Answer Normally, if a person has a valid B-1/B-2 visa, she could use this to request admission in order to visit her H1B spouse in the U.S. (11.Mar.2020)Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide guidance that clarifies the law. For information on our FREE online services,...
Answer Yes, regardless of how the registrations were filed, you may use an attorney to file your H1B petitions. (11.Mar.2020)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 © 2020,...
Answer Yes, ordinarily, the fact that the employer has withdrawn the H1B petition would have no impact on your eligibility for the 60-day grace period. (11.Mar.2020)Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide guidance that clarifies the law. For information on our FREE online services, click here....
Answer Yes, that should be fine. There is no requirement that the person currently be working for the H1B sponsor. (04.Mar.2020)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 ©...
Answer CBP officers at the port of entry have the discretion to issue an I-94 10-days beyond the H1B petition end date. The foreign national cannot work during that 10-day period, but may remain in the U.S. during that time. (04.Mar.2020)Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys...
Answer Leaving the U.S. normally would not impact the validity of the I-140. Assuming one is going to be outside the U.S. at the time the priority date becomes current, it should be possible to have the case processed at the local U.S. consulate. (04.Mar.2020)Sheela Murthy...
Answer Ordinarily, yes, the dependent spouse must be in the U.S. at the time the H-4 EAD application is filed. After filing, however, one typically may travel abroad without impacting the pending EAD application. (26.Feb.2020)Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide guidance that clarifies the law....
Answer Anecdotally, there appears to be a higher incidence of RFEs on cases filed for premium processing. However, we have not noticed an increased denial rate for these cases. (26.Feb.2020)Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide guidance that clarifies the law. For information on our FREE...
Answer Health insurance obtained through the Affordable Care ACT (ACA), commonly referred to as Obamacare, is not considered a positive or negative factor for public charge purposes. (26.Feb.2020)Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide guidance that clarifies the law. For information on our FREE online services,...
Answer In most circumstances, a naturalization application may be filed up to 3 months before the continuous residence requirements are met. This, of course, assumes one meets all of the other standard requirements to naturalize. See the MurthyDotCom InfoArticle, Basic Eligibility Requirements for Naturalization (05.Apr.2017) for...
