Visa Bulletin Class Action Lawsuit Filed

[siritptpras]

http://www.entrylaw.com/blog/visa-bulletin-class-action-lawsuit-filed



Interest unnollu chudundri.. These Attorney's have done excellent job..

Are u in ron' blog as well ? I see same name & display pic there..

[KillChillPandey]

Are u in ron' blog as well ? I see same name & display pic there..

I'm a member but not active.. That I'd isnt mine.

[MedhavinianukuneVedhava]

By tomorrow evening decision wil lbe out..Chudali yemantaro cout lo..hopefully they will honor previous dates. No more games

[vasu123]

By tomorrow evening decision wil lbe out..Chudali yemantaro cout lo..hopefully they will honor previous dates. No more games

July 1,2011 varaku istaru , edo temporary ga valla application load 2015 ki stop chesi malli next buletin new fiscal year malli dates munduku jaruputaru. Endukayya hadavidi.

[MedhavinianukuneVedhava]

July 1,2011 varaku istaru , edo temporary ga valla application load 2015 ki stop chesi malli next buletin new fiscal year malli dates munduku jaruputaru. Endukayya hadavidi.

 

Hmm..Hadividi ledu bayya..Just posting updates..Chala mandiki chance vachi poyindhi kada..We never know what happens with next bulletien..Immigration pedda joke ipoyindhi from past few years

[maximummax]

anapakay akka emaina update vesinda...USCIS meeda

 

 

[KillChillPandey]

Visa Bulletin Law Suit Update – 09-30-2015

By Greg Siskind On  September 30, 2015 · Add Comment

Hi folks – here is the run down of today’s developments. For the better part of today, we have been in contact with a wide range of people – other groups, people on the Hill, reporters who would tell the story of this injustice – in hopes of seeking a solution that would avoid the need for immediate intervention by a judge. Given the short time frame between now and October 1^st – mere hours – we have filed a motion for a temporary restraining order to prevent the government from rejecting applications based on the second released Visa Bulletin. We have also filed an amended complaint that has some new plaintiffs and additional legal arguments.

We have been in contact with the government about our case and will continue to do so. We remain hopeful for a quick and positive outcome.

We are now awaiting a hearing with the court. We hoped for today, but we now think it will be tomorrow morning. We know people are uncertain about whether to file tonight or not and can’t give you a perfect answer to that. We don’t know what is going to happen tomorrow when those first cases are received.

In the mean time, we remind everyone that a lawsuit is just one pressure point. Please work with the advocacy organizations in their campaigns to reach out to Congress and the Administration. Rallies, flower campaigns, calls and visits to your representatives are all critical. And let people in the media know why this is so important. Today, we started to see this happening with stories in Bloomberg BNA, the Associated Press and Law360. We know more stories will be running tomorrow in other media outlets.

A special thanks is in order for Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren and Congressman Mike Honda who both issued press releases noting our lawsuit and urging USCIS to restore stability in our immigration system by honoring the commitments made in the original Visa Bulletin.

Many, many lawyers have been contributing time to helping with this. The lawyers of ABIL – the Alliance of Business Immigration Lawyers – have been fantastic. They put together several teams to help us with declarations for today’s amended complaint. Folks at AILA and AIC have been giving us helpful feedback and advice. Diane Butler’s team at Lane Powell in Seattle jumped in to help at a moment’s notice. When we needed an organization to add as a plaintiff, the IMG Taskforce, an organization that I’ve been involved with for years that advocates on behalf of physician immigrants, stepped in and is our newest named plaintiff. Sheila Hahn of Memphis helped us quickly onboard a new named plaintiff in Seattle.

 

And many thanks to the thousands of you out there who have been helping to crowdsource this case. When I’ve asked for case examples, you’ve provided them in droves. When I needed some quick research on a question, I’ve gotten great replies. When I’ve needed people to talk to media, you’ve stepped up. Incredible! If we haven’t used you’ve provided just yet, don’t worry. Everything you’re sending is getting read and factored in to our thinking about the solution here.

Tomorrow we’ll have an update on the hearing.

 

[KillChillPandey]

for those whose Attorney's have told to go ahead with applications tommorow, their application might get accepted by USCIS..

[KillChillPandey]

July 1,2011 varaku istaru , edo temporary ga valla application load 2015 ki stop chesi malli next buletin new fiscal year malli dates munduku jaruputaru. Endukayya hadavidi.

