Guestbook Entry for Arun, United States
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Arun
Country
United States
State
CA
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Guestbook Entry for Satish Kodali , United States
Name
Satish Kodali
Country
United States
State
KY
Comment
My I-140 was approved with out any issues in 10 days. Thanks to the great work by Tarun and Mathew Chako. Tarun was always eager to help and is very pleasant.
Guestbook Entry for Santosh , United States
Name
Santosh
Country
United States
State
Delaware
Comment
The team work at Law Offices of Rajiv S Khanna reflects the vastly experience, committed staff, prompt responses, which can be seen only in the leaders of their business.
Special thanks to the entire team, including Rajiv, Mathew, and Rita for their work for my green card process.
Guestbook Entry for Christdoss, United States
Name
Christdoss
Country
United States
State
MA
Comment
GC processing service is a grueling process, but at Rajiv Khanna's office they handled very nicely and professionally even at difficult time. Though still my I-485 is not yet filed but on Labor and I-140 filing Rajiv's office shown their professionalism and my special thanks to Amrita, Mathew and Kumuda for their excellent service. I'll update more with how my I-485 filing goes in near future. So far with my experience I can give four stars. ****
Guestbook Entry for Sudip , United States
Name
Sudip
Country
United States
State
New Jersey
Comment
From 2003 I have been working with Rajiv Khanna's office. My thanks to Rajiv,Subha,Roopa and Tarun. My questions were always answered on time. Tarun deserves a special mention.He had been quite helpful and was always very prompt in dealing with all the issues. Hopefully I will be able to write a "thank you" note soon once my Green Card comes through.
Guestbook Entry for Narendra N Khatri , United States
Name
Narendra N Khatri
Country
United States
State
NJ
Comment
Awesome work by Mr. Khanna, Mr. Matthew & Ms. Aruna. My I 140 got approved without any issues. I want to convey my special thanks to Mr. Khanna and his team.
Guestbook Entry for SubbuC , United States
Name
SubbuC
Country
United States
State
Florida
Comment
Many thanks to Kumuda, Rita, Hellen & Mathew Chacko. The people are very courteous and I am totally satisfied with the services they rendered. They are very prompt whether filing I140 or getting AP/EAD.
Once again thanks TEAM, Law Offices Of Rajiv S. Khanna.
Guestbook Entry for Srinivas Pasupulati , United States
Name
Srinivas Pasupulati
Country
United States
State
California
Comment
Finally me and my family got the green card approval.It has been grueling task as I have waited so much, inspite of so many so many hurdles my goal is reached .I am very thankful to Rajiv Khanna in taking keen interest in my case.Mr Rajiv and his staff members ( Mathew Chacko, Suman Bhasin,Kumuda
Guestbook Entry for Dharam Malik, United States
Name
Dharam Malik
Country
United States
State
New Jersey
Comment
Thanks to the firm and Ms Rita Dhakal has done such a great job. We are glad that we changed our lawyer after labor and we don't believe that got I-140 approved in a Single day.
Thanks again to Rajiv Khanna and his staff specially Ms.Rita.
Keep up the good work for future filings.
Guestbook Entry for Adriana Cavalier, United States
Name
Adriana Cavalier
Country
United States
State
VA
Comment
Just wanted to thank Tarun and Matthew Chacko for the wonderful job they did on my I-140 process. Everything went smoothly and everything was checked out thoroughly to ensure there were no errors on my application. Thanks to both for their great work.
Guestbook Entry for Sundar, United States
Name
Sundar
Country
United States
State
TX
Comment
I started relationship with Rajiv Khanna in 2004. I appreciate quick response and answering all my questions. In last 3 years there was never a phone call or mail unanswered.The professionalism extended by the entire team is great.My thanks to Subha,Roopa and Tarun.I want to convey my sincere thanks to TARUN he filed my I140. Tarun is very prompt in response,very helpful and very patient in answering all my questions.
Thanks for your great service.
Guestbook Entry for Dr. Rajesh Gomatam, United States
Name
Dr. Rajesh Gomatam
Country
United States
State
PA
Comment
My experience with Mr. Khanna's firm was extremely satisfying. I applied for my I-140 earlier this year and recently got an ill-considered RFE. Mr. Khanna and him team were very professional in replying to this RFE and I got my I-140 approved within a week. Their service was very courteous and highly professional. All my e-mail’s got immediate response from both Mr. Khanna and Ms. Lombardo and furthermore, the rest of their team were quiet helpful in calling me promptly and explaining the process thoroughly. In conclusion, I would definitely recommend Mr. Khanna’s firm to anyone.
Guestbook Entry for Akshay Shah , United States
Name
Akshay Shah
Country
United States
State
Maryland
Comment
Awesome work by Amrita & Seema. My PERM was approved in less than 3 weeks, without any issues.
