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Worker May Lose His Visa Because He Can't Flip a Pizza

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http://bostonherald.com/entertainment/food_dining/dining_news/2014/08/lack_of_pizza_showmanship_is_at_issue_in_visa_case

According to the article linked above, an immigrant worker may lose his visa because he doesn't comply with the criteria used to grant it. The visa claimed "Showmanship" as a skill, but the worker doesn't flip his pizza in the air when he makes it. Now after 20 years in the USA, he may be sent home on a technicality.

Just thought I'd pass this along. Make sure you do what you claim on your forms.

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Harpa Timsah
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P visa, the Pizza visa.

Boiler
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That is one way of describing 20 years of illegal presence.

kzielu
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Don't know where you got it from but it is completely untrue. Again - no length of stay that allows you to apply for a green card.

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My guess he has been out of status that long and is seeking to adjust through a petition filed back then by his Employer at the time of the last Amnesty.

Nothing much else males sense.

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I thought it was odd to be there so long without establishing citizenship, but I guess different folks have their own way. However, it shows that you never know when a technicality could up-end your whole life.

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I thought it was odd to be there so long without establishing citizenship, but I guess different folks have their own way. However, it shows that you never know when a technicality could up-end your whole life.

That is one way of describing 20 years of illegal presence.

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

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If he's been here that long on a H visa, he should be eligible for a greencard already.

Based on what ? No length of stay of temporary work visa allows anybody to apply for green card.

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Nor is it possible to stay that long on such a visa.

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

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If he is here on a H1B visa he could apply for a greencard after 5 years.

Don't know where you got it from but it is completely untrue. Again - no length of stay that allows you to apply for a green card.

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How would Pizza fit into the H1b requirements?

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Why doesn't he just practice and learn to flip the pizza?

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If he is here on a H1B visa he could apply for a greencard after 5 years.

Can you send me the official link where you got this info? This is completely incorrect.

I think you're confusing applying for a greencard yourself (which is impossible) with the time it takes for a visa number to become available for a person whose employer files a I-140 petition. It takes 3-6 years for a number to become available (longer for certain nationalities) and then they can apply for I-485 and adjust status. But you can never obtain a greencard just for being on H1B. Not for one year, five years, or a hundred years.

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Why doesn't he just practice and learn to flip the pizza?

Best answer!

That is one way of describing 20 years of illegal presence.

Least relevant answer!

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8/2/2014 - Sent I-129F Petition with USPS by Express Mail    8/4/2014 - I-129F delivered to dropbox    8/6/2014 - NOA1 Text/E-Mail received    8/11/2014 - Alien Registration Number Changed (Text/E-Mail) / NOA1 Letter received by Mail    3/16/2015 - NOA2 Text/E-Mail received (224 days)    3/20/2015 - Sent to NVC    3/31/2015 - NVC Received    4/1/2015 - Case Number Assigned       4/7/2015 - NVC Sent to Embassy    4/10/2015 - London Embassy Received    4/11/2015 - Medical     4/15/2015 - Packet 3 Received    4/12/2015 - Packet 3 Sent    4/23/2015 - Packet 4 Received    5/18/2015 - Interview - APPROVED     5/30/2015 - Visa collected from courier    6/1/2015 - POE    6/14/2015 - Wedding 💍💍
 
 
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Can you send me the official link where you got this info? This is completely incorrect.

I think you're confusing applying for a greencard yourself (which is impossible) with the time it takes for a visa number to become available for a person whose employer files a I-140 petition. It takes 3-6 years for a number to become available (longer for certain nationalities) and then they can apply for I-485 and adjust status. But you can never obtain a greencard just for being on H1B. Not for one year, five years, or a hundred years.

We're talking about the same thing... Thanks for the clarification. :thumbs:

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