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the refund process will be be fast like private companies. In the USCIS regulation about the Premium Processing Service, "USCIS will refund the $1,000 fee and continue to process the request as part of the Premium Processing Service." (see...

The "33 days" start from the USCIS notice date, including the time that the email was delieved to you, and not "business days". If you are in H1B status, you shouold be able to work for the current client even after filing MTR. When a petition is denied, usually considering three options...

2 kinds of evidence To work for the new employer, you should have evidence that your employer has filed the H1 extension: 1) An H-1B transfer receipt received from the USCIS is confirmation that your H-1B transfer was successfully filed with the USCIS. or 2) A certified return receipt of...

The J1 waiver application should be sent to US Department of State, so US consulate may have your J1 waiver information in their system. But the J1 waiver is different from I-140 or I-485 immigration application, your F-1 visa application should be fine. But they may ask your queston of the...

If you start Masters in Jan' 2010, then the employer can not apply for H1-B in April 2010 for you with MS degree, because you only have BS degree at that time. So, if you want the employer to hire you as MS degree for the H1-B position, you can not do that way. But if you the position is...

If you change your status from F2 o L1, then your status in US is L1, no longer F2 or B2. When you are in L1 status, you can change back to F2 if you meet the requirements of F2 status at that time. Also see http://www.greencardapply.com/l1visa/l1visa_faq.htm

automatic cap gap extension If your H1B was filed and approved, the automatic "cap gap extension" will begin and will continue until the H-1B process has been completed. If the student’s H-1B petition is selected and approved, the student’s extension will continue through September 30th. So...

If you do not pay your bill "intentionally", it may not affect your J1 waiver application, but these companies may report them to Credit Companies, to affect your credit history, if you still want to live in US later. Also see: http://www.greencardapply.com/news/news07/news07_0110.htm

NO, you can not apply for work permitt or residence permitt at this time. To get "work permitt", the first step for you is to apply for PERM Labor Certification, or EB1/ NIW based I-140 application if the PERM Labor Certification is waived. After the approval of I-140, you can apply for...

Normally, DOS will NOT contact your J1 sponsor, for you J1 waiver application based on No Objection. But if they have some questions about you submitted documents, especially about the J1 programs, then they may contact your J1 sponsor. (see also http://www.greencardapply.com/j1/j1_faq.htm)

Normally, the J1 extension application will NOT affect the J1 waiver application. But if your J1 waiver application is pending, it may affect your J1 extension application. Because J1 visa is a nonimmigrant visa, without dual-intent (H1B visa is dual-intent) (see...

The law generally defines shoplifting as intentionally taking an item without paying for it, or intentionally paying less for an item than its intended sales price. One must be careful never to hide or conceal an item that has not been purchased. Do not put an item into a bag you are already...

1) just file I-485 application for you and for her. 2) If you change job, you need to restart the process of new labor and I-140

Since you are out of project, and may not continue to work for the first employer, it may be difficult for you to answer the questions in the RFE. So it is better to wait for the result of the H1B transfer for the new employer. Also see...

If your H-1B petition is approved, the earliest date that you can may start approved H-1B employment is October 1, NOT now, and not for another employer. ("Can I use my H1 approved Visa and look for a job? ") If your B2 Visa will expire before October 1, you should leave US and wait in your...

If you currently have H-1B work visa on your passport, you may need to get the re-stamping upon the extension of your expired visa. The procedures for re-stamping are same as that of stamping H-1B visa, except that some additional documents are required. In order to get your H-1B visa and...

According to USCIS on the subject, H-1B workers are considered out of status from the day they stop working. It makes no difference that they may still be receiving pay. However, status is normally shown through pay stubs submitted with the new employer's H-1B petition. As long as there is...

Since your legal status in US ended after your got layoff and lost H-1B status, you should leave US as soon as possoble. It does not matter you own an apartment is US or not. Under the current law, those perple who accumulate the unauthorized status from 6 months to 1 year are ineligible to...

What Howdy said about the "utilizing the priority date of your previous approved PERM labor" is not correct! You can not keep your priority date after your leave your previous employer AND BEFORE your I-140 approval. In this case, the person did not get the I-140 approval (or not even...

For K-1 or K-3 visa holders, they can apply for the SSN number for the tax report purpose. Also See http://www.greencardfamily.com/question/question2006/question2006_0912.htm