I-485 Job Portability

AC21 在 INA 204 中添加了 Subsection (j)，为 AOS pending 180 天或以上的申请人提供了更换雇主（要求新职位跟原来的 I-140 要相同或者类似的）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.

根据 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

根据 Policy Manual，申请人如果需要申请 Job Portability，可以在以下三个时机提交新雇主提供的 I-485J 表，申请 Job Portability：

• 面试时
• 收到 RFE (Request for Evidence)，在回复 RFE 时
• 收到 NID (Notice of Intent to Deny)，在回复 NID 时