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Emily Neumann

@immigrationgirl

6 months

I joined high-skilled immigrants from India as we marched to the Texas Capitol to raise awareness of the unfairness in America’s immigration system. People always tell immigrants to just get in line. But when the line is 100 years long for some but not for others, why bother?

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@immigrationgirl

1 year

USCIS shared # of I-140s awaiting immigrant visas by category and country. 700k backlogged, 140k green cards yearly. Half in EB-2 for India-born. Excludes family, who share the 140k limit. Congress won't act. Time for Biden to stop counting family members.

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Emily Neumann

@immigrationgirl

6 months

Reviewing supporting docs for an H-1B extension I am filing. The employee began his H-1B status in 2008. This is the 10th H-1B petition being filed on his behalf. He started the green card process a decade ago, but can’t be approved for it. Why? Because he was born in India.

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Emily Neumann

@immigrationgirl

3 years

I finally have an event to wear my saree to! Reddy & Neumann is proud to sponsor this year’s Indo-American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Houston Gala.

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Emily Neumann

@immigrationgirl

5 months

The visa backlog affecting skilled Indian immigrants is hurting America’s ability to attract and retain scientists and engineers. Congress must make real #ImmigrationReform a priority. #SkilledWorkers #greencard

More Than 1 Million Indians Waiting For Highly Skilled Immigrant Visas

U.S. government data confirm that more than one million Indians now wait in employment-based immigration backlogs.

www.forbes.com

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Emily Neumann

@immigrationgirl

4 years

Supporters of Senate Bill 386, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act, held a creative rally this weekend. This bill would end the current policy of distributing green cards according to country of birth. #S386 has been stuck in the Senate for over a year.

Kia @ Back of the 🚍

@kiabms5

4 years

Go go go Nebraska! @SenatorDurbin Consider two people with the exact same credentials. One has to wait 150yrs (Indian immigrant) while the other has to wait 12 months to get a greencard. #NES386Rally #S386 #S386IsFair #PassS386 #YesS386

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Emily Neumann

@immigrationgirl

4 years

Welcome news for the H-4 EAD community, former President Trump's long-pending attempt to rescind the H-4 EAD regulation has been withdrawn:

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Emily Neumann

@immigrationgirl

5 months

Reviewing documents for the 5th H-1B renewal being filed by one of my clients. He’s been with the company for 16 years. Still no green card solely because he was born in India. And the filing fees are now TRIPLE what they used to be.

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Emily Neumann

@immigrationgirl

1 year

Merit should also be the focus of our employment-based immigration system, but instead it focuses on where someone was born, creating a 100-year wait for some and no wait for others.

Senator Roger Wicker

@SenatorWicker

1 year

Today the Supreme Court affirmed that merit should be the focus of college admissions nationwide. This decision brings us one step closer to the ideals of our founding.

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Emily Neumann

@immigrationgirl

5 months

Reviewing another H-1B renewal. Her first H-1B was pre-London Olympics (12 years ago). DOL has certified that US workers are not adversely affected. She has been approved for an immigrant visa since 2016. How long should legal immigrants from India have to wait for a green card?

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Emily Neumann

@immigrationgirl

1 year

I guarantee most Americans do not know about the 7% per-country cap. And when they find out about it, they are shocked at how such a system could exist today. Those advocating for employment-based immigration reform need to share their stories!

Alexander Kustov

@akoustov

1 year

🚨What facts can change minds on immigration?🚨 In our new preprint with @MichelLandgrave , we show that most Americans don't know much about the legal immigration process. Informing voters about the difficulties involved makes them more pro-immigration

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Emily Neumann

@immigrationgirl

1 year

Not sure how to advocate for immigration reform for legal immigrants stuck in the backlog? Be like Bhumika Prem. Share your story! There are over 700,000 approved I-140 holders in the backlog. Take action! Don't wait for someone else to do it for you!

Being a Teenager as a Legal Immigrant: Life in Limbo | Bhumika Prem |...