 

ani niku USCIS vaadu cheppada? do you normally follow how the patterns are or edo oka raayi vesava?  they have been doing this for a while.. first read the complete patterns since last 6 years.. read what happened after Presidents EO. Why did they cancel teleconferences?  Go and read how they respond to AILA on their monthly meetings

[maximummax]

for those whose Attorney's have told to go ahead with applications tommorow, their application might get accepted by USCIS..

idi Nijama? are you sure

 

any news/proof please post it here

[KillChillPandey]

idi Nijama? are you sure

 

any news/proof please post it here

 

 

I said 'Might'.. Not sure if you are following the events since past 2 days. Many attorneys' are going ahead and filing.. Most of them are not. 

 

abc news / Us news/ washington post annitlo ee news undi..

[KillChillPandey]

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/immigrants-face-visas-costs-millions-34155859

[KillChillPandey]

Immigrants Say About-Face on Visas Costs Them Millions

• By GENE JOHNSON, ASSOCIATED PRESS
•  

SEATTLE — Sep 30, 2015, 4:49 PM ET

A sudden about-face by the State Department has left tens of thousands of highly skilled immigrants unable to apply to become legal permanent residents as they had expected to on Thursday, even though many have already paid expensive legal and medical fees to get their applications ready, according to a new lawsuit.

The affected immigrants are mostly from India and China, and many have advanced degrees and work at top tech companies or in medical firms.

They say they've spent thousands of dollars apiece — at least $2 million in all — and the government has also jerked them around emotionally, forcing them to cancel trips, miss weddings and funerals, and take time off work, all for nothing.

The State Department issued a bulletin Sept. 9 detailing which categories of people in the U.S. could file their final green card paperwork on Thursday. The move came in response to an executive order last year from President Barack Obama seeking to improve and simplify the nation's immigration system.

The bulletin thrilled many of the workers who are here on petitions for employment visas, as it was expected to help clear up a years-long backlog of applications by immigrants from China and India. Many immediately started preparing to file by getting their paperwork in order, paying lawyers and obtaining required medical exams and vaccinations.

But on Sept. 25, the government revised that notice without explanation, severely curtailing who could apply. The State Department issued no word as to when those left out might be allowed to file.

Shashi Singh Rai, 32, of Gurnee, Illinois, said her husband, a systems engineer at a pharmaceutical company, has had to put off obtaining a master's degree in business administration for the past five years and has had to turn down promotions as he waits for his green card, because his visa petition is job-specific, she said.

When the State Department issued its initial bulletin, she said, they excitedly called their parents in India. The couple spent $600 obtaining their birth certificates, Rai said, but her disappointment wasn't about the money.

"All our dreams are on hold for this. We have waited patiently," she said. "We have been just hanging by a thread, and that thread has been cut."

Swaroop Venumbaka, 33, a software engineer in Tysons Corner, Virginia, said he took three days off work to prepare his application and had more than $2,600 in legal and medical bills.

He said he hasn't returned to Hyderabad, India, in the past three years because of the complications of traveling without a green card.

When the initial bulletin came down, his immediate thought was about his 6-month-old son. "I was excited to take him back to my parents and extended family," he said.

Now, he expects his wife to take the boy without him later this year.

The federal agency declined to comment Wednesday, saying it does not discuss litigation. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, which is also named as a defendant, also declined.

Some immigrants said they might be able to get money back from their lawyers, but the medical exams are only valid for a year.

"This case is about what happens when thousands of law-abiding, highly skilled immigrants spend millions of dollars preparing to apply for green cards in reasonable reliance on an agency's binding policy statement, only to find out at the last minute that a hapless federal bureaucracy has abruptly, inexplicably, and arbitrarily reneged on its promise," said the lawsuit, filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Seattle.

The lawsuit was filed on behalf of 15 named plaintiffs by attorneys R. Andrew Free, of Nashville, Tennessee; Gregory Siskind, of Memphis, Tennessee; and Robert Pauw of Seattle. It seeks class-action status; the lawyers estimate 20,000 to 30,000 immigrants were affected by the decision.

Two California Democrats, U.S. Reps. Zoe Lofgren and Mike Honda, issued a statement slamming the State Department and asking that it fix the problem. Both represent the Silicon Valley area of California, a tech hotspot.

"This revision seriously undermines the stability and predictability of our immigration system," they said. "In a time when this country has to compete harder than ever with the rest of the world for high-skilled workers, a confounding and sudden change such as this is unacceptable."

 

[maximummax]

I said 'Might'.. Not sure if you are following the events since past 2 days. Many attorneys' are going ahead and filing.. Most of them are not. 

 

abc news / Us news/ washington post annitlo ee news undi..

repu call chesthe ma emp ki, shoud we send or not?

 

endukante...medical reports unnai kada

[KillChillPandey]

repu call chesthe ma emp ki, shoud we send or not?

 

endukante...medical reports unnai kada

 

repu morning court restraining order istey atleast USCIS will not send back your documents. They are trying for that..