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No. I know all semantics, but the employer has to file should you qualify.

It would seem the act of stamping the H1 visa means you have been cp subject and you can find another employer. By all means discuss the specifics with a Lawyer.

CPT at will is a recipe for disaster. Which college for your F1?

All I can suggest is to keep an Immigration Lawyer in the loop to minimize any future damage. If the H1 extension papers ask for any arrests, you should mention them and only if asked.

cHECK THIS OUT https://www.uscis.gov/working-in-the-united-states/permanent-workers/employment-based-immigration-first-preference-eb-1 In any case you should have your PD current within a couple of years.

And as JoeF said, they will go through the application line by line.

By any chance did she not renounce Indian Citizenship after getting US Citizenship?

The company can file your EB1C petition. The fact that you have an EB2 approved is irrelevant. Both are separate applications and EB2 wait is much more than EB1. Nothing to port. Two separate I-140 applications.

Why would the H1 come into the picture? You can work forever in your home country for a US Company and a US salary. Outside the USA, You have no status vis a vis the USA.

Only your company can file. So you need to touch base with your supervisor to see what the company can do.

Yes. The unemployment benefit is a form of Insurance. You are entitled to it.

1. Yes 2. No

NO. Since the AOS was filed more than 90 days after you came over, there is no issue here. No need to withdraw anything or even interact with USCIS. COVID or not I would have involved a lawyer to file the AOS/I-130 though that is water under the bridge. Wait for the GC.

The rule is not applicable to India. But your I94 on return will be till passport expiry. If you get a renewed passport, you will carry both for travel as existing visas in old passports remain valid.

Only if they ask.