Answer In general, filing another I-140 would have no impact on an already approved petition. If the EB1 petition is approved, it could be "interfiled" into the pending I-485 and likely would reduce the waiting time for I-485 approval. (14.Jan.2019)In frequent sessions of our Chat, Sheela...
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released the February 2019 Visa Bulletin. Notably, in the employment-based, third preference (EB3) category, the cutoff date in the final action (FA) chart for India moves forward by nearly two months, while its counterpart in the employment-based, second...
Answer In general, traffic citations should be disclosed on the N-400. It generally would not be necessary to provide a copy of the ticket, if it is just a moving violation. DUI or other more serious offenses always require court documents. (07.Jan.2019)In frequent sessions of our...
A partial shutdown of the federal government is now in effect because Congress was unable to pass a new budget or continuing resolution. This also means that several immigration programs are temporarily suspended, including the regional center portion of the employment-based, fifth preference (EB5) immigrant...
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division, Charles Oppenheim, often issues visa bulletin explanations and predictions, following the release of the monthly visa bulletin. Mr. Oppenheim had hoped to provide updated short-term predictions in the January 2019 Visa...
Congress must pass a spending bill to extend government operations by midnight of December 21, 2018, or else another temporary shutdown of the federal government will go into effect. This would be the third shutdown of 2018.The crux of the current budget dispute revolves around...
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released the January 2019 Visa Bulletin. There is a bit of movement for the employment-based, first preference (EB1) category. For the employment-based, second preference (EB2) and employment-based, third preference (EB3) categories, however, there is almost no movement. All...
Answer Depending on the circumstances, there can be different risks in moving from EB2 to EB3. A common one, however, is that USCIS might discover a problem in the EB2 petition that previously was not identified. (10.Dec.2018)In frequent sessions of our Chat, Sheela Murthy and other...
Answer Normally, when the USCIS issues an RFE on an I-140 asking about "ability to pay," the agency wants to see evidence that the Petitioner has had the cash / resources to pay the I-140 offered wage from the date the labor certification was filed. (10.Dec.2018)In...
Answer The H1B and the PERM/I-140 do not necessarily need to have the same job requirements. The I-140 is (technically) always for "future" employment (i.e. the job that one will perform upon receiving the green card). It does not need to be the same job. (03.Dec.2018)In...
