Can Please confirm whether a new LCA is actually required for COS from H4 to H1 B?
In this instance no new LCA is required — the original certified LCA remains fully usable for this filing because it attests to the job opportunity...
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In this instance no new LCA is required — the original certified LCA remains fully usable for this filing because it attests to the job opportunity...
Correct. You are now in the zone where a mandamus/APA action is reasonable to seriously prepare, and arguably to file. 11 months of total silence...
The new employer's petition is not bound by the Sept 2027 end date on your prior approval: it can request its own validity period (typically up to...
Your address is legally "changed" for USCIS purposes once you actually take up residence at the new location — not when you're staying temporarily...
You can request a congressional inquiry now since your I-539 has been pending well over a year, but be aware the October 2024 DV arrest is very...
Once you're granted adjustment of status, USCIS will mail you a written approval notice (Form I‑797) first, and your physical green card (Form...
Yes, you can pursue cap-exempt H-1B while your F2A petition is pending: a pending I-130/immigrant intent does not disqualify you from H-1B because...
Consular processing is very likely your faster path to work authorization. The I-539 NOID response has no fixed decision clock and, because a NOID...
Basic research indicates that current processing times for a bundled H‑4 change of status + H‑4 EAD (I‑539 + I‑765(c)(26)) run roughly 3–8 months...
Yes: as a Fulbright grantee with a pending political-asylum claim, you very likely qualify for a Section 212(e) waiver on the persecution ground...