Guestbook Entry for Devashis Majumdar , United States
Name
Devashis Majumdar
Country
United States
State
Mississippi
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Recording for June 06, 2024 Conference Call with Rajiv S. Khanna
Immigration.com
Green Card
Discussion Topics, June 6, 2024 FAQs: International Managers (EB-1C) changing jobs under AC21 portability after 180 days || FAQ: H-1B 60 days grace period H-1B transfer; Impact of switching to B-1/B-2; and family visa validity || FAQ: H-1B 60 days grace period to B-2 conversion: Status gap, transitioning back to H-1B; Starting work again
Guestbook Entry for Parampreet Sidana, United States
Name
Parampreet Sidana
Country
United States
State
NY
Guestbook Entry for Parampreet Sidana, United States
Name
Parampreet Sidana
Country
United States
State
NY
Guestbook Entry for Abbas Jafri, United States
Name
Abbas Jafri
Country
United States
State
Texas
Guestbook Entry for Rasheed, United States
Name
Rasheed
Country
United States
State
MA
State Dept. Releases Data Used To Determine Recent Employment Preference Cut-Off Dates
Please check the attachment to determine "Recent Employment Preference Cut-Off Dates".
Guestbook Entry for Ramachandra Yanamandra, United States
Name
Ramachandra Yanamandra
Country
United States
Guestbook Entry for Gavin, United States
Name
Gavin
Country
United States
State
New York
Guestbook Entry for Alex Lopes , United States
Name
Alex Lopes
Country
United States
State
Ohio
Interview at Fairfax
I had my interview at 1:30 at Fairfax VA. Had printed my family picture at 12:50 on the way to interview it was heavy rain and reached there nick of time. We were called by an African American lady after 5 minutes after giving our oath she asked our ID and then got sign the waiver as our attorney was not with us. she asked question from my I-485 and she was very polite and calm everything was going smooth then she turn to my husband and ask about my date of birth which he forgot for few second and the then told her.
Green Card
Recording for December 05, 2024 Conference Call with Rajiv S. Khanna
Citizenship and Naturalization
Nonimmigrant Visas
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Guestbook Entry for Venkata Ramana Maddipatla , United States
Name
Venkata Ramana Maddipatla
Country
United States
State
Illinois
DHS Announces Final Rule to Support Family Unity During Waiver Process
On January 2nd, 2013, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that certain immediate relatives of U.S. citizens present in the United States without a visa, who are in the process of seeking immigrant visas to become lawful U.S. permanent residents, may apply and be approved for provisional unlawful presence waivers before departing the United States to attend their immigrant visa interviews. USCIS will begin accepting provisional unlawful presence waivers on March 4th, 2013.
Guestbook Entry for Soumyendu Choudhury , United States
Name
Soumyendu Choudhury
Country
United States
State
CA
USCIS Updates Guidance on EB-2 National Interest Waiver Petitions
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is updating its policy guidance to clarify how USCIS evaluates eligibility for the second preference employment-based (EB-2) classification for immigrant petitions filed with a request for a national interest waiver (NIW).
Guestbook Entry for Tejaswi Patil , United States
Name
Tejaswi Patil
Country
United States
State
NJ
I-130 for parent: Visitor visa travel during pending I-130, any changes under Trump
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I am a US citizen. I am planning to file an I-130 in January 2025 for my mom, who is currently residing in India. She plans to visit us in July 2025 (on her visitor visa, valid until Feb 2026). Can she travel to the US while the I-130 has been filed and is pending? What additional preparation/papers would she need if this is an issue? I have heard cases of denied entries in similar cases. I thought of postponing the I-130 until after her US visit next year, but I fear the process may slow down under the new administration. Please advise what would be the right thing to do since we would like for her to visit us in 2025.
FAQ Transcript
If you are filing an I-130 for your parent, they can generally travel to the U.S. on a visitor visa while the petition is pending. Theoretically, they could face issues at entry due to the pending green card application, but in practice, parents of U.S. citizens are rarely stopped for this reason.
To reduce the risk of being denied entry, consider having your parent use an immigration pre-clearance airport, like Abu Dhabi or Dublin, so they can return home easily if denied. While past practices suggest minimal issues, policies could change, especially under unpredictable administrations.
Guestbook Entry for Sridevi, United States
Name
Sridevi
Country
United States
State
MN
Guestbook Entry for Lorenzo Giorgianni, United States
Name
Lorenzo Giorgianni
Country
United States
State
DC
Chart for all Employment - Based I-485 Pending Inventory
All Employment-Based I-485 Inventory pending at the Service Centers and Field Offices as of 01/3/ 2013