H1B Amendment rule 2015

You are right to be concerned. There may be a risk on your admission. Unfortunately, I cannot answer your question. It depends upon the H1B...

I140 approved today. Want to change employer

Your new employer may use your prior employer's approved I-140 as a basis to request H-1B validity for 3 years unless and until your prior employer...

H1B premium transfer as per new rule

You may file H1B transfer with premium processing. USCIS will continue to premium process H-1B extension of stay petitions filed with Form...

If my wife is in L1 visa, can I legally work in US? If yes, How long do we need to be married so that I can be eligible to work?

Dear L2, you just need to be married to the L1 (no length of time) and have evidence of marriage to apply for the L2 visa. When you arrive in the...

Applying for H4 while green card application pending

You cannot change status to H4 in the US because you are not in a nonimmigrant status to change from. It is a subtle point your attorney may not...

Having a valid H1 Visa stamp, can I move in to the US with my Amendment / Transfer petition in pending status?

You may enter the US with a valid passport, current H1B visa, and I-797 Receipt Notice. of your new employer. I would make sure the employer...

In theory your wife could present your current I-979 approval notice for stamping. However, if your wife goes for stamping while your H1B transfer...

Cap-exempt H1B filing if a H1B was already approved

You need the I-797 Approval Notice from the H1B cap subject petition. You will also need such other documentation to show you are in status. You...

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I, a US Citizen, filed a visa petition for my husband and the Priority Date is July 2003. Is it possible to still pursue it?

I-130 don't typically expire except in the context of consular processing. We have filed really old I-130's with AOS because for some the...

The USCIS Receipt Notice will not reference the final priority date. Even if the prior I-140 priority date is not listed on the most recent I-140...