Although the spouse in H4 status signs the application to extend H4 status, documentary evidence of the principal applicant's maintenance of H1B...

Can my wife work on L2 EAD if go to other country for 6 months assignment

If you are absent from your U.S. employment for such an extended period of time, your wife cannot remain legally in the U.S. in L2 status, let...

There is no grace period to remain in the U.S. if USCIS denies an H1B extension petition after I-94 has expired. The denial is effective...

Please clarify on two employment work visas L-1 & H-1B, can this both be active?

An individual can hold only one nonimmigrant status at any particular point in time, generally determined by the "last action" taken on a petition...

When is the best time to apply for H1B if cap exempt ?

An H1B cap exempt petition can be filed anytime (the standard start date of October 01 does not apply for cap-exempt petitions) requesting...

I want to open a IT services company and sponsor new cap H1B for my first employee? What are the requirements & legal costs?

The company must be a legal entity (name and address of company is required) at time of the new H1B electronic registration process effective...

Can I stay in US even though my I 539 h4 has been denied but still another i539 extension is pending with USCIS .?

More information is needed as to why the first I-539 was denied when the general rule is that H4 status is not dependent upon H1B employment of the...

If my previous approved H1 of former job is revoked, does it affect my current legal status negatively?

Since the H1B transfer petition was filed while still in H1B status (or within the discretionary 60 day grace period in certain circumstances),...

When can I get the permanent green card for the wife of a naturalized person who got the temporary card two months ago?

She can apply for naturalization 3 years from the "resident since" date stated on her green card if during this time you have been a U.S. citizen...

Can my wife continue her degree while I go get h1b stamp without applying for a new petition for her?

She is not maintaining H4 status if you are not maintaining H1B status. Moreover, there is no grace period if her I-94 has expired and there is no...