satya2k1

consult an attorney... You are in trouble. If you are more than 12 months on any practical training (full time or part time) on same education level, then you are not eligible for OPT.

If you have IT skills, then you can find a job in IT field. Who is stopping you?

Hi Subash, If you are not in the USA, then you don't have a status abroad. As you know, H4 is totally H1 dependent.. so if you don't have a status then there is no H4 status either. If you are planning to leave the country, my recommendation is to take dependents with you, it is very unfortunate, or your dependents can apply for B2 status, but again your kids cannot attend school on B2 status. 1. No, your spouse will not have a status to stay in USA if primary H1 is not present in USA. 2. NO 3. potential problem 4. Refer to my explanation above.. if you are not living in USA then yoru H4 dependents will not have a status, and they will be accruing illegal stay status. This is my personal opinion, you should discuss this with an attorney to get a better picture.

You better check with an immigration attorney.

I would suggest to go with an attorney and refile your EAD application. They can provide a better supporting documentation and justification.

Hi Kampala, I will take back my previous response.. after a lot of search online, I think as per new I-485 instructions traffic violations need to be disclosed. See murthy's article from August 217 here: https://www.murthy.com/2017/07/27/new-form-i-485-must-be-used-starting-25-aug-2017/

I think if you had minor traffic citations such as speeding tickets or parking tickets, you don't have to mention in the 485 forms. Speeding tickets and parking tickets are common minor traffic citations and does not affect immigration process. If it was then officers at POE will not allow such people to enter the USA, and their would be more noise in the immigration community. If you say "yes" to those questions, then you have to provide more details such as what was the citation for and reason, and place and date. for that you have to get a driving record from DMV. As you mentioned, if the traffic citation involved any DUI or physical damage to others then you need to disclose that information, otherwise if it was just a ticket less than $500 you should be good.

I don't see any issues with H4 visa stamping as long as your husband's work authorization and employment are genuine. If you accompany your husband when going for his H1 visa stamping then chances are high of getting your H4 visa. Good luck.

Plan your stamping in September 2nd or 3rd week. I believe you can enter the USA 10 days prior to your employment start date on H1, Oct 1st.

Are you working on CPT with same employer who applied for your H1B or a different employer? If they are different employers, then I suggest to go for stamping and enter with H1B, and you can complete your studies even on H1 status.

1. your employer, whoever submitted H1B petition, should have submitted employer-employee relationship document.. If not, then your employer will submit sufficient documentation. 2. You have to provide documentation showing your OPT work related to the field of education you were graduated in. Otherwise, you have to get a letter from that employer justifying your work on OPT is related to the education in your master's program. 3, You have to get a letter from your current college (professor and DSO) showing that CPT is an integrated part of the curriculum and it is a necessary CPT to complete your master's degree.

No effect of low credit score on H1 visa stamping.

tiger... You made it.. Congratulations!!. Thank you for posting your EB-485 interview experience. I have requested people to post their experience that may help others to prepare for their interview. I am also still waiting for more than 10 years to get GC. Did they mention to bring payslips, W2, and tax returns in the interview letter? Did you submit medicals along with 485 or later when they requested? Thanks again.

Either way is good. Leave it blank or concurrent filing. When I filed all three concurrently in PP, I left the question blank. It is obvious to processing officer that it is concurrent application, because you send all three applications to same location in one envelope.

Answer 1. leave that field blank. Do not write old H1B approval number. Answer 2. A# does not change. Once a person gets A#, it remains same for the whole time until you GC. You can write A# for Q10.