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Over the years, I’ve often had immigration related questions that I couldn’t find answers for despite hours of searching on forums and the Internet. Worse, the forums would often provide ambiguous information or plainly incorrect advice. I wouldn’t want to spend $100 or more for a full consultation yet and would have loved to just get on the phone with a professional immigration attorney for a few minutes to get some clarification without going in circles. If you can relate to that, there’s good news for you.
Some of the best attorneys in the United States have agreed to do 15-minute consultations for FREE for Endlesswait.com readers. Most sites charge $79 for 15 minutes of consultation (see this one for instance ). Yours for free, thanks to the generosity of our Attorney friends.
Attorney Matthew Oh - Author of one of the first immigration blogs and leading Immigration Law Practice for over 27 years. He writes DAILY on his website http://www.immigration-law.com and presents up to date Breaking News relevant to immigrants. His website has received over 25 million visitors over the last 10 years and continues to be one of the most popular immigration related sites on the Internet.
Attorney Shah Peerally - Founder and Managing Attorney of the Shah Peerally Law Group at http://www.PeerallyLaw.com, based in Newark, CA. Shah also hosts the Shah Peerally Law Show on radio at 1170 AM every Monday from Noon to 1 PM where he answers live questions from immigrants. http://www.usafricanindianradio.com/
Attorney Paul Soreff - http://www.immigrationlawyerseattle.com/profile.html. Paul has recently served as Chairperson for the Washington Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) as well as been a member of AILA’s National Board of Governors. He has over 28 years of immigration law experience. His profile highlights his accomplishments at a leading immigration Attorney as well as his award-winning Pro Bono services. Attorney Soreff will specifically provide his free consultation service for individuals from low income households only.
Attorney Christopher Jarvis from http://www.seattleimmigrationlaw.com/. Attorney Jarvis has practiced law for over 18 years in the states of Washington and California, and lived for several years in the former Soviet Union. He is a graduate of Stanford University and Yale Law School and has served clients from over 70 countries.
We can’t thank them enough for taking their valuable time to provide free consultations to our readers. They’ll each do TWO 15-Minute Consultations each month, starting July 2010. So that makes a total of up to 8 FREE CONSULTATIONS PER MONTH.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
1. At present, this service will be on a FIRST COME FIRST SERVED basis. The first four valid comments that conform to the terms mentioned below will be awarded the free consultation. All others will be added to the waiting list. If we find more attorneys willing to join this program (which I am already working on), we’ll let the ones in the waiting list know. Also, if any of the first four do not respond to email promptly (within 1 business day) we will award the spots to the next on the waiting list. Do not hesitate to comment and get added to the waiting list. We see a lot of no-shows
People from one month’s waiting list will NOT automatically get considered for the spots in the following month. You will have to re-post a comment to ensure that you are still interested in the consultation.
2. To be considered, post a comment below mentioning your interest in scheduling a 15-minute attorney consultation. Make sure you include your real email account that you check regularly. All correspondence regarding this service will be sent to this email. Provide a brief summary of your question in your comment. Without that, your comment will be considered invalid. If we find that your question is easily answered via freely available material, we might point that out. If you are not comfortable discussing your case on a public forum, please mention that and we’ll review your details via email. If you are awarded a consultation, you will be informed via email and your name will be updated at the bottom of this post.
3. Only one consultation per person in 3 months.
4. You can call only about YOUR cases, not about a friend’s case or another family member’s case. There will be no exceptions to this rule.
I also strongly recommend subscribing to our newsletter by entering your Name and Email Address in the box at the top right of this page. Any notices regarding this service will be sent to that list.
Disclaimers:
1. The attorneys have specifically asked me to include that the consultation will not constitute legal advice. Attorneys are prohibited from giving legal advice over the electronic medium under the attorneys’ professional code since it can mislead and harm the person by giving wrong advice or opinion without review of full facts and circumstances surrounding the person’s case.
