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Hi All,
I have one question and hope someone can help me.
My current lawyer advised me to gather all the documents regarding my H1-B visa application in 1999. Long story short, my lawyer was trying to see whether INS issued the wrong approval form (with I-94 versus without I-94).
one with I-94 for applicants currently in the US and one without I-94 for applicants outside the US.
If INS made a mistake, my lawyer might be able to fix my working without authorization problem. THe problem is my previous lawyer who originally did my case could't find any documents regarding my case. She suggested I filled out a form to retrieve the documents from BCIS (everything but the approval documents). Has anyone done it before? and how long does it take?
Thanks,
Lee
I have one question and hope someone can help me.
My current lawyer advised me to gather all the documents regarding my H1-B visa application in 1999. Long story short, my lawyer was trying to see whether INS issued the wrong approval form (with I-94 versus without I-94).
one with I-94 for applicants currently in the US and one without I-94 for applicants outside the US.
If INS made a mistake, my lawyer might be able to fix my working without authorization problem. THe problem is my previous lawyer who originally did my case could't find any documents regarding my case. She suggested I filled out a form to retrieve the documents from BCIS (everything but the approval documents). Has anyone done it before? and how long does it take?
Thanks,
Lee
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> She suggested I filled out a form to retrieve the documents from BCIS
> (everything but the approval documents). Has anyone done it before? and
> how long does it take?
FOIA/PA form G-639, I did - it takes about a month...
Dan
> (everything but the approval documents). Has anyone done it before? and
> how long does it take?
FOIA/PA form G-639, I did - it takes about a month...
Dan