My employment-based green card process is taking far too long.
I’m going through employment-based immigration for a green card. Everything was going well, but it’s now been well over a year since filing I-485, which I understand is the last stage, without approval.
My circumstances have now changed, and I’m moving to a different state. I’d like to know if I need to restart my green card process since I’m no longer able to keep working at the sponsoring company, or if there’s another way.
Keywords: employment-based immigration, EB-2, EB-3
Under Section 106(c) of the American Competitiveness in the 21st Century Act (AC21), someone who filed for a green card under an employment-based category like EB-2 or EB-3, whose case has been pending for 180 days or more, can change employers at any time without having to restart the process. So as long as the new position and salary are similar, you can change employers even if you move to a different state.