Naruto
10-05 05:14 PM
I think its more than 3 since I got a notice about my 2003 state taxes in 2007 which they said they never received and I got stuck with a penalty ( although I was getting a refund ). I paid the penalty since it would have been too much of a hassle to go through 2003 records and then duelling it out with the IRS.
if you get a refund and you refile you should not have penalty....?
if you get a refund and you refile you should not have penalty....?
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DSLStart
10-01 02:54 PM
I came back via Frankfurt last month. AP no prob. But be aware of Lufthansa. It was worst trip of my life. Bugger airline had cancelled flight from FRA to Mumbai without notifying. They gave me two options after I landed at FRA. 1. Wait at airport for 27 HOURS for next days flight (as they don't give Indians visa @ airport for hotel stay) or 2. Wait for another 6 hours at airport, then take flight from FRA to zurich, wait at zurich for 3 hrs, then zurich to Dubai, wait at dubai for 3 hrs and then dubai to Mumbai. Unwillingly I had to accept 2nd option.
Staff is damn rude, had to wait in long line for 3 hours to talk to cust service.
Never in my life will I travel with Lufthansa :mad: :mad: :mad:
Did anybody fly recently in Lufthansa to India? I wanted to know whether you need transit visa.
I have booked the tickets in Lufthansa to india in Dec.
My travel agent says you dont need transit visa if you have AP.
Since i have time now, i can apply nowif needed.
Also please give me the details about the appln forms to apply for the transit visa.
please advise.
Staff is damn rude, had to wait in long line for 3 hours to talk to cust service.
Never in my life will I travel with Lufthansa :mad: :mad: :mad:
Did anybody fly recently in Lufthansa to India? I wanted to know whether you need transit visa.
I have booked the tickets in Lufthansa to india in Dec.
My travel agent says you dont need transit visa if you have AP.
Since i have time now, i can apply nowif needed.
Also please give me the details about the appln forms to apply for the transit visa.
please advise.
ganguteli
02-10 01:30 PM
I just want to know why people think like that. Whoever I talk to thinks that after getting EAD everything is good and greencard is not that important. Is that true.
Let us discuss pros and cons of EAD.
Let us discuss pros and cons of EAD.
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anurakt
09-25 02:21 PM
My DL was renewed for four years, much beyond my I-94 expiry, both the times...so guys, come on to CA...Golden land of jobs, good weather, cosmopolitan and accomdating/tolerant ppl of all races/religions :-). I am still on H1-B though..
Rambha,
See the above reply. I assume if they allow -I-94 , then EAD should be treated the same way.
Rambha,
See the above reply. I assume if they allow -I-94 , then EAD should be treated the same way.
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capriol
02-11 12:46 PM
I agree with you 200%. This new change will severely cause further retrogression.
The only thing that can disturb the trend for March VB is the new rule about NC>180 day pending.
It can cause further retrogression.
The only thing that can disturb the trend for March VB is the new rule about NC>180 day pending.
It can cause further retrogression.
vamsi_poondla
03-16 01:22 PM
IMO, there could be unfortunate situations for anybody which may seem to be like one will go out-of-status. Best option is go to a good attorney. It is not cheap option but certainly it is best way to get things answered professionally within a specific time period. It will also prevent your case to be wide open on forums for any agency or anti-s to target you. You will also be protected by attorney client confidentiality agreements.
I saw some questions like "I am not working on H1B though I have visa. Or things like "I am not paid on bench. Is that alright". Does it need anybody to confirm that you could be out of status? Quite naive to ask that on forum.
Best option, do not violate any law intentionally. When we take so much care by not even jay-walking, we should be super careful about the immigration laws and statuses.
I saw some questions like "I am not working on H1B though I have visa. Or things like "I am not paid on bench. Is that alright". Does it need anybody to confirm that you could be out of status? Quite naive to ask that on forum.
Best option, do not violate any law intentionally. When we take so much care by not even jay-walking, we should be super careful about the immigration laws and statuses.
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GCard_Dream
02-07 04:38 PM
If 200 more people contribute, we can open an UK branch of IV to address issues faced by high skilled immigrants in UK. May be these high skilled immigrants are very low paid since they can't even afford 20 bucks a month for this noble cause.
