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My husband and I went at the end of March on a wednesday with an infopass appointment and were asked to resubmit the form and them given another appointment to comeback after 2 weeks again a wednesday at 9.00am to collect the ead cards. Our cases were already transfered to DC office. The appmnt was on my name but they let us both in given a token and waited for 10 mins or so and then were called to the window. We were done with our ead questions in 5 mins. Both of us were given different tokens so went to different windows.

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Guestbook Entry for Dharmendar Rathore , United States

20 years ago By Chief Editor

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Dharmendar Rathore

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United States

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Guestbook Entry for Balaji , United States

20 years ago By Chief Editor

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Balaji

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United States

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California

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Guestbook Entry for Vimal Agarwal , United States

20 years ago By Chief Editor

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Vimal Agarwal

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United States

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Guestbook Entry for Wai-Tung Hal Lee , United States

20 years ago By Chief Editor

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Wai-Tung Hal Lee

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United States

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H-1 stamping at US Consulate, India

20 years ago By Editor

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I was in India for my H1 stamping during Dec 2004. This is my first H1 stamping after my OPT. During my first interview the consulate asked me general questions like:

Where do you work ?

what is you daily routine work ?

what is your Boss's name ?

How much do you get paid ?

Nonimmigrant Visas

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Am back! Now a permanent resident!

20 years ago By Editor

Hi everyone. I am back as a permanent resident. Had a successful interview. The interview was pretty easy, a young american guy asked me a couple questions regarding my work and then told me my file was fine but the fingerpritning machine was down so to please wait. I waited for 30 mins and then was asked to go back on Friday. The lines outside the Mumbai consulate are awful, be prpeared to wait for a long time in the hot sun. Since the fingerprinting system was down the day of my interview I was asked to go back along with all the other immigrant visa applications for that day.

Green Card

Consular Processing

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Culmination of a Long Saga - My wife got her Immigrant Visa!!

20 years ago By Chief Editor

Folks,

Yes its true. Ever since I met my wife to be in Sept 03, I was waiting for this day. The day she could join me in the US. Today is the day this dream becomes a reality. Today is the first day of the rest of my life!

My wife's CR1 interview experience on 2/22/05 at Chennai,India - in her own words

Citizenship and Naturalization

Citizenship

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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Establishes New Center to Strengthen Immigration Screening and Target Bad Actors

2 months ago By Chief Editor

Release Date

12/05/2025

New vetting center will focus on powerful screening resources to keep America safe

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USCIS Increases Screening, Vetting of Aliens Working in U.S.

2 months ago By Chief Editor

Release Date

12/04/2025

Maximum validity periods of some Employment Authorization Documents will be reduced

WASHINGTON – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services updated its Policy Manual to reduce the maximum validity period for Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) for certain categories of aliens. This update also incorporates changes to EAD validity periods made by recent legislation to ensure proper vetting and screening of aliens.

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USCIS Updates Policy on Biometrics for Detainees

2 months ago By Chief Editor

USCIS is updating USCIS Policy Manual Volume 1, Part C to deter the filing of frivolous claims and provide operational consistency. This update clarifies that the Department of Homeland Security generally will not take biometrics of detained aliens unless they are in removal proceedings and have a pending application or petition filed with the Executive Office for Immigration Review. This guidance is effective immediately and applies to requests pending or filed on or after the publication date.

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Recording for December 04, 2025 Conference Call with Rajiv S. Khanna

2 months ago By Chief Editor

Immigration.com

Community Conference Calls

Rajiv S. Khanna, US Immigration attorney, provides free immigration help by hosting a free community conference call for US immigration-related questions every Thursday. You can post questions for the call if you are a member of our US Immigration forums. Membership is immediate and lifelong. Walk-ins are also permitted.

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Announcement of Expanded Screening and Vetting for H-1B and Dependent H-4 Visa Applicants

2 months ago By Chief Editor

Last Updated: December 3, 2025

As of December 15, the Department will expand the requirement that an online presence review be conducted for all H-1B applicants and their dependents, in addition to the students and exchange visitors already subject to this review. To facilitate this vetting, all applicants for H-1B and their dependents (H-4), F, M, and J nonimmigrant visas are instructed to adjust the privacy settings on all of their social media profiles to “public.”

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Rajiv's Comments in The Times of India - US to scan social media of all H-1B, H-4 visa applicants from December 15

2 months ago By Chief Editor

Published by: The Times of India - December 04, 2025
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/us-to-scan-social-media-of…

Quotes and Excerpts from Rajiv in the article:

Rajiv S. Khanna, managing attorney at Immigration.com expressed dismay that a country which professes to be a shining beacon of free speech does not appreciate it.

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The New H-1B Weighted Lottery: What Employers and Employees Must Know

1 month ago By Rajiv S. Khanna

December 23, 2025

Executive Summary

The Department of Homeland Security has finalized regulations that fundamentally change how H-1B cap registrations will be selected, effective for the FY 2027 lottery (registration opening around March 2026). Under the new weighted selection process, registrations for higher-paid workers will have significantly better chances of selection than those for lower-paid workers.

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Making America Safe Again: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services End-of-Year Review Demonstrates Impact of Rigorous Immigration Crackdown

1 month ago By Chief Editor

Release Date

12/22/2025

Under the leadership of Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and USCIS Director Joseph Edlow, the agency has enhanced immigration screening and vetting protocols to protect communities and national security and has advanced immigration policies that put the national interest first.