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Paul- if your company is sending you on an L1 visa, neither of you will get a greencard. He could get an L2 visa for a few months until he reaches 21.
Uhm, if they start the GC process immediately on EB-1C he will get it on time. If filed on EB-2 it will be very tight.
The son will be safe if the I-485 is filed before he turns 21.
EB-1 is STRONGLY preferred.
Eb-2 should be doable if the company starts the process the minute he starts: recruitment (about 90 days) + PERM (about 90 days). Then comes the I-140 and I-485 concurrent filing. Son will be safe at this point. The actual green card should come about 6 months after that.
Problem is, if the PERM application is audited, then it's 6 months for that (best case scenario), so everything blurs. That's why EB-1 is preferred. But case has to be legitimate EB-1 (high level executive position, air tight case)
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I have a L1 visa. Can my son who is 17 years old study in a college in the US ? If so, does he pay a reduced tuition fees or the normnal tuition fees as an international student?
I have a L1 visa. Can my son who is 17 years old study in a college in the US ? If so, does he pay a reduced tuition fees or the normnal tuition fees as an international student?
Thanks in advance
You can find details on the USCIS website linked in the first "sticky" on this forum but I believe you will find that he'll pay the regular tuition rates as long as he's established residency in the state in which the college is located which I believe requires one year of full residency to qualify. If he were on an F-1 visa the tuition rates would be considerably higher which would be minimally offset if he can work the allowed 20 hours/week on campus or in an approved off campus position. On the L2 visa he's not allowed to work, period. There's no provision for paying "reduced tuition fees" but regular fees vary from college to college.
My company has asked if I would be willing to transfer to Florida next year.I am interested but my son will be 20 yrs old and I am not sure whether he would receive a green card if we applied before his 21st birthday. Does anyone know whether applying prior to his 21st birthday will be acceptable for consideration for a Green card?
Many thanks in advance for any help
Paul
the common consensus is that you should not apply for the GC (actually it is the employer who applies) until after 12 months , although this is not cast in stone. The L1 is a dual intent visa meaning you can decide to stay, HOWEVER within the initial paperwork you have to show that it is the intention to return to the UK. it will be VERY tight and I would recommend seeking sound legal advice before proceeding
I currently live with my wife and my 2 sons in Dallas. We are all under my L2 visa expiring in 2022. My older son is turning 21 in May 2019. He is today student at Plano College, in his second year. He is willing to transfer to UTD on fall 2019. We have understood he must go to a stand alone F1 visa, right? But what about the tuition at UTD? Will he be considered as Texas resident or international just because of the visa he will have then? Thanks
Contact UTD international. They should also be able to tell you if he can adjust status in country or has to go through application/interview in his country of record.
My company has asked if I would be willing to transfer to Florida next year.I am interested but my son will be 20 yrs old and I am not sure whether he would receive a green card if we applied before his 21st birthday. Does anyone know whether applying prior to his 21st birthday will be acceptable for consideration for a Green card?
Many thanks in advance for any help
Paul
You have to be physically present in the US for five years before applying for a green card.
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