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Hi All,

Please help me on this. Here is the situation:

1. Company A First time H1B - Oct 1, 2004
2. Company B transfer - Jan 22, 2006
3. My current visa is expiring on Jan 22, 2009, but after Jan 22, 2009, I still have till Oct 1, 2010 to complete my 6 years of H1B.
4. Now, my wife who is on H-4 is currently in India on vacation, since she is not in US, her H-4 extension cannot be filed.

My question is, can I file my H-1 extension and go to India and get both of our visas stamped based on my extension? Or does my wife need to come back on her currently valid visa and file for her own H-4 extension?

Please advise and pardon me for my ignorance on this.

Thanks in advance,
DSP

>> can I file my H-1 extension and go to India and get both of our visas stamped based on my extension?
Yes. She can get H4 visa stamp based on your H1 extension approval notice.

*** Not a legal advise ***

My emp. filed H1 ext in Jan 2011 and got RFE.

My (existing) H1 extension is expiring on 25th March... which is just less than a week away.
and my employer may submit RFE documents in First week of May...

What would be my legal status during this period?

My H1 extension was filed with regular processing, Is it advice able to upgrade it to premium while or before submitting the RFE docs?

Please advice.

Thx....

You are perfectly OK.

Until USCIS takes a "decision" which is "approved / denied", you keep the legal status.

Premium? If $1300 is not a matter for you yes.

RFE response & Premimum are two different channels now in your case, they will be updated separately.

Remember the Premium process begins the moment USCIS enters data into the system. Not the day your check is received. But it is worth. You will get a decision (with RFE response on its way) within a month.

Folks, can security check uncover unauthorized part time work whiles on H1. Will this be reported to USCIS? If so will that be a basis for denial for a green card? Any information or precedence?

How did you get paid for it ?? It went to taxes through your social security # like a regular job ??

Should out of status H1Bs be locked up or deported... - Dice Discussions (http://community.dice.com/t5/Tech-Market-Conditions/Should-out-of-status-H1Bs-be-locked-up-or-deported/td-p/196283)

H1B Immigrants are fighting with each other on websites and here antis are discussing this

Yeah I noticed you like his little errors heh? Hahah nice concept!

This is a good thread.. I would like to find out if I can continue my GC process if I move internationally till my PD becomes current..

I wonder what kinds of documents will be required for one to be still use the GC process..

I am going to talk to a lawyer about it and understand this.. I will post answers here..

I also had two LUD's after I submitted the AR-11 form. It took two days more after I submitted the AR-11 form

Karthik


I also got LUD once I have submitted AR 11 but I only has LUD on my I765, I131 not on I485, But I did received confirmation from USCIS that my address got changed for pending App (i.e. 485)..Should I be worried...since I didnt get any LUD on 485....Please help

Hi,

My employer terminated my employment Last date of employment is May-7th. and he is keen on revoking my H1 by May-10th.

He says, Even after withdrawing H1 you can still able to transfer H1 to other employer.

So far i am not able to find other employer who can transfer my H1, and still in US.

1) How many days I can stay after H1 termination

2) Is it possible to transfer H1 after the withdrawal process initiation.

3) How much time does INS take to withdraw the H1

4) what possibility of rejecting my H1 if I submit my papers for H1 transfer after the revoke process initiation.

Please let me know do I have any other options.

Thanks
Rajesh

My 485 (based on NIW) is pending. Based on the current bulletin, it could take years to approve my case. I currently work in the US using H1 visa. But I may need to travel outside the US for 1 year or even longer for business reason. Is there any way that I can not abadon my 485 pending status? Thanks!

You must change your AOS to CP. That way if your I485 is adjudicate while you are out of US, you could get the GC from the elected US consulate/embassy.

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Hi,

I have one question. My I-140 is approved in Aug. 2006 and my I-485 applied in Aug 2007 and got my EAD and AP approved in Oct 2007 and renewed once in 2008. Currently I am with the employer through which I filed my green card.
My 6 years of H1b expired on oct 2006 and I took three year extension of H1b based on my pending green card process.
Now my 9th year of H1b is expiring in Oct. 2009.

1) If I take the H1b extenstion for three years(based on my pending I-485) and let say after one year, I start using my EAD with a new employer and my previous employer revokes my H1B....Will I be able to get back on H1B if my I-485 petition get denied for any reason.
All I am trying to see if anything happens to my I-485 petition, will I be able to go back on H1B from EAD.


2) I have been reading in the forums that USCIS is giving hard time for the H1B extenstions. Any experiences on this?

3) How much is the H1B renewal fees?

