{"id":1291,"date":"2022-01-27T09:48:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-27T09:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.h1btransfersusa.com\/blog\/?p=1291"},"modified":"2022-01-27T09:48:01","modified_gmt":"2022-01-27T09:48:01","slug":"significant-number-of-employment-based-green-cards-available-in-current-fiscal-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.h1btransfersusa.com\/blog\/significant-number-of-employment-based-green-cards-available-in-current-fiscal-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Significant Number of Employment-Based Green Cards Available in Current Fiscal Year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>An unusually large number of <strong>employment-based green cards <\/strong>are available for the current fiscal year, <strong>October 2021 to September 2022.<\/strong> US Citizenship and Immigration Services (<strong>USCIS<\/strong>) is working to use every one of these<strong> visa numbers<\/strong> along with the US Department of State. Many more employment-based first (<strong>EB-1 priority workers<\/strong>) and second (EB-2 workers with advanced degrees or exceptional ability) preference visas are available than pending Form I-485 <strong>adjustment of status applications<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Individuals who are eligible should consider applying in <strong>EB-1 and EB-2 <\/strong>categories. Those with pending EB-3 adjustment of status applications also have a pending or approved EB-2 <strong>Form I-140<\/strong>. And an available visa in the EB-2 category should consider requesting the USCIS to transfer the &#8220;underlying basis&#8221; of their<strong> Form I-485 applications<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Transferring the Underlying Basis of a Pending Form 1-485<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A few candidates might be eligible to transfer the <strong>underlying basis<\/strong> of their pending Form I-485. Application to Register<strong> Permanent Residence<\/strong> or Adjust Status, to an alternate business <strong>employment-based immigrant <\/strong>category based on another Form I-140, <strong>Immigrant Petition<\/strong> for Alien Workers. To qualify for this transfer, the candidates should meet every one of the following conditions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>They have continuously maintained eligibility for <strong>adjustment of status<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Their unique <strong>I-485 applications<\/strong> are as yet pending.<\/li><li>They are eligible for the new<strong> immigrant category<\/strong>, and<\/li><li>They have a <strong>visa <\/strong>quickly available in the new immigrant category.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3>Employment-Based Green Cards Available in FY2022<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Candidates should work closely with their <strong>immigration lawyers<\/strong>. To request that their pending Form I-485 be moved to another <strong>employment-based category<\/strong>. People should not submit a new request to move their underlying basis if another request is pending. These requests are processed by the <strong>USCIS <\/strong>office that has jurisdiction over the pending Form I-485.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If a candidate requests to move the underlying basis to a previously approved Form I-140, and I-485 <strong>Supplement J application<\/strong> is expected to confirm the validity of the job offer. Supplement J isn&#8217;t required if the <strong>candidate requests<\/strong> to move the underlying basis to a pending Form I-140.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-right\">[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.h1btransfersusa.com\/blog\/h-1b-lottery-pre-registration-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">H-1B Lottery Pre-Registration Review<\/span><\/a>]<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>No new adjustment of status application or <strong>filing fee<\/strong> is needed to move the underlying basis of a pending Form I-485.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>USCIS utilizes its discretion to approve or <strong>deny requests<\/strong> to move a candidate&#8217;s underlying basis. Also, your lawyer can help guarantee your documents are precise and follow <strong>USCIS requirements<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Conclusion<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>For help in filing an <strong>adjustment of status <\/strong>or to move an underlying basis to another employment-based category. Or for other <strong>case-specific<\/strong> inquiries, contact your trusted Chugh, LLP <strong>immigration professional<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An unusually large number of employment-based green cards are available for the current fiscal year,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":326,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[976],"tags":[811,1240,241,302,381,4,982,599,1241,674,159,1244,980,11,1242],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v15.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Significant No of Employment-Based Green Cards Available in Current FY<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"An unusually large number of employment-based green cards are available for the current fiscal year, October 2021 to September 2022.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, 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