I485 interview scheduled but laid off from job

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Jul 22, 2019 37 Comments

I have just got I-485 interview date but I have recently been laid off. I currently 
have no job offer. 
1. Can I call USCIS to change interview date? What reason I will tell them for delaying execuse?
Or 
2. Will I face interview without Employee verification letter and not telling that I am unemployed unless explicitly asked? 

Any suggestions?

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  • Uber
    Stevenjobs

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    Stevenjobs
    You will be deported soon right
    Jul 22, 2019 0
  • Dell
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    OP - You said layoff. Are you true ? Or was it fired ? I dont see any news of layoffs by amzn. Are you indian ?
    Jul 22, 2019 6
    • Tesla
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      Even with country with current priority date it would take 16 months ++ to reach 485 interview stage. Does Amazon apply for GC right away ? Especially for new grad ? .....and if it's EB5 or marriage based petition then loosing job doesn't affect at all.
      Jul 22, 2019
    • Oracle / R&D
      TLead

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      TLead
      Just out of curiosity, how long does marriage based petition take?
      Jul 22, 2019
  • Amazon
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    OP your best option is to find a job at Amazon in the same city and use your existing i140. That will work if you can still find a team. Even though you are removed from payroll you still can search for a team at Amazon and with a job offer from Amazon you should be good to go. If it's in a different city or a different legal entity there's some paperwork to do but not a big deal. I'm assuming you are eligible to transfer and not fired.

    Next best is to work elsewhere and update your i140 to the new company but that's tougher, especially on OPT.

    After that you probably have to leave the US and cancel the i485 application. Do not lie to USCIS, that can result in you being permanently banned from the US.
    Jul 22, 2019 4
    • Amazon
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      OP
      Thanks for detailed suggestions. Can I tell them during the interview that I am looking for a job and if they can issue a rfe for supplement j? In that case, I will get several weeks to find a job and reply rfe and not getting denied during interview.
      Jul 23, 2019
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      I think they will issue a NOID rather than RFE as without a job offer you obviously do not qualify.

      What job role and city? Why are you having so much trouble finding a new team? Loads of teams at Amazon are hiring for most roles.
      Jul 23, 2019
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    OP
    1 month
    Jul 22, 2019 0
  • F5 Networks / Eng
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    I always thought F1 was not dual intent. How does the entire GC process work?
    Jul 22, 2019 2
    • Amazon
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      That means you cannot ENTER the US on that visa if you have demonstrated immigrant intent.

      But at the time OP last entered he had not applied for GC. So that was fine. And there is no harm in applying while in the US on that status.

      But if OP leaves US now he will not be able to come back in on his OPT or any other non dual intent visa, not even a tourist visa, because now he has expressed immigrant intent.

      So with a non dual intent visa you need the whole process to complete before the visa renewal and you have to stay inside the US the whole time.
      Jul 22, 2019
    • F5 Networks / Eng
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      Thanks for taking the time to answer. Couldn't have explained it better than this.
      Jul 23, 2019