centaur
04-14 01:44 PM
I just got my H-1b renewed and no-one asked for the drivers license.
Maybe your lawyer's office just has a policy to ask for copy of everyones license for their records. Lots of professional buisnesses do this (physicians, lawyers' CPA's office etc.), but this is for their internal records and to be used in case of collection issues, for non-payment of their bills and such.
IV friends ,
Last week my lawyer has asked for copy of Driving License of me and my wife for filing the H1-B and H4 extension.
Then one of my friend told me that INS is asking for copy of the driving license for filing the h1-B extension.
My employer is supposed to file my 3 year Extension based on I-140 in Dec this year( Dec 2007) but my Licences expires on Sept 2008, So I will I be just getting the extension till Sept 2008 and Not 3 year extension.
Any Idea on that
I have already submitted my driving license to my lawyer.
Please Let me know because I was couting on that I will get 3 year extension this time :(
Maybe your lawyer's office just has a policy to ask for copy of everyones license for their records. Lots of professional buisnesses do this (physicians, lawyers' CPA's office etc.), but this is for their internal records and to be used in case of collection issues, for non-payment of their bills and such.
IV friends ,
Last week my lawyer has asked for copy of Driving License of me and my wife for filing the H1-B and H4 extension.
Then one of my friend told me that INS is asking for copy of the driving license for filing the h1-B extension.
My employer is supposed to file my 3 year Extension based on I-140 in Dec this year( Dec 2007) but my Licences expires on Sept 2008, So I will I be just getting the extension till Sept 2008 and Not 3 year extension.
Any Idea on that
I have already submitted my driving license to my lawyer.
Please Let me know because I was couting on that I will get 3 year extension this time :(
casinoroyale
03-18 11:24 AM
This should answer MOST of the people's questions about this tax stimulus plan. Single (or) Married, have SSN or ITIN, you can find the answers by reading the following. (Cut/pasted from IRS website).
Are you eligible? (http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=179211,00.html)
You're eligible if you have a valid Social Security Number (SSN) and show qualifying income of at least $3,000 on your federal tax return. Both people listed on a "married filing jointly" return must have valid SSNs to qualify for the payment — if only one has a valid SSN, neither can receive the payment.
=====
Examples:
(http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=179214,00.html)
The stimulus payment –– both the basic component and the additional funds for qualifying children –– begins to phase out for individuals with adjusted gross incomes (AGI) over $75,000 and married couples who file a joint return with AGI over $150,000. The combined payment is reduced by 5 percent of the income above the AGI thresholds.
Here are two examples of how the phase out works:
An individual with AGI of $80,000 and federal income tax liability in excess of $600 would qualify for a basic rebate of $600. Because this individual’s AGI exceeds $75,000, however, her rebate is reduced by $250 (the credit is reduced by multiplying the amount of AGI over $75,000 by 5%). The taxpayer receives an economic stimulus payment of $350.
A married couple with two children, AGI of $160,000 and federal income tax liability before the child tax credit exceeding $1,200 qualifies for a basic rebate of $1,200 and an additional qualifying child credit of $600 for a total rebate of $1,800. But because the couple’s AGI exceeds $150,000, their rebate is reduced by $500 (the amount of AGI over $150,000 multiplied by 5%). The couple receives an economic stimulus payment of $1,300.
For SINGLES - bottom line is - if your total income in 2007 is >= $87k, you are not getting anything.
Are you eligible? (http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=179211,00.html)
You're eligible if you have a valid Social Security Number (SSN) and show qualifying income of at least $3,000 on your federal tax return. Both people listed on a "married filing jointly" return must have valid SSNs to qualify for the payment — if only one has a valid SSN, neither can receive the payment.
=====
Examples:
(http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=179214,00.html)
The stimulus payment –– both the basic component and the additional funds for qualifying children –– begins to phase out for individuals with adjusted gross incomes (AGI) over $75,000 and married couples who file a joint return with AGI over $150,000. The combined payment is reduced by 5 percent of the income above the AGI thresholds.
Here are two examples of how the phase out works:
An individual with AGI of $80,000 and federal income tax liability in excess of $600 would qualify for a basic rebate of $600. Because this individual’s AGI exceeds $75,000, however, her rebate is reduced by $250 (the credit is reduced by multiplying the amount of AGI over $75,000 by 5%). The taxpayer receives an economic stimulus payment of $350.