Ninth grader Bhumika Prem is a legal immigrant who shares the story of her family’slong, arduous journey toward becoming permanent residents of the United St...

www.youtube.com

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Emily Neumann

@immigrationgirl

10 months

. @SenKevinCramer to reintroduce EAGLE Act to phase out 7% per-country cap on employment-based green cards and Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act to recapture unused green cards for nurses and physicians

Sen. Cramer Leads Legislation Prioritizing Merit-Based Immigration, Address Shortage of Doctors and...

U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) will lead his colleagues in reintroducing two pieces of bipartisan legislation to address critical healthcare workforce shortages and eliminate arbitrary, ineffective...

www.cramer.senate.gov

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Emily Neumann

@immigrationgirl

1 year

Biden can reduce the backlog with a stroke of the pen. Stop counting family members. The INA supports this so Congress can continue to sit on its butt.

Ian D. Wagreich

@IanDWagreich

1 year

Canada is set to take advantage of the disaster out backlogs in US employment based immigration, giving work permits which allow many individuals in H-1B status in the US the ability to work for almost any Canadian employer.

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Emily Neumann

@immigrationgirl

3 years

Congress must save the green cards at risk of expiring this fall #Immigration

Another immigration fiasco is brewing away from the border

Though our national conversation about immigration is anchored to the problems at the southern border, another failure looms before us, but this one is easier...

www.dallasnews.com

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Emily Neumann

@immigrationgirl

1 year

Our employment-based immigration system should also judge on merit and qualifications, instead the wait for a green card depends on where they were born.

Senate Republicans

@SenateGOP

1 year

Students should be judged on their merit and qualifications. Today, the Supreme Court upheld the 14th Amendment of our Constitution. A win in the fight against discrimination.

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Emily Neumann

@immigrationgirl

11 months

Although USCIS did not make any announcement about increasing the maximum validity period for Advance Paroles, we received our first AP renewal that was issued for 5 years. This was not filed concurrently with an EAD renewal and was processed in less than 4 months. #AdvanceParole

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Emily Neumann

@immigrationgirl

5 months

Reviewing docs for a client’s H-1B renewal. He’s got a U.S. masters degree. Been in H-1B status for almost 12 years. He is one of 308,481 people from India with an approved EB-2 I-140 and no chance for a green card in the near future. Filing fees now doubled for him and his wife.

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Emily Neumann

@immigrationgirl

4 years

Friends, I am in the process of forming a nonprofit specifically to advocate for continued employment authorization for H-4 spouses. If you'd like to join the fight to #SaveH4EAD , you can sign up at Please share!

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Emily Neumann

@immigrationgirl

4 years

Wonder how long it will take for people to realize this executive order will cause American jobs to move overseas. Companies adapted to work from home pretty quick and will realize overseas remote work can also be done.

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Emily Neumann

@immigrationgirl

2 years

This will be huge for those on U.S. work visas! #Immigration

Andrew Kreighbaum

@kreighbaum

2 years

The State Department will rollout a pilot program later this year for stateside visa renewals for temporary visa holders

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Emily Neumann

@immigrationgirl

1 year

Understanding the challenges: "For new applicants from India, the backlog for the EB‑2 and EB‑3 categories is effectively a life sentence: 134 years." However, when considering the impact of deaths and age-outs, it reduces to 'only' 54 years.

1.8 Million in Employment-Based Green Card Backlog

Even to get to the point of entering the backlog takes an enormous amount of good fortune, and the lucky few that make it through the labyrinth face the daunting prospect of never actually receiving...

www.cato.org

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Emily Neumann

@immigrationgirl

11 months

UPDATE: Visa renewals in the US now expected to begin in 2024. “Early next year, the Mission plans to implement a pilot program that would allow domestic visa renewal for qualified H&L-category employment visa applicants.”

U.S. Mission to India Surpasses One Million Visas Processed in 2023 Indians made over 1 in 10 visa...

