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485 filers pending for 180 days or more will be allowed to
change jobs or employers without affecting the validity of the underlying approved I-140 or underlying
certified ETA 750 inasmuch as the new job is in the "same or a similar" occupational classification to the
job in the original petition and ETA 750. For these cases, the certified labor certification will remain valid
with a new job accepted by him/her after he/she changes jobs or employers if the new job is in the same
or a similar occupational classification as the job for which the certification was issued. Cabeat: This
provision does applies only to EB-12 (Outstanding Researcher/Teacher), EB-13(Multinational Corporate
Executives/Managers), EB-2, and EB-3. It does not apply to EB-11 (Extraordinary Worker), Special
Religious Worker Immigrant Catogory, and Investment Immigrant Category. It is thus critically important
that for those who have an option to file a self-petition or employer petition in EB-11 or EB-4 or EB-5
should make it sure that they file a self-petition.
****1. Please be ware: The President has to sign it first, then enact later, maybe take a couple of months.
2. Please consulate your lawyer if he/she can keep abreast of the new things.
3. Please keep checking the related web sites.
485 filers pending for 180 days or more will be allowed to
change jobs or employers without affecting the validity of the underlying approved I-140 or underlying
certified ETA 750 inasmuch as the new job is in the "same or a similar" occupational classification to the
job in the original petition and ETA 750. For these cases, the certified labor certification will remain valid
with a new job accepted by him/her after he/she changes jobs or employers if the new job is in the same
or a similar occupational classification as the job for which the certification was issued. Cabeat: This
provision does applies only to EB-12 (Outstanding Researcher/Teacher), EB-13(Multinational Corporate
Executives/Managers), EB-2, and EB-3. It does not apply to EB-11 (Extraordinary Worker), Special
Religious Worker Immigrant Catogory, and Investment Immigrant Category. It is thus critically important
that for those who have an option to file a self-petition or employer petition in EB-11 or EB-4 or EB-5
should make it sure that they file a self-petition.
****1. Please be ware: The President has to sign it first, then enact later, maybe take a couple of months.
2. Please consulate your lawyer if he/she can keep abreast of the new things.
3. Please keep checking the related web sites.