Comments on: The finer subtleties of immigration http://neoindian.org/2009/07/27/the-finer-subtleties-of-immigration/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-finer-subtleties-of-immigration Sun, 05 Sep 2010 19:47:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: NYC Baby! http://neoindian.org/2009/07/27/the-finer-subtleties-of-immigration/#comment-9564 NYC Baby! Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:46:49 +0000 http://neoindian.org/?p=1745#comment-9564 Back in the day, the Green Card was truly green in color. Some could argue that it was almost minty green :) Back in the day, the Green Card was truly green in color. Some could argue that it was almost minty green :)

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]]> By: Raju http://neoindian.org/2009/07/27/the-finer-subtleties-of-immigration/#comment-8786 Raju Tue, 16 Feb 2010 07:09:45 +0000 http://neoindian.org/?p=1745#comment-8786 There is a provision to transfer the U(?) sticker that is in the expired passport to the new one. I would check with the local Indian consulate. With that, you won't have to carry anything but the latest passport and the OCI card / booklet. There is a provision to transfer the U(?) sticker that is in the expired passport to the new one. I would check with the local Indian consulate. With that, you won’t have to carry anything but the latest passport and the OCI card / booklet.

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]]> By: Ram http://neoindian.org/2009/07/27/the-finer-subtleties-of-immigration/#comment-4673 Ram Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:04:02 +0000 http://neoindian.org/?p=1745#comment-4673 Actually, you could end up travelling with 6 passports and 3 OCI passport look-alikes. Every OCI card comes with a lifelong visa stamped in the passport. When your passport expires, you carry it along because it has the lifelong visa in it. Our family of five travels with 5 passports, 4 expired passports and 5 OCI cards. When our baby's passport expires, we'll be travelling around with 15 documents! Actually, you could end up travelling with 6 passports and 3 OCI passport look-alikes. Every OCI card comes with a lifelong visa stamped in the passport. When your passport expires, you carry it along because it has the lifelong visa in it. Our family of five travels with 5 passports, 4 expired passports and 5 OCI cards. When our baby’s passport expires, we’ll be travelling around with 15 documents!

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]]> By: Easily Amused http://neoindian.org/2009/07/27/the-finer-subtleties-of-immigration/#comment-2644 Easily Amused Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:41:56 +0000 http://neoindian.org/?p=1745#comment-2644 Off topic: Good luck to those that need it. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090806/ap_on_re_us/us_meltdown_green_cards <i> One unforeseen benefit of the drop in applications is that Citizenship and Immigration Services has been able to work through a large backlog that had led to wait times of 15 months or more in some cases. With a lighter work load and a larger staff in place, <b>the approval process now takes less than six months on average from start to finish,</b> Barrows said. </i> Off topic: Good luck to those that need it.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090806/ap_on_re_us/us_meltdown_green_cards


One unforeseen benefit of the drop in applications is that Citizenship and Immigration Services has been able to work through a large backlog that had led to wait times of 15 months or more in some cases.

With a lighter work load and a larger staff in place, the approval process now takes less than six months on average from start to finish, Barrows said.

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]]> By: vishesh http://neoindian.org/2009/07/27/the-finer-subtleties-of-immigration/#comment-2531 vishesh Sun, 02 Aug 2009 06:43:27 +0000 http://neoindian.org/?p=1745#comment-2531 I didn't know such a thing exited :P Anyway , Rasam sucks...it tastes good only when you have a high fever :P I didn’t know such a thing exited :P

Anyway , Rasam sucks…it tastes good only when you have a high fever :P

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]]> By: Gori Girl http://neoindian.org/2009/07/27/the-finer-subtleties-of-immigration/#comment-2429 Gori Girl Wed, 29 Jul 2009 02:13:10 +0000 http://neoindian.org/?p=1745#comment-2429 Yeah, no one would order my husband through the mail - he's a brat. :-) Aditya and I were pretty lucky in flying through the immigration process without any problems (and we got in before they doubled the fees), but, yeah, there are plenty of horror stories out there, especially for people going the employment route to a green card. And even though we didn't have any major problems, the time and money spent getting all of our ducks in a row was such a waste of effort. Yeah, no one would order my husband through the mail – he’s a brat. :-)

Aditya and I were pretty lucky in flying through the immigration process without any problems (and we got in before they doubled the fees), but, yeah, there are plenty of horror stories out there, especially for people going the employment route to a green card. And even though we didn’t have any major problems, the time and money spent getting all of our ducks in a row was such a waste of effort.