2. Endlesswait.com is NOT owned or directly affiliated to any Law Firms in any way. Endlesswait.com does not receive any compensation for the above service and neither do the attorneys.
3. Please CALL ON TIME. The Attorneys have been VERY kind to provide this help for us. Please respect their time and call right on time and hang up exactly 15 minutes later.
4. Needless to say, but just because this is free doesn’t mean the attorney’s time is not valuable. Also, this does not include any free email follow ups or such. Everything beyond the 15 minute consultation is between you and the attorney. Endlesswait.com or I don’t take any responsibility for consultation that is provided to you during the 15 minutes.
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JULY 2010 SPOTS AWARDED TO: Ema, Madhu M, Karthik, Ankur Goswami.
AUGUST 2010 SPOTS AWARDED TO: Sravan, Azeez, Mayur and Adrian.
SEPTEMBER 2010 SPOTS AWARDED TO: Rini, Abu and Chris.
OCTOBER 2010 SPOTS AWARDED TO: Jon, Samuel, Holger and Raghav
DECEMBER 2010 SPOTS AWARDED TO: Gaurav, Shar
JANUARY 2011 SPOTS AWARDED TO: Maheen, Ehrar
FEBRUARY 2011: No spots awarded - service break.
MARCH 2011 SPOTS AWARDED TO: Lakshmi and Prem.
Pls continue to comment even if you see that the current month is closed, so you get on the waiting list. If I see more demand, I’ll try to get more attorneys signed up.
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July 14th, 2010 at 9:02 am
Profile :I have a 3 years Bachelors and 2 years NIIT. 12 Years IT Experience with last 8+ years in US in the same technologies.
Priority Date (2007)
I have EAD/AP and H1b. My questions are :
Can I change from EB3 to EB2.
Does the evaluations done for H1b work for Green cards.
I also thought of getting another 1 year or 2 years PGDCA if that would help but it was mentioned online somewhere that the 5 years experience for EB2 should be after achieving the US bachelors or equivalent.
Non Critical Question : I have EAD/AP and H1b , i need to travel to Hongkong for work, as my H1b visa stamp has expired can i travel on my AP and later on my visit to india sometime this year get my H1b stamped.
July 14th, 2010 at 11:22 am
Ankur,
I’ve replied to you via Email. So you are the 4th spot for July!! Congratulations. Please reply to me within 1 business day so we can schedule our consultation. If I don’t hear from you by then, I’ll have to move on to the next person.
We are seeing that people reply but don’t follow up and promptly schedule their consultations. I hope that will change because this program will fail unless everyone respects each other’s time.
Thanks,
Srini
July 15th, 2010 at 10:28 am
Just finished the telephone consultation with Mr Shah . It was great and got my questions answered very prudently ;Will definitely recommend .
July 17th, 2010 at 11:03 am
Thank you for this opportunity. I would like to get a spot for a free consultation in July or August if possible.
thanks
Sravan
July 18th, 2010 at 8:39 pm
Thanks Shravan. The July spots are all taken at this time. The four spots for August open on August 1st.
Pls Check back and post your comment on August 1 for August please. If you know of an attorney that might be interested in joining this program, please feel free to bring this up with them, I’d appreciate that!
Srini
July 30th, 2010 at 3:19 pm
AUGUST SPOTS ARE OPEN. ONLY THREE SPOTS THIS MONTH SO FAR. SRAVAN, YOU’LL BE #1 if you can just confirm that you are still interested.
August 2nd, 2010 at 12:37 pm
Thank you. Yes I am still interested in the consultation
August 2nd, 2010 at 3:37 pm
If possible I would like to communicate my problem via email
August 4th, 2010 at 1:39 pm
Thank you so much for doing this consultation. Could you please consider me for a consultation for August. Thank you.
August 4th, 2010 at 11:00 pm
Hi Sravan and Azeez, I’ve written to you via Email.
