I485: place of work CA vs outside CA

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march485

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I have a question rgd how important is the work location for I485 application.

My AEC was filed in CA in 2001. I moved outside CA in 2003. My AEC got approved in 2004 and I filed for I140+I485 concurrently in March 2004. My I140 got approved in Feb of this year and I485 is pending name check clearance from FBI(yes, I'm one of those-:).

Now I have been at the very same job through out, I just work remotely since 2003.
Before I moved out of CA I asked how it would effect my application and was told I had to move back to work from CA once I485 gets approved(this was in 2003). I pinged my lawyers office once again yesterday asking if I do need to do that. Now I'm told that I need to come back before my I485 approval and be on the location till a few months after I485 approval.I can't use portability to change work location because I was not there when it was filed? (I was never there)

How true is that? How does my Work location effect my I485 approval? I was not in CA anyways while filing my I140/I485. All my applications had my outside CA address?

I am very confused on how it works. Can anyone throw some light on the situation
Do I have to move back?
 
Thanks for the quick reply United Nations. Do you know if the case finally got approved?

I have no problems with moving back for a few months once I get my I485 approved. But since my application is stuck at name check and noone know when that is going to get cleared, I rather not move now.
 
Thanks. So in my situation I would need to go back to work at the location after my AOS application is approved?

If I want to stay back where I am, is it better for me to use AC21?
 
Actually I understood that the pdf you sent out meant I can use AC21.

I am thinking more along the lines of if I want to stay where I am, should I use it and change jobs? Because if I get AOS approval then I HAVE to move, since I need to work where the application was filed?

Anyways this is a secondary questions. Thanks for providing me information on my first one.
 
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