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The place in line stays intact, especially after the new rules came into play. Nevertheless, the process has to restarted - from PERM onwards - at the new job.
by mavelikara 10y ago
The place in line stays intact, especially after the new rules came into play.
Nevertheless, the process has to restarted - from PERM onwards - at the new job. PERM is a process which carries much uncertainty - your application could get selected for additional scrutiny randomly, in which case it can take more than a year. During this period the priority date can become current and then retrogress again for many years. Both these have happened multiple times in the past, so those possibilities are not academic.
- winter_blue 10y ago> the process has to restarted - from PERM onwards - at the new job PERM (labor certification) has to be done all over again at the new job? That really sucks. I thought that if the new job was "substantially similar", you wouldn't need to go through PERM all over again at the new position. Are you sure about this? Also, is there some good reading material, for an H-1B visa holder, to understand how this whole thing works, the process, etc?
- mavelikara 10y ago> PERM (labor certification) has to be done all over again at the new job? > Are you sure about this? IANAL, but I believe this to be the case. The original sources are all reams of legalese, but this answer on Quora summarizes the basics: https://www.quora.com/If-an-employer-has-applied-for-a-green-card-can-one-change-jobs/answer/Priya-Alagiri https://www.quora.com/If-an-employer-has-applied-for-a-green...