Guestbook Entry for Nehal Patel , United States
Name
Nehal Patel
Country
United States
State
GA
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Guestbook Entry for Sathya , United States
Name
Sathya
Country
United States
State
KS
Comment
A very professional group of people working to help us out in all aspects. Their approach, quick response to queries and most of all their initiative and drive to follow up for us are fasinating. Their work definitely needs appreciation.
Guestbook Entry for Ramkumar, United States
Name
Ramkumar
Country
United States
State
OH
Comment
We got our 485 approval (07/13/02) and got that stamped in the passport from the local INS. There are no words to thank Rajiv S Khanna and his team. Diane, Leila, and Suman had helped us in each and every stage and more important thing is, they return the call in matter of hours. Very prompt and courteous in reply, and they are all highly talented. There were no unanswered questions and I would recommend Rajiv and his team to anyone. With their teams doing the process, I knew I am in safe hands. Thank you all.
Guestbook Entry for Sandeep Naik, United States
Name
Sandeep Naik
Country
United States
State
NJ
Comment
My H-1B premium processing was done by the offices of Rajiv Khanna and his staff. He and his staff (Sirisha) were really helpful and I wish to thank them for the same. My overall experience: I feel he is a BRAND NAME in this business. "His name says it all"
Guestbook Entry for Rajiv Korpal , United States
Name
Rajiv Korpal
Country
United States
State
NJ
Comment
Mr.Khanna is a great lawyer as without his help , I would not have my GC. He helped me at every point and replies e-mail instantly. I would highly recommend his services to anyone. Also Liele lehman has been great help. Thanks to the entire crew including suman bhasin.
Guestbook Entry for sarika ajmera, United States
Name
sarika ajmera
Country
United States
State
FL
Comment
It has been a very pleasant experience getting help from the law offices of Rajiv Khanna.They have been extremely helpful and efficient with our visa application and successful too and they continue to assist us through their website.Kudos to your guys who handled everything for us.Thank you.
Guestbook Entry for Richard Craig , United States
Name
Richard Craig
Country
United States
State
NY
Comment
I have recently recieved a 3 year work visa and i found the service provided by Vikas Vikram in particular of the highest order and i look forward to working with them again in the future for my colleagues
Guestbook Entry for Senthil Sambandam , United States
Name
Senthil Sambandam
Country
United States
State
NY
Comment
I am happy to inform my dependents received their green cards last week. Mine is also approved. We had filed under EB1-OR category. Thanks to the excellent team with Rajiv's office and in particular Diane Lombardo for preparing all our petitions with high quality. Rajiv was available to me anytime I had a question. I really recommend this law firm for anyone in immigration process beacsue of their quality work and infact lower legal fees.
Guestbook Entry for Ashwin, United States
Name
Ashwin
Country
United States
Comment
Prompt and professional team. Always answered all queries satisfactorily.
Great work guys! Keep it up!
Guestbook Entry for Nehang Anand , United States
Name
Nehang Anand
Country
United States
State
IL
Comment
Prompt and professional team. Always answered all queries satisfactorily.
Great work guys! Keep it up!
March 31, 2022, Free US Immigration Community Conference Call with Rajiv (Every Other Thursday)
Nonimmigrant Visas
Discussion Topics, Thursday, March 31, 2022:
FAQ: Impact of criminal misdemeanor case on an F-1 or any status || Protecting immigration status: Traveling with advance parole, divorce proceedings and an entrepreneur on H-1B visa
Success in filing a petition for an E-2 Treaty Investor
We assisted our client in filing an E-2 change of status application for treaty investor. USCIS issued an RFE requesting information to determine if petitioner met the general requirements for E-2 Treaty Investor, without specifying in the RFE which specific information was missing. The RFE also requested information about a prior filed EB-5 petition, and questioned whether the client was maintaining current nonimmigrant status.
Status
The petition was approved.
Nonimmigrant Visas
Green Card
Immigration Law
Success in filing a nonimmigrant religious worker (R-1) petition
We assisted our client, a nonprofit religious organization, in filing a nonimmigrant religious worker (R-1) petition for a new pastor. We received a Request for Evidence (RFE) in which USCIS questioned the petitioner's ability to compensate the beneficiary. We responded with additional documentation supporting Petitioner’s ability to pay and its nonprofit status, such as bank statements and a final determination letter granting tax-exempt status as issued by the IRS. The case was approved.
Status
The case was approved.
