Answer Ordinarily, the USCIS will not provide any form of notification to your current employer regarding a change of employer petition filed by another company. (09.Apr.2025)Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide guidance that clarifies the law. For information on our FREE online services, click here....
Answer An H1B amendment generally would not be required based solely on the change in work location, where the new work location is within the same MSA and/or within reasonable commuting distance from the prior location. However, if there has been some other material change, such...
Answer This question on the online I-539 is a bit confusing. To indicate you are in H1B status, you must select the “1B1 - H-1B1 Specialty Occupation” option. (26.Mar.2025)Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide guidance that clarifies the law. For information on our FREE online...
Answer Generally speaking, if a person was issued an H1B visa “stamp” based on a case filed through the lottery, that person is considered cap-exempt (and therefore would not need to go through the lottery again). (19.Mar.2025)Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide guidance that clarifies...
Answer A pending appeal on an H1B petition would not typically prevent a person from reapplying under the current year’s H1B lottery. (19.Mar.2025)Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide guidance that clarifies the law. For information on our FREE online services, click here. Access more FAQs...
Answer No, submitting an H1B cap registration earlier in the registration period does not improve the chances of selection. The lottery is conducted after the registration period closes, and all properly submitted registrations received between noon Eastern on March 7 and noon Eastern on March 24...
Answer This generally would be possible only if the current H1B petition has not yet expired. Otherwise, she typically would have to wait for the H1B extension to be approved before she could apply for an H-4 visa “stamp.” (05.Mar.2025)Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide...
Answer Traveling during the H1B registration process would not impact the lottery case at all. If you are selected in the lottery and then file the H1B as a change of status, travel could be a problem, but travel is not an issue during the registration...
Answer If you wish to start working based on your EAD rather than continuing in H1B status, you typically should notify your employer so that your I-9 records can be updated, but there is no need to notify the USCIS. (18.Feb.2025)Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys...
Answer Normally, the H-4 EAD application is approved at the same time, or shortly after, the H-4 change-of-status application. However, there is no way to guarantee this. (18.Feb.2025)Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide guidance that clarifies the law. For information on our FREE online services,...