Thanks to "attention to detail" of these ladies !!!
Guestbook Entry for Himanshu, United States
Name
Himanshu
Country
United States
State
Ohio
Comment
Working with Rajiv, Amrita and Seema was great!!! The LCA was filed and was approved the same day.
Lockbox Filing Location Updates
USCIS recently updated the lockbox filing location information for the following form(s). Please see the “Where to File” section of the webpage for your form.
USCIS Updates Interpretation of “Under Honorable Conditions” for Military Naturalization
Release Date
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is publishing an update to its Policy Manual to clarify that a current or former service member who received an uncharacterized discharge may be eligible for naturalization under sections 328 and 329 of the Immigration and Naturalization Act (INA).
Frequently asked questions answered in The Economic Times NRI Helpdesk by Rajiv : What are the risks involved in renewing F1 visa in another country?
Published by: The Economic Times: August 01, 2022
Question: I have been in the U.S since 2017, and my F1 visa expires this month due to the 5 year validity period.
Answer: First of all, unless you are traveling, you do not have to renew your visa. If the visa expires while you're still completing your course, it's absolutely no problem.
Read more by clicking the link below or the pdf attachment.
Potential conflict between employment in India and F-1 visa status
Question details
I am currently working at a company in India. I am eligible to claim Employee Stock Option (ESOPS) on 17th August 2022. However, I will be landing in Dallas, USA on 10th August on F-1 Visa (For Fall 22). The company will still offer those ESOPs, but the official relieving date will be on 17th August. From 9th August onwards till 17th August, I will be on Loss of Pay Leave i.e (unpaid leave). I am worried that situation would create a conflict with my F-1 visa status.
1. I want to know whether this is legal as I will be employed at a company in India for 7 days after arrival in the U.S. on an F-1 visa.
2. Whether this will cause problems in future when I apply for OPT or H-1B or even EB-3 as my previous employment end date is 7 days after arrival in the U.S.?
1. It appears that you are getting a benefit based on the work you have already done. You will NOT be performing any "new" work for the Indian company.
2. I do not see this as an issue.
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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.
PERM Processing Times (as of 7/31/2022)
| Processing Queue | Priority Date |
|---|---|
| Analyst Review | December 2021 |
| Audit Review | October 2021 |
| Reconsideration Request to the CO | March 2022 |
Agency
Green Card
Immigration Law
Name change during naturalization
Question details
If I request a name change on form N400, will it take longer to adjudicate the case? Is the name change processed by the adjudicating officer or by a judge?
It can take longer. The USCIS notes:
You can legally change your name after filing your application for naturalization with USCIS. If your name has changed after you filed a naturalization application, you must promptly provide USCIS with the document(s) that legally changed your name(s), such as a marriage certificate, divorce decree, court order, or other official record. Make sure to mention your name change and bring the documents related to your name change at the time of the interview.
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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.
Recording of Aug 4, 2022, Free US Immigration Community Conference Call with Rajiv (Every Other Thursday)
Nonimmigrant Visas
Green Card
Discussion Topics
FAQs: Changing profession after receiving Employment Based Green Card || Eligibility for the EB-1A extraordinary ability category || The H-1B remainder option: Calculating recapture of H-1B unused time ||
Visa Bulletin For September 2022
Number 69
Volume X
Washington, D.C
A. STATUTORY NUMBERS
This bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during September 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
USCIS Reaches Fiscal Year 2023 H-1B Cap
Release Date
USCIS has received a sufficient number of petitions needed to reach the congressionally mandated 65,000 H-1B visa regular cap and the 20,000 H-1B visa U.S. advanced degree exemption, known as the master’s cap, for fiscal year (FY) 2023.
USCIS has completed sending non-selection notifications to registrants’ online accounts. The status for registrations properly submitted for the FY 2023 H-1B numerical allocations, but that were not selected, will now show:
Recording of August 18, 2022 Free US Immigration Community Conference Call with Rajiv S. Khanna
Immigration.com
Agency
Nonimmigrant Visas
Green Card
Discussion Topics, Aug 18, 2022
FAQs: Change of employers after H-1B is approved and before October 1; the number of pay stubs required; revocation of H-1B before October 1 || I-140 was approved and then revoked in 2011. Can I keep my priority date and also apply for I-485? What is the deadline for filing I-485? || Impact of alternate wage survey for H-1B LCA; the success rates of H-1B extensions; AC21 rule when the company is bought by a successor-in-interest
We engaged the services of Rajiv Khanna Law Offices in year 2006, the team we worked with is an excellent team, very crisp in the information giving or getting back, very knowledgeable, immediate response back to the clients, and the PERM process went very smooth and success. Very good and easy attorneys to deal with. Will luv to stay and do business.