I am emplyed by a seven year old small company under an H1B for 6 years, and I plan to change my status to E2. I was told by my H1B lawyer that the reason my H1B was approved was because I have a top-5 MBA and the company, though small, got a few blue chip clients.
I have lots of support documents from the company's H1B filings, and I am pretty sure I can address the E2-specific questions in my cover letter. I am a majority shareholder, and the business has generated over half a million in sales over the last 7 years. I am hired in a specialized managerial role...etc.
My I-94 expires in the next few weeks, so I plan to e-file a few days before the expiration date and then send the supporting documents.
My question is, us there any major disadvantage to self-filing my H1B to E2 change of status without an attorney? My company needs to save some cash. Also my passport has only one year left on it, but it takes 6 weeks to renew. Will my US change of status to the E2 be denied, or can I just get a new passport when i go home for the visa stamp?
Are ther any other weaknesses you can see?
-Söze
I have lots of support documents from the company's H1B filings, and I am pretty sure I can address the E2-specific questions in my cover letter. I am a majority shareholder, and the business has generated over half a million in sales over the last 7 years. I am hired in a specialized managerial role...etc.
My I-94 expires in the next few weeks, so I plan to e-file a few days before the expiration date and then send the supporting documents.
My question is, us there any major disadvantage to self-filing my H1B to E2 change of status without an attorney? My company needs to save some cash. Also my passport has only one year left on it, but it takes 6 weeks to renew. Will my US change of status to the E2 be denied, or can I just get a new passport when i go home for the visa stamp?
Are ther any other weaknesses you can see?
-Söze