Rajiv's Comments in the News - Green card holders stuck in India need to prove US ties
Published by: The Times of India - Date: April 17, 2021
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Guestbook Entry for Sanhe Hu, United States
Name
Sanhe Hu
Country
United States
State
VA
AAO Processing Times (January - March 2021)
The AAO reports its processing times by form type, displaying the total number of completions for the quarter and the percentage completed within 180 days, which is our goal.
The administrative appeals process has two stages: initial field review and AAO appellate review.
Immigration Law
F-1 Students Seeking Optional Practical Training Can Now File Form I-765 Online
Release Date
04/12/2021
WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced that F-1 students seeking optional practical training (OPT) can now file Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, online if they are filing under one of these categories:
Visa Services Update
Visa Services Operating Status Update from DOS
Last Updated: April 6, 2021
Change of Status
The term Change of Status (COS) is the name given to the process through which a person can change from one temporary status (nonimmigrant) to another temporary status without having to leave the United States. Typical examples of this process are changing from a student visa status to H-1B. Usually, a successful COS is evidenced by the USCIS issuing you a new I-94.
Changing status from a temporary visa to a green card within the United States is also a change of status, but it is technically referred to as Adjustment of Status (AOS).
H-1B and CPT
Curricular Practical Training CPT
Guestbook Entry for Parthasaradhi Manchala, United States
Name
Parthasaradhi Manchala
Country
United States
State
New Jersey
April 1, 2021 Free US Immigration Community Conference Call with Rajiv (Every Other Thursday)
Nonimmigrant Visas
FAQs: AC21 Job Portability After I get my green card, is it legal to work for two companies (and not the original company) simultaneously?