Great Firm, excellent service. Ursula E., was very dilligent, sincere, provided excellent customer service. The firm is fortunate to have paralegals of such great calibre.
ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC LEGAL SERVICES!!!It's with heartfelt appreciation and gratitude that I want to express my Thanks to the Staff of Law Offices of Rajiv S. Khanna, especially to Ms. Charu Bhagat, Ms. Reena Wadel and Ms. Sirisha Durgam for the patience with which they worked my very complicated case. I was basically in an out-of-status mode in the US for a long time with my past employment and it was a big question as to whether I would get my Visa transfer approved. Thanks to the ABSOLUTELY METICULOUS preparation of documents and the constant communication between INS and Rajiv S. Khanna's Office that amde it happen. The only thing that I would STRONGLY reccomend anyone that has the privilege of getting help from Rajiv S. Khanna's Office is...1. Be Patient and WORK (really, without question) with the lawyers who are handling your case.2. PROVIDE every bit of documentation asked for and be very PROMPT with it.3. Respect their effort in helping you and do not be impatient.Ms. Sirisha, Ms. Charu and Ms. Reena were three of the most friendly and helpful persons. Thank you so much!!Aravinth Kaliappan
It was a very pleasant experience working with the Law Offices. I would like to make a special reference to the person I worked with who kept me informed on each step during the process removing any anxiety - I did get prompt responses on all queries and she returned every call, that was amazing. I look forward to working with this team again when I apply for my Green Card.Thank and appreciate all your efforts.
Rajiv Khanna and the people at his office did a very good job in processing my Green card. All of the people(Leila Lehman, Shivane Sharma,and others), I used to contact were very knowledgable. It has been a nice experience! Thanks and keep up your good work!
USCIS has published a revised version of Form G-28, Notice of Entry of Appearance as Attorney or Accredited Representative, with an edition date of 09/17/18. This revised version removes the geographic requirement for sending an original notice to a U.S. address for attorneys and representatives that had been added to the 05/05/16 and 05/23/18 versions of the form.
I have an H-1B visa stamped from employer A and the employer B has filed my H-1B (Transfer visa) based on the H-1B petition visa from employer A. Now, my H-1B visa filed by employer B is on RFE and my employer A wants to file the GC based on my previously approved i-140 from employer C. Below are my questions: <br>
1. Can I reject the offer from employer B and still continue to work with employer A on current Visa if my H-1B from employer B is approved?<br>
2. Can I reject the offer from employer B and still continue to work with employer A on current Visa if my H-1B from employer B is denied?<br>
3. In case my visa from employer B is rejected do I need to leave the country and come on the stamped visa which I have now?<br>
4. Can I ask employer A to file my Green Card even if my H-1B from employer B is rejected or approved without any issues or do I need to provide any visa documentation to employer A on my petition from employer B being approved or rejected?
Can I immediately file the Green Card with employer B (after joining the employer B office) if my visa from employer B is approved?
Watch the Video on this FAQ: Can I join my old employer if the H-1B transfer is denied?
Video Transcript:
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I am 38 year old Banker working in Doha Qatar, I have 16 year old son studying in 10th grade in Qatar, Recently I came across radio advertisement from Dubai that to avail Green Card I need to invest 500,000/- USD with projects of those construction companies stating that within 18 months I can avail conditional green card and within the next 24 months, I will have permanent Green card. My investment of 500,000/- USD will be returned back after five years without any interest or benefits. Once I will have conditional green card , will my son be eligible to get admission in US universities under Local student fees structure and not international fees structure.
Watch the Video on this FAQ: Green card based upon investment – EB-5
Video Transcript:
When you are doing an investment based green card first of all you have to look at these moving parts:
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I & my wife are completing 5 years now on US Green Card, but are apprehensive to go ahead and file for our US Citizenship under the current circumstances. We also read that PR's who are using state or federal benefits are more susceptible to denials. I am making close to 200K salary and not dependent on any govt sponsored benefits or funds. But our kid has been diagnosed for Autism and he is receiving services from Department of Developmental Disabilities (DDD). The State alone is not paying for his services but we are primarily being billed on our private medical insurance for his therapy sessions every week. The school he is attending may be getting some funds for his additional care at school, considering his medical condition. Our questions are: Since we have been using DDD services for genuine medical reasons and I am in the higher salary bracket, would this be an issue for us in getting our Citizenship? Are the denials only for low income groups who are getting benefits from the government? Should we wait for some more time to apply for Citizenship?
Video Transcript:
Under the current regulations the prohibited benefits are:
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USCIS is proposing to revise our Form I-912, Request for Fee Waiver, to remove the receipt of means-tested benefits from the eligibility criteria. A means-tested benefit is a public benefit where eligibility for the benefit, the amount of the benefit, or both, is based on an individual’s income level.
F-1 students who have an H-1B petition that remains pending on Oct. 1, 2018, risk accruing unlawful presence if they continue to work on or after Oct. 1 (unless otherwise authorized to continue employment), as their “cap-gap” work authorization is only valid through Sept. 30.
DATE | Chart for all Employment - Based I-485 Pending Inventory |
July, 2018 |
Thanks to Mr. Rajiv Khanna's team for going through the long process of Green Card. I got my green card last week. Especially my thanks to Mr Mathew Chacko and Mr Vijay Durgam. They are so helpful in my case.
