Lay-off < 180 days after 485...

[mavishka]

How does a lay-off that happened before 180 days (after filing 485) affect the GC process?

 

[whiz-kid]

Check Rule AC-21 and see if you are eligible <eom>

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[C R S]

AC-21

The prevailing opinion among quite a few lawyers appears to be that one is fine as long as the INS does not adjudicate his/her case within the 180-day period. I have seen this mentioned somewhere on our host Rajiv S. Khanna's site, on www.murthy.com and also on Carl Shusterman's site. The following interview with Carl Shusterman may be of interest to you:

http://immigration.about.com/library/weekly/aa012902b.htm

 

[Jim Mills]

Note that Sheila Murthy has backed off this opinion to a large extent and now states that it is a good idea to remain working with the sponsoring employer for at least 180 days after filing the I-485 if possible.