I need some advise from anyone out here URGENTLY. My company attorney filed for my I485/I140 concurrently in May 7, 2003. I am offered a new position and this will require me to relocate to another state. I have asked my company lawyer prior to my taking up this offer and he did not reply (this lawyer is very uncooperative and have not been replying all my emails).
Now that I have accepted my company offer, (I have been with this same company for over 6 years and they are sponsoring my GC application), I sent another email to my company attorney.
Suddenly I received a reply from him and he told me that I cannot accept a new position now. The soonest I can accept this position would be Nov 7, 2003. He further stated taht I should stay put in my current place and position. Doing otherwise, he mentioned he cannot guarantee that I will receive my green card. Should there be an interview on my case, I could be denied the green card because I am no longer in the position that was offered to me under the labor certification. Is it true? Can anyone pls advise me if they are in similar situation? According to my lawyer, he mentioned there is a law requiring that I stay with the sponsoring employer in the offered position for at least 180 days after filing for AOS? I thought the LC is for a position that I will assume once I have my I140/I485 approved?
I am very frustrated by this turn of events and this *&!@ company attorney who only reply me this late and never properly advise me of this requirement.
Now assuming what he said is true, can I still assume this position while I stay put in my current address and doing dual roles while drawing the increased salary? Since I filed for LC, my pay has risen over 20% and now with this new role I will have another 12% rise in my pay.
I know I have written a lot. I really hope to hear some response from some of you guys who has been through the same bind as me. Please help as I am getting very mad at my lawyer. Does that mean that we have to sacrifice a good opportunity just to get our GC?
Thanks in advance.
Ken
Now that I have accepted my company offer, (I have been with this same company for over 6 years and they are sponsoring my GC application), I sent another email to my company attorney.
Suddenly I received a reply from him and he told me that I cannot accept a new position now. The soonest I can accept this position would be Nov 7, 2003. He further stated taht I should stay put in my current place and position. Doing otherwise, he mentioned he cannot guarantee that I will receive my green card. Should there be an interview on my case, I could be denied the green card because I am no longer in the position that was offered to me under the labor certification. Is it true? Can anyone pls advise me if they are in similar situation? According to my lawyer, he mentioned there is a law requiring that I stay with the sponsoring employer in the offered position for at least 180 days after filing for AOS? I thought the LC is for a position that I will assume once I have my I140/I485 approved?
I am very frustrated by this turn of events and this *&!@ company attorney who only reply me this late and never properly advise me of this requirement.
Now assuming what he said is true, can I still assume this position while I stay put in my current address and doing dual roles while drawing the increased salary? Since I filed for LC, my pay has risen over 20% and now with this new role I will have another 12% rise in my pay.
I know I have written a lot. I really hope to hear some response from some of you guys who has been through the same bind as me. Please help as I am getting very mad at my lawyer. Does that mean that we have to sacrifice a good opportunity just to get our GC?
Thanks in advance.
Ken