Comment by kreeWall
4 days ago
Hi Mr. Roberts;
Thank you for doing this, yet again - your insights are always so valuable. I am on an H1B, and my company applied for a Greencard, and I have received a Priority Date with my i-140 (sorry if I'm not using the correct terms here, this process confuses me). When am I able to leave my current employer without losing my priority date? Would I need to get my new employer to apply for an H1B transfer and extension for me, or how does that work? Thank you!!
The priority date is your property and only in very limited circumstances can you lose it after leaving your employer. The general rule is that the beneficiary of an I-140 petition - you - needs to wait at least 180 days after the approval to protect the priority date. I'm not sure what you are asking about a new employer.