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Hello, My friend is facing this situation where his employer has filed his taxes for the first two months as a "Head of Household- Unmarried/Single" instead of "Single" status for the first two months and later on changed to the "Single" status. She is on her OPT period (After her F1 Visa) and...

I submitted I-485, 130, 131, 765 all at once and finished my biometrics appointment and currently under being reviewed. At the time of submission, I indicated that I'm still working for my current STEM employer, but can I quit the job and terminate STEM OPT now? If I do that, how can I let...

Dear All, I am currently hold a F1 visa and am enrolled in a PhD program, finished 2 years. I want to discontinue PhD and work on an H1B visa. I have a MS degree from a US University and had used up the OPT period in the past. My questions are as follows: --What are my options as...

I'm direly in need of suggestions regarding my case as my school DSO isn't helping me much unless I ask certain questions. They're not able to provide information that I don't except for answering my questions. They're not actively involved in helping me out and I ended up seeking help from...

I'm direly in need of suggestions regarding my case as my school DSO isn't helping me much unless I ask certain questions. They're not able to provide information that I don't except for answering my questions. They're not actively involved in helping me out and I ended up seeking help from...

I had the following queries related to immigration if you don't mind me asking: 1. If I get an H1B cap-exempt visa from a non-profit organization or academic institute and I want to work for a US-based industry, do I have to go through the lottery system to get the new H1B visa? And what is the...

I am on F1 OPT . My employer is AWS (name on offer letter - Amazon Web Services, Inc. ). However after few months of joining, Amazon did some legal entity change for some of its employees starting 01/01/2023 and now my pay check is from another entity - Amazon Data Services, Inc. . The actual...

Hello everyone! I am a student for a 1-year STEM Masters program in the US, which is set to start at the end of March. I am yet to receive my visa and it looks like it will not be granted until May or June according to the consulate. My college has allowed for online attendance, so I can attend...

Hey all, my OPT application reached USCIS late. My online account was locked and it took USCIS about 27days to unlock it. But since my account was not unlocked on time and my OPT application submission deadline was approaching, I filled a paper copy but it reached 1 day late. I got a notice...

Hello, I am on F1 visa. In last August, 2021 When I was working in a store unfortunately I was caught for illegal distribution of cigarettes' for under age one here charge is 2927.02(B)(1) M4 and amended to 2927.02.MM under Ohio state law. So, It is illegal to work for me. Anyways, department...

Hello Rajiv, I'm on Initial OPT and my h1 got picked and approved in April but the company has laid me off and filed withdrawal in the month of may. Now i got a job from another company who are willing to sponsor me what are my options now to get my h1-b back? i have my h1-b approval notice and...

Hi My wife just started her F1 OPT and we just got to know that she is pregnant. I am currently on H1B and has my I-140 approved. We are thinking about changing her to H4 EAD. Looking at the current processing time for F1 to H4 it can take more than 1 year. If we apply for H4 now can we apply...

Hello, First time poster here, so please excuse any mistakes I make. I have landed in a tricky situation regarding my status and would appreciate any help or advice. I graduated from my masters course on May 2020, I had received my 1 year OPT at that time with the expiry date of 30th June 2021...

Recently, I filed an I-765 Application for STEM OPT Extension and along with a cashier’s check of 410$, it was delivered to USCIS Lewisville Center, TX on Nov 16, 2020. On Feb 19, 2021 I received my receipt number from my University DSO which said - “case was received on November 16, 2020”. On...

My passport is in the renewal process and has a validity of less than 6 months(Expiring in May). To apply for OPT is it mandatory to have 6 months of passport validity? My concern is if I wait for a new passport to arrive, to apply for OPT, approval will take more time given the backlog of USCIS...

Hi all, I just sent out my stem opt application to Dallas tx USCIS using USPS priority mail with signature confirmation. I am really worried there will be no one to sign and my application will be returned. I can’t afford a delay as I need to start working ASAP. please let me know if anyone...

I was a legal F1 student here in the states since 2016 pursuing a BSN. I graduated in Aug 15, 2020 and applied for OPT to hopefully be able to start working at my new job as a nurse. My hospital agrees to help sponsor me for an immigrant work visa, but I know the process takes a while to...

Greetings community, My name is Juan and I come from Brazil. I have gotten my bachelor's degree in business and I graduated on May 9th. I have sent my application for OPT on June 26th and I got a response on July 2nd that they received. Unfortunately today 07/24/2020 I got a notification from...

Hello, I am currently working here in US on OPT with EAD card and my brother is on H1 visa working here as well. My brother and I are both willing to invest $500k and get a loan of $1.5 million from the bank and buy a motel or a small business and then apply for GC in EB5 category. Now when we...

I filed for marriage based visa for my spouse in March 2020. Her EAD through OPT is expiring in May 2020. I am wondering how to ensure their is no gap in employment or how to ensure she is not let go. I have read that employers can let them be at leave until new cards arrive or read that you can...