Employment Based Green Cards

Changing profession after receiving Employment Based Green Card

1 year ago By Chief Editor

Question details

Can I change my profession after getting a Green Card? I received my GC in EB2 as an Accountant. Now, I see the salaries in the software/IT sector to be much higher.

FAQ Transcript

Sure, you can change your profession as long as you did not have a pre-conceived intention to do so before you got your green card. I cannot say that there is any particular time frame attached to it.

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Recording of Aug 4, 2022, Free US Immigration Community Conference Call with Rajiv (Every Other Thursday)

1 year ago By Chief Editor

Nonimmigrant Visas

Green Card

Discussion Topics

FAQs: Changing profession after receiving Employment Based Green Card || Eligibility for the EB-1A extraordinary ability category || The H-1B remainder option: Calculating recapture of H-1B unused time ||

Employment-based Adjustment of Status Applicants: Send in Your Medical Forms ASAP for More Efficient Processing

1 year ago By Chief Editor

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) plays a significant role in the processing of employment-based visas, and USCIS wants to ensure the center uses as many available visas as possible in fiscal year (FY) 2022, which ends on Sept. 30, 2022.

Guestbook Entry for Sujit Vadi, United States

2 years ago By Anonymous (not verified)

Name

Sujit Vadi

Country

United States

State

Washington

Comment

A big thank you to Mr Rajiv and his team (Suman, Prerna and Heather) for helping us through this very long journey. Got our green cards approved today !!! They took utmost care of my case, paid attention to details and filed all the paperwork with great accuracy. They were always available to answer my questions and provided valuable advice. Mr Rajiv and his team are very professional, dedicated and addressed all our queries with clear inputs. Mr Rajiv is a very knowledgeable and experienced immigration attorney. We are lucky to have him represent our case and are always grateful to Mr Rajiv and his wonderful team for making our green card dream become a reality.

Interfiling - EB-2 to EB-3 downgrade as per the amendment. Can I now interfile?

2 years ago By Chief Editor

Question details

My EB-2 was downgraded to EB-3 in Oct 2020 and the attorney marked the amended box ( "To amend a previously filed petition") as checked.

Timeline:

I received the EAD combo card in Dec 2021. Changed the Employer (though transferred H-1) using AC21 after way more than 180 days of pending 485

My PD is June 30, 2012 Now that EB3 is retrogressed and stuck in Jan 2012., I wanted to know

1. If I interfile EB2. Will it be rejected as the amended box was checked when downgraded?

2. If we interfile, will there be an impact on the EB-3, in case they reject it

3. What is the best way now to have both EB-2 and EB-3 run side by side. What is the fastest way to get to GC in my case?

FAQ Transcript

1. First of all you cannot interfile because you are not with that employer who holds your EB-2 I-140. Regarding rejection, you are right.

2. It could be.

3.Have your new employer start a new case. Start from PERM upwards.

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USCIS Urges Eligible Applicants to Switch Employment-Based Categories

2 years ago By Chief Editor

Release Date

02/18/2022

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services encourages eligible applicants to consider requesting to transfer the underlying basis of their adjustment of status application to the first (priority workers) or second (noncitizens in professions with advanced degrees or with exceptional ability) employment-based preference categories, because there is an exceptionally high number of employment-based immigrant visas available in these categories during this fiscal year (October 2021 through September 2022).

Jan 6, 2022, Free US Immigration Community Conference Call with Rajiv (Every Other Thursday)

2 years ago By Chief Editor

Nonimmigrant Visas

Green Card

FAQ: Consular processing employment-based green card with a job offer from a different employer

Oct 14, 2021 Free US Immigration Community Conference Call with Rajiv (Every Other Thursday)

2 years ago By Chief Editor

Immigration.com

Community Conference Calls

Nonimmigrant Visas

Green Card

Discussion Topics, Thursday, October 14, 2021:

FAQ: Reentering the U.S.A. on a Visitor’s/Tourist Visa Soon After Leaving || Can GC-EAD holder start business and what impact on the pending I-485? || FAQ: Can GC-EAD holders start a business and what impact on the pending I-485? || Is there a problem listing one location in a PERM application while living and working remotely in a different location? || EB-2/EB-3 Options in PERM Filing and EB-2 to EB-3 downgrade and upgrade

Sept 16, 2021 Free US Immigration Community Conference Call with Rajiv (Every Other Thursday)

2 years ago By Chief Editor

Nonimmigrant Visas

Green Card

Discussion Topics, Thursday, Sept 16, 2021

FAQ: Consequences of extending parents’ B-1/B-2 (visitors/tourist) status more than once||Consequences of green card holders staying outside the USA for an extended time. Reentry permit protection ||Applied for EB-3 downgrade and change of employer after 180 days while I-140 is pending

Green Card final interview process/questions asked, etc.

2 years ago By Chief Editor

Question details

1) Please list out what are the documents need to be carried for final interview by main applicant and the dependents?

2) What are the general questions we can expect from the officer during the interview who makes decision and how the interview process will be, so we can be aware and prepare ourselves?

FAQ Transcript

1. Always tell the truth.

2. It is okay to say I don't know. Also, if you are struggling to reply you can say I don't remember and always ask for a clarification if something is not clear. More...

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