Hi,
Firstly, if Dr. Jha sees this post: many thanks for your patient responses to user "Love" on the subject of "Spouse Based Green Card From H1B" petition by USC about 2 weeks ago which were very helpful to my case as well.
I am in a fairly similar situation to the initial poster but am petitioning my wife and our son. I recently became a naturalized citizen and wish to file I-130 petitions for my wife as well as our son (age 19) who are in H1B1 and H4 status respectively. I'll also be filing concurrent I-485 for both family members, I-131 only for my wife and I-765 only for my son.
1. The VisaJourney link provided by Dr. Jha on 2/18/07 (http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?autocom=custom&page=i130guide2) does not specify whether the completed I-693 medical packet should accompany the I-130 / I-485 packets or whether this is a later process. Could anyone please advise when this would happen?
2. Should each I-130 petition be accompanied by a separate I-864 and an individual check / Money Order to be sent in separate packets or can these be combined?
3. As a result of being petitioned under the immediate family category can my wife's H1B1 status continue to be preserved until her GC is approved and would this status be affected / terminated if she travels overseas on the Advance Parole?
4. At what stage would my son cease to be in H4 Status? Would this occur automatically after he obtains his EAD and uses it to obtain work?
5. When my son's H-4 status was renewed (via my wife's employer) USCIS wrongly stated his country of birth information in the space provided for "Country of Citizenship" on the I-94 section of the I-797 Approval notice (both details are actually different). My wife's employer returned the notice to USCIS for correction over three and a half months ago but the corrected
I-797A has so far not been received back from USCIS. Would I be better off waiting to receive the corrected document before filing the I-130 petitions or can I go ahead and file with of a photo copy of the incorrect document and enclose an explanatory letter stating the circumstances and undertaking to submit the corrected version after it is received?
Many thanks in advance for clarifications and any additional advice on handling this petition.
Firstly, if Dr. Jha sees this post: many thanks for your patient responses to user "Love" on the subject of "Spouse Based Green Card From H1B" petition by USC about 2 weeks ago which were very helpful to my case as well.
I am in a fairly similar situation to the initial poster but am petitioning my wife and our son. I recently became a naturalized citizen and wish to file I-130 petitions for my wife as well as our son (age 19) who are in H1B1 and H4 status respectively. I'll also be filing concurrent I-485 for both family members, I-131 only for my wife and I-765 only for my son.
1. The VisaJourney link provided by Dr. Jha on 2/18/07 (http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?autocom=custom&page=i130guide2) does not specify whether the completed I-693 medical packet should accompany the I-130 / I-485 packets or whether this is a later process. Could anyone please advise when this would happen?
2. Should each I-130 petition be accompanied by a separate I-864 and an individual check / Money Order to be sent in separate packets or can these be combined?
3. As a result of being petitioned under the immediate family category can my wife's H1B1 status continue to be preserved until her GC is approved and would this status be affected / terminated if she travels overseas on the Advance Parole?
4. At what stage would my son cease to be in H4 Status? Would this occur automatically after he obtains his EAD and uses it to obtain work?
5. When my son's H-4 status was renewed (via my wife's employer) USCIS wrongly stated his country of birth information in the space provided for "Country of Citizenship" on the I-94 section of the I-797 Approval notice (both details are actually different). My wife's employer returned the notice to USCIS for correction over three and a half months ago but the corrected
I-797A has so far not been received back from USCIS. Would I be better off waiting to receive the corrected document before filing the I-130 petitions or can I go ahead and file with of a photo copy of the incorrect document and enclose an explanatory letter stating the circumstances and undertaking to submit the corrected version after it is received?
Many thanks in advance for clarifications and any additional advice on handling this petition.