Nonimmigrant Visas
Immigration Law
March 24, 2022, Immigration QnA with Yudi on behalf of students and young professionals
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AAO Processing Times (January - March 2022)
| Form Type | Case Type | Completed 0-180 Days | Quarterly Completions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cumulative total of all completions | 64.09% | 1227 | |
| I-129CW | Petition for CNMI Nonimmigrant Transitional Worker | 0% | 0 |
| I-129E2 | CNMI Treaty Investor | 100% | 7 |
Agency
Immigration Law
USCIS Service Center Expands Credit Card Payment Pilot Program to Most Forms
As part of the credit card payment pilot program, the USCIS service centers are now accepting credit card payments using Form G-1450, Authorization
USCIS Implements Risk-Based Approach for Conditional Permanent Resident Interviews
Release Date
WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced a policy update to adopt a risk-based approach when waiving interviews for conditional permanent residents (CPR) who have filed a petition to remove the conditions on their permanent resident status.
PERM Processing Times (as of 3/31/2022)
| Processing Queue | Priority Date |
|---|---|
| Analyst Review | September 2021 |
| Audit Review | July 2021 |
| Reconsideration Request to the CO | October 2021 |
Agency
Green Card
Immigration Law
Guestbook Entry for Sujit Vadi, United States
Name
Sujit Vadi
Country
United States
State
Washington
Comment
A big thank you to Mr Rajiv and his team (Suman, Prerna and Heather) for helping us through this very long journey. Got our green cards approved today !!! They took utmost care of my case, paid attention to details and filed all the paperwork with great accuracy. They were always available to answer my questions and provided valuable advice. Mr Rajiv and his team are very professional, dedicated and addressed all our queries with clear inputs. Mr Rajiv is a very knowledgeable and experienced immigration attorney. We are lucky to have him represent our case and are always grateful to Mr Rajiv and his wonderful team for making our green card dream become a reality.
Visa Bulletin For May 2022
Number 65
Volume X
Washington, D.C
A. STATUTORY NUMBERS
This bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during May for: “Final Action Dates” and “Dates for Filing Applications,” indicating when immigrant visa applicants should be notified to assemble and submit required documentation to the National Visa Center.
Agency
Green Card
Immigration Law
The Economic Times NRI Helpdesk: Can I extend my US visitor visa before it expires? And other FAQ's answered by Rajiv S. Khanna
Question: I have a visitor visa for the USA for multiple visits up to June-2023. Can I apply for an extension of the visa before the expiry date? Also, advise procedure for extensions and where I can get the application form, so I can keep all details ready.
Answer: I am not aware if there is a procedure to apply for a visitor visa extension before expiration. You can send an email to the consulate to confirm. There is, however, a restriction under the consular standard operating procedures on holding concurrently valid visas of the same type.
USCIS Announces Online Filing for DACA Renewal Forms
Release Date
WASHINGTON— U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced today that individuals who previously received deferred action under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) may now file Form I-821D, Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, online.
April 14, 2022, Free US Immigration Community Conference Call with Rajiv (Every Other Thursday)
Immigration.com
Nonimmigrant Visas
Discussion Topics, Thursday, April 14, 2022:
FAQ: GC-EAD applicant holding multiple jobs and starting own business
Implications on working without authorization on student visa status
Question details
What happens when a student works without authorization because they have no choice as they need the money to support their school or because they did it unintentionally?
FAQ Transcript
If you work without authorization on purpose, it is important to understand the implications. One is your violation of status which is much easier to fix and the other one is if you lie about it in any immigration proceeding. The first one, lets say you are close to getting an H-1B and you have three months or six months or even a year of working without authorization. In a worst case scenario you will have to go outside for H-1 visa stamping. You will not get your change of status. Make sure there is no history of misrepresenting your work status to the government. The moment you prevaricate or you lie about your situation to gain an immigration benefit you have committed a felony which is punishable by five years and also it is a permanent bar from entering the US. Make sure you understand that lying about work authorization or working without authorization is much worse than actually doing it.
But what happens when you do it inadvertently?
For ten days you work without authorization not realizing you don't have the authorization, then it is a very small violation. The government might ignore it and let it go. It is called de minimis. It simply means it is a minimal problem. Hence the point is if you have violated the law inadvertently and unknowingly by mistake you have several options. First of all disclose it when you file the H-1B and if you have fallen out of status talk with your DSO and act upon their advice. They might tell you to apply for reinstatement which should be readily given.
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Note: Unless the context shows otherwise, all answers here were provided by Rajiv and were compiled and reported by our editorial team from comments, blog and community calls on immigration.com. Where transcribed from audio/video, a verbatim transcript is provided. Therefore, it may not conform to the written grammatical or syntactical form.
April 7, 2022, QnA with Yudi on behalf of students and young professionals
Immigration.com
FAQ: Student working without authorization
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