
CURRENT LEGISLATION:
� H-2B relief has been introduced in the House by Rep. Stupak (D-MI), and in the
Senate by Sen. Mikulski (D-MD), as the Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses
Act of 2009 (H.R. 1136/S. 388).
More... (http://www.visalawyerblog.com/2009/05/h2b_visas_why_reform_is_badly.html)
Small and seasonal businesses hire American workers and they do hire every qualified
American who applies for a seasonal or temporary short-term position. Nevertheless, even in this economy, positions remain unfilled, leaving these businesses desperately in need of workers. This is not surprising since these jobs typically involve low-skilled and semi-skilled labor, involve work at remote locations, and are only short-term in duration.
Unlike the hiring of American workers, small business owners must go through a tough application process to hire foreign workers through the H-2B program. Employers must prove to the U.S. Department of Labor that there are no available U.S. workers to fill vacant short-term positions. H-2B workers go home at the end of the season. They cannot, and do not, stay in the U.S. permanently through this program.
Without access to more temporary H-2B workers, many small businesses will be extremely short-staffed this year and could be forced to close. For small businesses, relief must come now so that America�s employers can get the seasonal temporary workers they need to help in America�s economic recovery.
RELIEF NEEDED:
� An H-2B visa returning worker extension will go a long way in helping small and
seasonal businesses survive in the short term. The extension would provide
emergency relief by exempting from the cap H-2B returning workers who already
have successfully participated in the program in one of the previous 3 years.
� Without Congressional relief soon, many U.S. businesses will be forced to limit their
services or close their doors permanently rather than be a part of the economic
recovery.
CURRENT LEGISLATION:
� H-2B relief has been introduced in the House by Rep. Stupak (D-MI), and in the
Senate by Sen. Mikulski (D-MD), as the Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses
Act of 2009 (H.R. 1136/S. 388).
More... (http://www.visalawyerblog.com/2009/05/h2b_visas_why_reform_is_badly.html)
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01-06 07:24 PM
I have called them many times and did everything possible.
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07-28 10:45 PM
BTW Murthy is not he.
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Anders �stberg
February 2nd, 2005, 03:51 PM
Nice textures but I don't quite like the left side... I think those yellow lines would maybe make a nice diagonal, starting from the upper left and then splitting either side of the lower right corner.
EDIT: Hope you don't mind, had to make a quick test, a little like this, but I'd like more of the yellow line at the upper left...
EDIT: Hope you don't mind, had to make a quick test, a little like this, but I'd like more of the yellow line at the upper left...
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aniraj
02-07 01:10 PM
Just for the information & thought would share the experience:
My wife & Daughter visited CAnada: my wife with a valid H4 stamp till Jun 2011 & my daughter with AP since she had no stamp of H4 in her passport (She had a renewed H4 I 539 but did not restamp)
While going we went to the check in counter & asked the lady at check in counter to remove the I-94's
While coming at Toronto airport my wife got the new I-94 stamped till June 2011 at the immigration counter & then she went to secondary inspection room with my daughter for her AP & I-94 stamp. Other thatn an hr of wait everything was normal. The lady at secondary inspection asked my wife if the daughter has unexpired H4 & my wife said no but she has the renewal notice till June 2011 & offered her if she (the officer) would liked to see it but she said no.
Then they had to wait for an hr as there is no token system once you submit yr papers at secondary inspection & they call you in random order near the window again. When both of them were called instead of the initial lady officer there was a guy who actually was very nice & in fact taleked to my daughter about how she liked to live in US & about the recent weather & big snow storm etc.etc & they were through to the gate for boarding!
One interesting thing though is my wife flew united & she printed the boarding passes on line with every information regarding the documents pre entered but the lady on first immigration counter said those were not the correct boarding passes & she had to go again to the check in counter & get the boarding passes again from the check in counter.
