http://www.immigration-information.com/forums/ en Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:36:51 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.immigration-information.com/forums/images/misc/rss.png http://www.immigration-information.com/forums/ http://www.immigration-information.com/forums/general-topics/11975-september-1-2010-imminfo-newsletter-available-viewing.html Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:37:40 GMT You may view the September 1, 2010 ImmInfo Newsletter by going to ImmInfo Newsletter -September 1, 2010 (http://www.imminfo.com/News/Newsletter/2010-09/2010-09.html) You may view the September 1, 2010 ImmInfo Newsletter by going to ImmInfo Newsletter -September 1, 2010 ]]> General Topics Ron Gotcher http://www.immigration-information.com/forums/general-topics/11975-september-1-2010-imminfo-newsletter-available-viewing.html http://www.immigration-information.com/forums/general-topics/11973-travel-porto-rico-us-virgin-island.html Fri, 03 Sep 2010 04:09:24 GMT I have a valid H1B I-797 till 2013 and have the I - 94 for same. My visa has expired. Do I need visa stamping to travel to US Virgin Islands or Puerto Rico or I can just show my drivers license and go. Thanks in advance for help. I have a valid H1B I-797 till 2013 and have the I - 94 for same. My visa has expired. Do I need visa stamping to travel to US Virgin Islands or Puerto Rico or I can just show my drivers license and go.

Thanks in advance for help. ]]> General Topics mehendvi http://www.immigration-information.com/forums/general-topics/11973-travel-porto-rico-us-virgin-island.html http://www.immigration-information.com/forums/general-topics/11953-got-h1b-approved-oct-2010-2013-can-i-get-my-wife-h4-without-h1b-stamping.html Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:52:51 GMT Hi , I got H1b approved this year and planning to get my wife on H4 but I dont have H1b stamping. Question is can my wife get H4 without my H1b stamping? or I have to do stamping first and then she can appear for H4 and get her over here. Please Replay as soon as possible ,thanks in... Hi ,
I got H1b approved this year and planning to get my wife on H4 but I dont have H1b stamping.
Question is can my wife get H4 without my H1b stamping?
or
I have to do stamping first and then she can appear for H4 and get her over here.

Please Replay as soon as possible ,thanks in advance..

Thanks
Jigs ]]> General Topics jigu4paint http://www.immigration-information.com/forums/general-topics/11953-got-h1b-approved-oct-2010-2013-can-i-get-my-wife-h4-without-h1b-stamping.html http://www.immigration-information.com/forums/general-topics/11951-part-time-h1-b-approved-how-many-maximum-hours-i-can-work-per-week.html Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:35:34 GMT My part time H1-B was approved. My job orginally required for 20 hours per week. But the employer wants me to work more than 20 hours. Can I work work more than 20 hours and less than 40 hours? Thanks My part time H1-B was approved. My job orginally required for 20 hours per week. But the employer wants me to work more than 20 hours. Can I work work more than 20 hours and less than 40 hours? Thanks ]]> General Topics fallfall812 http://www.immigration-information.com/forums/general-topics/11951-part-time-h1-b-approved-how-many-maximum-hours-i-can-work-per-week.html http://www.immigration-information.com/forums/general-topics/11946-filing-unemployment-while-conditiional-green-card.html Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:10:21 GMT Hi Ron, hope that all is well, my wife just had a baby and was laid off from her job, she obtained a conditional green card in december of last year. if she files for unemployment insurance is she violating any terms of her green card, will i be in violation of my affidavit of support? i... Hi Ron,

hope that all is well, my wife just had a baby and was laid off from her job, she obtained a conditional green card in december of last year. if she files for unemployment insurance is she violating any terms of her green card, will i be in violation of my affidavit of support?


i know there are certain benefits that u cannot claim as a LPR is unemployment benefits one of them?

thanks ]]> General Topics ZenMaster01 http://www.immigration-information.com/forums/general-topics/11946-filing-unemployment-while-conditiional-green-card.html http://www.immigration-information.com/forums/general-topics/11929-no-485-receipt-27-days-cross-chargeability.html Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:40:01 GMT Hi Ron,

I really like reading your forums because your answers are short and simple :) . I have a question regarding my 485 case. I have filed my 485 along with my wife's under cross chargeability. It has been 26 days since the fedex delivery to texas service center. I heard that you can put a service request after 30 days. Do these service request's really work? My wife F1 OPT is ending on sept 19th. There is a 60 day grace period for F1 students. If my 485 application is returned back or cannot be traced can I file another application while she is in the 60 day grace period or the 60 day grace period is not a valid status to file 485?

