Loss of Status (L2 or H4)

I'm having a hard time following the fact scenario, sorry, probably just me. Look, in general terms if your H-4 or L-2 or whatever non-immigrant...

So, your parents were married while you were under 18? Your stepfather was a US citizen when they got married? If this is the case you are an...

How long will filing take?

If you are under 21 and not married than you are considered a "child" under immigration law, and you fall into a special status called "immediate...

Stipends earned in graduate school are over poverty level, but no FICA is paid. Can this be counted to meet 40 quarters of SSA?

Check with the SSA website. Usually for SSA to issue quarters credit you must pay taxes. So perhaps not but not sure. This is more of a SSA...

From J-1 to H1B.

Not cap exempt. Need to wait until April1, 2013 to apply (have package ready and mailed out) on this date. And start date on H-1B is October 1,...

The I-797 Notice of Action is different than the I-94. Usually he F-1 USCIS officer will stamp the original I-94 you sent in with your request for...

F1 to H4 and back to F1

You can attend classes on an H-4. If you want to change to F-1 you will need to have the I-20 issued as you stated but also the COS filed with...

Can a EAD card be obtained through employment even if priority dates are not current?

I am not aware of this policy. EAD'S are issued as an interim step after filing the I-485 green card application and before its approved. So, when...

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Do you send "Premium processing" papers along with the RFE response or separate envelope?

There is a separate address for the Premium Processing unit. see www.uscis.gov

H1B employer is changing structure. Payroll will change. What do I do?

I think its safe to file an amendment with USCIS since the job description is the same, but since the Federal Tax ID number is changing, the...