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Hello Mr. Khanna I got married to my husband in July 2006 - we had a Hindu marriage cermeony solemnized by a priest, but we did not register the marriage since we did not think it is mandatory. He was a permanenet resident at that time and I had a L1 visa. I entered the US on a L1 visa in...

Apply GC for wife I have had my permanent residency since Apr 2005. My wife is employed in the USA and is on a H1B visa. I am now planning on applying for naturalization. Once I get my citizenship I would like to apply for her green card. Three questions: 1. We got married in 2006 as...

Mr. Khanna, I am on H1B from October 2008 with Employer A prior to which I was on LIB ( Nov 2006 to Sep 2008). Starting October 2008 I was aggressively looking for projects and got a project in April 2009. My employer A had not paid me from October 2008 to April 2009. He has now paid me for...

I was hoping that you will be able to offer some insight into this situation. I got a new H1B in Oct 08. My employer has not paid me so far. I had a serious conversation with him. He is now saying that he will generate the 5 months pay in arrears and pay the whole amount in the Feb 09...

Hi My L1 to H1 change of status application got approved and I have my H1 papers with the attached I-94 card from October 1, 2008. My question is: Does this mean, starting October 1, I cannot work for my old employer anymore? Or, can i continue working till I find a good project with...

Any pointers? Any feedback on this?

My wifes mom is here on a visit. We applied for a extension of stay but so far it has neither been approved nor rejected. We have decided that she should leave USA because otherwise there is a chance her 10 year visa would get cancelled (in case she overstays and the extension request gets...

I applied for a H1 in Apr 2007. After going back and forth for 1+ year, the company finally told me the case was denied. They are refusing to send me the denial notice. I had paid them the processing fees. Do I not have the right to view the denial notice? They are saying it is a company...

i am applying for an extension of visitor's visa for my mother. I have a couple of questions regarding that: 1) Can i file the i-539 form online? 2) On the online application for I-539 The a# is not an optional field. What do i enter for the A#? The field does not accept 'Not applicable'...

Hi I am a US citizen. I applied for my mother's permanent residency - I-130 and I-485 applications. Both the applications are now pending and in process with the Texas Service Center. She already got one fingerprint/biometric completed. Now, I need to move outside the country for a...

Hi My mom is in the US on a visitor visa. My sister who is a US citizen applied for her green card. We filed the I140-I485 concurrently. Now she has the receipt for the adjustment of status. Her I94 date expires in a month. My question is: 1. Now that she has a AOS receipt from...

I am on a L1 Visa. I would like to pursue my higher studies in USA. what is the process to convert from L1 to F1?

H1B case still pending Any pointers to the question above? Please help!

Hi I applied for my H1B (fresh) in April with the Vermont center. I have a receipt with a receipt date of Apr 25. So far, the status remains in "Application Received and Pending". The processing timeframe for H1B for Vermont is listed as "2 months" - so it is beyond the timeframe they...

For the benefit of others who might have this question, Rajiv Khanna answered this question. There is no provision in the law for L1 visa holders to go on leave without pay for such extended periods of time. So, this will not be possible.

L1 visa holder going on leave without pay Dear Mr. Khanna, I am a L1 visa holder currently working on a project in USA. I am applying for a H1B through another company and will be joining them after October 2007. In the meantime, I have some personal problems due to which I need to take...

I am a L1 visa holder. I would like to go on a 8 month leave without pay due to personal reasons. Can I do this legally and still remain in the USA since I am still employed with the company?

Question Sorry, I dont have an answer to your question but I have some questions for you. My friend is trying to shift from L1 to H1. What is the best time/way to go about it? Do companies wait for the 7 months between April to October? Because I guess they have to apply for the H visa...

Hi My friend is here on a L1 visa. He wants to shift to a different US based company. Can he remain on L1 status to do this? I assume he would have to get a H1. Is this right or can he remain on L1 and move to a different company? Secondly, does the transfer from L1 to H1 come under the...

Hi My friend is here on a L1 visa working for an Indian company in USA. He wants to shift to a different US based company. Can he remain on L1 status to do this? I assume he would have to get a H1. Is this right or can he remain on L1 and move to a different company? Secondly, does the...