cutexing21 Posted May 7, 2019 Report Share Posted May 7, 2019 Hi People, I am Richa Sharma from India. My PD is Sep 2018. (EB1C, India, I-140 Approved) My questions are:- a) What is the earliest estimate when I can file my I-485? (GC Tracker estimates as Oct 2019 this year) b) What is the furthest estimate when I can file my I-485? c) Most Important - My L1A 7 years expire on December 2021. Any recommendations considering this date? Thanks, Richa Sharma Quote Link to comment
cutexing21 Posted May 9, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2019 Any one got any response?? Quote Link to comment
pontevecchio Posted May 9, 2019 Report Share Posted May 9, 2019 a and b. It should take up to 2 years for you to get the GC. All guesses are just guesses. You should be absolutely able to file and maybe even get the GC before your L1A expires. Quote Link to comment
JoeF Posted May 9, 2019 Report Share Posted May 9, 2019 (edited) You just need to watch the PD movement. Nobody has a Crystal Ball here. Edited May 9, 2019 by JoeF Quote Link to comment
cutexing21 Posted May 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2019 Hi, Thanks for the response Pontevecchio and JoeF. Assuming that I cannot file I-485 by Dec 2021, then when should I initiate the L1A to H1B conversion? My 6 years on L1A get over in Dec 2020 and 7 years get over in Dec 2021. Also converting from L1A to H1B will impact my EB1C? (bcos the reason a person qualifies for EB1C is bcos of L1A) Further in one another forum someone confidently predicted that EB1 (India) will move only 2 months PER YEAR, which means with my PD of Sep 2018, I cannot file I-485 until 2025. I thought he is joking, but then he could also be true even by 1%? Thanks Richa Sharma Quote Link to comment
pontevecchio Posted May 11, 2019 Report Share Posted May 11, 2019 If the PD is not current in2021 December, work for the company from your home country till the PD is current having in the meantime converted to Consular Processing. Quote Link to comment
cutexing21 Posted May 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2019 Thanks for the response. My US Company has no legal presence in my Home Country (India). However my Company has a presence in UAE. Can I do Consular Processing from there? Also if by Dec 2021 the PD is not current, should I just let USCIS know that I want to go for CP? In other words, at what point of time I need to inform USCIS that I need CP? My I-140 is already approved. Regards Richa Sharma Quote Link to comment
pontevecchio Posted May 19, 2019 Report Share Posted May 19, 2019 Yes, You can. There is some paperwork involved in changing to CP. Discuss your matter with the company Lawyer. By the time your L1 ends, you will have the GC. Quote Link to comment
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