Guestbook Entry for Jayanthan Padinjaredath , United States
Name
Jayanthan Padinjaredath
Country
United States
State
NJ
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Guestbook Entry for Pravin Balasubramaniam , United States
Name
Pravin Balasubramaniam
Country
United States
State
CA
Comment
I would strongly recommend Rajiv Khanna for immigration related services.
I worked with Prerna and few others for my green card and I'm very happy with her service.
Guestbook Entry for Srinivas , United States
Name
Srinivas
Country
United States
Comment
Good job by Vijay Durgam! The labor was certification was pretty quick. Just took us about 2 months to get certified. We had an extremely busy schedule when we applied for the LC and did not have enough time to go over the paper work and other stuff.
Vijay thoroughly prepared the documentation and provided us with just the right information we needed.
Thanks,
Guestbook Entry for Shivanand Baswannappa , United States
Name
Shivanand Baswannappa
Country
United States
State
Texas
Comment
Excellent and Timely job by Aruna, Prerna & Bhrathi And Timely & Accurate advice by "The Big" Mathew. We got our anxiety put to rest in respect of our daughter's college admission with pending GC. last night we got our "card production ordered" email from CRIS. Today we are truly global residents with Indian background, New Zealand citizenship and now PR of United States. Thanks to R Khanna and his incredible staff and ofcourse my employer Multivision Inc. who have supported throughout the GC process going beyond the business.
Shiva B &
Family
Guestbook Entry for Sundar , United States
Name
Sundar
Country
United States
State
MD
Comment
We got our green card with guidence and help of Rajiv,Tarun,Mathew and others. I appreciate their professionalism, promptness regarding my GC. It has been a long journey from Jan 2004 when my labor was filed. I want to convey my sincere thanks to TARUN he filed my I140 and I485. Tarun is very prompt in response,very helpful and very patient in answering all my questions.
Law Office of Rajiv S. Khanna is best immigration firm. I strongly recommend the "Law Offices of Rajiv Khanna" to my friends and family.
Guestbook Entry for Shanmugadevi , United States
Name
Shanmugadevi
Country
United States
State
IL
Comment
My company did the right thing by getting Rajiv Kanna's office to work with GC,Just want to share my experience with you all.
I got my RFE for I 140 on the May 23 rd and Tarun Sharma promtely directed me to sheena gill without any time delay and From that time I was really amazed by sheena responded to my RFE and the extra mile she went on each aspect for my case and the Rfe was filed on the June'18 th and I got my I 140 approved on the June'20 th.I am really glad that my company choose Rajiv's firm and I am very thankfull to all of his staff.Looking fwd to work with you all in the future.
Regards
shanmugadevi
Guestbook Entry for Shankar, United States
Name
Shankar
Country
United States
State
Texas
Comment
I got excellent advice from Rajiv for my problem of wanting to go back to school after having filed for my green card. The whole team was very efficient with handling my sufficient request for H1B transfer so I can go to school while working on an H1 visa.
Great work and many thanks!
Guestbook Entry for Anurag Dwivedi , United States
Name
Anurag Dwivedi
Country
United States
State
VA
Comment
Rita and Suman ji have been very prompt and helpful with my Green Card process. I got my I 140 approved last week! The team at Law Offices of Rajiv S. Khanna is the best.
Guestbook Entry for Shashi , United States
Name
Shashi
Country
United States
Comment
My I-140 was denied because of some issues with educational evaluation (B.Sc(Tech) equivalence to B.E) that was done with my first H1. We worked closely with Rajiv ji and Sheena ji in getting the issue resolved. We filed an appeal notice with a new detailed educational evaluation and got the I-140 approval with in 15-20 days. My I-485 that was also denied was also returned to pending status. I was very happy with the whole experience and the way the issue was handled and resolved.
I would like to thank Sheena ji and Rajiv ji for the pleasant and swift way the appeal process was handled.
Guestbook Entry for Shyam , United States
Name
Shyam
Country
United States
State
NC
Comment
I am very satisfied the way my case was handled by Mr. Rajiv Khanna. I specially want to thank Anna and Francesca for their effort and availability whenever I had issue with any paper format or so.
I will definitely have you(Mr. Rajiv Khanna) process any of my future legal issues.
EAD and H-1 Conversions for Derivatives
Question details
I have applied for 485 as the primary applicant and my wife is the secondary applicant. Right now both of us are on H1 visa. We had applied for EAD and AP and intend to apply for renewal soon as we near 120 days.
I am on my 7th year of H1 and my wife is on 2nd year of H1 and 3 year of (H1 and H4 combine). Her current H1 expires on April 2010.
I intend to remain on H1 itself and have no intentions of using my EAD.
Can you please clarify these questions.
Qo1. Would it be advisable for my wife(secondary applicant) to change to EAD in case she gets a better employment with another employer? This employer is not willing to transfer H1.
Ans. That should be fine.
Qo2. All that is required to work on EAD is fill in form I-9 and submit a copy of EAD with it. Does the employer have to do anything like notifying USCIS etc?
Ans2. The employer has to do nothing more than prepare the I-9 and keep updating it every time new EAD is issued.
Gap in Employment during AOS
Question details
My friend lost his job on Friday when he was working on EAD (this is not the employer who has applied for GC). His i-140 was approved last year in May. He is looking for new job which would take couple of weeks. I have following question for the situation:
Q1. Is there any limit or restriction for number of days without work between changing job?
