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I read that USCIS service centers( and its regional offices and application support centers) is expected to operate and continue to adjudicate benefits applications and petitions because they are funded primarily by application fees.Its the visa applications that are most likely not to be processed in case of a shutdown because of the possible closures of consulates.
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The gall of these "friends" to take advantage of you and your hospitality.A tenant is someone who has an agreement to stay for a period of time. This agreement does not need to be in writing.I think that since they dont pay rent they are not considered as tenants and I'm not sure if eviction laws should apply on this case.I might be wrong though.
A tenant is someone who has an agreement to stay for a period of time. This agreement does not need to be in writing.If someone who is not a tenant won't leave, he is guilty of trespass. Even if he entered legally, once he is asked to leave by the owner, he can't stay.Its like having a party guest that won't leave. The owner can, if necessary, call the police.I don't understand why the cops sided with them though.
Call ICE ...Goodluck!!
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That's why Im not with Verizon anymore.Ive got a family plan with my wife and they charged me for calling her and other family members who are also with Verizon.It was crazy ..$450 for calling my wife on the same plan?!!They have the worst customer service and wont even correct their mistakes.Tried to fix the problems for a month but just getting thru a rep took more than 30mins.LIke you I spent numerous hours talking to them in vain. Ive had enough and they even threatened me that they will ruin my credit $%#%^...I ended up paying $700(plus the early cancellation fee)Im with AT&T for almost 2yrs now and though their coverage is not as reliable as Verizon's at least their customer service reps are the best....Ill never have Verizon again....
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Hello! Your fiance needs to file a Judicial Recognition of a Foreign Divorce Decree in order to marry again.Though he's legally and validly divorced it does not automatically entitle him(as a Filipino) to remarry in the Philippines.
The foreign divorce decree must be judicially recognized in the Philippines. This means that the proper action or petition must be filed in a Philippine court. For purposes of re-marriage, the divorce validly secured abroad is not automatically recognized in the Philippines.Check Article 26 of the Phil. Family Code...
Goodluck!!!
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Ive been to Japan a lot of times and like what others are saying here --the reason why there's no looting there is because of 'culture'.
Here in the States its all about me me me.In Japan its all about 'us'. While some western countries are very individualistic Japanese culture promote community over individuality...
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No it doesn't. It need to match ANY government-issued photo ID... which includes the GC.
OP - up to you how you want to fly. Personally I travelled on my maiden name passport in married name tickets (to match my GC) and changed my passport while in my home country so it worked out best for me.
I called Delta and USCIS before buying my tickets and they told me to get it in my married name to match my GC...even went to Canada twice and never had problems....
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Hello! I went home in '09 with my passport on my maiden name and tickets & itineraries on my married name.I never had any problems on the POE and on my layovers.I just had my marriage certificate handy in case they ask for it .And they never did.I even offered it to the IO here upon coming back and he said that there's no need to see my MC coz he can see everything when he swiped my GC.
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Hello! About getting an SSN bring your passport with your BC because I was asked for it.I got mine 2wks after arriving so I hope that you're already on the SAVE database.And you're number wont change so dont worry about it go ahead and get a military ID.
As for the CS there are lots and I mean lots of them who will tell you that you need to undergo another medical again and I know that you're aware that you dont need another one.Like most VJers I went to a public health clinic and had all my vaccinations completed there.Then I was given a vaccination supplement/document which I took with me to the CS.Then the CS transcribed to the I-693....
Goodluck!!
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There's a difference between a Mormon or Muslim or anybody for that matter marrying more than one wife just because their religion allows it, and a guy who by mistake got married assuming he was free to marry when he was not.
Correction the Mormon Church doesnt allow polygamous marriage or having multiple wives.That practice has been relinquished since the 19th century.You might be talking about the breakaway cult/group Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.Just want to make this clear......
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updating for noel_jas ..biometrics done 2/14....
California Service Center (29 applicants, 1 approved)
VJName.............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date......Biometrics......Approved....
ENHJØRNINGEN.......01/04/11..........01/06/11.......02/01/11........02/10/11....
JESS&ANDREW........01/05/11..........01/06/11.......02/14/11........--/--/11....
JEROENANDMICHELLE..01/05/11..........01/10/11.......02/11/11........--/--/11....
VICMO..............01/05/11..........01/07/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....
BAYOJONA3231.......01/05/11..........01/13/11.......02/17/11........--/--/11....
YASS...............01/05/11..........01/15/11.......01/31/11........--/--/11....
PSYCHOLADY.........01/07/11..........01/10/11.......02/07/11........--/--/11....
KAYLE..............01/08/11..........01/10/11.......03/03/11........--/--/11....
CAL_FILER1.........01/08/11..........01/10/11.......03/03/11........--/--/11....
CASSI9879..........01/08/11..........01/14/11.......02/28/11........--/--/11....