September 28, 2023 New Delhi – The U.S. Mission to India has reached and surpassed its goal to process one million nonimmigrant visa applications in

in.usembassy.gov

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Emily Neumann

@immigrationgirl

25 days

2 hours spent at USCIS for an employment based green card interview this morning: 25 minutes waiting to be called by officer 35 minutes watching officer flip through files 45 minutes answering every question on the I-485 form again 10 minutes explaining how the salary has

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Emily Neumann

@immigrationgirl

10 months

S.3291 was introduced in the Senate yesterday to eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants #immigrationreform #employmentbasedimmigration #senatebill #immigrationpolicy #visareform #backlog

S.3291 - 118th Congress (2023-2024): EAGLE Act of 2023

Summary of S.3291 - 118th Congress (2023-2024): EAGLE Act of 2023

www.congress.gov

Emily Neumann

@immigrationgirl

10 months

. @SenKevinCramer to reintroduce EAGLE Act to phase out 7% per-country cap on employment-based green cards and Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act to recapture unused green cards for nurses and physicians

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Emily Neumann

@immigrationgirl

2 years

My husband and I celebrated our 22nd anniversary today!

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Emily Neumann

@immigrationgirl

8 months

Many of my long time Twitter friends remember me sharing my daughter’s cancer diagnosis almost nine years ago. To end 2023, we were able to travel to Europe to meet the stranger who donated his bone marrow to save her life! If you haven’t, consider joining @BeTheMatch registry.

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Emily Neumann

@immigrationgirl

4 years

High-skilled immigrants are one step closer to a level playing field for those awaiting employment-based green cards.

Senator Kevin Cramer

@SenKevinCramer

4 years

We passed the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act! Tonight I got to preside over the Senate as we passed our bipartisan bill by unanimous consent.

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@immigrationgirl

11 months

If you are wondering what you can do to make the recommendation to provide EAD/AP to those in the backlog a reality, check out the instructions and sample letters I have posted at #ImmigrationReform #EAD #AP #VisaBacklog #USCIS #advocacy

Rohit Sharma 🇺🇸🇮🇳

@DcWalaDesi

11 months

. @WHIAANHPI today unanimously voted to pass recommendation by @ajainb to give EAD/ AP for anyone with an approved I-140 for those in greencard backlog for more than five years. If implemented this could be a life changing event for millions! #BREAKING_NEWS #greencardbacklog

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Emily Neumann

@immigrationgirl

4 years

The executive order blocking H-4 dependents from traveling to the US does nothing to improve US labor market conditions or reduce unemployment. Instead, it keeps parents separated from children and husbands separated from wives.

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Emily Neumann

@immigrationgirl

3 years

“At least 91,000 people have lost work permits in the past year” due to H-4EAD processing delays. ⁦ @wasdenbanias ⁩ and other advocates like ⁦ @AttyStevenBrown ⁩ say “the problem can be fixed easily” by removing the biometric requirement.

Work-Permit Backlog for Immigrant Spouses Takes Toll on Professional Women

Many spouses of foreigners legally working in the U.S have been forced to stop working because of delays in processing visa renewals and accompanying work permits.

www.wsj.com

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Emily Neumann

@immigrationgirl

3 years

And thank you for including legal immigrants in your reforms!

FWD.us

@FWDus

3 years

Thank you @RepZoeLofgren for championing a pathway to citizenship in the House Judiciary Committee. We must ensure this pathway #ForOurFamilies remains in the reconciliation bill. This is the year. #WeAreHome

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Emily Neumann

@immigrationgirl

1 year

USCIS policy manual updated to confirm 5 year EADs for applicants for Adjustment of Status:

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Emily Neumann

@immigrationgirl

6 months

Reviewing and EAD/AP renewal for a client who has been working for a U.S. university since 2008. While he did get to file an I-485, he won’t be getting his green card this fiscal year per the April visa bulletin. Why? Because he was born in India.

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@immigrationgirl

1 year

Employment-based immigrants stuck in the #greencardbacklog due to per-country caps: Let your voices be heard. Send a letter to your representatives urging support for parole & work permits. Sample letter here:

Expanding EAD and Advance Parole for Employment-Based Green Card Applicants: A Call to the Biden...

