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| Hello, I'm samshereen
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My nationality is Egypt
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I last logged in on 06 Jan 2009
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I have been a member since 05 Aug 2008
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161 posts in trackitt forums
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I added my last post on 06 Jan 2009
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samshereen's Immigration Cases
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| I-485 case:
Approved in 945 days (574 days more than average*) (5 comments) (View approval trend) |
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| User: |
samshereen |
Priority Date: |
28 Apr 2005 |
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| Service Center: |
Texas |
Category: |
EB2 |
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| Application Mailed: |
15 Jan 2006 |
USCIS Received Date: |
20 Jan 2006 |
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| USCIS Notice Date: |
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Filing Type: |
non-concurrent |
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| I-140 Processing: |
regular |
I-140 Approval Date: |
14 Jun 2008 |
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| Fingerprinting Date 1: |
10 Mar 2006 |
Fingerprinting Date 2: |
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| RFE: |
yes |
RFE Reply Date: |
25 Jul 2008 |
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| Name Check Status: |
not sure |
Name Check Approval/Denial Date: |
N/A |
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| I-485 Status: |
approved |
Approval Date: |
22 Aug 2008 |
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| Card Ordered Date: |
22 Aug 2008 |
Card Received Date: |
28 Aug 2008 |
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| EAD Applied: |
yes |
AP Applied: |
yes |
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| EAD Approval Date: |
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AP Approval Date: |
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| Nationality: |
Egypt |
Country of Chargeability: |
Egypt |
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| Applicant Type: |
primary |
Last Updated: |
29 Aug 2008 |
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| Notes: |
RFE was just asking to do the medical exam and send it, which we did. |
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*This is the average approval time in the last one year for cases with no RFE. (RFE = Request For Evidence) |
Topic: PR status starting from when?
when you get your GC it will say on it Resident since--/--/----. that date is the same or 1-2 days before or after the date your i485 WAS APPROVED. You are a redident for 2 months now. |
Topic: Bush administration making a dirty exit - Biometrics will be required of Green Card holders!
You know, you guys are here giving so many opinions about this and that. Did your country change when you gave your opinions? No - that's why you are all here. And after you are here, you still give your academic opinions after a heavy meal, thinking that you are going to make a difference when in fact, you don't even have the power to vote. One thing that you need to keep in mind - this is not your country. If you want to make a change, then go do it if you can. If not, just follow the rules. Or go tell the IO at the airport exactly what you have said here. All platitudes and rhetoric, no action, in the end just the same.
One more thing, when you travel, just put ample time like a few hours between transits. Just use your common sense.
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USA is as much my country as any American. My brother came with me on the same flight 13 years ago, he is an American citizen for the past 6 years (got married to an American) and I just got my GC 4 months ago. Does this mean he has more in The US than I do???
All "Americans" came here as immigrants, so will I. and despite your humble opinion about immigrants and your sorry helpless nature, that doesn't necessarily mean that we also share your negativity. We can make a difference. For myself once I got my GC I wanted to join the Air Force reserve and found out that doctors become commissioned officers and any commissioned officer has to be a citizen not even GC holders allowed. I sent letters to Robert Gates, congressmen and the surgeon general. On December 7th, Robert gates announced that we now CAN. Whether that was my influence or may be my letter was part of 100s other letters from people like me "who believed they can make a change", I don't know but I do know that being proactive is much better than being negative with low self-esteem. Of course you won’t ever believe that our letters made the change happen, because that’s just how you think, can’t change you, but can pray for you though
Today’s immigrants are tomorrow's citizens. If you don't believe me ask California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. |
Topic: Bush administration making a dirty exit - Biometrics will be required of Green Card holders!
I do not mind fingerprinting if EVERYBODY does it, including citizens. They already have my fingerprints in their database. But by making me get fingerprinted each time, they make me feel like I did something wrong.
If they did it to everyone, I then will be okay with it and sleep at night. If Americans can still use their passports without getting fingerprinted, then "illegals", or "terrorists", would stop getting fake/fraudulent GCs and would start getting fake/fraudulent passports. So this maneuver is a waste of time and money, money I (and you) am paying them!
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I agree with you!! I wasn't waiting for my green card to change my job since i like my current job, nor to visit home since I visited home several times on my H1 visa, 3 of them last year. I was waiting for my green card so that I don't feel humiliated coming into this country. my last return to USA prior to getting my green card, I was taken to a back room, my passport and paperwork were placed in a red folder and I entered the back room to find several people waiting and several red folders in front of 3 IO working on computers. Their tone was not pleasant. Although I only waited 15 minutes, and I was given my passport and I 94 with no issues, I still felt so humiliated. I saw it in the eyes of the other passengers who were with me on the same flight. It's like they were wondering "I HOPE YOU ARE NOT ONE OF THOSE TERORISTS?".
