Background -
My husband came to US on L1A Visa to work in a multinational company. Presently he is working in the Bay area (California) and so he gets Bay area allowance as part of his remuneration. In his I-140 petition, his total income was projected and no break down of basic and allowances were shown. However, there is a statement in the employer letter that says that the total remuneration of $xxxxxx includes, basic, allowances and bonus. The client that he was working for, has cancelled this project and December 15, 2003 will be the last day. I-140 was approved almost 6 months ago and I-485 is been pending for almost a year now.
Current Scenario -
My husband is not going to loose his job after December but will be put on an other project with similar duties. Only hitch here is, he may or may not get the extra allowance to add up to the sum projected in I-140 petition. The difference is substantial. If he does not get the allowance, his income will drop to almost half. He will still get bonus but that will only be given at the end of the year and it depends on the profit that the company makes.
Queries-
What are the chances of his I485 being approved with his salary being reduced to half?
Is the salary, a criteria for I485 approval in EB1 category? (He did not have to go through LC)
I would like some suggestions from some of the senior members on this forum on how this issue should be tackled.
This forum has great information on immigration issues. I realy appreciate your effort in bringing people of common issues together.
Thank you
Confused and Scared
sgm
My husband came to US on L1A Visa to work in a multinational company. Presently he is working in the Bay area (California) and so he gets Bay area allowance as part of his remuneration. In his I-140 petition, his total income was projected and no break down of basic and allowances were shown. However, there is a statement in the employer letter that says that the total remuneration of $xxxxxx includes, basic, allowances and bonus. The client that he was working for, has cancelled this project and December 15, 2003 will be the last day. I-140 was approved almost 6 months ago and I-485 is been pending for almost a year now.
Current Scenario -
My husband is not going to loose his job after December but will be put on an other project with similar duties. Only hitch here is, he may or may not get the extra allowance to add up to the sum projected in I-140 petition. The difference is substantial. If he does not get the allowance, his income will drop to almost half. He will still get bonus but that will only be given at the end of the year and it depends on the profit that the company makes.
Queries-
What are the chances of his I485 being approved with his salary being reduced to half?
Is the salary, a criteria for I485 approval in EB1 category? (He did not have to go through LC)
I would like some suggestions from some of the senior members on this forum on how this issue should be tackled.
This forum has great information on immigration issues. I realy appreciate your effort in bringing people of common issues together.
Thank you
Confused and Scared
sgm
So don't feel too bad if your post hasn't been answered.