Only you have received our greenlight to proceed. If you have not received an email from us with specific instructions to begin your DS160, remain patient and continue to check your email regularly.

The answer here is NO. Please read the question correctly - it asks about the immigrant petition that someone might have filed on your behalf. The immigrant status is defined by a green card application, for example. In your case, the H2B visa is a NON-IMMIGRANT visa. So unless someone filed a green card application for you or on your behalf, then your answer here should be NO.

Generally yes. However, if you have been issued an H2B visa within the past 48-72 months, it is possible that your initial interview may be waived and, instead, you may be asked to submit your documents by courier.

It is possible. You will know after you have paid the visa fee and went through the scheduling process. If your interview is waived, you will be so informed. If not, you will be prompted to select a date for a personal interview.

You will be directed to mail your documents to the consulate instead of appearing in person for the interview . Follow the step-by-step instructions provided by the US Visa Scheduling Service, gather the listed documents, and mail them in.

The US Visa Scheduling Service sends pertinent emails to the applicant at the email address provided during the scheduling process. You can also check the DS-160 status link in your US Visa Scheduling Service account.

Yes. If, upon receipt of your documents, the Consular Officer determines that they have questions, you will receive an email instructing you to appear for an interview.

Yes, you should, if you can get such a letter. Ideally, provided that your employer is intent upon this, you would want it to state that they would hire you back.

Your current employer is the one you are working for now, in your home country (if you are employed).

USCIS uses numerous types of Form I-797 to communicate with customers or convey an immigration benefit. For example, Form I-797 Notice of Action is issued when an application or petition is approved. The I-797 A is issued when an H2B extension has been approved. For more information about the I-797 form, please go here: https://www.uscis.gov/i-797-info

It is not a bad idea to have a copy of his I-94 which shows that he is legally in the US.

Yes, you can.

Being unable to upload a photo may have to do with the fact that your application is incomplete or you made a mistake somewhere along the way. Also, the size of the photo may be too big. Photo has to be less than 240 Kb. Another possible cause is the format of the photo. Only a jpg format is accepted, so please check your photo.

If you have been to the US you must have a Social Security Number, not a Taxpayer's ID number. If so, please use the Social Security Number.

If you have never been to the US before, please select "does not apply" from the drop down menu because it means you have neither a Social Security Number nor a Taxpayer's ID number.

NO. For the purpose of the H2B visa application, you are applying for the privilege of working legally in the US. Your friend has nothing to do with that. Just because he/she also received the job in the US and you may be on the same flight as he/she, it doesn't mean that he/she is your companion.

First, please review your job offer letter to identify the hourly wage you were offered. Second, please do a simple math as shown below:

your hourly rate of pay x 40 hours per week x 4 weeks per month = minimum monthly income.

Example: for someone who makes $13.00 per hour, the monthly income is calculated as follows: $13.00 x 40 hrs per week x 4 weeks per month = $2,080

You do not have a Taxpayer ID number, therefore leave the field blank. And if there is a “Does not apply” box next to that field, check that box. Providing your SSN is the correct action.

We do not believe the field allows special characters (dots) therefore the easiest way to quantify the length of your stay is in months. So if you’ve spent 2.5 continuous years in the US, then you can answer 36 MONTHS.

Your intended date of travel should coincide with the petition start date mentioned in the instructions email you received from our office. Your last day of work will be the petition end date mentioned in the same email. The intended length of stay is, therefore, the interval between your start date and the end date and you can quantify that in months (ex. 6.5 months, 7 months). Rounding to the nearest half should be acceptable.

Extension of Status is NOT the same as Visa. Therefore you should provide details about the visa placed in your passport following your successful visa interview.

Having a job (no matter who the employer is) should not be unfavorable to you. On the contrary. Consequently, if you can provide documentation verifying your current employment with the respective company, then you should list your current job truthfully.

You have done nothing wrong – the system is set up to only accept 2 prior jobs.

Therefore at this time you should proceed with finalizing and submitting the DS160, then paying the visa fee and scheduling your appointment.

The answer here is NO. There will be specific travel plans made for you until such time that we know your visa has been approved.