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How will my EB priority date get affected when my EB-5 I-526 is approved?

I have an approved I-140 in EB-2 with a priority date of August 2015. My spouse also has a priority date of June 2020 in EB-3. We are from India. If we apply for EB-5, and our I-526 is approved, what will happen to our EB priority dates? If, for any reason, our I-829 is denied, can we go back to H-1B/H4 based on the EB I-140 for either of us?

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Bernard P Wolfsdorf

Bernard P Wolfsdorf

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The India Final Action Date is 08NOV19. Unless USCIS opens the Chart B Date for Filing, you will not be able to file your adjustment and get an EAD. Generally, you can choose between EB-2/3 and EB-5 but if you complete one, such as the EB-2/3, then you have to surrender one green card to get the other.

Lynne Feldman

Lynne Feldman

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You will have a separate EB-5 Priority Date which will govern when you can file the I-485s for each of you. If the I-829 is denied, you may apply for any nonimmigrant category that you qualify for including H-1B.

Carolina Kripinski

Carolina Kripinski

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The EB-2 Priority Date will not be affected by the EB-5 Priority Date. USCIS processes each case independently and both cases will keep each their priority dates. You can apply for the Consular Green Card once the I-526 is approved, provided that you invested in a regional center or a rural zone which are current. If you are in the U.S.A, and you invested in a regional center or a rural zone, you can adjust status immediately. If for any reason the I-829 is denied, you can go back to your already approved EB-2. As mentioned, each case is processed independently and the priority date of one case will not affect the priority date of the other one.

Micol Mion Gordon

Micol Mion Gordon

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The answer to your question is it depends on how long the I-140 has been pending or whether it has been approved or whether your employer has revoked the I-140 and whether either your sponsoring employer or another employer is willing to file supplement J to Form I-485. In any case, you would need to wait for your I-829 to be denied before you can explore any other option. Furthermore, you can always appeal the denial of Form I-829.

Daniel A Zeft

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If your I-829 petition is denied, then you can proceed with the EB-2 case or the EB-3 case.

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