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Can I start a new visa with a new company while my O-1 extension with my current job is still processing?
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Answered on May 30, 2018
Company A cannot file a new O-1 petition for you without evidence that you are currently in valid O-1 status with Company B, so you will need to...
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Can we work from home on H1B visa? Office and home locations are in same state but zip code is different
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Answered on May 30, 2018
It is not the zip code that matters, it's whether that zip code is within the same state and same Metropolitan Statistical Area - If your home...
Can I retain my son's old priority date and if so, Do I have to file new petition before his mother immigrates?
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Answered on May 28, 2018
You do have to file a new I-130 petition for your son, and cannot retain the priority date from your petition for his mother. He is not going to be...
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Me with my husband will be in USA with J1 Visa, can he apply for an adjustment of status too (If i was selected for DV-2019) ?
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Answered on May 28, 2018
This depends a lot on what type of J-1/J-2 visas you have, your country of nationality, and whether you are subject to the two-year foreign...
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Should my wife travel to our home country while our asylum case is pending and get visa renewal?
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Answered on May 27, 2018
Absolutely not, particularly if the asylum application is based on membership in a particular social group subject to persecution. A pending asylum...
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If you are allowed in the country on a Visa but have an expired green card for years can i still be renewed when in the States?
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Answered on May 27, 2018
In general, Lawful Permanent Resident status is abandoned by operation of law when the person stays outside the United States for a year or more...
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Is it possible to apply for O-1B or EB-1 visas and have it approved in a current B1/B2 visa and go the interview within the US?
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Answered on May 27, 2018
There is no such thing as having a visa stamp issued in the United States - a machine readable visa valid for foreign travel and readmission at a...
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How can i stamp the valid US visa from my old passport to new one?
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Answered on May 27, 2018
A) You cannot move the visa stamp from one passport to another, you can only travel with both passports, and present the new, valid passport along...
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Last action rule- HI -->H4 EAD and Back to H1?
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Answered on May 27, 2018
HR is correct, and your status is now H-1B, and since this Administration has clearly expressed an intent to get rid of H4 EADs, you are better off...
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File green card and citizenship at the same time?
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Answered on May 27, 2018
No, you must be a green card holder for at least 4 years and 9 months before you will become eligible to apply for naturalization to US...