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by worryfreeinvestor
Mon Mar 16, 2009 1:24 pm
Forum: Business & Personal Immigration to the United States
Topic: GC to US Citizenship
Replies: 12
Views: 17600

I get the drift from the thread that the questioners are Canadian citizens returning to work in Vancouver or Edmonton. If so, would this [u][i]increase[/i][/u] or [u][i]decrease[/i][/u] the risk of US CBP questioning them upon return to U.S, compared to if they were (e.g.) Indian citizens with U.S. ...
by worryfreeinvestor
Fri Sep 05, 2008 8:37 am
Forum: Business & Personal Immigration to the United States
Topic: I-140 ok'd, not I-485, H1-B expired, no AP yet: Travel ok?
Replies: 2
Views: 5471

I-140 ok'd, not I-485, H1-B expired, no AP yet: Travel ok?

I know this is not kosher, but I wanted to get informal feedback: I'll hold nobody responsible for their advice! My 1-140 was approved on July 31, 2008, but I-485 still not adjudicated. My H1-B will expire in September and my AP will not be ok'd until early 2009. I want to travel to Canada for Chris...
by worryfreeinvestor
Sun Apr 20, 2008 11:52 pm
Forum: Business & Personal Immigration to the United States
Topic: Resigning from H1B Job
Replies: 13
Views: 71998

Well, you took care of your friend by giving him a home and support for three months in the face of government indifference. That sounds pretty Canadian (and American) to me! I hope that if I were called upon in the same way I'd have the spirit to do it.
by worryfreeinvestor
Mon Apr 07, 2008 12:23 pm
Forum: Business & Personal Immigration to the United States
Topic: Why is I-766 Employment Authorization Card backdated a year?
Replies: 3
Views: 6638

Thanks muchly. I thought it was a typo and it sure looks like "no harm, no foul" so I'll let sleeping dogs lie.
by worryfreeinvestor
Mon Apr 07, 2008 12:22 pm
Forum: Business & Personal Immigration to the United States
Topic: Resigning from H1B Job
Replies: 13
Views: 71998

Mikem mentioned unconstitutional. Seriously veering off topic here, but in the June 2005 Chaoulli-Zeliotis judgment, the Supreme Court of Canada found that provincial health acts that conform to the Canada Health Act actually [i]violate[/i] Canadians' rights under the Charter of Rights & Freedom...
by worryfreeinvestor
Sun Apr 06, 2008 10:52 pm
Forum: Business & Personal Immigration to the United States
Topic: Why is I-766 Employment Authorization Card backdated a year?
Replies: 3
Views: 6638

Why is I-766 Employment Authorization Card backdated a year?

Citizenship & Immigration Services e-mailed me 3/31/08 that my card was in the mail. (This is the first card I've had: Have been on H1-B and applied I-140/I-485 in February 2008.) Received card 4/5/08 and it states on it: "Card valid from 03/26/07 expires 03/25/09". Why is it backdated...
by worryfreeinvestor
Sun Apr 06, 2008 10:47 pm
Forum: Business & Personal Immigration to the United States
Topic: Resigning from H1B Job
Replies: 13
Views: 71998

How can it be "unconstitutional" for the province to require a two to three month wait before BC MSP coverage? There's nothing in the British North America Act that remotely mentions that! And the Canada Health Act doesn't guarantee health care to any individual. [i]That[/i] would be uncon...
by worryfreeinvestor
Tue Apr 01, 2008 9:26 am
Forum: Business & Personal Immigration to the United States
Topic: What to do when Port authority took Green Card
Replies: 5
Views: 13001

Quite right: they're probably all enjoying themselves on the beach in Guam, instead of the rest of us in the U.S. rat race, struggling to pay our taxes on time!
by worryfreeinvestor
Mon Mar 31, 2008 10:28 pm
Forum: Business & Personal Immigration to the United States
Topic: I-765 for dependent spouse
Replies: 1
Views: 4622

I-765 for dependent spouse

I think I know the answer to this but want to be sure. I have H1-B and work; wife has H4 and does not work. My employer applied I-140 for me and I-485/I-765 for me & wife. CIS just e-mailed me informing me to expect I-765s for me & wife within 30 days. Do I understand correctly that my wife,...
by worryfreeinvestor
Mon Mar 31, 2008 10:22 pm
Forum: Business & Personal Immigration to the United States
Topic: H1-B and accidental 1099
Replies: 7
Views: 9689

I am Canadian working in U.S. for 3 years on TN1 and then H1-B visa. Earn a salary in U.S. on visa. Also earn trivial income from other U.S. parties doing the same thing (writing articles on my subject of expertise). This amounts to less than 1% of my salary income. These parties issue 1099s. I have...
by worryfreeinvestor
Mon Mar 31, 2008 10:16 pm
Forum: Business & Personal Immigration to the United States
Topic: What to do when Port authority took Green Card
Replies: 5
Views: 13001

Mu understanding is that if she was outside the U.S. more than 6 months, the green card is no longer valid.
by worryfreeinvestor
Wed Mar 26, 2008 8:58 am
Forum: Business & Personal Immigration to the United States
Topic: Spouse's green card: who usually pays?
Replies: 13
Views: 22119

Thanks for the reply, nevertheless. I went ahead and paid the legal fees for my wife's application. In the grand scheme of things, $3,010 is not that big a deal, is it? (My 2007 bonus more than covered it.) Applications submitted on February 25, 2008, and I am EB2, which has no backlog and the lawye...
by worryfreeinvestor
Fri Feb 08, 2008 10:16 am
Forum: Business & Personal Immigration to the United States
Topic: Spouse's green card: who usually pays?
Replies: 13
Views: 22119

Cost of green card

OK, the lawyer has given me an invoice of $3010 for the costs of my spouse's application, of which $2000 are his fees and $1010 are the US gov't's processing charges. However, my employer will not tell me how much he's paying for my LPR appllication. (These are for both I-140 and the I-485.) Do you ...
by worryfreeinvestor
Sat Jan 26, 2008 12:13 pm
Forum: Business & Personal Immigration to the United States
Topic: Is DOL Labor Certification portable before I-140/I-485?
Replies: 0
Views: 5468

Is DOL Labor Certification portable before I-140/I-485?

OK, here goes: I have an H1-B and employer has applied for green card. Received Labor Certification but employer is holding up submitting I-140 and I-485 (for mismanagement reasons discussed in another thread). I have read Mr. Eiss' website about the AC21 provisions about portability of green card a...
by worryfreeinvestor
Sun Dec 16, 2007 9:08 pm
Forum: Business & Personal Immigration to the United States
Topic: USCIS Processing Times: I don't understand them!
Replies: 1
Views: 5109

USCIS Processing Times: I don't understand them!

https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/jsps/Processtimes.jsp?SeviceCenter=NSC is the website for the Nebraska processing center, as of Nov. 14, 2007. Some of the processing times are "30 days" or "two months" but some are dates. For example, the I-140 for advanced degree has a date of March...