MRS D..............01/11/11..........01/12/11.......02/07/11........--/--/11....
MELUSINE...........01/11/11..........01/13/11.......02/24/11........--/--/11....
TANDB4EVER.........01/11/11..........01/12/11.......02/18/11........--/--/11....
DEVANJ.............01/12/11..........--/--/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....
MIDICAT............01/14/11..........01/18/11.......02/28/11........--/--/11....
LUCIANSGIRL........01/14/11..........--/--/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....
MEGANSH............01/16/11..........01/18/11.......02/25/11........--/--/11....
EARP...............01/17/11..........01/18/11.......02/25/11........--/--/11....
RYANDGRACEY........01/18/11..........01/20/11.......02/14/11........--/--/11....
FARYAN.............01/18/11..........01/20/11.......02/28/11........--/--/11....
THEATEAM...........01/18/11..........--/--/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....
BLUE123............01/18/11..........01/24/11.......03/04/11........--/--/11....
METINIL............01/19/11..........01/21/11.......03/07/11........--/--/11....
JMOSBORN...........01/20/11..........01/24/11.......02/28/11........--/--/11....
ALEX AND ANIA......01/21/11..........--/--/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....
NOEL_JAS...........01/22/11..........01/24/11.......02/14/11........--/--/11....
MARYNEV............01/24/11..........01/27/11.......03/04/11........--/--/11....
GLADZ..............01/25/11..........01/31/11.......03/04/11........--/--/11....
MARRYME............01/26/11..........01/27/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....
Vermont Service Center (30 applicants)
VJName.............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date......Biometrics......Approved....
MADELYNE...........12/29/10..........01/03/11.......02/03/11........--/--/11....
SMASHROX...........12/31/11..........01/07/11.......02/08/11........--/--/11....
NICKANGEL2008......01/03/11..........01/05/11.......02/14/11........--/--/11....
PETERSONS..........01/03/11..........01/05/11.......02/03/11........--/--/11....
SUSIELUVSPAUL......01/03/11..........01/06/11.......02/14/11........--/--/11....
NAVIOMELO..........01/03/11..........01/06/11.......02/04/11........--/--/11.... (Late Bio 2/07 due to a snow closure)
JILLA..............01/04/11..........01/07/11.......02/14/11........--/--/11....
MAEVE..............01/04/11..........01/10/11.......02/14/11........--/--/11....
GERRY AND DEBBIE...01/04/11..........--/--/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....
LIAM AND SAM.......01/05/11..........01/07/11.......03/09/11........--/--/11....
SMOKE..............01/05/11..........01/10/11.......02/04/11........--/--/11....
HONEYBADGER........01/05/11..........--/--/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....
MICHELLEMILITZA....01/08/11..........01/13/11.......02/11/11........--/--/11....
MATH MAN...........01/08/11..........01/11/11.......02/08/11........--/--/11....
OJAY...............01/08/11..........01/11/11.......03/08/11........--/--/11.... (Early Bio 2/18 at Alexandria)
WAITHATTER.........01/10/11..........01/14/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....
FRANCIS ROHAN......01/10/11..........01/14/11.......02/25/11........--/--/11....
NELLY228...........01/10/11..........01/14/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....
M.A.C..............01/11/11..........01/??/11.......02/07/11........--/--/11....
AMAN...............01/13/11..........--/--/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....
TASHIDELEK.........01/18/11..........01/19/11.......02/18/11........--/--/11....
JOHN_DOT...........01/18/11..........01/20/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....
ISA5521............01/18/11..........01/24/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....
SERTINA............01/19/11..........01/25/11.......02/24/11........--/--/11....
ITZY...............01/22/11..........--/--/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....
TBONETX............01/24/11..........01/27/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....
JADE_ARB...........01/25/11..........01/27/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....
TRILLIUM13.........01/26/11..........01/31/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....
PSIPREZ............01/28/11..........02/01/11.......03/08/11........--/--/11....
THEMONSIS..........01/28/11..........--/--/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....
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I too remember at least 2 members who received an RFE like that and if I was not mistaken it was samonline(he's from Egypt too) and lisamarie whose husband is from Morocco....
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Thanks Yurika and Jim..Im sorry though but I mistyped it.My appointment is on 2/25..thanks again!
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biometrics appointment received today yay....it'll be on 2/28/11 ..pls update thanks!!
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It wont be a problem as it is fairly common in the Philippines.I'm 20 years older than my wife:D...Best wishes to you both!!
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Also, if I have a receipt number, how come it says "case not found" on the site?
You'll be able to access it upon receiving your ASC notice for biometrics like what it says on the NOA1...
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****Just updated mine.....
California Service Center (20 applicants)
VJName.............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date......Biometrics......Approved....
