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baby
2184 days ago
Not true. To my knowledge no visa is dual intent in theory but it never end up mattering in practice.
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FiloSottile
2184 days ago
H1-B and L-1 are dual intent and it matters to travel with a pending Adjustment of Status.
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baby
2183 days ago
Thanks for the correction. But again it rarely matters in practice.
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FiloSottile
2183 days ago
In practice it means that if you file for a green card while on O-1 status there will be 4-8 months during which you absolutely can't travel.
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baby
2183 days ago
Ah, maybe I'm missing some subtleties. I was referring to "you're not supposed to have intent to immigrate on a X visa", which never seemed to matter as I personally applied for H1-B and a greencard while on a J1
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arugulum
2184 days ago
H-1B is dual intent.
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