I-485 Job Portability

AC21 在 INA 204 中添加了 Subsection (j)，為 AOS pending 180 天或以上的申請人提供了更換僱主（要求新職位跟原來的 I-140 要相同或者類似的）的便利。

法律原文

(j) JOB FLEXIBILITY FOR LONG DELAYED APPLICANTS FOR ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS TO PERMANENT RESIDENCE.

A petition under subsection (a)(1)(D) for an individual whose application for adjustment of status pursuant to section 245 has been filed and remained unadjudicated for 180 days or more shall remain valid with respect to a new job if the individual changes jobs or employers if the new job is in the same or a similar occupational classification as the job for which the petition was filed.

根據 8 USC 1154 notes: Subsection (a)(4)(D) and subsection (a)(1)(D), referred to in subsecs. (i)(1) and (j), probably should refer to subsec. (a)(1)(F) of this section.

USCIS Policy Manual

https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-7-part-e-chapter-5

根據 Policy Manual，申請人如果需要申請 Job Portability，可以在以下三個時機提交新僱主提供的 I-485J 表，申請 Job Portability：

• 面試時
• 收到 RFE (Request for Evidence)，在回復 RFE 時
• 收到 NID (Notice of Intent to Deny)，在回復 NID 時