I am a U.S. citizen and am currently applying for green cards for my parents, who reside in India. The I-130 petitions for both of them have been approved. Regarding the DS-260 form: All the documents on my mom’s DS-260 have been accepted except for the marriage affidavit. My parents were married back in the 80s in a traditional ceremony, and unfortunately, they do not possess a formal marriage certificate. Instead, they obtained two marriage affidavits from their respective... Read more ..read more

For the IR5 visa(green card), if my mom is listed as a dependent on my dad’s biometrics, can my parents have a joint visa interview ..read more

Good afternoon, I'm currently at 2 years and 4 months out of my 5 years of L1-B visa, my employer has started the GC process since January this year, but I fear there won't be enough time for the GC to get approved, for additional information, I'm a Mexican national and I would be able to get a TN visa, but my main concern is. Can I stay on my same job but change to a TN once the L1-B expires but while being deep into the GC process? I think my case is rather specific, but I would like to... Read more ..read more

I was wondering if anyone knows any updates on America's Children Act which is aimed at documented dreamers? We came to America on H1B with our 5 year old and 7 month old children. Now they are 16 and 12 years old. With EB2 backlogs our priority date is stuck, November 2015. option to switch to F1 means that eventually they have to apply for their own H1. it seemed very promising when this bill was introduced but has not been passed yet ..read more

Rajivji, thank you for your advice on various topics. I wanted to submit a question for the Thursday session, how do I do this? thank you ..read more

I am filing for i-130 and i-485 together. My current authorization expires in a month. My current US based employer is happy to transfer me back to India office so I don't have to quit my job. Question I have is, I don't want to leave US and go back to India. Pending 485 extends my legal stay in States. Can I work for Indian company on Indian payroll while continuing my stay here. (assuming my company has no objection) Would that break any laws ..read more

My son was born in Ethiopia in 2008 I was living in Ethiopia at the time, and when my son turned five years old me and his mother separated but I continued to live and work in Ethiopia for the next eight years. In 2016 I returned to the United States for medical reasons and a year or so later his mother sent him to live with me. my son's mother got married to a wealthy Ethiopia man who had ties to the USA with business and has traveled back and forth many times. My son's mother's husband... Read more ..read more

hello Everyone. I don't know if anyone has had the same experience as me, but I had my N400 interview yesterday (April 15th) in Long Island, NY, and my green card was through marriage. I have a conditional green card and the removal of conditions is in progress (form I-751). My husband was present at the interview and the officer asked him to accompany me. He started by asking both of us questions about our relationship and said if I had additional documents to prove our marriage. I handed... Read more ..read more

I applied for medical residency and got into a program and expect to start in June 2024. Here is the issue, I graduated with an MPH in December 2023. I applied for an F1-OPT EAD and obtained it in November 2023, and have been using it to work since January 2024. Can I use my F1-OPT EAD to start my medical residency? I also applied for TPS EAD in December 2023. If the TPS EAD becomes available, can I use this for medical residency? How can I expedite the TPS EAD? I tried expediting it 3... Read more ..read more

I am a U.S. citizen and am currently applying for green cards for my parents, who reside in India. The I-130 petitions for both of them have been approved. Regarding the DS-260 form: All the documents on my mom’s DS-260 have been accepted except for the marriage affidavit. My parents were married back in the 80s in a traditional ceremony, and unfortunately, they do not possess a formal marriage certificate. Instead, they obtained two marriage affidavits from their respective... Read more ..read more