A married couple with two children, AGI of $160,000 and federal income tax liability before the child tax credit exceeding $1,200 qualifies for a basic rebate of $1,200 and an additional qualifying child credit of $600 for a total rebate of $1,800. But because the couple’s AGI exceeds $150,000, their rebate is reduced by $500 (the amount of AGI over $150,000 multiplied by 5%). The couple receives an economic stimulus payment of $1,300.
For SINGLES - bottom line is - if your total income in 2007 is >= $87k, you are not getting anything.
ashutrip
06-19 03:56 PM
IV Core, please help members like us whose applications are pending at the Atlanta PERM Processing Center. In spite of officials informing that they will reassign their staff to process PERM applications a month back, there seems to be no progress so far. Please help us get out of this mess as our applications have been pending at this center for few months now. We would like to take this opportunity to apply for the next two stages while PD are current. By the way, I had an old case at BEC and got an approval. I just changed my job and reapplied through PERM, and then all of a sudden PD became current. I have been in this mess for 5 years now. It was just an unfortunate timing of my job change that screwed me up.
People from Chicago center have been getting quick approvals and are able to submit their I-140 & I-485 documents right away. But just because we live & work in the East coast, we are getting screwed. I don't think this is fair on part of DOL to penalize us because of our location. IV Core, please, help us.
What help can IV provide us with?
They have nothing to do with this mess in Atlanta Center
People from Chicago center have been getting quick approvals and are able to submit their I-140 & I-485 documents right away. But just because we live & work in the East coast, we are getting screwed. I don't think this is fair on part of DOL to penalize us because of our location. IV Core, please, help us.
What help can IV provide us with?
They have nothing to do with this mess in Atlanta Center
mango_man
06-11 07:21 PM
Just eat mangoes and have fun! GC doesnt taste half as good as Indian mangoes.
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sagis99
08-08 10:33 AM
FYI:
Here is a quote from an email i received from the Ombudsman's office:
"Our office is in fact at this time actively probing the I-140 situation you describe generally."
This was in response to an e-mail i sent them, describing the situation (my wife's I-140 from April 2008 got approved before mine, which was submitted, you guessed it, on July 2007)
So maybe there's some hope here, who knows.
Here is a quote from an email i received from the Ombudsman's office:
"Our office is in fact at this time actively probing the I-140 situation you describe generally."
This was in response to an e-mail i sent them, describing the situation (my wife's I-140 from April 2008 got approved before mine, which was submitted, you guessed it, on July 2007)
So maybe there's some hope here, who knows.
chisinau
09-28 01:21 PM
What happened with Cornin's ammendmend? Maybe it has failed already?
If someone has this information, I would appreciate your answer!
If someone has this information, I would appreciate your answer!
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tikka
07-18 04:03 PM
I just upgraded my monthly contribution too!
thank you!
thank you!
June05
07-14 01:56 PM
Done.
Conf # 7YB2M-N5ZJC
Amount $10 - me and my wife.
Conf # 7YB2M-N5ZJC
Amount $10 - me and my wife.
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PD_Dec2002
06-01 04:10 PM
But this generally applies to people affected by retrogression. If one isn't affected by retrogression, applies for I-140 after 5/15/2007 and gets green card before 10/1/2008 (which is possible) then that person should be ok, is that right?
My guess is that while processing the I-485, they will check the filing date for the I-140. If it was filed before May 15th 2007 and the PD is current, they will process it. If it was filed after May 15th 2007, then they won't process the I-485 since the I-140 is invalid.
Thanks,
Jayant
My guess is that while processing the I-485, they will check the filing date for the I-140. If it was filed before May 15th 2007 and the PD is current, they will process it. If it was filed after May 15th 2007, then they won't process the I-485 since the I-140 is invalid.
Thanks,
Jayant
vkraman7
06-11 12:22 PM
I would say fight back against the indirect discrimination against the Indian and Chinese nationals in the employment-based immigration.
If they want us to leave..then so be it..but they should say so directly. All India and Chinese EB immigrants please leave USA. Until that comes out of the US government directly, we can not be forced out through indirect policies.
