vsva_080

Hello everyone, I have a situation where I can use some community guidance. I am planning to move to a different city from my worksite. They are definitely in other Metropolitan Areas i.e., they are around 120 miles apart and in different counties. Although they are in different locations, I'll commute there 2-3 days a week. I already have a valid H1B visa. I know I need to file AR-11 for address change but other than that do I need to change anything in my H1B visa to USCIS? I read that there is an Amendment for Location Change, but it looks like that is only if you are fully remote or the employer has changed their location. Any help is appreciated. Thank you.

I am ready for pay for the fees (they are bit steep though!), but I'm worried if the appeal is rejected and now there are side effects. Like would USCIS hold it against me? or it shows up in my "immigration records"? It might be my irrational fear.

No, I have not tried as the criteria for expedite request doesn't say a valid job offer is enough.

Hello everyone, I have applied for I-765 (EAD) for employment authorization. Currently, I'm on an H4 visa which was issued last year. This is a standalone application in the sense that I have only applied for EAD. My application processing center is in California, and the last update I got from them was about the receipt notice last week for April. So it's been more than four months since I have gotten any updates from the USCIS. I was trying to see if I can get a response from USCIS. I do not qualify for expedited requests as my reason is more of "I'm freaking frustrated". I do have a pending job contract. After talking to a lawyer, he said it's possible and would cost around $4500(!!). My application is still processing for 4 months, which is still under the processing time suggested by USCIS, which is 9 months. I'm trying to see if it's worth going down this route as it's a lot of $$$, and if there is a really low chance of this resulting in anything I'd like to know beforehand. Does anyone have experience with successfully filing a Mandamus? Any help appreciated.