Change of Job after EB1b approval

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sonu4

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Hello,

I am a physician and had my EB1b approved in July 2012 and my I 485 is pending was filed in Aug 2012. I have the EAD and advance parole. I want to change my employer due to family reasons and was wondering if this could be a problem. I have read if you have EB2 approved and you change you employer within 180 days of filing I485 it can be problem and you may lose your green card. I am not sure if this is true also.


Can I change my employer or should I wait at least 6 months from I 485 filing date?

Can I change my employer after I get green card?

Thanks for your time and help.
 
There are no definitive answers on this, and there probably won't be until a court case or regulation clarifies it.

Read the following threads, do your own research elsewhere, and make your own decision based on your understanding of things and the risks you can tolerate.

http://forums.immigration.com/showthread.php?549122-Change-jobs-after-obtaining-GC

http://forums.immigration.com/showthread.php?154533-Rajiv-s-opinion-on-changing-job-after-GC

However, if your case is based on a self-petitioned I-140, what was written in those threads probably is irrelevant to you because you would not be tied to any specific employer so you should be OK to change employers when you want or be self-employed as long as it's in a "same or similar" occupation.
 
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