Saving Priorty Date at i-140

[newbeeishere]

My employer has applied for my I-140. Now, I'm thinking to shift into new company and I want to save my Priority date. Should I need to wait for my I-140 to get approved and then new employer will fill for my H1-transfer? Or I can go ahead and change the company? I heard that you can save your PD after I140? Please let me know. Thanks in Advance

[txh1b]

You would need a copy of the approved I140 or at the very least the receipt number to request a copy of I140 using FOIA to recapture the PD with a new employer in the future. The new employer has to start all the way from scratch as far as the GC is concerned.

[newbeeishere]

Thanks alot for the quick reply. It means that the date can be saved once I-140 is approved. That's great, but what is FOAI?

[txh1b]

Google the correct acronym.