L2 EAD to H1 B COS

Your employer will file its H1B petition requesting change of status on Form I-129. The beneficiary's signature is not applicable. I-539 is not...

Try to have Employer B file an H1B petition requesting extension of status. It is prudent to maintain nonimmigrant status even though you can be...

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H1B stamped in Nov'07 expired Aug'10 but never traveled. Am I still eligible for cap exempt H1 now six years after stamping?

It has been 6+ years since you were counted in the visa cap. Thus, the employer's H1B petition will be subject to the visa cap unless filed by a...

H4 to H1 conversion

There is no "conversion" in the USCIS vocabulary. The employer must file its H1B petition for you. The cap-subject H1B petition will be filed at...

By H1b employer want me work in new location under them. New LCA has been filed. Can Work there before I get my new LCA?

The electronic or hard-copy LCA notice requirements must be met. The notice must be posted on or within 30 days before the filing date. Each notice...

I filed i-539 of COS to H4 and New H1b simultaneously and before H1b approved H4 approved so do I continue my job?

Due to the "last action" rule, you are currently in H4 status and thus unauthorized to work. When employer B's H1B petition is approved granting...

1. Can the new employer file a new H1B application? Will it cancel the appeal motion?

Any employer can file an H1B petition for you, even the employer whose appeal is currently pending with the USCIS. The filing date would be the...

Can a petitioner file L1A using a foreign company which is not functioning for last 6 yrs? does USCIS not do background check?

The USCIS is the victim of fraud, and if the main defense in a criminal proceeding is that the USCIS did not do its due diligence, the defense...

The H4 visa was granted to the dependent spouse to enable her to join the principal spouse in the U.S. This is not a traditional...

Re-Use of old H-1B possible?

Since your H1B petition was selected in the visa cap in the past 6 years, another company can file a cap-exempt H1B petition for you. However,...