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From: bhuttam@woods.ulowell.edu (Bilal A. Bhutta  aka The Nukeman)
Subject: FAQ: F-1 to J-1 Conversion
Organization: Nuclear Eng. Dept, UMass-Lowell
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 18:42:18 GMT


Hello,
    I have several questions regarding the conversion of F-1 visa to J-1 visa
and hopefully someone on the net would enlighten me on these:

    1- What kind of paperwork does the conversion process involve?
          (i.e. INS, I-20 --> IAP-66 etc.)
    2- If you are in the U.S. already, do you need to go out to get J-1 status?
    3- Does the J-1 visa allow work on-campus like F-1 does?
    4- How to get J-1 once outside the U.S.?

       If you have already gone through this process or know some info about, I
would greatly appreciate if you could relate your experience. Then I would
atleast know what to expect/avoid etc. Thanks in advance for your advice.

Regards,

Bilal A. Bhutta

p.s.  Since I do not regularly read soc.culture.india and alt.visa.us, 
     respondents are requested to e-mail their reply, and I'll post a summery.

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From: gumby@tweedledumb.cygnus.com (D V Henkel-Wallace)
Newsgroups: alt.visa.us
Subject: 10 year cap on green cards?
Date: 20 Dec 92 21:21:28
Organization: /0h/users/gumby/.organization
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In-reply-to: gumby@tweedledumb.cygnus.com's message of 18 Dec 92 13:25:31

   Date: 18 Dec 92 13:25:31
   From: gumby@tweedledumb.cygnus.com (D V Henkel-Wallace)

							    All old cards
   (not bearing any expiration date) will automatically expire next
   summer.  If you have an old card you will have to apply for a new one.


Someone pointed out that is is unclear; when your card expires, you
get a new one by filing an I-90.  I used the word "apply" in the sense
of "apply for a replacement drivers license" -- eg, basically just get
new fingerprints, and photo, and presumably they'll give you a new
one.

Fortunately, unlike so many INS issues, this one's easy; all the info
is explained in the INS offices, and you don't even need a lawyer to
fill out the forms or to apply on your behalf.  

Joe Bob sez check it out.
From: 5916rahmank@vms.csd.mu.edu (K. M. A. Rahman)
Newsgroups: alt.visa.us
Subject: Requirements for H1 visa
Date: 12 Dec 1992 17:44:02 GMT
Organization: Department of EECE, Marquette University
Reply-To: 5916rahmank@vms.csd.mu.edu
NNTP-Posting-Host: vmsf.csd.mu.edu

Hi all,
		Would somebody list the requirements for applying
for a H1 visa from a F1.

	Thank you.

	-Anis.
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From: dsouza@cwis.unomaha.edu (Henry D'Souza)
Newsgroups: alt.visa.us,soc.culture.indian
Subject: Re: Multiple H1, FAQ
Date: 21 Dec 92 05:59:49 GMT
Organization: University of Nebraska at Omaha

He would very much like to visit his old parents in India but worried 
about getting visa to reenter US.  I would be very grateful to hear
from any of you who has recent information or experience on how safe it is 
to go to India and come back in H1 visa after having applied for labor 
certification.
From: gumby@tweedledumb.cygnus.com (D V Henkel-Wallace)
Newsgroups: alt.visa.us
Subject: 10 year cap on green cards?
Date: 18 Dec 92 13:25:31
Organization: /0h/users/gumby/.organization
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In-reply-to: wiryaman@riscee.pko.dec.com's message of 15 Dec 92 15:38:41 GMT

   Date: 15 Dec 92 15:38:41 GMT
   From: wiryaman@riscee.pko.dec.com (Santa Wiryaman)

   I heard from somebody in the SF Bay area that there is a new
   immigration law which requires all US permanent residents to obtain
   a form (I90?) to register for a new green card.  This new green
   card has an expiration date of 10 years.

   Does anybody has anymore details to confirm or deny this?

