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This information is not legal advice and is not guaranteed to be correct, complete or up-to-date. It is provided for general informational purposes only. If you need legal advice you should consult a licensed attorney in your area.

Can my husband file adjustment of status here in the US or should he file from his country?

Alena Shautsova
Answered by attorney Alena Shautsova
Immigration lawyer at Law Offices of Alena Shautsova
If your husband already in the US, I suggest he files for AOS. If he returns to his home country he will need to file for an Immigrant visa.
If your husband already in the US, I suggest he files for AOS. If he returns to his home country he will need to file for an Immigrant visa.

Does filling I-130 F4 affect H-1B petition later?

Brian D. Lerner
Answered by attorney Brian D. Lerner (Unclaimed Profile)
Immigration lawyer at Law Offices of Brian D. Lerner
More importantly, it will take many years for the I-130 to become current and while an H-1B can have dual intent, it may later affect a B2 Visa. Your sibling should do a PERM. *PERM Labor Certification* A Labor Certification is an application filed by your future employer. Labor Certification is now known as PERM and moves through the system much faster than before. In fact, if everything goes smoothly, after filing the Labor Certification, it could take only 60 days. This is years faster than before. It is an offer of employment that will allow you to work for that employer when you get your Green Card. My office prepares the paperwork and application and then sends it out for signature to you and your employer. We guide both of you through the entire process so that you will never wonder what to do next. Please note that even though the Labor Certification process is much faster, that it is still taking years for the visa number to become current.
More importantly, it will take many years for the I-130 to become current and while an H-1B can have dual intent, it may later affect a B2 Visa. Your sibling should do a PERM. *PERM Labor Certification* A Labor Certification is an application filed by your future employer. Labor Certification is now known as PERM and moves through the system much faster than before. In fact, if everything goes smoothly, after filing the Labor Certification, it could take only 60 days. This is years faster than before. It is an offer of employment that will allow you to work for that employer when you get your Green Card. My office prepares the paperwork and application and then sends it out for signature to you and your employer. We guide both of you through the entire process so that you will never wonder what to do next. Please note that even though the Labor Certification process is much faster, that it is still taking years for the visa number to become current.
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How much longer will we have to wait?

Alan Lee
Answered by attorney Alan Lee
Immigration lawyer at Alan Lee Arthur Lee, Attorneys at Law
I For complex cases, there is no generally recognized timeline, but an applicant can usually make an inquiry on the case after interview when 120 days have passed. As it has been almost a year since the time of your wife’s interview, you can perhaps make the inquiry through e-request or the USCIS Contact Center telephonically at 1-800-375-5283 and explain your problem to the USCIS representative. Hopefully upon getting through, the representative will be helpful. You can also make an inquiry through your local congressman and senators’ offices as they have liaison with USCIS. The best result of course is approval. I note that there is a possibility that you may receive a RFE (request for evidence) or NOID (notice of intent to deny) to submit an I-601 application for waiver of grounds of excludability because of perceived misrepresentation. Hopefully you will not receive a denial. Best of luck! Due to the limitations of the Lawyers.com Forums, Alan Lee & Arthur Lee, Esqs.’ (the "Firm") participation in responding to questions posted herein does not constitute legal advice, nor legal representation of the person or entity posting a question. No Attorney/Client relationship is or shall be construed to be created hereby. The information provided herein by the Firm is general, and requires that the poster obtain specific legal advice from an attorney. The poster shall not rely upon the information provided herein as legal advice nor as the basis for making any decisions of legal consequence.
I For complex cases, there is no generally recognized timeline, but an applicant can usually make an inquiry on the case after interview when 120 days have passed. As it has been almost a year since the time of your wife’s interview, you can perhaps make the inquiry through e-request or the USCIS Contact Center telephonically at 1-800-375-5283 and explain your problem to the USCIS representative. Hopefully upon getting through, the representative will be helpful. You can also make an inquiry through your local congressman and senators’ offices as they have liaison with USCIS. The best result of course is approval. I note that there is a possibility that you may receive a RFE (request for evidence) or NOID (notice of intent to deny) to submit an I-601 application for waiver of grounds of excludability because of perceived misrepresentation. Hopefully you will not receive a denial. Best of luck! Due to the limitations of the Lawyers.com Forums, Alan Lee & Arthur Lee, Esqs.’ (the "Firm") participation in responding to questions posted herein does not constitute legal advice, nor legal representation of the person or entity posting a question. No Attorney/Client relationship is or shall be construed to be created hereby. The information provided herein by the Firm is general, and requires that the poster obtain specific legal advice from an attorney. The poster shall not rely upon the information provided herein as legal advice nor as the basis for making any decisions of legal consequence.
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