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My case is a bit complex, but I would love to hear if someone has been in a similar situation.
I have entered the US on an H1-B Visa (a professor at a public university) and the university sponsored the PR for me and my family. After working for this employer for about two years, I received an offer from a private (industry) company and decided to take on the offer. By the time I accepted the offer, the university had already gone through the initial GC application process and had already filed my I-485 Adjustment of Status. I had even done the fingerprinting and all.
Because the private company was subject to the H1-B cap (which the University was not) and they could not wait until October 1st for me to obtain a new H1-B visa, they decided to file a petition -- premium processing -- for an O-1 Visa (which I qualify). The visa was approved, I resigned from my previous job and started at the new company as an O-1 visa holder. Both lawyers -- the one from the university and the one from the private company -- told me I was not going to be able to use anything from the previous GC application, and that the best course of action would be to just start a new GC application from scratch. I was ok with that.
The private company then decided to file a GC application right away under the EB-1 Outstanding Researcher category. However, nothing has been done about the previous GC application. Both lawyers kept saying that the previous application would not impact anything in the new one. As it happens, I received an Approval Notice for my EAD and Advanced Parole for the application filed by the University. About a month later, I received a letter from USCIS saying "Welcome to the United States. Your PR application has been approved and you will receive your Permanent Resident Card in 3 weeks".
I'm very confused about what to do now (even though my lawyers keep saying I shouldn't worry about it). It looks like I have a GC as well as a pending application for another GC. Has anyone ever heard about a remotely similar case? Any word/advice would help.
Thank you.
I have entered the US on an H1-B Visa (a professor at a public university) and the university sponsored the PR for me and my family. After working for this employer for about two years, I received an offer from a private (industry) company and decided to take on the offer. By the time I accepted the offer, the university had already gone through the initial GC application process and had already filed my I-485 Adjustment of Status. I had even done the fingerprinting and all.
Because the private company was subject to the H1-B cap (which the University was not) and they could not wait until October 1st for me to obtain a new H1-B visa, they decided to file a petition -- premium processing -- for an O-1 Visa (which I qualify). The visa was approved, I resigned from my previous job and started at the new company as an O-1 visa holder. Both lawyers -- the one from the university and the one from the private company -- told me I was not going to be able to use anything from the previous GC application, and that the best course of action would be to just start a new GC application from scratch. I was ok with that.
The private company then decided to file a GC application right away under the EB-1 Outstanding Researcher category. However, nothing has been done about the previous GC application. Both lawyers kept saying that the previous application would not impact anything in the new one. As it happens, I received an Approval Notice for my EAD and Advanced Parole for the application filed by the University. About a month later, I received a letter from USCIS saying "Welcome to the United States. Your PR application has been approved and you will receive your Permanent Resident Card in 3 weeks".
I'm very confused about what to do now (even though my lawyers keep saying I shouldn't worry about it). It looks like I have a GC as well as a pending application for another GC. Has anyone ever heard about a remotely similar case? Any word/advice would help.
Thank you.
