This is a piecemeal act that includes all of the stuff that CIR would have for skilled legal immigrants. This includes provisions to reduce the visa backlog, H1-B reform and F1 student visa reform.
SKILL ACT of 2010
I’ve stopped getting too excited about just introductions of new bills. It all depends on how it’s received and [...]
As part of writing on endlesswait.com, and during my own immigration journey, I’ve become connected with some really good immigration attorneys. And recently, it occurred to me that I could set something up to benefit you guys from this connection.
Two attorneys that I can personal attest to, since I’ve followed both [...]
There are plenty of us that got into the green card waiting line in 2007 or earlier. To me, it feels like it just happened, but it’s almost 3 years!! And we’re still in line, which hasn’t moved an inch. Many of us have an EAD (employment authorization document) as a result of being in [...]
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Hey fellas,
Every time I think of the green card, I experience a wide array of emotions ranging from impassioned to blood boiling, But you have to wonder what bothers you the most…
Is it -
1. Given the plethora of issues in this country competing for attention, this is probably [...]
EXCELLENT EXCELLENT POST. Read the part at the bottom about embracing high performing immigrants. I hope every American out there reads this and wakes up to the call of reality!!
The real problem for most Americans isn’t the recession.
It’s the more ominous fact that average household income hasn’t budged for the past 10 years. That’s true [...]
I had a small, Twitter-hosted dustup recently with Trevor Loy, a pleasant fellow who, when he is not Twittering, brings truth and justice to the world via the agency of venture capital. Loy was hot and bothered over some turn of events in Congress having to do with immigration policy. Many entrepreneurs are immigrants, you [...]
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/nov/14/immigration-bill-promoted-for-2010/
Widely believed as one of our last hopes for a reduction in the often decade long wait for permanent residency, the Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CIR) bill might come back into life early in 2010.
#3 on Obama’s Presidential campaign promises for top goals for his presidency, the CIR had taken a back seat under the weight [...]
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I’m about to apply for H1B extension, as I’m in the EB3, “endlesswait” category, and my 6 year H1B is going to expire next year. I’d like to know how this new H1B extension is different from my previous H1B. For instance, am I able to change [...]
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Have you all checked the current visa bulletin for October 2009? It says that the cut-off date for EB3 is now JUNE 2002! Does this mean these people have waited for 7 years? Here is another question: The last year’s bulletin for the same month (October [...]
September 2009 visa bulletin -
http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/bulletin/bulletin_4558.html
Spectacular news for EB2 folks. This is the kind of news that I know many were waiting for all year long. And hopefully this will stay at least for a few months so that all EB2 petioners that applied until January 8, 2005 actually get their green cards soon! Most of [...]
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