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• 1 Harsha // Oct 5, 2008 at 3:19 pm

  Question: Merger or acquisition

  Hi, currently I am working with Company A on H1-b visa since last 3 yrs and my GC process is also on the way with Company A. LC approved, 140 approved, but didn’t apply for 485 as my PD is oct. 2007.

  Now company B bought company A where I am currently working and employed so soon we will be a part of Company B.

  What will happen to my status and green card process? Could anyone please help me out in this situation what will happen to my status and gc process?

  Thanks,
  Harsha

• 2 Failo // Oct 5, 2008 at 8:09 pm

  Why the dates of the bulletin are not consistent in OCT 2004 The family related Visa for México where on March 1993 and 4 years later they are on SEPT 1992

  ¿How is this possible? The visa bulletin has no credibility whatsoever.

• 3 hitesh patel // Oct 6, 2008 at 2:59 pm

  Any chance of becoming EB2 current for the month of November? Any guess on the impact of economic crisis on visa bulletin? They say things will be different if Democrate elect, is it true?

• 4 ariel // Oct 7, 2008 at 1:46 pm

  hi do you think the nov 2008 bulletin will move to dec 25 2006 from jan 2005

• 5 manza // Oct 8, 2008 at 4:09 am

  My priority date is may 17, 1998 how long should i wait for my petition ! thanks

• 6 edward // Oct 10, 2008 at 3:29 pm

  Our priority date Jan 9, 2006. Do you think the Novermber 2008 bulletin could be back to March 2006 as the last priority date before it bacame unavailable before Oct 2008.

• 7 Saro Subramaniam // Oct 10, 2008 at 6:23 pm

  Dudes, I took a Info pass to check on my EAD, during the course of the conversation the officer mentioned I have a good chance of getting current in December 2008, My PD is November 2006 and category is EB2 India, my 140 is approved and Namecheck is cleared. Reason he told was, they found only handful of cases open for PD with 2001-2006.

• 8 hitesh patel // Oct 10, 2008 at 6:49 pm

  Guys, this is the breaking news !!!! They just fired a guy who used to have all the keys for the boxes filled with EB2 and EB3 applications. Now they can’t open those boxes anymore untill they hire some new personel. But with week economy,chances are very slim they said ! Good luck to all and welcome to great year of depression !!! Now any thing is possible !

• 9 waitingYrs // Oct 10, 2008 at 7:25 pm

  Saro,
  Did you happen to know about Eb3 prediction?

  USCIS Offices are closed on Monday for columbus Day as per their website!!

  Great news Hitesh !! Please return the key.

• 10 hitesh patel // Oct 10, 2008 at 9:58 pm

  please post something ,it was just a joke !

• 11 gorio bacani // Oct 11, 2008 at 1:32 am

  my petition was april 1999 for f1 category, how many yrs would be my wait time?

• 12 abul // Oct 11, 2008 at 8:38 am

  the date wht we can see in the bulletin, wht is it means? is it the date wht they r currently processing or it has benn finished. this thing is not clear to me and i don’t know any person who can help me, so can anyone help me out plz?

• 13 anna // Oct 12, 2008 at 3:03 am

  my daughter choice of agent priority was dec 31, 2006 what is that means how long more it take before she can get her visa

• 14 waitingYrs // Oct 12, 2008 at 8:51 pm

  Everyone,
  No one knows when date will move forward or retrogress. AT this point its not going to help by asking questions like when and how many years of wait.
  We all can guess but no perfect answer till the bulletin is out.
  Its frustrating for everyone but thats what it is.

  Abul,
  The dates you see on visa bulletin are for applying for I485 (adj of status) if your priority date is before bulletin date. Check with your lawyer for getting your priority date. Normally its date when labor cert is filed.
  It will take few months or years after you apply for I485 to get your final green card. It all depends on what category are you in, how dates change after you apply for I485 etc. Date is just for starting the final steps to get GC.
  Everyone waits for years to get to I485 date and then wait more after they apply.

• 15 Mohan // Oct 13, 2008 at 4:13 am

  I am in EB3 Category and visa interview was held in Oct 2007. It seems name check was done and now pending adjustment of status. I do not know my Priority date. Where should be look for the priority I140 or I 485. Is there any chance this year for the GC ? Thanks

• 16 timy // Oct 13, 2008 at 11:05 am

  hey guys! Today is the day!!!!! Good luck everybody

• 17 andy pogi // Oct 13, 2008 at 11:15 am

  ok lang pare neway tnx attwyn!!!! god bless u!!

• 18 v b patel // Oct 13, 2008 at 1:19 pm

  MR.JHON SIR.

