Immigration Forum / USA / March 2007

Hi, my husband and i are looking to move to Houston as teachers, we plan
to move accross next summer (2008), to teach in one of Houstons schools.
My husband teaches secondary/high school citizenship/social studies, and
i teach elementary level.  We both have experience of SEN ...

Just curious about whether there is anyone here who will be at the
naturalization ceremony at the Mechanics Hall in Worcester, MA on
March 13? Before I received my letter to appear for the ceremony, I
had no idea that the USCIS conducted ceremonies in Worcester. I am

I currently have an E3 visa (expires 2008) and my wife is on E3D visa. I
am going to switch job hence applying for a new E3 visa with the new
employer. Can you please tell me:
1. Does my wife need to apply for a new E3D?

Eventually I hope to move to the US on a K1 visa, but first
things first.
Well this will be my second time visiting the US, but unfortunately,
this time I have to apply for a Visa.

I work in a big MNC in india and hold a valid visa .But they r not
sending me to US now.so i spoke with several sponsors to file fresh H1
this yr. They are advising me to come to US using my current visa
itself and get it transfered.But some people are not advising it and

I didnt know which forum it belonged to but posting it here
nevertheless.
How can a person check to see whether or not he is barred from entering
USA..  My cousin overstayed his student visa, but then he left the

I am looking to go over to New York for 2 months, mid june until mid
august but I will need to work. I understand I need a H2B visa, is this
the only visa I can get? Also do I need a job in place before I can even
apply for the visa?

My spouse is sponsoring his brother for a green card. However the
birthdate( the year of birth) he put on the application for him is not
the same as the birthdate listed in his brother's passport. In fact
the year of birth on his brother's passport and his birth certicifate

After two RFEs our L1a is denied. I went to see an attorney in the US as
we have 30 days to appeal and he adviced me not to do it as it is not
likely my appeal is going to be approved.  I will seek second oppinion,
however, but in the mean time I asked him if I could go to Canada on ...

I am on L1A in the US for the last 4 months. I worked as a Senior
Executive in my home country for 1 year but have worked with the company
for more than 4 years before I moved to US.
My company is a Big 4 consulting company and I am from a country that

I am looking for some advice please; my questions relate to how many
times I would be able to enter the USA on the VWP program.
Would I be able to enter twice in relatively close succession? I have
people I would like to visit and my ideal plan would be to visit one

So my wife completed her I-751 on 11/15/2006 (petition to remove
conditions on residence) then sent it to the VT center and appeared at
the biometrics appointment on 1/19/2007.
VSC website says now processing cases with a receipt note date of

Does anyone have an idea, for US citizens filing for immediate
relatives, at US service centers, what is the expected wait time? I
checked the processing times at the Nebraska and Texas centers and there
was no I-130 listed. I checked for California and Vermont, and they are

I am from India and on a business visa in Canada. Trip wil be over in
another one month and I will be returning to India shortly as per
original schedule. Before leaving I want to visit a close relative in
US, whose spouse expired last year.

Dear forum gurus,
My name is Pedda. I worked in US on a H1B for 6 years before moving to
canada as a permanent resident. My ban incident is as follows:
After relocating to Canada, i opened my own business in Toronto. I had