Yes, there is. You may want to check out http://www.flcdatacenter.com/ for prevailing wages for various occupations.
You may be able to change status to F-1 provided you register for classes and initiate processing while the second H-1B remains pending. Discuss the situation with the designated school official at the School.
There is a requirement that individuals in F status maintain a foreign residence that they have no intention of abandoning. In other words, they cannot intend to immigrate while in F status. Since you already have an immigrant petition approved on your behalf, you have expressed your intention of becoming a permanent resident. This may [...]
Unlike your H-1B, the visa is not employer specific. You could use a valid visa (obtained through a petition filed by a different employer) in your passport and re enter with your current H-1B approval.
While pay stubs may not be the only evidence required to obtain an approval of an H-1B petition, the lack of documentation to show valid employment status may be an issue. If you have only been with the employer for a period that would be accounted by the single pay check, a transfer may still [...]
Yes, you are allowed to change employers while your H-1B is pending. In this situation, since visa numbers are available, it would be better to file a Change of Status petition in order to avoid any complications due to the current employer withdrawing the pending petition.
No, there is no fee associated with H-1B cancellation. However, the Employer is required to notify the USCIS upon termination of employment.
Generally, the answer would be yes. However, if the Consulate rejects your wife's visa application on substantive grounds (lack of evidence of work; failure to substantiate Employer-Employee Relationship; violation of status, etc.) it may be harder for her to apply for an H-4 visa immediately after an H-1B visa rejection. Therefore, it is important to [...]
You could certainly apply for unemployment benefits. And no, it should not affect your GC processing.
My visa transfer from one company to another got denied in july'09 and at the same time my previous company also canceled my H1B so I didn't have status and came back to india, my visa expired in sep'09. The new company is filing H1-B. Am I subject to CAP and is my case a [...]