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Hi,
I am (L1 B) in US since April 2008 with my wife (L2). Our I-94 and VISA expired on Oct 08. Before expiration my company applied for the extension of L1 (I-129). The status changed to "Request for RFE" on Feb 09. Got the RFE with 11 questions yesterday. The questions asked were more about my specialty, my company and the clients contract, other fellow aliens from my company working for the client's status and profiles. So now not sure what my company will do with the RFE.
My questions are -
1. If my company withdraws the L1 Extension petition, then how many more days I will be able to stay in US legally.
2. My wife is currently 22+ weeks pregnant, will US Govt consider anything for her medical situation?
3. Whats the possibility that VSC will accept the extension if we send the answers to the RFE?
4. If the petition is denied, then how many more days I will be able to stay legally?

I would appreciate if anybody can answer my questions.
Thanks in advance.
Saurav

I think it means , can enter country with H1B visa stamped before entering, if Advance parole is not there

What if you have AP but not used it, instead used the re-validation rule to enter into the country, using H1. Would that invoke abandonment of 485?

Thanks Nolaindian32 and prasadn for your advice. Will consider that option.

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Hello,
My wife and I have a pending AOS, and have our EADs.
My priority date for EB-2 is September 2004.

I plan to go back to school in Spain - starting November 2009. The program ends in December 2010. However, my EAD expires October 2010.

Is there anything I can do to keep my GC processing on track? Can I renew my EAD while I'm in Spain?

Thank you,
Sidd.

Hi guys
thanks for the info. Since he got I 485 approved the GC status already began for him or only on receipt of GC his Green card status begins.
Which is correct? Any help.
thanks

Folks,

Is there a time limit to transfer a H1-B visa ? If the previous company revokes the H1-B visa how long do we have or is the H1-B canceled at that point ? Please let me know at your earliest.

-Mehmood

does anyone have any clue on this??

How do you know that name check and background were completed in October? Did you call USCIS?

Thanks , but i already using OSCommerce from technical standpoint but i had some operational questions,let me know if you have a ecommerce site.

If you are looking for a ready-made solution - Volusions and a few other options are out there.
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HTH

I just got my 3 year h1b extension today, was filed under premium processing. Everything the same except u pay $1000 extra. I got my approval in less than a week.

Hi Gurus,

I need some advice from you guys

My initial receipt date for I-485 from Vermont service center was July 7th 2007. But when I-485 was transferred to Texas service center, receipt date on I-485 is showing as September 11th 2007. Can we do anything to correct the wrong receipt dates as this might have significant impact on my processing times. Please advice

Thanks

What a shameful story. DOJ announcement on the indictment of six individuals (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/04/us/04trafficking.html) for engaging in a conspiracy to commit forced labor and document servitude. The charges arise from the defendants� alleged scheme to coerce the labor and services of approximately 400 Thai nationals to work on U.S. farms.

The Justice Department announced that a federal grand jury in Honolulu
indicted Mordechai Orian, an Israeli national; Pranee Tubchumpol, Shane Germann and Sam
Wongsesanit of Global Horizons Manpower Inc., located in Los Angeles; and Thai labor
recruiters Ratawan Chunharutai and Podjanee Sinchai for engaging in a conspiracy to commit
forced labor and document servitude. The charges arise from the defendants� alleged scheme tocoerce the labor and services of approximately 400 Thai nationals brought by the defendants to the United States from Thailand from May 2004 through September 2005 to work on farms
across the country under the U.S. federal agricultural guest worker program. Orian, Tubchumpol and Chunharutai are also charged with three substantive counts of compelling the
labor of three Thai guest workers.

If convicted, Orian and Tubchumpol each face maximum sentences of 7 0 years in prison,
Chunharutai faces a maximum sentence of 65 years in prison, Germann and Wongsesanit each face a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison, and Sinchai, who was recently charged in Thailand with multiple counts of recruitment fraud, faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison if convicted in the United States.

