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The answer to your question is that it is a difficult question to answer without knowing a little more information. My suggestion is that you spend the money on obtaining a consultation from a licensed, qualified and competent attorney who can provide you a detailed overview of the process, the time the process is expected to take, the likelihood of bond and the likelihood of success. Far too often, we see individuals like yourself who want to help who pay an attorney who offers nothing more than an indication that the attorney can help without explaining what "help" means. Truth is that sometimes it really is not worth the fight. But in order to really understand if it is worth the fight in any particular case, my advice is to consult with an attorney. There are folks that offer free consults, but my experience is that you get what you paid for. In my office we charge a standard consultation fee of $100 and I make sure that you understand all that you need to know to make an informed decision about what steps to take next. If you pay nothing for the consultation, the likelihood is that you will receive nowhere near the information that you need to figure out if it is worth paying for the fight. Looking at the information that you provided in your inquiry, it would appear that there is some fight that may be done in this case. But the only way to figure that out is to have conviction records in hand to determine whether the convictions render the client ineligible to pursue an application for benefits before the Immigration Court or whether there may be a path forward even with the conviction record. Again, someone who has the knowledge and expertise to figure that out is going to cost some money and I would suggest that finding the right attorney with whom to consult is the best way forward.

Whether you qualify for an EAD based upon compelling circumstances will depend upon the view of U.S.C.I.S. As this is new relief without much of a track record, I could not inform you whether your situation would be seen as compelling circumstances although I suspect that it will be. An individual on the EAD who works for another employer is no longer in valid nonimmigrant status. It does not give travel privileges.  For that, you would have to make an application for advance parole, and such could be approved based on urgent humanitarian circumstances or where it would provide a significant public benefit.  If you must renew your H-1B after the year of employment authorization under the EAD, you would have to go abroad for non-immigrant visa processing. If you are denied an H-1B petition and are still in the States, you can request an extension of the EAD where there is still compelling need and the visa availability date is far away, or the visa availability date is reachable within one year before or after the visa bulletin final action date. However, if the H-1B petition is approved by U.S.C.I.S. and you are denied a visa when you try to go for visa stamping abroad, you would essentially be stuck overseas unless you are able to overcome the ground(s) of denial.Due to the limitations of the Lawyers.com Forums, Alan Lee, Esq.'s (the "Firm") participation in responding to questions posted herein does not constitute legal advice, nor legal representation of the person or entity posting a question. No Attorney/Client relationship is or shall be construed to be created hereby. The information provided herein by the Firm is general, and requires that the poster obtain specific legal advice from an attorney. The poster shall not rely upon the information provided herein as legal advice nor as the basis for making any decisions of legal consequence.      

As you have eight altercations with the law under which you received violations and the last time a misdemeanor, I suggest that you bring copies of all the dispositions of your arrests to an immigration lawyer who can evaluate if there are risks to your renewing your green card. Due to the limitations of the Lawyers.com Forums, Alan Lee, Esq.'s (the "Firm") participation in responding to questions posted herein does not constitute legal advice, nor legal representation of the person or entity posting a question. No Attorney/Client relationship is or shall be construed to be created hereby. The information provided herein by the Firm is general, and requires that the poster obtain specific legal advice from an attorney. The poster shall not rely upon the information provided herein as legal advice nor as the basis for making any decisions of legal consequence.