how to clear EB2I backlog?

[iyer]

a) recapture unused visa's of earlier years
b) Don't count family members under EB category for green card purposes. For H4 visas these are not counted under H1b cap. Similar logic should be extended when employment based visas are used it should be used only for the primary employer. Dependents should not be counted under this category. Dependents should remain as dependent and apply under family based immigration when the spouse gets green card under employment base.
c) Deleted due to objection by friends.
d) Scrutinize EB1 category - especially international transfers. Ensure they have worked in managerial capacity prior to coming to USA.
e) Create sub-limits for IT and Non-IT within each EB category.

guys add on to this list. I am going to meet the senator on August 2, 2011.

[belmontboy]

Originally Posted by iyer

a) recapture unused visa's of earlier years
b) Don't count family members under EB category for green card purposes. For H4 visas these are not counted under H1b cap. Similar logic should be extended when employment based visas are used it should be used only for the primary employer. Dependents should not be counted under this category. Dependents should remain as dependent and apply under family based immigration when the spouse gets green card under employment base.
c) Don't allow consultants to file for green card. They are temp in nature. Especially IT consultants.
d) Scrutinize EB1 category - especially international transfers. Ensure they have worked in managerial capacity prior to coming to USA.

guys add on to this list. I am going to meet the senator on August 2, 2011.

I have a problem with "c". How did you come up with that reason?

[thankgod]

Originally Posted by iyer

a) recapture unused visa's of earlier years
b) Don't count family members under EB category for green card purposes. For H4 visas these are not counted under H1b cap. Similar logic should be extended when employment based visas are used it should be used only for the primary employer. Dependents should not be counted under this category. Dependents should remain as dependent and apply under family based immigration when the spouse gets green card under employment base.
c) Don't allow consultants to file for green card. They are temp in nature. Especially IT consultants.
d) Scrutinize EB1 category - especially international transfers. Ensure they have worked in managerial capacity prior to coming to USA.

guys add on to this list. I am going to meet the senator on August 2, 2011.

I strongly oppose your point "C",

Whats wrong. Can you please explain that.

I hope you did not fall from sky directly into america.

[iyer]

yeah, C is controversial. I will drop it.

[sreedhar]

Originally Posted by iyer

a) recapture unused visa's of earlier years
b) Don't count family members under EB category for green card purposes. For H4 visas these are not counted under H1b cap. Similar logic should be extended when employment based visas are used it should be used only for the primary employer. Dependents should not be counted under this category. Dependents should remain as dependent and apply under family based immigration when the spouse gets green card under employment base.
c) Deleted due to objection by friends.
d) Scrutinize EB1 category - especially international transfers. Ensure they have worked in managerial capacity prior to coming to USA.

guys add on to this list. I am going to meet the senator on August 2, 2011.

Why only EB-2 I, Why not EB-3 I, C, OTHERS...?

[eastindia]

Originally Posted by iyer

a) recapture unused visa's of earlier years
b) Don't count family members under EB category for green card purposes. For H4 visas these are not counted under H1b cap. Similar logic should be extended when employment based visas are used it should be used only for the primary employer. Dependents should not be counted under this category. Dependents should remain as dependent and apply under family based immigration when the spouse gets green card under employment base.
c) Deleted due to objection by friends.
d) Scrutinize EB1 category - especially international transfers. Ensure they have worked in managerial capacity prior to coming to USA.

guys add on to this list. I am going to meet the senator on August 2, 2011.

Everyone knows these ideas. You have not provided anything new.

The real question is who is willing to work on these. Are you? and How?

[hpandey]

Like most people your thinking looks like :

Senator I am here to ask your help in getting my green card and mine alone ... let everyone else go to hell - EB1 , EB2 after you maybe , EB3 , EB4 or anyone else... India , China , Mexico, Philipines , ROW all go to hell... please make EB2-I the priority or better yet just give me my GC .

Where did you come up with the theory that no IT Consultants should be allowed to file GC's. Did you know that more than 70-80 percent of the GC applicants are consultants .

And all the other points that you mentioned IV has been fighting for them for years and met several senators and did press releases, radio shows, town halls , rallys etc.

Meeting the Senator is good. Putting reasonable points across is good.

Being SELFISH is not !

[chikna]

Why EB2I only? .


What about EB3?

[thomachan72]

Originally Posted by iyer

a) recapture unused visa's of earlier years
b) Don't count family members under EB category for green card purposes. For H4 visas these are not counted under H1b cap. Similar logic should be extended when employment based visas are used it should be used only for the primary employer. Dependents should not be counted under this category. Dependents should remain as dependent and apply under family based immigration when the spouse gets green card under employment base.
c) Deleted due to objection by friends.
d) Scrutinize EB1 category - especially international transfers. Ensure they have worked in managerial capacity prior to coming to USA.
e) Create sub-limits for IT and Non-IT within each EB category.

guys add on to this list. I am going to meet the senator on August 2, 2011.

I think it is nice that you have this opportunity to meet the senator whoever that might be. The best option would be to PM any of the moderators/administrators like Papu or others on this forum and get their opinion on how to best handle such discussions. You could even (if IV has) present the senator with some material that IV has prepared about the various options. It is good that you posted your ideas here so that others get to chip in with better ones if they have.
After your meeting post back here since we would be eager to know. Best.

[chikna]

USCIS Director

I think USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas can do an Administrative fix for the following reason:

1 - USCIS budget shortfall due to a severe decline in filings - Instead of raising fees again, recapturing numbers will increase EB filings along with all its fees.
2 - It would really show he is determined to end the nonsense status-quo and that he is willing to fix the system that has failed those who have abided by it.