The Biden administration has made significant strides in immigration policy, notably through the creation of the Family Reunification Parole (FRP)

www.rnlawgroup.com

Ellen M. Gilmer

@ellengilmer

1 year

New: Dozens of House Dems are calling on Biden to provide parole & work permits to immigrants who've been in US for years & recent arrivals to address workforce needs Push for exec action is next phase in immigration advocacy given congressional gridlock

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Emily Neumann

@immigrationgirl

7 months

Looks like the bill includes 18,000 extra EB green cards each year for next 5 years; kids of H-1B would not age out if spent at least 8 years in H-4 before turning 21; Plus H-4 spouse and kids could get work authorization incident to status (ie no EAD app required)

Ellen M. Gilmer

@ellengilmer

7 months

Border deal text ft emergency shutdown authority, fast-track deportation, limits on migrant releases & more is officially live

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Emily Neumann

@immigrationgirl

2 years

Agency confirms “actively exploring” domestic revalidation option.

Emily Neumann

@immigrationgirl

2 years

Waiting for the Dept of State open forum to start, rumor has it they are considering bringing back stateside visa renewals. Is it too good to be true?

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Emily Neumann

@immigrationgirl

4 years

More than 1 million immigrants are now waiting for lawful permanent residence solely from outdated caps and discriminatory per-country limits. #S386 #Immigration

David J. Bier

@David_J_Bier

4 years

Cato published my paper about the employment-based green card backlog today. For the first time, it's over 1 million petitions for workers, investors, and their families. Many health care workers stuck in these lines

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Emily Neumann

@immigrationgirl

8 months

America’s immigration policies are going to cause us to lose out on the global war for talent as more and more people are thinking this way.

Sudeepa Kolli

@i_sudeepa

8 months

Coming to the US for MS with the intention of settling here? Please Stay Back. Times have changed; things are becoming challenging even for highly skilled individuals. A thread you go through:

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@immigrationgirl

5 years

Now it’s time for the Senate to follow suit. Our immigration system should not discriminate. #S386 #firstcomefirstserve

Rep. John Curtis

@RepJohnCurtis

5 years

#HR1044 will create a first-come, first-serve system providing certainty to workers and families and enabling US companies to flourish and compete in a global economy as they hire the brightest people to create products, services, & jobs—regardless of where they were born. #utpol

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@immigrationgirl

9 months

While Anuj is visiting representatives in all 50 states to #RemoveCountryCap , you can help by sending a letter to your Senators and Representative. You can use the instructions and templates for both S3291 and HR6542 at

Anuj

@anujchristian

9 months

Text for #HR6542 is now available. At initial glance, sec 7, 8, 10 are in addition to what's in #S3291 . It would have been nice if both bills were identical? Regardless, it's great bills have been introduced in house and senate both to #RemoveCountryCap

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@immigrationgirl

2 years

Consulates should be facilitating travel needs, not making people wait over a year, especially when they are just renewing the same visa and have been contributing to US businesses and the economy

Deedy

@deedydas

2 years

1/9 Indians in the US on a work visa can't go home. There’s NO appointments. The now ~200k H-1B Telegram group is growing by 13,000 per month. Even with ~$40m in fees, the 5 VACs process ~10,000 a month. The next availability is ~2024! Here’s 6 stories from hurting families:

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@immigrationgirl

2 years

Waiting for the Dept of State open forum to start, rumor has it they are considering bringing back stateside visa renewals. Is it too good to be true?

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@immigrationgirl

3 years

"Backlog Elimination" - a hot topic at USCIS since at least 2006. 15 years later and they still have not accomplished it. I think they need to go back to the drawing board and get these processing times under control once and for all. #Immigration

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@immigrationgirl

6 months

Reviewing a client’s I-485 Supplement J. She has been on H-1B since 2010. Had to file a downgrade I-140 just to be eligible to file an I-485 in 2020. Still waiting for a green card. Has to remain in the same or similar occupation. Why? Because she was born in India.

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@immigrationgirl

5 years

#HR1044 ensures fairness by distributing green cards on a first come, first served basis #S386

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@immigrationgirl

3 years

Chamber of Commerce, Google, Intel, Microsoft, Salesforce, and others file amicus brief in support of the H-4/L-2 EAD Class Action Litigation

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Emily Neumann

@immigrationgirl

3 years

Hearing reports of USCIS sending texts and emails to I-485 applicants who filed without a medical exam. When USCIS sends the RFE for the medical, they want applicants to respond ASAP so that the immigrant visa number can be allocated before Oct. 1.

