Unauthorized work and green card application. Pls help!!!

mickmack

Registered Users (C)
Hi,

I've been on H1B as a civil engineer for a couple of years. I’ve recently got an approved EB2 labor certificate and now would like to move on to the next step of filing I-140.

Yet, while I was on H1B, I sometimes did some odd jobs such as drawing and art decorations (just for a couple of days a year) to help out a friend who started his own business, and received forms MISC-1099 for 2 or 3 years. I reported this type of income on my personal tax return each year I received a MISC-1099.

Now my questions are:

1. Did I violate non-immigration law by what is called “unauthorized work”? And if yes, does it also mean that because I have worked without authorization, I have fallen out of status for all of the years?

2. If yes, then how will it affect my green card application in each of the following case:
a. Adjustment of Status (filing I485)
b. Consular Processing

3. Some people told me that I can only go for consular processing and not adjustment of status. Is that true? If I go for consular processing, what are the possible problems that I should be aware of? Will it be more difficult than adjustment of status?

4. And what will happen if I apply for adjustment of status (visa number for my country, Spain, is now current)?

5. Could anybody let me know what I should do now?
 
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