Folks below are the questions that I have asked my lawyer and currently waiting for his repsonse. I guess this is useful for all. Me and my wife are both cuurently on H1B valid till Dec 09 and May 09.
I will appreciate if any of you can share your response so I can be more informed while I discuss with my lawyer. Thanks in advance.
Scenario 1 Opting for Consular processing
- How much time will it take from now to have the filing process complete?
- By when the US consulate @ Delhi, India will have my application?
- Assuming US consulate in India has received the papers and I am in wait process to get my interview date, while in the same time priority dates are retrogressed. Me & my wife will still remain in our respective valid status of H1B. Please confirm.
- Assuming I am informed with interview date and while waiting to travel, PD gets retrogressed. Does it mean interview dates are no more effective? Please confirm.
- Say for some unfortunate reasons the app is rejected at the consulate, can we still come back on our respective H1B from India?
Scenario 2 Opting for AOS
- How much time will it take from now to have the filing process complete?
- Which service center the papers will be filed?
- While I am in wait process, and PD gets retrogressed. I will just wait then to have dates back to current. Please confirm
Common clarifications
- I can file for EAD in both cases. Getting EAD is not dependent on what scenario we go thru OR is it only valid with AOS path. Please confirm
- What happens if we fail to apply for AOS or CP by the deadline date? Deadline date is June 30th or is it different.
I will appreciate if any of you can share your response so I can be more informed while I discuss with my lawyer. Thanks in advance.
Scenario 1 Opting for Consular processing
- How much time will it take from now to have the filing process complete?
- By when the US consulate @ Delhi, India will have my application?
- Assuming US consulate in India has received the papers and I am in wait process to get my interview date, while in the same time priority dates are retrogressed. Me & my wife will still remain in our respective valid status of H1B. Please confirm.
- Assuming I am informed with interview date and while waiting to travel, PD gets retrogressed. Does it mean interview dates are no more effective? Please confirm.
- Say for some unfortunate reasons the app is rejected at the consulate, can we still come back on our respective H1B from India?
Scenario 2 Opting for AOS
- How much time will it take from now to have the filing process complete?
- Which service center the papers will be filed?
- While I am in wait process, and PD gets retrogressed. I will just wait then to have dates back to current. Please confirm
Common clarifications
- I can file for EAD in both cases. Getting EAD is not dependent on what scenario we go thru OR is it only valid with AOS path. Please confirm
- What happens if we fail to apply for AOS or CP by the deadline date? Deadline date is June 30th or is it different.