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Does anybody have idea or experience how long it takes for USCIS to make desicion about I-485 expedition (pending for 2.8 years now)?
My hospital sent expedition request to TSC about 3 months ago, there is no replay yet.
I'll appreciate any advice/information.

It takes forever unless you file a lawsuit.
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Hello,

I am one of those cases where no one can get my name right. This time my visa stamp has an FNU against my first name.

I have a valid SSN, valid California DL and a valid California marriage certificate. The I-797 is not a blanket petition. It has my name as I wish it to be. I used my I-797 to get my DL couple of years back.

The question is, will the FNU create any problems at the port of entry? Will it create problems when I renew my H1-B later this year?

How would I enter my name on the I-94? As on the petition or as on the visa?

Thank you in advance.
i had the same issue on my visa. There were no problems at port of entry. Also, i used my real first name in every subsequent form in the US (i94, gc application etc), and have not faced any problems...good luck!

I read in murthy.com that premium processing is not eligible for Substitution Labors for EB3 category.
Can anyone of you please clarify, if EB2 substitution labor is eligible to file under premium process

Dear Sir/Madam,

I married to a US citizen and got conditional permanent residency which is subject to be removed after 2 years. I have been a student at a university, and while an application for permanent residency I had to show/combine my income (student teaching/research assistantship) in I-864 because my spouse's income was not sufficient to sponsor me. In form I-864 instructions it says, "Intending immigrant is your spouse, his/her income can be used to combine with your income if his/her income will continue from the same source after receiving lawful permanent residency." Now, my question is that I have an offer of admission from other school, and this new school will pay me student teaching/research assistantship, can I leave my current school and join the new one? If not, how long I have to wait in order to have right to change my school?

Secondly, can my spouse leave her job and sit idle? I ask this because my spouse sponsored me in I-864, and I wonder until when she is supposed to continue her current job!

Please advise me your best to help me with my doubts. I will be obliged!

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Hi,

Thanks very much for taking up my question ,

I got my visa from employer X in the year 2003 and travelled to US in jan 2004 immigration officials denied my port of entry saying employer X is non-existent and cancelled my visa and told to with draw my application and they have written 212(a)(c)(i)(i) on my passport.I went back to my home country and worked over there for 3 yrs. After sometime i got an offer from some employer Y,they have filed for my H1B and approved.
When i went for visa to US Consulate visa officer told me that am ineligible for the H1B visa. I have explained them what exactly happened in 2004.
VisaOfficer has asked to appeal for waiver using the form I-601,after my appeal to the USCIS, consulate has given the visa.I came to US in 2007 and working for same employer B .I applied for extension under the same employer B,got an RFE asking to submit aggrement b/w the client and the vendor,the requested documents are sent. After that USCIS sent NOID(Notice of Intent to Deny),gave the reason as :

In January 2004 the beneficiay applied for admission as an H1 B Worker for company X.Under oath the beneficiary stated he never signed a contract with the petitioning company X,the petition company was found not to exist. Therefore, the beneficiary was found inadmissible under 212(A)(6)(C)(I) and 212(A)(7)(A)(I)(I) and permanently ineligible for the H1 Classification.
USCIS has again came back with the same issue of my previous H1 B.
I have been in US from 2007 June with employer Y ,after going through all the process in the year 2007 USCIS has issued my visa.

Please advice me on this, any help fully appreciated.

Thank you again for your anticipated cooperation in this matter.

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Hello All,

I have my EAD as does my wife. We are still on valid H1s (until 2009) and I have no plans to change my employer. We also received our travel documents. The question I have, and need your input on is can my wife travel (to India) and back on her H4 (even though we've filed for adjustment of status) or does she have to use her Advance Parole to do so?

I apologise if this question's been asked before and thank you in advance for your answers. Please email the same to me at skakodker@hotmail.com if you feel that is more convenient.

Best regards,

Sunil

well if there's a way for you to get your approved labor certification doc, or even the copy of the filed labor application; then definitely get it.

The labor app has the exact job description too. So if you do use portability (ac-21) it'll help to match it with the job specs of the new position.

good luck.

