A change of status (COS) from J-1 to F-1 filed inside the U.S. with USCIS currently takes roughly 6 to 12 months, though times vary, can be even as...

Yes, on these facts you do qualify for Automatic Visa Revalidation (AVR). A trip of under 30 days solely to Canada, returning directly by air with...

A joint sponsor's I-864 obligation has no expiration date: it ends only when you either naturalize, earn 40 work quarters ( give or take 10...

Yes, marrying an LPR makes you eligible for a Green Card in the F-2A category. The great news is that F-2A is currently "Current" on the Dates for...

But of course. Filing your EB-2 NIW I-140 and I-485 concurrently does not waive your ability to request premium processing later. With the filing...

H-1B transfer and PERM are separate processes. Your new employer can file an H-1B transfer at any time regardless of PERM status, and you can start...

If you missed your immigration court hearing while you were outside the U.S., there is a significant risk that the Immigration Judge issued an in...

No official USCIS data exists specifically for COS-to-B2-then-back-to-H1B approval/RFE rates: this exact fact pattern isn't separately tracked. ...

There's no form to "add" a spouse post-approval: the spouse becomes a derivative automatically when she files her own I-485 or DS-260, supported by...

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Interesting. I expected some thing of this magnitude when it comes to the "...stans" for quite some time now, and it finally seems to be taking...