Here are a few things you can do:
1) Withdraw all the $ you deposited in US banks from savings, checking, CDs and other investment accounts and setup an NRE account with an indian bank and move funds over. If you need you can bring back those funds in a day or two. Leave only bare minimum for your expenses in US banks. This would have an impact of ~$50K X 100K effect.
2) Do not leave the country just because the hopes of greencard are controlled, sqeeze out every $ from your jobs and economy as long as you are here.
3) Spend minimum and buy swadeshi when possible. Lets not give back even 10% of the income we make back into the economy. This is an economic blockade.
USCIS and US government has long harassed Indians in the name of greencard for a longtime and year after year we hear the same BS. Come on people, show some self-respect and fight back.
4) Those who are in foreclosure, stop paying your mortgage, your home is going to get foreclosed anyway.
5) Despite all this...those who still decide to leave to India, max out all your credit cards, leave your car in airport and abandon your home/apt without paying rent/mortgage for the few months before you leave.
TAKE all you can from your hard-lived and harassed lives out of this place before you do decide to move.
I am not keeping more than 5K in any of my US banks starting today. I am also pulling back from my mortgage application for 300K condo. I am determined to sell-off my investments in equities here and begin investing in BSE.
That is the least I could do to peacefully protest against the discrimination against me and my country people.
Please do not over react. This lays down the problem that we all have been speculating over the last few months...years... Atleast we know officially what the prediction is. We need to get working on the recapture, CIR, etc...
If they want us to leave..then so be it..but they should say so directly. All India and Chinese EB immigrants please leave USA. Until that comes out of the US government directly, we can not be forced out through indirect policies.
Here are a few things you can do:
1) Withdraw all the $ you deposited in US banks from savings, checking, CDs and other investment accounts and setup an NRE account with an indian bank and move funds over. If you need you can bring back those funds in a day or two. Leave only bare minimum for your expenses in US banks. This would have an impact of ~$50K X 100K effect.
2) Do not leave the country just because the hopes of greencard are controlled, sqeeze out every $ from your jobs and economy as long as you are here.
3) Spend minimum and buy swadeshi when possible. Lets not give back even 10% of the income we make back into the economy. This is an economic blockade.
USCIS and US government has long harassed Indians in the name of greencard for a longtime and year after year we hear the same BS. Come on people, show some self-respect and fight back.
4) Those who are in foreclosure, stop paying your mortgage, your home is going to get foreclosed anyway.
5) Despite all this...those who still decide to leave to India, max out all your credit cards, leave your car in airport and abandon your home/apt without paying rent/mortgage for the few months before you leave.
TAKE all you can from your hard-lived and harassed lives out of this place before you do decide to move.
I am not keeping more than 5K in any of my US banks starting today. I am also pulling back from my mortgage application for 300K condo. I am determined to sell-off my investments in equities here and begin investing in BSE.
That is the least I could do to peacefully protest against the discrimination against me and my country people.
Please do not over react. This lays down the problem that we all have been speculating over the last few months...years... Atleast we know officially what the prediction is. We need to get working on the recapture, CIR, etc...
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nk2006
10-17 02:47 PM
Hi,
I know you said Email is ok. Just trying to confirm.( because it's easy to send )
Thanks
Yes email is fine. If you can please also mail the physical letter - not sure which form of mail gets more preference at USCIS.
Thank you.
I know you said Email is ok. Just trying to confirm.( because it's easy to send )
Thanks
Yes email is fine. If you can please also mail the physical letter - not sure which form of mail gets more preference at USCIS.
Thank you.
