Employment based ADJUSTMENT - interviews will be mandatory
Aug 28th 2017, 6:14 pm
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Re: Employment based ADJUSTMENT - interviews will be mandatory
Since you have Italian citizenship, I suspect they can process the visa in Italy.
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Aug 29th 2017, 2:04 am
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Re: Employment based ADJUSTMENT - interviews will be mandatory
My office mate is adjusting from an H-visa to permanent residence. He received an EAD card in March after applying in December. He needed it because the H-visa status ran out in May. His concern is that he will now need an interview. I was wondering if the EAD card means that they have passed the requirement for an interview.
Aug 29th 2017, 3:00 am
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Re: Employment based ADJUSTMENT - interviews will be mandatory
My office mate is adjusting from an H-visa to permanent residence. He received an EAD card in March after applying in December. He needed it because the H-visa status ran out in May. His concern is that he will now need an interview. I was wondering if the EAD card means that they have passed the requirement for an interview.
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Aug 29th 2017, 10:54 am
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Re: Employment based ADJUSTMENT - interviews will be mandatory
If his AOS doesn't get through the system quickly enough, then yes - he will have an interview on or after October 1.
No. One has nothing to do with the other.
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I was wondering if the EAD card means that they have passed the requirement for an interview.
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Aug 29th 2017, 6:21 pm
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Re: Employment based ADJUSTMENT - interviews will be mandatory
Thanks all. Some people who applied at the same time are being approved. Perhaps his approval will be soon.
Aug 30th 2017, 3:00 am
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Re: Employment based ADJUSTMENT - interviews will be mandatory
My main concern is that it will affect CP indirectly, since USCIS workload will increase.
It looks like the administration is putting hurdles in the way of getting a GC and discouraging foreigners by making the wait unbearable...First, the PERM processing has slow down drastically in the last couple of months, now this new requirement...Who knows what will come next.
It looks like the administration is putting hurdles in the way of getting a GC and discouraging foreigners by making the wait unbearable...First, the PERM processing has slow down drastically in the last couple of months, now this new requirement...Who knows what will come next.
Sep 28th 2017, 7:23 pm
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Re: Employment based ADJUSTMENT - interviews will be mandatory
To update this thread - USCIS said today that they will be scheduling interviews for all EB I-485 cases filed after March 6th 2017.
Anybody with an I-485 filed before then will go through the old process of adjudication at the service centers and interview waived at the officer's discretion.
Anybody with an I-485 filed before then will go through the old process of adjudication at the service centers and interview waived at the officer's discretion.
