Approved i-140 to take up by new employer but from India

Only the priority date of I-140 approval can be ported, and if revoked even that may or may not be possible (more information is needed). Thus, the...

H1B transfer withdraw by new employer, do i have grace period?

The 60 day grace period starts from employment termination with old employer, unfortunately, and cannot be extended. It is available only once per...

If my employment-based green card filing is denied due to lack of special skills, does it hurt future chances?

A PERM application is supposed to be approved or denied on its merits. An employer can only have one PERM application for an employee pending at a...

What happens to H1B/H4EAD status, if H1B is gets approved, before withrawal request received

If H1B is approved granting change of status prior to the employer's withdrawal request, then the last action is H1B approval granting extension of...

As you are aware, I-140 in EB2 with NIW cannot be filed through premium processing. I-140 petition must either be pending for one year, or...

Can I do a Change of Status from L1 to H1B in 2018, even if I had opted for Consular Processing in my 2017 approved H1B pettion?

The employer can file its H1B petition requesting change of status (after already having filed an H1B petition under consular processing as per...

If H1B petition was approved as "change of status" effective October 01 you should be covered under cap gap if you had unexpired OPT at time of...

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Can I study while on a bridging visa?

Although authorized to be in the U.S. with a pending change of status from H4 to F1 application, you must wait untll granted F1 status to resume...

Since the I-140 was revoked by the employer prior to the effective date (January 17, 2017) of the Retention of High Skilled Workers Act, the I-140...

Yes, all 3 applications (H1B, H4, and EAD) can be bundled together with the H1B filed through premium processing. In most cases, the USCIS will...