Macaca
09-12 04:04 PM
Michael Abramowitz: abramowitz@washpost.com *
Joel Achenbach: achenbachj@washpost.com *
N.C. Aizenman (http://projects.washingtonpost.com/staff/email/n.c.+aizenman/): Aizenmann@washpost.com *
Lori Aratani (http://projects.washingtonpost.com/staff/email/lori+aratani/)
Peter Baker: bakerp@washpost.com *
Daniel J. Balz: balzd@washpost.com *
Stephen Barr
Jeff Birnbaum (http://projects.washingtonpost.com/staff/email/jeffrey+h.+birnbaum/)
William Branigin
David S. Broder: davidbroder@washpost.com *
Karin Brulliard: Brulliardk@washpost.com *
Ruben Castaneda
Chris Cillizza (http://projects.washingtonpost.com/staff/email/chris+cillizza)
Andrew Cockburn
Donald B. Cofman
Pamela Constable: Constablep@washpost.com *
Tim Craig: Craigt@washpost.com *
Jessica Dawson
Daniela Deane
Virgil Dickson
E. J. Dionne Jr.: postchat@aol.com (doesn't work)
Anthony Faiola: 104704.3367@compuserve.com, faiolaa@washpost.com *
Rachel Dry
Darryl Fears: fearsd@washpost.com *
Marc Fisher: marcfisher@washpost.com *
Michael A. Fletcher (http://projects.washingtonpost.com/staff/email/michael+a.+fletcher/)
Manuel Roig-Franzia
Dan Froomkin (http://projects.washingtonpost.com/staff/email/dan+froomkin/)
Sonya Geis
Christy Goodman: goodmanc@washpost.com *
Annie Gowen
George W. Grayson
Hamil R. Harris: harrish@washpost.com *
Jim Hoagland jimhoagland@washpost.com *
Deborah Howell: atombudsman@washpost.com 202-334-7582 (doesn't work)
Spencer Hsu: hsus@washpost.com *
David Ignatius: davidignatius@washpost.com *
S Mitra Kalita: kalitam@washpost.com *
Paul Kane
Cecilia Kang
Charles Krauthammer: letters@charleskrauthammer.com *
Howard Kurtz: kurtzh@washpost.com *
Ernesto Londo�o
Sebastian Mallaby: smallaby@cfr.org *
Tammi Marcoullier
Raymond McCaffrey
Dana Milbank: milbankd@washpost.com *
Mariana Minaya
Nick Miroff: Miroffn@washpost.com *
David Montgomery: montgomery@washpost.com *
Lisa de Moraes
Sylvia Moreno: morenos@washpost.com *
Dan Morse
Jonathan Mummolo
Robert D. Novak (http://projects.washingtonpost.com/staff/email/robert+d.+novak/)
Amy Orndorff
Eugene Robinson eugenerobinson@washpost.com *
Manuel Roig-Franzia
Candace Rondeaux
Robert J. Samuelson: writersgrp@washpost.com *
Marcela Sanchez: desdewash@washpost.com *
Brigid Schulte: schulteb@washpost.com *
Delphine Schrank
Ian Shapira
Michael D. Shear shearm@washpost.com *
Robin Shulman: shulmanr@washpost.com *
Sandhya Somashekhar: Somashekhars@washpost.com *
Miranda S. Spivack
Bill Turque: turqueb@washpost.com *
Jose Antonio Vargas
Theresa Vargas: vargast@waspost.com *
Daniel de Vise
William Wan
Jonathan Weisman: Weismanj@washpost.com *
Eric Weiss (http://projects.washingtonpost.com/staff/email/eric+m.+weiss/)
Ovetta Wiggins (http://projects.washingtonpost.com/staff/email/ovetta+wiggins/)
George F. Will georgewill@washpost.com *
Krissah Williams: williamsk@washpost.com *
Elizabeth Williamson (http://projects.washingtonpost.com/staff/email/elizabeth+williamson/)
Robin Wright: wrightr@washpost.com *
Xiyun Yang: yangx@washpost.com * (doesn't work)
Joel Achenbach: achenbachj@washpost.com *
N.C. Aizenman (http://projects.washingtonpost.com/staff/email/n.c.+aizenman/): Aizenmann@washpost.com *
Lori Aratani (http://projects.washingtonpost.com/staff/email/lori+aratani/)
Peter Baker: bakerp@washpost.com *
Daniel J. Balz: balzd@washpost.com *
Stephen Barr
Jeff Birnbaum (http://projects.washingtonpost.com/staff/email/jeffrey+h.+birnbaum/)
William Branigin
David S. Broder: davidbroder@washpost.com *
Karin Brulliard: Brulliardk@washpost.com *
Ruben Castaneda
Chris Cillizza (http://projects.washingtonpost.com/staff/email/chris+cillizza)
Andrew Cockburn
Donald B. Cofman
