Form I-485

How soon can I leave the employer after I get my GC

18 years ago By Rajiv S. Khanna

Q. How soon can I leave my petitioning employer once I get my green card approval?

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Filing I-485 for Derivative Beneficiaries

18 years ago By Rajiv S. Khanna

Here is another question from one of our clients posted in our extranet forclients.com.

Qo. My Priority date became current as per August bulletin.

I and my wife are applied for I-485 on July 2007 (PF is done and got EAD and AP docs). At that time my son was in India and i could not apply for him.

Right now i am working on his I-485 paperwork and targeting to send his application to INS/Nebraska on August first itself (through your Law firm).

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Rajiv's Comments in The Times of India - Immigration after the midterms: A new Congress, but who holds the power?

5 hours ago By Chief Editor

Published by The Times of India - 05, November 2026
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/immigration-after-the-midterms-a-new-congress-but-who-holds-the-power/articleshow/135568574.cms

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Marrying a US Citizen While on a "Bridge" B-1/B-2

1 day ago By Chief Editor

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If engaged to a US Citizen while on an H-1B grace period, is it better to marry and file an I-485 Adjustment of Status before the grace period ends, or file while a B-1/B-2 "bridge" application is pending?

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Although US immigration law forgives unlawful presence for immediate relatives of US Citizens, marrying and filing before the 60-day grace period ends is strongly recommended whenever possible. Relying on a pending B-1/B-2 application while adjusting status introduces unnecessary legal complexity and risks.

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Dropping PERM Processing Due to a Fixed-Term Job

4 days ago By Chief Editor

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If a PERM application was recently certified but the employer modified the job to a fixed-term/temporary role, can a private attorney still file the I-140/I-485?

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No. Employment-based Green Cards are strictly for prospective, "permanent" future employment. Because the employer does not intend to continue employment permanently, an I-140 cannot be legally filed based on that PERM. You must abandon this Green Card process and urgently find a new H-1B sponsor.

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Traveling on Advanced Parole (AP) vs. an H-1B Visa Stamp

4 days ago By Chief Editor

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Is it safer for an H-1B holder with a pending I-485 and approved Advance Parole (AP) to take one continuous 55-day trip outside the US to care for a family member while working remotely, or break it up into two 20-day trips, given concerns about heightened scrutiny at the border?

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Taking two shorter trips is generally less risky. If you have a valid H-1B visa stamped in your passport, it is advised to re-enter using the H-1B visa rather than Advance Parole. If a CBP officer requests the AP document, present the H-1B and state that entry is being requested on H-1B status to avoid abandoning underlying non-immigrant status.