Thanks,
Srini
August 6th, 2010 at 7:34 pm
Srini,
Thank you so much. The consultation was very helpful.
August 16th, 2010 at 2:40 pm
HI,
My employer(real employer not consultant ) has filed my h1 and its in initial review. so ,
1) If i want to leave the company when is the last date to revoke the H1, so that i can stay on OPT.
2)Am i still eligible to apply for H1 next year ?
August 19th, 2010 at 4:39 pm
Hi, is slot #4 for august taken yet? I am a Canadian citizen working in the US on an O-1 Visa for the last 2 years and I would like to speak to an attorney regarding my options for getting a green card, i would rather discuss the specifics of my case over email than posting them here,
thanks so much, this is a great website-
August 30th, 2010 at 10:35 am
Hi Adrian and Mayur, I’ve written to you via email and your consultations are being arranged.
August 30th, 2010 at 1:54 pm
I would like to ask your advice about derivative citizenship. I’ll be emailing the details.
August 31st, 2010 at 5:45 am
Hi,
My AOS is pending since July 2007 in EB3 ROW (PD Oct 2005). Recently, my children (born in US)were awarded Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) due to financial hardships. The amount was issued in my name. Will that be a problem in approval?
Would like to apply for consultation spot.
Thanks,
August 31st, 2010 at 10:39 am
Hi Chris and Abu, Your cases are eligible. I’ve emailed you directly and working to set up your consultation.
Thanks,
Srini
September 3rd, 2010 at 7:01 am
Hi,
I am on EB3 category, I-140 approved, awating for I-485 flooding gates to open. What happens if I change my employer now? Can I go over to the new employer, without affecting my I-140. My old employer is willing to continue the GC process for me.
any idea on when the dates would be opened for filing I-485? I have been hearing lot of comments about it this year, starting Jan 2010.
Thank you,
Jayashree.
September 3rd, 2010 at 4:53 pm
Jayashree,
You can always move jobs via H1-B transfer. Your GC petition will remain valid as long as the sponsoring employer does not revoke the I-140.
And then you brought up the million dollar qn, didn’t you?
Except for the powers that be at the DOL noone knows when bulletin dates will move and in which direction.
September 7th, 2010 at 8:33 pm
Hello,
I have a J1 Visa and I want to transfer to H4 as my husband’s dependent. I got 2 NORIs from India and awaiting the third one from the state department. Do I need to apply/wait for the J1 waiver in order to change my visa status?
Please let me know if I can be considered for the September free consultation.
September 8th, 2010 at 2:24 am
I’m a H1b visa and got into issue with my old employer who never gave me paystubs or got me a project, so I changed my employer and got a project. Now I’m trying to transfer my paperwork to new company and the old employer is not cooperating what so ever.People gave me option of switching to F1 but even those need paystubs if I plan to do it from being in the country. What are my options at this point please help me. As I’m planning to leave the country as of now and try to re-enter on a f1 visa for the next schooling period. Thanks for your time
September 10th, 2010 at 3:40 pm
Hi,
I’m a UK citizen with an R1 visa. I’ve been in the US nearly 3 years. I’m currently not ordained but that is a possibility next year. I’m thinking about applying for a Green cards for myself, wife and two children.
Questions:
Is it generally better to apply for a green card now or wait until near the end of the visa in case I’m rejected?
Is it better to get ordained before applying (I heard that non-ordained people are not being accepted at the moment)?
Finally, one child needs their passport renewing. However the passport was issued with the wrong date of birth. The visa has the same wrong date of birth. Should we go ahead and renew the passport with the wrong date, so it matches the visa, or do we need to correct the passport and / or visa to avoid problems applying for green cards?
I hope you still have a slot available!
Thanks.
September 10th, 2010 at 4:10 pm
Hi Jon, Samuel and Rini, Unfortunately there is only 1 spot left in September. I am working to get more attorneys signed up and I will post here if I am able to do that.
