Senator Durbin & Grassley Bill bridges the gap between American and H1B workers

Dear member,

There are many in this list who have been with NOSTOPS since its inception(2004). There are quiet those, that have registered recently… Neverthless, it is important to communicate now… and bring your attention to the arriving opportunities.

The present discussions and the debate of the US imposing restrictions on the H1B worker that will hurt the Indian IT industry as a whole has indeed served its objective… that of generating an awareness within the Indian corporate and of making free of the corruption that affects us as a whole.

It is now understood that the visa program has many loopholes and that it can be manipulated but these are now getting fixed.

The “H1 & L1 visa Fraud & ABuse Prevention Act of 2007″ (original draft of the visa proposal can be viewed online : http://www.nostops.org/bill.pdf)

This proposal is now part of the larger ‘Comphrensive immigration proposal’.

Though the restrictions claim minimized opportunities for travel to the US on the H1B program, they are infact aimed to bring stringent enforcement of visa policies, and making it tougher for employers (especially the ‘bodyshops’).. Your review of the actual changes made in the draft should help explain issues of the workers once in the US and on the H1B work visa. (Eg: Prevailing wage levels, specified location of work in the H1B LCA,etc…)

While we all do agree that the labor displacement due to the economic crisis will allow the present job opportunities to be filled… the slow economic revival will only create a larger pool of jobs that will still be unfilled.

While we all await the outcome of the recommended immigration proposals… we, at NOSTOPS, have begun taking the initiative of verifying all our members and issuing them an identification card that verified, certifies and qualifies our members.

Here is our Press Release -
http://www.indiaprwire.com/pressrelease/information-technology/2008072911549.htm

Our aim to build the largest repository of verified candidates therefore is taking responsibility and enacting the mission mandate of NOSTOPS… thus being truly worker centric.

I invite you to also register as a free member on http://www.nostops.org, and access the job opportunities
unadvertised elsewhere by employers.

At this point of time, showcasing real jobs by real employers is our only guarantee to you..

Should you also prefer to stay connected via Facebook, please visit us at:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/National-Organisation-for-Software-and-Technology-Professionals/78659300070#/pages/National-Organisation-for-Software-and-Technology-Professionals/78659300070

Or follow our updates on twitter – http://www.twitter.com/nostops2009

I look forward to your feedback

Regards

Rajiv Dabhadkar
Helpdesk: http://www.nostops.org/helpdesk/

ADVISORY – KNOW YOUR RIGHTS

Advisory:

The earliest one can apply for the H1 visa is not before april of 2009.

It is the month of August and there is no lottery system at present and so the H1 visa is NOT an option for now.  There are some emails doing their rounds and contacts made by so-called employers from the USA claiming that the USCIS has opened yet another lottery system to acccomodate H1B applicants who have not made it to the ‘recent’ lottery…

Please note: these are false statements and it is advised to refrain from such claims made .. the best way to kow is by consistently checking with the uscis web site at http://www.uscis.gov

However, other visa possibilities may be possible provided there is a real job offer and visa opportunities may arise… if there is indeed an employer that needs you to work for them in the USA.

Suggestion to any and all those who wish to pursue a job overseas is to seek a job .. not an “employer”…. a job is a guarantee of a visa… ONLY an employer without a job is not !

There are some web sites in the US that have been sending out emails and claiming this to be true…

We are aware of such web sites and the IT Consulting firms behind them…

There are many who have not received their refunds from their employers, & those who say their application to the lottery did not get selected…  these fradulent emails about the renewal of the lottery system is one way to stall or avoid issuing the refunds.

Besides forfetting the amounts paid to these companies, it is advisable to ask for the filling receipt and the rejection/approval letter from the USCIS from the employer.

A scanned copy, a fax simply is no  proof that the employer has indeed applied for the visa on your behalf.

Over 80% of those filed but not selected are feared to be losing their refund fees. Ask for the ORIGNAL document from the employer. YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO YOUR ORIGINAL COPY. The USCIS sends two copies to the employers (one for you the applicant) the other for the employer that files the petition on your behalf. 

 

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What the hell’s going on ?

Dear Members,

At its inception, Id like to apologise for the delay in updating you with the progress at NOSTOPS.

There were some serious issues that I presumed would never get resolved. .. and at times, there were those challenges that needed the determined focus to make progress ..

In any case,the silence from our end is unjustified.. and your calls and emails poured in consistently. It gets difficult to respond to every emails / calls. And I found many getting quiet upset with the silence from our ends. There were quiet a few who offered to volunteer their time with NOSTOPS, and that was indeed the much needed encouragment.

The internet never sleeps. And as with any growth, we too witnessed the need to re-work on our processes as we received the membership windfall. Scaling them as we move forward.. however, the quantum of responses we received (..and still continue to receive) only meant to forge partnerships with existing partners with the requisite core-competencies.

The time to explain, to negate and negotiate took time… however, our service delivery is now ship shape and ready to roll out…

These blogs come out of your recommendations, and even though I will try to accomodate your queries..I’d appreciate your continued understanding (.. and not patience anymore *smile* )

Nonethless, there have been some grey areas that we were working on in these past weeks of silence and the same will be updated time and again thru these posts.

Should your questions find no answers here, or there is anythnig that you’d rather talk to me…in person… feel free to call in

Rajiv Dabhadkar
9987 803 843
93324 03156