  I AM INDIAN MY PD/OCT/31/2000/ F/3
  STEEL TODAY I HAVE NOT RECIVED ANY
  PAPER FOR NVC.SO WHEN I GET MY VISA .
  PL. GIVE ME ADVICE.
  THANKS.& REGARDS.

• 19 hitesh patel // Oct 13, 2008 at 4:47 pm

  Yes ! That’s true! Today is the Day ! No change in any categories !!! my friend who works at Newark immigration office ,revealed this info !!!

• 20 MISSY // Oct 13, 2008 at 6:34 pm

  MOHAN

  Look at your I-140 for the priority date. It should be in top left corner of the I-140.

  If you are still confused it is the date you filed your labor certificate. The very first date that you sumbitted your labour certificate.

  Good luck and stay positive.

• 21 hitesh patel // Oct 13, 2008 at 6:49 pm

  USCIS is closed !!!!! Not today !!!!!! Bad news will be released tomorrow !!!!!!!

• 22 randy // Oct 13, 2008 at 7:56 pm

  hitesh patel,
  are you a jerk or what?

• 23 jigna // Oct 13, 2008 at 10:44 pm

  Hi Everbody,
  I am eb3 with priority date 12/01..still pending….hope the date moves forward soon

• 24 worm77 // Oct 13, 2008 at 10:59 pm

  August 2005 nurse will be processed first, and stop there. Hope those of you pinoys who are cheating by using adjustment of status from your tourist visas to cut in front of us waiting here in the Philippines NEVER GET YOUR VISAS APPROVED. Hope you will all be denied.

• 25 greentree // Oct 13, 2008 at 11:02 pm

  November VB will stay at August 2005.

• 26 Tom // Oct 14, 2008 at 6:56 am

  Here is the Mumbai Consulate November VB.

  Category India Most Other Countries
  F1 1 May 2002 1 May 2002
  FX 15 July 2001 15 July 2001
  F2A 8 Februrary 2004 8 February 2004
  F2B 15 January 2000 15 January 2000
  F3 1 July 2000 1 July 2000
  F4 22 July 1997 15 November 1997
  E1 Current Current
  E2 1 June 2003 Current
  E3 1 October 2001 1 May 2005
  EW 15 Janurary 2003 15 Janurary 2003
  E4 Current Current
  E4-Religious Current Current

  I think for EB3 Phils.. it’s May 2005, not much movement.

• 27 timy // Oct 14, 2008 at 7:27 am

  http://mumbai.usconsulate.gov/cut_off_dates.html

• 28 PD022406 // Oct 14, 2008 at 9:35 am

  Anybody know plus minus how long your PD has to be current in order for it to be processed without being effected by the next retro.

• 29 hitesh // Oct 14, 2008 at 1:16 pm

  10/13/2008: November 2008 Unofficial Visa Bulletin

  Family-Based Categories:
  ROW: F-1=05/01/2002, F-2A=02/08/2004, F-2B=01/15/2000, F-3=07/01/2000, F-4=11/15/1997
  INDIA: F1=05/01/2002, F-2A=02/08/2004, F-2B=01/15/2000, F-3=07/01/2000, F-4=07/22/1997
  Employment-Based Categories:
  ROW: EB-1=C, EB-2=C, EB-3=05/01/2005, EW=01/15/2003, EB-4=C, EB-5=C
  INDIA: EB-1=C, EB-2=06/01/2003, EB-3=10/01/2001, EW=01/15/2003, EB-4=C, EB-5=C
  For India EB-2 and EB-3, only two months moved ahead from October 2008 Visa Bulletin. Very disappointing!!
  For family based categories, the Rest of World shows a snail pace movement. In fact, FB-3 (adult married children of USC) and FB-4 (siblings of USC) have even moved backward.

• 30 Renee // Oct 14, 2008 at 3:46 pm

  good day,why is it that the visa bulletin for EB3 moved back to may2005 when the last time i checked it, its march 2006.why is this happening? my priority date is may2006 so i was devastated that it moved back,i was so close to it.by the way,if ever the priority date will move to may 2006,how many months will i expect to have an interview schedule?pls keep me updated.thank you in advance.have a nice day.

• 31 Rach // Oct 14, 2008 at 3:51 pm

  http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/bulletin/bulletin_4371.html

• 32 RP // Oct 14, 2008 at 4:04 pm

  Mr John
  Why F3 India is running slow ?

• 33 Leon Kaplan // Oct 14, 2008 at 4:50 pm

  hitesh-patel:

  If you actually know something of VALUE, please speak up. Otherwise, please zip it up. This is in regards to your previous comments (e.g. I know someone at Vermont…)

  You’re not helping anyone here — your improper and wrong information is just inciting utter frustration and confusion.

