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    Employer asking for H1B Fees....Please Help !!

    all depends on what the contract/employment-agreement says. if there were any clause that says that you are required to pay back the cost of that hiring expense "in case you decided not to join", then you are bound by the contract to pay that amount. no offense meant - keeping the legal...
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    H1B in USA, open revenue earning website in India

    there are too many IFs, BUTs & DEPENDs. anything YOU DO for your website "that earn money" is work or business. you should formally authorize someone in india to take care of that website business and do not participate in website activity of any kind. you would not violate your h1b...
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    H4-H1b-H4 very very urgent..i need to travel back to U.S

    it depends on various factors. h1 visa will be cancelled in case the sponsoring company withdraw the h1 petition which is very unlikely. remember that once you enter in h4 you need to file h4-h1 change of status in case you want to work for that employer later. .
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    Is it lawful to work as independent contarctor on H4 visa

    NO NEVER. any "work" performed by h4 holders, with or without salary whether w2 or 1099 is illegal.
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    Urgent EAD Question

    as you have been on h1 for 3.5years you can apply for h1 renewal (as a normal case). its better to maintain status as h1 rather than adjustment of status pending (I-485) for many reasons.
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    My H1B Employer is asking for 2,000USD fee.

    true - people have abused the opportunity. but as a "company" they should execute proper contract prohibiting such acts prior filing h1. any deviation should make that propective h1 person to reimburse for the cost involved in the recruitment effort. getting money upfront does not indicate...
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    Maternity leave

    maternity is not disability. SDI will not protect such cases. ofcourse SDI is state dependant. if any state authorize maternity under SDI then its definitely great state to live in.
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    Maternity leave

    maternity leave is very guinine leave of absence. generally 6 months leave of absence for these cases will not trigger any problem. it should also be ok with uscis if there were any serious medical reasons or any complication in pregnancy. the only requirement is she should be on leave of...
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    My H1B Employer is asking for 2,000USD fee.

    never pay for h1. let the company invest something. law requires the employer to pay for the filing fees. DOL & USCIS will debar an employer for accepting any payment for h1 (filing fees & not attorney fee), for upto 1 year. get everything in writing. communicate only in email. DO NOT...
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    Register a LLC on H1B

    h1 can start llc but cannot work for that company for/no salary unless your company sponsors you. here is the catch-22: somebody in that company has to sign to sponsor h1 for you. signing is an unauthorized work and is illegal. you cannot hire someone to act as temporary ceo an sponsor...
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    Brothers Company with No Stake, GC?

    you cannot legally get GC from a company which you or your close relative owns.
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    Employer isn't releasing me even after 2 week's notice

    what do you mean by "releasing". as the user techie8 mentioned you are required to give agreed notice period prior quitting.
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    H1B-Starting LLC

    starting a company does not BUT working for it without proper authorization will be a problem. techinically YES. this is equivalent to buying stocks in a company. BUT in order to be a passive investor then someone should manage the company. that person can be your partner or the one you...
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    H1B Transfer - Urgent help

    there is no way your current employer could know about your h1 transfer unless you tell them. ofcourse the other possibility is if that new employer has any official or unofficial connection with your current employer. plus try to keep your h1 transfer confidential even from your coworkers...
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    H1 transfered to Bad company.

    its illegal for an employer to not pay h1 people on bench period. send an email to them to pay all the backwages and warn them that if they dont comply then you will go to DOL. dont ever call them or respond in phone. these kind of employers will be rewarded with minimum 2 years debarment...
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    H4 and Drivers License

    probably missouri dmv would have sent a copy of your wife's expired visa stamp. did the h4 extension approval notice has i-94 attached to it (see bottom right of the notice). if not then her extension of status may not be approved in which case she need to go out and reenter again.
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    Labor Substitution -- Pls Help

    one has to have all or more of the experience, tech skills, educational qualification mentioned in that substitute labor. so you do NOT qualify. do you know the exact wording of that labor. if it clearly says the position requires master degree then you do not qualify but if it says like...
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    Can I change from EB3 to EB2?

    its better you have a consultation with good immigration attorney. there are too many things to consider and high pitfalls in stepping up from eb3 to eb2 with the same employer by getting promoted. currently the labor that was approved is valid indefinetely as long as its not used for...
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