H-1B start date after grace period
You can wait for your petition to be approved before starting work, and you can legally begin your employment on November 2 (or later). Because...
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You can wait for your petition to be approved before starting work, and you can legally begin your employment on November 2 (or later). Because...
You can file Form I-539 now with your current passport and submit your new passport details later through your online account once it is issued.
To safely navigate your H1B transfer and join Company B without a B2 bridge, your current strategy of leveraging Company A's timeline is actually a...
The new September 18, 2026, USCIS public charge guidance applies primarily to applications for adjustment of status (Form I-485) filed inside the...
You can transfer your H-1B to a new employer while an I-140 is in progress, but you cannot port a priority date from an I-140 that has not yet been...
8 CFR §214.2(f)(10)(ii)(C)(3) does not permit a 24-month STEM OPT extension if your current authorized post-completion OPT is tied to a non-degree...
8 CFR § 214.2(f)(10)(ii)(C)(3) permits a student whose current post-completion OPT is based on a non-degree ("Other") program to obtain a STEM OPT...
You can file your Form I-765 under category (c)(8) on September 28, 2026, as your 150-day calculation from May 1 is correct. For more...
Graduation certificates and transcripts are not a mandatory requirement to apply for asylum. Please see...
Nonimmigrant waivers allow persons to come to the US in temporary visa categories and waives most grounds of inadmissibility including unlawful...