Dear Senator Barbara Boxer,
I am writing this letter to complain the rejection of my permanent residence (Green Card) application by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
According to the visa monthly bulletin published by Department of State on June 12, 2007, I am qualified to my I-485 application from July 2007. After three weeks hard works, I collected all required certified documents including employer sponsorship, and medical examination and sent it to USCIS office on the first working day of July (July 2, 2007). But just on that day, USCIS suddenly announce that all Green Card applications ted in July will be rejected. I am very disappointed by the news and wondering how a government agency of such a great country, which is based on faith and law, would treat people like this.
Like many of hundreds of thousands applicants in July 2, I first got my Master of Science in Computer Science from University of Houston in 2002. Then I began to work as a software engineer in high-tech companies using a temporary worker visa (H1B) till today.
To stabilize my and my family’s life in US, I started to apply Green Card from 2006. But soon I found that the path to permanent residence for the people like me is too hard. According the Visa Bulletin before June, 2007, I have to wait till 2011 to be able to my I-485 application. That means that my family can’t work and I have to work at the same position for the same company for the next four or five years. I could not accept a promotion or an offer from another company; otherwise I will lost my qualification and have to start a new Green Card application. This is becoming a ridiculous requirement in the high dynamic fields like Company Science. Because the average life span for typical high-tech companies in Computer Science is just about 3-5 years.
The Visa Bulletin of June 12, 2007 brought a lot of hope to me and my family. To my application in time, I used FedEx to get our birth certificates, I took days off to do medical exams and spent many nights to fill the applications. I dreamed that we could have work permits in a few months so that I could start my own high-tech company and wife is authorized to work soon. But at July 2, 2007, USCIS announcement crashed all our dreams. We always follow the rules and have never been illegal a single day in this country. We follow the rules and ted my applications in time and why our applications are rejected in such a manner.
Dear Senator Barbara Boxer, I believe you are the senator who’s like to help us on this issue. Please treat our legal immigrants legally!
Thank you very much!
Sincerely yours.
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