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I work on H1B. My I 485 and wife's I-485 was filed in April 2022; My priority date=Apr 2014; Have lived+worked in USA since 2004=Student visa and h1B visa; Wife was born in Nepal. She has the receipt number of my I-485 and her I-485; I believe due to India Priority date current, I am eligible...

What are the consequences of withdrawing the I-485 of a cross chargeable spouse? I work on H1B. My I 485 and wife's I-485 was filed in April-2022; Wife was born in a country different from India( therefore her priority date is current). My priority date became current in April 2022. Considering...

National Benefits Center I-485 processing times and address/mailing change My I-485 is processed by National Benefits Center. How do I determine the field office and processing time applicable for my petitions (I485,I765 etc). If my address changes after the petition was received at the NBC, (...

H-4 traveling back to the U.S. while H-4 extension is pending Dear Rajiv Sir, My wife came to the US on 6-March-2022 on H4 Visa; She had to leave for India on May 10th -2022; My employer’s lawyers were in the process of filing for her H4 extension and my H1B extension. They filed both...

Filing I-485 Using Past Employer’s I-140: Process, Requirements, Risks ............................................................................................................................................................................ Dear Rajiv Ji I was employee of Company A (IT...

Dear Rajiv, I read an article on forbes that the EB5 investment requirement is going to increase to above 1MM ( for regional center, for which the requirement was 500,000). Is that correct? Thanks & Regards,

Dear Rajiv ji I have been working on H1B for a IT consulting company ( employer A), at a client location. My employer will file for I 485 in about 2 months. I am thinking of a few alternatives and wanted to understand the scenarios in which my GC petition might get cancelled or denied by the...

Dear Rajiv ji, I wanted to add one more question to my question in post # 6. But could not, so adding here. Kindly reply. Question 5) What is the likelihood that because of working in a dis-similar job, for a different employer, on EAD , my I-485 ( and the GC ) could be denied? Do you know of...

Dear Rajiv ji I have been working on H1B for a IT consulting company, at a client location. My employer has filed for PERM in Jan-2019. They will file I-140 on PERM approval. Because my wife is Nepal born, my priority date is current, even though I am India born. Question 1) What is better –...

Dear Rajiv, I recently came to know that EB1 for India is retrogressed to 01 Jan 2012 since March or April of 2018 due to high demand. EB1 for india became Non-current ( retrogressed) in June 2017 and Aug 2016 ( roughly speaking). 1) My concern is that why is it retrogressed to as far...

Dear Rajiv, What are the requirements to get a visa and green card as an international entrepreneur ? IS the start-up visa effective ?

Dear Rajiv, I recently change my employer ( april 2017) but h1b is pending due to the delayed processing time of USCIS. My visa in passport for last employer is valid until July 2019. The immigration team and the attorney of my employer say that I can re-enter USA after traveling...

Dear Sir, My job on H1B ended in March. Found another job during grace period and started working after H1B petition was filed. For some context - My H1B employer is a staffing ( consulting ) company ( one of the top 100 H1B users, $ 1 Billion plus revenue) and my client is a $5 billion plus...

Dear Rajiv Sir, I lost my job recently. I was working on H1B. I am staying in the US until my grace period ends or until I find a new job. Can I apply for the Unemployment Insurance in my state. I believe that is paid by the employer. Thanks a lot.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Merged Posts <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Dear Rajiv Sir, I am very grateful to you for answering the questions from us. Lost job recently. Was working on H1B. I am trying to understand how much time I have effectively to find another job and have the H1B filed by next employer...