Answer H1B workers can invest money in a business, but most of the people who ask this question want to run their own businesses, not just invest passively. Running a business is work - even if the individual doesn't get paid. A person in H1B status...
Answer Often the answer to this is no. But, there are exceptions. In the employment-based context, 245(k) forgives up to 180 days of status violation. In the family-based context, immediate relatives (spouses, minor children, parents of USCs) can adjust as long as they entered legally. There...
Answer There is not a set deadline for getting receipts. But, if a person has not been issued a receipt yet, the chances that they were selected are slim. The outcome should become clear soon, once the rejection packets start to arrive. The Murthy Law Firm...
Answer The issue in the I-140 is that the company has to show the ability to pay the offered wage set out in the PERM labor. One good way to show that the company can pay someone is if the company has already been doing so....
...When I contacted my DSO at the end of my study for a new I-20 with a recommendation for optional practical training (OPT), my DSO told me that I was out of status and ineligible for OPT authorization. I enrolled in a doctorate program of...
Answer The USCIS expects an employer to obtain a new LCA and amend the H1B petition anytime a consulting-type employee is relocated to a new project. (12.May.2014)In frequent sessions of our Chat, Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide guidance that clarifies the law in real...
Answer Travel with a COS pending abandons the request to change status. The H1B petition could still be approved, but only for consular processing. If the COS is approved before travel, a person could come back before October 1 and automatically change status on October 1....
Answer The EAD typically provides unrestricted employment authorization. So, a person with an EAD can work in any job or own any business. If one is the primary beneficiary of a GC case, s/he needs to continue to have a job offer (and, preferably, a job)...
Answer A person on H1B is only allowed to work for the H1B employer in the job set out in the H1B petition. It is possible to have more than one H1B at the same time (concurrently) in order to hold more than one job -...
... This year, because there were more petitions filed than H1B visas available, USCIS announced that some of the properly filed petitions would be returned if they are not picked in a lottery. Unfortunately, USCIS has not issued a receipt for my employer's petition and...