Hi All,

I used the AR-11 form for the change of my address. I did it online. Also, while changing there is an option to change the address for any pending petition. In my case it is the I-485, which I changed.
My question is, how to verify if the address has actually changed in the system at USCIS. I checked my case status online and did not see any LUD's.

Please let me know if anyone of you have done the change of address and share your experience.

Thanks!!!
Call the 1-800 number and navigate to an rep via the POJ method.. You can verify you address with them.

Date is July 20 i.e today

I picked from USCIS press release links and first link is todays.

Now if you agree it is todays release, then when do you expect July 2 - 17 receipts ?

Hello,

I am in my 6th year H1B which is getting expired on Feb 20th 2007. My I140 is approved couple of months back. My employer has applied for the H1B Extension for 3 years on Jan 8th. According to the current status, I will not get my H1B extension papers until March 2007.

My work contract with the client is getting over by Feb 28 and the chances of extension are almost zero. Since my relation with my employer is on a contractual basis, any thing can happen once my work contract is over.

Question 1:

How does it work if I loose the job before the approval of my H1B (I will have the receipt notice) and also I have to change the employer at the same time?
Can some one let me know about this?

Question 2:

Due to the above confusion, I am debating with me, should I file the H1B extension in premium process or not?
The reason for this thought is, if I loose the job I have to search only for the job and need not to worry about the legalities. I simply have to transfer the H1B to the new employer.

What about the expert�s opinion on this?

Any advices on this would be much appreciated.

Mine is at Nebraska

My I-140 is also pending in Nebraska, I am also in EB-3 category with labor PD 02/20/2007. Your labor PD is 03/2007 and hence it is surprising! I saw an approval for one EB-3 filed in April 2007 in but his PD is 2002.

I do not see any LUD these days in my pending I-140 and I-485. There was a soft LUD in my wife's I-765 (EAD already approved and received) about a month back.

Please keep us updated.

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You would need to take an updated affidavit of support and you latest tax returns if you have filed for any dependents and they have been called for the interview also. Would be useful for you to take the I-140 approval with you. All your original certificates, including birth and marriage, employment letter, W-2's, medicals if the ones that you submitted have expired, you need to follow the list of documents as per the interview letter. If your spouse has been called for the interview you would need to take joint documents and photographs to show that it is a bona fide marriage.

Hi,

What is the last day for filling H1B? (assuming cap of 65,000 is not reached)

To be specific, can it be filled after 30th sept, 2009?

Thanks!

I am assuming you are talking about a new H1 that is subject to the 2009 - 2010 cap of 65K. You can file it anytime as long as H1 numbers are available. You can even file for a H1 in Sept. 2010 (that is subject to the 2009 - 2010 cap) if a visa number is available from the 2009 - 2010 quota (not sure if your job has to start before Oct. 2010 to qualify for a H1 subject to the 2009 - 2010 cap though).

Hi,

Have a question on EAD/H1b. I am joining a new company using AC21 and EAD. Lets say after few months if INS denies my GC application then will I be able to transfer my h1b. Basically I got the info that I can re-capture my unused period of H1b out of 6 years. Is that true ?

Thanks.

I don't know if the following information is applicable if the GC is denied.

Last year, my friend started working on an EAD (after his H-1B visa expired). Unfortunately, he did not get his renewal EAD in hand before the expiry of the current EAD, so the lawyer submitted a H-1B petition to use the unused portion (India vacations for him, but basically any time when you were outside the US) from his old H-1B so my friend could continue working. If I remember well, it was applied under Premium Processing, but I know for sure that it definitely came through. But so did his EAD card...on the day his current EAD expired.

Again, I want to reiterate that I don't know how the above scenario plays out if the GC is denied, so do check with a lawyer.

Regards,
Jayant

Even I am very worried about the same as my filling for H1 extn is going to come soon and due to the recent denials, I am very worried. I don't have EAD also with me and my priority date is very late. I heard about 3 cases where H1 extn is denied.
If anyone knows more details about it, please let us know.

i'm sorry but what is up with people just making stamps of applications? explain to me why....