This is correct.  They've apparently been issuing cards with
expiration dates for a while (about a year?  Not sure).  All old cards
(not bearing any expiration date) will automatically expire next
summer.  If you have an old card you will have to apply for a new one.

I discovered this by chance, when I went to the INS office on some
other matter.  They don't appear to have publicised it in any way;
when I asked they said "well, it was published in the federal
register!"

What's most annoying is that the immigration officers who check me
coming into the US haven't bothered to tell me that my card will
expire.
From: johnen@cs.columbia.edu (Colette Johnen)
Subject: Re: difference between H-1 visa or status
Organization: Columbia University Department of Computer Science
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 18:35:50 GMT


I have now a J1 visa, A compagny is ready to sponsor me for H-1 visa

According my understanding :

As I have a current visa,
I can obtain H-1 status by the INS Offices (inside the US).
But If I leave the states (except for Canada, Mexico, ..) for any country,
I will need a H-1 visa to come back in states.
At this time, what will be the procedure to obtain the visa ?

I ask this question, because I may need to go in my home country (France)
at any time for an emergency.

May have all the paper ready to obtain the visa ?
So that If I need to go in France quickly, I 
will not have trouble to obtain my visa.

Any suggestions will be welcome.

Remark : only the US consulates can give a visa (stamp on your passport)
and the consulates are abroad.
Therefore, we can only obtain a change status inside of America.

- Colette -
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From: bai@msiadmin.cit.cornell.edu (Dov Bai-MSI Visitor)
Subject: Re: green card interview experience
Organization: /usr/local/lib/news/organization
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1992 04:30:18 GMT

In article <1gt19cINNd4f@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> jxs18@po.CWRU.Edu (Jerry Sy) writes:
>
>hi, me and my wife are scheduled for a green card interview in 2 weeks,
>I'd like to know from people in the net who already went through
>the interview process, particularly for married couples, the questions
>that the INS ask.
>
>Do they ask more questions to married couples than to a single person
>other than the customary "Are you a Communist, felon, drug dealer ?"
>etc. 
>
>please reply by email if possible.

It has been almost 5 years since my (and my wife) interview, but
from what I remember it is nothing more than formality. The interviewer
just repeated all the questions in the application form to make
sure that we answered them correcly, and that's about it.

>
>thanks
>jerry
>

Dov
From: schreiber@schreiber.asd.sgi.com (Olivier Schreiber)
Newsgroups: alt.visa.us
Subject: FAQ for H-1
Date: 16 Dec 1992 03:30:16 GMT
Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc.  Mountain View, CA
NNTP-Posting-Host: schreiber.asd.sgi.com



Here is my attempt at an faq for H-1
Corrections welcome. 
Perhaps somebody could do the same for Green card.
The goal is to be able to have all the info to drive the whole
thing without a lawyer. For the H-1, this seems straightforward:

****************************************************************
-How to obtain H-1 status to be legal to start working for company X?
(prospective employee can be inside or outside US)

Company X needs to file at the same time:
1) I-129 form to INS
I-129 form and Instructions covers everything about temporary work 
conditions. Both for the company and the employee.

Cost, 70 bucks, processing time: 45 days 
(Forms can be ordered by phone from ins).

2) ETA 9035 form to Department of Labor (DOL)
(Labor Condition Application)
Cost, 0, processing time: 7 days 
(Forms can be ordered by phone from DOL).

****************************************************************
-To enter or re-enter the US, visa needs to be stamped in passport.
Only US embassies/consulates can do that if you bring the papers showing 
your status.
****************************************************************
-How long is it legal for H1 employee to stay in the States 
if he loses his job with original company?

Not clear. At the INS, they seemed to be lenient about it like:
"If you are waiting for the other company H-1 status, it's ok to stay.
****************************************************************

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From: 89500831@vax1.dcu.ie (Ronnie Albuquerque)
Newsgroups: alt.visa.us
Subject: Recruitment agencies in Boston area.
Date: 13 Dec 1992 10:11:39 -0600
Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: cs.utexas.edu

Date       : Sun, 13 Dec 1992 16:05 GMT

Hi all,

Does anyone out there have a list fo headhunters/recruitment agencies in the
Boston area?

