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true.. as long as you are confident that you can hold to the same job for several years, there should be no issues in opting for consular process. Biggest advantage of i485 is EAD which kind of acts as a insurance for your stay in US and protects you in a job loss or a situation where H1 rules...

when you file i485, you express your intent to immigrate to US. general consensus from attorneys is if you give up your US residence and stay out for long times, you will abandon your i485 even if you hold a non immigrant status like H1. there is no guideline from USCIS on what happens if...

tell them that you are located in Canada (say your cousin location if asked where) and give interviews. Nobody is asking for in person interview these days. If selected and if asked, just tell them that you have come to US for winding up your stuffs and tell you'll be back in few days.

It all boils down to your domicile. If you give up on US residence and establish residency in Canada, then your i485 will indeed considered to be abandoned even if hold to your H1 status. there's no law that specifically states, but it's not a good idea to do anything that could even remotely...

you can open the app and leave it.. like how you leave your WhatsApp, Gmail etc. most times it rings even without app being open, but if you have applied and waiting for something, you can make sure to leave it open. generally recruiters email if they are not able to reach you over phone. it can...

Textnow will definitely work. You need to keep the app open to be able to receive calls. If it is still not working, just uninstall and reinstall.

It doesn't matter. It can be from previous employer or even different visa class like F1..

You can apply online from US giving US proof of residence. It has worked for many and they send the SIN directly to US address. . but not sure for other countries, it could work, but postage reaching you safely through regular snail mail might be challenging

Yes everything is normal. In land borders, passports are not stamped and they normally don't issue new i94. They are basically readmitting you in same i94 number. Your trip will appear in your travel history associated with your i94 online. No need to worry about this or nothing needs to be fixed.

that's good news! they will most likely check for your visa stamp and give approval.

Oops, that was unexpected. Do you have valid H1 stamping? If so, may be she could have called it out to the consular because that's one of the condition to be exempt from proclamation. They may possibly be checking that with admin processing. I guess they give exemption to H4 spouses only if the...

ATT is your best bet. Either prepaid or postpaid is fine. They have removed the clause of having primary usage in US so it works indefinitely without issues. I also know two people who have been using it for years and one of them is using since 3 years without ever coming in to US.

would you not agree that goal of majority of Indians living in Canada is to come back to US with Canadian passport? why wouldn't they be shocked by this?

Even if USCIS goes back to FA dates in next bulletin, the current bulletin should be sufficient to give EADs to plenty of people. Lot of companies are allowing downgrading too. FAANG do allow it. Regardless of why this was done, it is going to help a lot of people and regardless of what someone...

even though you stress and say you aren't interested in US, i still feel your heart somewhere longs for US and most of the points your listed reflect that without your knowledge.

Dude, just give up your Canadian PR and enjoy your EAD. Is there any reason you want to get yourself in to the hassles of commuting/moving etc even after getting EAD? EAD is lighter version of Green Card and you pretty much get everything that would come with GC. For Indians in US, Canadian PR...

You can have an interview scheduled, but you shouldn't have attended it to use AVR. For US non immigrant visa 'attending interview' = applying, 'scheduling interview or filling ds160' <> applying. Basically you need a expired visa that has not been 'cancelled' when you enter using AVR.. if...

yes definitely, it is not very uncommon for people to work from India for several months. but then you put yourself in to time zone issues and it is not a sustainable option in long run like Canada. also you cannot take occasional trips to your employer's place if there's a need to do that once...

Canada is a good place to raise family and kids, but if you are not going to do that, wondering what's the use of getting its citizenship. I don't believe you are a globe trotter, so visa free travel offered by Canadian passport is also of no use to you.

it is not as easy as it sounds. someone who needs to do this must have valid H1b and Canadian PR.. not everyone is blessed with both.. lot of them may have H1b, but not everyone among them would have Canadian PR and vice versa.. so that's the catch essentially/basically what not.