Answer There are always risks when applying for a visa at the consulate. However, students are allowed to travel while on OPT, as long as they don't violate the unemployment rules and have all the needed documents and proper employment. It would be best to work...
Answer There is a great deal that is yet to be seen with the executive actions. It is important to understand that, while the President created a new program (for undocumented foreign nationals) by executive ORDER, he also issued a large number of executive ACTIONS, giving...
Answer EADs are supposed to be processed in 90 days. If that does not happen, it is important to follow up with a service request. There is guidance on MurthyDotCom on how to make such requests so that the EAD, hopefully, can move forward to approval. (24.Nov.2014)In...
Answer L-1s cannot just change employers, as they would not usually qualify for L-1 with a different sponsoring company. L-1s sometimes change to H1B, but would have to contend with the cap. Also, the time on L-1 is counted against the available H1B time. So, there...
Answer Since P.R. is part of the United States, it is not necessary to have a visa "stamp" to return to the U.S. mainland from P.R. There are security checks to ensure that those who lack authorization to be in the United States are prevented from...
Answer Unfortunately, there is no dependent / visa status immediately available to the spouse of a lawful permanent resident (LPR or 'green card' holder). If the marriage happens after the GC is approved, the LPR can petition for the spouse in the FB2A category. However, this...
Answer Yes, it is possible to travel in H1B status while a GC case (based on marriage or employment) is pending. Just make sure that there is someone reliable getting any notices in your GC case while you are gone, as marriage-based cases often move quickly...
Answer No, not everyone with five years of work experience qualifies for EB2. First, it is necessary to have a U.S. bachelor's degree (or foreign equivalent degree) prior to the start of the five years of experience. Additionally, the experience is supposed to be progressively more...
Answer It is possible to file multiple H1B petitions through multiple (UNRELATED) employers. These petitions should be completely unconnected to each other. This year, we have gotten a number of calls about situations where identical cases were filed by different employers. That is generally quite problematic...
... My DSO said that I had to apply for reinstatement and issued a new I-20 to file with my reinstatement application on Form I-539. My reinstatement application is now pending. My son who has been attending public school in F-2 status has to provide...
