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  1. So you were babysitting child while your wife went to school
  2. Your employer's attorney will need to address this problem. It can be fixed. Discuss your best options with them. As the worst, since it was your employer's error, ask they to pay for a plane ticket home for a vacation until it is legal for you to work again.
  3. You should have seen an attorney before starting this; see one now.
  4. The problem is getting university admission so late in the process. Good universities begin the MS/PHD processing in the fall. Decisions are made in Jan/Feb.
  5. It is very late to apply to a legitimate, quality institution. Most filled their classes already with applications beginning in the fall.
  6. You are an "at will" employer. Unless you have in hand an enforceable contract that they violated, you have no recourse other than salary payment violations which you handle through the DOL. You old employer is not required to give you any reference or experience letter. In fact, most will just acknowledge the dates you were employed. Payment of "leave" is generally detailed in the corporate policy documents. They are not required by law (in my state at least) to pay for unused vacation and sick time although some do so. Attorneys are unlikely to work on "contingency" on this type of case. If you had a viable case (which I doubt), their payback would not cover their fees and expenses. Move on. If you did not like the working conditions, you were free to find another US employer or to go back home. You chose to stay.
  7. Check with the state agency covering licensure in the state in which she plans to practice.
  8. You may have not gotten the answer you wanted from your attorney based on your posting here.
  9. "Transfer" mplies you are in status already. Your new employer will need too file a petition not under cap and you may NOT work until you have approval and I-4 in your hand. This may require you exit and reenter with valid H1B visa.
  10. Even USCs are taken advantage of by for-profit so called institutions of higher learning. As far as I am concerned, education is not one of those fields where institutional profit is appropriate; note, this is not the same as being paid a fair salary for work. It is a major issue when it comes to the student loans most students take out to pay for their education. Unfortunately, they are really good at advertising (how much of the tuition goes to that, I wonder) and signing people up. You will do your family and friends a favor if you emphasize that people wishing to attend school in the US should look first at state universities and local community colleges and technical schools. These are the best value and are the greatest number. Next look at non-profit private institutions. Many are affiliated with religious groups but one does not have to be a member of that religion to attend although the religious traditions may be required in the curriculum or campus life. Avoid distance learning and credit for life experience programs. For the most part, these are shady. Some distance programs affiliated with nationally recognized universities are coming available, but they are few. One way I mentioned several weeks ago to tell if a school is legitimate is if it has NCAA sports programs. These are at several levels (Div 1, div 3,...) The entry requirements into the collegiate sports world will keep the fly-by-night schools out. Other legitimate schools do not have sorts programs but the vast majority have something affiliated with NCAA. If they are so small they do not, they are unlikely to be able to meet your needs. If you are in engineering and computer programs, check ABET. If a school does not have an accredited undergraduate program, run the other way. In the US it is "Let the buyer beware." OP, you went for cheap or easy and lost. QYB
  11. SANBOB, You did it to yourself by taking the easy way out with a shady university. Don't blame the attorneys; blame yourself.
  12. Speak to the attorney who assisted your employer in the filing.
  13. Only an attorney can properly advise you in your situation.
  14. Sit down with the attorney to discuss your questions. It is quite possible that a further discussion will alter his perception of your experience and it can be restated to your benefit.