In the meantime, if you know any attorneys that might want to help out endlesswait.com readers while generating some publicity for themselves, please point them to this page or ask them to write to me directly at srini.venkat@yahoo.com.
If I am unable to get anyone lined up for September, you’ll be considered for October. I’ll write to you (or you can write to me) early October to confirm that you are still interested.
September 11th, 2010 at 11:21 am
One more attorney (a LEADING one at that) has agreed to help us out!! I’m working to get everything set up with them and will post an update here soon…Hang tight!
September 12th, 2010 at 7:46 pm
So I had my consultation with Matthew the other week, i think it went well though Matthew’s area of expertise was more on the business side (I am in the arts), I was till able to get some valuable general info about the green card application process, it will definitely help to have his info and opinions as i go through and try and find a laywer to possibly push forward with the case.
Was super easy to set up the appointment and Matthew was patient with me and I believe we even went over the 15 minutes, I did feel like we managed to touch on everything that I was curious about
Thanks again endlesswait.com!
September 15th, 2010 at 2:33 am
I had my consultation with Shah and it was quick and informative.
Thanks for the opportunity.
September 20th, 2010 at 9:06 am
I want to ask something, my mother in law is widow and my husband is her unique son. She is getting older (she is now 79) and with age she has got many problems. She is living at Uruguay with a sister but her son (my husband) wants to take care of her during the next years. She is traveling from Uruguay to Houston and Houston to Uruguay every six months and last time she lost the connections due to bad weather and spent two days at airports.
We have got the green card since 2009 and I understand that we can only ask for her when my husband become US Citizen and he can apply for that during 2014 year. So she has to be traveling during four more years.
I was checking on the USCIS and they say that one person with B-1/2 visa can ask for an extension and they can give up to six months more of stay here in USA. As we want that she comes and stay with us until 2014, my question is could it be possible to justify, by asking extensions for her, that she stay here during that time (30 months minimum)?
I am worry because as I understand, if we keep a person with us that become illegally here we are in the same way becoming illegally and here is my second question, could we loose our green card for keeping here my mother in law and she becomes illegally?
September 20th, 2010 at 3:00 pm
Hi,
I would like to know if I can apply for fresh application under EB2. I am currently on EB3 and Using AC21.
Best,
Girish Kapur
September 23rd, 2010 at 11:09 am
Rini, your consultation has been schedule.
Samuel, Jon: I am still working on yours.
Mayela: I don’t think such a long wait is allowed for B visas normally. You should talk to a good attorney about the possibility of making a special request, I have no idea if such requests are entertained. I know you can get 1 6 month extension but you have to apply for it. But no idea about 30 months. Also remember that even after your husband gets citizenship, your mother-in-law may not get her green card right away, that’s another 12-18 months away.
Girish: If you have a qualifying job offer that demands EB 2, and you can justofy being an “Exceptional professional”, and the job is same or similar (since you are moving on AC21 first), then yes, you can do that, and keep your EB3 prority date., I wrote a post about this recently. USCIS released a memo recently on this topic as well, google it or I’ll post about it..
October 18th, 2010 at 4:54 pm
Hi,
I would like to schedule a free 15 min consultation with attorney.
My question is : I applied H1 in 2008 and it got approved till August 2011. I never got my H1 stamped due to bad economic situation and later got L2 visa stamped on June 2010. Last month I appeared for H1 visa interview and received 221g blue slip and also got Canceled Without Prejudice (CWOP) stamp on existing L2 visa. I have not responded to 221g as we couldn’t get the client letter, Can I get L2 visa re-stamped while H1 is pending under 221g. If
so what are the chances of success for L2. My spouse is in US and have all necessary documents to support my L2 visa.
