Changes of visa Status while Employment-Based Green Card in Progress

[kunaloswal]

Hi,

I am currently on L1B visa working for my company.currently i am in 3rd year end of my L1B visa. My company has started by green card process now by filing it Labour Certification. They are filing it in EB-2 category. My questions are as follows:

 

1) While the green card is in progress will the change of status from L1-B to H1-B by current employer affect my green card application.

2) If H1B is filed by different company will it affect the current green application. If yes what are the option to continue same applications.

 

Please help me with this.

Thanks in Advance.

 

[rahul412]

1) While the green card is in progress will the change of status from L1-B to H1-B by current employer affect my green card application.

2) If H1B is filed by different company will it affect the current green application. If yes what are the option to continue same applications.

 

1. No

2. No

 

Your GC is no way related to your current status. All you have make sure that you are in legal status no matter what status that is.

[kunaloswal]

Thanks Rahul for your reply.

For question 2. What happens to GC process if previous employer(company A) revokes green card application, as a person have changed the job to company B.

[rahul412]

Thanks Rahul for your reply.

For question 2. What happens to GC process if previous employer(company A) revokes green card application, as a person have changed the job to company B.

You need to start from beginning. But I heard that you can port your PD, I don't know how things work in this case.

[kalyan_ac]

Unless you and Employer A intend to work together after you get your GC,you will have to start over again with Employer B.

But you can certainly retain the PD.

[kunaloswal]

Thanks rahul412 and immigrationseeker for your reply. Another quick question. If i switch to company B on H1B while i am in my 4th year of H1B, do i have sufficient to start over the whole green card process from start.

 

Thanks in advance for your help.

 

--Krunal.

[rahul412]

Thanks rahul412 and immigrationseeker for your reply. Another quick question. If i switch to company B on H1B while i am in my 4th year of H1B, do i have sufficient to start over the whole green card process from start.

 

Thanks in advance for your help.

 

--Krunal.

Yupe, you will have enough time.

[kalyan_ac]

You will have to start 365 days before the end of the 6 yr period which includes the time in L1/H1 visas.