I am currently on H1B visa and my employer is filing for i140 in EB2 category but i also heard getting i140 approved and eventually getting green card is faster if you are L1 visa. Is this correct or is it valid just for those applying in EB1 category? 2 posts - 2 participants Read full topic ..read more

Hi Anil, Thank you in advance for patiently reading all the questions and answering. my spouse has AOS Advance parole valid till 5/21/2024. her I-485 and AP extensions are still pending, she has valid H1B visa stamped until 5/31/2024, but she has not been working from the past 6 months (I assume her H1b is not valid now) she has accepted a job offer based on her EAD, before joining the new job, she wanted to visit India and come back before May/ her current EAD expires, could you please explain what are the risks involved with this travel? is there any problem with her I-485 or EAD or entry at ..read more

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced that any Form I-693, Report of Immigration Medical Examination and Vaccination Record, that was properly completed and signed by a civil surgeon on or after Nov. 1, 2023, does not expire and can be used indefinitely as evidence to show that the applicant is not inadmissible on health-related grounds. In consultation with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and based on advances in public health electronic notification, USCIS has determined that a Form I-693’s evidentiary value should no longer be limited to a certain p ..read more

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced that any Form I-693, Report of Immigration Medical Examination and Vaccination Record, that was properly completed and signed by a civil surgeon on or after Nov. 1, 2023, does not expire and can be used indefinitely as evidence to show that the applicant is not inadmissible on health-related grounds. In consultation with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and based on advances in public health electronic notification, USCIS has determined that a Form I-693’s evidentiary value should no longer be limited to a certain p ..read more

Hello sir My brother had an interview for the US visa and he didn’t pass the interview and he received a white receipt of 221g but with no additional documents. We all gave the interview and have recived our visas but not my brother its for the green card . The status says refused and it have been the same status for a year now . How long will it take to receive a reply from embassy 2 posts - 2 participants Read full topic ..read more

Hi Anil, I have question on porting of GC priority date, basically I have priority date from Employer A is Nov 2013 EB2. I have been working for employer B for the past few years and PERM (EB2) from employer B is mostly will be approved this month. My question are When my employer B files I-140, should i port the priority date of employer A? What happens to priority date & I-140 with Employer A after porting to employer B? As my priority date might become current in Aug 2025 under EB3, I wanted to go back to employer A downgrade it to EB3 and file for 485? Could please advise on this ? Man ..read more

I already submitted medicals at the time of filing in Aug 2022, got RFE for medicals in Sep 2023 and sent updated medicals and my case status changed to case remains pending. My priority date is current in EB2-India, as per Jan 2024 Bulletin. How long would it take for my pending I485 to be approved. 1 post - 1 participant Read full topic ..read more

My gc was approved while I had a pending H1b extension application with USCIS. I just received an rfe on that H1b application. What could that rfe be about? 1 post - 1 participant Read full topic ..read more

Hi, I received an RFE from San Diego Field office to submit medicals on 9th october, 2023, I responded to that RFE and USCIS has updated the case status that RFE response has received on oct 30th, 2023. Today, I received another RFE to submit medicals. Please advise what should i do? Do i need to send another medicals from Doctor’s office? Any one faced the same situation before? 3 posts - 2 participants Read full topic ..read more

any predictions on when would EB2 India green card prediction for Feb 16, 2012 priority date become current?. I got RFE for medicals last week and this week responded with updated medicals. Wondering if getting RFE for medicals, means it will soon happen. thanks folks 1 post - 1 participant Read full topic ..read more