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jliechty
June 11th, 2004, 07:46 PM
I appologize profusely for the misunderstanding... entirely mea cupla. :(
Anyway, you won't have to worry about having to see any bit of me anymore... perhaps there's somewhere where someone who shoots non-Canon equipment that doesn't have a CMOS or CCD inside it is welcome. Goodbye.
Anyway, you won't have to worry about having to see any bit of me anymore... perhaps there's somewhere where someone who shoots non-Canon equipment that doesn't have a CMOS or CCD inside it is welcome. Goodbye.
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dilbert_cal
10-08 11:51 AM
If a person has a copy of 140 approval, can he/she port the PD even
if the employer revoke it?
thanks
babu
Different lawyers have different opinion about it. Some believe you lose the PD once the 140 is revoked but others believe the PD is yours for life even if the underlying 140 is revoked later on.
There are some risks in changing jobs based on 140 and depending on your personal situation, you got to decide whether the risk is worthy or not.
One reason that all lawyers agree on is you can lose your PD if the 140 is revoked for fraud. But then thats a completely different ball game.
if the employer revoke it?
thanks
babu
Different lawyers have different opinion about it. Some believe you lose the PD once the 140 is revoked but others believe the PD is yours for life even if the underlying 140 is revoked later on.
There are some risks in changing jobs based on 140 and depending on your personal situation, you got to decide whether the risk is worthy or not.
One reason that all lawyers agree on is you can lose your PD if the 140 is revoked for fraud. But then thats a completely different ball game.
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rimzhim
02-08 08:35 PM
rimzhim,
Dont you get it. berkleybee was a great asset to IV as a core team. Atleast I felt so. Her/his analysis and post on IV were great. All of a sudden BB disappeared from IV.
So I figured BB and IV did not fell out. I for one have great regard for BB and will any day trust his/her analysis.
IMHO IV would have been much stronger with Raz4u , BB etc.
They just vanished.
I was not around when berekeleybee was here. I joined this forum recently because my old lawyer kept telling me the dates will move and I was not aware of the seriousness. anyway, looks like what this person berekelybee says is true, and that is not nice news.
Dont you get it. berkleybee was a great asset to IV as a core team. Atleast I felt so. Her/his analysis and post on IV were great. All of a sudden BB disappeared from IV.
So I figured BB and IV did not fell out. I for one have great regard for BB and will any day trust his/her analysis.
IMHO IV would have been much stronger with Raz4u , BB etc.
They just vanished.
I was not around when berekeleybee was here. I joined this forum recently because my old lawyer kept telling me the dates will move and I was not aware of the seriousness. anyway, looks like what this person berekelybee says is true, and that is not nice news.
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gcformeornot
01-06 02:33 PM
how we can do it? we didn't get anything last time. I have wife and 2 kids. So it will be $1800.... when I checked last time it was said that for those who didn't get last time will get it automatically when they file return for 2008. Anybody knows more about it? Please let us know.
Or I guess we can always use Tax Firms also.
Or I guess we can always use Tax Firms also.
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wandmaker
12-10 09:22 PM
This thread is started to just gather the list of people who have approved Labor as on 31st Jul,2007 and could not file I-485 for various reasons like out of country,Not married, Employer did not file or Lawyer delayed etc.
You have been taken for a ride by employer, attorney and youself. It will be ages to reach your PD. Help IV in anyway you can to help you. Checkout the current omnibus funding drive - http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/showthread.php?t=15905
You have been taken for a ride by employer, attorney and youself. It will be ages to reach your PD. Help IV in anyway you can to help you. Checkout the current omnibus funding drive - http://immigrationvoice.org/forum/showthread.php?t=15905
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getgc2008
11-22 11:27 AM
I am still waiting. I created a SR and reply was to wait for biometrics. I am going to India in dec. Any recommendation on what to do if I still have not got the card?
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mhathi
06-16 05:31 PM
just for comparison sakes...do remember that the distance from churchgate to virar (in bombay) is 35 km. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumbai_Suburban_Railway.