October 20th, 2010 at 10:08 am
hi,
don’t know if there is much to consult about my case…i just would like to know if there is a way to speed up the processing of my petition..also, i too do not really understand the difference between uscis processing times and the nvc visa bulletin (it is not very specific).
my aplication has been approved by the uscis and is now on hold with the nvc awaiting a visa number…hmmm.
my priority date is september 2006 (uscis nebraska service center pro. date is 2005 / california 2006; nvc cut-off date is 2002)..i just don’t know which one to rely upon.
thanks for reading
holger
October 23rd, 2010 at 1:16 pm
Hi Holger, Raghav, Jon and Samuel: Your consultations have been assigned to Attorney Shah Peerally and Attorney Matthew Oh. Please watch out for the scheduling information on your email and post about them here.
Thanks,
Srini
October 25th, 2010 at 9:07 am
I-485’s were “administratively closed”. How can I make the USCIS to re-open the cases involved? EDA and AP were denied due to this situation.
October 27th, 2010 at 11:24 am
Just had a conversation with attorney Matthew. Thanks for your valuable consultation.
October 31st, 2010 at 12:33 am
Hi
I am on L1 visa in US and applying for h1. My question is can I travel to India and come back while my H1 is still pending(not approved yet) and return on L1.
Does this in anyway result in cancellation of my H1 or increase the chances.
And what if my H1 is approved at the time I am in India.
Do I need to get my Visa stamped at embassy to come back on H1?
Any advice is greatly appreciated
Thanks,
–Gaurav
October 31st, 2010 at 11:01 pm
I would like to get a spot for a free consultation in Nov.
thanks
–Gaurav
December 10th, 2010 at 11:28 am
I’d like to request one in December 2010 or January 2011 please.
January 12th, 2011 at 11:22 am
hi, i have a bachelors in Communication from Canada and am a canadian citizen. Got married, moved to Jersey City, NJ and my husband is on an h1, therefore, i am an h4. I am contemplating starting a childcare business in the Jersey City area as I have prior experience in the field. I am trying to figure out if as an H4, I can do that? If not, can removing myself from the H4, can I start a business as a Canadian? If so, what are the requirements? is there a minimum amount that needs to be invested? Thirdly, if the business is owned by someone else, but I want to work for them (childcare professional), is that a job eligible for H1 and can my employer file for my H1 for me?
thanks in advance
January 19th, 2011 at 10:19 am
Hello, I’d like to request a free consultation in Dec (if the slot is still open) or January 2011 please.
regards,
Ehrar
February 6th, 2011 at 4:23 pm
Hi,
I’d like to schedule a consultation for Feb 2011. My question is around H1b holders starting a partnership business and the legalities around it. The articles I found online don’t answer my specific question about the nature of work the H1b holder can perform in the business.
Thanks and regards
Vig
February 7th, 2011 at 9:26 am
HI Vig:
If u are going to be a partner in the business with anyone, you CANNOT be working for the business. You cannot be taking a salary. You can only be profit sharing, but you really do have to distance yourself from the business. Like, basically, a silent partner. Watch the business from far and take in the profits. I had asked a similar question from the lawyer and got this answer:)
February 7th, 2011 at 10:46 am
Hi Maheen,
Thanks for your input. So you are saying, a H1b holder can be sharing profits. This is where I’m confused. How is this different from taking a salary? And if the visa holder can share profit, how does he/she report this income to the IRS.
I’m not expecting an answer right away but just voicing some of the questions on my mind.
February 7th, 2011 at 3:15 pm
Hey Vim:
My apologies, i thought you were referring to an h4 visa. I am quiet unsure how it works for h1b’s. You are probably better off talking to the lawyer. It may be a little different from h4, but I am pretty sure that as an h1b you can’t start a business either, unless it is considered as part of foreign investment int he country for which the starting amount is 100,000 dollars minimum—
February 14th, 2011 at 6:13 pm
I had my consultation with Mr.Peerally a couple days ago. He was patient in listening to my questions and provided his advice on the matter. Although there were some issues setting up the correct time for the appointment, overall I feel like I got valuable service.
