abcd

I got laid off in last week of November 2001, while my H1B was in force. H1B got 2 more years on it.

I applied to a community college for spring semester admission and sent the change of status app to Laguna within 12 working days of my termination with required money details shown in my account, using certified mail.

Later say after 12 working days I mailed my termination letter copy and family visa details copies too to INS, using certified mail. In cover letter to INS I wrote my not going to community college in that semester plus my moving to new state. As I did not have LIN number at that time, I linked my 2nd mail to the 1st mail using 1st mails' postal department number.

Then I decided to not to go school in spring semester but delay it to the fall, community college agreed for this too. Community college told me that new I-20 will be issued in April's 3rd week.
In 1st week of Jan I came to Texas, and last week got a jgood job offer, with company sponsorship for H1B visa. I still has to talk with company attorney in coming 4-5 days, including weekend period.

Now around 4+ months have already passed without hearing any thing from INS, and in post 9/11 period, I am dreadedful with many fears.

1. I never got LIN number, may be it was mailed after I left after i left my previous apartment, and was not forwarded to me. Who knows where i am with INS

2. will I be able to join this new job or already I have committed harakiri.

3. Is there any probable way which attorney will able to show me, or I have crossed all the limits.

Please feel free to add your inputs, as whole familys' short term future is at stake. Thanks in advance.

abcd

Folks in my original message, I found very poor coherency, however the information is correct.

Actually first I decided not to go college and go to Texas from california and look for job, and then i wrote that 2nd letter to INS declaring my intentions.

Sorry for mix up.

Ingo Pakleppa

On 6 Apr 2002 16:50:02 GMT, abcd <[email protected]> wrote:

    >I got laid off in last week of November 2001, while my H1B was in force. H1B got 2
    >more years on it.
    >
    >I applied to a community college for spring semester admission and sent the change
    >of status app to Laguna within 12 working days of my termination with required money
    >details shown in my account, using certified mail.
    >
    >Later say after 12 working days I mailed my termination letter copy and family visa
    >details copies too to INS, using certified mail. In cover letter to INS I wrote my
    >not going to community college in that semester plus my moving to new state. As I
    >did not have LIN number at that time, I linked my 2nd mail to the 1st mail using 1st
    >mails' postal department number.
    >
    >Then I decided to not to go school in spring semester but delay it to the fall,
    >community college agreed for this too. Community college told me that new I-20 will
    >be issued in April's 3rd week. In 1st week of Jan I came to Texas, and last week got
    >a jgood job offer, with company sponsorship for H1B visa. I still has to talk with
    >company attorney in coming 4-5 days, including weekend period.
    >
    >Now around 4+ months have already passed without hearing any thing from INS, and in
    >post 9/11 period, I am dreadedful with many fears.
    >
    >1. I never got LIN number, may be it was mailed after I left after i left my
    > previous apartment, and was not forwarded to me. Who knows where i am with INS

You won't get a LIN number because Laguna Niguel issues WAC numbers. LIN are Nebraska
numbers. But that's beside the point. You should call the INS during business hours
(be very patient and keep calling! You'll spend several hours redialing, and then
another hour or two on hold until you can talk to a human. They can look up your case
by name and give you the WAC number.

Most likely, you are right - the letter was sent to your previous address.

    >2. will I be able to join this new job or already I have committed harakiri.

It's a messup, but you did not break the law by messing up the case - and that is the
key point here, fortunately. You did fall out of status, though, because you sent the
first change of status request only 12 days after losing the job. INS will most
likely excuse that, though.

    >3. Is there any probable way which attorney will able to show me, or I have crossed
    > all the limits.

I think a good attorney should be able to straighten this out!

Ingo

I am not a lawyer and this is not legal advice. For reliable advice, please consult
with a professional immigration attorney.

For further information, check the following frequently-requested links.

For many questions, you may find answers at
http://travel.state.gov/visa_services.html (Department of State)

or http://ins.usdoj.gov (INS).

For consular policies and visa reciprocity fees, find your consulate in
http://travel.state.gov/links.html

For DOL Online Labor Certification: http://workforcesecurity.doleta.gov/

For information on affidavit of support for marriage to US citizens (I-864), go to
http://travel.state.gov/i864gen.html and http://travel.state.gov/checklist.html

For information on entering the US as a K-1: http://www.k1poelist.com/

For poverty levels, see http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/poverty/00poverty.htm

For information on H/L/O/P visa extensions at Dept. of State in St. Louis, MO, see
http://travel.state.gov/revals.html

For non-official information, check:

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http://www.visalaw.com http://www.shusterman.com http://www.immigration.com
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(dual citizenship FAQ) http://www.ilw.com http://www.srs-usvisa.com
http://www.getusavisa.com http://greencard-lottery.virtualave.net/
http://www.jcvisa.com (H-1B) http://www.h1bresources.com (marriage and fiancee)
http://www.kamya.com/misc/ (marriage and fiancee)
http://www.mindspring.com/~docsteen/...o/visainfo.htm http://www.workpermit.com

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abcd

May God bless you buddy, Thanks for your help.