How long does the Green Card process takes ?
Oct 22nd 2002, 2:30 pm
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How long does the Green Card process takes ?
My 6 year H1-B period will expire by Jun 2004. My Company has finally
accepted to start the Green card process. Please tell me if it is
really worth starting the process now ? Am I too late to get it
through ?
I would greatly appreciate any help ...
Regards,
Ron
accepted to start the Green card process. Please tell me if it is
really worth starting the process now ? Am I too late to get it
through ?
I would greatly appreciate any help ...
Regards,
Ron
Oct 22nd 2002, 4:59 pm
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Re: How long does the Green Card process takes ?
On Tue, 22 Oct 2002 19:30:47 -0700, Ron wrote:
> My 6 year H1-B period will expire by Jun 2004. My Company has finally
> accepted to start the Green card process. Please tell me if it is really
> worth starting the process now ? Am I too late to get it through ?
> I would greatly appreciate any help ...
> Regards,
> Ron
No problem. As long as they start the GC process at least a year before
the six years are up, you will be allowed to extend the H-1B by additional
years, one year at a time, until you have your GC.
Actually, the current law says that the LC must have been filed a year ago
and the I-140 must have been filed. So it might still be a bit tight.
There is a bill pending that would change that, and simply filing the LC
in time would be enough. I expect that this will become law very soon
since it has broad bipartisan support. Of course, there ARE elections in
between...
Ingo
> My 6 year H1-B period will expire by Jun 2004. My Company has finally
> accepted to start the Green card process. Please tell me if it is really
> worth starting the process now ? Am I too late to get it through ?
> I would greatly appreciate any help ...
> Regards,
> Ron
No problem. As long as they start the GC process at least a year before
the six years are up, you will be allowed to extend the H-1B by additional
years, one year at a time, until you have your GC.
Actually, the current law says that the LC must have been filed a year ago
and the I-140 must have been filed. So it might still be a bit tight.
There is a bill pending that would change that, and simply filing the LC
in time would be enough. I expect that this will become law very soon
since it has broad bipartisan support. Of course, there ARE elections in
between...
Ingo
Oct 23rd 2002, 6:18 am
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Re: How long does the Green Card process takes ?
Thanks a lot Ingo !
I have heard rumours that there will be a new rule to allow Premium
processing for the Labor certification that is required for Green
Card. Is that true ? I would appreciate if you could advice me on what
is a faster method of getting through the process.
Regards,
Ron
Ingo Pakleppa wrote in message news:...
> On Tue, 22 Oct 2002 19:30:47 -0700, Ron wrote:
> > My 6 year H1-B period will expire by Jun 2004. My Company has finally
> > accepted to start the Green card process. Please tell me if it is really
> > worth starting the process now ? Am I too late to get it through ?
> >
> > I would greatly appreciate any help ...
> >
> > Regards,
> > Ron
> No problem. As long as they start the GC process at least a year before
> the six years are up, you will be allowed to extend the H-1B by additional
> years, one year at a time, until you have your GC.
> Actually, the current law says that the LC must have been filed a year ago
> and the I-140 must have been filed. So it might still be a bit tight.
> There is a bill pending that would change that, and simply filing the LC
> in time would be enough. I expect that this will become law very soon
> since it has broad bipartisan support. Of course, there ARE elections in
> between...
> Ingo
I have heard rumours that there will be a new rule to allow Premium
processing for the Labor certification that is required for Green
Card. Is that true ? I would appreciate if you could advice me on what
is a faster method of getting through the process.
Regards,
Ron
Ingo Pakleppa wrote in message news:...
> On Tue, 22 Oct 2002 19:30:47 -0700, Ron wrote:
> > My 6 year H1-B period will expire by Jun 2004. My Company has finally
> > accepted to start the Green card process. Please tell me if it is really
> > worth starting the process now ? Am I too late to get it through ?
> >
> > I would greatly appreciate any help ...
> >
> > Regards,
> > Ron
> No problem. As long as they start the GC process at least a year before
> the six years are up, you will be allowed to extend the H-1B by additional
> years, one year at a time, until you have your GC.
> Actually, the current law says that the LC must have been filed a year ago
> and the I-140 must have been filed. So it might still be a bit tight.
