Job Loss while I 485 Pending


KelvinG

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Dear Friends,

Here is my case -

EB1-C

I-485 and I-140 Filed in Jan 2016.

I-140 Approved in September 2016.

I-485 RFE replied in May 2017. Awaiting AOS.

Have valid EAD and AP for myself and wife. I'm using L1-A for job and wife is using EAD.

There are chances of losing job.

Need you guidance -

1. Will I be out of status in case of job loss?

2. Am I still authorized to stay in the country as I-485 is pending? If yes, for how long? Also, does my "status" automatically change to "I-485 Pending" or do I've to re-enter country using EAD/AP. Is there any other means to change to EAD from within the country?

3. I know I can invoke AC21 to change job. However if my GC is approved AFTER job loss and BEFORE I get new job, will that still be valid?

4. What happens to my wife's status if I lose job? Can she continue her work? Also, if our GC is approved in time frame between job change, will her GC be valid?

5. Will my overall situation be very messy status wise in case of job loss? Should I simply leave the country in that case? I would rather prefer latter than getting into messy / out of status situation.

Thank you for your help.

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