回复:请教8老师,皮老师或其他有经验的人士两个问题
我最早是J-1 scholar 来的,后来变成J-1 student.按程序我该离开美国去境外签证后转换成J-1 student.但当时学校国际学生办公室的人说,我也可以去加拿大一次,不一定要签证,然后30天之内回美国,入境时让移民官在学生的表格上盖章,再新发一张I-94卡。我当时也怕签证拒签,就采用了这种方式。结果,我表格上是盖入境章,但没发给我新的I-94表,只是在上边重新盖了入境章。学校也说可以。就读完了书,博士毕业后,又申请H1三次,都没问题。因为申请了加拿大移民,也在H1期间去加拿大签了多次往返的签证,并用签证回国一次。请问:我这样的情况,会不会在485审查时发现我那次转J-1学生没有签证就进来了然后被拒绝呢?
-It is fine because the CBP officer had stamped your new DS-2019 for J-1 student. You have got the J-1 waiver, haven't you? If no, you need J-1 waiver for the I-485 approval.
第二个问题很简单:如果I-140 批准了,递交485后等待期间,H1b工作到期后没找到新工作或者生重病丧失工作。这个时候算AOS?
-Yes.
AOS期间可以不工作吗?
-It may be fine if it is just for a very short term, but you need to find job as soon as possible in case USCIS send you RFE for your employment status, and if you don't have a job when you get the RFE, USCIS may deny your I-485.
可以没其他的身份吗?如果申请了EAD可以找任何雇主工作吗?
-Yes.
不符合原来专业会不会影响绿卡批准?
-The new job has to be in the same/similar field as the old job.
