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Re-Designation Allows Additional Eligible Syrians to Apply
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Effective March 18, USCIS has updated policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual (PDF, 362.73 KB) regarding the Special Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ) classification based on the settlement agreement resulting from the Saravia v. Barr class action lawsuit.
1. I have employment based green card and is expiring on 03/12/22.I am not employed now. Do I need to be on job at the time of renewal.
2. Can I renew my card or apply for citizenship which is better or do both. Can job be any kind (can be non-related job) or same job.
3. How long one can stay out of country, heard it is not more than 1 year. If I could not return to US and my GC expires, does it treated as abandoned.(it is expiring in a year)
1. No.
2. You can actually do both.
3. The basic idea is if you leave the United States for less than six months at one go usually you are okay, you are not questioned too closely, but more than six months they question you very closely because of certain technical reasons.
At one year outside you lose your green card automatically unless you have something like a re-entry permit. If on the other hand, you are a U.S citizen there is no requirement that you have to stay in the United States. You can stay anywhere in the world, never have to come back again and you would still be a U.S citizen.
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USCIS recently updated the following USCIS form(s):
Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status
FAQs:
Cap-exempt to cap-subject H-1 H-1B revoked by the USCIS - impact on quota/lottery exemption Doing business on AOS EAD and on H-4 EAD/extension I-485 pending laid off just before getting the green card F-1 to H-1B lottery - transfer and changing jobs from employer A to employer B
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USCIS recently updated the following USCIS form(s):
Semiannual Report for CW-1 Employers
03/10/2021 10:29 AM EST
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I'm currently on H1-B visa. I applied for I-485 in October 2020 and I got my EAD/AP card approved. I'm in EB2 category with priority date of March 2011.
I was convicted for DUI in November 2011 and consulted Rajeev Khanna Sir in 2012 through 15 minutes telephone consultation. As Rajeev sir advised, I got the certified copy of court disposition and a letter from criminal lawyer explaining that this is a misdemeanor -- quoting the statute.
So with the first time DUI arrest (in 2011 been 10 years) , I have 2 questions:
1) I would like to know if first time DUI affects my chances of getting I-485 approval?
2) I'm planning to convert from my H1-B status and start using EAD, will it be wise to do that considering the DUI arrest.
Answer 1. No, if it's a misdemeanor and the sentence imposed is less than six months normally first time you don't get a sentence at all. You should not have any problem.
Answer 2. I think having an H-1B is a very good idea.
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People have been asking us about USCIS "warrant issued for background check" for failure to report a change of address by filing Form AR-11. While it is true that until you are naturalized, you are required to update your change of address each time within 10 days of moving; this email is a scam. DO NOT WORRY.
For instance, see the Header. It is NOT from a .Gov domain. I have reviewed the metadata as well.
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced the withdrawal of the affidavit of support proposed rule, consistent with DHS’s commitment to reduce barriers within the legal immigration system that placed increased burdens on American families wishing to sponsor individuals immigrating to the U.S.
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In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is extending the flexibilities it announced on March 30, 2020, to assist applicants, petitioners and requestors who are responding to certain:
I have a situation of my relative - person has the employment based green card received on Mar 12, 2012, Received EAD in 2007. However lost the job(job termination) (Nov 2, 2011) 4 months before to receive the Green Card. At the time when GC was approved (March 12,2012) person was not having the job, and there after person couldn't gone to job. Could you let us know what to do for GC renewal and for citizenship.
In my opinion it is fine because there was nothing wrong with your intention to continue working and if your I-485 has been pending 180 days I think you are very well protected.
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1. I know, someone on EAD based on AOS waiting for I-485 approval must produce a valid job offer (Supplement J) during GC interview. Once the person update work status as EAD on Form I9, then the legal status will become EAD based on AOS. Can the person start a business/startup while on EAD with pending I-485? If yes, should the person notify USCIS about it? Does Form I9 need to submitted for starting/running a business/startup?
2. I know, someone on H4 EAD can he start a business?
1. If you are the primary applicant of an adjustment of status application you could do the business on the side, but if you take it up completely as your profession, then the job must be same or similar in other words you are trying to do your green card Supplement J through your own business if that's not your intention then you must have a full-time job and you can do the business on the side. Form I-9 is an internal form. It does not get submitted anywhere.
2. Yes he can start the business.
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Wanted to share that I had a trip with my mom to Europe back in September we both had RTD flew to Germany with delta and got stamped in less a minute by german passport control then we flew same day to Barcelona no problems at all then spent few days then flew to Athens and all went well they just checked at the gate took a look at out RTDs and look at the entry stamps and we spent few days in Athens everything was fine and then we flew to paris at the airport at athens while boarding the boarding agent checked our RTDs while boarding didn’t know what’s th
January 29, 2018 Update:
USCIS transferred some of the following cases from the National Benefits Center to the Nebraska Service Center:
I am working in USA with the J1 visa as Postdoctoral Fellow. In April 2017 my girlfriend tried to come to USA and she was refused under the section 212a, because she told to the TSA agent that they did not have a serious relationship with anybody in USA, and they found out that she had sentimental links to me checking her phone, we were in bad moment in our relationship by that time. She has double nationality Venezuelan/Italian and she was trying to get in USA with the Italian ESTA. They removed her ESTA for ever and they told her that If she wan to enter in USA she is going to need a visa. Then I got married with her trying to get a J2 visa for her but the consulate denied twice her application under the article 214b, one in August ( after got married in Venezuela, and the other one now in December (on December we went together because I had to renew mine, but not success for her one).
Anyone who attempts to gain any immigration benefits, including visas, through perceived fraud or misrepresentation is permanently barred from entering the USA. In cases like this, you can try to revisit these findings with the consulate, but these are long, drawn out battles and difficult to win. Temporary visits may be possible with something called a 212 (d) (3) waiver.
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USCIS recently published the following two alerts in the "News" section of the website:
I have worked with Rajiv Khanna, Anna, Ulysses and Kalpana for over a year and finally got my H1 visa a couple of weeks ago. It was a tough year for H1 visas, with an increased number of RFEs. But the attorneys handled my case very well and provided excellent suggestions at crucial points. At every stage of the H1 process, the attorneys were well aware on how to tackle the case for the best result.
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