Currently on H1 and applied for I140; have to switch job

[Leks]

Hi,
Kindly give your valuable suggestions...

I am currently on H1 B which is valid till sep 2011. My current employer A has started the GC process in EB2 and the labor is clear and recently I have applied for I140. I have a job offer from employer B with similar job title and responsibilities. Now here are the questions I have...

1) If I wait for the I140 approval and switch after that, will it help me in any way?
2) When employer B applies for GC, will they have to strat it from scratch or can they directly apply for I140?
3) Do I still get to keep the priority date (which in case i believe is the date Labor certification was applied to USCIS)
4) Can I get my visa extended to atleast one year , if I switch the company now?

Thanks in advance for all your help. Kindly reply.
Thanks,
leks

[Leks]

Can some one please help...

[Xkuger]

1. Yes I would take that route.. wait for i140 approval and then transfer.
2. Discuss with company B if there is a skills match and a requirment match and if you can do an even Transfer, some companies will say NO, as requirments, structures, salary and GC requirments vary, if you can effect a even transfer you should be able to capture the PD.
3. If you are running out of time / cannot perfom and even transfer.. I would suggest just stay with the current company.

Honestly I would suggest that sometimes compromise a little bit to get a big piece of freedom i.e GC in return. Avoid switching and churn till you are in dire straits and may loose everyhting.