Here is my situation.
I was pursuing a residency on J-1 visa till 6/30/2007.
I had applied for an exceptional hardship waiver based on the developmental disability of my US born son . I was granted this waiver in March 2007.
Meanwhile i was offered a job by a for profit corporation which I accepted .
My H-1 B petition was filed by an attorney hired by my employer.
At the time of filing the attorney was of the opinion that I would be unable to stay in the US beyond 6/30/07 hence she asked for consular processing on the petition.
I filed for an extension of my DS-2019 till August 07 to enable me to take my Boards . I was granted this extension on April 2nd 2007.
MY H-1 B petition was approved with consular processing.
My question is:
On the petition it states that" If any of the workers are already in the US the petitioner can file a new Form I-129 to seek to change or extend their status based on this petition"
Can this be done. What will this entail ; what are the chances of this getting approved.
Thanks
I was pursuing a residency on J-1 visa till 6/30/2007.
I had applied for an exceptional hardship waiver based on the developmental disability of my US born son . I was granted this waiver in March 2007.
Meanwhile i was offered a job by a for profit corporation which I accepted .
My H-1 B petition was filed by an attorney hired by my employer.
At the time of filing the attorney was of the opinion that I would be unable to stay in the US beyond 6/30/07 hence she asked for consular processing on the petition.
I filed for an extension of my DS-2019 till August 07 to enable me to take my Boards . I was granted this extension on April 2nd 2007.
MY H-1 B petition was approved with consular processing.
My question is:
On the petition it states that" If any of the workers are already in the US the petitioner can file a new Form I-129 to seek to change or extend their status based on this petition"
Can this be done. What will this entail ; what are the chances of this getting approved.
Thanks