Guestbook Entry for MANOJ K. SHUKLA, United States
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MANOJ K. SHUKLA
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United States
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Interim EAD experience at Detroit
I am currently in the last stage of getting my employment based Green Card (My I-485 has been filed for). I received an EAD valid for a year. I filed for an extension of the EAD some 120 days or so prior to its expiry. USCIS sent in a RFE (Request For Evidence) some 80 days after my filing. I sent in the requested evidence within 10 days of the RFE. When my current EAD expired, I went to the Detroit USCIS office to get an interim EAD. After waiting for over 3 hours, the USCIS rep. took less than 10 minutes to review all my documents and refused to issue me an interim EAD.
Interim EAD at Omaha, NE
I reached the office at 7.30 am on 12/11 (91st day after RD on I-765 notice) and found that I was the only one out there. Since it was 8 deg in the morning, this didnt come as a surprise to me 
The office opened at 8 and I was given a token when I entered. I was called in about 20 minutes.
I took the following documents with me:
1. Copy of I-765 notice
2. Copy of I-485 notice
3. Filled out new I-765 form
Visa Bulletin - June 2020
Number 42
Volume X
Washington, D.C
A. STATUTORY NUMBERS
This bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during June 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
Rajiv's News Clips - With US colleges staring at 25% drop in foreign students, lawmakers ask Donald Trump to ease immigration process - The Economic Times
Published by : The Times of India - Date: June 19, 2020
Quotes and Excerpts from Rajiv on the article:
“This is a welcome recognition of how foreign students help form the edge through which we are leading the world in technology,” said Rajiv S Khanna, managing attorney at law firm Immigration.com. “It asks to maintain the OPT which is important as there have been calls to remove or weaken it,” Khanna said.
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June 11, 2020 Recording of Free Community Conference Call (Every Other Thursday)
Nonimmigrant Visas
Immigration Law
Substantial transcription for video
Discussion topics, June 11, 2020 FAQs:
Change in job roles while green card is pending || H-1B Working for multiple clients through the same consulting company || H-1B taking unpaid leave: COVID, Status, maternity/paternity
OTHER: Switching from G-4 to F-1 student visa while being inside the US.|| Cross-chargeability || J1 to F-1 Visa || Laid off on H1B || H1 to H4EAD || B1 visa extension || Furloughed on H-1B
ICE announces another 30-day extension of flexibility in rules related to Form I-9 compliance
WASHINGTON – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced another extension of the flexibilities in rules related to Form I-9 compliance that was granted earlier this year.
USCIS Extends Transitional Parole for Certain Aliens Present in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
USCIS announced that it will automatically extend parole, and employment authorization if applicable, for certain aliens present in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). This specific extension of parole will apply only to current parolees whose parole status will expire on June 29, 2020.
USCIS to Publish Revised Form I-129CW on June 18
On May 14, 2020, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services published an interim final rule (IFR) implementing the Northern Mariana Islands U.S. Workforce Act of 2018.
Visa Bulletin - July 2020
Number 43
Volume X
Washington, D.C
A. STATUTORY NUMBERS
This bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during July 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
Rajiv's News Clips - H1B visa: USCIS issues guidance to officials for approving H-1B applications, rescinds restrictive memos - Times of India
Published by : The Times of India - Date: June 19, 2020
Quotes and Excerpts from Rajiv on the article:
Rajiv's News Clips - H1B Visa News: A longer wait for H-1B aspirants, but US-based OPT students can change status to work visas - The Times of India
Published by : The Times of India - Date: June 23, 2020
In the light of today’s proclamation, Rajiv Khanna, managing attorney of Immigration.com explained to TOI, “Once their H-1B applications are approved, these employees will not be able to join in October, but will have to wait, as this ban lasts until the end of the year."
