Unfortunately yes, the format you propose is likely to draw an RFE and carries real denial risk, and a DSO letter probably won’t cure it. Switching...

The period of authorized stay starts on the date USCIS receives your online filing, which is 10/29 or possibly 10/30. It does not start when the...

A pending STEM OPT application should not cost you F-1 status, and you should submit the validation as soon as USCIS approves, even if that is...

You can join B on Nov. 30 without a status problem if you stay employed at C through Nov. 29. If you leave C earlier, you risk a gap, because the...

Parole satisfies the “paroled” requirement of INA 245(a), and as the spouse of a U.S. citizen you are exempt from the status-based bars, therefore...

At most you have one to two days of unlawful presence, and arguably none. As an "immediate relative" of a USC adjusting under INA 245(a) who never...

There is no six-month deadline for a change of status. Your employer is right that it can file any time while you hold valid F-1 STEM OPT status,...

Yes, a new employer can file now, and you can start working for them as soon as USCIS receives the petition, without waiting for approval. Your...

Search for him in ICE’s online detainee locator at locator.ice.gov with his A-Number (the 9-digit number on his immigration papers) and country of...

This isn’t racist. Immigration agencies routinely ask for passports (or copies of the photo page) to confirm identity and family relationships, and...