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Are USCIS visa "lotteries" in fact lotteries?
There are two processes by USCIS that are commonly referred to as "lotteries":
Diversity Visa Program (popularly know as "greencard lottery")
H-1B "lottery" (in case of applications' number exceeding ...
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Working for foreign employer between arrival on K-1 (fiance) visa and granting of employment authorisation (I-765)
I will shortly be relocating to the United States on a K-1 (fiance) visa and will most likely continue working with my current (Australian) employer. My salary will continue to be deposited into my ...
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Can my local consulting agency obtain an L1-visa
I have been employed as a software engineer, for several years now, at local consulting agency in the Netherlands. I am currently performing software development activities for a large multinational ...
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Travelling to US before H1B visa application starts
I am going to be going through the H1B Visa application process, for the next valid date (April 2015). I have heard that it is not advisable to travel to the US for holidays before the visa is ...
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Having a valid Visa to the US, should I also enroll for VWP before traveling to the US?
Coming from the EU, I am in the process of getting a DV visa, and planning to go to the US for reconnaissance mid-June.
When entering the US, I understand, the border patrol has the right (even with ...
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Does the US J1 visa require significant legwork for the sponsor?
At my university computer science department (outside the US) students are frequently taken on as paid interns at big US technology companies (Facebook, Nvidia, Google) under the J1 visa. AFAIK the ...
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What is the timeline for an H1B visa consulate interview?
I'm in the process of applying for an H1B visa and I already have a company willing to sponsor me, but the instructions state that the application should be received in USCIS after the 1st of April, ...
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Denied visa for reentry to the US because of earlier Medicaid use
My girl friend gave birth in the USA three years ago and used Medicaid. She went back home with baby and got denied a visa for reentry to the US because of that Medicaid use. Now as a permanent ...
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US visa appointment wait time inconsistency
I am trying to make an appointment for an American F1 visa interview in Vancouver, Canada. I am a Third Country National resident in the US with Australian citizenship.
The wait time on this website ...
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Can my spouse work in her home country before entering the US on a J-2?
I will be entering the US on a J-1 Visa on April 1st. My wife will not join me until July 1st. Can she continue to work in her home country up until July 1st?
Dan
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What are the import charges or fees moving to the USA?**
What are the import charges or fees moving to the USA?
Short Question:
I will be moving to the USA on a K-1 Fiance(e) Visa in December, to then get a Green Card. I will be flying with some luggage ...
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Going to USA from France with my girlfriend
I'm looking for an H-1B Visa and it is mentioned that immediate family members (spouse and children under 21 years of age) can get a H-4 Visa.
I've been living with my girlfriend for 3 years but we ...
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Alternatives for US visa interview in London for disabled person?
My Husband and I are going to try and relocate to the USA. He is British I am American. I will be sending in the petition soon to start the process of obtaining the Visa for him to relocate. I know ...
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Can I make money from uploading Youtube videos as a foreign student on an F-1 visa?
I am a successful Youtuber in Canada. I will be going to college in the US this fall. Am I allowed to continue posting my Youtube videos while on an F-1 Visa?
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Driving fine and US visa application
I am about to apply for a visa to visit the US for a friend's graduation this summer. I am a non-eu national living and working in the UK.
As part of the application, I need to check a box indicating ...
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How long can I stay outside USA after having a Green Card
I went to USA 2 months ago with a Family Visa (F4 category), my aunt sponsored my dad, we lived with her.
I got a permanent residence stamp (acting as a GC) at the time of entering USA.
I have my ...
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What are long-term maintenance requirements of a DV1 Visa?
Once won, and activated via passing into the US, what obligations do I have which are specific to the ownership of this visa category (as opposed to the regular tax and citizen obligations required by ...
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How to track a US K-1 visa application once USCIS has approved the I-129F?
I'm applying for a K-1 USA visa from the UK. I was wondering how to track it beyond the USCIS. I know it goes to the NVC then goes to my local consulate. Is there any way to know online where I can ...
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How can an EU citizen (Belgium) move to the US?
Barring marriage, how can one move to the US? I've been looking into it and the E3 visa for "skilled, professional and unskilled workers" is for Australian citizens only.
I'm asking for a Belgian ...
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VISA renewal vs Status renewal for US Visas
I am working in USA with H1B visa. I have a question about renewals.
What is the difference between visarenewal and Status renewal? How it impacts visa holder?
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Trying to figure out my tax residency
I'm a Finnish citizen and have spent the last 6 years in the US. I finished a Ph.D. in May last year and I was on a J-1 visa until February last year. At that point I switched over to a G-4 visa due ...
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Unmarried Canadian Partners - I am sponsored, will my partner be able to obtain a visa join me in the USA?
Me and my partner are both Canadian citizens and have been living together for about 2 years, we're not technically common law yet (although I don't think that has any bearing) and not quite ready to ...
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J1 or H1B with no home country residency requirement?
I need your opinion regarding my situation:
I came to us on 2006 on J1 visa. On 2006-2008 (2 years), I had been on J1 status which imposed mandatory 2-yr home country residency requirement. Later on, ...
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Living in the US on an F2 visa and working remotely for a Canadian company
I'm aware I can't work in the US on a F2 visa. However, would it be possible to be employed by a Canadian company to work remotely from the US?
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Marriage between Colombian and USA citizen
I currently live in Puerto Rico and my fiance lives in Colombia. We both have kids and she shares custody with her kid's parent. We are planning to get married but we don't want to leave either ...
