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Same as EAD card :-)
how about ead card then?

how about 485?

Here is how you are being perceived in this country (full article link below):

"The process of converting an H-1B immigrant to a permanent visa resident is a long, expensive, tortured process. know of cases that took longer than seven years. My companies liked this arrangement, because it made the workers into long-term indentured servants, who lacked the freedom to quit and work anywhere else, neither could they complain about anything unless they wanted the companies to pull their sponsorship of them"

NumbersUSA Member has first-hand experience with H-1B visa fraud | NumbersUSA - For Lower Immigration Levels (http://www.numbersusa.com/content/nusablog/cchmielenski/march-29-2011/numbersusa-member-has-first-hand-experience-h-1b-visa-fraud.html)

There are a lot of high-powered organizations lobbying/advocating in Washington to ensure that there are more temporary workers - because it is in their benefit. No one emphasizes on green card backlogs!

Immigration Voice is the only organization fighting exclusively for reducing green card backlogs and providing you the much needed flexibility to change jobs, get your green card, allow your spouse work, etc.!

Think about the situation and join the fight - participate in IV Advocacy for your benefit!

IV Members,
At some point of time you must have posed a question or had some issue that was pegging you. You tried to get answers from members and resolve issues. Time must have passed and you had an outcome for the issue you were worried/working. It would be nice if you post the experience what happened to the issue you were worried over the period of time. How it has been resolved or what is logical end.

For ex:
I posted a question about my worry about travel to india with out the reciept notice and finally it ended up recieving the notice 3 days before my travel. I have gone through different tensions in the process. IV forums helped me understand where I stood what actions I needed to take. I took those actions, and it resulted in a favourable outcome at the end.

This happened just because some one has posted their experience.

So it is just not posing the questions on the forums but as the time passes do update what happened to your question.

This helps many other IV members who may come across same situations. Some of the IV members do this but few others they just forgot to return back and update the members what happened to their situations later. Do care to let people who answered you know what was the result.

Admin,
if possible make this as a sticky, probably helps a lot of people.

Hi,
My labor got filed in Jun 2008 and went for Audit. I just want to check about, how to calculate 6 years completion. Is it the day I first entered to US on H1b Visa? / the day my H1b get approved? / the day I get stamped.

Thanks in advance.

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Makes the purdy pictures go 3d... :P

www.creativemistake.com is almost done...yet in progress but would be done soon..

My wife is currently on H-1B status. Her employer has decided to close the company and cancel her H-1B effective from 2/28/09. My wife has an EAD and Advance Parole. We applied for her EAD and Advance Parole, when my company applied for my I-485 Adjustment of Status in July 2007. I wanted to know:

a) What steps are needed to move my wife from H-1B to EAD?

b) Do I also need to move from H-1B to EAD in order for my wife to use EAD?

c) Do I need to move my wife to H-4 status before she can start using her EAD?

In short I wanted to inquire, how to ensure that she is still in legal status after her H-1B is cancelled by her employer?

She will be in legal status although her H1 is cancelled.
Reason - She has file I-485 with you, so technically she is in AOS(Adjustment of Status)

When she finds a new job she will give her EAD details in the I9 form.

You dont have to do anything. You can maintain your H1.

If you convert her status to H4 then she cannot use EAD - meaning she cannot work being on H4.

hope this clears your doubts.

Thanks,
Krishna

Thanks Kirupa!

Tommy: Well, I�m sorry you didn�t like it. But it�s supposed to be more of an abstract work anyway...

Thanks everyone for the feedback though! :thumb:

I am talking about working for two different companies at the same time.

Company A - US - Paid in USD on H1B
Company B - India - Paid in Rupees.

Ok to do the above?


that's how infy, wipro, tcs work...they get ppl here on H1 and get paid in dollars....once they go back to india, they get paid in rupees....u need h1 if ur in the US.

My wife last time entered to US with H4 in June 2010. Then she applied for F1 status and got approved in Nov 2010.


H4 visa stamping Expires on Feb 20111.

She is planning to go India by Jan 2011 for 2 weeks. She is planning to come before Visa expires.
Is it possible to enter US with old H4 visa stamping?
Do we really need to stamp visa with F1?

See you guys.

Thank You kirupa, it works.
Great work

You guys are funny......... in bed.

Reciept notice should be recieved as soon as USCIS recieves the application. It shouldn't take much time though I kind of feel it should not take more than couple of days from USCIS part to send the reciept and then 4-5 days for postal reciept. I guess in about weekdays time after reciept at USCIS, you should recieve the notice.

This is just my understanding. Also some one said, you can start working for the new company as soon as your application is delivered to the USCIS. Get this confirmed by some one.

Here is s tricky situation :

8th Year H1 extension applied by current company. Still in process, should be approved in Nov 2006.

Can I transfer to a new company using this H1 ?

Thank You!!!

I applied for a green card for my wife just after we were married on May 11, 2009. We received an appointment for an interview in Detroit on August 25, 2009, but we had moved to Texas in the meantime. The appointment was rescheduled at the Dallas field centre on September 14, 2009 (Monday).

I am wondering what to expect, from the small details to the big stuff. My 3 biggest questions:
. Does anyone have enough experience to say if there is there reasonable parking available at the field centre? I have never been to Irving. The web page says that there is public parking available, but nothing about how much.
. I was married before, and applied for a green card for my first wife. It was granted in 2004, and we divorced in 2006. Should I expect extra scrutiny / challenge because of this?
. Is one actually asked questions of the "What sort of toothpaste does your wife use?" variety? I'm really bad at remembering these details, and am wondering if there's any curve ball that I should expect.
. Is there a general impression of whether the Dallas field centre is a pleasant or an unpleasant place? My dealings with my first marriage (many years ago) were all with the Chicago field centre, which is very unpleasant, but my one piece of business with the Detroit field centre were easy and pleasant.

Thanks so much to anyone who can help relieve my nervousness about what to expect.

UPDATE: I forgot to ask another one: At my previous green card interview, the interviewer asked for a set of passport photos and paystubs for several previous months, although the interview letter had not requested them. I had been warned about this, so I had them with me. Naturally, I am also bringing passport photos and pay stubs this time, just in case. Is there anything else that I might be expected to bring that wouldn't have been mentioned on the interview letter?

Hi,
Wanted to know if there is any limitation on H4B visa date for coming in to US. My wife's H4B visa ends on Sep28 2009, she will travel and will be back on 28th Aug 2009. Is there any problem since its only 1 month from expiry.

In the meantime I will apply for an H1b extension.

Please reply
Regards,

She should be OK. But apply for H4 extension once she is back here.

It actually reminds me of those socks that they make that are all different colors that have the little spot for your toes!

I have applied for my H1 extension in July 2010 and still waiting for the approval. My in-laws are visiting the US in dec and i am sponsoring their visit. Should my H1B be approved before they appear for the Visa interview or should the H1 receipt notice be enough? Please let me know.
rk78:

There is no such rule that you should have an approved H1B in hand. However you never know the kind of immigration officer your in-laws/parents see at the embassy. If it is not too urgent wait till your H1B is approved. If it is urgent just write a letter stating the facts accompanied by a copy of your old H1b, new H1B receipt notice and a letter of continued employment from your employer. Yes include other documents like paystubs, past tax returns and etc.

Best Wishes!!

Thanks, Mattresscoil!!

If your I-140 gets approved when you are already in the sixth year, can you still seek the 3 year extension?