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I am creating this post to benefit all.
Also this case is about my friend.
He shared all this information with me.

This is a Pittsburgh PA based case, YMMV.

My friend who has an approved labor/i140 and also a pending i485, received a news that his father was ill in India. He wanted to fly to India right away but his AP had expired. Here is what our Internal Immigration lawyer suggested him....

"You must go to the district office to screen and make a determination as to whether your situation is a qualifying emergency. They are responsible for accepting and processing the I-131 in emergency situations. Here is a link to the address and appointment procedure for the Pittsburgh office. https://egov.uscis.gov/crisgwi/go?action=offices.detail&office=PIT&OfficeLocator.office_type=LO&OfficeLocator.zipcode=15220 You should take a completed I-131, $305 filing fee, 2 passport photos, passport (and copy), I-94 copy and evidence of your father�s situation. Remember that you have to prove that this is a medical emergency."

So he took an Infopass appointment, which he got for the very next day! He then visited the Pittsburgh local office (which is normally not so busy) with a completed i-131, photos, fees, passport, copy of passport, i-94 and a FAX proof from India Doctors which explained his fathers situation.

An interview took place, where they asked expected questions and then an Internal Director approved. He was told to wait for 1 hour and he was handed 2 copies of temporary Advance Parole which is valid for 4 months.

I myself was wondering if one can get emergency advance parole and this example shows that if you show all the proof and go to a local office they will help you as much as possible and also give you an AP within 1-2 hours.

(The only bad thing is, my friend will have to spend $305 again for an approval which lasts for 1 or 2 years)

Hope this helps you all.

thanks for sharing your experience

In our FP - they circled only 485 and we got an lud on 485 ...nothing changed on 765. waiting for the 90 days to schedule an infopass

For EB3 case, after receiving the approval for I 140, I know that we have to wait till DOL Proiority Date is current to be able to file for I485.

If we decide to receive the green card in any consulars overseas, can we just go ahead and file the I485 after getting the I140 approval? (without waiting for PD to be current):

I am sorry to put it to you this way...............

but you are deep inside in a hopeless tunnel and you have delusions that there may be a hole you can escape through. Nope.

Moderator, Please close this thread. There is enough info. on the forums, no need to be so selfish.

I-140 Premium processing upgrade receipt number

Dear firends.,
My lawayer upgraded to premium processing for I-140 on June 20th,2007. Will I get a new receipt number or should I keep checking the status for the original I-140 receipt number
Please advise

Thanks
I'm in same boat, upgraded to PP on June 1. your new status of I140 will be "We received request for PP". usually they update the online status on friday night. Expect an RFE early next week, they just want more time, so they send some non-sense RFE. RFE resets the 15 day clock.

i don't care anyway :lol:

Kirupa looks good as a priest :beer:


one day I'll understand these references.


until then I'll admit to being a complete and udder Nooooooob :trout:

Hello Friends,

My AP is expired on December 9th 2008. I would like to renew my AP. Could you please provide the details on how to renew my AP? or Does it come as a new process instead of renewal?

Thanks

How can you change jobs if you have not filed for I485 and it has not been pending for >6months?
If you change jobs you will have to start green card process again.
If you stay with your current company, and if PD becomes current in summer, they can file for 1485 and then once your i485 is pending for >6 months you can try to change jobs using AC21.

Gurus step in and correct me if I am wrong.

All reliance on my opinion is at your own risk.

Good luck.

Hi,
My current visa status is H4. As i cannot work on this visa, I am interested in doing an Unpaid Internship. Please clarify whether I can do so on an H4 visa.
I'm trying to secure the internship in a nonprofit organisation. Will there be an exception for them, in case it's not allowed otherwise?

Thanks a tonne!!!

An L-1 work visa is issued to an executive of a company that has worked with his/her company outside of the USA for at least one year. Dependents receive L-2 visas and a spouse can apply for an EAD. Trouble is, if the exec is laid off, all of the dependant visas immediately expire and both the exec and his/her spouse must leave the USA!

Any ideas how to alleviate this issue? Getting a H1B visa is impractical since they are so scarce.

Also in this case, is the exec's employer liable for relocation expenses?

I had applied for my H1B extn and got an RFE. Lawyers replied to it and its almost 7 weeks now, haven't got any reply.

Is this a usual timeframe? how long will it usually take for USCIS to take any action on the RFE's after the reply was sent with all appropriate documents?

Hi Raj Kumar,
I am completing my 9 years on H1B and my H1B is expiring. I have applied for the H1B extenstion since my I485 is still pending. What exactly does the RFE says....Can you please provide some details...it will be helpful....

...

Gurus,

Yesterday my lawyer received receipts for my spouse and kids (485/EAD/AP) but not for myself. Now my lawyer is insisting upon sending me the copies of the receipts and do not want to send me the originals. With respect to that I have following questions:

1) Is that o.k having copies only or we should have originals? If we do not
have originals what bad may happen?

2) Either my lawyer or I have not received any of my receipts but we
received all receipts of my family. Is this normal? How long should we wait
for my receipts before contacting USCIS? By the way USCIS already gave
me my all numbers for teh receipts and according to USCIS my receipts
already mailed on Sept 14th. What would be advisable action for me in
this case?

3) None of the receipts of my family contain Priority Date. PD field is blank on all receipts. Is this O.K.?

Thanks.

- BharatPremi

I am sorry to ask...If H1B doesn't have I-94 attatched to it and it was approved when my friend was in india, he can work on L1. My question is, if he moves out of country and get H1B stamped, can he work on L1?

hi,

Can I work for my current employer on H1B and also take up some part time job to work for some other employer on EAD? In doing so, are there any risks involved with respect to Green Card?. Please suggest regarding this.

thanks,
chethan

Hi,

I am also in same situation.

NSC,
E-filed EAD/AP on 6/26

NO FP

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Hi all,

Need your advise. I have an approved PERM Labor (2006)
Also filed for I-485 in July 2007, got EAD, AP.

Lately i noticed that my Date Of Birth is incorrect in page 5 of ETA 9089 Labor Form. This error is in section J Alien Information.

How should i correct it? Please advise.

I applied RIR (labor) as Programer Analyst (030.162-014), But my labor certified copy it say job code as 030.062-010 (Software Engineer).

which code should i follow for future reference like AC21?

thanks
achu.

anyone know????

Hello,

I spoke to my lawyer today and she made it very clear that it is ILLEGAL to file more than one I-485 for one applicant (from 2 diff companies). USCIS will immediately ask you to make a choice.

THought I should share this information