Ans. No. I do not believe a few weeks should make a difference.
Q2. Will this impact his GC process?
Ans. Not as long as he is eligible for AC21 portability.
PERM Through Relative Owned or Controlled Company
Question details
Can a PERM case be filed through a company that is owned or controlled by a relative of the beneficiary?
The answer is yes, BUT, the case is likely to be very closely scrutinized and may even require supervised recruitment. That means, USDOL will most likely ask us to place advertisements again under their direct supervision. So, we could end up repeating the advertising. This could cause delays (and of course even denial).
This question had come up a few weeks earlier also. I wanted to clarify this with the USDOL so we wrote to them. Our letter and their response is attached.
AOS Denial – Consequences for H-1
Qo. If an AOS (adjustment of status or I-485) applicant has already used up six years on H1 and is currently in 8th year of H1, what are his/her options if AOS gets denied before the 8th year on H1 expires?
Ans. A lot depends upon the grounds of denial and whether they are likely to be overturned on a Motion to Reopen/Reconsider. Do note, there is no appeal against a 485 denial.
Community Conference Calls Recordings
(Click on links in the second column to download the recordings)
| Date | Audio Recordings | Video Recordings | Questions/Topic for the Call | |
| November 14, 2019 |
Immigration.com
May 9, 2019, Recording of Free Community Conference Call (Every Other Thursday)
Immigration.com
Nonimmigrant Visas
Green Card
Substantial transcription for video
Discussion Topics, Thursday, May 9 2019:
FAQ: Traveling while H-4 and EAD is pending || Working for two employers on EAD
Other: Visitor visa extension || Cross Changeability in EB3 || Port old Priority date || Re-enter on H1B before the EAD/AP is adjudicated || Premium processing for EB2 I-140 petition for national of India
USCIS Clarifies the Period of Authorized Stay for P-1S Essential Support Personnel of Individual Athletes
USCIS has updated the Adjudicator’s Field Manual (AFM) (PDF, 224 KB) to emphasize that, under current regulations, the periods of initial authorized stay are different for individual athletes (P-1A) and their essential support personnel (P-1S).
Visa Bulletin - June 2019
Green Card
Immigration Law
USCIS Forms Update Notice
USCIS recently updated the following form(s):
Options to Stay in the USA After Expiration of H-1B
Question details
1. I am currently in H1-B more than 10 years in the USA and I have approved I-140 priority date Mar 2011 - EB2. My current employment is getting over in 3 weeks. And my current H1-B and I-94 expires in mid-August 2019. My question is if I am not able to find another job within my H1-B and I-94 expires on Mid August 2019. What are the options available for me to legally stay in the USA after my H1-B and I-94 expires? I have own house. Is there an exceptional case we can file GC EAD? <br>
2. Without a job how many days i can stay in USA before my I-94 expires using I-140?
FAQ Transcript
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Guestbook Entry for Rohit Kumar, United States
Name
Rohit Kumar
Country
United States
State
Kentucky
Comment
Finally my wife and I, received our GC. This journey lasting over 12 years. It has been a long journey to GC approval. I would take this opportunity to thank Mr. Rajiv Khanna and his entire team. Special thanks to Mr. Rajiv Khanna, for all his help and guiding me at each step of this journey, including multiple H1B renewals and EAD renewals. There is no words to express my gratitude and once again thank you. He is very informative and detailed in the documentation for each filings (H1B,GC). All along this process working with Prerna on regular basis - very helpful, always responsive and quickly returned my emails and had my calls scheduled with Mr. Rajiv Khanna whenever required - and Mr. Khanna always listened to my concerns, no matter how amateurish or complicated they sounded. His feedback and opinions were honest and very helpful in the constantly changing immigration rules and policies. I have been working with Mr. Rajiv Khanna and his team since 2007. It's a pleasure working with each and every member of Rajiv's team in this journey. I would like to thank Prerna, Bharthi and Amrita with whom i worked in the GC process. Once again thank you all from the bottom of my heart and my appreciation to everyone else who worked on my case.
I would highly recommend "Law Office of Rajiv S. Khanna" to anyone who needs help with immigration related issues.
PERM Processing Times (as of 4/30/2019)
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Agency
Green Card
Immigration Law
AAO Processing Times (January - March 2019)
Timeliness of Fiscal Year 2019 Second Quarter Completions (January - March 2019)
Agency
Immigration Law
USCIS Completes Data Entry of Fiscal Year 2020 H-1B Cap Subject Petitions
USCIS has completed data entry for all fiscal year 2020 H-1B cap-subject petitions selected in the computer-generated random selection process, including those selected under the U.S. advanced degree exemption. As in previous years, USCIS will now begin returning all H-1B cap-subject petitions that the center did not select and will issue an announcement once USCIS is done notifying petitioners.
Texas Service Center to Begin Accepting Form I-129 for Certain H-1B Petitions
On May 20, 2019, the Texas Service Center will begin processing Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, for certain H-1B cap-exempt petitions requesting:
Vijay Durgham guided us with the labor certification process very professionally. Though our organization was new to the process, he showed a lot of patience and expertise in successfully completing this for us.
There have been many instances where his colleagues have assisted me in matters not quite related to this process either.
A big thanks to him and his team.