Keep up the good work EW!
February 25th, 2011 at 9:00 am
Hi Srini,
I am on EAD since 2004 october(EB3). I would like to see if I have any other option to get my GC. Can I have free consultation?
Thanks
Lakshmi
March 3rd, 2011 at 8:00 pm
Hi Srini and all,
I am on EB2 since Feb 12th 2008 with approved PERM and I-140. I have two Master’s degree from US university and also MBA with BS(Engineering)from India. I am currently in a company where I am poorly treated with same paycheck for 5 years and really disappointed. Though I have 10 years of work experience and techology specialist with good project management, but I am not getting it well positioned.
I wanted to have a free consultation.
Can you please answer my question which is blocking me everyday.
1. Can I apply to another company and take my priority date to the new company for applying Greencard again? I dont have the copy of I140 or PERM Labor as my company is not sharing me, but i have my receipts alone.
2. Since I am having US masters degree, I heard there is a bill in proposal to take them directly for Greencard. If this is nearby as mentioned in your website, how long?
3. I also heard I am eligible for EB1 as I have good set of experience and worked outside the country for more than a year.
Please mail me time to have free consultation.
Thanks,
Prem KS
March 21st, 2011 at 11:21 pm
Hi Lakshmi and Prem, I’ve initiated the process to get your consultations started. Please review your email for further instructions.
Thanks,
Srini
April 21st, 2011 at 10:37 pm
Lakshmi, Prem - could you please confirm if your consultations are complete and feel free to post your experiences here?
I am reviewing a new way to handle consultations - right here online..see today’s post..
April 22nd, 2011 at 5:12 am
Hi Srini,
I am not sure, If Lakshmi and You got my mail. I have given my phone and contact information. But I didn’t receive a call yet. I will send a email again to you in private. Please acknowledge me.
Thanks,
Prem
April 25th, 2011 at 9:12 am
Hi there,
I am interested in getting a complimentary phone consultation. I am not comfortable discussing/posting the question on the public forum but would be more than happy to send it via email.
Please let me know if you have any slot open for April 2011?
Thanks a lot.
April 27th, 2011 at 9:31 am
Hi, I am in the EB3 ROW category and my PD is 2008, how long do one really have to wait for this PD to come up and how can one obtain a EAD to start to work.
May 12th, 2011 at 11:54 am
would be interested in a consultation - probably something that can be answered via email and not even need phone time. I am on an H-1B with an approved PERM and my employer is about to file I-140 however my employer is saying that my degree equivalent is only good for EB3 not EB2 filing (but is being very vague about why - “While you do hold the equivalent of a bachelor’s degree, we could not use this for an EB-2 filing.”)
Would love if we could use the time to examine my degree equivalence doc and clarify why it can’t be used (is it worth me fighting, or giving up the dream and taking my family back home - in this economic climate we can’t afford another 5-6 years with only one income)
June 7th, 2011 at 5:27 pm
Greetings!
I have an approved I-140 through EB-1A. The EB-1A was approved in Jan 2011. I applied for I485 along with I-765 (EAD) and I131 (AP) mid-march. I am still waiting for my approval for EAD/AP. I want to clarify a situation.
Right now, i am in H1-B visa status (not stamped). In the next two months i will be moving to a different job. Both the places are non-cap H1Bs. The place where i am moving has suggested H1B visa transfer as there is a remote possibility that I-485 may be denied.
I want to travel to India once my EAD/AP gets approved.
Once i enter through AP/EAD, i would like to initiate the H1B transfer.
1. Is there a possibility that my H1B transfer would be rejected as entering through AP abandons H1B?
The reason for initiating a H1B transfer instead of using an EAD is a remote possibility of I 485 getting denied.
