Case Description:
I am currently on H1-B and my employer applied for my Green card Labor certification under RIR-EB3 Category in Sep-2003, in 2005 with the introduction of PERM processing my employer filed another labor on my name under EB-2 category and my EB-2 Labor was approved in Oct-2005, my employer applied for my I-140 for the EB-2 approved labor,my I-140 for the Eb-2 labor was approved in Dec-2005 and in Jan-2006 my EB-3 labor from backlog processing center was also approved.
My Question?
How can i use my earlier priority date i.e the date my EB-3 application was filed (Sep-2003) towards my EB-2 application?
Note: Case Status of EB-3 & EB-2
EB-3
EB-3 Priority Date Sep-2003
Position Title: Programmer Analyst
LC Approved in Jan-2006
I-140 Not Applied.
I-485 Not Applied
EB-2
EB-2 Priority Date May-2005
Position Title: Software Engineer
LC Approved in Oct-2005.
I-140 Approved in Dec-2005.
I-485 Waiting to Apply beacuse of retrogation.
How could i use my EB-3 priority date towards my EB-2 application to file my I-485?
Sol:
Pros:
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Any Suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
I am currently on H1-B and my employer applied for my Green card Labor certification under RIR-EB3 Category in Sep-2003, in 2005 with the introduction of PERM processing my employer filed another labor on my name under EB-2 category and my EB-2 Labor was approved in Oct-2005, my employer applied for my I-140 for the EB-2 approved labor,my I-140 for the Eb-2 labor was approved in Dec-2005 and in Jan-2006 my EB-3 labor from backlog processing center was also approved.
My Question?
How can i use my earlier priority date i.e the date my EB-3 application was filed (Sep-2003) towards my EB-2 application?
Note: Case Status of EB-3 & EB-2
EB-3
EB-3 Priority Date Sep-2003
Position Title: Programmer Analyst
LC Approved in Jan-2006
I-140 Not Applied.
I-485 Not Applied
EB-2
EB-2 Priority Date May-2005
Position Title: Software Engineer
LC Approved in Oct-2005.
I-140 Approved in Dec-2005.
I-485 Waiting to Apply beacuse of retrogation.
How could i use my EB-3 priority date towards my EB-2 application to file my I-485?
Sol:
Pros:
Cons:
Any Suggestions will be greatly appreciated.