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Guestbook Entry for Chanchal Kokkuvayil, United States

14 years ago By Anonymous (not verified)

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Chanchal Kokkuvayil

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United States

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I want to thank Mr.Khanna for answering all my questions to my satisfaction. Appreciate the fact that he read through the questions and understood the situation before hand so that during the call he was able to explain the options available to me and the impact of each one of them. Without hesitation, I will be hiring Mr.Khanna and his firm for all my immigration needs. Thanks, Chanchal

AC21 and losing job

15 years ago By Chief Editor

Question details

I am EB2 priority date Sep2005. I had lost my job in Apr 09. I started working on Dec09 with another company similar job description, in same geographic location and with 15% higher salary than labor approved. I was out of job for almost 8 months.My old employer has assured not to evoke approved I140 (more than 3 years since I 140 is approved)

I have few questions:

1.Shall I file for AC21?
2.is it advisable to send copy of current paystunb with AC21, If yes how many months?
2.Is it okay to file AC21without paystub for around 8 months?
2.If I dont file for AC21, will there be an issue travelling on AP at POE?

AC21 should be filed. The fact that you were out of job for 8 months is irrelevant. As long as the jobs are same or similar, you should have no issues.

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Applied for EB-3 downgrade and change of employer after 180 days while I-140 is pending

3 years ago By Chief Editor 3 comments

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I have applied for EB3 downgrade last October, received the EAD cards, I-140 is still pending. What would be the process for me to change employers at this time? Does the new employer need to start the GC process all over again? As the 180 days have passed since the I-485, what would be the process to use AC21 when I-140 is still pending for same or similar occupation?

FAQ Transcript

The AC21 law says you can change jobs to a same or similar job once your I-140 is approved and I-485 has been pending 180 days. So until the I-140 is approved you are not protected. More...

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