H4 - Extension of stay

Your visa expiration date is not important. Your I-94 expiration controls here. And yes you must wait until extension is approved or denied. By...

If my priority date is 31-8- 2007 when I get visa F2B catagory can my kids get visa to go with me their age now 21 and 23 ?

You need to look at the petition approval date and petition filing dates and then deduct the time it took the CIS to approve it and then you have...

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Does a tax evasion lawsuit in my country hinders my Green card process?

Not really. But if you are convicted you must disclose the fact in your application and explain but since it is a foreign conviction CIS may...

L1-b visa expired. I-94 expires may 2015. If l 1 visa extension denied, can we stay legally till I 94 expiry or leave USA ?

Since you are already here visa is no longer operative and I-94 dates controls. So you can stay until 2015 if you remain employed by the...

Your Current Case Status for Form I130, IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN

Depending on which category you were petitioned for it can take between 4 months to several years before a decision is made.

Can I make a foreign trip and return while I-130/I-485/I-131 are pending?

No you can not. You must wait until you receive your advance parole before making any trip outside of the US or you will risk abandoning your...

If I only used 9 months of H1B and then left US for more than a year, does a new employer need to apply for new H1B or transfer?

Your employee is correct and they need to do a new h petition for you.

Remaining H1b years

Since you have been out for more than a year the new h is good for a new six years period from 2012.

Visa time limit

You must leave and stay out for at least a year before you can come back.

Voter registration info

You already admitted to it. Now you may face a charge of false claim of US citizenship which is a felony and ground for deportation without a waiver.