GC with future employer + H1 transfer around end of 6th Year

[odeals7]

Hi

My Future employer has filed PERM and it should get approved soon. I have around 2 months left for my H1 completion. Can I do a H1 transfer to the new employer and get a 1 year extension with the approved PERM? Or is it a must that I have to get my I140 approved and then apply for a transfer? As I am not yet part of the new employer, will my i140 be a challenge?

Any help on this scenario is much appreciated. Thanks!

Regards

[jairichi]

Approved PERM does not make you eligible for extension. PERM or I-140 pending for more than a year or an approved I-140 will get you extensions. Any employer can file for GC as it is based on future employment.

[omshiv]

An approved PERM should be valid for atleast 1 yr in order to get H1 extension...else I-140 should be approved.

[pontevecchio]

PERM or I-140 pending 365 days gives you one year extensions beyond the initial 6. Approved I-140 gives you 3 year extensions. Approved PERM gives you nothing.

[rahul412]

You should have approved I140, not just PERM.

[jairichi]

An approved PERM should be valid for atleast 1 yr in order to get H1 extension...else I-140 should be approved.

Approved PERM does not give any extension.

[omshiv]

An approved PERM should be valid for atleast 1 yr in order to get H1 extension...else I-140 should be approved.

 

sorry..Approved PERM + I140 pending/approved for atleast 1 yr.

[odeals7]

Thanks for responses all! Can i file I140 working with current employer? I have heard I will have to provide proof of my experience along with I140 which I might not be able to provide as I am still working with my first and only employer. Are there any alternatives?

 

Thanks

[jairichi]

Thanks for responses all! Can i file I140 working with current employer? I have heard I will have to provide proof of my experience along with I140 which I might not be able to provide as I am still working with my first and only employer. Are there any alternatives?

 

Thanks

Current employer has to start from scratch and not directly from I-140.

[rahul412]

Thanks for responses all! Can i file I140 working with current employer? I have heard I will have to provide proof of my experience along with I140 which I might not be able to provide as I am still working with my first and only employer. Are there any alternatives?

 

Thanks

Yes, you can. Your employer has to do that.

[rahul412]

Yes, you can. Your employer has to do that.

Sorry, your current employer cannot file I140 directly. He has to start from the beginning.

[odeals7]

Thank you! Sorry all... my question I think was little bit misleading..what I meant was that can my future employer who has my perm apply for I140 and then do a h1 transfer? And for i140 is there any need for any kind of experience documentation from my previous employer talking about experience..

[rahul412]

Thank you! Sorry all... my question I think was little bit misleading..what I meant was that can my future employer who has my perm apply for I140 and then do a h1 transfer? And for i140 is there any need for any kind of experience documentation from my previous employer talking about experience..

Yes you can do that.  Just get an exp letter.

[jairichi]

Thank you! Sorry all... my question I think was little bit misleading..what I meant was that can my future employer who has my perm apply for I140 and then do a h1 transfer? And for i140 is there any need for any kind of experience documentation from my previous employer talking about experience..

Yes, with an I-140 approved your future employer can file for H1B extension. You need to get an experience letter from previous employers.