So I wonder if it is useful to web check in when you are travelling to Canada & coming back thru US immigration
Rest was all well without any issues.
Thought would help all those who wanted to know.
My wife & Daughter visited CAnada: my wife with a valid H4 stamp till Jun 2011 & my daughter with AP since she had no stamp of H4 in her passport (She had a renewed H4 I 539 but did not restamp)
While going we went to the check in counter & asked the lady at check in counter to remove the I-94's
While coming at Toronto airport my wife got the new I-94 stamped till June 2011 at the immigration counter & then she went to secondary inspection room with my daughter for her AP & I-94 stamp. Other thatn an hr of wait everything was normal. The lady at secondary inspection asked my wife if the daughter has unexpired H4 & my wife said no but she has the renewal notice till June 2011 & offered her if she (the officer) would liked to see it but she said no.
Then they had to wait for an hr as there is no token system once you submit yr papers at secondary inspection & they call you in random order near the window again. When both of them were called instead of the initial lady officer there was a guy who actually was very nice & in fact taleked to my daughter about how she liked to live in US & about the recent weather & big snow storm etc.etc & they were through to the gate for boarding!
One interesting thing though is my wife flew united & she printed the boarding passes on line with every information regarding the documents pre entered but the lady on first immigration counter said those were not the correct boarding passes & she had to go again to the check in counter & get the boarding passes again from the check in counter.
So I wonder if it is useful to web check in when you are travelling to Canada & coming back thru US immigration
Rest was all well without any issues.
Thought would help all those who wanted to know.
maco
07-31 04:10 PM
Receipt Number: lin0720551216
Application Type: I485, APPLICATION TO REGISTER PERMANENT RESIDENCE OR TO ADJUST STATUS
Current Status: Case received and pending.
On July 11, 2007, we received this I485 APPLICATION TO REGISTER PERMANENT RESIDENCE OR TO ADJUST STATUS, and mailed you a notice describing how we will process your case. Please follow any instructions on this notice. We will notify you by mail when we make a decision or if we need something from you. If you move while this case is pending, call customer service. We process cases in the order we receive them. You can use our processing dates to estimate when yours will be done. This case is at our NEBRASKA SERVICE CENTER location. Follow the link below to check processing dates. You can also receive automatic e-mail updates as we process your case. Just follow the link below to register.
i saw this in one of the other forums
Application Type: I485, APPLICATION TO REGISTER PERMANENT RESIDENCE OR TO ADJUST STATUS
Current Status: Case received and pending.
On July 11, 2007, we received this I485 APPLICATION TO REGISTER PERMANENT RESIDENCE OR TO ADJUST STATUS, and mailed you a notice describing how we will process your case. Please follow any instructions on this notice. We will notify you by mail when we make a decision or if we need something from you. If you move while this case is pending, call customer service. We process cases in the order we receive them. You can use our processing dates to estimate when yours will be done. This case is at our NEBRASKA SERVICE CENTER location. Follow the link below to check processing dates. You can also receive automatic e-mail updates as we process your case. Just follow the link below to register.
i saw this in one of the other forums
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tanu_75
10-22 03:31 PM
Hello,
I am stuck in India (along with my husband who) after leaving USA where I am living for over 5 years. I just came for 2 wks here in India to get stamping done at the Chennai Consulate. They kept my passport and said they will give visa, in next 3-4wks..Its past a month and 3 wks.. I am force to live with relatives. I can't even go to my home country without my passport. Everything I own is back in USA. How do I get back to it? I am on H4 and my husband is H1B. I am holding another country's nationality. I can't even visit my home country without my passport. Why did the Consulate kept the passports for this long? :confused:Why are we being treated this way?? Why didn't they do a security check where I was living for over 5 years? I am so frustrated being stuck and worry about my home left unattended back in the US.
:mad:
Any advise? Can I contact someone to help expedite this process?
