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In your place, I would change jobs, and use the AC21 portability if another RFE is issues regarding I-485

Hi GCInfo78, Yes you can, and you should, apply for EAD renewal right now. As long as your green card application is not adjudicated (approved or denied), you can apply for EAD renewals.

Which service center Hi Kumaran, The centers you listed are USCIS centers. Your employer, their attorney (or you or your attorney on their behalf) need to file the Department of Labor, in the state where you plan to work once the green card is approved. It DOES matter where you file...

Hi Fickybabs, I am not sure what's going on in Nigeria, but I suspect Nigeria has reached or is close to reaching the per country quota for DV 2005, and that the State Department is trying to determine whether that cap is reached. Just an educated guess. Nigeria has tradionnally reached...

Working in the States Hi Mario, Since you got your passport stamped, you become a permanent resident the day you set your foot in the US. You don't need plastic GC to work. Nor will you need the social security card. Just show the stamp in your passport to prospective employers.

Cutoff numbers Hi Kabeza, Your interview time frame will be mostly based on your number. Just to be on the safe side, mail them back the forms as soon as possible.

I second radosavd1, and am speaking from personal experience. I did participate in the past in the green card lottery even while I had a pending GC application.

No way the green card lottery is going to be cancelled this year.

Hi MTUsa, My recommendation is to enter the DV 2006 lottery (Registration has just started), then, if she is selected, to talk to an immigration lawyer about her specific situation. If she overstayed less than 6 months, there shouldn't be a problem. For more than 6 months, only a good...

Wish you lots of baraka Hi Warlock78, Living in the US is great, specially in California. The weather is just as good, if not better, than Bejaia. Wish you lots of Baraka (you will need it) in the DV 2006. Make sure you follow the instructions exactly. You can get all the information you...

Hi Speedo, The State Department will issue a press or other release once notifications are over. That's the only way to know for sure you haven't been selected. So there is still some hope, even though it's going to be getting slimer and slimer.

Hi Souman, I talked to a staff member at the USCIS last month about changes of addresses and pending cases. Filing AR-11 does NOT change the address that the Service Center has on file for you. You need to separately update your address with the Service Center. You can do this 2 different...

Business structure and retirement savings Hi IC 2004, The business structure to use in order to get a check in your own name and show it as an income for the BUSINESS (not the corporation) is a sole proprietorship. That means you register a fictious name (aka Doing Business As, aka DBA)...

Yes you can. Your H1 will be affected. It will have been transferred to Company C per your own request. Your Green Card application won't be affected. Green Card is for future job. As long as you have the INTENTION to work for Company B shortly AFTER your green card is approved, you are fine...

Quota is 140,000 Hi FooBar, The Employment Based Green Cards quota is 140,000 per year. It has never been reached. USCIS is only able to deliver about half that number.

You are out of status, but ... Hi Matt, In theory, you are out of status. You worked for an off campus employer (your own business) without authorization. My best guess is USCIS won't find out (unless they read your post). If I was you, I wouldn't worry too much about it, but I would also...

Hi Jalma, One of two things will happen. They will either ask you to take a second medical, or they will extend the validity of your medical by a couple of months. I personally know of a case where the medical was taken March 15, 2002 of one year, and the passport was requested in April 2003...

Illegal and DV lottery Hi Mazhulia, The simple fact of being illegally in the United States doesn't disqualify you from getting a green card if you were selected by the green card lottery. But, in general, grounds of inadmissibility for gc will disqualify you even if you won the lottery...

Hi there, Congratulations for being selected for the DV-2005 lottery. It seems like you have already chosen AOS over CP (Consular Processing). I believe you do not need to send the forms back to the National Visa Center in Kentucky. The fiscal year 2005 starts October 1, 2004 and ends...

Hi Johan, From what you wrote, and assuming that the job will eventually qualify under AC21, here is what I think is your best option: have your new/future employer apply for an H1B transfer immediately. As soon as your application is received by INS (as evidenced by a FedEx return receipt or...