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FAQs on Maintaining H-1B or L Status while Using Advance Parole (AP) and Employment Authorization Document (EAD) after Filing for Adjustment of Status
Are you a temporary H-1B or L worker who has filed for adjustment of status to receive your long-awaited green card? Congratulations! Once you have received your Advance Parole (AP) and Employment Authorization Document (EAD), you are probably puzzled whether...
FAQs about Employment-Based Green Card Process through a Labor Certification (PERM)
The process for securing employment-based legal permanent resident status (green card) in the United States through a labor certification (PERM) is a three-step process. Step 1: Certified labor certification (PERM) from the Department of labor (“DOL”); Developing and finalizing PERM...
Religious Worker Green Cards Severely Backlogged-What Are my Alternative Options?
Individuals who hold an R-1 (religious worker) visa are eligible to apply for permanent residency under the EB-4 (employment-based fourth preference) category pursuant to sponsorship from their employer. Prior to March 2023, the EB-4 category was processing green card applications...
What to Bring to your Medical Appointment
USCIS requires that all applicants for permanent residency undergo a medical exam by an authorized civil surgeon. If you have an exam scheduled, it is important to prepare and attend the exam with all the required documentation. We advise you...
Uncertainty for Employment-Based Green Card Applicants at the End of the Government’s Fiscal Year
As the end of the government’s fiscal year approaches on September 30, 2022, many foreign nationals with pending employment-based green cards are left with uncertainty as to when their green card applications may get adjudicated. The Visa Bulletin is released...
If you have DACA, now is the time to consider exploring a green card through employment!
It has now been 1.5 years since President Biden took office and the DACA program just passed its 10-year anniversary on June 15, 2022, and yet Congress has failed to deliver any solution to help DACA recipients permanently legalize their...
Are you an Indian National with a pending Employment Based I-485 Adjustment of Status Application? – This Is What You Need to Know:
If you are an Indian National going through the employment-based immigration process in order to receive a green card, you are already well aware of the extreme wait times (often 10+ years) that it takes to receive a green card...
Reasons to Maintain Your Nonimmigrant Status as an Adjustment of Status Applicant
Many people who apply for a green card within the United States (called an application for “Adjustment of Status”) must be in lawful immigration status at the time they file their application. Although it is not necessary to maintain your...
