Green Card and I-140 Pending: What to do?

Have you filed your I-140 (EB2 to EB3 downgrade) concurrently with your I-485, Adjustment of Status (a.k.a “Green Card”)? Are you wondering if you have any action items? Here’s the video for you. In this brief video overview, I explain some of the key things you should look out for while you are awaiting your I-140 and AOS to be adjudicated!

Best wishes!

00:00 – Introduction

00:23 – Maintain nonimmigrant status

00:44 – Try to stay in the United States

00:57 – Try to stay with your I-140/I485J petitioner if you can!

01:30 – Interfiling medicals, is it worth it? Maybe. I generally don’t recommend it.

02:10 – Biometrics! Contact Emma!

02:30 – Attempt to upgrade the pending I-140 to premium processing

03:00 – Study your AOS file and prep for that interview!

You can find a helpful blog post about EB2 to EB3 downgrades here: https://immlegal.com/eb2-to-eb3/

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EB2 to EB3 Conversion and Filing I-485 Concurrently

With Employment Based Third Category (EB3) priority dates moving faster for India, we are frequently asked if a Beneficiary in EB-2 can downgrade and convert their immigrant petition to an EB-3 classification, so that they would be able to file their I-485 and EAD for their entire family sooner (and maybe even concurrently). The answer is YES, it is possible to do so. Here are some Frequently Asked Questions!

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