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Hi guys,

I’m a postdoc at a university, and currently working in my I485 package. I wonder if it is fine to have my employment letter signed by my advisor; if not, who should be the ideal personnel to sign that document?

Thanks

Hi guys,

I’m working on my I-485 now, and there are some questions which I’m in need of some help with. Here are my questions and those questions
Context 1: I graduate in China, and applied for my H1B visa in July, 2022 (from my home country) and received a 221g form requesting more information (about my travel itinerary, CV, and research projects in the US); my case was eventually approved in March 2023 and I travelled to the US
Q1: Was I ever denied a US visa ?

Context 2: my first H1B expired on 6/30/205, and I filed for extension on 4/11/205, my extension of status was approved on 02/21/2026; the case status online changed to “approved” on 12/22/2025, but on the I797A, it says 02/21/2026 (I just checked it and the approval date online now reflected what is on thr I797A notice)
Q2: did I ever violate my non immigration visa?
Q3: given that I continue to work throughout that time my visa application was pending, have I ever work illegally in the US?
Q4: have I ever been unlawfully present in the US?

Thanks a lot for your help.

Hi guys,

I’m working on my I-485 now, and there are some questions which I’m in need of some help with. Here are my questions and those questions
Context 1: I graduate in China, and applied for my H1B visa in July, 2022 (from my home country) and received a 221g form requesting more information (about my travel itinerary, CV, and research projects in the US); my case was eventually approved in March 2023 and I travelled to the US
Q1: Was I ever denied a US visa ?

Context 2: my first H1B expired on 6/30/205, and I filed for extension on 4/11/205, my extension of status was approved on 02/21/2026; the case status online changed to “approved” on 12/22/2025, but on the I797A, it says 02/21/2026 (I just checked it and the approval date online now reflected what is on thr I797A notice)
Q2: did I ever violate my non immigration visa?
Q3: given that I continue to work throughout that time my visa application was pending, have I ever work illegally in the US?
Q4: have I ever been unlawfully present in the US?

Thanks a lot for your help.

Profile at filling
*PE: Biomedical research
*2nd year postdoc
*8 published articles (4 as first author), 2preprints (1 as first author), and 5conference papers (3 as first author) - 182 citations
* 30 review articles completed (~20% for top journals, and ~80% for BMC-tier journals) - 2media reports - sigma Xi full membership
* working on NIH-funded project
*0 recommendation letter, and 1 testimonial letter from current advisor

Attorney: Chen (refund option)

Timeline
*PD: 9/10/2025
*PP: 3/27/2026
*I-140 approval : 5/14/2026
NSC and no RFE
ROW (one of the 75countries)

Questions: for those who have filed AoS, does having a proof of tax filling required ? I have never filed for taxes here and I don’t know how to go about it tbh. I’ll appreciate any insights.

Best of all to all those still waiting on the adjudication of their I-140 case.