Immigration Forum / USA / June 2007

My friend returned to her home country voluntarily and she has been
out of the country for eight plus years now.  She wanted to know what
happens when her 10 year bar is up in October 2008.  Will she have any
issues with being able to travel to the U.S. in the future.  She is

Hello. I just got my Green Card. I am planning to leave USA for less
than 1 year (probably 11 months) to backpack in Asia. I would be
staying few weeks, sometime a month in different countries. Do you
think that if I showed to the US Immigration Officer  upon arriving

Friends,
In preparation to file I485, we just had medical tests and the doctor
checked the box " Applicant does not meet immunization requirements" in
my son's report citing the reason insufficient dates.

I have been working in UK from past 18 months, on a deputation from a
Indian company ( employed for Indian company and an Indian citizen ). I
have got an offer from US company for which i got a Petition in 2006. I
have not yet applied for interview.

Hi, My husband and I are on an F1 Visa. Is it possible for us to
change status into R1? we have sponsor and all. I think we meet the
requirements for to get an r1 but i was wondering if we can go from f1
to R1. Please let me know. thanks.

 It seems my priority date is now current for employment based EB3
category
!   I wasn't expecting it so soon.
Can anyone point me to some resources as to what the next steps are -

Is there any way that an immigrant visa can be extended for more than 6
months? My brother will have his final engineering exams in December and
the visa validity is until November 15. Can it be extended for 2 months?
Thanks

I am right now on F1 and I had H1B before from a company (commercial
bank). I quited my job last year and transfered to F1. I was only on
H1 for 6 months. My question is: if I get an job offer and need
transfer my H1b from the company I worked for last year to the new

Open Question...
I am a BBC Reporter researching the impact of DNA testing on recent
immigrants seeking to get other family members into the USA. It's been
reported that thousands of people are discovering unwelcome family

Hello - I've read numerous books and information sites about moving to
the USA, but have gotten totally confused - I'm hoping there is someone
out there that may be able to help.
My husband and I would like to move to the USA from the UK - we are both

This is for a divorced mother, who got H1 approved(I-797). She is
planning to go to Mumbai consulate for interview. She has a daughter
of 12 years.
Is it advisable to go both of them for H1 and H4 together for

Would anyone know of any reputable agency(ies) in AZ, or outside (but
within the US), which translates birth certificates in a foreign
language, to English?
Birth certificate is from India. I need it as I am applying for some

Guys,
I'm from the UK and in the EB2 category and applied for my AOS at the
beginning of March and received my application receipt notice mid
March.

 It seems my priority date is now current for employment based EB3
category
!   I wasn't expecting it so soon.
Can anyone point me to some resources as to what the next steps are -

I'm glad to say that I have received my passport from the US Embassy
with my L1 VISA posted inside.
I have my flight over booked for the next few days - however, I have a
few quieries.