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Query about H1B Visa transfer

14 years ago By Chief Editor

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I have my H1B through a consultant company in USA. I never traveled on this visa and never worked for this consultant company. Now I have a direct job offer from another employer. My new employer wants me to work for them directly instead of going through my current visa sponsor. Can I transfer my visa to my new employer and enter US on this new visa? What is required for this? And how much time shall it take?

Sure. Have the new employer apply for H-1 for you. Apply for premium processing.

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There is a limiation of 100 H-1B2 visas

14 years ago By Chief Editor

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There is a limiation of 100 H-1B2 visas, how do you know if there are any available? I have tried to contact USCIS and NVC but no help.

I am not sure of a separate quota, but remember there is also no bar to also applying for an H-1B as a specialty occupation worker. That quota is still open.

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P1 visa to green card

14 years ago By Chief Editor

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I have a P1 visa. Is there anyway to change this to a green card?

You may be able to apply for a green card if you meet the requirements of EB-1, aliens with extraordinary ability or based upon a job offer, and of course, if a family-based possibility exists

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Child of a permanent resident and I-130 approved

14 years ago By Chief Editor

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I am a child of a permanent resident and I got a I-130 approved 2003 but I was under the age and still single never been married when that was approved. Right now I posses an Employment Authorization that I have been re-applying for since 2000. Can I apply for a permanent resident?

I am assuming your priority date is not current. If that is so, you cannot get your green card until all preconditions, including the priority date being current, are met.

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DOS Travel Alert for Football World Cup in South Africa

14 years ago By Editor

South Africa

May 25, 2010

The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens traveling to or residing in South Africa to safety and security issues related to the FIFA World Cup taking place in nine cities across the country from June 11 to July 11, 2010. This travel alert expires July 31, 2010. Full information about the World Cup for American visitors is available on the U.S. Mission to South Africa's dedicated World Cup website.

USCIS Issues Revised Employment Authorization Document

14 years ago By Editor

WASHINGTON - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it has revised the Employment Authorization Document (EAD), or Form I-766, to incorporate the addition of a machine-readable zone on the back of the card..

Nonimmigrant Visa Application Fees to Increase June 4

14 years ago By Editor

Office of the Spokesman Washington, DC
May 24, 2010

On May 20, 2010, the Department of State published an interim final rule in the Federal Register to increase nonimmigrant visa application processing fees, also called the Machine-Readable Visa (MRV) fee, and Border Crossing Card (BCC) fees. The interim final rule also establishes a tiered structure with separate fees for different nonimmigrant visa categories. The new fees are scheduled to go into effect on June 4, 2010.

USCIS Transitions the Intake Function from the Service Centers to its Lockbox Network for Several Benefit Requests

14 years ago By Editor

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it will be transitioning the intake function of several more forms from the Service Centers to its Lockbox network. By centralizing form and fee intake to a Lockbox environment, USCIS will improve consistency and integrity in the intake process.

The forms scheduled for the transition:

CRS Report On Immigration Visa Issuances And Grounds for Exclusion

14 years ago By Editor

See the attached CRS report on "Immigration Visa Issuances And Grounds for Exclusion".

H-1B Advisor

14 years ago By Editor

The elaws Advisors are interactive e-tools that provide easy-to-understand information about a number of federal employment laws. Each Advisor simulates the interaction you might have with an employment law expert. It asks questions and provides answers based on responses given.

Both employees and employers can benefit from elaws.

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