Permanent Residence based on Common Law Marriage

The USCIS is a federal agency and cannot be expected to know marriage laws applicable in various jurisdictions. In addition to copy of your...

Travel Parole for vacation for parents

Your parents must wait for advance parole document (in many cases the AP document is now a combined EAD/AP card) to be issued prior to traveling...

I-485, I-130 and I-864 fees for both parents filing together

You cannot combine the paperwork or the fees. It is best to mail in a separate package to avoid mixup at the USCIS. Each envelope will have one...

Changing from F2 from F1, can I join classes after I get the receipt from USCIS, though the total process takes 3-6 months time

If the school is OK with it, you can join prior to approval of the pending change of status application. The decision maker is the DSO at the...

Filing I-130 and I-485 on last days of I-94 with a pending I-539 extending B2

Your parents are legal and in a period of authorized stay as the immigrant petition and adjustment of status package was filed by a U.S. citizen...

Working on H1 for multiple employers

You can work for both, and neither employer will be aware from the USCIS about the existence of the other H1B employer. However, you must work...

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I have a pending COS case (Tourist Visa to F1) and my US Visa is still valid to September '14. Can I travel to Puerto Rico?

You can travel to Puerto Rico with a pending COS appliciation. However, be sure that it is a direct flight that does not stop somewhere between the...

For the affadavit of support can I use life insuranace as an asset?

I agree with my colleagues that this particular asset is troublesome. Certainly liquid assets will never be a problem, and there is even a...

Issues with transfer of H1 to new employers

Multiple companies can file an H1B petition for you. From your perspective, you will be maintaining H1B status if you are employed by at least one...

Porting from Eb2 to eb3 and changing employer

No, the I-140 can be filed only with the facts presented on the certified PERM. The employer should file the I-140 anyway after spending so much on...