Community Conference Call, June 10, 2021. Presented by: Rajiv S. Khanna (Every Other Thursday)
Nonimmigrant Visas
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Rajiv's Article - Can student visa holders apply for a Green Card?
Published by: The Economic Times - Date: June 30, 2021
Synopsis
A green card is considered to have been filed usually when an application for an immigrant visa (Form I-140) is filed with the USCIS. The majority of the green cards require preclearance from the US Department of Labor, referred to as labor certification or PERM petition.
For more on this article please see the attachment below.
PD Can Be Carried Forward Even If Old I-140 Is Revoked (Unless Fraud or Misrepresentation) 5 November 2015
This entry is now old law. The new law is at http://www.immigration.com/blogs/i-140-ead-regulations-effective-17-jan…
5 November 2015: After some flip flops, USCIS has gone back to allowing carry forward of priority dates even if I-140 is revoked by employer - as described in this discussion. So, we are good for now.