ENHJØRNINGEN.......01/04/11..........01/06/11.......02/01/11........--/--/11....
JEROENANDMICHELLE..01/05/11..........01/10/11.......02/11/11........--/--/11....
VICMO..............01/05/11..........01/07/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....
BAYOJONA3231.......01/05/11..........01/13/11.......02/17/11........--/--/11....
YASS...............01/05/11..........01/15/11.......01/30/11........--/--/11....
PSYCHOLADY.........01/07/11..........01/10/11.......02/07/11........--/--/11....
KAYLE..............01/08/11..........01/10/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....
CASSI9879..........01/08/11..........01/14/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....
MRS D..............01/11/11..........01/13/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....
MELUSINE...........01/11/11..........01/13/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....
TANDB4EVER.........01/11/11..........01/12/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....
MIDICAT............01/14/11..........01/18/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....
LUCIANSGIRL........01/14/11..........--/--/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....
EARP...............01/17/11..........01/18/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....
RYANDGRACEY........01/18/11..........--/--/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....
THEATEAM...........01/18/11..........--/--/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....
BLUE123............01/18/11..........--/--/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....
METINIL............01/19/11..........--/--/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....
NOEL_JAS...........01/22/11..........--/--/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....
MARYNEV............01/24/11..........--/--/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....
Vermont Service Center (22 applicants)
VJName.............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date......Biometrics......Approved....
MADELYNE...........12/29/10..........01/03/11.......02/03/11........--/--/11....
SMASHROX...........12/31/11..........01/07/11.......02/08/11........--/--/11....
NICKANGEL2008......01/03/11..........01/05/11.......02/14/11........--/--/11....
PETERSONS..........01/03/11..........01/05/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....
SUSIELUVSPAUL......01/03/11..........01/06/11.......02/14/11........--/--/11....
NAVIOMELO..........01/03/11..........01/06/11.......02/04/11........--/--/11....
JILLA..............01/04/11..........01/07/11.......02/14/11........--/--/11....
MAEVE..............01/04/11..........01/10/11.......02/14/11........--/--/11....
GERRY AND DEBBIE...01/04/11..........--/--/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....
LIAM AND SAM.......01/05/11..........01/07/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....
SMOKE..............01/05/11..........01/10/11.......02/04/11........--/--/11....
HONEYBADGER........01/05/11..........--/--/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....
MICHELLEMILITZA....01/08/11..........01/13/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....
MATH MAN...........01/08/11..........01/11/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....
OJAY...............01/08/11..........--/--/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....
WAITHATTER.........01/10/11..........--/--/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....
FRANCIS ROHAN......01/10/11..........01/14/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....
NELLY228...........01/10/11..........01/14/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....
TASHIDELEK.........01/18/11..........--/--/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....
ISA5521............01/18/11..........--/--/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....
ITZY...............01/22/11..........--/--/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....
TBONETX............01/24/11..........--/--/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....
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received our NOA1 dated 1/18/11 yay!!...
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No need to send passport pictures..goodluck!!
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I received my conditional GC 2yrs ago on our PO Box...Hope there's no delivery problem for you and congrats!!
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The Obama administration plans to intensify a crackdown on employers of illegal immigrants with the establishment of an audit office designed to bolster verification of company hiring records.
In an interview, John Morton, chief of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a unit of the Department of Homeland Security, said the Employment Compliance Inspection Center would "address a need to conduct audits even of the largest employers with a very large number of employees." The office would be announced Thursday, he said.
Mr. Morton said that the center would be staffed with specialists who will pore over the I-9 employee files collected from companies targeted for audits.
In the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, 2010, ICE conducted audits of more than 2,740 companies, nearly twice as many as the previous year. The agency levied a record $7 million in civil fines on businesses that employed illegal workers.
Enforcement activity during the Bush administration focused on high-profile raids in which thousands of illegal immigrants were arrested and placed in deportation proceedings. Relatively few companies and their executives were prosecuted.
In contrast, the Obama administration has made employers the center of its immigration policy with "silent raids." Critics say the policy has penalized small employers while failing to target larger employers.
Mr. Morton said the new center would have the "express purpose" of providing support to regional immigration offices conducting large audits. "We wouldn't be limited by the size of a company," he said.
The audits, which have affected garment makers, fruit growers and meat packers, result in the firing of every illegal immigrant on a company's payroll. Companies say this has hurt them, especially as they can't attract American workers even during an economic downturn.
Last year, for example, Gebbers Farm, an agricultural concern in Brewster, Wash., dismissed an estimated 550 workers—about a quarter of the local population—after ICE told the company a number of its employees' hiring documents were suspect. The company declined to comment for this article.
Tom Roach, an immigration attorney in Pasco, Wash., said a client lost more than half of his workforce last year owing to an audit. "He had paid every nickel of taxes on them," he said. But the employees had presented social-security cards that the landscape company couldn't discern were fake, said Mr. Roach.
