I-485 pending cases and procedure to expedite the name check
In cases where I-485 cases are still pending for FBI background checks and if the checks have been pending more than 180 days then there is a procedure to expedite the name check. Contacting the NSC’s congressional liaison and advising them when the name check is cleared will help unless there are no other reasons why the case is being held as sometimes the cases are held back for other security processing.
I filed I-130 for my mother. She has received approval letter for adjustment of status saying that your application has been approved . What does this mean . Does she will have interview or she will get green card in mail? She needs to go to india its emergency in india.
Approval of AOS (Form I-485) means she is now a green card holder as of the date of the approval. The only thing she needs is the proof of that fact. You can take the approval notice, make an infopass appointment and ask that her passport be stamped with evidence that her green card has been approved. That stamp is as good as a green card. She can travel using that.
USCIS announced that individuals with a pending Form I-360 religious worker petition with USCIS, may be eligible for benefits under Ruiz-Diaz v. United States, No. C07-1881RSL (W.D. Wash. June 11, 2009). To see the USCIS notice and the court issued notice in Ruiz-Diaz v. US, No. C07-1881RSL, see attachment.
As ofJune 26, 2009, approximately 44,800 H-1B cap-subject petitions and approximately 20,000 petitions qualifying for the advanced degree cap exemption had been filed. USCIS will continue to accept both cap-subject petitions and advanced degree petitions until a sufficient number of H-1B petitions have been received to reach the statutory limits, taking into account the fact that some of these petitions may be denied, revoked, or withdrawn.
USCIS announced that the Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 (Rev. 02/02/09) currently on the USCIS website will continue to be valid for use beyond June 30, 2009.
USCIS has requested that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approve the continued use of the current version of Form I-9. While this request is pending, the Form I-9 (Rev. 02/02/09) will not expire.
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Trying to get an F-1 while an AOS/I-485 is pending has been a recurring theme in our community. Last year in May/June we had spent two hours talking about this theme in our community conference calls. A lot of people wanted to do their MBA and were not able to wait for their green cards to join school.
Generally speaking when you have exhibited immigrant intent, getting an F-1 becomes difficult. On top of that, USCIS has said that F-1 is not compatible with a simultaneous I-485. But USCIS has never told us what happens if do file for an F-1 while an I-485 is pending.
Here is a contribution from a member of our community:
Here is a question from a community member:
Each month, the Visa Office subdivides the annual preference and foreign state limitations specified by the INA into monthly allotments based on totals of documentarily qualified immigrant visa applicants reported at consular posts and CIS Offices, grouped by foreign state chargeability, preference category, and priority date.
When should my H-1B petition for an extension be filed?
An H-1B petition for extension may be submitted to USCIS no more than 6 months prior to the expiration of the current H-1B status.
I do not have an I-94 from my last entry to the US in June, but I need it for my H-1B renewal. What should I do?
Please refer to the following link for information on printing your I-94: http://www.immigration.com/news/general-nonimmigrant-visa/i-94-web-appl…
Finally the day has come for which I have been waiting for a long. I sincerely thanks to Rajiv and his entire team for providing me high level professional services during the entire process. I especially thanks to Amrita and Prernaji for help me so much with all required processes and answering all my queries promptly. Both of them impressed me with their thorough knowledge of process. I would recommend Rajiv and his team to all my friends without any hesitation.
All USCIS offices worldwide are open. Activities continue despite Government Shutdown.
On the other hand The State Department had this announcement to make
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services are jointly issuing this Investor Alert to warn individual investors about fraudulent investment scams that exploit the Immigrant Investor Program, also known as “EB-5.”
A big Thank you to the Law Office of Rajiv S. Khanna for all the valuable advice and help they provided with our Green Card processing! We just got the CPO emails yesterday and are waiting for the cards to arrive now. We highly recommend them for any kind of immigration work. Rajiv and his team are great to work with. For specific case informations, we have scheduled direct calls with Rajiv and he has always provided valuable advice at appropriate times.
1. Our employees are deployed at government sites. Are we still obliged to pay the H-1 wage?
2. Can we ask such employees to use their paid leave?
A1. Yes. In my view, that obligation continues unabated.
This chart shows the average amount of time it takes to receive a decision in a particular type of case after the case file is received by the AAO. Processing times are directly related to the volume of cases received.
A registered nurse who is coming to the United States to perform labor in covered health care occupations (other than as a physician) and wishes to apply for Immigrant Visa(Permanent Resident Status) is required to have the following:
While E-Verify is unavailable, you will not be able to access your E-Verify account. As a result, you will be unable to:
Physicians seeking a permanent employment opportunity in the United States and employers seeking to sponsor a physician for lawful permanent residency based on permanent employment in the United States must go through a multi-step process.
Foreign nationals and employers must determine whether the foreign national is eligible for lawful permanent residency under one of several, acceptable paths to lawful permanent residency.
I am currently on my Post-completion OPT. I was recently hired as an IT by a company which agreed to sponsor my H-1B. My OPT expires on January 2013. I've done my Associate Degree in Computer Science. Also, I have BS in Computer Science but from foreign country. Seven year experience in IT.I had my BS evaluated recently. It is equivalent to US Bachelors Degree in Computer Science Computer Technology.
Q1: I will have a gap of 3 months before April 1. How to maintain my status?
Q2: I am under STEM not with my US AAS but with my foreign BS degree. Can I extend my OPT with my evaluated diploma?
A1. You can consider going back to school or B-1/B-2 status. There is information on our blog on B-1/B-2 to maintain status.
I STARTED MY EB2 140 CASE WORK WITH RAJIV’S OFFICE AFTER WAITING FOR 2+ YEARS ON MY CURRENT PENDING EB3 140 FILED BY ANOTHER ATTORNEY.I GOT VERY GOOD CASE WORK AND DOCUMENTS REVIEWED BY RAJIV, SUMAN AND MATHEW CHACKO IN DETAIL AND SUGGESTED FOR PORTING AND INTERFILING MY 140’S WITH PENDING 485. MATHEW WAS VERY DETAILED ABOUT REVIEWING MY EXPERIENCE DOCUMENTS AND FINDING OUT THE CHANGES REQUIRED. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CHANGES DONE AS RECOMMENDED QUICKLY. SUMAN WAS VERY QUICK IN ASSIGNING THE CASE TO ATTORNEY AND ALSO FOR ALL EMAILS FOR ANY CLARIFICATIONS NEEDED. EVEN THE ADMIN STAFF IS QUICK TO RESPONSE WITH SHIPMENTS OR ANY NOTICES. RAJIV WAS SO HELPFUL IN REVIEWING THE CASE IN DETAILS FOR HAVING THE CASE FILING DONE IN A STRATEGIC MANNER ESPECIALLY FOR INTERFILING THE MULTIPLE 140’S I HAVE GOT APPROVED AND PENDING SO FAR. FINALLY WE GOT THE APPROVAL IN LESS THAN 35 DAYS AND I AM REALLY REALLY THANKSFUL FOR RAJIV AND HIS STAFF, ESP. MATHEW CHACKO AND SUMAN FOR THEIR GREAT HELP AND CONCERN TOWARDS THE ATTENTION GIVE TO CLIENTS.I CERTAINLY REFER ANYONE OF MY FRIENDS OR KNOWN PEOPLE TO HAVE REPRESENTATION FROM RAJIV’S LAW OFFICE FOR THEIR GC PROCESS.