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Hi,
My employer has initiated my Green Card and last week I have submitted paperwork to the lawyer for review under EB-1 category multinational manager/executive.
I have been in US on L1-B from Jun-2008 till present except that I traveled to India in Jun-2009 and Feb-2010 for 3-4 weeks each. Prior to that I worked in India for same employer for more than 1 year.
Now to qualify for EB-1 there is a criteria that says that you should have worked for same company outside US for 1 year in last 3 years preceding admission to US. Under this criteria which date USCIS will use to determine my last admission date. Will they go by Jun-2008 or Jun-2009 or Feb-2010 ?
And what's the impact if I travel to India for a vacation in April-2012 for 3-4 weeks ? Will Attorney as well as USCIS look at it from Apr-2012 and determine if I worked outside US for same employer or not ? In that case then I will not be eligible for EB-1... right ? In that case should I try to get my I-140 filed before I travel to India in Apr this year ?
Also, is there any harm in travelling outside US when your I-140 is applied and in process ?
What should I do in my case for AOS / I-485 filing ... I mean file concurrently or no ?
Plz advice... I know too many questions but I am really new to all this and want to understand what is right thing to do here...
Appreciate your replies in advance.
Thanks
My employer has initiated my Green Card and last week I have submitted paperwork to the lawyer for review under EB-1 category multinational manager/executive.
I have been in US on L1-B from Jun-2008 till present except that I traveled to India in Jun-2009 and Feb-2010 for 3-4 weeks each. Prior to that I worked in India for same employer for more than 1 year.
Now to qualify for EB-1 there is a criteria that says that you should have worked for same company outside US for 1 year in last 3 years preceding admission to US. Under this criteria which date USCIS will use to determine my last admission date. Will they go by Jun-2008 or Jun-2009 or Feb-2010 ?
And what's the impact if I travel to India for a vacation in April-2012 for 3-4 weeks ? Will Attorney as well as USCIS look at it from Apr-2012 and determine if I worked outside US for same employer or not ? In that case then I will not be eligible for EB-1... right ? In that case should I try to get my I-140 filed before I travel to India in Apr this year ?
Also, is there any harm in travelling outside US when your I-140 is applied and in process ?
What should I do in my case for AOS / I-485 filing ... I mean file concurrently or no ?
Plz advice... I know too many questions but I am really new to all this and want to understand what is right thing to do here...
Appreciate your replies in advance.
Thanks
