Laoniu

> hi ther,
> this is sid from melbourne,i have lodged LCA application(for E3) a
> month ago through my attorney,i didnt get any reply yet,my lawyer says
> its got no maximum processing time so,it could take months,
> is it true?wher should i contact to find out whether my application is
> under processing or not.
> anyone,please reply to this message.

Better to chase them up.

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Ck78

> i got visa from sydney. it does have an anotation with employer's name
> on the bottom. for dependants, your name should appear on the visa.
> however, not sure about other consulates outside oz.
> i have the same concern: what if you lose the job? does it mean you
> have to leave immediately or you can stay and find another one in a
> certain period?

Hey everyone,

Yup, got home and checked the passport and it definitely does not have
anything under annotation. I feel like such an idiot because I didn't
photocopy the LCA agreement, let that be a lesson for anyone else going
through the process, photocopy all documents that you are going to
handover to the Consulate.

Also, the visa type / class says R / E-3. Anyone know what R means ??

To the person that's worried about timeframes in getting the LCA, it
took me probably about 2 months. I had to get the contracting agency
agreeing on terms, then their lawyers sent me paperwork and I sent some
stuff back. They filled in the paperwork but it took a while getting
the information from the Labour department - approx 3 weeks. So hang in
there cause it does take time..

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Aviezer

> Hey everyone,
> Yup, got home and checked the passport and it definitely does not have
> anything under annotation. I feel like such an idiot because I didn't
> photocopy the LCA agreement, let that be a lesson for anyone else
> going through the process, photocopy all documents that you are going
> to handover to the Consulate.
> Also, the visa type / class says R / E-3. Anyone know what R means ??
> To the person that's worried about timeframes in getting the LCA, it
> took me probably about 2 months. I had to get the contracting agency
> agreeing on terms, then their lawyers sent me paperwork and I sent
> some stuff back. They filled in the paperwork but it took a while
> getting the information from the Labour department - approx 3 weeks.
> So hang in there cause it does take time..

Don't worry about the "R" we've all got it, ignore it.
You may be lucky and not be asked at the POE for the LCA, it's a new
visa and they don't know what to ask for. In my case, having the
annotation, the passport was all that was needed.
As for the LCA, perhaps your employer kept a copy. He's supposed to have
it presented at the place of business.

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Bcsmyth

> hi ther,
> this is sid from melbourne,i have lodged LCA application(for E3) a
> month ago through my attorney,i didnt get any reply yet,my lawyer says
> its got no maximum processing time so,it could take months,
> is it true?wher should i contact to find out whether my application is
> under processing or not.
> anyone,please reply to this message.

I would have your lawyer call the office, I got mine faxed back within 6
days. However, there does not seem to be any rhyme or reason to the
delays, the other E3 case that my lawyer's firm was handling had not
recieved any notification for a month.

For those of you that want to make travel arrangements but have not yet
had your interview, I would suggest only doing so if you know that all
of your documentation is in order. I flew back to Australia from the US
simply to have the interview and thus had my return flight to the US
already scheduled 2 days after my interview (in Melbourne for a total of
6 days). I simply told the person interviewing me that I needed it back
within 24 hours and he told me to just come back the next day and pick
it up - it was very easy!

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OZAmy

> Aviezer...have you lived in the US before or first time around.
> Reason I ask I want to find out from you how are you settling in (I
> remember you moved in the Bay area) with your kids ?
> We have two young kids as well and looking at what is on offer for a
> reasonable price in the bay area for housing, it is going to be step
> backwards.
> We are lucky that the employer can wait till march...But sooner or
> later we have to make up our mind.

BayArea is big. Let me know where your company is located. I will be
able to help.

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Thething

> i got visa from sydney. it does have an anotation with employer's name
> on the bottom. for dependants, your name should appear on the visa.
> however, not sure about other consulates outside oz.
> i have the same concern: what if you lose the job? does it mean you
> have to leave immediately or you can stay and find another one in a
> certain period?

Unfortunately, you have to leave immediately if you lose the job. There
is no grace period. It sucks, because if you do stay and you are 'out of
status' then you can be barred from the US for years.

One strategy is to file a second, concurrent E3 for a part-time job, so
you are never out of status if you lose your first job.

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Jbedi

> BayArea is big. Let me know where your company is located. I will be
> able to help.

hello OZAmy,

Thank you for the offer. The company is based in San Jose but my
assignment will be at Concord to begin with and can move around later.
But majority of the contracts are in the Bay area.

I can take this offline if you can PM me with your email address.

Of particular concern is the sad housing situation. Looks like you can
only get a Banana brick equivalent area and that too for 1500USD/PM. I
have started looking on craigslist recently.

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OZAmy

> hello OZAmy,
> Thank you for the offer. The company is based in San Jose but my
> assignment will be at Concord to begin with and can move around later.
> But majority of the contracts are in the Bay area.
> I can take this offline if you can PM me with your email address.
> Of particular concern is the sad housing situation. Looks like you can
> only get a Banana brick equivalent area and that too for 1500USD/PM. I
> have started looking on craigslist recently.

Looks like you are going to be a commuter regardless where you settle
your family. East Bay housing is less costly than South Bay and
Peninsula. But you don't want to settle in Concord if later your jobs
are around in San Jose.

Since you have 2 kids, find a good school district is more important.
Fremont Unified, Cupertino Union, and Palo Alto Unified are well known
good school districts.

Fremont is in between San Jose and Concord, it belongs to Alameda
County. The other two belong to Santa Clara County.

Here is the webpage for school performance in BayArea:
http://star.cde.ca.gov/star2005/Viewreport.asp

Here are the tool for search housing:
http://www.bay4rent.com/
http://www.apartment-renting.net/gaw.html

Good luck!

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Sid05

> I would have your lawyer call the office, I got mine faxed back within
> 6 days. However, there does not seem to be any rhyme or reason to the
> delays, the other E3 case that my lawyer's firm was handling had not
> recieved any notification for a month.
> For those of you that want to make travel arrangements but have not
> yet had your interview, I would suggest only doing so if you know that
> all of your documentation is in order. I flew back to Australia from
> the US simply to have the interview and thus had my return flight to
> the US already scheduled 2 days after my interview (in Melbourne for a
> total of 6 days). I simply told the person interviewing me that I
> needed it back within 24 hours and he told me to just come back the
> next day and pick it up - it was very easy!

thnks for replying,i just got email from lawyer that he got my LCA faxed
from DOL.i am attending for interview on 12th of this month,
Please post any suggestions.

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Thething

> thnks for replying,i just got email from lawyer that he got my LCA
> faxed from DOL.i am attending for interview on 12th of this month,
> Please post any suggestions.

Can you use a faxed LCA or not for the E3? Colin posted earlier that his
consulate would not accept it. Another poster said his was accepted.
Does anyone know the official answer?

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