I always had to factor in 30 minutes delay at JFK so I don't miss my connection flight. But when I got my GC, I went back home I guess just to feel the freedom of coming back as a LPR, and I did feel it, and it's priceless. Can’t be more disappointed to read this. I just don't understand how much more damage can Bush do before he leaves. Economy is the worst since EVER, 5 thousand Americans and hundreds of thousands of Iraqi died for a lie, unemployment is a 28 year record low. Even the tax credits he gave us, were taken 10 folds in our retirements, when and where is it gonna end, PLEASE LEAVE Bush, just leave. |
Topic: Applying for a U.S. tourist visa while follow to join I-824 is pending?
B2 is not a dual intension visa. There will be a question on the application asking if the applicant had ever applied for permanent resident. She will have to answer yes, and that could cause denial. Consular processing overseas is usually fast, may be it’s wiser to await the approval of their GC. |
Topic: Employer Refused to pay Prevailing Wage after GC
Totally agree with you My1234. Many ppl on this forum trying to leave their less paying jobs or their bad-boss jobs after they got their GC and what’s holding them is having to stay 6 month with the sponsoring employer “just in case”. And here you are, with a perfect reason to leave and would make perfect sense to USCIS on naturalization, yet you still is as helpless as it gets. What a shame!! |
Topic: After Greencard
samshereen,
I dont think I have written anything to offend you or anyone.. I spend almost 6 hours a day on immigration related issue.
"rules after getting the green card are very clear and all black and white with no gray areas. "
Where can I get this rule? Thanks in advance.
I am in the trackitt board from the day it started.
Thanks
Sorry I launched at you. I apologize. Here are some useful websites
That’s what USCIS say:
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=fe17e6b0eb13d010VgnVCM10000048f3d6a1RCRD&vgnextchannel=4f719c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD
And again:
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=12e596981298d010VgnVCM10000048f3d6a1RCRD
This one is for US citizenship application and requirements:
http://www.uscis.gov/files/article/M-476.pdf
A conclusive summary:
http://www.immihelp.com/greencard/retain-greencard.html |
Topic: After Greencard
Hi DoItLegally,
Thanks. I get your answer frequently. I wonder how much fact to it and how much is based on fear.
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First of all, you ask questions that are very easily answered if you just spent 3 minutes online. That's why it took forever for someone to answer you and you had to bring your question to the top again by posting a silly comment. People figured you're just too lazy to find out for yourself. Cause rules after getting the green card are very clear and all black and white with no gray areas.
Then when someone answers CORRECTELY, you get all snopish.
If you really believe Doitlegally answer is out of fear, I dare you to not take his advice.
Can’t stay more than a year out of US, without prior approved extension. Can’t get citizenship without RESIDING in the US for at least 30 months out of 5 years, 3 of those have to be at the end and, in the state you're applying from. Any out of US time that is more than 6 months interrupts the continuity of your 30 months. I’m assuming your not married to an American citizen cause that changes the rules a little.
Coming 10 days/year would work for few years, or may actually work for the whole 10 years (as far as keeping your GC not as far as applying for citizenship). If the officer at the POE just looked only at your last departure date and not the past few years, you'll get lucky. But if he got suspicious and looked enough to find out that you only come 10 days/year for several years, Green Card is gone. And even if you keep it for 10 years this way, you won’t be able to renew it later.
Questions like yours shouldn't be posted in this forum. This forum is full of people who dream of getting the GC every day and for the past several years. They fought and continue to fight for it. A question like yours can be very inflammatory and demoralizing. If you are one of those people who can’t appreciate what they have unless they rub it in the faces of who don’t, please don’t cause it’s very rude. |
Topic: Polish Green!
Guys ...Guys..hold on a sec.
I don't mean to be a party pooper. Congratulations first for both of you. Now in all seriousness, I think it's much wiser to wait and travel either with the card in your hand or with the stamp in your passport. but those plans to travel by AP and just let the oficcer at the POE know you got approved is a big gray area that many Trackitt threads had discussed in the past.
You've done everything by the book so far, don't screw it now. My GC arrived 6 days after the email, and so as thousands others. Can't you postpone your trip just long enough to either get the stamp or the card???? |
Topic: Interesting Article - Good news for Healthcare workers and linguists!
Hi Guys,
I want to raise a point that may be important. I am a physician who got his green card 4 months ago. My best friend, an American doctor working with me; on the side he is working with the air force reserve too. So when I got my green card I tried to join the air force reserve only to find out that:
When doctors join such a service they become commissioned officers (starting at a captain or a major) according to your age and experience.
To be a commissioned officer in the USA forces (any) you need to be an American citizen.
Most, if not all foreigners in the forces are enlistee not officers.
I am not sure on what bases this new authorization allow foreigners to join (officers or enlistees)
I have contacted a top officer recruiter as well as the office of the surgeon general and still got the same answer (3 months ago)
I will retry and update you if I got any more info.
I thought this distinction might be of value when you consider this option. Thanks |
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