• 34 FD // Oct 14, 2008 at 4:59 pm

  Glad to see some movement from the October bulletin.

• 35 lou // Oct 14, 2008 at 10:02 pm

  Mr. John,

  I am currently employed by a company who sponsored me from H3 to H1 in 2006 up to the present time. My problem is the sponsoring company is gradually phasing out the business from Company A to another company of the same business called company B. Because the owners are one and the same, the pay slips were just changed from Company A to company B. This company B has its own name and federal tax id no. My question is, will there be an effect in my papers since the sponsoring company is no longer the one paying us but the other company is? Also, I want to apply for labor cert but since Company A is being slowly phased out, do you think I can still be approved for this company? I hope I can be enlightened.

  Thanks.

  lou

• 36 NIkita // Oct 15, 2008 at 1:00 am

  you just put the same dates. why you guys do this please change the dates;

• 37 NIkita // Oct 15, 2008 at 1:02 am

  please change the dates, EW catageiory change the date from 15th january please.

• 38 subha // Oct 15, 2008 at 4:28 am

  Thinking that there is no one left over in EB3 India.No one even considers it as a category anymore.I’m stuck with this category.Any suggestions for a future.Noway to change to EB2.

• 39 B K R // Oct 15, 2008 at 6:16 pm

  Is the Govt planning of making additional number available ? Seems like America is slowly closing its door to immigration.

  EB3 India is moving at such a slow rate that it seems most of the beneficiaries would have to wait 8 -10 years before gettiing a visa number. For anyone applying now it may be quicker to go to canada and then migrate to USA.

• 40 Maria // Oct 16, 2008 at 3:31 pm

  Lou

  If company A did buy company b , company A is not longer in business. Your paycheck is not showing company A information that is a signal.You need to change your sponsor to get a new paperwork ASAP . Please check it with your lawyer.

• 41 andy pogi // Oct 18, 2008 at 12:04 am

  i”m still waiting for my petition my pd is may 11 1998 f2b category ! pls give me another oftion or advince i”m fr phillipines thanks

• 42 owen // Oct 19, 2008 at 8:26 am

  what is your prediction for December 2008 visa bulletin for f2b. thanks to all.

• 43 owen // Oct 19, 2008 at 8:30 am

  according to recent movement it’s getting faster than before.hope it will be the same in the future.

• 44 MACOY // Oct 20, 2008 at 4:52 am

  i am also F2B CATEGORY ,FROM THE PHILIPPINES, MY PRIORITY DATE IS NOV 08…..how long i be waiting if my papaers become cuurent ,…i almost waiting for almost 15 yrs…if theres a possibily or might affect my application if i am planning to go abroad RGHT NOW.

• 45 Theresa // Oct 22, 2008 at 3:01 pm

  Hi and Praise the Lord . My son ,s priority date is Marc 1998 through my Special immigrant visa re-
  religious worker .
  When is his availability ,can he come here to visit
  he is single and over 21 years old.
  Thank you and God Bless .

• 46 Louryn // Oct 24, 2008 at 3:02 am

  hi my priority date is Jan 1998 for F4 all charge ability areas except those listed how long do u think its going to take until then or an aproximation .. thank you

• 47 manish // Oct 25, 2008 at 3:41 pm

  Hi

  My F4 prority date is May1999. Anybody knows about this category more. I dont know about immigration laws and system.
  how much long i have to wait for this ? 4-5 years or more ..Pls..let me know. and good luck to all of you.

• 48 susan // Oct 27, 2008 at 3:26 am

  Hi Guys!
  My F2A priority date is Jan 27, 2004…..is there anyone with same priority date in F2A that has been shedules for an interview?????

• 49 MISSY // Oct 27, 2008 at 3:45 am

  hey everyone…anyone have any predicitons on what the decmeber visa bulletin may look like? i have a priority date of 2004 in category eb3 ROW….PRAYING theres no more retrogression or i could be out!!!

• 50 rhapsy // Oct 31, 2008 at 5:11 am

  hi, can anyone give their opinion pls..
  im a RN in Philippines. plan to take NCLEX next yr. I was a derivative beneficiary of my dad’s F4 petition (his brother petition him). I am already over 21. There’s the CSPA. I know i have a big chance of retaining my dad’s PD once he’s filed a new I-130 for me. If i make it to the US as an immigrant, do i have to take the english exam like ielts? also, is being a nurse in phils with or without passing the NCLEX–grounds for not being issued an immigrant visa under my dad’s petition? PLEASE, i need ur opinion. thanks!

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