Thanks,
DVB.

EB2 India
Dec 6, 2006
Wife Country of Birth: Indonesia
485 recieved on August 5th. ]]> General Topics dvb123 http://www.immigration-information.com/forums/general-topics/11929-no-485-receipt-27-days-cross-chargeability.html http://www.immigration-information.com/forums/general-topics/11924-cpt-trouble-please-help.html Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:05:32 GMT My CPT for summer semeser ended on the 21st but i could not get an appointment with my ISSO until about 12 days later (they said were fully booked until that date due to start-of-semester rush). I cannot be out of work that long and so I asked my employer if I could work those dates w/o pay. ... My CPT for summer semeser ended on the 21st but i could not get an appointment with my ISSO until about 12 days later (they said were fully booked until that date due to start-of-semester rush). I cannot be out of work that long and so I asked my employer if I could work those dates w/o pay.

what is the best (and/or safest) course of action for me in this situation? Please help and advise. I am worried about status violation :( ]]> General Topics DD82 http://www.immigration-information.com/forums/general-topics/11924-cpt-trouble-please-help.html http://www.immigration-information.com/forums/general-topics/11910-valid-notice-period.html Mon, 30 Aug 2010 05:04:08 GMT Hi Ron, I am currently working as a contractor on H1B visa.I am currently employed with employer A and working on a project for company B(client). There are two layer of companies in between my employer A and client company B(say company C and company D). I have now got a better full time... Hi Ron,

I am currently working as a contractor on H1B visa.I am currently employed with employer A and working on a project for company B(client). There are two layer of companies in between my employer A and client company B(say company C and company D).

I have now got a better full time opportunity and want to leave the company/project.Now the question is how much notice period i need to give?
I have not signed any contract but my employer A might have signed a contract with first level company C of notice period of 4 weeks.

So do I have to give notice period of minimum 4 weeks or I am still good to give notice of 2 weeks ?

Please advice!

Many Thanks! ]]> General Topics aditid http://www.immigration-information.com/forums/general-topics/11910-valid-notice-period.html http://www.immigration-information.com/forums/general-topics/11819-after-green-card.html Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:56:58 GMT Ron,

We just got our GC. But we don't know how to handle our current I-94s. Do we need to return them at the airport, as supposed to do, when we have the first international travel? Or we just keep them? Any negative results in either ways? Can we find a regulation or a memo regarding this?

Thanks so much,
huhuhu ]]> General Topics huhuhu1941 http://www.immigration-information.com/forums/general-topics/11819-after-green-card.html http://www.immigration-information.com/forums/general-topics/11740-naturalization-test.html Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:48:27 GMT Hello Ron, I still have another year but I was wondering if there are any materials that I can study or start to study for the naturalization. Thank you in advance. Hello Ron,

I still have another year but I was wondering if there are any materials that I can study or start to study for the naturalization.

Thank you in advance. ]]> General Topics victory http://www.immigration-information.com/forums/general-topics/11740-naturalization-test.html http://www.immigration-information.com/forums/general-topics/11737-august-15-2010-imminfo-newsletter-available-viewing.html Mon, 16 Aug 2010 22:00:15 GMT If you would like to read the August 15, 2010 edition of the ImmInfo Newsletter, please go to: ImmInfo Newsletter -August 1, 2010 This edition's articles include:

• Preserve your records
• If you are going to use immigration terms, make sure you get them right.
• Suit challenging the Jan. 8th CIS H memo dismissed
• Case Study: Changing employer after getting a green card
• Congress has increased the tax on some H and L petitions