That is equivalent of approx 22 miles. I doubt there is anybody is bombay that drives 35 km one way on a daily basis. But in the US living 10-20 miles from work is not bad. People in my office drive about 40 miles one way without blinking an eyelid. Some drive even more. Plus the cars that they have in india have smaller engines, smaller capacity thereby better gas mileage.
So for people who say gas is a non issue, think again.
not to mention public tranportation in Bombay compared to majority of US cities, barring handful like San Francisco, Chicago and New York.
That is equivalent of approx 22 miles. I doubt there is anybody is bombay that drives 35 km one way on a daily basis. But in the US living 10-20 miles from work is not bad. People in my office drive about 40 miles one way without blinking an eyelid. Some drive even more. Plus the cars that they have in india have smaller engines, smaller capacity thereby better gas mileage.
So for people who say gas is a non issue, think again.
not to mention public tranportation in Bombay compared to majority of US cities, barring handful like San Francisco, Chicago and New York.
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Libra
10-03 03:08 PM
cchaitu,
no you dont see anything abt FP on 485 status. If you haven't called USCIS, you can call once and see, it may help.
no you dont see anything abt FP on 485 status. If you haven't called USCIS, you can call once and see, it may help.
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xyz2009
08-20 01:50 AM
I also reached this conclusion that....GC perm apps right now in the first 9 immigration calendar months is at an all time low and if this is indicator for future then huge ROW numbers would be going waste and by law they then will percolate to retrogressed countries like India and China and I also foresee huge PD moving in 2009-2010 calendar yr starting Oct 1 2010. I think they will increase quarter by quarter rather than month by month and by this time next year many people might get their GCs.
Yes this is a serious plus point and ofcourse yes having jobs intact during this period would be the key...so given that is OK then GCs should start coming...I agree with beautiful mind
Regards
Yes this is a serious plus point and ofcourse yes having jobs intact during this period would be the key...so given that is OK then GCs should start coming...I agree with beautiful mind
Regards
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r2i2009
10-14 07:50 PM
Fu**ed up. I guess this is a waiting game. I do not think it is worth it. Is it?
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Ramba
11-21 05:14 PM
Ramba, what are different levels? example, I found something similar on flc data center website. How can I know which level I am in to?
Area Title: Town, State
OES/SOC Code: 15-1032
OES/SOC Title: Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software
Level 1 Wage: $29.48 hour - $62,111 year
Level 2 Wage: $32.92 hour - $71,347 year
Level 3 Wage: $37.37 hour - $78,603 year
Level 4 Wage: $41.81 hour - $85,838 year
Unless you your approved LC or PW determination by DOL of your old job, it is difficult know what level you are in. Generaly level1 is an entry level position and level 4 is highly exprienced position. Depending upon job descrption/duties, DOL might have allocated suitable level for your job in the LC stage. If your LC was filed before PERM, then it was only two level (level1 and level4). After PERM, they introduced 2 more intermediate level.
Area Title: Town, State
OES/SOC Code: 15-1032
OES/SOC Title: Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software
Level 1 Wage: $29.48 hour - $62,111 year
Level 2 Wage: $32.92 hour - $71,347 year
Level 3 Wage: $37.37 hour - $78,603 year
Level 4 Wage: $41.81 hour - $85,838 year
Unless you your approved LC or PW determination by DOL of your old job, it is difficult know what level you are in. Generaly level1 is an entry level position and level 4 is highly exprienced position. Depending upon job descrption/duties, DOL might have allocated suitable level for your job in the LC stage. If your LC was filed before PERM, then it was only two level (level1 and level4). After PERM, they introduced 2 more intermediate level.
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krishnam70
10-02 03:40 PM
Hello Everybody,
Due to budget restrictions, I may be getting laid off from my company soon. I have filed for I-485 and have received EAD. I am currently on H1B. I have a citizen friend who runs his own company. He has no employees. He does pretty much all work by him self or get it done by hiring outsouced help whenever needed. He has a legitimate company - but he does not have big revenue (May be 100K/ year). Would it be okay if I join his company on EAD to get my GC going or should I look for a firm that employs lot of people and has sizable revenues. What (if any) are any risks?
Thank you.
