h1b

Hi Group Members, My spouse had H1B 3.5+ years ago. His company is processing GC for him but it takes too long. Currently, the company still has NOT submitted PERM to DOL yet (prevailing wage is still processing by DOL). Just scared in WORST CASE that the company may be STOP the hold process...

Hi Rajiv, I have an h1b visa approved with employer A under the client model, but no client employment letter. so now I'm booking a visa appointment for h1b which has a very good chance of getting 221g refusal. if I get 221G, can I transfer my H1b to a new employer - B, and book a fresh visa...

Hi, I have an approved i140 for more than 1 year now. My H1B just got renewed for another 3 years until 2025. My wife's H4 got renewed and she has an H4-ead. I am currently in job A. If I move to a different job B, I understand my PERM process will start all over again. I understand it will...

Hi Team, I had to travel on a personal emergency to India during the month of May. I have my H1B visa approved from Sep 06,2019 to Sep 06,2022 and also have my new I797A which is valid from Sep 07, 2022 to Sep 06, 2025. Upon my re-entry to US via Houston, the Immigration officer didn't...

I am on my h1b visa with visa stamping valid till August 30th 2022. and I recently moved to a new company with i797A valid till 2025. I am planning to go to India at the end of July and return back on August 15th (15 days before my previous visa stamping expires). Presently there are no visa...

Hi there, I won H1B lottery in 2020 and got its approval (I-797B received) in another country. Because of the pandemic and company-related issues, I never tried to activate my H1B through visa stamping at a US consulate. Now I have decided to go straight to a full-time Master program in US in...

Hello, My employer created their account and submitted the registration for my H-1B. Because of some communication gap the appointed Attorney also registered for H-1B effectively having two registrations from the same company. After USCIS declared the lottery results, the registration...

Hello, I am currently on L1B Visa to be renewed in Nov 2023 and my family on L2 dependent Visa. My spouse may get a sponsor to file for her R visa and eventually Green Card as well. My employer is also preparing to file for PERM and GC and also trying to convert my L1B visa to H1B so I don't...

My first H1b was approved in 2016, so this is my 5th year on h1b. My I-140 petition is approved in 2019. I am from India and priority date is not current right now. Currently, h1b in extension in under process in PP from current employer A. I have job offer from another employer B in the...

Dear Rajiv Sir, I heard about this forum from my friends. Here is a brief description of the my current H1-B situation. Please advice on the next available options. I completed my masters degree in 2016 May. Worked under OPT till Oct 2017. (Got H1-B completed a change of status in Oct 2017)...

Hello everyone, I have few queries to ask my husband is a H1B visa holder and I am Canadian PR holder and I also have B2 tourist visa and I usually travel with it to visit him, we got recently married. My question here is do I need to apply for H4 visa as I don't stay in US much as I work in...

I have an approved i140 with a 2017 PD and am working on H1b. However, I am planning to leave USA for a few years and plan to come back when PD becomes current. Is this possible if h1b expires while I am out of country. If I get a new h1b, will i140 be still valid in a few years?

Hello, I got my i797 approved( in March 2021) for the position of Professor in CS department in an University in AR, US. Now that the travel ban is in place, my H1B application is refused for the reason I don't fall under the NIE category. In the meantime, my passport expires in May 2022...

Hi, I am an Indian and did my masters in the USA and graduated in 2015. My initial H1b started in October 2015. I worked for company X with H1b until December 2016 and got laid off. I have paystubs of that company until then. Company Y filed for H1b transfer in early February 2017 for client C...

I had filed for my H1b extension on oct 2020 and it got denied(Reason: Specialty Occupation) in May 2021. My i94 expired in Dec 2020. My current employer is not willing to repeal and do a NPT either and wants me to leave back to India ASAP and the situation in India due to COVID is very bad and...

I am playing a managerial role in my current company but having an H1B visa, not L1A. I have more than 1 year of managerial experience outside of the USA (9 months India and 4 months Netherland) during the time from 2013 to 2014. In 2014, I came to the USA on H1B Visa. Now if my employer wants...

I am on H1B currently and would like to create LLC and get EIN for rental property. I would like to know if H1B holder is allowed to generate EIN for the LLC that they have formed. I am okay to have the money flowing to bank account linked to that EIN and willing to wait till i receive green...

I recently became a citizen of US (came to US on basis of marriage). My husband has been a naturalized citizen for well over 10 years. I want to file I-130 for my parents and my brother (turned 21 few months ago). My understanding is that parents can be here within a year if everything goes as...

Hi, Does anyone filed H1B transfer/extension in alternate wage source after new wage related restrictions are placed? If so, please share your experience. Thanks,

Hi, I'm working for a hospital with cap-exempt H1B in NY. A consulting firm applied H1B in the lottery this year. It got picked and approved for 3 years. As I'm already on H1B, I believe there won't be any change of status after the approval of cab subjected H1B. I want to convert the cap H1B...