GC compliaction, very urgent help needed please help

[asm0new]

I was working for a company A since March 1999. Started GC in Dec 1999 in EB3 category. Labor cert. was approved, I filed I -140 in 2000. Unfortunately lost job in August 2001. Managed to Join another company B in August 2001. After joining company B, within 15 days, heard from company A's attorney that my I-140 application has been approved. Fortunately company A agreed to continue the GC process. Company A Filed I-485 in October 2001 for me & my wife. Since then we have completed finger printing, received EAD card & advance parole. Unfortuantely one week back I received a letter form company A's attorney that they can not represent me any more, since I am not employed currently with them. They have informed INS accordingly. I was close to INS reviewing my papers in couple of months. Do I have any chances? Please suggest any way that you can think of. I do not have much time left on H1B(less than a year) to start a new process. Do not know what to do? Please help. Please let me know if I have any possibilities of completing this process.The letter that I received from company A, does not say they have revoked the I-140 or I-485. It only says they can not represent me as lawyer and informed same to the INS. So I think my application is not revoked.

[Reddy100]

No Problem

I-140 belongs to the company and AOS (I-485) is your personal application. A Company can not revoke your I-485. You will get your GC, as long as you maintain a similar job in another company on which your I-140 is filed, paid taxes properly, no criminal record and completed the medical exam. Since your AOS application is in pending for more than 180 days you will get AC 21 portability. Please be relaxed. Make sure that you get the copy of RFE to your home address. Good Luck.

[asm0new]

AC-21

Thank you very much for the reply.
Should I wait for the RFE from the INS to use the AC-21? Or Should I act right away & file the AC-21. I was wondering instead of complicating the case further would it be good idea to wait till RFE. May be the application might still go thru without an RFE assuming that INS would not act against the application just because there is no attorney representation hoping that my earlier attorney has not tried to damage the application in their letter to INS. Please advise. Although I am trying to seek advise from other attorneys in the town.

Is there a possibility that INS might try to adjudicate the application without giving a RFE and a chance to file the AC-21. When should i expect to receive the RFE? The INS must have received the letter last week already.

Do you happen to know any reliable & good attorney who gives advise thru email or chat. I am willing to pay the fees. It is becoming hard to run around the town to the offices of attorneys. Since I have to maintain my current job at least. And attorneys in my town are not that good.

Thanks

[allawalla]

RE : GC compliaction, very urgent help needed please help

I am also in a similar situation , can Mr Reddy explain how can one make arrangments that the RFE reaches ones home address ?

I was under the assumtion that the INS knows about our application only via the lawyer, so all correspondence is made to the lawyer.

I do not want to hurt/offend Mr asm0new, just looking around for answers.

Regards

[Reddy100]

Rfe/

ASM0new/Allawala:
Neither the attorney nor the previous company can damage or revoke your I-485. They could only do before I-140 was accepted. If the INS has taken more than 180 days to act on your I-485 you will be eligible for AC-21 portability. The key is that you should be working in the similar kind of job. Please make sure that you hold a job when the RFE comes. INS wants to make sure that you are not a liability to the country when you become a permanent resident. In this soft economy getting a RFE/interview is quite common. If you are lucky your petetion may be directly approved. I feel that you can directly write to the INS with your Receipt number and A number mentioning that the attorney doesn't represent you any more and all the future correspondence should be directly sent to your home address or the current address given in the application. Please send a separate letter for your spouse/dependent along with their receipt number and A number. I would prefer a copy of the receipt notice attached along with the letter.