> There is a bill pending that would change that, and simply filing the LC
> in time would be enough. I expect that this will become law very soon
> since it has broad bipartisan support. Of course, there ARE elections in
> between...
> Ingo
Oct 23rd 2002, 7:54 am
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Re: How long does the Green Card process takes ?
The INS Texas Service Center site also says:
"Expeditious Handling Requests: AILA members must process their requests through one of the AILA Liaison Co-Chairs. All requests for expedited processing of naturalization cases must be done through the local INS office having jurisdiction over the applicant's residence. Other expedited processing requests can be requested of the Director, via fax, on a case by case basis."
What sort of cases will INS handle expeditiously, and what sort of request are they looking for? For example, could an "interested government agency" be influential in expediting an I-485 AOS case?
britintx
"Expeditious Handling Requests: AILA members must process their requests through one of the AILA Liaison Co-Chairs. All requests for expedited processing of naturalization cases must be done through the local INS office having jurisdiction over the applicant's residence. Other expedited processing requests can be requested of the Director, via fax, on a case by case basis."
What sort of cases will INS handle expeditiously, and what sort of request are they looking for? For example, could an "interested government agency" be influential in expediting an I-485 AOS case?
britintx
Oct 23rd 2002, 8:33 am
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Re: How long does the Green Card process takes ?
You are probably thinking of the PERM method. Actually, it won't be a
premium process, but rather it is intended to completely replace both
regular and RIR processing. And, yes, DoL promises that it will only take
about three weeks. I think it is supposed to happen some time in 2003,
although such dates tend to slip.
On Wed, 23 Oct 2002 11:18:05 -0700, Ron wrote:
> Thanks a lot Ingo !
> I have heard rumours that there will be a new rule to allow Premium
> processing for the Labor certification that is required for Green Card.
> Is that true ? I would appreciate if you could advice me on what is a
> faster method of getting through the process.
> Regards,
> Ron
> Ingo Pakleppa wrote in message
> news:...
>> On Tue, 22 Oct 2002 19:30:47 -0700, Ron wrote:
>> > My 6 year H1-B period will expire by Jun 2004. My Company has finally
>> > accepted to start the Green card process. Please tell me if it is
>> > really worth starting the process now ? Am I too late to get it
>> > through ?
>> >
>> > I would greatly appreciate any help ...
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> > Ron
>> No problem. As long as they start the GC process at least a year before
>> the six years are up, you will be allowed to extend the H-1B by
>> additional years, one year at a time, until you have your GC.
>> Actually, the current law says that the LC must have been filed a year
>> ago and the I-140 must have been filed. So it might still be a bit
>> tight.
>> There is a bill pending that would change that, and simply filing the
>> LC in time would be enough. I expect that this will become law very
>> soon since it has broad bipartisan support. Of course, there ARE
>> elections in between...
>> Ingo
premium process, but rather it is intended to completely replace both
regular and RIR processing. And, yes, DoL promises that it will only take
about three weeks. I think it is supposed to happen some time in 2003,
although such dates tend to slip.
On Wed, 23 Oct 2002 11:18:05 -0700, Ron wrote:
> Thanks a lot Ingo !
> I have heard rumours that there will be a new rule to allow Premium
> processing for the Labor certification that is required for Green Card.
> Is that true ? I would appreciate if you could advice me on what is a
> faster method of getting through the process.
> Regards,
> Ron
> Ingo Pakleppa wrote in message
> news:...
>> On Tue, 22 Oct 2002 19:30:47 -0700, Ron wrote:
>> > My 6 year H1-B period will expire by Jun 2004. My Company has finally
>> > accepted to start the Green card process. Please tell me if it is
>> > really worth starting the process now ? Am I too late to get it
>> > through ?
>> >
>> > I would greatly appreciate any help ...
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> > Ron
>> No problem. As long as they start the GC process at least a year before
>> the six years are up, you will be allowed to extend the H-1B by
>> additional years, one year at a time, until you have your GC.
>> Actually, the current law says that the LC must have been filed a year
>> ago and the I-140 must have been filed. So it might still be a bit
>> tight.