If I can be a wee bit specific - I need details of agencies who would consider
someone on a temporary work visa; as I've been told that unless you've a
green-card/citizenship, most agencies just don't want to know.

All replies by e-mail,please; as this posting is being gatewayed to the Usenet.
Any worthwile replies will be compiled and posted for everyone.

Thanks in advance.

-Ronnie.
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From: mazumdar@ringer.cs.utsa.edu (Subhasish Mazumdar)
Subject: F1 multiple entry visa at Mexico?
Organization: University of Texas at San Antonio
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 20:41:15 GMT


Does anyone (who is a student in the US but not a Mexican citizen)
have any experience trying to get a multiple-entry F1 visa from a US
consulate in Mexico (esp. Monterrey) recently? Do they entertain such
requests or ask the applicants to apply from the home country?

Your experience via EMail would be appreciated.

Thanks.

Subhasish Mazumdar,

MCSS Division, Univ. of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78249.
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From: jars@carson.u.washington.edu (Juan Rodriguez-Sero)
Subject: Re: 10 year cap on green cards?
Organization: University of Washington, Seattle
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 17:50:20 GMT

In article <BzD46J.IoL@news.cso.uiuc.edu> dludi@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu (Darmawan Ludirdja) writes:
>A friend of mine got green card recently.....The NEW green card will 
>expire in 10 years!. He doesn't know what is going to happen after that.

I believe what happens after ten years is that the card itself expires, and
the cardholder has to apply for a replacement card (NOT to apply again for
immigrant status, just for a replacement card, as if the card was misplaced
or lost).  At least, that is what my lawyer says.

That the cards have a finite life span should not be so surprising; American
passports are also valid for ten years (and the passports from some other
countries for shorter terms).





Juan Antonio Rodriguez-Sero; jars@u.washington.edu
(School of Oceanography; University of Washington, WB - 10)
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en wetenschap mijne religie.
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Newsgroups: alt.visa.us
From: dsouza@cwis.unomaha.edu (Henry D'Souza)
Subject: How safe to visit India H1 VISA
Organization: University of Nebraska at Omaha
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 06:15:28 GMT

In the mean time he anxious to visit his old parents and return to US. 
But worried about getting visa to reenter US. If any one of you can 
provide some guidance please do so.  I tried to post this before but 
had some problems. If this has created any confusion please excuse.



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From: wiryaman@riscee.pko.dec.com (Santa Wiryaman)
Subject: Re: 10 year cap on green cards?
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation, Maynard MA
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 14:55:22 GMT

Well to answer my own question, a reliable source told me that the green cards
that need to be replaced with a new one are the ones issued before 1978.
The replacement will have a 10-year expiration date.  Green cards issued after
1978 will not have to be replaced and will continue to have no expiration
date.

Well, this is my side of the story.  To be really sure, check with INS or
whoever helped you applied for your green card.


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Newsgroups: alt.visa.us
From: hsanjay@ducvax.auburn.edu
Subject: multiple J1 VISA
Organization: Auburn University, AL
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 22:04:33 GMT

hi!
i need any information about the possibility of getting a multiple J1 VISA
from canada/mexico. is it possible at all and if yes, what are the 
formalities. i request anyone having any info to e-mail to me at
"hsanjay@ducvax.auburn.edu".  

