after I140

[rajkumar.t08]

hi,

if employer A do GC for me and I got my I140 approved and then go back to India...if I stay there for ten years..will my same priority date will be maintained for 10 years if I am out of the country

 

Thanks

[pontevecchio]

It is possible.

[rajkumar.t08]

if priority date becomes current...can I apply for EAD from India itself

[directory0818]

I think you need to be in usa for finger prints.

[shandan]

On 10/22/2017 at 8:25 AM, rajkumar.t08 said:

if priority date becomes current...can I apply for EAD from India itself

If while in India, your PD gets current, then you apply for CP and get your Green Card while in India and then travel on GC to USA, no need for EAD.

[pontevecchio]

You do realize the same job for which the GC was filed needs to be available for CP. Hence what I meant was that you retain the PD for a subsequent GC filing.

[rajkumar.t08]

2 hours ago, shandan said:

If while in India, your PD gets current, then you apply for CP and get your Green Card while in India and then travel on GC to USA, no need for EAD.

hey thanks for your reply...can you tell me what does CP mean

[shandan]

23 hours ago, pontevecchio said:

You do realize the same job for which the GC was filed needs to be available for CP. Hence what I meant was that you retain the PD for a subsequent GC filing.

I agree with what you are saying. My point was Consular Processing (CP) exists for the intent that GC processed for a job (in future) which the OP needs to go join once approved, that is the original intent isn't it.

[shandan]

22 hours ago, rajkumar.t08 said:

hey thanks for your reply...can you tell me what does CP mean

Consular Processing (CP) - In your scenario if the job still exists in the future whenever your PD is current, then you can be in India and get GC using CP, otherwise like @pontevecchio suggested you can you the PD for subsequent GC filling (for another job).

[pontevecchio]

@shandan,

I was not referring to you. I was merely clarifying the question.