HI All
I am worried about my employer. Given the fact about I-485 apps and the last few days of labor in the previous month I have doubts about my employer. He is a very mean and hopeless desi employer and I am worried if he sold out my labor to some high bidder. is there any way i can find out if my labor is still infact in my name. any thoughts
thanks

except to beg one of those guys who used LS. Ask them!
Please I beg you, did you purchase my labor? Did your company offered it
to keep you IN? Did your uncle/relative offered it to you...

I feel for you.....

Hi,

My wife is currently on H1 (valid until Oct 2008). We just had a baby and I am thinking of transfering her to h4 (COS) for about 7-8 months. Once she feels comfortable she would like to start working again. In this case we would need h4 to h1b COS again.
Ques 1: Will h4-to-h1 transfer (while the h1 visa is still valid) be counted against a fresh quota or will this be just a COS application.
Ques 2: This is her first H1B which was valid for 3 years ( started in Oct 2005 - Oct 2008). Her company is about to file for renewal (for another 3 years - then her H1B maybe valid until Oct 2011). If she does COS to H4 now (June 2008) and if she plans to COS to H1 next year (Lets say March 2009), then will her new H1 application still be considered against the H1B cap ? The reason I ask is cos her H1B is currently valid until Oct 2008 and her company hasnt applied for renewal yet.
Ques 3: How much time does it takes to get the COS for h1-h4 and h4-h1 ?

Any help would be appreciated...

Thanks in advance...

Hi Gurus,

I am in company A on H1B and doing H1B transfer to Company B.

Company B is saying that I can join the same day on which the H1B transfer packet is received by USCIS.

if the docs are delivered on SEP 01 2009 can I join on the same day, or I should join from SEP 02 2009

With the current trend and chances of improper filing, I would not recommend you to join based on delivery receipt. Instead, you can join after you receive the receipt notice or approval. If I were you, I would choose the latter.

Thank you all for the reply and the information.

So, I can stay in US with H4 on my wife's H1 Visa and then Apply for fresh H1 after one year. Right?

Thanks.

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Hi All,

I would like my parents and my younger brother who is in his engineering college 2 nd yr to visit me on visitor visa. My father is a government emoployee with more than a yr job left, my mother has retired last yr and my brother has still 2yrs left for his engineering.

1. Do you think they should raise any objection for my brother getting a tourist visa ?

2. Should my brother's case affect my parent's case as well? I think given my father is a govt employee in India, that should work in his favor? Any thoughts.

Thanks in advance,

Get Visa for your brother is a dream . Your parents should get with out any issues . I would suggest dont even try foryour brother as this will be enetered in passport and can cause issues in future

Ok, guys so I am going thru my annual ritual of H1/H4 renewal. I have never tracked the H1 processing on the USCIS site in the past. This time I decided to track it. I notice that my wife's H4 has been approved (been over a week) and mailed but there has been no activity on my H1 ! Does that make any sense? Isn't H4 a derivative visa that is approved only if H1 is approved?

Anybody seen such odd stuff?

I have a question regarding Future Employment salary start date because my current salary is a little bit lower then the salary in PERM
and I-140.
I have approved PERM and I-140 with priority date in December 2005.

I'm going to apply 485 and probably EAD in July.

The future job salary in my approved PERM and I-140 is $30/hour

At present time I earn $29/hour.

When does my employer should start to pay $30/hour?
1) Before I submitted 485
2) After I submitted 485
3) After I submitted EAD
4) After I got EAD approval
5) After I got 485 approval

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Over 200 congressional staffers from across the country will attend the conference to learn more about how USCIS and the U.S. Department of State work together in assisting congressional offices and their constituents. Keynote speakers include USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas and Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Consular Affairs Janice L. Jacobs.

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hi everyone,
great info.
finally i was able to file my petition as spouse of us citizen. 1400 $!!!
this is my second time filing papers since 2004. we got denied for no show in interview.
we been 5 years married and goiing strong.
i read for one week instructions and self filed it.
im applicant of adjust status +i131 under spouse of citizen.
after self filed the papers, they are asking for initial evidence for i-485, wi thout that they cannot give me work permit.
.i put on support avidavit last year our joint 1040 with 10000 $ .it is not enough so we got joint sponsor, our friend, single with 40000$ at 1040.
i put my self as household member earning 90%. of 10000$. bad year. my wife could not work for long time.
the trouble is that income of mine with w2, was expired work permit.
dont ask me how because i dont know what happened i guess i forgot.:mad:
i know how stupid of me!!
they are asking for initial evidence of I - 485, to accept my income as household memeber, which as far as i understand to justify my earnings.
so i guess im big trouble showing that i worked without authorization.
please i need heads up.:confused:
im meeting several lawyers on monday, some of them with consult fee!!
what are my options????
any gooood immigration lawyer in tampa, florida.
please help!!