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Hi Rajiv, I am a religious minister working in the US on R1 visa status. Following are my details. Initial R1 was approved from 03/31/20 to 12/01/21 (20 months). Filed an R1 extension through a new employer on 10/02/2020 and USCIS took 22 months to approve it. Finally, on 08/16/22 USCIS...

A-2 visa and filing Adjustment of Status (DV based) Hi Rajiv, I am on A2 visa and filing adjustment of status (DV based). Do I have to first submit the I-566 form to the diplomatic mission for their endorsement before submitting it to the USCIS OR USCIS send it directly to the state department...

Changing status due to job opportunity while in U.S. on B2?; Name change procedure when filing for R-1 Visa Hi Rajiv, I am a Canadian citizen and I entered the US on a B2 admission(without a visa stamp) in February 2021. I stayed in the U.S six months on B2 and went back to Canada and...

Permits for Dependents with SOFA (Status Of Forces Agreements) Status Your insight into the following issue is greatly appreciated. Can a spouse of a SOFA (Status of Forces Agreement) status civilian employee get her citizenship without fulfilling the continuous residence and the physical...

Dear Rajiv, I appreciate your thoughts regarding the following matter. The petitioner is a newly established religious organization {has IRS 501( c )(3) and state registration}. However, its principal place of business (this would be the beneficiary’s work location as well) is still under...

Hi Rajiv, Your input regarding the following issue is greatly appreciated. U.S citizen petitioned for her three married daughters and their cases are at NVC stage now(F2 category to F3 conversion). Only one AOS fee was paid and for the other two cases, the system rejects the payments stating...

Hi Rajiv. USC wants to sponsor her three married children and their families under F3 category, consular processing(13 people altogether). Her income is not sufficient to sponsor them. She has one joint sponsor whose income is enough to sponsor each family separately but not enough for 13...

Hi Rajiv, I’m applying for a health insurance for my new immigrant father under Obama care. If I just put his individual income in the application he will be eligible for government subsidies for monthly premiums. However, if I put our household income he will not be eligible for subsidies. He...