Hi Jim/All knowledgeable ones,
I have gone thru a number of discussions on portability using AC21.
My situation is not unique and lots of other people in the forum must be in the same dilemma.
I did my concurrent filing I 140/I485 in September /2002 and I'm yet to hear anything ab't my I140 case(No rfe)
Meanwhile I got fingerprinted and get EAD in early december.
I just came out of a project and am on the lookout for a job.
Recently I got an offer from a BIG 4 company which sounds very lucrative..
Now my question to the forum is :
Q1) If I use my EAD to join a new company while I140 is pending and its been over 180 days since the I485 receipt date,
How does INS come to know I have used my EAD and I'm not on H-1.
a) If I do not inform INS and change jobs using AC21,what are the potential risks ?
b) If in the meantime ,I get an RFE in my I 140 how do I(or my lawyer) tackle that ?
c) If I get an RFE regarding job transfer intent in my I 485 how do I(or my lawyer) tackle that ?
Q2) If I were to change states (New Jersey to New York) for employment,how will it affect my I 485.Is my case prone to a local office transfer(New York waiting time for interview - 2 yrs)
Answers to the above question are eagerly awaited.
Thanks for making the effort to answer my questions.
Good luck to u all
I have gone thru a number of discussions on portability using AC21.
My situation is not unique and lots of other people in the forum must be in the same dilemma.
I did my concurrent filing I 140/I485 in September /2002 and I'm yet to hear anything ab't my I140 case(No rfe)
Meanwhile I got fingerprinted and get EAD in early december.
I just came out of a project and am on the lookout for a job.
Recently I got an offer from a BIG 4 company which sounds very lucrative..
Now my question to the forum is :
Q1) If I use my EAD to join a new company while I140 is pending and its been over 180 days since the I485 receipt date,
How does INS come to know I have used my EAD and I'm not on H-1.
a) If I do not inform INS and change jobs using AC21,what are the potential risks ?
b) If in the meantime ,I get an RFE in my I 140 how do I(or my lawyer) tackle that ?
c) If I get an RFE regarding job transfer intent in my I 485 how do I(or my lawyer) tackle that ?
Q2) If I were to change states (New Jersey to New York) for employment,how will it affect my I 485.Is my case prone to a local office transfer(New York waiting time for interview - 2 yrs)
Answers to the above question are eagerly awaited.
Thanks for making the effort to answer my questions.
Good luck to u all