>> There is a bill pending that would change that, and simply filing the
>> LC in time would be enough. I expect that this will become law very
>> soon since it has broad bipartisan support. Of course, there ARE
>> elections in between...
>> Ingo
Oct 24th 2002, 4:25 am
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Re: How long does the Green Card process takes ?
Any idea what will happen to regular and RIR applications when PERM is
implemented? Will existing applications have the option of switching to
PERM?
--
- John
"Ingo Pakleppa" wrote in message
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> You are probably thinking of the PERM method. Actually, it won't be a
> premium process, but rather it is intended to completely replace both
> regular and RIR processing. And, yes, DoL promises that it will only take
> about three weeks. I think it is supposed to happen some time in 2003,
> although such dates tend to slip.
> On Wed, 23 Oct 2002 11:18:05 -0700, Ron wrote:
> > Thanks a lot Ingo !
> > I have heard rumours that there will be a new rule to allow Premium
> > processing for the Labor certification that is required for Green Card.
> > Is that true ? I would appreciate if you could advice me on what is a
> > faster method of getting through the process.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Ron
> >
> >
> > Ingo Pakleppa wrote in message
> > news:...
> >> On Tue, 22 Oct 2002 19:30:47 -0700, Ron wrote:
> >>
> >> > My 6 year H1-B period will expire by Jun 2004. My Company has finally
> >> > accepted to start the Green card process. Please tell me if it is
> >> > really worth starting the process now ? Am I too late to get it
> >> > through ?
> >> >
> >> > I would greatly appreciate any help ...
> >> >
> >> > Regards,
> >> > Ron
> >>
> >> No problem. As long as they start the GC process at least a year before
> >> the six years are up, you will be allowed to extend the H-1B by
> >> additional years, one year at a time, until you have your GC.
> >>
> >> Actually, the current law says that the LC must have been filed a year
> >> ago and the I-140 must have been filed. So it might still be a bit
> >> tight.
> >>
> >> There is a bill pending that would change that, and simply filing the
> >> LC in time would be enough. I expect that this will become law very
> >> soon since it has broad bipartisan support. Of course, there ARE
> >> elections in between...
> >>
> >> Ingo
implemented? Will existing applications have the option of switching to
PERM?
--
- John
"Ingo Pakleppa" wrote in message
news:[email protected]
west.cox.net...
> You are probably thinking of the PERM method. Actually, it won't be a
> premium process, but rather it is intended to completely replace both
> regular and RIR processing. And, yes, DoL promises that it will only take
> about three weeks. I think it is supposed to happen some time in 2003,
> although such dates tend to slip.
> On Wed, 23 Oct 2002 11:18:05 -0700, Ron wrote:
> > Thanks a lot Ingo !
> > I have heard rumours that there will be a new rule to allow Premium
> > processing for the Labor certification that is required for Green Card.
> > Is that true ? I would appreciate if you could advice me on what is a
> > faster method of getting through the process.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Ron
> >
> >
> > Ingo Pakleppa wrote in message
> > news:...
> >> On Tue, 22 Oct 2002 19:30:47 -0700, Ron wrote:
> >>
> >> > My 6 year H1-B period will expire by Jun 2004. My Company has finally
> >> > accepted to start the Green card process. Please tell me if it is
> >> > really worth starting the process now ? Am I too late to get it
> >> > through ?
> >> >
> >> > I would greatly appreciate any help ...
> >> >
> >> > Regards,
> >> > Ron
> >>
> >> No problem. As long as they start the GC process at least a year before
> >> the six years are up, you will be allowed to extend the H-1B by
> >> additional years, one year at a time, until you have your GC.
> >>
> >> Actually, the current law says that the LC must have been filed a year
> >> ago and the I-140 must have been filed. So it might still be a bit
> >> tight.
> >>
> >> There is a bill pending that would change that, and simply filing the
> >> LC in time would be enough. I expect that this will become law very
> >> soon since it has broad bipartisan support. Of course, there ARE
> >> elections in between...
> >>
> >> Ingo
Oct 24th 2002, 3:08 pm
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Re: How long does the Green Card process takes ?
It has been a while since I read up on PERM, but my recall is that, yes,
they will be allowed to switch.