Did you contact the consulate if they already sent it? Maybe it got lost in the mail or was returned to the consulate. Also, could be background checks. In any case, you should contact, VFS or the US Consulate to get answers. I think numbers for VFS/Consulate should be available on the consulate website.
I am stuck in India (along with my husband who) after leaving USA where I am living for over 5 years. I just came for 2 wks here in India to get stamping done at the Chennai Consulate. They kept my passport and said they will give visa, in next 3-4wks..Its past a month and 3 wks.. I am force to live with relatives. I can't even go to my home country without my passport. Everything I own is back in USA. How do I get back to it? I am on H4 and my husband is H1B. I am holding another country's nationality. I can't even visit my home country without my passport. Why did the Consulate kept the passports for this long? :confused:Why are we being treated this way?? Why didn't they do a security check where I was living for over 5 years? I am so frustrated being stuck and worry about my home left unattended back in the US.
:mad:
Any advise? Can I contact someone to help expedite this process?
Did you contact the consulate if they already sent it? Maybe it got lost in the mail or was returned to the consulate. Also, could be background checks. In any case, you should contact, VFS or the US Consulate to get answers. I think numbers for VFS/Consulate should be available on the consulate website.
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veni001
07-09 01:52 PM
Whay are you asking this question??:confused:
what are the complications of applying to eb2 if there is only 3 year degree bachelor degree? Have a masters degree from Singapore - will that be enough to qualify?
what are the complications of applying to eb2 if there is only 3 year degree bachelor degree? Have a masters degree from Singapore - will that be enough to qualify?
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memyselfandus
07-27 12:08 AM
You will receive the receipit with-in 3 months or at worst in 6 months and then the medical report.
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jtravers
04-01 11:12 PM
Actually folks staying in the UAE can apply to the U.S. consulate there even if they are not local citizens of UAE. The disadvantage of applying in the consulate in UAE is that the visa will be slated to expire when the UAE visa expires. Logic being that if your status in the UAE expires, your US visa expires. In addition, chances of rejection are higher since the only local tie you have to the UAE is your job.
I would try to see if you could go to your home country and apply. If it is urgent, then you would want to try the US consulate in UAE.
I would try to see if you could go to your home country and apply. If it is urgent, then you would want to try the US consulate in UAE.
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greencard_fever
07-17 06:15 PM
Hi,My I-140 was approved on 07/02/2008.I recieved an email update and online status also showing Approval notice sent.This monday my attroney send me a copy of Approval notice.
Receipt Date :01/07/2008
Notice Date :01/09/2008
Approval Date:07/02/2008
Center :TSC
Category :EB2.
PD :Dec'2006.
No concurrent filing.
Waiting to file I-485.
Thanks
Rajesh
Congrats Rajesh!! But what your are trying to make a point here?
Receipt Date :01/07/2008
Notice Date :01/09/2008
Approval Date:07/02/2008
Center :TSC
Category :EB2.
PD :Dec'2006.
No concurrent filing.
Waiting to file I-485.
Thanks
Rajesh
Congrats Rajesh!! But what your are trying to make a point here?
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mn1975
08-17 09:25 PM
Hello
I am planning to work part time on 1099, just wanted to know will it impact the GC process in anyway
My status
Working full time on EAD with GC Employer (planning to port job and use AC21 as soon as there is any opportunity)
485 pending since more than 6 months
Thank you
I am planning to work part time on 1099, just wanted to know will it impact the GC process in anyway
My status
Working full time on EAD with GC Employer (planning to port job and use AC21 as soon as there is any opportunity)
485 pending since more than 6 months
Thank you
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theMan
01-14 12:17 PM
No issues on both fronts as long as you have adhered to the terms and conditions while obtaining the Canadian Visa. I had similar circumstances in the recent past.
A factor to consider is the unpredictable time spent at the secondary inspection when returning. I am not sure how that will work when you drive across the border.
A factor to consider is the unpredictable time spent at the secondary inspection when returning. I am not sure how that will work when you drive across the border.
