Answer If you are completing the DS-160 while in the U.S., you should use your U.S. address as your current address and your Indian address as the mailing address.If you are in India when filling the form, you can list your Indian address for both; or...
Answer Generally speaking, there is no need to complete the J-1 waiver requirement before the U.S. citizen spouse files the I-130 petition. (11.Dec.2024)Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide guidance that clarifies the law. For information on our FREE online services, click here. Access more FAQs...
USCIS released a new I-485 form with extensive changes, including incorporating requests for exemption of an affidavit of support, instructions to file medical exam with the filing, and public charge exemption criteria, must be used as of 10.Feb.2025....
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a final rule permanently implementing a 540-day automatic EAD extension period for eligible EAD renewal applicants, effective 13.Jan.2025....
U.S. Supreme Court rule 9-0 that federal courts cannot review USCIS decision revoking immigrant petitions even if the revocation is erroneous. But you can re-file it, if the eligibility remains in place....
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released the January 2025 Visa Bulletin. In January, there is modest movement in some of the oversubscribed categories from the previous month. The DOS also provides some vague predictions regarding the EB5 program. All cutoff dates listed refer...
President-elect Donald Trump again has vowed to revoke birthright citizenship through an executive order. The proposed executive order would specifically target birthright citizenship for children born in the United States to parents who are illegally present in the U.S. or children born as a result...
The updated Skills List is to be published on Monday in Federal Register. Some countries, including China, India, Brazil, and South Africa have been deleted from the list altogether. Those subject to the two-year home residency requirement solely based on the previous Skills List no...
Generally, a foreign national is limited to a maximum duration of stay of six years in H1B status, but the law provides several exemptions to this limit. Most common exemptions include extensions in three and one-year increments. This article focuses on extensions in one-year increments...
Answer No, there is no family-based category that allows a green card holder to sponsor a parent for a green card. Generally, only a U.S. citizen can sponsor a parent for a family-based green card under the immediate relative category. (03.Dec.2024)Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys...
