Posted by: birey July 6, 2014
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concurrent i140 and i485 != premium concurrent i140 and i485
so there is cost factor and time factor.
in PP, your I140 will get some decision within 2 weeks. ( approval or RFE ) or rejection in worst case (rarely happens, but it does). If it is approved your I485 has nothing to wait on and can go for approval. You get green card directly, no EAD or AP is required if you get green card first.
In regular procession, if your I140 takes longer than above mentioned process for I485, your I485 gets stuck. You would get EAD and AP in time whatever it takes 40-50 days. So you will most probably end up with EAD and AP if you have applied.
if your I140 is pending and you have applied your EAD , that's again a risky situation coz once your EAD comes, your h1b is out. So you probably might not want to apply for EAD until your I140 is approved, logically. Assuming you agree this, so your EAD is not filed because I140 is pending, I485 does not move ahead coz your I140 is pending ..... what is really the point of making I140 pending...... just to save $1250. Just imgine how much mental pain you will go through in this situation. After you have GC you're good to go for rest of your life, will you ever look back for this money you would probably make in less than a week in some part of your life.
If saving that much money is so damn important, you have probably not struggled enough in US for visa status.
I see it as its a no brainer that it is a good opportunity to do PP when you have concurrent filing. For non ROW it does not make sense for PP for I140 eb2 coz it does not make any difference, but for us it does.
As for strong case, you know it. If you have all the things your labor tells and your resume says you have, if you have all experience letters of your skills in company letter head etc and all those formalities, if your company is not shady and is actually doing good financially so that they can actually sponser an alien for GC... your case is strong. If you are good, your skills are good, your company is good and your lawyer is good your case is good.
Good Luck.
so there is cost factor and time factor.
in PP, your I140 will get some decision within 2 weeks. ( approval or RFE ) or rejection in worst case (rarely happens, but it does). If it is approved your I485 has nothing to wait on and can go for approval. You get green card directly, no EAD or AP is required if you get green card first.
In regular procession, if your I140 takes longer than above mentioned process for I485, your I485 gets stuck. You would get EAD and AP in time whatever it takes 40-50 days. So you will most probably end up with EAD and AP if you have applied.
if your I140 is pending and you have applied your EAD , that's again a risky situation coz once your EAD comes, your h1b is out. So you probably might not want to apply for EAD until your I140 is approved, logically. Assuming you agree this, so your EAD is not filed because I140 is pending, I485 does not move ahead coz your I140 is pending ..... what is really the point of making I140 pending...... just to save $1250. Just imgine how much mental pain you will go through in this situation. After you have GC you're good to go for rest of your life, will you ever look back for this money you would probably make in less than a week in some part of your life.
If saving that much money is so damn important, you have probably not struggled enough in US for visa status.
I see it as its a no brainer that it is a good opportunity to do PP when you have concurrent filing. For non ROW it does not make sense for PP for I140 eb2 coz it does not make any difference, but for us it does.
As for strong case, you know it. If you have all the things your labor tells and your resume says you have, if you have all experience letters of your skills in company letter head etc and all those formalities, if your company is not shady and is actually doing good financially so that they can actually sponser an alien for GC... your case is strong. If you are good, your skills are good, your company is good and your lawyer is good your case is good.
Good Luck.