Some scenarios to consider
1. If 140 is approved and its been 6 months since date of 485 application and your company who sponsored is not revoking 140, then ability to pay might not matter and you don't care since you can use AC21
2. If 140 is approved and it has not been 6 months since 485 application date and you are on good terms with and your employer is not going to revoke your 140 , take an unpaid vacation to fill the 6 months gap if you can, then you are still safe to use AC21.
3. If your 140 is not approved but you have passed the 180 days litmus test and you use AC21 to move to another employer then the ability to pay might come in to picture if any RFE is done by USCIS.
4. If 140 is not approved and you have not passed 180 days its a variation of the 2nd case and if you can pull it off you can use AC21 and work elsewhere later.
there might be other scenarios but consider each of them carefully before making the decision. While it might seem a simple decision having come so far in your journey you don't want to make as wrong decision only to rue it.
- good luck
Due to budget restrictions, I may be getting laid off from my company soon. I have filed for I-485 and have received EAD. I am currently on H1B. I have a citizen friend who runs his own company. He has no employees. He does pretty much all work by him self or get it done by hiring outsouced help whenever needed. He has a legitimate company - but he does not have big revenue (May be 100K/ year). Would it be okay if I join his company on EAD to get my GC going or should I look for a firm that employs lot of people and has sizable revenues. What (if any) are any risks?
Thank you.
Some scenarios to consider
1. If 140 is approved and its been 6 months since date of 485 application and your company who sponsored is not revoking 140, then ability to pay might not matter and you don't care since you can use AC21
2. If 140 is approved and it has not been 6 months since 485 application date and you are on good terms with and your employer is not going to revoke your 140 , take an unpaid vacation to fill the 6 months gap if you can, then you are still safe to use AC21.
3. If your 140 is not approved but you have passed the 180 days litmus test and you use AC21 to move to another employer then the ability to pay might come in to picture if any RFE is done by USCIS.
4. If 140 is not approved and you have not passed 180 days its a variation of the 2nd case and if you can pull it off you can use AC21 and work elsewhere later.
there might be other scenarios but consider each of them carefully before making the decision. While it might seem a simple decision having come so far in your journey you don't want to make as wrong decision only to rue it.
- good luck
vbkris77
08-20 03:13 PM
I Still think we have a good chance atleast all those with priority date before today.
The economy is not improving and I doubt if it will in next 4-5 years. Even though there is slight improvent the jobless claims went up
U.S. Initial Jobless Claims Rose by 15,000 to 576,000 (Update1) - Bloomberg.com (http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aMhGnVzXaSfM)
No way nurses and EB1 would count more than 5-6k per year....
Even out of the 30-40k like I said before about 50% would be from india and china (mostley Eb3) with later priority dates which puts them behind us
Eb2 Filings have drasticaally gone down because of the USCIS rule
Even after giving away all spill over visas to EB2 india and china they will have a lot of visas pending and If USCIS has made the decision that no Visa will go wasted period then we definitely have a great chance
Again my assumption is based on the FACT that USCIS has a policy that all employment Visa numebrs must be used
Lets keep it simple. In the next 4 years there will be 140k * 4 = 560K visas and I would say out of that the only ones with priority before Eb3 india and China are
Eb1 ROW +india & china
EB2 ROW
EB2 India + china (very limited new cases)
and I don't think the above categories would count more than 150k which should leave a lot of pending visas for Eb3
Which would leave a lot of Visa numbers for Eb3 India/china and ROW
EB1 historically filled and this year CIS said, they may have to retro the India dates, but didn't finally. EB2 in best case got 15K visas. There are lot of EB3 to EB2 porting that will happen if the dates don't move. So EB2 it self will take 4 years to corss 2007 (I only added 25% of the porting). EB3 I God only knows..
Remember there are only 40K visas for EB2. EB3 will use their own 40K visas. 10K from this is reserved to otherworkers. So these dates won't move unless Recapture happens and per country limits are removed atleast till the backlog is cleared.
The economy is not improving and I doubt if it will in next 4-5 years. Even though there is slight improvent the jobless claims went up
U.S. Initial Jobless Claims Rose by 15,000 to 576,000 (Update1) - Bloomberg.com (http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aMhGnVzXaSfM)
No way nurses and EB1 would count more than 5-6k per year....