2. In your experience, have you seen EB-1A cases denied under any circumstances?
3. Kindly advise me on this situation. Would you think not traveling to India is the only safe bet?
Thanks a Ton
June 10th, 2011 at 2:14 pm
I’m married to an army man, he is a USC. He will like to petition for my resident visa. I enter the country legally with a visa passport, over stay my visit do to the fact that I was previously petition through my grandfather in 1996 I believe. I also have a 245i. However I worked a few years with false documentation under my name,such as SSN & green card, this worries me. I was advise to be honest when completing my G-325A and that since I’m married to a USC I can be forgiven for using false documentation for employment . I have two children and a husband that I love, they are my all, before I apply I will like to know if I have a chance of receiving a visa. I have everything to loose if I’m force to live the country. Thank you for your time.
June 21st, 2011 at 12:15 pm
my boyfriend was deported 3or 4 years ago for drinking and driving stayed and lived a stable life
in Mexico with me his girlfriend who is u.s citizen in the year of 2008 i came back at 7 months
pregnant and give birth in here in the U.S. our son was born with health issues and needs to be taking medications, blood draws and needs to be seen by doctors in . my boyfriend came back to the U.S in march 2009 illegally to be with here for he’s son who was going go through
surgery. He’s been here living son in ever since and now he father in Mexico is very ill an wants to go see him. Is there way he can get a visa, green card or anything
or anything possible to enter back to the U.S to be back with his son who being treated here in U.S for his health issues. please help us with any advice will help
June 22nd, 2011 at 11:05 pm
Hi Erica,,
Your boyfriend and you should consult with an attorney. At present, our free consultation service is on hold because of the lack of time on our part to continue the logistics. I am working to start a new online free Q&A that will be answered to by professional attorneys on a pro bono basis. I will post more about it soon.
Sorry to disappoint you but you really need to talk to an attorney. The ones mentioned on this page at the top are a good start. They often do pro bono work so you might want to call their offices, mention endlesswait.com and see if might help you.
Srini
September 21st, 2011 at 2:20 pm
hi,
I’ve been to this country from last year. I know from the bogs that there are other H4 came ahead of me & suffering till they get green card.Appreciating to a fact that H4 permitts to be with husband & make family; I have concerns about it. I’m M.SC. & MBA from India & work for more than 15 years as a relationship manager in my father’s business. The H4 life is miserable & due to anger & frustration I’m making my husband’s life the same. He has done master from here but was on low salary last year. Because I couldn’t earn here & share some of his responsibilities, i had to go through an abortion. i couldn’t go back home because there are two of my siblings studying & depending on my parents. I’m willing to take some stand to pass the law for H4 to work for their survival. because sacrification of the happiness does not make the family. It becomes very difficult to run the family on single salary. There should a law permitting for part time job of home-based business. No mind if there is a tax over certain amount made but give someone a right to earn & feed the family with peace of mind…that is what we are only thing asking here….lets united for us…..
December 29th, 2011 at 2:43 pm
Hello
I was born in Mexico. I came to the US when I was 5 years old. I’m currently 19 years old. I started kindergarten, then grade school, and I finished high school in 2010. Now I’m going into my 2nd year of college. I don’t have any US documents. I have a Mexican passport, Mexican ID, and an ITIN number. I don’t know why my parents or I didn’t look into fixing our immigration status sooner. I would be glad to send more information via email.
I want to do things the right way and see if that is possible. I would really appreciate someone’s help. If by reading this you see that I could work something out, I could love to get a free 15 min consultation, to see if I could get residency, a green card or some kind of student or work visa.
