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H1B grace period details/clarification
Could you please clarify if the 60-day H-1B grace period is available only once per the full 3-year H-1B validity period, or does a new grace period become available with each new H-1B petition approval within that time frame?
(eg: For example, My H1B period is(2025-2028) if I use my 60-day grace period now, and subsequently join a new employer under a new H-1B petition approval, would I be eligible for another 60-day grace period if I lose my job again in 2026?). need some clarity on this as I heard that you can use 60 day grace period only once in petition period, is this true??
Updated Timeline
PD: December 17 2023
AR1: January 6 2024
NOA: March 26 2025
- Case Transferred to California
AR2: April 16 2025
APPROVED: April 16th 2025
Case sent to NVC: April 19 2025
Welcome email received: April 20 2025
Fees paid 🥰and waiting to upload documents 🎉
Praying our embassy miraculously speeds up the interview wait time 🇩🇴🙏
I-693 for Adjustment of Status
I got my interview date for next month but in the paper it says to bring the report of Medical examination and vaccination records I-693. I came to the US as a K-1 visa holder. How do I know if I need to bring this to the interview?
K-1
U.S. citizen filing for a fiancé(e)
Total Days: 1008 days
Case
2022-10-07
2025-07-11
I-129F
459 Days
I-765
186 Days
I-485
350 Days
California Service Center: I-129F
National Benefits Center: I-765, I-485
👋 everyone May i know how long its take to approve i824. my i130 approved on 14 feb 2025 then USICS asked me to submit i824 to indicate embassy.
#i130 Approved
IR-1/CR-1
U.S. citizen filing for a spouse
Total Days: 798 days
Case
2023-08-16
2025-10-22
I-130
797 Days
I-824
218 Days
California Service Center: I-130
Texas Service Center: I-824
submitting unsolicited evidence
hello. I submitted my application on January 2025. I got my EAD and biometrics on February 2025. as right now my 485 is actively being reviewed by USCIS. so my question is would it be okay if I upload some new evidence? like banks statement new purchases insurances photos etc… would this help my case or will it slow it down? thanks
Just wondering
We have submitted I-130 and I-485 to Chicago lockbox and got transferred to National Benefits Center. Residing in the US and DACA recipient (came when I was 6 months old). I’ve been seeing that cases from Jan 2024 are being accepted and I was wondering if the timelines are likely to look the same or if they could be processed faster considering I live in the US for 20+ years and have DACA? I know nobody could tell when we’ll get accepted but just wanted to know if those factors help us in terms of speed. Thanks for reading/replying!
IR-1/CR-1
U.S. citizen filing for a spouse
Total Days: 280 days
Case
2025-01-08
2025-10-15
I-130
273 Days
I-485
280 Days
National Benefits Center: I-130, I-485