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What can I do about getting a visa to work in the US as a Canadian?
I'm a Canadian student, who opted into a co-op program. I wanted to work in the US for one of my work terms, and I recently got an internship (4 months) there starting in May.
I was wondering what ...
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Diversity Visa Program GreenCard, should it cost?
I applied for a GreenCard lottery using a commerical on LinkedIn, which I thought was reliable. However, when I started searching for it today I can't seem to find it.
It seems as though this was not ...
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Can the US still be entered after losing conditional permanent resident status?
My wife was granted a conditional permanent resident status (green card) in the US and we started the process for removing the conditional status while we were living in the States after being married ...
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Revoked visa and given a 5 year ban
Last year I had been granted a visa to travel to America, once I arrived in America I was stopped at immigration. I had my visa revoked and was given a 5 year ban for America. I want to know if this ...
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How can international student stay permanently in USA upon graduation?
What can a graduate student do in order to have a chance to stay permanently in USA upon finishing studies ?
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Made critical mistake regarding visa - didn't notice expiration for my mother in law - now in trouble?
Almost two years ago I began the journey of trying to help my mother in law visit us in the USA. Here was that post for some background info if someone is interested: How to help my mother in law ...
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Employer green card sponsorship after job termination
I've been told to leave the company yesterday. My question is regarding the Green Card application. I've been sponsored for EB1-B employment based category. In July/August 2017, my I-140 was approved (...
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US Immigration - Visa Retrogression
I recently attended an interview with USCIS for my 'green card' in the EB-3 category.
Although my interview was 'successful', the USCIS officer advised me that he was not able to put my case ...
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How do I know if my H1B is transferable?
I work as a faculty in a university in USA. My H1B was filed by my university, and was approved in last October 2015.
As I recently interviewed a company, the new employer wanted to know if my H1B ...
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Moving to America after marriage in India
I would like to know if the following is possible and with how much ease.
My American girlfriend and I would like to get married in India and then move back to America. We have been together for a ...
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Diplomatic Family in USA - J1 visa problem?
My parents are Indian diplomats (on A-1 Visa) in the US, posted for 3 years fixed term. I'm an Indian university student in Canada looking to get a J1 for a software engineer internship in the US at a ...
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How much longer can it take to get our green cards?
We used to live in Pakistan, while my aunt has been in the USA for 20+ years. My aunt sponsored my dad almost 10 years ago.
Our case is of type brother or sister (F4). We got immigrant visas and we ...
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As US citizen, is there a process to bring my wife into the United States, when we don't spend the majority of our time in the US?
I am a US citizen and my wife is not. She has yet to come to the United States. In the first years of our marriage, most of our time will be spent outside of the States. In a couple of years, we ...
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Adsense income (Online Blogging) issue for a F1 student
When I was in my native country, I was getting paid for showing Google ads on my website. After I came to the USA, I stopped ads on the website because I'm an F1 student and I'm not allowed to work in ...
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Applying for Spain Student Visa from USA but I've overstayed in the past
I'm applying for a year-long student visa for Spain (Madrid), all my records and documents are fine. I have no problem with any sort of requirement for the visa (passport, background check, etc); ...
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Is there a penalty if I withdraw a J1 visa in any stage of the process?
I have been accepted to an summer exchange program in the US and I began my J-1 Visa application. However, I received a much better offer by a major institution in another country (I thought my ...
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Is I797 Original document mandatory to travel to US for H1B visa holders?
When someone travels to the US on H1B visa, is it mandatory to bring the I797 approval notice? Or is it okay to travel with just a photocopy of the I797 document?
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E2 (treaty investor) US visa and crowdfunding money as an investment
Will it be possible for startup founders, crowdfunded by e.g. Kickstarter, to apply for e-2 (e2) treaty investor US visa (given that owners have citizenship of a treaty country, and they have 50% of ...
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The visa officer at US embassy said my visa is approved but when I check the status, it is saying refused
I have applied for an F1 visa. After being interviewed by the visa officer, they said my visa is approved and gave me a blue leaflet. They didn't say anything about administrative processing.
Here is ...
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I was dismissed from my university. Do I need a new F1 visa?
I am a foreign citizen and was studying in the US. I was dismissed from my university in June 2017. My SEVIS record was terminated in October for a failure to enrol in new classes.
I have now been ...
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Should I have multiple employers file H-1B petitions for me?
I have great offers from 2 distinct companies, A and B, in the United States. I recently became aware that it is perfectly legal for different, unrelated employers to each file an H-1B petition for me....
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I want to get my Mexican fiance permanent residency in the United States with drug conviction
I am a US citizen who met my Mexican born fiance in Texas 15 years ago. He was deported from the US 13 years ago after serving time in prison for a marijuana charge. He was told that he could reapply ...
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Can a US greencard winner re-enter alone or can extend of family members visa enter time after 6 month is over?
As a greencard winner(diversity visa 2018) family father, all members got visas but 6 months time is over for my family members except me.
Let me explain details.
I bought fly tickets to all of us. I ...
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For US immigrant visa, does the chest X-Ray actually expire even once you have the visa?
My wife's green card application is on hold, waiting on my I-864 (US taxes.. bah! Don't open a Limited in the UK if you're a US citizen unless you're ok with paying $1200 to have your personal US ...
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Does switching from a J1 visa to TD status prevent you from entering the US for two years?
I am currently living in the US on a TN status while my financé is still living in Canada. We are both Canadian citizens. She is looking at taking an internship in the US that would grant her a J-1 ...
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