Even out of the 30-40k like I said before about 50% would be from india and china (mostley Eb3) with later priority dates which puts them behind us
Eb2 Filings have drasticaally gone down because of the USCIS rule
Even after giving away all spill over visas to EB2 india and china they will have a lot of visas pending and If USCIS has made the decision that no Visa will go wasted period then we definitely have a great chance
Again my assumption is based on the FACT that USCIS has a policy that all employment Visa numebrs must be used
Lets keep it simple. In the next 4 years there will be 140k * 4 = 560K visas and I would say out of that the only ones with priority before Eb3 india and China are
Eb1 ROW +india & china
EB2 ROW
EB2 India + china (very limited new cases)
and I don't think the above categories would count more than 150k which should leave a lot of pending visas for Eb3
Which would leave a lot of Visa numbers for Eb3 India/china and ROW
EB1 historically filled and this year CIS said, they may have to retro the India dates, but didn't finally. EB2 in best case got 15K visas. There are lot of EB3 to EB2 porting that will happen if the dates don't move. So EB2 it self will take 4 years to corss 2007 (I only added 25% of the porting). EB3 I God only knows..
Remember there are only 40K visas for EB2. EB3 will use their own 40K visas. 10K from this is reserved to otherworkers. So these dates won't move unless Recapture happens and per country limits are removed atleast till the backlog is cleared.
apatel_17
07-11 03:27 PM
Hi apatel_17,
my in laws have visited 4 times from past 4 years, i would like to talk to you about my chances/procedures of claiming them as dependants, my email id is vinodkumarn@yahoo.com
please can u email about about how to go about this issue? i have never applied for extensions each time they were here for 6 months.
Hi, I am posting here instead of sending you an email so more people could benefit from this information.
Check if your in-laws pass the substantial presence test - http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/international/article/0,,id=96352,00.html
If they do, your chances of claiming them should be 100% for any year they pass that test for (if they do not have significant income abroad, and are not claimed by anyone else as dependents in the US. There are more details from IRS on this subject, if they have significant income abroad).
You can amend your taxes going back 3 years. So you can get a refund for earlier years as well.
When your in-laws are in the US, get them to apply for an ITIN
http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/international/article/0,,id=96696,00.html
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw7.pdf
This is somewhat tricky because IRS only issues this at time of tax filing these days, or if the applicant has US income. Go to your local IRS office if you have to, and open a savings bank account for your in-laws, if you need to (I did not need to, for my parents)
Complete the W7, take your in-laws to the local IRS office (with the passport and visa) and file the application and get a receipt.
Wait 6 weeks to get their ITINs (which I am doing right now with my parents' application)
File an amended tax return for previous years, or file the return for a new year claiming them as "exemptions"
Donate a fraction of your refund to IV ;-)
my in laws have visited 4 times from past 4 years, i would like to talk to you about my chances/procedures of claiming them as dependants, my email id is vinodkumarn@yahoo.com
please can u email about about how to go about this issue? i have never applied for extensions each time they were here for 6 months.
Hi, I am posting here instead of sending you an email so more people could benefit from this information.
Check if your in-laws pass the substantial presence test - http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/international/article/0,,id=96352,00.html
If they do, your chances of claiming them should be 100% for any year they pass that test for (if they do not have significant income abroad, and are not claimed by anyone else as dependents in the US. There are more details from IRS on this subject, if they have significant income abroad).
You can amend your taxes going back 3 years. So you can get a refund for earlier years as well.
When your in-laws are in the US, get them to apply for an ITIN
http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/international/article/0,,id=96696,00.html
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw7.pdf
This is somewhat tricky because IRS only issues this at time of tax filing these days, or if the applicant has US income. Go to your local IRS office if you have to, and open a savings bank account for your in-laws, if you need to (I did not need to, for my parents)
Complete the W7, take your in-laws to the local IRS office (with the passport and visa) and file the application and get a receipt.
Wait 6 weeks to get their ITINs (which I am doing right now with my parents' application)
File an amended tax return for previous years, or file the return for a new year claiming them as "exemptions"
Donate a fraction of your refund to IV ;-)
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