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Texas Service Center Moving to New Address on June 26
On June 26, the Texas Service Center will move to a new address. Although the move is scheduled for June 26, USCIS cannot accept mail at the new address until Monday, June 29. The new facility will help streamline processes by consolidating operations in the new location. The Texas Service Center will continue to provide prompt and efficient service in processing requests for immigration benefits. The updated address for the service center will be:
Texas Service Center
6046 N Belt Line Rd.
Irving, TX 75038-0001
Rajiv's News Clips - Lawyers, industry bodies question economic rationale to visa suspension - The Economic Times
Published by : The Economic Times - Date: June 23, 2020
“This proclamation reflects the politics of the moment than any cogent policy,” said Rajiv S Khanna, managing attorney at law firm Immigration.com. He pointed out that the L1 visa was for intra-company transfers, not a position that a company would hire for locally in the US.
For more details please see the attachment below.
Rajiv's News Clips - Spouses on H4 visas stuck in India following Trump's ban - The Economic Times
Published by : The Economic Times - Date: June 24, 2020
June 25, 2020 Recording of Free Community Conference Call (Every Other Thursday)
Green Card
Substantial transcription for video
FAQs: Religious Worker Visa, premises still under construction || Students aging out of H-4 || Lawsuit against status denial for CPT users || AC21 portability Supplement J || L-1 and entrepreneurial H-1B || 60 days grace period of H-1B getting over - F-1 option || Need to amend H-1B for remote work from home || Part time H-1B || Doing business on OPT
OTHER: IR5 Green Card traveling separately || H-1B Quota exemption || Reentry Permit obligations || H-1B change of status || CSPA for child of EB-1A petitioner || 212(e) waivers for J-1 holders || I-140 withdrawal || H-4 EAD processing times ||
L-1A for a Large, Complex Multinational Co.
Status
L-1A approved
Nonimmigrant Visas
Immigration Law
L-1A Medium Sized Multinational Co.
Status
L-1A Approved
Nonimmigrant Visas
Immigration Law
L-1A Extension
We filed an L-1A for a managerial level employee seeking a second two year extension of the beneficiary’s classification as a nonimmigrant intracompany transferee (L-1A) to enable the beneficiary to continue in his position as Director-Product Engineering, a position he had held since the approval of the initial petition. Subsequent to filing the petition we received a Request for Evidence (RFE). We responded and the petition was then approved.
Status
Our legal argument combined with the significant volume of corroborating evidence proved successful.
Nonimmigrant Visas
Immigration Law
Update to Filing Location for Form I-918 and Form I-485 for Applicants Filing Based on U Nonimmigrant Status
Starting June 29, 2020, petitioners residing in certain states must file the following forms at the Nebraska Service Center, instead of the Vermont Service Center:
DOL Publishes FAQs On H-1B, H-1B1 And E-3 Programs
The Department has posted new Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for the H-1B, H-1B1 and E-3 Programs.
USCIS Reaches FY 2011 H-1B Cap
Jan. 27, 2011
WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it has received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to reach the statutory cap for fiscal year (FY) 2011. USCIS is notifying the public that yesterday, Jan. 26, 2011, is the final receipt date for new H-1B specialty occupation petitions requesting an employment start date in FY2011.
USCIS Announces Beta-testing Of VIBE Tool
| Validation Instrument for Business Enterprises (VIBE) Program |
Introduction
The Web-based Validation Instrument for Business Enterprises (VIBE) is a tool designed to enhance USCIS’s adjudications of certain employment-based immigration petitions. VIBE uses commercially available data to validate basic information about companies or organizations petitioning to employ alien workers. USCIS is beta-testing VIBE, and petitioners may begin seeing VIBE-related Requests for Evidence (RFEs).
USCIS Reminds Petitioners to Complete Part 6 of Form I-129
In November 2010, USCIS published a revised Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, which became effective on Dec. 23, 2010. Due to a number of inquiries regarding Part 6 of the Form I-129, "Certification Regarding the Release of Controlled Technology or Technical Data to Foreign Persons in the United States", USCIS advised petitioners that they would not be required to complete this section until Feb. 20, 2011. Petitions postmarked on or after Feb. 20, 2011, must complete Part 6 of the Form I-129.