Answer No, there generally is no limit to the amount of time a U.S. citizen can remain outside the country. (26.Mar.2025)Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide guidance that clarifies the law. For information on our FREE online services, click here. Access more FAQs here. Copyright ©...
Answer This question on the online I-539 is a bit confusing. To indicate you are in H1B status, you must select the “1B1 - H-1B1 Specialty Occupation” option. (26.Mar.2025)Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide guidance that clarifies the law. For information on our FREE online...
Answer This is known as a “prudential revocation” of a visa. The U.S. Department of State routinely does this in situations where a foreign national with a valid visa is found to have been arrested for a DUI. A prudential revocation only impacts the visa “stamp,”...
Answer Yes. While a reentry permit allows you to return to the U.S. after a year or more abroad, and an N-470 preserves your residence for naturalization purposes, the USCIS can still determine that you have abandoned your green card if your overall circumstances do not...
Answer Generally speaking, if a person was issued an H1B visa “stamp” based on a case filed through the lottery, that person is considered cap-exempt (and therefore would not need to go through the lottery again). (19.Mar.2025)Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide guidance that clarifies...
Answer A pending appeal on an H1B petition would not typically prevent a person from reapplying under the current year’s H1B lottery. (19.Mar.2025)Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide guidance that clarifies the law. For information on our FREE online services, click here. Access more FAQs...
Answer Generally speaking, a U.S. citizen residing abroad who is at least 21 years old may sponsor their parents for a green card. However, they typically would need to establish residence in the United States for the immigrant visa to actually be issued (or demonstrate the...
AnswerNo, it generally is not possible to extend one’s H1B status based on a spouse’s approved I-140. (12.Mar.2025)Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide guidance that clarifies the law. For information on our FREE online services, click here. Access more FAQs here. Copyright © 2025, MURTHY...
Answer No, this is not true. An immigrant petition filed by a nonprofit normally would take the same amount of time as one filed by a for-profit company. The process generally is the same for either type of entity. (12.Mar.2025)Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide...
Answer No, submitting an H1B cap registration earlier in the registration period does not improve the chances of selection. The lottery is conducted after the registration period closes, and all properly submitted registrations received between noon Eastern on March 7 and noon Eastern on March 24...
