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When you got your H-1B approval from USCIS, did Employer B also request a change of status? Is your H-1B starting date (should be shown in your H-1B approval notice) October 1, 2008? Did your H-1B approval notice come with a tear-off portion of a replacement I-94? If the answers to the above...

I don't see why you won't be able to get your H-1B/H-4 visas revalidated as long as: you have maintained valid status during your entire stay in the U.S.; have not committed a crime that lead to arrest or deemed guilty in a court; or do not have a DUI record. Just remember when you go to...

Please understand that your situation and finding a way to maintain your employment with Company A after the acquisition should ultimately be analyzed and determined by an immigration attorney. I take it that prior to coming to the U.S. you worked for Company A's Ukraine branch, and your L-1...

Apply immediately after you return to the U.S. When you apply for an EAD you need to turn in a copy of I-94. If USCIS finds out that you went outside the U.S., it complicates the EAD processing.

It's a same process no matter where you are, but if your current L-1B extension gets denied, filing a new but same L-1 petition won't help. It doesn't matter how big your employer is if the reason for the RFE was about your individual qualification as a specialized knowledge employee.

Filing an extension and subsequent stamping is two different processes. If your I-94 also expires in August 2009, 1. You do not have to leave the U.S. to file an extension with USCIS. 2. You need to leave the U.S. to do a new L-1 visa stamping.

If you stay in the U.S. only for a month, why do you need an EAD in the first place? You're not going to have an EAD in a month.

1. Yes you should. Ask the Consulate you are going to apply for a visa at if they have a problem issuing you a new H-1B visa. I doubt that they have though. 2. A CBP officer at POE should issue an I-94 that won't expire until Jan. 2012 as long as you show your new approval notice with your...

Could be an error. Did you call USCIS customer service? You may be able to get more information on the status of your L-1A extension and seemingly premature decision on your wife's L-2 extension. What information did USCIS ask for in the RFE?

Since a change of status was not requested, you can't avoid stamping anymore. But you may be able to get an H-1B stamping either Mexico or Canada. I wouldn't recommend first-time H-1B stamping in Canada if your H-1B petition approval was not based on your degree earned from a U.S. university...

1. No. I'm assuming your H-1B start date is Oct. 1, and your family have not yet applied for a change of status fro L-2 to H-4. If that is a case, your family will go out of status starting tomorrow. If your H-1B petition also requested a change of status, file change of status for your family...

1. Send copies of current I-94 (the one you have in your passports now). 2. Send a copy of both I-797.

As long as the underlying employment still exists, a change in the work location should not matter. I don't see any problems.

1. Go outside the U.S. and re-enter. 2. File a change-of-status application with USCIS.

The most important thing is finding out if your H-1B employer requested a change of status. If a change of status was not requested, you may be able to continue working in L-1 as long as you won't get your H-1B stamping based on the H-1B approval.