Recent content by galantry

Get a lawyer! As far as I know, one requirement for obtaining a green card is a spotless record. You committed a federal offense so chances are, you will not receive your green card and you can be arrested for the offense. Get a lawyer!

Yes you can! The 2-yr HRR does not allow you to work or immigrate to the US during the period but does not bar you from visiting for business or pleasure. Reference: http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/types/types_1267.html#15 To quote, "Change of Status and Waivers of Requirement - If...

Thanks! Hi Chigirl, Let me be honest with you as I want you to succeed. I think that generally, your case has a chance to be approved for EB2-NIW but you have to build a very strong argument to convince the immigration officer that you are well above and beyond most people in your...

Hi guys, After getting a waiver of the J1 2-yr HRR, I moved to H1. Then, after a little less than one year on H-1, I applied for a green card under the EB2-NIW category. It was a self-petition and a self-representation which means I did it all by myself without a lawyer. I thought that the...

No it was not

You are in a conundrum here because you will need the I-797, Notice of Action from the USCIS for your H-1B to be approved. I know people who waited for 8 months before they received their approval, so two months is not that bad unless you are in a hurry for the H-1B. You can of course follow-up...

I am sorry that you had to experience that. I would have been upset too if I were in that same situation. However, that whole situation there is a little ludicrous. DOS is very specific in its instructions about the third-party barcode page -- send it to the embassy that will, together with the...

As far as I know and have experienced, the third party barcode is sent to the embassy not for authentication but for it to be sent with the NOS by the embassy. The CFO only requires the waiver file number issued by the DOS that is generated online when an application for the waiver is initiated...

Melai, The granting of the NOS depends on 2 important factors -- no government or international funding and the candidate's degree or training is not in the skills list. If you check on both factors, you have a very high chance of getting the NOS, granting that in addition to the factors...

Section 6-b(1) of the GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES ON THE WAIVER OF THE TWO-YEAR HOME COUNTRY RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT FOR EXCHANGE VISITORS (as of April 2008) by the CFO states that you only need a copy of the DS-2019. That copy must be authenticated as indicated in Section 7. For further details...

Wow! Seems like your responsible officer is either new to her job or does not have any law and judiciary background. That is strange for someone who signs a DS-2019. Anyway, this is how you do it: 1) Take a photocopy of the DS-2019 2) Bring the photocopy and the original to a notary public...

Any news, missmykids?

I got 2 letters from my supervisor. One was addressed to me, confirming the job offer if the waiver would be issued and another one for the CFO. The one for the CFO was more like a letter of support stating that I had been very productive with my work and that my skills were unique and...

I did not pay because the notaries were my friends. I paid, however, for the authentication of the notaries by the County Clerk, Secretary of State and the Philippine embassy. You only notarize and authenticate the documents issued in the US. The ones from the Philippines do not need to be...

Hi, 2 pages.