I came to US on H-4, so I have only H-4 stamping in my passport. Got my H1b picked up in lottery two years back, and did COS to h1, and have approved i797A with I-94 and working with my current employer.
Got an offer from another company, and they filed my H1b transfer, and got the i-797A approval with I-94.
So my question here is, can I join the new company using the H1b transfer approval, even though I don’t have H1b stamp at all in my passport? Will this be a valid H1b transfer?, or should I go back to India to get my H1b stamping to join the new employer?
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Published by: The Economic Times - Date: September 01, 2021
Quotes and Excerpts from Rajiv in the article:
“We have seen a very positive trend in the moderation in unnecessary hurdles. We see this trend all through legal immigration, not just H-1B visas. It’s not that we are not getting requests for evidence, it is that they are a lot more reasonable,” said Rajiv S Khanna, managing partner at immigration.com.
Published by: The Economic Times - Date: September 20, 2021
Synopsis
Lawyers said that this development would make it difficult for the reforms to be passed as part of this bill. Rajiv S Khanna, Managing Partner at immigration.com said that this barrier would be very difficult to overcome.
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I have applied for EB3 downgrade last October, received the EAD cards, I-140 is still pending. What would be the process for me to change employers at this time? Does the new employer need to start the GC process all over again? As the 180 days have passed since the I-485, what would be the process to use AC21 when I-140 is still pending for same or similar occupation?
The AC21 law says you can change jobs to a same or similar job once your I-140 is approved and I-485 has been pending 180 days. So until the I-140 is approved you are not protected. More...
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I am on H-1B and my spouse is on H-4 EAD. She got her EAD last year. She would like to do online business where she will sell items online on eCommerce website like ebay, amazon, etsy. These items will be shipped from India. I would like to know if she can do such online business where the items are going to be shipped from India.
Of course on H-4 EAD, she can do anything she likes, she can do online business, sell items on ebay amazon no problem at all. These items shipped from India is perfectly fine.
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I had an H1B from my previous employer that was valid from Dec 2016-Dec2017. I never got the visa stamped and it has complete 6 years unused on it. The question I need your help with is if an employer files H1B for me, would it be eligible for Cap-Exempt processing or not?
The government may be pushy on this issue, but they do maintain that if you have not received a change of status, for example, from F-1 to H-1 or an H-1B visa stamp, if you are outside the USA, you are still subject to the quota. I think they are legally wrong. So the bottom line is you should try to go ahead and give it a shot, and I don't think the government is in a legally defensible position.
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1. | Legal Fees (for our Office)
1,800 - $2,400 depending on type of case, due at the commencement of the case |
2. |
Filing Fees to the USCIS (Single Applicant): Form N-400, See USCIS Fee Calculator |
3. | Federal Express Expenses: approximately $75 - $100 |
1. |
Legal Fees (for our Office)$6,800 ($3,200 for preparing the Labor Certification Application at the commencement of the case followed by $2,400 for preparing Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker; and $1,200 for preparing Form I-485, Application to Adjust Status/Consular Processing. |
The fee schedule for Green Card through Extraordinary Ability Alien, Outstanding Researcher/Professor, and Multinational Manager (fees are payable by personal checks) is as follows:
1. | Legal Fees (for our Office):
$6,800 for EB-1 ($5,600 at the commencement of the case and |
Note: For governmental Requests For Evidence (RFEs), we charge extra based upon the complexity of the issue(s).
1. | Legal Fees (for our Office):
$15,000 payable as follows for preparing I-526 Immigrant Petition: $10,000 at the commencement and the second installment of $5000 on the 1st day of the following month. |
1. | Legal Fees (for our Office):
$5,800 ($4,600 at the commencement of the case and |
2. |
Filing Fees (to the USCIS): Single Applicant |
1. | Legal Fees (for our Office):
$5,800 ($4,600 at the commencement of the case and |
2. |
Filing Fees (to the USCIS): Single Applicant |
The fee schedule for EB-3 (Schedule A) NURSES (fees are payable by personal or corporate checks) is as follows:
1. | Legal Fees (for our Office):
$5,800 ($4,600 at the commencement of the case and |
2. |
Filing Fees (to the USCIS): Single Applicant |
1. | Legal Fees (for our Office):
$5,800 ($4,600 at the commencement of the case and |
2. |
Filing Fees (to the USCIS): Single Applicant Forms I-360, I-485, See USCIS Fee Calculator |
3. |
Federal Express Expenses: approximately $300 -$400 |
Fee Type | Amount |
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Legal fees (to our Office, payable at the commencement of the case) | $2,800 |
Fedex Expenses | appx. $100 |
1. | Legal fees (for our Office) | $2,600 payable at the commencement of the case |
2. | Filing fees (to the USCIS) for Form I-129 |
$1,015 (for companies with 26 or more employees) |
Law offices of Rajiv S Khanna handled my H1B visa application. I am on H4-EAD and the initial consultation from Mr. Khanna was immensely useful. The team members, Shilpa and Anna were very responsive and proactive and the entire process was smooth. I strongly recommend Law offices of Rajiv S Khanna for visa and immigration purposes.