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Changing jobs I-140 Approval pending
Can you please help me with my questions? Appreciate your input and time!
Scenario:
+ H1-B permit valid till August 2017
+ Six years of H1B to be over by August 2017
+ Works as a full time employee in an engineering company
+ I-140 submitted in March-2016 with a priority date of Sep-2015
+ Planning to leave employer to seek better opportunities
Questions:
1) What is the best time to leave the current employer so that I get another 3(?) years of H1B extension with the new employer once the current H1-B expires?
2) On transferring H1B, will I get extension till 2017 or for next three years?
3) For green card application, is the entire LCA / PERM / I140 process re-initiated?
4) Within how much time must my new employer re-apply for the PERM and further steps? Is there a dead line or something by which it must start or be done? Is there a risk for my new I-140 petition being denied because of the late reapplication or me losing the priority date?
5) Will it take another 1.5 years to get the I-140 approved again? Or can it be done faster?
6) What if my immediate next employer does not do any GC work and then after couple of years I join another company which files for GC. Will I lose my current priority date? If No, then till what time can I retain my current priority date?
7) Any letters or documents that I should procure from my current employer for future migration/PERM paperwork?
8) How do I ensure that my current employer does not revoke I-140? What happens if my current employer revoke I-140?
9) Should I wait to leave the current compay till my I-140 gets approved and/or H1-B extended?
10) Are there any other concerns that I must take care before leaving current employer?
11) If I leave my current employer, how does it impact my wife's EAD processing?
Scenario:
+ H1-B permit valid till August 2017
+ Six years of H1B to be over by August 2017
+ Works as a full time employee in an engineering company
+ I-140 submitted in March-2016 with a priority date of Sep-2015
+ Planning to leave employer to seek better opportunities
Questions:
1) What is the best time to leave the current employer so that I get another 3(?) years of H1B extension with the new employer once the current H1-B expires?
2) On transferring H1B, will I get extension till 2017 or for next three years?
3) For green card application, is the entire LCA / PERM / I140 process re-initiated?
4) Within how much time must my new employer re-apply for the PERM and further steps? Is there a dead line or something by which it must start or be done? Is there a risk for my new I-140 petition being denied because of the late reapplication or me losing the priority date?
5) Will it take another 1.5 years to get the I-140 approved again? Or can it be done faster?
6) What if my immediate next employer does not do any GC work and then after couple of years I join another company which files for GC. Will I lose my current priority date? If No, then till what time can I retain my current priority date?
7) Any letters or documents that I should procure from my current employer for future migration/PERM paperwork?
8) How do I ensure that my current employer does not revoke I-140? What happens if my current employer revoke I-140?
9) Should I wait to leave the current compay till my I-140 gets approved and/or H1-B extended?
10) Are there any other concerns that I must take care before leaving current employer?
11) If I leave my current employer, how does it impact my wife's EAD processing?
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