segamatboy,

<< They have a better tracking system?? Boy, whatever you are smoking is pretty potent. The only tracking system they have is base on airline info... what's the percentage of passengers using up their return tickets>>

You are based on outdated information.

Half of my family members are in USA. Every few months, I have one or more my immediate family member travel in and out of the USA.

http://www.dhs.gov/us-visit-what-expect

Please note that biometric data are collected to verify entry and exit.

Dreamer

P.S.: If you are talking about tracking people after they enter, you might be correct. But, after anyone is caught and deported, the WHOLE FAMILY is blacklisted.

This post has been edited by dreamer101: Jan 5 2013, 12:06 AM

You do realize that they keep track of the I-94 cards when you leave the US.

Money in USA?
Are you kidding?
Many people are unemployed in the US of A.
And depending where you live USA is even more dangerous than Malaysia.
Esp in those "burbs" where drive by shootings happens every now and then.
Taxes are also sky high - they got federal tax and state tax plus benefits are shitty. They don't have a universal healthcare - although obama is trying to change that and phama milks every cent from you

Competition is stiff from the latinos, asians, caucasions, etc

Permament or temporary??? I have a Canadian relative who was caught by US border agent for trying to cross the border carrying contraband stuff. She got an 16 months???? ban from entering the US That was 4 or 5 years ago

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Added on January 6, 2013, 12:15 pm
And you think overstayer/illegal think he/she has the right to FIFO at will???

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Added on January 6, 2013, 12:41 pmCanada imposed visa for Malaysian a few years ago citing the same reason. If you believe what Ottawa said, you may as well believe in tooth fairy. Look at the numbers. How many Bolehlanders visit Canada anually??? Hint.....MAS flew to Vancouver in the late 90s(2 or 3 flights a week) and withdrew after a year or 2. SIA withdrew from Vancouver in 2009(3 flights a week) Even Canada visa office relocated to Singapore.How to justify maintaining an office with so few visitors
One of my Canadian relative held a reunion gathering last year. They went to UK and OZ in the late 70's. A few of them went underground. They eventually got their papers and become legal residents. If Dreamer listened to their stories, he would blush with envy cause their lives were much worst than his(read some of his postings regarding his student years in a US uni)
Why Whitehall consider visa for Malaysian?? Most illegal migrants work jobs local wont touch Is Whitehall becoming paranoia after the 7/7 incident??? Do you agree some of UK religion of peace follwers are seeing their country as Little Satan



This post has been edited by segamatboy: Jan 6 2013, 12:41 PM

segamatboy,

I am not denying your experience and exposure in this item. But, my family had sponsored many or nephews and nieces to study in USA across this 10 to 15 years. And, they do check whether anyone in the family had over-stayed illegally in deciding whether to issue a visa. And, it is a lot harder and we have to post bigger guarantee and do more paperwork if anyone related had been deported. And, it is getting harder and stricter.

Dreamer

Just fyi, they have tighten up the B1 business visa too.
Too many companies abusing it i.e. sending employees over on B1 to work for months.

Anyone that is interested to get a US green card, you can talk to us. We will show you a easiest, cheapest and fastest way to be US PR. It is totally legal.

http://www.usmigrationservice.com/

I dream of immigrating to the US. My husband applies for L1 investment visa which is one of the cheapest among this kind (by investment) of visas. It is also more predictable comparing with green card. We really like this agency we work with, they helped our friend with the other government paperwork.

not trying to shatter your dream or anything, with the current Trump administration putting more restriction toward legal and illegal immigrant, don't expect any fast result like what you heard about moving to AU and Canada within few years.



nothing is predictable under Trump administration, although L1 visa is dual-intent visa, getting a green card is still the most secure way to set foot in US.

FYI, I'm a green card holder waiting for the 5 years time lapse before starting my naturalization process.

funny that many people dream and find any possible way to come to US but my parents are so eager to dump that plastic card that everyone is fighting for.

Erm, not to burst your bubble, L1 is not an investment visa and it does not lead to a more permanent solution. I would suggest you read up further on more legit immigration forums, for eg https://www.trackitt.com/usa-discussion-forums.

edit: fyi, i went through the L1-B to EB-2 path.

This post has been edited by miuk: Oct 4 2019, 09:27 AM

even with EB-2 path, we are talking at least 7-10 years of waiting due to green card availability is so limited each year. You are still stuck with your employer with no other option, if you lose your job you are screw.

thankfully you are not from India or China, the backlog is so bad especially for Indian national that reports indicated many would be waiting at least 50-70 years before the availability green card. Many will die off before even have the chance to go for green card interview.

your best bet is transit toward EB-1 as the backlog is substantially lower then EB-2 or if you don't mind wait out the whole 10 years period.

Not true for ROW EB2 which is where Msians fall under. Currently only wait is the processing time which is some where between 6-12 months wait time. Only potential wait time is towards fiscal year end around Sept when it runs out and will need to wait till Nov when the new quota for the Fiscal Year kicks in.

My co-worker recently got his, submitted around Aug-2018 and got his June-2019

every case is being handle differently by USCIS under different circumstance, Trump administration is trying very hard to crack down on illegal and even impose strict rules for future legal immigrant. Wonder why so many unfavor/hostile policy is being introduce by the administration ? You have to thank Stephen Miller for that.

US Immigration process and law is extremely complicated and hard to navigate, you can argue all you want but without a green card on hand at this very turbulent period under Trump administration zero-tolerance policy (he have a high chance of winning re-election 2020), you are still in the danger zone, none of the category visa is safe at this point of time, nothing is guarantee when it comes to US immigration.

This post has been edited by wengjoe: Oct 26 2019, 03:19 AM

Dude, you're now in the apple vs oranges mode

Anyhow, if your case is solid with a valid job under the EB categories there's nothing to fear as a Msian as we'll never run out of quota due to the per country limit. Even if you lose your job while applying, AC21 should apply (which is why I always tell my friends to pay for the i-140 premium processing if your employer doesn't pay for it).

This post has been edited by miuk: Oct 26 2019, 07:17 AM

Immigration Law changes all the time, let's be real with the situation.



solid case with a valid job is up to how USCIS want to interpret it,given the choice your firm would had let you go first instead of a PR or citizen in the event of layoff

https://www.uscis.gov/legal-resources/buy-a...n-workers-first

This post has been edited by wengjoe: Oct 26 2019, 10:10 AM

given the choice your firm would had let you go first instead of a PR or citizen in the event of layoff

Sadly this aint true ....

FYI i work with a Fortune 500 company. When layoff season starts, no mercy.
Anyway what i've posted is all based on my experience here as a 'bangla' worker. At my location here in SoCal, we have about 15 msians (prob more as well, just that i dont know them) and prob another 20 SG folks. Folks from the usual countries are prob in the 1000s.

look, i'm not here to judge you or whatsoever. but people need to understand the complexity of US immigration law.

below is the very common reason for a green card denied even though you are in EB-1, EB-2 or EB-3 visa, immigration laws change from time to time to suit they political agenda

you can argue all you want, without green card on hand under Trump administration, you are still at risk of being denial and eventually ask to leave as people are really fed up with illegal alien and bangla like you just describe yourself for taking jobs that belongs to US citizen or LPR.



This post has been edited by wengjoe: Oct 28 2019, 11:03 PM

When pink slips come, sure no mercy lo...

Missed my time spent at outlets at Carlsbad, Desert Hill, Camarillo and Gilroy.

BTW, don't say you're bangla when you could be holding a few patents youself, some might mis-understand.

The fact that you survived a few layoff means you're valuable and contributing to the company.