Thank you and the attorney that help this website
Juan J
January 17th, 2012 at 6:14 pm
am an American currently living abroad in Morroco since 2005-present. My husband entered the United States in the early/mid 1990’s on a tourist visa. In 2003 my husband voluntary departed from the US and I paid for the plane ticket. It has been 10 years now and I want to file for my husband. Is this possible? To earn a living i began to freelance online as a private placement vendor. I provide confidential prospectuses to corporate environments. I want to file for my husband but owe back taxes (I have filed every year and currently making payment arrangements with IRS pending a reassessment of 2007 taxes). In 2007 my parents and sister came to Morocco to meet my husband and his family. There was a report of investigation done on 06/23/2003 that communicates marriage fraud conspiracy. I did hire a lawyer at the time my husband was detained to pay for a plane ticket to voluntary depart. Which he did and i paid for the plane ticket. I have all the case numbers and paperwork in reference to my husbands case. He did voluntary depart in 2003. My parents and sister are willing to sign “Affividavit Of Support” since i owe back taxes. Will I need the Affividavit Of Support” or Waiver for permission for my husband to reenter US in order to file for my husband?
My reason for living abroad in Morocco is to file for my Moroccan husband to come back to the US, and we did not want to live apart. Although I have lived here for a substantial period of time, it is extremely difficult to maintain a continued financial life in Morocco. In order for my husband and I to be financially successful, we would need to return to the United States. I met my husband in Washington DC (Adams Morgan area lived in same apartment building). When i met him , he was already married to a US citzen. Long story short they went to Immigration interview and lied about living together. INS also detained him for a year and i paid a attorney for him to voluntary to depart. We have since then hired a attorney in DC to divorce from first marriage. I came to Morocco in 2004 and we got married. Ten years have passed is there a solution?
As of August 15, 2011 the USCIS communicated that Americans living abroad can no longer file for alien spouse If there is not a USCIS public office. The closest one to me living in Morocco would be London. Can I fill out all documents and send through mail?
All time and effort greatly appreciated and respected.
Best Regards,
Stephania SanchezArchibald
Freelance Online Private Placement Vendor
Country USA/American
Morocco/Espana (presently living)
home phone 212 5 2447 6433/ mobile 212 6 5366 3500
Email larch_10@hotmail.com
January 25th, 2012 at 2:52 pm
I am currently employed by Company A on an H1 B. I had got a new offer from Company B and had filed for H1 transfer. While waiting for the approval H1 transfer by Company B, I got another better offer from Company C. Now my H1 transfer from Company B is approved. Can I go for Company C and again apply H1 transfer to join Company C and say no to Company B.
February 7th, 2012 at 11:42 am
Hi my name is Bobbie and I have a friend who is engaged to this meican guy but he is in mexico because he got deported and he has an american wife here in America and him and his wife has not been together for a long time and he has been with my friend for four years they have one child toghter. They are wanting to know would he have to come back here to get his divorce and marry my friend? The lady he is married to now wants a divorce from him but dont want to pay for it. My friend and her boyfriend have been away from each other for almost a year. I am trying to help her because my friend has two kids one is her boyfriend but her oldest only knows her boyfriend as dad and it makes me sad to see my friend and her family split up. Also its not far to the kids to have thier dad in meico when he can be here helping take care of them. He made mistakes to get him deported but when he was here he work very hard to take of my friend and thier kids. So please help me help them. My friend and her guy wan t to get married and do things right.
March 13th, 2012 at 1:28 pm
Trying to get my boyfriend back to the us from Mexico ASAP
his kids Mister him so.
March 14th, 2012 at 3:38 pm
I have been going around in circles and wish someone could please clarify this one query i have.
I applied for a GC in April 2008 under EB3 and cleared labor and 140 the same year. Since then I have been waiting in the long queue for India. Meanwhile I have been stuck n the same co., at the same job for years. I am currently assistant editor+reporter at a local newspaper in MA and am looking to become editor in the same office. My co. lawyers say it is not possible but they have limited immigration experience and have given me wrong info before. I want to know if I can make the job change without legal repercussions. The salary change is minimal and my job duties change slightly. Currently I mostly report/write and do some editing, layouts, managing interns. In the new job the balance would shift to more of the latter and less of the former. But no drastic change since I have been doing all of this for years anyways.
Hope I qualify for a free consultation because it would really help.
May 11th, 2012 at 1:12 am
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