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@immigrationgirl

6 months

In January 2023, the beneficiary of this I-140 petition moved to India to manage the company’s operations there for a year. That allowed the company’s US affiliate to sponsor her as a multinational manager in EB-1. This will shave decades off her wait for a green card.

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Emily Neumann

@immigrationgirl

6 months

Getting a little work done before today’s March for Fairness in Austin, TX. I’m preparing an EAD/AP renewal for a client who received his first H-1B approval notice in 2007. Still waiting for a green card. He’s been with the company that sponsored him since 2011. @anujchristian

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@immigrationgirl

6 months

And where there is a “line”, there is no end in sight to it for some but not for others. And it is based solely on where you were born.

David J. Bier

@David_J_Bier

1 year

Legal immigration is *impossible* for nearly all immigrants wishing to immigrate to the U.S. legally. You can’t just “get in line.” That’s a fiction perpetuated by those who want to keep immigration illegal. My latest report explains why. Here’s the summary in 1 pic... 🧵

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@immigrationgirl

7 months

I’m heading to Austin, Texas next Saturday to join. How about you?

Anuj

@anujchristian

7 months

📢 Calling all advocates for equality! 📢 🗓️ Join us on March 2nd, 2024, in Austin, Texas, for a march to advocate for equality and justice. Regardless if you are directly impacted or indirectly, your presence is vital in our mission for a fairer society. ✊ Let your voice be

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Emily Neumann

@immigrationgirl

3 years

"The bipartisan EAGLE Act moves our country toward a system that de-emphasizes birthplace and better serves America. Simply put, it will allow U.S. companies to focus on what they do best – hiring smart people to create products and services, which creates jobs"

Rep. Zoe Lofgren

@RepZoeLofgren

3 years

Per-country visa caps hurt the American economy—preventing U.S. employers from staying competitive—& hurt families. I've introduced the bipartisan EAGLE Act w/ @RepJohnCurtis to move toward a better system.

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@immigrationgirl

1 year

🚀 USCIS Newsflash: Starting Oct 1st, they're axing biometrics for ALL I-539 applications. A major win for smoother processes and less wait time. 🙌✈️ #USCIS #BiometricsUpdate #Immigration #SimplifyVisa #NoMoreDelays 📅

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@immigrationgirl

6 years

In the last one year, employment-based green card priority dates for EB-1 India and China have not advanced, EB-2 India and China have retrogressed, and EB-3 India has retrogressed by over 3 years. Is this the merit-based system we want? It's time for an upgrade. #Immigration

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@immigrationgirl

1 year

Stephen, there's some confusion. Adjustment of Status isn't for 'illegals.' It's for legal immigrants who followed the rules and were certified by Labor Dept. as not taking U.S. jobs. Now you want to send them home to compete against us? 👇

Stephen Miller

@StephenM

1 year

Biden now issuing 5-year work permits for illegals (demanding asylum is a form of status adjustment) along with millions more foreign nationals who will undercut American wages (instead of returning home).

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@immigrationgirl

3 years

#alexa reminded me that I was sworn in as a newly minted Texas attorney 16 years ago today. Those kids are now in college and high school. #TimeFlies

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@immigrationgirl

3 years

Happy to see this appear on the DHS regulatory agenda! "Promote efficient usage of available immigrant visas" #immigration

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@immigrationgirl

3 years

Effective immediately, if you are a healthcare worker who has a pending EAD renewal application and your EAD expires in 30 days or less or has already expired, you can request expedited processing of your EAD application by calling the USCIS contact center.

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@immigrationgirl

4 years

Waiting for the October Visa Bulletin...

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@immigrationgirl

10 months

134-Year Wait No More?: The Push for EADs & APs for EB-2 and EB-3 Categories.

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@immigrationgirl

4 years

The highly anticipated executive order is out Here is what it does and doesn't do:

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@immigrationgirl

3 years

Happy Thanksgiving from the mountains of Wyoming!

