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Thank You all for your updates.

Appreciated a lot.

Sincerely,
Anand

Hi,

Currently i am working for Employer A ( GC sponsoring employer ).

My i-140 has been approved in Jun 2007 and i-485 has been pending since Aug 2007.

Employer A merged with Employer B in NOV 2008.

Since my current H1B ( with Employer A) is expiring in Feb 2009, Employer A ( i.e my current employer, gc sponsoring employer) is proposing to transfer my H1B to Employer B ( i.e instead of renewing with Employer A ).

Regarding my pending Greencard, when i ask my employer A, he is saying nothing needs to be done.

But,i am not sure what should i do with the pending i-485 in this case.

Please let me know 1) If I dont invoke AC21 and leave everything as it is in my Greencard what will be the effect?

Please advise on the best possible thing that i can do in this case.

Appreciated a lot your help.

Sincerely,

Anand

Hi Track07,

i am in a similar situation exactly to yours.

Employer merger after i-140 approval and i-485 pending ( pending since Aug 2007) .

Since my H1B is expiring in Feb 2009, i am transferring the H1B from existing employer ( GC sponsoring employer) to the new employer.

Not sure what should i do with the pending i-485.

Pls advise. Appreciated a lot your help.

Best Regards
Anand

Thanks gcreg and mand00s for your updates.

Sincerly appreciated.

Happy New Year to all.

Best Regards

Anand

Thanks Greenman and Macky for your updates.

My i-140 has already been approved on Aug 2007. i have crossed the 180 day limit for AC21 on Jan 2008.

i want to move to EAD so that i do not deal with H1B renewals, frequent stampings in consulate, probablity of rfe/denial in h1b ( since my employer has merged the company with some other company and he says he will be applying for h1b with the new company) etc.

Pls advise.

Thanks

Anand

Hi ,

Thank you for taking time to go through the below and helping me out.

My current H1B and my wife's current H4 is expiring in Feb 2009.

we have our i-485 pending ( EB3 India, PD :- AUG 2006 ) and both of us has got EAD and AP.

i am still working for the sponsoring employer ( both H1B and Greencard ).

Now i am planning to let my H1B and my wife's H4 to expire and start working on EAD with my employer.

Pls let me know :-

1 ) is it sufficient if i send a new i-9 along with a copy of my EAD card to my employer.

2) what should i do with our expired i-94 card ( since we entered last time using the H1B & H4, which is about to expire in FEB 2009 ).

Please advise. Appreciated a lot.

Thanks in advance.

Best Regards

Anand

Thanks a lot Irindy for you update. Sincerely appreciated a lot.

I am still pondering on my new job offer.

Assuming, i still stay in the initial Employer A ( who sponsored my Greencard ) , even after the merger , what are the risks involved.

Thanks

Siva

Hi,

i started my Greencard Process with my current employer ( i.e Employer A ) on June 2006.

My i-140 approval date is June 2007 ( through Employer A's attorney )

My i-485 filed date is August 2007 ( through Employer A's attorney )

My Current EAD is Valid till August 2010

i am still on H1B with Employer A and i have still not used my EAD.

on November 2008 ( this week ), Employer A merges merges the company with another company.

Employer A informed us only after the merger happened and he does not specify what he intends to do with my Greencard..

i am planning to quit my current employer ( i.e Employer A ) and join another company using my EAD with the same job description.

i am planning to hire an experienced immigration attorney and use my EAD and invoke AC-21.

Pls advise if there will be any problem for me in my greencard process in the future.

Sincerely appreciated your help on this.

Thank You in advance.

Best Regards

Anand

ALL,

Thank you very much for your suggestions.

i sincerely appreciate your time and updates.

i will check with my employer if he is paying for it and then will decide subsequently on how to proceed.

Thanks again.

Best Regards

Siva

Hello ALL,

My current H1B is expiring on Feb 2009.Also, i have got my current EAD renewed till AUG 2010 and AP renewed till AUG 2009 (Pending i-485 --> EB3 India ).

i am not sure if i

1) should renew my H1B before Feb 2009

( or )

2) let H1B expire on Feb 2009 and start using EAD & AP till my Greencard comes.

Please advise if option ( 1) or option (2) is best recommended in my situation.

Appreciated a lot your time and help on the same.

Thanks in advance.

Best Regards

Siva

Thank You Goblin :-).

Appreciated your re-assuring reply.

Thanks & Best Regards

Siva

Thanks gc54321 for the response. appreciate a lot.

Best Regards

Siva

Thanks GreenGoblin for your reply.

My h1 is expiring on feb 2009 and i will start using my ead after feb 2009. But the ead card which came last week has a valid from date of aug 2009. so, i was concerned and called uscis and they asked me to send the ead card to an adjuducation officer.

But, i have sent both the EAD mailer and the new EAD Card ( valid from date : aug 2009 , expiry date : aug 2010 ) to the adjudication officer by mail.

Now i am not sure when i will get my ead card back and how do i track that the particular adjudication officer is working on my case.

Appreciated your help.

Best Regards

Siva

Hi all,

i have received my ead card last week in mail..but the start date was mentioned as Aug 2009 ( instead of Aug 2008 ) and expiry date as Aug 2010..

i called USCIS customer service and they asked me to send the original card with a letter to an adjuducation officer in the texas service center. i have sent the orginal ead card after taking photocopies for myself.

i have sent the same to that particular adjudication officer but i am not sure how to track it now of the progress and when will they send me a reply..

Pls help me on how to proceed.

appreciated a lot.

Thanks in advance.

Best Regards

Siva

Thanks for your reply Dude.

Appreciated a lot.

Best Regards

Siva

Hi ALL,

i have sent the EAD Renewal application form to the texas service center with $340 check, 2 photos, exisiting ead copy ( front and back ), last ead approval mailer copy, pending 1-485 receipt copy and existing i-94 copy( front and back ).

Actually, i clipped my above mentioned documents separately and my wife's above mentioned documents separately and have sent them in a single Fedex envelope. Both my and my wife's category is (c) (9).

The fedex tracking shows that uscis received them on 23rd June.

1) The check has not be cashed out yet. Could you pls let me know how long normally it takes for check to be cashed out and when will they issue a receipt.

2) i forgot to put the covering letter for both my and my wife's application. is it okay.

3) i forgot to write "i-765 renewal" on front of the fedex envelope.is it okay.

4) i did not send the copy of my and my wife's passport or visa.is it okay.

5) i have sent both renewal applications ( for me and my wife ) in a single packet.

Could you pls help me out with my above questions.

Sincerely Appreciate your reply as i am concerned after going through the various posts.

Thanks in advance.

Best Regards

Siva

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