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abhi_022001
12-22 07:05 PM
It's ok for outside people to wait longer rather than get tourist visa quickly for indefinite time to explore possibilities which are dangerous for the country .....
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04-24 10:37 PM
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GCard_Dream
06-30 07:23 PM
Both my wife and I also received a RFE on June 29th but don't know the content of the RFE because haven't received the CIS letter yet. I did submit the BC, however, so I hope that the RFE is not for BC. I don't know what else it could be.. I have been scratching my head since I got the email yesterday. Also called CIS but they wouldn't tell me what the RFE is about.
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snathan
05-19 04:41 PM
Hi,
My friend got his H1 last year for 2007-2008 and came to US in DEC 2007, he works for IT company. However, since he has arrived he has not been placed on a project and so no pay stub has been generated. He has been on bench for 6 months.(technically without a job but has H1)
Is he out of status?
Can he show that he is on vacation till he gets a project?
Is there any other way?
Pls help.
Thanks!
Yes. He is out of status and I dont believe you can show six months as vocation. You need give the reason and proof for the long period of vocation. His employer must pay him the salary even if he is not in porject. Otherwise its illegal
My friend got his H1 last year for 2007-2008 and came to US in DEC 2007, he works for IT company. However, since he has arrived he has not been placed on a project and so no pay stub has been generated. He has been on bench for 6 months.(technically without a job but has H1)
Is he out of status?
Can he show that he is on vacation till he gets a project?
Is there any other way?
Pls help.
Thanks!
Yes. He is out of status and I dont believe you can show six months as vocation. You need give the reason and proof for the long period of vocation. His employer must pay him the salary even if he is not in porject. Otherwise its illegal
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DDD
06-21 12:58 PM
It would be a good idea to post some of your works. Or some references.
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11-03 07:00 PM
An interesting survey showing 51% of voters in one of America's most politically conservative states favor legalizing illegally present immigrants in one form or another:Tennesseans appear ambivalent about how best to deal with illegal immigrants currently working in the United States. The largest proportion (43 percent) says such illegal immigrants should be required to leave their jobs and leave the country. But the next largest proportion (29 percent) takes the opposite view, saying such individuals should be allowed to stay in their jobs and eventually apply for U.S. citizenship. Finally, another 22 percent say such individuals should be allowed to...
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looivy
06-24 11:24 PM
Which service center did your wife apply to ?
Nebraska
Nebraska
satyasaich
12-02 09:51 AM
For sure i can say that one can travel (if needed) just after applying 485. No need to wait until one gets the travel papers.However to enter in to the country again, one should have either a valid visa H1 or H4 visa stamp in the passport OR should present the travel documents related to 485 (which means some arrangements need to be done. say a person applied 485 on dec1st/06. left to india on Dec3rd/06. travel documents usually takes anywhere between 6-8 weeks. so these have to be sent to india sothat the person while coming back to US again, can present at port of entry)
Lawyers say as a matter of precaution.( For example there is a query to submit a passport copy once again etc;)
Once a person had applied for 485, till they get advance parole if they had gone out of US, the application will be dropped.
I did hear that if you are in H1 B then it is not the case, but lots of Lawyers are advising not to get out of country till the person gets advance parole.
I do remember seeing lots of discussion in one of the portals on this topic, I remember that counselor processing is the option in this type of case.
This is a complex situation, you should consult a lawyer.
Lawyers say as a matter of precaution.( For example there is a query to submit a passport copy once again etc;)
Once a person had applied for 485, till they get advance parole if they had gone out of US, the application will be dropped.
I did hear that if you are in H1 B then it is not the case, but lots of Lawyers are advising not to get out of country till the person gets advance parole.
I do remember seeing lots of discussion in one of the portals on this topic, I remember that counselor processing is the option in this type of case.
This is a complex situation, you should consult a lawyer.
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