From: Bela Ban < >
Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2002 14:28:39 -0700
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Stefan,

I know that if you file for Adjustment of Status, you actually own the petition.
That means if you lose your job, you can stay in the country, keep your I-485 and
continue to work for another company. Your green card processing won't be
interrupted.

However, if you decide to go for Consular Processing, your green card process will
be killed if you lose your sponsor, because you don't own the petition.

I did CP in Swizterland last year, and from I-140 approval to getting the stamp in
my passport it took ca. 8 weeks. The US Consulate in Switzerland seems to be
really efficient (However I think I was just lucky, and this was an exception, not
the rule).

I'd go for Adjustment of Status.

My 2 cents, good luck !

shaenggi_at_tantivy.com wrote:

> Dear Swiss-List,
>
> I have a greencard related question :
> I am Swiss and started to work in the US on a H1-B about 3 years ago at a
> high-tech start-up in FL. The company was willing to sponsor my greencard.
> Recently my I-140 has been approved.
>
> As founding is getting low, there is a chance that the company might shut down
> within the next few months.
>
> The company is telling me that I have now to choose to have the
> greencard-processing done either in Switzerland or at the Texas Service Center.
> There seems to be a very significant difference on those 2 ways :
>
> The company proposes that I do the processing in Texas, which is much slower
> (about another 2 years !) but will not be interrupted in case I would loose my
> job. Processing in Switzerland would be much faster (2-3 months), but if I do
> loose my current job within this timeframe, the whole greencard application
> would need to start from zero again.
>
> 1.) I was wondering if somebody can confirm that those 2 ways exist and the
> information I got is accurate.
>
> 2.) Does anybody have an idea how I could do the processing fast, but not run
> into the risk of loosing all the greencard work in case I get laid off ?

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Bela Ban
Fujitsu Network Communications
(408) 895-1732
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