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]]> By: Easily Amused http://neoindian.org/2009/07/27/the-finer-subtleties-of-immigration/#comment-2427 Easily Amused Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:34:24 +0000 http://neoindian.org/?p=1745#comment-2427 Ah! well.. at least he ain't mail order :-) My ex - apartment mate (a much older dude) ordered a young one.. waaaay outta his league from old mother Russia, and boy, oh boy she was (is) Pretty! Needless to say she dumped him as soon as she got her Green Card. She's out in NY pursuing her high fashion dreams while he's here at a dead end job and spends his weekend chasing skanks in San Francisco. But hey, his ex and him vacation together ever year in Santa Barbara.. and he says it's worth every penny.. and that he's happy, so I guess it all worked out. and the ex-INS / UICIS slowed down the H1 to GC process.. I've friends from work.. trapped on the long hellish wait for GC, can't switch jobs or go home and marry.... terrible. Ah! well.. at least he ain’t mail order :-)

My ex – apartment mate (a much older dude) ordered a young one.. waaaay outta his league from old mother Russia, and boy, oh boy she was (is) Pretty!

Needless to say she dumped him as soon as she got her Green Card. She’s out in NY pursuing her high fashion dreams while he’s here at a dead end job and spends his weekend chasing skanks in San Francisco.
But hey, his ex and him vacation together ever year in Santa Barbara.. and he says it’s worth every penny.. and that he’s happy, so I guess it all worked out.

and the ex-INS / UICIS slowed down the H1 to GC process.. I’ve friends from work.. trapped on the long hellish wait for GC, can’t switch jobs or go home and marry…. terrible.

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]]> By: Easily Amused http://neoindian.org/2009/07/27/the-finer-subtleties-of-immigration/#comment-2426 Easily Amused Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:09:35 +0000 http://neoindian.org/?p=1745#comment-2426 What ever happened to good old bakshish - bribe? "Here's some for Chai Biskut" and some more for your "Saar" and "Afhasar"? Back in my single days when I made very frequent trips.. I got prodigious amount of booze(friends and relatives and friends of relatives had all acquired tastes and thirsts that only phoren liquor could slake) through Indian customs by rolling a $20 over a wad of $1 bills, Indian money was no good :-P The customs guys carried my suite cases and pushed my cart (contraband and all) all the way to the taxi and I think at times saluted and waved good bye like a favorite old uncle. I believe it's a lot harder now. The Indian Immigration and customs ain't making that kind of money anymore...vigilance and over sight has shrunk their tax free take home money, hence the permanent scowl and frequent cavity searches. I don't think I'll walk by with a 25 year old single malt up my... even for our "family doctor". Ah! how one longs for the good old days when it was all so simple ;-) What ever happened to good old bakshish – bribe?
“Here’s some for Chai Biskut” and some more for your “Saar” and “Afhasar”?

Back in my single days when I made very frequent trips.. I got prodigious amount of booze(friends and relatives and friends of relatives had all acquired tastes and thirsts that only phoren liquor could slake) through Indian customs by rolling a $20 over a wad of $1 bills, Indian money was no good :-P
The customs guys carried my suite cases and pushed my cart (contraband and all) all the way to the taxi and I think at times saluted and waved good bye like a favorite old uncle.

I believe it’s a lot harder now. The Indian Immigration and customs ain’t making that kind of money anymore…vigilance and over sight has shrunk their tax free take home money, hence the permanent scowl and frequent cavity searches.
I don’t think I’ll walk by with a 25 year old single malt up my… even for our “family doctor”.

Ah! how one longs for the good old days when it was all so simple ;-)

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]]> By: gauri http://neoindian.org/2009/07/27/the-finer-subtleties-of-immigration/#comment-2420 gauri Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:23:58 +0000 http://neoindian.org/?p=1745#comment-2420 Thanks for the coffee warning. I really did have my coffee mug in hand as I read this. But what I fail to <a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ravel" rel="nofollow">ravel</a> is why Wiki didn't <a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consult" rel="nofollow">consult</a> the <del>Grammar-</del><a href="http://neoindian.org/" rel="nofollow">Neo</a>-Nazi before making an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_auto-antonyms_in_English" rel="nofollow">incomprehensive list</a> of auto-antonyms. Well, I guess it's fine :-| g Thanks for the coffee warning. I really did have my coffee mug in hand as I read this.

But what I fail to ravel is why Wiki didn’t consult the Grammar-Neo-Nazi before making an incomprehensive list of auto-antonyms.

Well, I guess it’s fine :-|

g

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]]> By: Gori Girl http://neoindian.org/2009/07/27/the-finer-subtleties-of-immigration/#comment-2416 Gori Girl Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:22:08 +0000 http://neoindian.org/?p=1745#comment-2416 Um, yup - and? Um, yup – and?

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