Instead of achieving the American dream, the workers arrived into an American nightmare. This company forced them to live groups of men in labor camps, charging each of them thousands of dollars and forbidding them from living off company grounds. Instead of permanent residency and green cards, the workers received temporary, ten-month H-2B guest worker visas, which allow no path to more permanent status. And since H-2B visas bind workers to a single employer, company answered workers� complaints with threats of deportation. Such acts are in contrary to the spirit of the H2B visa (http://www.h1b.biz/lawyer-attorney-1137785.html) and we call for harsh punishment for these individuals.




More... (http://www.visalawyerblog.com/2010/09/h2b_visa_attorney_972010_six_p.html)

Kumar:
Take an infopass appointment, ask them to generate a finger print notice for the same day, then go to the office with your son, where they take the fingerprints. Keep calling USCIS and then a week later take the Infopass appnt again. That should do it.

i have read some place in this forum that as long as you maintain your full time primary job you are entitled to use your ead for other smaller assignments without losing your H1 status. But then again I am not a lawyer just sharing what I have read.

AFAIK, Using EAD either for a FT or PT job should invalidate other non-immigrant work authorization documents like H1B since EAD is a derivative benefit of filing for immigrant status and you cannot mix and match your status...

If this is not true and there is a discussion on this forum clarifying that, I would like to know too...

Anyone?

Thanks!

Hi,

I am on L-1 Visa. My company is ready to apply green card and H1 visa as well. If my green card application is filed, then change in my visa status L1 to H1 is going to impact to my green card application?

In case I apply H1 from other employer, in that case what would be the impact on my green card application?

Please suggest.

Thanks,
Gagan Chodhry

1. Will your company keep your 140 alive? Meaning, will they withdraw it - I know a lot has been said about 140 PD being yours once approved and blah blah, but no one seems to report that they have successfully ported their 140 date to a new 140 application. This is strange but true. So I will make it doubly sure with my company.

2. Uscis might ask why your company is sponsoring two 140s for the same individual - your company should be prepared to answer that. This is exactly why my company refuses to reapply for the GC process for the same individual (it really raises a question of intent). Again, can be done, but needs full support from company


Rest should be ok.

Got a 221g (pink) from Chennai consulate because I have a Phd in biology. After almost 4 weeks the status on the website was updated to 'submit passport'. I have a couple of questions. If anyone who has gone through a similar situation, can answer, I would very much appreciate it..

1. I have been asked to submit the passport to VFS. How long did it take for passport to be returned with visa.

2. I have already gone through the security clearance. Do I need to go through PIMS clearance again?

Please...appreciate responses from those who have gone through this themselves..

Thanks. Man..this has been an ordeal....

The bulk of your ordeal is done...that is waiting for the Security clearance...
Security clearance is different from PIMS from what I understand... two different processes...with some luck you might already be cleared for PIMS...I guess you will have to submit your passport and see. Cheers...

Hi,

I applied for EAD Renewal on DEC-18 2009 ( posted to Nebraska Service Center)
It has been a month I havent received any Receipt or RFE and check for fee has not been cashed

My EAD will expire on March-15th-2010


What to do in this sitiuation?

Is there any customere service No to reach ?

Do i need to reapply ? Did anybody encounter similar situation. If so please let me know what you have done

please reply

Thanks
leela

Some where I read that there is no fee for renewal of AP. I am a Jul 07 filer and am not sure about this. Further already applied last for Advance parole and travelled till it got expired last month. I am applying for a new one again. So just wanted to know if I need to pay the fees $305.
So my questions are:

Does the July 07 filers need to send the cheque for $305
Should we also include Biometric fee of $80?

And how much time is it taking these days for AP/

Thanks in advance

There is a confusion regarding who pays what amount.
To avoid the filing date confusion, stick to this simple rule :

If you paid less than $400 ( I do not remeber the exact I-485 fees prior to the increase), then you need to pay for the Ap and EAD, the respective amount. If you paid more than $900 for your I-485 filing, then go file AP and EAD as much as you want.
For either case, you do not have to pay for the biometric. Biometric is only for EAD. Not for AP.

AP takes roughly 45 days.

Hope this is clear.

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