Future Green Card Application

[compudada]

Gurus,

I have an employer who is willing to file for my Green card (Labor + 140 + 485) application as a future perspective employee.

Do I have to join this company at some stage during the application process? Can I file for labor, get labor approved, file for I-140 and 485 concurrently and get my green card and EAD without working for this company during the processing stage? I am working for a different company but want to start my GC process with this company for surety purposes.

Thank you.

 

[ginnu]

I have an employer who is willing to file for my Green card (Labor + 140 + 485) application as a future perspective employee.
---- Why are you waiting let him file LC
Do I have to join this company at some stage during the application process? Can I file for labor, get labor approved, file for I-140 and 485 concurrently?
--- YES
and get my green card and EAD without working for this company during the processing stage?
---- You will get EAD and AP after till that time you can work with other employers but after I-485 approval have to join him or have to USE AC21 before I-485 is approved and you can fulfill the criteria of AC21
I am working for a different company but want to start my GC process with this company for surety purposes.
--- File LC immediately

 

[compudada]

Thanks Ginnu.

At what stage would I have to join this company though and for how long?

1. Labor approved, I-140 and I-485 pending, but I get the EAD, can I join this company on EAD and work there for 6 months and I-140 approval before I can use AC-21?

2. Labor approved, I-140 approved, I-485 pending, can I join this company on EAD and work for 6 months before using AC-21?

3. Labor approved, I-140 approved and I-485 approved, it might take long time, but lets say everything is approved, and I havent yet worked for this company that sponsored my GC, do I have to work for this employer in this scenario? If so, for how many months? Can someone get his Green Card through company X and never work for that company?

 

[ginnu]

LC approved, I-140 approved and I-485 pending for 180 days
for more info take the printout and read:

AC21 MEMO ON BCIS Site
http://www.immigration.gov/graphics/lawsregs/handbook/I140_AC21_8403.pdf

If The above-posted link for Memo is not working you can read below and go to page 3
http://www.visalaw.com/03sep1/newsletter.pdf

Murthy on Concurrent filing and Ac21
http://www.murthy.com/UDportis.html

remember still the final regulations for AC21 are NOT published

 

[sanb]

Future job

What happens in situation when you never work for the sponsoring employer? I'm curious about this situation as it could open a can of worms? Is this a AC21 situation or would it be a problem during citizenship?