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I am talking about the attached doc. Previously we had to fill this for the interview and it was available for download with DS-156,DS-157 etc. Now I dont see this doc available for download alongwith the completed Ds-156,etc.

Yes, the child would have pending I-485,but on what status will the child live in the US till I-485 is approved? The child will not have EAD and I guess will need to have some valid status like H-4 till I-485 gets approved. Parents will have EAD and it will not be an issue for them. But in order...

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So it means that even though the primary has EAD, his dependents (i.e on H4) still have to maintain their H4 status i.e the H1 status of the primary should be valid. So essentially the primary having EAD is of no particularly value except that spouse on H4 can start working if her EAD is...

Thanks. Can you pl elaborate? Do you mean if I get EAD I no longer need to worry about H1 status? i.e can i stay in the US as long as EAD is valid?

I am currently on H1B in the USA waiting for my I-485 date.Once I get my EAD do I no longer have to worry about my I94 date? i.e do I have to make sure that I have a valid I94 at all times. Or is that we get separate I-94 wrt the EAD? Pl let me know... Thanks

Can anyone pl help me on my queries above? Thanks!

Hi, I have just confirmed my visa interview appointment for my H1B visa renewal. I was checking the interview docs to download print i.e DS-156,etc but this time I dont see the H1-B questionnaire doc. I remember that this 1 page form needed to be filled up alongwith the other forms. Has this...

Hi, I have question regarding question no 36 on the DS-156 form i.e has anyone applied for an immigrant petition for you? My case is as below - Got 3 years extension beyond six years based on Labor and I-140 approval - I485 has not been filed yet - Part 7 within form I-140 included the...

Hi, I have some queries regarding my H1 visa and H4 visa for dependants. Mine and my dependants visa and petition (6 year limit) are expiring in Apr 2009.My GC labor has been approved and I-140 is currently under process.I will be applying for H1 7th year extension sometime in Aug/Sep...

Hi, My employer informed me recently that my Labor has been approved and will be filing for my I-140.But I have not received any approval notices like you get when your H1 is approved e.g. I797. Can anyone please tell me what notice the employee gets? Do you think the copy will be with my...

Hi, I am currently in US and recently transferred my H1 to new company.My wife and child are in India.Wife has valid visa from old company and child does not have any visa.Hence, wife and child will be applying for new visa based on new company petition.My question is - are salary slips from...

Hi, Query from one of my friends - can someone file for the GC while in India.My friend has got an approved H1B from a US company and was hoping if he can start the GC process this month itself (for 7th year H1B extension preparation).He is supposed to travel next month.Pl let me know. Thanks

Hi, I am currently in US and recently transferred my H1 to new company.My wife and child are in India.Wife has valid visa from old company and child does not have any visa.Hence, wife and child will be applying for new visa based on new company petition.My question is - are salary slips from...

Hi, One of my friends who is in India - recently got his H1 approved with the new employer.The employer is saying that he needs to book his tickets on his own and travel to US.After a period of 6 months,they will reimburse.Also, they are not sponsoring tickets for his wife at all. Do you...

Yipee..got it..I need to pat myself on the back for unearthing this on the state.gov site See this PDF page 16/17..problem solved..hopefully there have not been any revisions to this doc after 10 Oct 2006.... http://foia.state.gov/masterdocs/09fam/0941053N.pdf

Ok..now I am completely confused by the whole thing after I made an inquiry with the following - Lawyer says I CAN travel with existing visa and new petition - Mumbai and Kolkata Consulates say I CANNOT - Delhi and Chennai Consulates say I CAN - I even called up the USA CBP (Customs and...

Hi, Can anyone pl give confirmed information/experience that it is indeed possible to travel to the US using an existing valid visa (from old employer) and the new petition (from current employer)? Pl let me know - this is critical... Thanks

Hi, If I am in the US and recently transferred my H1 to another company with the following scenario at present - I have valid petition from old company and valid visa stamping from that company till Aug 2008 - I have valid petition from new (current) company till Apr 2009 - Wife and child...

It's 15 calendar days..not business days..