My Form I-485 (Adjustment of Status) is currently pending (I have the I-797 receipt notice),
Yes, it is legally permissible to fly commercially within the U.S. with a pending Form I-485, but the overall safety of doing so depends entirely...
Los Angeles, CA
Immigration Lawyer at Los Angeles, CA
Practice Areas: Immigration, Asylum
Yes, it is legally permissible to fly commercially within the U.S. with a pending Form I-485, but the overall safety of doing so depends entirely...
Your Form I-485 application depends entirely on your marriage being real at the time you filed, meaning infidelity or pregnancy by another person...
To keep working or fix your status, your main options are checking the Asylum EAD clock, applying for a work permit renewal if your case is active...
To transition seamlessly from F-1 STEM OPT to H-4 with an Employment Authorization Document (EAD) while minimizing your career gap, your absolute...
If your Form I-131 re-entry permit is delayed, you can monitor general processing time frames, track your physical presence limits, or submit a...
The new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) final rule taking effect on September 15, 2026, prohibits students from pursuing another U.S. degree...
No, entering an effective start date that is 30 days before your program start date on Form I-539 will generally not cause major problems, because...
Yes, you can legally remain in the U.S. while a change of status is pending, but mailing it on the very last day creates a dangerous status gap...
An official Department of State (DOS) Advisory Opinion is usually unnecessary when your initial DS-2019 and J-1 visa explicitly state "not subject"...
Yes, you can legally submit requests or petition for a reduction in supervision, but ICE Enforcement and Operations (ERO) holds absolute...