My green card application is pending. My B2 status is valid for 2 more months. Can I travel outside the US for a few days?

If you leave the US before Advance Parole is granted, you will abandon your I-485 application and no longer have a pending green card case, and you...

F1 to H1b Change of status denied

Chances of success on the MTR are very slim, but as Mr. Berman has noted, applying for the visa in your home country raises the possibility of...

Since the RFE & denial rates in these case types are much higher than they have been in prior years, if the I-140 that is "ready to file" will be...

What next after AOS Interview?

Yes, sadly long delays after even a successful Adjustment of Status interview are now more the norm than the exception, and USCIS can take as long...

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If you are a US citizen, and you lived in the US for at least 5 years after you reached age 14, then your children born abroad are definitely US...

I am on L1-A visa. My employer is filing my green card. My spouse is on H1-B visa. Will it impact her ability to continue work

A) Your question is unclear as to whether your employer is just about to file an I-140 immigrant visa petition on your behalf, or whether they...

Clinical J1 waiver to O1 transfer, how soon after completion of waiver? Does it have any consequences on family based GC after?

Once your contractual 3-year obligation to the J-1 waiver sponsor concludes, then you can transfer to a different employer based on an O-1 petition...

If my friend has had a work visa for 15 years and is now enrolled in nursing school, can she now apply for a green card?

It depends on what basis- if she’s married to a US citizen, she can apply now; if she wants to immigrate on the basis of employment, she needs to...

Can I file I-130 and I-485 together for my sibling who is on H4-EAD and has valid H1 Visa.

No. This is more than a “detail,” it’s about understanding the difference between a visa category in which an immigrant visa is immediately...

It’s very different. The key difference is, a green card case based on marriage to a US citizen is in the Immediate Relative immigrant visa...