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My husband, I and our daughter (16-month old) were in US till Jan'16. I was on F-1 visa till dec'13 and changed my status to H-4 by submitting an application for Change of Status in Jan'14. My Husband has been on H1-B. I have a PhD from a US University in MicroBiology (the field for which hardly...

H1-B Stamping and F-1 (OPT) to H-4 conversion for spouse While I am writing this post, I am also watching your video on C-SPAN on side. You look great.:) Situation: I was in India 1 year before and had F-2 visa based on my wife's F-1 who was in USA. I worked for a company in India who filed...

Multiple Non-Immigrant Visa Holder looking for information on change of status from F2 to H1B Situation: I have multiple visas (H1B and F-2) stamped on my passport. F-2 is valid with D/S (upto 2016) and H1-B stamping is valid until 2015. The H1B (FY 2012) was recently stamped in early Nov...

Holding Multiple Visas (F-2 and H1-B) at a time - Revisited Last time, I posted some queries for my travel to USA when I am holding multiple visas (f2 and h1b). I need to clarify one more time. Situation: My H1B was applied in middle of this year and approval was obtained in Aug'12. My...

Holding Multiple Visas (F-2 and H1-B) at a time I have F2 stamped valid until 2016. I recently got H1B stamped which is valid until 2015. The consulate did not cancel my F2 visa (i.e. F2 visa does not show any cross on it). Post stamping, my employer(the petitioner) has no plans of my traveling...

Substitution of Beneficiaries in I-797B I am in India and I recently got my H1B stamped. Now when I look at my I-797B Notice of Action, it mentions following lines: If any of the worker(s) included in this petition do not actually enter the United States, and substitutions of different workers...

I got my I797 Approved and have following details on it: I-797B, Notice of Action If any of the worker(s) included in this petition do not actually enter the United States, and substitutions of different workers are not made, the petitioner must notify this office [USCIS] so the allocated...

I have F2 stamped valid until 2016. I recently got H1B stamped which is valid until 2015. The consulate did not cancel my F2 visa. Now my employer has no plans of my travel in next 30 days but I need to travel to US for personal reasons. Could I use my F2 to travel? Would there be a problem at...

H1B transfer from India Situation: I am in India and have a F-2 visa stamping on my passport valid upto Feb 2015 with a valid I-20 also in hand. I have also obtained I-797 H1-B approved for the current company I am working for. But my company has no definite plan for my US assignment now...

Questions after L1-A denial at Chennai Consulate in India? I recently went for premium L1-A (blanket) interview at Chennai Consulate, India and my visa was "not clearly approved" aka rejected as per the reason checked in by the Visa Officer (VO) on the stupid blue colored form 221(g) mentioning...

Dual Visa F2/L1 I have obtained a F2 (dependent) visa and I am in India. My wife is on OPT and is in US. My company is looking forward to apply for L1 visa. I have following questions: 1. Is a regular L1 visa different from a blanket L1 visa? If yes, what is the difference? I am not in a...

F2 Visa questions My Wife was on F1 visa until last month and would soon start her Post Doc on OPT(still F1 visa I guess) at a university.I and my wife are both Indian citizens. I had been in US on F1 and H1B for couple of years and came back to India after completing my 6 years of H1B. It has...