How to upgrade from EB2 to EB1

[koteshk]

Hi Folks,

I am in US on H1B which is valid till Sep, 2022. Last year my employer applied for GC in EB2 category. Due to personal issues, am planning to return to India branch in near future and will stay in India for at least 2 years. I have plans to return to US once things settled there...

[Mutyo051026]

Hello everyone,

Currently, I am in the third year of my H1B visa which expires in October 2021. I've been looking for a new employer to work for for a while, and even though I don't have any job offers from other companies yet, I would like to be prepared for the situation where I get a...

[boda2020]

Hello All,
Please suggest if its ok to have a gap between the previous approval notice ‘end date’ and the current approval notice ‘start date’ for H1B renewal with the same client and same employer.

I797 end date: 1/8/2020 (old )
I797 start date: 5/29/2020 (new)
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[venky1806]

Hello,

I am on my 4th year of H1B and current status expires on 09/24/2020. My employer filed for my extension for 3 years which is 1 year beyond my maxed out period. I have approved PERM but my I 140 application is sent out to USCIS with premium processing (dont have receipt yet). I got...

[visa_2014]

1. 2018, April: I filled my H1B with Employer A and it got picked in lottery.
2. 2018, September: I got married and came to US on L2 visa. At this time, my H1B visa was not approved.
3. 2018 November: I got my L2 EAD and got a job on my EAD with Employer B. Even at this time, my H1B visa...

[santoshgiridhar]

Hi there,

Due to some family emergency, I traveled to India on March 1st, 2020 and got stuck here due to lockdown and I cannot travel back until April 15th or until the situation in US and India comes to the stable;

My H1B visa is expiring on June 30, 2020, and I am due for...

[saurabh_2110]

Hello,

I have recently went through the process to schedule my interview at the Mumbai US consulate for a H1B renewal for my wife and me. My parents paid that MRV fees at AXIS bank and Sent me a scanned copy of it. They misplaced the original receipt from Axis bank.

My question...

[patient1]

This forum has been immensely helpful for me after my DUI, so I thought I would post an update about my most recent renewal experience, which was my second stamping after the DUI.

Needless to say, I'm very grateful that things have worked out. Learned my lesson. Hoping to impress upon others...

[optimum10]

Hi Friends,
My notice date for H4 EAD is May 17, 2018. As of today, my application still shows as 'Case was Received' & no further updates. I have also opened a service request with USCIS asking for status since its been over 90 days.

I have following questions:
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[arun.itengg]

Hi Team,
At present, I am in US and my spouse is in India, also we both are having VISA valid till Dec 31, 2018.

My spouse is going to travel in Aug end or first week of September.

So in this case by when should I start the process of my extension? If spouse arrive...

[binesh4u]

Hi all,


If you can give your response for the below query that will be of great help thanks,

I went to US in Dec-2009 on L1B and after completing 4.5 years on L1B(i.e from 2009 to 2013(oct)), then continued on H1B frm 2013(oct) to 2015(march).
I came back...

[Amvargas76]

Hi everyone, I am an H1B VISA holder living in the US with wife and kid. My H1B VISA is in the first 3 years (no renewal so far) and it's up for renewal in September 2018. The VISA should be renewed unless I get my Green card first (fingers crossed I am in the green card process). My H1B expires on...

[sunflower1234]

Hello All,

I have been reading this forum from long time. My 3rd year is going to be end next year September 2018. Following are my some credentials.

-----Bachelor Degree (Computer Science) (Two master degrees from pakistan MSIT and MBA)
-----8 year working EXP...

[user303]

I appreciate any thoughts/suggestions, if you are/have gone through the same situation or know someone has gone through please share what happened. Thanks a lot.

After getting H1B (expiration date -September 2018) for the first time I went home on 2015, got visa came home with my wife....

[nishasrivastava54]

My husband and I are very confused regarding the H4 EAD filing.

Our H1B expires 4th Jan 2018 and recently our i-140 got approved. I've below questions in my mind, Could you please answer ?

1) My husband's employer will be filing our H1B/H4 extension soon so can i send my...