Thanks in advance.

sanjay
Xref: sparky alt.visa.us:767 soc.culture.indian:41498
From: am299cp@sdcc15.ucsd.edu (ashok machcha)
Newsgroups: alt.visa.us,soc.culture.indian
Subject: Re: US born child of green card holders
Keywords: citizenship, India
Date: 20 Dec 92 17:50:17 GMT
Organization: University of California, San Diego
NNTP-Posting-Host: sdcc15.ucsd.edu


In article <1992Dec20.022510.23732@athena.mit.edu> thomke@mtl.mit.edu (Stefan Thomke) writes:
>In article <1992Dec18.234351.1@vaxb.acs.unt.edu> ff76@vaxb.acs.unt.edu (Jhinuk Chowdhury) writes:

>>BACKGROUND:
	
	Body of the article deleted

>>


>
>I am German and my wife is Indian. Our son was born in Boston this year 
>and has his own passports (American and German). We were initially 
>interested in getting an Indian passport for him but were told that he
>doesn't have the right to get one (only the citizenship of the father
>matters; the fact that my wife is Indian is apparently irrelevant to
>the Indian government). In any case, we'll just have to get visas each
>time we go to India which is really no big deal.
>
>Stefan


	According to L.A. India, Dec.4,1992, the Indian
Parliament has passed the Citizenship Ammendment Act 1992,
on Nov.30,1992. This grants Indian citizenship to a child 
born to a couple even when only one of them is an Indian, as
long as the birth is registered at the nearest consulate.
I think the Act will be implemented with retrospective effect
i.e., for all people born after 1950 or so.

-ashok.
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From: gld@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Gary L Dare)
Subject: Re: Canadian citizens working in the US
Reply-To: gld@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Gary L Dare)
Organization: The Bates Motel
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1992 17:33:36 GMT


The existing US-Canada Free Trade Agreement provides for citizens
of the two nations to work in each others' countries.  Citizens
only, not permanent residents/landed immigrants.  Further details
can be gotten from your local US consulate/embassy, or Canadian
consulate/embassy/High Commission*.

gld

* That's what we call our embassies in other Commonwealth countries.
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From: jtrsmith@garnet.berkeley.edu ()
Newsgroups: alt.visa.us
Subject: certificates from my home country
Date: 17 Dec 1992 18:45:30 GMT
Organization: University of California, Berkeley
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: garnet.berkeley.edu

Hi, 
I have a question on what certificates I should provide from my home 
country, such as birth certificate, etc, when INS processes my PR
application. 
Thanks a lot.
Newsgroups: alt.visa.us
From: vijay@ncsa.uiuc.edu (Vijay Rangarajan)
Subject: Re: 10 year cap on green cards?
Originator: vijay@picard.ncsa.uiuc.edu
Organization: Nat'l Ctr for Supercomp App (NCSA) @ University of Illinois
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 16:39:11 GMT

In article <1992Dec16.145522.11402@engage.pko.dec.com> wiryaman@riscee.pko.dec.com (Santa Wiryaman) writes:
>Well to answer my own question, a reliable source told me that the green cards
>that need to be replaced with a new one are the ones issued before 1978.
>The replacement will have a 10-year expiration date.  Green cards issued after
>1978 will not have to be replaced and will continue to have no expiration
>date.

If this issue should come up at a later date, considering citizenship will
be a worthwhile option, especially after living here for 10 years.

Vijay.
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From: js4369@eehp5 ()
Subject: responce to Somalia-is there no good left in this world?
Summary: why Ro Utley's article is a crock of shit
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 01:16:10 GMT
Keywords: CIA FBI COMMUNISM LIBERTARIANISM NCA NSA

The USA always seems to lead the world on missions of peace
and all that?  WAKE UP AND SMELL THE POLITICS MY FRIEND!
Who was one of the last nations to recognize The new yugoslavian
nations and boycot Serbia for its injustices?  Could it be
The United States?  And how many of these "Help" missions
actually end up aiding the country or makeing a difference? 
As I recall when we attacked Grenada (such a dangerous country!)
it was because they were building a runway that we suspected
was for communist use (it wasn't).  Guess what the first act 
of the post invation grenada government was?  To build the
stupid runway!  Such change we brought to that poor oppressed
nation.  And if our government is the group of nobel global
cops you make them out to be then why didn't we lend a hand 
in such such wartron countries as Liberia?  Could it be
because Liberia has no Oil deposits and an invation would 
have no political gain?  You tell me.  Wake up and smell the
politics!  (stinks don't it?)
                                -mercutio (jsulliva@ux4.cso.uiuc.edu)
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From: mdm31793@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Maurice the Impaler)
Subject: Re: Somalia -- do you believe the peace mission?
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana (But actually not really...
              We at the headquarters of the revolution merely piggyback all
              our messages on UIUC outgoing packets...)
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1992 21:46:16 GMT

