H-1簽證的第六年丟了工作怎麽辦

本來再有幾個月就拿到聯邦勞工部的勞工卡了。但丟了工作。現在又找到了工作，並續簽了一年的H1簽證。但已是H1簽證的第六年的第二個月。
一個律師說已經不可能通過勞工卡辦綠卡了。現在的簽證到期後，也不可能再續簽H1簽證了。這是該律師的答複。

Alien beneficiaries (who are otherwise eligible for H-1B visa) qualify for H-1B visa status extensions in one year increments when 365 days or more have passed from the filing of any application for labor certification or an EB immigrant petition.

Most recently, the USCIS issued another memo. The memo notes that alien beneficiaries who have a "pending or approved" labor certification application with the Department of Labor or a "pending or approved" I-140 petition with USCIS for more than 365 days are eligible for a seventh-year extension of their H-1B status. In other words, the alien beneficiary must have filed either the labor certification application or the I-140 at least 365 days before the proposed start date of the H-1B renewal in order to be eligible for the seventh year extension. Moreover, the alien must still be in H-1B status at the time that 365 days from the filing of the labor certification application or immigrant petition has run, or else the extension of stay request will be denied.

Theerefore, you are eligible for H-1B extension beyond the six-year limit.

But please remember, extensions are available in one-year increments only until such time as either the labor certification application or immigrant petition is denied (and timely appeals have been exhausted) or an application for adjustment of status is granted or denied.)

So, if you rely on your lable certification application by your old employer, you will be in trouble when that labor certification application is finally denied. Because your old employer is not willing to continue to sponsor you, I am sure your labor certification application will be denied.

但當我問起另一個律師時，她卻說我完全可以續簽。以為我以前申請過勞工卡，別管批沒批，都可以續簽。

我實在很迷惑。請高手指點。真心感謝。

所有跟帖： 

• xiaobaitu- Any Idea about my case? -我實在很迷惑- ♂ (0 bytes) () 02/14/2006 postreply 19:57:23

• 我覺得第一個律師說得對﹐因LC在沒有僱主的情況下﹐ -xiaobaitu- ♀ (465 bytes) () 02/14/2006 postreply 20:08:39

• 謝謝小白兔。真是非常感謝。 -我實在很迷惑- ♂ (0 bytes) () 02/14/2006 postreply 20:11:49

• 回複：我覺得第一個律師說得對﹐因LC在沒有僱主的情況下﹐ -oldoldtree- ♂ (121 bytes) () 02/14/2006 postreply 21:31:30

• 是的﹐但隻限I-140及LC已pending超過一年者且如被拒就不能再延 -xiaobaitu- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/14/2006 postreply 21:51:11

• LC is owned by employer, whether the employee -mytwocents- ♂ (101 bytes) () 02/15/2006 postreply 08:20:39

• ask for LC substitute -zheyenai- ♂ (179 bytes) () 02/15/2006 postreply 17:44:49

• how about after 7th year of H1B -oldoldtree- ♂ (91 bytes) () 02/14/2006 postreply 21:34:41

• The second laywer is right -mytwocents- ♂ (133 bytes) () 02/15/2006 postreply 07:26:38

• After reading your first laywer's response -mytwocents- ♂ (265 bytes) () 02/15/2006 postreply 08:32:53

• Thank all of you! -我實在很迷惑- ♂ (253 bytes) () 02/15/2006 postreply 20:28:11