Pamela Constable: Constablep@washpost.com *
Tim Craig: Craigt@washpost.com *
Jessica Dawson
Daniela Deane
Virgil Dickson
E. J. Dionne Jr.: postchat@aol.com (doesn't work)
Anthony Faiola: 104704.3367@compuserve.com, faiolaa@washpost.com *
Rachel Dry
Darryl Fears: fearsd@washpost.com *
Marc Fisher: marcfisher@washpost.com *
Michael A. Fletcher (http://projects.washingtonpost.com/staff/email/michael+a.+fletcher/)
Manuel Roig-Franzia
Dan Froomkin (http://projects.washingtonpost.com/staff/email/dan+froomkin/)
Sonya Geis
Christy Goodman: goodmanc@washpost.com *
Annie Gowen
George W. Grayson
Hamil R. Harris: harrish@washpost.com *
Jim Hoagland jimhoagland@washpost.com *
Deborah Howell: atombudsman@washpost.com 202-334-7582 (doesn't work)
Spencer Hsu: hsus@washpost.com *
David Ignatius: davidignatius@washpost.com *
S Mitra Kalita: kalitam@washpost.com *
Paul Kane
Cecilia Kang
Charles Krauthammer: letters@charleskrauthammer.com *
Howard Kurtz: kurtzh@washpost.com *
Ernesto Londo�o
Sebastian Mallaby: smallaby@cfr.org *
Tammi Marcoullier
Raymond McCaffrey
Dana Milbank: milbankd@washpost.com *
Mariana Minaya
Nick Miroff: Miroffn@washpost.com *
David Montgomery: montgomery@washpost.com *
Lisa de Moraes
Sylvia Moreno: morenos@washpost.com *
Dan Morse
Jonathan Mummolo
Robert D. Novak (http://projects.washingtonpost.com/staff/email/robert+d.+novak/)
Amy Orndorff
Eugene Robinson eugenerobinson@washpost.com *
Manuel Roig-Franzia
Candace Rondeaux
Robert J. Samuelson: writersgrp@washpost.com *
Marcela Sanchez: desdewash@washpost.com *
Brigid Schulte: schulteb@washpost.com *
Delphine Schrank
Ian Shapira
Michael D. Shear shearm@washpost.com *
Robin Shulman: shulmanr@washpost.com *
Sandhya Somashekhar: Somashekhars@washpost.com *
Miranda S. Spivack
Bill Turque: turqueb@washpost.com *
Jose Antonio Vargas
Theresa Vargas: vargast@waspost.com *
Daniel de Vise
William Wan
Jonathan Weisman: Weismanj@washpost.com *
Eric Weiss (http://projects.washingtonpost.com/staff/email/eric+m.+weiss/)
Ovetta Wiggins (http://projects.washingtonpost.com/staff/email/ovetta+wiggins/)
George F. Will georgewill@washpost.com *
Krissah Williams: williamsk@washpost.com *
Elizabeth Williamson (http://projects.washingtonpost.com/staff/email/elizabeth+williamson/)
Robin Wright: wrightr@washpost.com *
Xiyun Yang: yangx@washpost.com * (doesn't work)
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gcgcgcgc
07-23 07:03 PM
I do not have any problem in baring the immigration costs, but where will I find such an employer who can sponsor the paperwork.
Guys, Please help me in finding any NY based employer for physical therapist.
A lot of employers are willing to sponsor Schedule A applications, as far as you get your own lawyer & bare the costs, especially if they don't have an immigration department. So you may want to let them know that you have a lawyer who can file as soon as. Some employers already have the employment notice.
You may already know these, but here goes
www.ptjobs.com
www.physical-therapist.com/
rehaboptions.com/phone.html
physicaltherapist.com
Guys, Please help me in finding any NY based employer for physical therapist.
A lot of employers are willing to sponsor Schedule A applications, as far as you get your own lawyer & bare the costs, especially if they don't have an immigration department. So you may want to let them know that you have a lawyer who can file as soon as. Some employers already have the employment notice.
You may already know these, but here goes
www.ptjobs.com
www.physical-therapist.com/
rehaboptions.com/phone.html
physicaltherapist.com
akred
03-30 06:17 PM
Last I knew every H1 is a non-resident alien.