Small business owners, in particular, say they don't have the ability to police their workers. They also fear discrimination suits, as some companies have experienced, for demanding additional documents from workers whom they suspect are in the country illegally.
Angelo Paparelli, an immigration attorney in New York and southern California, said: "We need to take employers out of the business of performing government functions, like playing immigration police."
"Ultimately, it is in a company's best financial interest to proactively comply with the law now rather than to face potential fines or criminal prosecution for noncompliance in the future," an ICE spokeswoman said.
Mr. Morton said ICE was also seeking to expand a program enabling businesses to work with the federal government to ensure they are employing people authorized to work in the U.S. Called IMAGE, or ICE Mutual Agreement between Government and Employers, the voluntary program includes training and assessments to help a company guard against hiring illegal employees.
Mr. Morton will also announce Thursday that Tyson Foods, Inc., which employs 100,000 people and has fought immigration troubles in the past, has joined the program, agreeing to an audit of "a certain portion of existing records." The poultry processor, which says it has already taken steps to maintain a legal workforce, also agreed to establish an internal auditing process, Mr. Morton said.
Mr. Morton suggested Tyson could pave the way for other big companies to join the program. Tyson faced federal human-smuggling charges in a high-profile trial that resulted in acquittal in 2003.
"We...believe this partnership will enhance our ability to collaborate with government officials on immigration-related matters," said Tyson Chief Human Resources Officer Ken Kimbro.
"Tyson realized that employment of unauthorized workers posed a risk to their operations and stepped forward to manage that risk," says Mark Reed, a former immigration agent who runs Border Management Strategies, a consulting firm which has advised Tyson.
Since ICE initiated the IMAGE program in 2006, only 115 companies have signed on, with many reluctant to open their books to government scrutiny and to invest in training and new systems to bolster their employer-verification process, experts say.
About 11 million illegal immigrants live in the U.S., according to government estimates. Without them, experts say, such industries as construction, lodging and agriculture would be forced to radically change how they operate—sharply boosting costs for consumers or curtailing the services they provide.
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I thought I'd add myself to the list. I got my NOA a few days ago. And I added you too earp
California Service Center (11 applicants) VJName.............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date......Biometrics......Approved....
JEROENANDMICHELLE..01/05/11..........--/--/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....
VICMO..............01/05/11..........--/--/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....
BAYOJONA3231.......01/05/11..........--/--/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....
YASS...............01/05/11..........--/--/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....
PSYCHOLADY.........01/07/11..........01/10/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....
KAYLE..............01/08/11..........01/10/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....
CASSI9879..........01/08/11..........--/--/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....
MRS D..............01/11/11..........--/--/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....
MELUSINE...........01/11/11..........--/--/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....
TANDB4EVER.........01/12/11..........--/--/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....
EARP...............01/17/11..........--/--/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....
Vermont Service Center (17 applicants)
VJName.............Date of I-751.....NOA1 Date......Biometrics......Approved....
MADELYNE...........12/29/10..........01/03/11.......02/03/11........--/--/11....
SMASHROX...........12/31/11..........01/07/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....
NICKANGEL2008......01/03/11..........01/05/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....
PETERSONS..........01/03/11..........01/05/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....
SUSIELUVSPAUL......01/03/11..........01/06/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....
NAVIOMELO..........01/04/11..........--/--/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....
JILLA..............01/04/11..........01/07/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....
GERRY AND DEBBIE...01/04/11..........--/--/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....
LIAM AND SAM.......01/05/11..........01/07/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....
SMOKE..............01/05/11..........--/--/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....
HONEYBADGER........01/05/11..........--/--/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....
MICHELLEMILITZA....01/08/11..........--/--/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....
MATH MAN...........01/08/11..........01/11/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....
OJAY...............01/08/11..........--/--/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....
TASHIDELEK.........01/10/11..........--/--/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....
WAITHATTER.........01/10/11..........--/--/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....
FRANCIS ROHAN......01/10/11..........--/--/11.......--/--/11........--/--/11....
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@psycholady...thanks!!
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Please add me to the list...ROC packet sent 1/17/2011 -California SC ...thanks!
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Personally I think that where the stars are on now or on the date of our birth is irrelevant. You are who you make yourself!
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Well they shouldn't and would be asked not too they can go to their Spanish forum and type in their language but on common board it should be english
This was posted on the Regional Discussion under the Philippine Forum.And it has its english translation on the side.
Here's the link on the regional discussion under the Philippines where it was posted..
shutdown and greencards
in USCIS Service Centers
Posted · Edited by earp
So why dont we just all wait?You dont know for sure that they will have a shutdown.Unless they officially stop reporting for work then all of our speculations and hearsays are just that...hearsays....