Darren Bruce Silver's Answers

Re: H1B for nurses

As a Nurse you may qualify to be exempt from the H1b Lottery. Many Sponsoring Hospitals are non profits, affiliated with Universities and thus making them Exempt from the H1b quota!

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H-1B Transfer to an LLC started by my Sister

No you cannot. The Immigration Service via the Dept of Labor will not allow you to have a close family member sponsor you for a Green Card via labor certification. This relationship will create an issue of proving that you allowed adequate availability to U.S workers who must be allowed opportunity to apply for the available job.

Illegal Imigration

You can apply for a work permit along wiht your Adjustment application. Howevr, if you entered the U.S Illegaly, you are ineligible ot file adjustment (and work permit). Unless your petion was filed prior to April 2001, then you may be grandfathered under a law that does allow adjustment.

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Immigration - N400 Naturalization question

All marriages must be included on the N-400.

Resign on L1B Visa?

The process on how to resign is going to be specific to your company. From an immigration view, once you are no longer an employee of the company you will then be no longer in your L-1B status. It would be best to leave the U.S prior to resigning if it is possible.

Can i sponsor someone else if i have already sponsored somone?

Yes, Absolutely. As long as you have an available position for the applicant and you can show that your business can support the additional salary you will be able to apply. Keep in mind, depending on the employment based category, you will likely need to obtain approval from the Dept. of Labor prior to applying with USCIS.

Can you marry a U.S. citizen when you are in the U.S. legally with an I-20 but have an expired visa?

Yes. Once you are married, you can file an applicaiton for your husband's Green Card AND work permit concurrently. The fact that he has fallen out of status will NOT bar his eligibility to receive either of these two benefits.