EB Visa Talk

Your I-485 is pending, you hold an H-1B, and the new work permit and advance parole documents have arrived — do you keep the visa or switch to living on the documents? Lily and Mia lay out the strategy: the safety net a valid H-1B gives you if the green card case is denied, the 2000 Cronin memo rules on using EAD/AP without losing H-1B, traveling on a visa vs. on parole, the spouse split strategy, and the 2025 rule changes that ended EAD auto-extensions — plus when jumping to the EAD actually makes sense. General information only — not legal advice.

Hosts Lily and Mia explain premium processing for EB petitions: the I-907 form, the $2,965 fee, the 15- and 45-business-day clocks, when paying extra is worth it, and the timing traps to avoid. General information only — not legal advice.

Hosts Lily and Mia explain how backlogged H-1B workers extend status beyond the six-year limit: recapturing time abroad, the 365-day one-year rule under AC21 section 106(a), the three-year rule under section 104(c), and the timing traps to avoid. General information only — not legal advice.

Hosts Lily and Mia celebrate the finale: the approval notice, the green card delivery, day-one changes, travel rules, the citizenship path, and three worked cases. General information only — not legal advice.

Hosts Lily and Mia explain the EAD/AP combo card: work authorization, Advance Parole travel, the H-1B tradeoffs, renewal strategy, and three worked cases. General information only — not legal advice.

Hosts Lily and Mia explain Notices of Intent to Deny: the 30-day deadline, the rebuttal strategy, fraud and ineligibility patterns, war stories, and three worked cases. General information only — not legal advice.

Hosts Lily and Mia explain Requests for Evidence: the 87-day deadline, the response strategy, the evidence hierarchy, war stories, and three worked cases. General information only — not legal advice.

A full mock interview simulation: Mia plays an EB-5 investor, Lily plays the USCIS officer and commentator. Two rounds tracing salary to property sale to wire transfer, tax compliance, project knowledge, at-risk requirement, plus technique breakdown. General information only — not legal advice.

A full mock interview simulation: Mia plays an NIW climate scientist, Lily plays the USCIS officer and commentator. Two rounds on substantial merit, national importance, well-positioned, and the waiver logic, plus technique breakdown. General information only — not legal advice.

A full mock interview simulation: Mia plays an EB-1A researcher, Lily plays the USCIS officer and commentator. Two rounds of questioning on awards, citations, judging, leading role, salary, media, plus technique breakdown. General information only — not legal advice.