]]> General Topics Ron Gotcher http://www.immigration-information.com/forums/general-topics/11737-august-15-2010-imminfo-newsletter-available-viewing.html http://www.immigration-information.com/forums/general-topics/11718-name-change-what-happens-visa.html Fri, 13 Aug 2010 20:59:32 GMT Hello Ron, Like many other Indians I have the following Given Name: First Name Last Name Surname: Blank, on the passport Given Name: FNU Surname:First Name Last Name, on the Visa (L1 Blanket) And I have problem getting my SSN. In the I-94 I wrote the name as in... Hello Ron,

Like many other Indians I have the following
Given Name: First Name Last Name Surname: Blank, on the passport
Given Name: FNU Surname:First Name Last Name, on the Visa (L1 Blanket)

And I have problem getting my SSN.
In the I-94 I wrote the name as in the passport was short of space for one letter and wrote it on top of the last box. To complicate my situation, the SSN office would not agree to it.

The Indian Consular Service offers Splitting of the name and issues a new passport. When I change my name and get a new passport, what happens to the following?
1. Visa
2. I-94

Would you advise a name split and get a new passport? If so what is the sequence of steps with respect to Visa and I-94?

I also have the following questions.
How would I link my visa on the old passport to the new passport?
Would you also tell me all the relevant places the name change has to reflect?

Regards,
Arvind ]]> General Topics arvind http://www.immigration-information.com/forums/general-topics/11718-name-change-what-happens-visa.html http://www.immigration-information.com/forums/general-topics/11714-news-our-office.html Fri, 13 Aug 2010 16:49:15 GMT As many of you can imagine from my brief appearances on this board over the last week, things have been a bit hectic in our office recently. Fortunately, almost all of that is now behind us. In the last 45 days: * We moved into our new office in Calabasas, with all of the chaos any office move... As many of you can imagine from my brief appearances on this board over the last week, things have been a bit hectic in our office recently. Fortunately, almost all of that is now behind us. In the last 45 days:

• We moved into our new office in Calabasas, with all of the chaos any office move brings;
• We upgraded our internal network, adding a new server and new workstations for everyone (which also involved migration of all office related documents);
• We upgraded our case management system, including having to migrate all of the data from the old system to the new, undergo two days of in-house training on the new system, and customize it for our use;
• We added two new staff members and have had to train them in our way of doing things;
• We found that our Internet provider was not getting the job done and had to move to a new provider and set up the server and software there; and,
• We have almost completed the migration to our new billing system.

The good news is that now that we have completed all of these tasks, we are a bigger, far more efficient office, and in a much better position to serve our clients. This also means that I am again free to spend a lot of time in the forum answering questions. ]]> General Topics Ron Gotcher http://www.immigration-information.com/forums/general-topics/11714-news-our-office.html http://www.immigration-information.com/forums/general-topics/11709-f2b.html Fri, 13 Aug 2010 09:26:33 GMT They received our papers last May 2003 and was approved in 2005. I already sent my ds230 form and NVC already received it... but the September visa bulletin under F2B is still 2002. When will I receive my appointment schedule?any predictions? Please Help. Thank You. They received our papers last May 2003 and was approved in 2005. I already sent my ds230 form and NVC already received it... but the September visa bulletin under F2B is still 2002. When will I receive my appointment schedule?any predictions? Please Help.

Thank You. ]]> General Topics DexterMG http://www.immigration-information.com/forums/general-topics/11709-f2b.html http://www.immigration-information.com/forums/general-topics/11679-i-485-nbc-year.html Tue, 10 Aug 2010 17:53:00 GMT My PD became current. However, my 485 application is at NBC center from Jan 2009. I was interviewed in Jun 2009 and the interviewing officer verified my application and said I should get GC whenever my priority date becomes current. Till now, my case is at NBC. Its like more than 1.5 yrs I... My PD became current. However, my 485 application is at NBC center from Jan 2009. I was interviewed in Jun 2009 and the interviewing officer verified my application and said I should get GC whenever my priority date becomes current. Till now, my case is at NBC. Its like more than 1.5 yrs

I called USCIS to find out NBC should complete processing my application and forward to local service center, then local service center will take the final decision of issuing a GC. Since NBC has juridiction over the case, they cannot comment on processing time. I am not sure if anybody faced the same situation. I am bit worried if NBC will complete the procession.

Please advise on next steps. ]]> General Topics ksateeshk http://www.immigration-information.com/forums/general-topics/11679-i-485-nbc-year.html