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My priority date is current. Why am I being told I can’t file for adjustment of status?

By IMMIGRATION CORNER | By Michael J. Gurfinkel | October 5, 2014 - 12:00am

I am out of status, but my employer filed a labor certification for me in 2010. The Department of Labor has already certified my labor certification, and the USCIS has approved my employer’s I-140 petition. ...

Opinion

No adjustment of status without section 245(i), even with ‘current’ priority date

By IMMIGRATION CORNER | By Michael J. Gurfinkel | May 4, 2014 - 12:00am

I am out of status, but my employer filed a labor certification for me in 2006. The I-140 petition was approved, and the priority date is now current. I want to file for adjustment of status and get work authorization...

Opinion

Using your old priority date on a new employment-based petition

By IMMIGRATION CORNER | By Michael J. Gurfinkel | April 24, 2011 - 12:00am

If you were ever petitioned by an employer, and your employer’s I-140 petition was approved, it is possible to transfer or use that old priority date on a newly filed case.

Opinion