J1 Visa---Green Card Pending--Family Based Immigration

[NRCVRPV]

Hello all,
Please...Please .... Help/Advice.

Our Immigrant Visa has been filed with a priority date of 2002 under the family immigration. We know that current priority date is around 1998
I am the dependent and my husband is the primary applicant.

I am a teacher by profession and now it so happened that i have been selected from my Institution and they are planning to send me on my J1/H1 Visa depending upon availability of H1B Visa availability.

In the past we had our B1/B2 Visa's Refused from the US Embassy and since our Green card is filed we are trying to be very careful.

Can anybody recommed if one can accept the offere and be their in US on J1 Visa. Which one is better J1/H1?(Why)

Now if so, then what happens if the Greencard gets
approved in between. Where does the person stands and what needs to be done in future so that the green card is not in trouble.

Thanks a ton in advance....

nrcvrpv

 

[GotPR?]

You HAVE TO go with H1 because H1 is allowed dual intent and the fact having GC process already running is not going to be an issue. Probably, your J1 will not be approved if they come to know you have applied for PR.

 

[NRCVRPV]

Thanks for the reply ,
Can one have H1B and still have family based Immigration running parerally?. Wont it effect your status once the permanent residency is approved?.

THanks in advance....

 

[I612]

Thanks for the reply ,
Can one have H1B and still have family based Immigration running parerally?. Wont it effect your status once the permanent residency is approved?.

THanks in advance....

H1 is a "dual intent" visa, meaning that there is nothing wrong with the embassy knowing that you have a GC petition, ie intention to immigrate to US. For J you have to show 'nonimmigrant intent' and that contradicts the GC petition.