Change employer in H1B 9th year ??

[NJImmigrant]

Dear friends,

pls help , my current status is as below is it advisable / possible to switch to a new Employer B from Employer A using H1 transfer option in the next month

with Employer A
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Status : H1B Visa
GC Status : I-140 Approved in EB3
Priority Date : Nov 2007
Years on H1B: 9 th year in progress
H1B Expire date: Oct/2012

Current status - Applied for H1B extn thru current employer A & waiting H1 extn

also how many years of H1B extension would i get beyond 9 years if i stay with employer A

[merit1976]

3 years extensions will be given

[simple.life]

Even if you transfer to Employer B, you will still get unlimited 3 year extensions based on your I-140 from Employer A until your priority date is current.

I was on H1b for 12 years with 5 different employers and after my I-140 approval with employer B i received 3 year extensions for all subsequent employers.

[NJImmigrant]

Dear friends
Thanks for the response ( especially for user simple.life ) , greatly appreciate the support

I am moving to Employer B , from October 01 , & i want to find out how fast i can start
my Labour Certification process , considering porting to EB2 from EB3

with Employer A my immigration details are as below
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Status : H1B Visa
GC Status : I-140 Approved in EB3
Priority Date : Nov 2007
Years on H1B: 9 th year in progress
H1B Expire date: Oct/2012
Total Years of IT Experience : 12
Education : Bachelors Engineering (10+2+4)

[simple.life]

GC is for future job so you don't need to be an employee when they start the lc process.

some companies have a rule that you have to be an employee for x years before they file for lc, check with your employer.

employer B can start the perm process right away, even before you start on Oct 1st.

good luck