I drafted a letter which can be emailed to the above link:

Director Mayorkas,

We all know how great this country and how easy it is to become part of this system for an immigrant and
how quickly one can become dependent on it i.e. in other words how difficult it is for one once he is part of this system and spent a few years to move back to a different country (including his country of origin) after living, working, paying taxing, raising his US born children in this country.

Similar is situation with atleast 500,000 to a million legal residents who are waiting for becoming a permanent resident. Current per country cap, inclusion of dependents in calculation of EB quota, lack of visa recapture has caused severe backlogs making one wait anywhere 5 - 25 years based on country of origin.

Mr. Mayorkas, Senator Lofgren in the past had introduced a bill to mitigate the backlog by introduction of VISA recapture bill which is currently in the senate.

But now the same thing can achieved under your leadership and guidance through a admin fix process.
So, I request you Mr. Mayorkas to kindly do the admin fix and recapture lost visas and bring relief to a million legally living tax paying "temporary" residents.

Atleast, let us file Adjustment of Permanant Residence(I 485) application once our Immigrant Petition (I 140) is approved there is no reason to keep us waiting indefinitely till VISA bulletin dates become current.

This is the right thing to do Mr.Mayorkas, it is in consonance with values and principles of justice and freedom America endears.

God bless you Director Mayorkas !

Your's Sincerely,

[me209]

"Atleast, let us file Adjustment of Permanant Residence(I 485) application once our Immigrant Petition (I 140) is approved there is no reason to keep us waiting indefinitely till VISA bulletin dates become current."

I-485 stage is where USCIS conducts a series of background checks (including fingerprinting for FBI criminal background check and name checks) and makes a decision on the application. So you expect them to perform background immediately and after say 5 years your date becomes current they automatically issue GC? without checking if you did anything unconstitutional during these 5 years???

How ridiculous.

[pappu]

The problem of backlogs exist because people stuck in the backlog do not want to get it cleared. They are okay with the way things are.

Firstly, No change comes for free and without any real effort. First post on the thread are just ideas in the post by OP. And by posting ideas, no relief is ever going to come. Even if you write an email draft or create an online petition nothing will ever happen. We all will be wasting our time.

Secondly, if we need something to be done, we need to speak for ourselves. and stand up for ourselves. Stop expecting other organizations, lawyers, employers or someone will do anything for us. We need to work on it ourselves. Be it giving media interviews, appearing on TV, writing op-eds, You Tube videos, Newspapers, rallies etc. It is very easy to give ideas anonymously on the forums. But real bravery is to come out in the open and raise your voice. Undocumented immigrants are much more brave than us. They do not fear doing rallies in their towns, appearing on the camera and even supporting their organizations to make it strong. Have you seen them fighting on their forums? For that matter have you seen anti Immigrants fighting on their forums? But here and elsewhere people are more interested in EB2 Vs EB3, Porting Vs Non porting, India Vs ROW kind of fights. So basically we are all responsible for this green card retrogression. I would not blame USCIS or Congress.

Thirdly. Nothing happens by posting messages on boards or wasting time tracking. You are only enabling the for-profit websites and businesses make money from your traffic. If someone is serious about fixing the problem, then meet your lawmakers every month in person. Take time off and go to their office. Find out when the lawmaker himself will be in town. Make trips to DC a few times every year and meet lawmakers and their staffers. Participate in IV campaigns. Create and actively lead state chapters. Sign up for $25/month recurring contributions. This $25 is the least one can do to help themselves. Participate in advocacy work of IV. Join a team that interests you. If you like to write, then join a document writing group of IV. If you like to volunteer for something else, then join such team or forum a team in IV. Have your spouse if she is a homemaker volunteer her time to IV in which ever way she can. Spread awareness about IV and its efforts.

Show sincerity and commitment in solving the problem. Do not just give ideas. Be prepared to work on them yourselves.

[pappu]

Originally Posted by chikna

Atleast, let us file Adjustment of Permanant Residence(I 485) application once our Immigrant Petition (I 140) is approved there is no reason to keep us waiting indefinitely till VISA bulletin dates become current.

Very few people want this fix at this time and thus it cannot happen in short term . Maybe 3 years from now after more people have their I140 approved, there would be more people desperate for this fix and lawmakers could add in a bill for such people. I do not see any possibility for such fix unless people wanting such fix are desperate for it and campaigning in large numbers.

[Rb_newsletter]

Originally Posted by pappu

Very few people want this fix at this time and thus it cannot happen in short term . Maybe 3 years from now after more people have their I140 approved, there would be more people desperate for this fix and lawmakers could add in a bill for such people. I do not see any possibility for such fix unless people wanting such fix are desperate for it and campaigning in large numbers.

Out of curiosity, how do IV/law makers measure that few people or more people wants a fix?
Few/More is a relative term. More for me may not be more for someone else. Few for me may not be few for others. Is there a possibility that we can talk in numbers instead of words like few/more for better understanding?

[snathan]

Originally Posted by Rb_newsletter

Out of curiosity, how do IV/law makers measure that few people or more people wants a fix?
Few/More is a relative term. More for me may not be more for someone else. Few for me may not be few for others. Is there a possibility that we can talk in numbers instead of words like few/more for better understanding?

1000 calls a day (for each congressmen/senator) or 10000 letters to the congressmen/senator would do the trick. Do we have that numbers?

Otherwise you would just get the standard response, which would discuss about illegals. Nothing much.

In this, 10000 letters to the USCIS/DHS would do the trick...but dont have anything close to that.