Filing seperate I 485s in different categories. Is it advisable? Already filed 1
Yes, you can file a second, independent I-485 under the immediate-relative category once your child turns 21, while the U-derivative I-485 remains...
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Yes, you can file a second, independent I-485 under the immediate-relative category once your child turns 21, while the U-derivative I-485 remains...
Your wife has approximately 5 years of H-1B eligibility remaining out of the 6-year statutory maximum, since she only used ~1 year before switching...
No, there's no automatic USCIS/consular mechanism that notifies your husband of a new address you provide going forward — the immigrant visa...
You can continue working for your current employer under the existing, unexpired H‑1B petition. The approval of a second employer's H‑1B petition...
Surely, but the whole case turns on avoiding a "conviction" as defined by the INA and the felony grading is what makes this dangerous. "State jail...
Again, as the sponsor-petitioner, your sibling must file the I‑864 regardless of income or lack thereof: the petitioner's I‑864 is mandatory and...
As the sponsor-petitioner, your sibling must file the I‑864 regardless of income or lack thereof: the petitioner's I‑864 is mandatory and cannot be...
File something for your wife before July 18: do not rely on your pending H-1B. Her I-94 to Oct 2027 is not protective once the underlying petition...
Marriage-based adjustment from valid F-1 status remains legally available, but the May 2026 USCIS Policy Memo discretionary framework plus Syria's...
A "documentarily qualified" ("DQ") case that gets returned from NVC to USCIS normally means USCIS is reopening the underlying I-130 petition,...