hi, i am in a startup got my perm approved around mid-march but by then i-140 premium processing was already stopped. lawyers from fragomen filed i-140 May 1st week. Any pointers how long processing is taking these days ? under normal circumstances i heard typically it takes 3-4months. i have an offer from samsung and they have started transfer process in parallel. dont want to move without i-140 approved. #i140 current tc: 200k new tc: 350k
3-4 months without premium processing looks very optimistic even without pandemic. I would buckle up for at least a half a year. Now it's probably even longer, so 8-10 months looks more realistic. Sorry for the bad news...
3-4 months . But if you want to keep the priority date you will have to hold on to your i140 for 180 days . If your previous employer revokes that for any reason then you will loose the priority date
Thanks. Samsung lawyers confirmed that I can keep the priority date if approved but for I-485 I’ll need I-140 that is not revoked. So once approved priority date is valid even if I don’t stay for 180 days.. just going by what lawyers are recommending
You got two things mixed up here. First even if I-140 is approved and you leave your employer in less than 180 days, the employer may withdraw it and as a result you WILL lose your priority date. Don’t believe anything people say without doing your due diligence. After 180 days, you will retain your PD even if your previous employer withdraws it. Plenty of posts about this on blind almost everyday. And yes, you will need a non-revoked/ not withdrawn approved I-140 for filing for I-485, but that is a distant dream for you unless you can convert yours to O visa and then EB1 route. H1b to eb1? Show me for me to believe. Been here long enough and not one h1 to eb1 without going through h1 to o visa first.
Good News: premium processing resumed: https://www.uscis.gov/news/alerts/uscis-resumes-premium-processing-certain-petitions
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Please tell me you are not Indian or Chinese, because otherwise you are entering a 150 year line for GC and in that case I want to ask you - what motivates you to pursue? 🙂
For Indians or Chinese, this process is to lock the priority date and 140 so you can keep extending H1 after 6 years. They know they will never get a GC but, it doesn’t matter as long as they can extend beyond 6 year limit.
In wake of pandemic and prolonged unemployment in US, they may remove the clause for unlimited extensions by end of year... Forcing those whose h1bs expire to pursue alternate options like moving to Canada or back home!