EB3 to EB2 after job change on EAD

[wc_user]

I have changed jobs using EAD after 1.5 years of filing I-485. Can I file for a new Eb-2 case with my new employer and port the priority date of my EB-3 case ? Thanks.

[roseball]

I have changed jobs using EAD after 1.5 years of filing I-485. Can I file for a new Eb-2 case with my new employer and port the priority date of my EB-3 case ? Thanks.

Sure you can, as long as your new job requires a Masters or Bachelors + 5 yrs of experience and your employer is willing to start the process, you can do it. Being on EAD or H1 doesn't stop you from porting your PD.

[bindas74]

I have changed jobs using EAD after 1.5 years of filing I-485. Can I file for a new Eb-2 case with my new employer and port the priority date of my EB-3 case ? Thanks.

Hi,

I too have the same question. Isnt EAD a non-immigrant status unlike H1B? So, how can one apply for GC on a non-immigrant status? I might be wrong though.

[akred]

EAD does not confer any status to live in the US. Your status continues to be AOS. When the EB2 I140 is approved, the lawyer will either interfile it with the pending I485, or the USCIS will auto-approve your case if the EB2 priority date is current.

[desi3933]

Hi,

I too have the same question. Isnt EAD a non-immigrant status unlike H1B? So, how can one apply for GC on a non-immigrant status? I might be wrong though.

>> Isn't EAD a non-immigrant status unlike H1B?
EAD is not a status. EAD is just Employment Authorization Document. I-485 pending (AoS Pending) is the status.

>> So, how can one apply for GC on a non-immigrant status?
GC can, also, be applied for someone who is not even in US. Kind of status in US has nothing to do with GC process, as long as one is in valid (authorized) status.