Answer You do not need to add your spouse to your pending or approved I-140. When you are eventually eligible to file your I-485 adjustment-of-status application, or file for an immigrant visa at a consular post, you will be able to include your spouse at that...
Answer Assuming your wife's I-485 was filed based as your dependent, normally nothing would need to be filed for your spouse in this situation. (26.Nov.2024)Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide guidance that clarifies the law. For information on our FREE online services, click here. Access...
Answer The U.S. Department of State’s visa reciprocity schedule lists civil documents, such as birth and marriage certificates, that are acceptable alternative documents based on one's country of birth. (26.Nov.2024)Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide guidance that clarifies the law. For information on our FREE...
Answer No, there is no requirement that you be in L1A status for your employer to sponsor you for an EB1(c) position. If you meet the requirements for EB1(c), whether you are in H1B or L-1 status generally has little-to-no impact. (26.Nov.2024)Sheela Murthy and other senior...
Answer Unfortunately, no, this is not generally possible. For you to use cross chargeability, you and your spouse typically must pursue your green cards using the same process. So, either you must both apply for adjustment of status, or you must both apply for consular processing....
Answer When filing a marriage-based I-130 petition, the petitioner must show that there is a bona fide marital relationship. A joint bank account or other evidence of financial comingling is often good evidence. But, if that is not available, other evidence can be used. (19.Nov.2024)Sheela Murthy...
Answer Yes, the types of recruitment will be different, but you can use the PERM process to sponsor a foreign national for a nonprofessional position. (05.Nov.2024)Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide guidance that clarifies the law. For information on our FREE online services, click here....
Answer In order to be eligible for a new six-year period of H1B time, one generally would need to be outside the U.S. for at least one year, and then go through the H1B lottery again.A person is generally allowed to use any remaining H1B time,...
Answer No, you must have the actual AP document (or the combination EAD/AP card). (30.Oct.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 here. Copyright © 2024, MURTHY LAW FIRM. All Rights...
Answer A fraud / misrepresentation finding makes one permanently inadmissible. The waiver that you applied for and received at the consulate waives inadmissibility only with regard to your admission as a nonimmigrant (e.g., H1B). In order to waive the inadmissibility for the purposes of becoming a...
