Immigration Forum / USA / December 2004

I have filed paperwork for H4 visa along with H1B visa
extension for my husband.
We are waiting on it.
In the mean time i got a job and they are going to apply for H1B visa for

My journey is finally over with the AOS process. Today my husband and I went
to the Charlotte office for our interview and 30 minutes later we walked out
with a stamp in my passport and waiting for the card to arrive via mail. The
whole process was very smooth, started in August ...

If anyone was interviewed but still waiting for the oath ("pending FBI name
check"), please post your timeline here.
Mine is:
Priority date: 7/12/04

Somewhat complicated issue here:
I applied right before the 2001 April deadline through a Labor Cert
(NY) and just recently I found out that my sponsor with whom I did the
paper work is no longer able to sponsor me! I read somewhere that the

Hi I got an M.S degree in Dec 2003. I am currently on O.P.T which
expires on Feb 20th 2005.
I had the following questions
1) If i have an internship what would be the last day that I can stay

I have obtained an offer to start working for a US company.  They want me
immediatelly on a TN1 (NAFTA) work visa, since I am a Canadian citizen.
In the interview process I have asked them whether they'd be willing to
sponsor a green card for me and they seemed interested; however ...

If I am waiting for an approval from the Labor Department for a labor
certification case, would my process be automatically setup with PERM
when it is finalized.  Otherwise will I have to re-apply and pay new
fees in order to use PERM instead?

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   Already twice I was issued H1B visa,the last one expired in July
2003 . But I worked actually 70 days only in US during the two visa
periods. Now I want to know whether I am elegible for another H1B
visa.?

I have an E-2 visa valid until May 2005, and my I-94 is valid until
March 2005.  I need to make a trip to Canada next week where I have
Permanent Resident status.  Does anyone know if my visa and my I-94 will
be sufficient to come back in?  Will I have to surrender my I-94 upon

Believe it or not, thousands of hardworking Hispanics (not to mention
people from other nationalities) have been working for years in the US
and gained their permanent residency through either amnesty or a passed
law. The dreams of those who are alone in this country is to some day

Could someone tell me what the current law about OPT in this case? I
got PhD in US. then I had OPT ( i use only 6 months out of 13 months)
before I entered to graduate school to get MS degree in another field.
My question is Am I eligible to have another one year OPT after

Hello folks, we are a couple from the Midlands who have decided that the
thought of emmigrating to Florida is something that really appeals to
us. We know nothing about what is involved but all searches throught the
wonderful web lead to companies who want us to sign up for all ...

My I485 approval date is 15 oct and I got the appointment for Passport
Stamping on 20 dec.
I tried a walkin inteview at the INS office , but they are not allowing
anyone without an appointment

I might go to the U.S. on a J1 (exchange student) visa for one semester
next year. The two year HRR rule does not apply to me, and I also hold a
tourist visa.
I have 3 question sets.