I am currently on my H1B status & came to USA on F1 Visa. My current H1B visa is expiring in Jan 2014 & I got my visa extended.

If you obtained your degree from India based on which you qualified for H-1B, you should apply in home country.

Best time to visit under B2 visa

Depends on the purpose of your trip.

Can I apply for student visa?

You can always apply however it will be difficult to meet the burden of proof towards non immigrant intent required for F-1. You will have to show...

Can we travel before Citizenship?

I agree with my colleagues. Also, while on LPR do not take extended trips abroad as you may not meet the continuous and other requirements towards...

Approved H1B Stamping in Mumbai, India

Yes, sometime files are held up for background checks.

Any way to help a friend in Uganda get a visa for a visit? He has been repeatedly turned down for arbitrary reasons.

Visa to visit the U.S. is discretionary. The burden is on your friend to show that he will timely return back to his home country after a brief...

In most cases the approval comes on a form I-797 without reasons for COS denial. Do you have a copy of the denial? I would take it to an attorney...

She will use AP to travel to the U.S.

I did the biometrics for my N400 naturalization on 4/22/13. It has been 7 months since and I have not heard back from the USCIS.

Yes, sometimes a file gets held up for name and background checks.

Receiving temporary I-551 stamp on my daughter's passport in Jun, based on I-181. but haven't received greencard yet

Seek an Infopass appointment to talk to an IO about the status of her case.