Will my EB-2 PERM and I-140 become invalid after getting an EB-5-based green card? - EB5Investors.com

Will my EB-2 PERM and I-140 become invalid after getting an EB-5-based green card?

After I get my conditional green card based on EB-5, will my EB-2 PERM and I-140 become invalid? Can I still file I-485 under the EB-2 track to get permanent green card?

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Lynne Feldman

Lynne Feldman

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You can not have two green cards so you would need to withdraw the conditional residency.

Fredrick W Voigtmann

Fredrick W Voigtmann

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A conditional lawful permanent resident is not eligible to adjust status in the United States (unless the status is terminated). So assuming your I-140 is approved and there is an available immigrant visa number, i.e., your priority date is current, you could complete the immigrant visa processing (not I-485) at the U.S. embassy or consulate in your home country. You will have to execute Form I-407 at the embassy to give up your two-year, conditional green card so you can receive your immigrant visa (and ten-year, permanent green card once you enter the United States).

Belma Demirovic Chinchoy

Belma Demirovic Chinchoy

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The I-140 itself will not become invalid. As a general rule, an LPR cannot apply for adjustment of status. But there is a procedure under which this may be possible. An attorney can evaluate this option for you and guide you in the process.

Bernard P Wolfsdorf

Bernard P Wolfsdorf

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No, they do not expire. If you removal of conditions application is denied, you can activate this if still employed or the employer is willing to rehire you in that job.

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