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Guestbook Entry for Nagesh Rayala, United States

10 years ago By Anonymous (not verified)

Name

Nagesh Rayala

Country

United States

State

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Green card is the most of important part of every immigrant.It holds even more valuable to Indians with the priority dates being so far away.

I started my Green card process with Law Offices of Rajiv S. Khanna, P.C..My labour went from one query to another,

From query to supervised recruitement.

Vijay Durgam was handling my case,He was very patient with me and my employer.He kept on persisting and never lost the sight even when we gave up the case.

I cannot stress the amount of care and effort he has put in getting the labour approved.We fought almost for 2yrs to get labout approved.

It was really lucky get a case manager like Vijay to handle this difficult case.As always Rajiv Khanna was there to guide us through.

When we got supervised recruitment,Me and my employer lost all the hope because of the percentage of approvals,but our lawyer never gave and did an excellent job.

My I140 also approved without any queries.I now have the all important priority date.

I thank everyone at Law Offices of Rajiv Khanna for their superb work and help.My special thanks to Vijay.

Layoff during Self-NIW application, changing jobs with NIW not yet filed, pending or approved

10 months ago By Chief Editor

Question details

I started the self-NIW application while working with employer A, but for some reason, I could not file the petition. Later I got laid off from employer A and now I'm working with employer B.

I want to restart the NIW application. Questions:

1. Since I got laid off with employer A, will that be a challenge/red flag in my petition?

2. It's only been one month with employee B. Shall I wait some time at company B to restart my NIW application? or doesn't it matter?

FAQ Transcript

Answer 1. Being laid off is not a challenge/red flag.

Answer 2. There's no reason it should be. You don't need to wait to restart the application. You can file it even though you've only been with employer B for a month.

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Benefits of National Interest Waiver

10 months ago By Chief Editor

Question details

Two general questions,

1. What are the benefits of filing an EB2 NIW for a person whose I-140 has already been approved by an employer in the same category apart from NIW, not depending on your employer? Also, can you get your I140 approved priority date to your NIW?

2. Is it possible to renew the H-1B visa stamp before expiration? For example, if my H1B expires on November 1st and I apply for a visa stamp in October with approved extension I797, Would I be able to renew it?

FAQ Transcript

While an approved I-140 with an employer offers some benefits, an EB-2 NIW grants portability - you can keep your green card across job changes in your field. It also allows extending your H-1B past the 6-year limit and enables your spouse to work and travel with you. For those with backlogged priority dates (e.g., India), NIW can help with I-130 petitions in specific situations. If your I-140 is approved already, the main advantage of NIW becomes self-sponsorship. Finally, you can renew your H-1B visa stamp before expiry, though consulate lead times (like four months) might apply.

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