On Thu, 24 Oct 2002 09:25:33 -0700, JK wrote:
> Any idea what will happen to regular and RIR applications when PERM is
> implemented? Will existing applications have the option of switching to
> PERM?
> --
> - John
> "Ingo Pakleppa" wrote in message
> news:xIDt9.79671$o.400543@news-
> 1.west.cox.net ...
>> You are probably thinking of the PERM method. Actually, it won't be a
>> premium process, but rather it is intended to completely replace both
>> regular and RIR processing. And, yes, DoL promises that it will only
>> take about three weeks. I think it is supposed to happen some time in
>> 2003, although such dates tend to slip.
>> On Wed, 23 Oct 2002 11:18:05 -0700, Ron wrote:
>> > Thanks a lot Ingo !
>> > I have heard rumours that there will be a new rule to allow Premium
>> > processing for the Labor certification that is required for Green
>> > Card. Is that true ? I would appreciate if you could advice me on
>> > what is a faster method of getting through the process.
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> > Ron
>> >
>> >
>> > Ingo Pakleppa wrote in message
>> > news:...
>> >> On Tue, 22 Oct 2002 19:30:47 -0700, Ron wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > My 6 year H1-B period will expire by Jun 2004. My Company has
>> >> > finally accepted to start the Green card process. Please tell me
>> >> > if it is really worth starting the process now ? Am I too late to
>> >> > get it through ?
>> >> >
>> >> > I would greatly appreciate any help ...
>> >> >
>> >> > Regards,
>> >> > Ron
>> >>
>> >> No problem. As long as they start the GC process at least a year
>> >> before the six years are up, you will be allowed to extend the H-1B
>> >> by additional years, one year at a time, until you have your GC.
>> >>
>> >> Actually, the current law says that the LC must have been filed a
>> >> year ago and the I-140 must have been filed. So it might still be a
>> >> bit tight.
>> >>
>> >> There is a bill pending that would change that, and simply filing
>> >> the LC in time would be enough. I expect that this will become law
>> >> very soon since it has broad bipartisan support. Of course, there
>> >> ARE elections in between...
>> >>
>> >> Ingo
they will be allowed to switch.
On Thu, 24 Oct 2002 09:25:33 -0700, JK wrote:
> Any idea what will happen to regular and RIR applications when PERM is
> implemented? Will existing applications have the option of switching to
> PERM?
> --
> - John
> "Ingo Pakleppa" wrote in message
> news:xIDt9.79671$o.400543@news-
> 1.west.cox.net ...
>> You are probably thinking of the PERM method. Actually, it won't be a
>> premium process, but rather it is intended to completely replace both
>> regular and RIR processing. And, yes, DoL promises that it will only
>> take about three weeks. I think it is supposed to happen some time in
>> 2003, although such dates tend to slip.
>> On Wed, 23 Oct 2002 11:18:05 -0700, Ron wrote:
>> > Thanks a lot Ingo !
>> > I have heard rumours that there will be a new rule to allow Premium
>> > processing for the Labor certification that is required for Green
>> > Card. Is that true ? I would appreciate if you could advice me on
>> > what is a faster method of getting through the process.
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> > Ron
>> >
>> >
>> > Ingo Pakleppa wrote in message
>> > news:...
>> >> On Tue, 22 Oct 2002 19:30:47 -0700, Ron wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > My 6 year H1-B period will expire by Jun 2004. My Company has
>> >> > finally accepted to start the Green card process. Please tell me
>> >> > if it is really worth starting the process now ? Am I too late to
>> >> > get it through ?
>> >> >
>> >> > I would greatly appreciate any help ...
>> >> >
>> >> > Regards,
>> >> > Ron
>> >>
>> >> No problem. As long as they start the GC process at least a year
>> >> before the six years are up, you will be allowed to extend the H-1B
>> >> by additional years, one year at a time, until you have your GC.
>> >>
>> >> Actually, the current law says that the LC must have been filed a
>> >> year ago and the I-140 must have been filed. So it might still be a
>> >> bit tight.
>> >>
>> >> There is a bill pending that would change that, and simply filing
>> >> the LC in time would be enough. I expect that this will become law
>> >> very soon since it has broad bipartisan support. Of course, there
>> >> ARE elections in between...
>> >>
>> >> Ingo