In article <gilligan.723968745@cs1.bradley.edu> gilligan@cs1.bradley.edu (Edward Henigin) writes:
>So, just what is the government's angle in Somalia?  I personally do
>not believe that it is simply for the benefit of the poor starving
>Somalians.  I think the American Government expects to reap some other
>benefit for itself by going through this relief effort.  I just don't
>know what . . . . 
>
>|ed -- gilligan@camelot.bradley.edu                                          |

Well, I believe that contrary to what the government says about "this time
we're not going to set up a government," they're going to do it anyways...
How many other times has the U.S. sent military into a third world nation,
end its war, then set up a government of our choosing?  How many can you
name off?  If you can get more than 3, you've been paying attention to
international affairs the last 10 years...If you can't name 3, well, the
media has blinded you, as they tend to always do...
Okay, I also tend to agree on the "exercise the military" explanation and
the funding explanation, but I STILL see the U.S. setting up a government
of its choosing before we leave (you think we could stop the violence without
choosing sides?)

My $1.35+tax...

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From: thwang@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Tommy Hwang)
Subject: Re: responce to Somalia-is there no good left in this world?
Organization: Purdue University Computing Center
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1992 00:16:42 GMT

In article <44LVBQR6@cc.swarthmore.edu> gnoer1@cc.swarthmore.edu (Geoff Noer) writes:
>> P
>>                                       
>> 
>So why are we are we in Somalia? oil? 
>
>The politics may stink, but there are still people starving. Why don't
>people like you try to look at the good that is being done regardless of
>the motives of the people doing it? No matter what you say, no other
>country would do such a thing- they all just close their eyes and pretend
>that there is no problem. 
>There comes a time when people have to put their differences aside, and
>unite for the common good. This time it happens to be feeding people. Back
>to the basics- food, clothing, water, and shelter. Look at that before you
>look at the evil doings of the American government.
>"Bring me a shrubbery."

     The assistance was given after quite a bit of delay, IMHO.

                                                      -TKH '92

Everyone, it will officially be Winter break in Purdue University
and many other places.  So, Have a nice and safe vacation!!

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From: trd54583@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (.)
Subject: Re: responce to Somalia-is there no good left in this world?
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1992 06:29:40 GMT

gnoer1@cc.swarthmore.edu (Geoff Noer) writes:
>> 
>So why are we are we in Somalia? oil? 

Indirectly, maybe. Somalia is right next door to the major petroleum exporting
nations. Furthermore, it is right at the entrance to the Red Sea...a quite nice
shipping lane between OPEC and Europe. Strategic little place Somalia is.
While i don't believe that this is a (major) reason, i'm sure the Pentagon has
that in mind.

>The politics may stink, but there are still people starving. Why don't
>people like you try to look at the good that is being done regardless of
>the motives of the people doing it? 

Because it is quite ridiculous that there have to be 'strings attached' to this
otherwise humanitarian effort. It is furthermore even more ridiculous that, our
government might be lying to us by hiding behind this grand guise of do-gooding
while having hidden motives...

>No matter what you say, no other
>country would do such a thing- they all just close their eyes and pretend
>that there is no problem. 

Right, this is sad. What's even more sad is that the nations of the world, 
before the eruption of the violence, contributed to causing it by supplying
the nation with arms. 

>There comes a time when people have to put their differences aside, and
>unite for the common good. This time it happens to be feeding people. Back

Yes, before this, the 'common good' was defined as AK47's and M16's...

>to the basics- food, clothing, water, and shelter. Look at that before you
>look at the evil doings of the American government.

Well, it was the 'evil doings of the American government' and other gov'ts.
that contributed to the whole mess that is occuring now. 

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