Answer Unless you are planning to return to the U.S. in H1B or L-1 status while your I-485 is pending, you MUST wait for the advance parole to be APPROVED prior to departure. If you leave while the AP is pending, the USCIS can deem your...
Answer The processing times can vary depending on the current caseload of the USCIS. Information on current average wait times is available at USCIS.gov. Currently, it appears that many regular process I-140s are taking between 6-8 months. (23.Feb.2015)In frequent sessions of our Chat, Sheela Murthy and...
Answer Ideally, an employer should file a labor certification on your behalf at least 365 days prior to the expiration of your 6 full years of H1B status in the U.S. (including all recapture time). (23.Feb.2015)In frequent sessions of our Chat, Sheela Murthy and other senior...
In response to questions from the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) during a January 21, 2015 teleconference, the USCIS Service Center Operations (SCOPS) Directorate has provided clarifications on some common immigration questions. More specifically, SCOPS addressed issues that may arise when applying to become a...
Answer If your wife has already applied (even if not yet approved) for F-2 by the time your employer makes the H1B cap case filing, you can include your wife's application to change status from F-2 to H-4 with the H1B petition. However, the requested start...
... If the petition is accepted for processing, I will continue to work on OPT in F-1 status due to the cap gap. My wife, who is also a student in F-1 status, will graduate this May. After graduation, she wants to change her status...
Each month, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) explains key visa bulletin developments and, when possible, provides predictions for future cutoff date movement. The source of this helpful information is Charles Oppenheim, the Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division at the DOS. The...
Snowstorms and other weather emergencies impede traffic and cause a variety of businesses to close or limit operations. And, just like private companies, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) must also contend with severe weather events from time to time that lead to office...
Like many who live in the District of Columbia, David Nolan and Helen Searls are a busy professional couple who stay active in their child's school and maintain memberships in several local political organizations. They have been taxpaying residents of Washington D.C. for many years,...
Update (17.Feb.2015) The draft I-765 has been approved. The new form cannot be used, however, until the H-4 EAD rules go into effect. As soon as we get any word regarding when the H-4 EAD rules will be implemented, we will post the information on MurthyDotCom...
