jialif

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1. international student in NY, questions regarding gc, opt, etc

   jialif replied to michellebk's topic in International

   "What you need to be very aware of before you start an accelerated program is that many countries do not accept it for immigration and licensure since it is accelerated and does not meet their requirements in terms of actual hours completed in an app...

2. first I-485 denied and filed second I-485 in US

   jialif replied to wbd's topic in International

   Thanks for your input! But I strongly disagree with you on this: filing 485 invalidates H1/H4 status. My understanding is: using EAD/AP on 485 may invalidate H1/H4 status. H1/H4 can keep their non-immigrant status as long as they don't use EAD or AP...

3. first I-485 denied and filed second I-485 in US

   jialif replied to wbd's topic in International

   My wife's H4 renewal was approved yesterday! For those who didn't read my previous posts: I and my wife are in H1/H4 status. We filed 485 based on her employment and got rejected in Jan, 2006 due to failure to submit VisaScreen. Since my wife used h...

4. first I-485 denied and filed second I-485 in US

   jialif replied to wbd's topic in International

   Can anybody please give me the link of the law which says "Once you used your EAD, your status is 485 pending, you lost your H4 status. Once your I485 is denied, you need to leave the country immediately."? My attorney said there is no law defining t...

5. first I-485 denied and filed second I-485 in US

   jialif replied to wbd's topic in International

   And, my attorney said, even we renew our H1/H4 successfully this time, there is still a cloud on my wife's status. To be safe, we should apply green card based on my employment, instead of my wife's employment.

6. first I-485 denied and filed second I-485 in US

   jialif replied to wbd's topic in International

   That's for F visa which is not allowed to have immigration intent, not for H visa. Actually, even for F visa, that rule is not strict. One of my friend successfully returned back to F2 even her 485 got rejected. Today, my attorney confirmed my wife i...

7. first I-485 denied and filed second I-485 in US

   jialif replied to wbd's topic in International

   thanks a lot for your reply. actually, i filed 485 as her dependent. my status is ok, since i didn't use ead on 485. my attorney who works for my company renewing our h1/h4 is trying to figure out if my wife is in legal status. since our 485 were rej...

8. first I-485 denied and filed second I-485 in US

   jialif replied to wbd's topic in International

   my wife's situation is similar to yours. my wife was an h4 visa holder (i am an h1). she got her registered nurse license and found a job. then, she filed i-140/485/765 concurrently. she started working after she got her ead card. but her 485 was rej...