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05 May 2014

Can a primary H1B applicant, whose permanent residence is in progress, apply for his dependent spouse’s green card, even while she is outside of the U.S. and doesn’t have a dependent visa? We will be filing using cross chargeability.

Answer In order to utilize cross chargeability, the couple has to be processing together. It may still be possible - either by processing both cases through the consulate for an immigrant visa, OR by having the spouse come as an H-4 and doing adjustment-of-status cases. It...

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05 May 2014

I am currently working on curricular practical training (CPT) in my last semester. My CPT is authorized until the end of my program of study, which is in less than one month. I have just applied for optional practical training (OPT) …

... and intend to continue working for my current employer on OPT. Since it normally takes up to 90 days for USCIS to approve OPT and to issue an employment authorization document (EAD), but I will be finishing up working on CPT next month, can...

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30 Apr 2014

Eligible Students Should Request STEM OPT Extension

Many F-1 students on optional practical training (OPT) are the beneficiaries of H1B petitions filed against the fiscal year 2015 cap. Some of these F-1 students have learned, or will learn shortly, that they are among the lucky ones whose H1B petitions were selected in...

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