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The reason why you started working for employer B is because you are already maintaining H-1B status thru A & law allows you to start working for employer B as soon as H-1B transfer receipt arrives (employer B) and then employer C files for change of employer petition based on pay checks you...

If your priority date is current, file or upgrade your I-140 in premium processing and simultaneously file I-485's for both of you. Once I-485 is filed on your wife's behalf no additional application or petition needs to be filed.

You don't need to be employed by employer B as long as employer B has enough net income or net current assets greater than I-140 proffered wages, your I-140 will be approved. Keep in mind net income and or net current assets greater than I-140 proffered wages should be continuing with the...

Normally I-797A goes to attorney which has I-94. Check with them

It goes with country of birth.

@Curious1234 For you to claim exception from continuous residence in US, you need to be deputed by US govt or its contractors, US institution of research, intl pub org, US charitable org. Working for private sector US employer outside US is not OK to claim exception.

H-1B's are CAP subject & normally employers file during Mar/Apr for upcoming fiscal year i.e. start date of Oct. At this time your employer can file H-1B only if it an educational institution or Not for profit organization OR you can file reinstatement of H-1B if you have had H-1B status in...

If you are outside US your employer might have opted for consular processing in your I-140 & might have mentioned Montreal US consulate for immigrant visa. You also might to file I-824 to move approved I-140 from NVC to USCIS service center if you choose to file I-485 while being present in...

Employer could revoke I-140 approval at any point of time be it within 180 days of its approval or beyond 180 days. USCIS came up with new guidelines that revoking after 180 days of its approval would not have any impact on your ability to extend H-1B beyond 6 years. But keep in mind if I-140...

When you filed I-485 you effectively told USCIS to link your pending or approve I-130 to now filed I-485. In certain circumstances you might have to file I-824 to move I-130 approval from USCIS service center to NVC or vice versa. At this time you wait until you hear from USCIS to take any...

You can have your employer file H-1B under premium processing so then you would have employment authorization & this same employment income could as well be used in your family based I-130 filing income requirements, and of course you can file employment authorization documents based on your...

2021 poverty guidelines requires $ 21,775.00 for a family of 2 in 48 contiguous states & add $ 5,675.00 for each additional member. So basically at this time you need to have $ 38,880.00 for your friend's diversity case to approve & your upcoming I-130 for your would be wife. Keep in mind...

@Kimber Soak Getting green card thru employment based visa is definitely doable but it is time consuming. I believe if you are planning to get married filing family based petition is much less time consuming.

I believe you might to contact respective SWA (state workforce agency) to get determination whether any geographic location falls under TEA. Economists are also authorized to give TEA determinations. I am assuming you still might to regard one specific location like company headquarters +...

Dept of Labor's appeal would help in PERM approval & in extending H-1B beyond 6 years. If we were to move to H4 & if your husband's I-140 is approved you can as well file for H4 EAD.

Get immigration medicals done and submit in response to I-693 deficiency notice. Its not in your hand to know when I-485 will be approved. If time lapses for I-693 USCIS might in few circumstances get immigration medicals redone. Normally submitted I-693 is good for 1 year.

You are OK to file H1B extension or change of H1B empoyers or H4 EAD even if employer withdraws I-140 since it is more than 180 days of its approval.

@BoringGCProcess Keep in mind she needs to stop working if her H4 EAD expires. At the same time I believe she should be getting her AOS EAD very soon since your's is approved.

This is going to be "New Employment" in H-1B petition with Change of Status not subject to H1B quota.

Supplement J comes into picture when I-485 remains pending & when it is ready for adjudication USCIS requests for one. It has both options when you continue to work for same I-140 petitioner or moved to different employer under AC 21 portability provisions.