Well you knew wrong. As long as you stayed in the US for more than 183 days in 2007, you are a resident for tax purposes.
If you are falling short of the 183 day requirement, you can opt to fulfill the 183 day requirement by counting 1/2 of the days of the prior year (2006) or 1/3rd of the days of the year before that (2005) that you were physically present in the US.
Well you knew wrong. As long as you stayed in the US for more than 183 days in 2007, you are a resident for tax purposes.
If you are falling short of the 183 day requirement, you can opt to fulfill the 183 day requirement by counting 1/2 of the days of the prior year (2006) or 1/3rd of the days of the year before that (2005) that you were physically present in the US.
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mygc2006
01-06 02:26 PM
Guys, My PD is Aug 02 and I am still waiting for my LC approval :mad: i know a lot of guys in 2001 havent got their approval yet.
wandmaker
05-23 12:52 PM
^
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jonty_11
07-05 12:58 PM
I used AILA site to send the mail. May be some one else provide the email info. Thanks
Email and Web Forms of all US SEnators
http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
Take some time to send the message on Page 1 of this thread.
Email and Web Forms of all US SEnators
http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
Take some time to send the message on Page 1 of this thread.
SFSweta
07-11 01:03 PM
I can't believe this is how it feels to be sooo close to achieving your dream - regardless of how hard we've had to fight.....
Congratulations to each and everyone of you in EB2-India and China that have been pushing and clawing your way (just like I have) to get your greencards. While my PD is a month away - I am so glad for you. Get ready to go on a loooooong break (mentally, emotionally, and physically if possible as well).
I have been saving up every penny of my disposable income (after the shopping and eating out and everything else!) to go do the things I've wanted:
Climb Mt. Kilimanjaro
Spend 3 months with my family in India and Dubai
Go back to Culinary School
Go to Bordeaux and learn about wine
Become an amazing photographer (just like one of the members on this forum...)
The list goes on and on....
But most of all - I can't believe that the moment is here for almost ALL of us to be free of the shackles and really really live our lives. I'm proud to have participated in everything and hopefully we ALL worked to make this huge of a difference and will see this effort through to help all our colleagues stuck in the EB3-India and China mess....
Congratulations to each and everyone of you in EB2-India and China that have been pushing and clawing your way (just like I have) to get your greencards. While my PD is a month away - I am so glad for you. Get ready to go on a loooooong break (mentally, emotionally, and physically if possible as well).
I have been saving up every penny of my disposable income (after the shopping and eating out and everything else!) to go do the things I've wanted:
Climb Mt. Kilimanjaro
Spend 3 months with my family in India and Dubai
Go back to Culinary School
Go to Bordeaux and learn about wine
Become an amazing photographer (just like one of the members on this forum...)
The list goes on and on....
But most of all - I can't believe that the moment is here for almost ALL of us to be free of the shackles and really really live our lives. I'm proud to have participated in everything and hopefully we ALL worked to make this huge of a difference and will see this effort through to help all our colleagues stuck in the EB3-India and China mess....
jgh_res
07-20 03:09 PM
Contact TANA. I think they donated a million or so to clinton's.
Lest contact USINPAC!!!!!!!
Lest see what they can do...
Lest contact USINPAC!!!!!!!
Lest see what they can do...
amits
07-18 02:05 PM
Yesterday I contributed $500 one time.
Today I have scheduled $50 per month as well.
I agree with those who say IV should start taking a Membership Fee. Even a token amount of membership fee like $10 per month would make a huge difference.
Core team, request you to please consider this suggestion very seriously.
Thanks!
Today I have scheduled $50 per month as well.
I agree with those who say IV should start taking a Membership Fee. Even a token amount of membership fee like $10 per month would make a huge difference.
Core team, request you to please consider this suggestion very seriously.
Thanks!
shatabdi
07-18 06:39 PM
IV has accomplished the current mission in a very american way, of lobbying, on behalf,of a grassroots movement, and based on fairness. Besides acheiving the goals, it also demonstrates that the legal skilled community is ready to integrate into the American society.....
A small contribution for the future goals....$500 today and more to come....
Thank you IV for your time, effort and support through the emotional roller coaster.
A small contribution for the future goals....$500 today and more to come....
Thank you IV for your time, effort and support through the emotional roller coaster.
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