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Immigration Information Discussion Forum

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Forum administration

Information concerning the operation of this forum.

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	Focus Group This is a private forum for focus group members	Ideas and suggestions please by Ron Gotcher 01-30-2007 01:49 PM	5	18

Frequently Asked Questions

This forum consists of the most frequently asked questions. With the exception of the suggestions area, this forum is entirely read only. Please post all questions in the appropriate forum areas below for discussion.

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Nonimmigrant Visa Validity Questions concerning nonimmigrant visa validity.	Travel using an H visa issued... by Ron Gotcher 08-17-2008 01:07 PM	1	1
Nonimmigrant Visa Applications The how and where of nonimmigrant visa applications	State Dept. info on visa... by Ron Gotcher 08-26-2008 08:29 AM	4	4
AC 21 I-140 Portability FAQs dealing with job portability for adjustment of status applicants with applications pending for more than 180 days.	Provisions in Cases of... by Ron Gotcher 08-17-2008 11:41 AM	3	3
AC 21 H-1B Issues Issues relating to the H-1B provisions contained in the AC 21 legislation.	CIS on H-1B portability under... by Ron Gotcher 08-26-2008 08:45 AM	3	3
Keeping your green card (1 Viewing) Questions involving retention and abandonment of green cards	Retention and Abandonment of... by Ron Gotcher 08-17-2008 01:18 PM	1	1
Suggestions Please post suggested topics for FAQs here. Do not post questions. Any questions posted will be deleted. This is for suggestions only.	Newsletter as PDF file by Ron Gotcher 03-18-2009 01:21 PM	4	6

Commentary

Commentary on various immigration subjects.

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	Commentary This section of the forum is devoted to commentary on various immigration subjects.	CIS and fraud by Ron Gotcher 03-19-2009 04:58 PM	3	3

College and University Faculty and Staff

A specialized discussion forum for professors, researchers, and staff

Forum	Last Post	Threads	Posts
College and University Faculty A specialized discussion forum for college and university professors	EB2 to EB1B? by Ron Gotcher 06-29-2009 04:14 PM	18	105
College and University Staff A specialized discussion forum for college and university staff	Visa Stamp by Ron Gotcher 03-19-2009 09:18 AM	4	16

HR Issues

A separate forum area for HR issues

Forum	Last Post	Threads	Posts
General HR issues General HR issues not addressed by other HR forum areas	Would to be employer's lawyer... by Ron Gotcher 04-15-2009 02:03 PM	8	22
Public files issues Discussion area for issues involving public files, such as DOL audit files, I-9s, and H-1b public access files.	CIS employer sanctions... by Predicaments 03-26-2009 08:06 AM	1	2
Employment verification issues Employment verification is an important subject. This is the area to discuss it.	please help, Im confused by Ron Gotcher 06-11-2009 08:45 AM	12	31
Audits, inspections, and sanctions The area to discuss government audits, inspections, sanctions and defenses available to employers.	if company closed on fraud?... by Ron Gotcher 03-09-2009 10:13 AM	10	14
Start up company issues This is a special forum area for a discussion of issues affecting startup companies.	J1 visa holder starting an LLC by ramokomarto Yesterday 10:25 AM	14	46

General Subjects

A discussion area for general immigration related subjects that do not fit into any of the other forum areas below.

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General Topics (1 Viewing)	Deportation to El Salvador by luis84 Yesterday 05:10 PM	237	770
Pending Immigration Legislation (1 Viewing) A discussion area for proposed immigration legislation.	Ron need your opinion: CIR... by citi786 Today 10:15 AM	116	813
Immigration Policy Immigration policy issues	Bringing 3month child back to... by Ron Gotcher 05-19-2009 12:07 PM	16	40
Serving military and military families (1 Viewing) Discussion area for immigration issues relating to serving military and military families.	Active duty Soldier married... by Ron Gotcher 06-28-2009 06:09 PM	16	52

Nonimmigrant Issues

Discussion of all issues relating to nonimmigrant subjects.

Forum	Last Post	Threads	Posts
General nonimmigrant visa issues (5 Viewing) A discussion area for questions that relate to both working and non-working nonimmigrant visas.	new h1b and h4 extension... by monasulo Yesterday 09:41 AM	418	1,569
Non-working nonimmigrant issues A discussion of non-working nonimmigrant subjects.	Pending B1/B2 application by Ron Gotcher Yesterday 08:40 AM	133	528

Working nonimmigrant visa issues

A discussion of subjects relating to working type nonimmigrant visas

	Forum	Last Post	Threads	Posts
	Working Nonimmigrant Visas A discussion of the various types of nonimmigrant visas used for working in the United States	H1 transfer approved, is H1B... by Ron Gotcher Yesterday 08:38 AM	417	1,441

Immigrant Issues

A discussion area for immigrant ("green card") visa issues.

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General immigration questions (2 Viewing) A discussion area for subjects not covered by any of the categories below.	Visa number update from the... by kvp_rsp Today 04:55 AM	877	5,355
How to start the green card process This is the forum area for people who want to know how to start the green card process.	Working experience for green... by futurebzgroup Today 01:25 PM	21	86
Family based immigration (1 Viewing) Immigration based on a relationship to a US citizen or lawful permanent resident.	H1-B Visa holder getting... by cakiran Today 01:14 PM	1,244	4,764
Immigrant labor certifications (1 Viewing) Discussion of both the former system and the current PERM system.	what are my options by Ron Gotcher 06-25-2009 09:17 AM	103	357
I-140 petitions Employment based immigrant petitions	Layoff after I-140 approval,... by Ron Gotcher 06-26-2009 08:22 AM	288	1,325
Adjustment of status (5 Viewing) Discussion of adjustment of status issues	I485 denied and now reopened by ps57002 Yesterday 02:45 PM	958	4,126
I-140 job portability Job portability available after an I-485 has been pending for more than 180 days.	Have EAD but want to go with... by Ron Gotcher 06-30-2009 08:26 AM	92	480
Consular processing Discussion of overseas immigrant visa processing at a US consular post.	CP - Option. by IceAge Yesterday 09:25 PM	164	946

Citizenship and Retention of Residency

Discussion areas for questions concerning US citizenship, naturalization as a US citizen, and retention of green card status.

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Naturalization to become a US citizen (4 Viewing) Discussion of issues relating to the naturalization process.	Physical Presence by Parfait Yesterday 11:56 PM	1,324	5,439
Retention of US residency What green card holders must do to retain their US residency	Changing Employer after Green... by Ron Gotcher 06-22-2009 02:48 PM	133	611
US citizenship Discussion of issues concerning US citizenship	Family Last Name Changed by Ron Gotcher 06-24-2009 08:40 AM	248	874

Corruption and criminality

A discussion of agency corruption and criminal acts perpetrated by others.

Forum	Last Post	Threads	Posts
Agency corruption A discussion of corrupt acts and practices within administrative agencies.	Crime and corruption within... by Ron Gotcher 01-22-2009 11:30 AM	22	25
Criminality A discussion of criminal acts perpetrated by non-agency individuals.	Theft Under $5000 Diversion... by Ron Gotcher 05-20-2009 10:03 AM	28	57

General Nonsense

A place for non-immigration topics, jokes, politics, sports, and . . . general nonsense.

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	General discussions	Why was my post deleted? by arepo Yesterday 09:34 PM	23	133

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