Your team was very helpful, right from start to finish. I am definitely going to come back to your office for future immigration needs. Thank You for all your help.
I got Mr. Khanna's Reference from a friend of mine as Immigration Lawyer. Since my first discussion,and then applying for H1-B visa for one of my employees, Mr. Khanna and his staff has been exceptional in response, knowledge, promptness and understanding. To say the least our employee got the H1-B visa and everybody is so happy, that all our future work needed for our company on immigration question will be done by M. Khanna's office.
Awesome work, we are regular clients of their law firm and each time the experience is the same: Helpful, fast and APPROVALS!
Rajiv is an expert on Immigration Laws and is straight up and abreast of rules and regulations and is strict about the law and stays strictly as defensive. Rajiv has an excellent team in Mathew and Heather. They are very knowledgeable, proactive and understanding. I highly recommend Rajiv and his team of Mathew and Heather as your case managers.
Your team is very professional, diligent and has very good attention to details. Everybody there including Vikas, Anna, and Fran were very punctual and responded to our queries promptly and guided us through every step in a professional manner. Even after getting a RFE, they came up with good solutions to resolve the issue and get the application approved. I will definitely refer your firm to my friends and colleagues.
I received our GC within 16 months for the whole process with Rajiv S. Khanna as our attorney. Rajiv is an expert on immigration laws and is straight up and abreast of rules and regulations and is strict about the law and stays strictly as defensive. He helped us at every point in the whole process. We never get any problem or in completion about the paperwork done under his guidance which has been perfect. Perfect paperwork reduces the total time of this lengthy process. We are greatly thankful to Mathew, who is always available and is happy to respond calmly and peacefully. Also many, many thanks to Heather, Judi and other staff members who are very co-operative and would return calls & e-mails promptly. In short Rajiv and his staff made the whole process very easy, simple and painless. We are really glad that we chose this law firm. We are greatly pleased with Rajiv and his staff as far as their professionalism, courtesy and promptness regarding my GC. I will recommend to all of my friends and everybody I know to go through Rajiv S. Khanna’s Law Firm. We are thankful to Rajiv and his staff.
Rajiv, Suman helped and encouraged me when my 140 was denied even after filing the amendment to treat it EB-3 . They were very prompt, knowledgeable and helping . I strongly recommend Mr Rajiv Khanna for any immigration related work
Rajiv Khanna's office is handling my Green Card process and in general, his entire team is very responsive and provide a good support. I received an RFE on my I140 petition, with very peculiar queries. Sheena Gill took the responsibility of compiling the response for the RFE. She did a great job in following up and compiling the evidences and gave me very good suggestions. She was prompt in responding and provided necessary information to me to take the appropriate steps. It has been great to work with her. Her dedication, effort she expends are great. Great Team.
I received approval for my I-485 adj of status for me and my family on July 21,2008. I knew about Rajiv and his team from my H1 transfer, LC and I-140. Now one more chance for me to thank Rajiv and his team for getting my GC approved. I can proudly mention that my case was in a good hand. Rajiv a kind-hearted and knowledgeable person who handles the cases very cleverly. We get good advices from him always. I also have to mention that Rajiv has a very good team in his office. They also act immediately and response quickly for all our issues and questions. I understand all his team people are good in providing a good service to clients. Especially I would like to thank Attorney Mathew Chacko, who is a very good man personally and officially while handling my case. Mathew acted very quick and responded my questions immediately without any hesitation. Every time I get upset Rajiv and Mathew only convinced and encouraged me. I really thank other team members Subha, Prerna, Bharathi also for their immediate and quick action every time. I strongly recommend every one to go through Rajiv's Office for you immigration process. He and his team not only act as an Attorney's Office but they acted as a very close family member to get GC and other process for us. I cannot forget Rajiv and his team in my life time. They lighted my future with brightness. Once again my heartfelt thanks to Rajiv and his team.
Perfect and straight guidance given by Lawyers/persons handling my case, help me achieve my Labor certification. Great Team. Professionalism is KEY here. I would recommend others to Rajiv Khanna/Vijay Durgam who handled my case.
We received our approvals. A special thanks to Leslie and Heather for supporting us through the entire process. They were very responsive, knowledgeable, and took prompt care of all our questions and inquiries right to the last few days. Mr. Khanna has a great team in Suman, Heather, and Leslie. Thank you for all your help.
Should H-1 be renewed while the AOS is pending?
Bottomline - I think H-1 should be renewed.
A little more info: A few months ago, I used to feel strongly that AOS applicants should keep their H-1 active for several reasons. Two of these are:
One, EAD issuance was erratic and CIS had discontinued issuance of interim EAD's (that is, if in 90 days your EAD is not issued, you could walk with a infopass appointment to your local CIS office and get an EAD). Thus, EAD's were unreliable and given for only a year. You could have interruptions in your work.
I thank Mr. Khanna, Suman Basin, Leila Lehman and Diane Lombardo for helping me through the Employment based Green Card processing. The best thing I like about the Law offices of Rajiv S. Khanna is that they are there when you need your questions answered. Efficient and very professional team.