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@immigrationgirl

1 year

Reality for Indian employment-based immigrants. Even if October filing dates are made current, extended delay risks U.S. talent loss. Congress recognized AC-21 challenge 20 yrs ago, yet comprehensive solutions are needed. #ImmigrationReform #TalentRetention

ind_us_immigrnt

@ind_us_immigrnt

1 year

I won the #GreenCardGame but my Green Card issue date is Dec 7 2108. Hope medical sciences advances sufficiently that I'd be alive to receive my Green Card.

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@immigrationgirl

5 years

New report supports the need for continued employment authorization for H-4 dependent spouses who are in line for a green card. Send this to your Congressman and Senator and ask them to urge DHS to stop its efforts to end the #H4EAD .

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@immigrationgirl

3 years

The Congressional Research Service has published a report for the first time on "Legal Dreamers," children of nonimmigrant workers who will age out of the legal immigration system before receiving green cards through their parents.

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@immigrationgirl

2 years

USCIS estimates that there will be 200,000 employment-based green cards available next year, instead of the normal 140,000 cap due to spillover from the family-based category. Now that they know how to adjudicate that many, processing times must not worsen.

USCIS

@USCIS

2 years

You can find employment-based visa FAQs for FY 2023 here:

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@immigrationgirl

11 months

You know you’re an immigration lawyer when the Hawaiian highways just make you think of visa classifications #immigrationtwitter #lawtwitter

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@immigrationgirl

4 years

Biden's immigration reform bill has finally been introduced. What provisions will benefit employment-based immigrants?

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@immigrationgirl

4 years

DHS has withdrawn its planned regulation that would have restricted H-1B visas by changing the definition of specialty occupation, employer-employee relationship, and wage requirements. DOL also withdrew its planned regulation to restructure H-1B/H-1B1/E-3 and PERM Wage Levels.

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@immigrationgirl

3 months

Employment-based GC backlog folks take note. Advocacy is not a one-time event. It takes consistent, persistent effort over time to raise awareness and make change.

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick

@ReichlinMelnick

3 months

The oldest DACA recipients are now in their early 40s and had to have arrived as children before 1998. The first DREAM Act was introduced in 2003. That’s how long this fight has been going on.

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@immigrationgirl

5 years

Top ways USCIS is restricting legal immigration: 1. long processing times 2. unnecessary RFEs 3. suspending premium processing 4. superfluous biometrics 5. useless customer service 6. ending employment authorization for H-4 spouses awaiting green cards...

USCIS

@USCIS

5 years

Our goal is to apply the nation’s immigration law effectively, efficiently, and lawfully. Learn about the top 🔟 ways we're improving the integrity of the immigration system here:

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@immigrationgirl

3 years

. @PareenMhatre did an amazing job of explaining how our dysfunctional #Immigration system has created Legal Dreamers and how it may keep her from giving back to the community she has been a part of her whole life.

House Judiciary Dems

@HouseJudiciary

3 years

WATCH: @PareenMhatre , who was born in India but grew up in the U.S., describes her ongoing struggle to become a United States citizen.

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@immigrationgirl

4 months

"America is benefiting from immigration 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 congress' dysfunctional legal immigration system."

David J. Bier

@David_J_Bier

4 months

My testimony at the House Budget Committee hearing on the costs and benefits of immigration. Many members were surprised by my comments. Immigrants are makers, not takers.

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@immigrationgirl

4 years

The USCIS Ombudsman has asked USCIS to look into the significant processing times discrepancy for I-539s pending at the California Service Center. These delays cause many difficulties for H-4 and L-2 applicants' work authorization, driver’s licenses, health insurance, and travel.

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Emily Neumann

@immigrationgirl

3 years

Why are processing times at the Texas Service Center double the other service centers for employment-based adjustment of status applications? Impacted applicants should contact your congressional representative and senator and ask them to help get these cases moving!

