Search results

No Title No. OPT is for F-1 students. H-1 holder cannot apply.

No Title You cannot get an F-1 visa in the US. Only work visas like H, L, P, O... can be revalidated inside the US. F is not one of them. So you were actually talking about I-539 change to F-1 status (not a visa) which does take a longer time but you don\'t need to leave US during the whole...

No Title So you were an F-1 student, but then re-enter with H-4 visa while you also having F-1 visa? Why? It is more complicated than you may think. Talk to the international office staff in your university about the options, you may need a new I-20.

No Title Both your options can let you attend the courses in Nov. 2001. option 1: re-enter in F-1 status, option 2: pending F-1 status without leaving US. You can try get F1 visa in India or Canada.

No Title If your child is a baby or a minor child, he or she may need to accompany you back to your home country. If the child is older, say 14 and in school, the child may choose to stay in the US or to go with you. (Think about the Cuban boy Elian last year, the judge found he was too young...

No Title You can file I-130 for you father right after you become a citizen. Processing times depend on where you live, could take longer than one year, or just a few months. Then there will be consular processing, also takes a few months.

No Title No consulate will issue them visitor visa after the I-130 is filed. If they have B visa already, they can enter the US NOW, before I-130 is approved, they can file I-485 after they arrived. If they wait a few months for the consular processing, they will come to US as immigrants, no...

No Title If you can find a new company to do your H-1B transfer, that\'s the best. You don\'t lost work or income. Or your US citizen spouse later filed I-130 and I-485+EAD for you, it\'s OK to be out-of-status for a month or two this way. The worst thing that could happen is the $1000 fine...

No Title test123, Please tell us why do you think you are out-of-status? Did you not enroll in your school when in F-1? Did you not work when in H-1? Your post doesn\'t tell us what could have caused the violation of status. " I came to US as a student with my F1 visa in Sept...

No Title You may use your foreign bachelor degree with evaluation by an INS certified degree-evaluation service. Unless the job description asks for Master or higher. You still may receive an RFE asking for what happens to your US master because you are an F-1, but then it\'s about August...

No Title If you fail to get H-1 visa, you\'ll need the I-94 to come back. So, either 1. apply for a replacement of I-94 first.  pro: cheap, around $100 cons: takes 2 months. 2. hire a competent lawyer to go with you so you get this visa.  pro: better chances getting visa cons...

No Title If you overstayed more than 6 months, it\'s a mandatory 3 years bar and it\'s all over. If not, go to US consulate again and explain your situation. Good luck,

No Title For DV-2003, signiture in native language is REQUIRED.

No Title You should try DOS websites. Not many people in this board because most readers are from India, Pakistan, China,... Not eligible.

No Title 3 years is kind of long. There is a new visa called K-3 and it will bring him to the US in about a year.

No Title One problem is if you need to take domestic connection flights to say, JFK. You might not be able to board if they(domestic airlines workers) ask to see your passport and find out you have no status. The airport security checks are less a problem if you look "American&quot...

No Title You can apply an SSN at your local social security office only if you are eligible of getting one. Nowadays, aliens in most visa status that do not allow to work are hard to get one now. It used to be very easy before 5 years ago, even a B1/B2 tourist could get one then. You can...

No Title You don\'t have to work for the sponsor company before you get GC. But you must work for them after you get GC for at least a few months (say 6 months)

No Title There are 5 kinds of ways of employment-based immigration. Even more options on Family-based. Also assylum and lottory. Pick one that fits you most and start with it..

No Title The adoption is the only way feasible and legal. Other ways either illegal or takes 10 to 20 years for the child to get an immigrant visa.