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Can too many parking tickets affect Green Card or Citizenship process?

1 year ago By Chief Editor

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If someone gets around 50 parking tickets in a year, how would it affect visa / GC / citizenship?

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I think it has no effect. Parking tickets are simply non-moving violations.Either you parked in the wrong place or the meter ran out after you parked.However, there are two components to moving violations. There is recklessness which can become criminal and that could become a major issue by itself or many speeding tickets that are not criminal could lead to a conclusion that you are not a person of good moral character.

Who is required to pay for an EB-1C Green Card?

1 year ago By Chief Editor

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Who pays for the I-140 filing fee? Employer or Employee? Do federal regulations mandate payment by the employer? Who pays the attorney fees for the I-140 form per federal regulations? Is it mandatory to be paid by the employer? Who pays for the I-1485 filing fee per federal regulations? Employer or Employee? Any federal mandate I need to know? Who pays for I-485 attorney fees per federal regulations? Is anything mandated in federal regulations?

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Generally speaking for L-1/EB-1C there are no requirements of any kind that say that the employer has to pay. The employee can pay for I-140 and I-485.

Concerns about EB-1C Green Card Portability

1 year ago By Chief Editor

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How does EB-1C portability work?

I also have a question about the EB1C portability of the priority date. Say, If I have I-140 approved under EB1C and have a particular priority date. For some reason, if I need to or want to change employers and I do not qualify for EB1C with other employers. My new employer can file I-140 under EB-2, or I can file EB-2 NIW myself. I have both options. The question is whether I can use the priority date of the earlier approved I-140 petition under EB1C to the new employer's EB-2 petition and file AOS.

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Sure. EB-1/EB-2/EB-3 all of them can be ported.

Effect of typos on immigration documents

1 year ago By Chief Editor

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One of my friends has just completed a master's (F1 Visa) in Dec 2022 and has traveled to India (outside the USA). However, he hadn't noticed that the EAD card had incorrect DOB (date of birth). Would he have any issues while entering back to the USA? Will he have issues returning to the USA, how can he ensure that his DOB issue in EAD is sorted out?

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You could send in a request to the USCIS for correction of the typographical error by taking a screenshot. Attach it with the rest of the documents and now you have enough proof to show who you are. Also, typographical error depends upon who made the error and in which context it's being raised. Sometimes it is just an easy fix and complicated at times. Let your lawyers help you with that decision in this case. I think if you have a screenshot of a requested correction you should be fine.

Recording for January 19, 2023 Conference Call with Rajiv S. Khanna

1 year ago By Chief Editor

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The Practical Lawyer Editorial Board Member Rajiv S. Khanna's Conversation With Samuel D. Hodge, Jr.

1 year ago By Chief Editor

This article is part of the continuing series of interviews between The Practical Lawyer Editorial Board Member Rajiv S. Khanna and leading practitioners across the country, designed to provide personal and professional insights into various areas of the law.

Read more by clicking the pdf attachment.

USCIS Q&As from an Interagency Engagement on International Student Issues

1 year ago By Chief Editor

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The CIS Ombudsman’s Webinar Series:
Interagency Engagement on International Student Issues
Thursday, August 25, 2022
1 - 2:15 p.m. EDT

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) provided these answers to stakeholder questions gathered from the webinar.

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Question 1. Maintaining F-1 status

Question 2. Reinstatement

Question 3. OPT

Question 4. Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization

Question 5. Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE)

Question 6. Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS)

Question 7. Change of Address

Question 8. Other

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Maintaining F-1 status

Q1. Can a student under Optional Practical Training (OPT) travel out of the country for a few days (less than five days) without notifying the designated school official (DSO) or employer or do they need permission to travel?

Do I need to have my SSN number before I start working?

1 year ago By Chief Editor

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I have a query about the employment status of the H1B resource coming from India. Once the resource reaches the US, from what day they can start working? I understand that once they reach the U.S. they need to apply for SSN first. So the question is can they start working in full employment capacity even before they get SSN?

Excerpt from the SSA (Social Security Administration) website:

"We don’t require you to have an SSN before you start work. However, the Internal Revenue Service requires employers to use your SSN to report your wages.

While you wait for your SSN, your employer can use a letter from us stating you applied for a number. Your immigration documents can prove your authorization to work in the United States".

Find more information online at www.ssa.gov/employer/hiring.htm