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Emily Neumann

@immigrationgirl

1 year

We need more legal immigrants to share their stories of how the US immigration system actually works (ie it doesn't). Our immigration problems are not just at the border, but that's all we hear about in the news.

agustina vergara cid

@agustinavcid

1 year

I’ve lost count of how many people have reached out to me telling me they love my immigration talk. In it I explain why it’s almost impossible to immigrate to the US legally, and I tell my own story and struggles through the immigration system. Link in article below👇

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Emily Neumann

@immigrationgirl

1 year

Fascinating how DHS can swiftly implement numerous changes via parole authority, yet when it comes to employment-based immigration, USCIS claims only Congress has the power to enact reforms. 🤔 #ImmigrationReform #PolicyContrast

Kathleen Bush-Joseph

@KathleenBushJo2

1 year

New parole data-- @DHSgov 's Immigration Statistics Office just came out w/ report on requests from FY 2023 Q1: DHS granted 445,367 paroles* *not individuals, who could be paroled multiple times Parole allows person into US temporarily

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Emily Neumann

@immigrationgirl

2 years

This has to change. The system was designed to discriminate based on where someone is born. It should never take someone who followed all the rules almost a century to receive a green card. #Immigration

Sumit Sawai

@SumeetSawai

2 years

@Vijayproduct @immigrationgirl @AM22Tech @gsiskind @immivoice @USCIS I will receive mine in Jan 2106 under EB2. If I am still alive by then, I will be 117 years old.

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Emily Neumann

@immigrationgirl

11 months

USCIS recently increased max EAD validity to 5 years for certain categories. Our first c9 EAD approval with 5-year validity only took 3 days! Sadly, the AP filed along with it is still pending so no combo card was issued. #USCIS #EAD #Immigration #GreenCard #AdvanceParole

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Emily Neumann

@immigrationgirl

6 years

Unless you are an H-4 spouse... the Trump administration would rather they sit at home twiddling their thumbs for years waiting for a green card in the never-ending backlog. #H4EAD

Pope Francis

@Pontifex

6 years

We celebrate St Joseph the Worker, never forgetting that work is a fundamental aspect of human dignity.

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Emily Neumann

@immigrationgirl

7 years

Meanwhile, legal high-skilled immigrants from India must wait 70 years for a green card 😞

The Associated Press

@AP

7 years

BREAKING: Trump says immigration plan will let protections for younger immigrants "morph into" citizenship in 10-12 years.

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Emily Neumann

@immigrationgirl

2 years

The Biden Administration Needs to Change Course on Green Cards Before It’s Too Late

Biden's failure to issue hundreds of thousands of available visas will make the massive backlogs and wait times which plague the immigration system worse.

immigrationimpact.com

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Emily Neumann

@immigrationgirl

9 months

Ending Per-Country Limit in Immigration: Can S. 3291 Make It through Today's Congress?

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Emily Neumann

@immigrationgirl

4 years

ZERO details means it’s best to wait and see what the order actually says and hope he remembers that 1 in 4 doctors fighting this Invisible Enemy are immigrants.

Donald J. Trump

@realDonaldTrump

4 years

In light of the attack from the Invisible Enemy, as well as the need to protect the jobs of our GREAT American Citizens, I will be signing an Executive Order to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States!

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@immigrationgirl

1 year

“As it stands, this backward shift in the EB-1 Final Action Date paints a gloomy picture for highly talented Indian professionals eyeing a future in the U.S. It highlights the urgent need for immigration policy reform.” #ImmigrationReform #TalentRetention #HighlySkilledImmigrant

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Emily Neumann

@immigrationgirl

4 years

It’s time to stop delaying I-539 biometrics appointments or automatically extend EADs that are delayed due to your inability to accept fingerprints. @USCIS response to legal immigrants waiting months on end for a work permit is unacceptable. #SaveH4EAD

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Emily Neumann

@immigrationgirl

4 years

Ridiculous. @USCIS posted processing time for a simple EAD (work permit) based on a pending AOS (green card) is... 28 to 37 MONTHS??!!

