I-140 and I-1-485 applied

I was glad to see an email from my company attorney that my I-140 and I-485 has been applied. Now all I have do is to wait for the approval. Hopefully this happens soon. Also I am anxiously waiting for the October 2007 bulletin. This will give some insight on how the Green Card will be processed in the future. So wait and watch.

The Haka

I have colleague named Simon who is from New Zealand. He had recently been to New Zealand and he got me a small stuffed toy kiwi and that toy is wearing an All Black rugby uniform. That reminded me of a the Haka which is done to piss off the opposite team every time before the rugby game starts. See the haka video. It is very interesting.

Green Card Relief -- August bulletin

August bulletin is late but has some good stuff for Green Card seekers. People can apply for their I-485 all the way till August 17th 2007. I am sure that so many including me got some relief after looking at the August visa bulletin.

I believe Immigration Voice, AILA and Murthy have done a great job in addressing the issues caused by the July 2007 bulletin fiasco. Efforts included flower sending campaign, Rally at San Jose and email petitions. I guess all this has paid off. I specially thank Immigration Voice. I think they played a big role in this.

So now I have sent all my documents to the attorneys. I am waiting to hear back from them. I am so relieved....Cheers..!

Thousands attend Legal Immigrants Rally in San Jose

Thousands attended the Legal Immigrants rally on July 14th in San Jose to protest the July visa bulletin fiasco. Hats off to all those people who attended this. I am glad and this will hopefully will send a right message to the government. See video below.

Some Old Pictures of WSU

While talk to one of my old friend, he shared with me some of the pictures he had taken at Wright State University. I was real happy to see these pictures as it had some old memories of me. Also, I could clearly make out the difference between Dayton, OH and Los Angeles. There in Dayton, OH we had lots of snow and greenery when compared to Los Angeles which pretty much had the same kind of atmosphere through out the year. Below is the link for picasa web album.

Wright State University

Major Disappointment with GC

On June 30, 2007 the DOS (Department of State) came up with a notice that it will be revising the July 2007 bulletin and today they came up with the information that they wont be any more accepting I-485 applications on July and those applications what would be received will be rejected. Also the priority dates for all the categories have been made unavailable.

What a pain. So much hope, money and time is lost. I have been calling my father every other day and bothering him to get the birth certificate and affidavit and all that effort is now gone into the drain. It is very absurd to know that DOS could do such kind of thing which has never happened before.

Officially it was announced that the reason they are reverting back the bulletin is because all the visa numbers for the fiscal year has been allocated. Didn't they expect this before? It implies to me that the DOS doesn't do the math before they publish their visa bulletin. Seems stupid to me. It is sad to look at the plight of people waiting for years for their Green Card. After reading the update there is no clear cut information as to why they would do such a frustrating thing. It implies me that someone inside the DOS is controlling purposely. Lot of other people are guessing different reasons as to why this has been done. One person says that it could be because of the fee hike after July 2007 so that the USCIS can make more money. Other person thinks that it could also be because of Bush is trying to push the immigration bill or it could be they just don't like people coming to United States. Whatever could be the reason, all it seems like they need to revamp the whole system of Green Card.

Overall it is very disappointing. At first they giving hope and taking it back within 15 days of time.