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Emily Neumann

@immigrationgirl

1 year

Sounds like we may be getting an update on visa renewals in the U.S. soon! #globalmobility

Exclusive: US to ease visas for skilled Indian workers as Modi visits

The Biden administration will make it easier for Indians to live and work in the United States, using this week's state visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to help some skilled workers enter or...

www.reuters.com

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Emily Neumann

@immigrationgirl

1 year

Yet it’s ok for our immigration laws to discriminate. Equal Protection for some?

Rep. Ken Buck

@RepKenBuck

1 year

Equal Protection under the law is one of the bedrock principles of our constitutional republic. For too long, young people were deprived of that protection depending on the color of their skin, thanks to the race-based college admissions process.

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Emily Neumann

@immigrationgirl

1 year

DOS clarified the July 2023 visa bulletin for EB-3 India. All available EB-3 green cards for India have been used up, leaving no visas for July, Aug, Sept. How did this happen? Lack of transparency in the process raises questions. #VisaBulletin #EB3India

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Emily Neumann

@immigrationgirl

2 years

A Feb. report to Congress by USCIS confirmed a backlog of 182,450 employment-based I-485s. The fiscal year will run out and immigrant visas will again be wasted. Here are 4 ways to raise this issue now:

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Emily Neumann

@immigrationgirl

2 years

Exactly! @USCIS is wasting resources by requiring separate EAD and AP applications for AOS applicants, especially when there is no filing fee for them. Instead of bringing that filing fee back, make the I-485 receipt proof of employment and travel authorization for one year.

Ian D. Wagreich

@IanDWagreich

2 years

Also, USCIS could be more efficient and use resources more effectively by eliminating EAD and Advance Parole adjudications in many instances. Individuals with pending Adjustments should be able to work and travel upon issuance of the adjustment of status receipts.

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@immigrationgirl

2 years

In the 5 years prior to the pandemic, the number of EB-2 green cards issued to those born in India averaged just 4,200 per year. People should not have to wait for leftover green cards caused by a pandemic to receive a GC timely

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Emily Neumann

@immigrationgirl

6 months

USCIS says it is taking 7 months to process EAD applications for those with a pending I-485. Gladly, I received an approval in just 4 days, but what is going on with processing times? Clearly these are not processed First In, First Out. #USCIS #EADApplication #I485

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Emily Neumann

@immigrationgirl

1 year

A reminder that the processing time promised by the Department of Labor when the PERM labor certification process was implemented was around 45 to 60 days. PERM was intended to expedite the labor certification process for employers. Time to litigate? @BradBanias @krystal_alanis

Jia J. Wu

@jayw_u

1 year

We are receiving PERM certifications for applications filed in the second part of September 2022. 10-month wait. #eta9089 #permprocessingtime

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@immigrationgirl

9 months

H.R.6542 Bill to Remove Per-Country Quota is Now Introduced in the House - What Can We Expect Going Forward?

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@immigrationgirl

4 months

“If he had known that green card processing would wind up so backlogged, Madhan Kumar's father said, ‘I wouldn't have come.’"

Improve The Dream

@ImproveTheDream

4 months

“He grew up legally in Minnesota, but immigration law gap may force Chanhassen student to one day leave the only place he knows as home.” @StarTribune

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Emily Neumann

@immigrationgirl

4 years

Much needed: “A group of 60 House representatives on Wednesday sent President-elect Joe Biden a letter, written by Rep. Bonnie Watson-Coleman, D-N.J., requesting that his administration extend the validity period of all expired H-4EADs on his first day in office next month”

Pramila Jayapal

@PramilaJayapal

4 years

The Trump administration is putting immigrants out of work during a pandemic. It's time to radically and humanely change our immigration system from the ground up—and create one that treats immigrant workers with the dignity they deserve.

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Emily Neumann

@immigrationgirl

1 year

"Over 781k entries for 85k visa slots & 96k people submitted multiple entries totaling 408k. USCIS' fraud deterrence efforts clearly failed. #H1Blottery #USimmigration #frauddeterrence "

WSJ News Exclusive | Companies Are Colluding to Cheat H-1B Visa Lottery, U.S. Says

Visa applicants are entered in the H-1B lottery multiple times to boost their chances, federal agency says in notice to employers.

www.wsj.com

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