Differences between US Immigration Form 140 and 485

1. The normal procedure for professional immigrants is to submit I- 140 first. The so-called I- 140 form is used to apply to the US Immigration Bureau for immigration qualification examination.

If the application is approved, it means that you are allowed to immigrate. If there is a schedule restriction (such as EB-3, the third priority category of professional immigrants), you need to wait until there are immigration places, and then propose I-485 to adjust your identity and get a green card.

3. Therefore, I-485 is an application action after I- 140 is approved. However, if the application is of excellent quality, I- 140 and I-485 can be considered for simultaneous application.

Second, the approval time is different.

1. Theoretically, as long as I-485 is submitted before I- 140 is approved, it is considered as a synchronous application. However, because I- 140 and I-485 are not put forward at the same time, their approval time will be different.

2. For example, the applicant issued two I- 140, one is EB2 immigrant and the other is EB3 immigrant, but I-485 only issued one, among which I- 140 of EB2 immigrant has approved EB3 immigrant, but it has not.

3. The applicant can contact USCIS, the US Immigration Bureau, and attach I-485 to I- 140, which has been approved for EB2 immigration, to explain to the Immigration Bureau.

Extended data:

According to American citizenship and immigration law, green card holders are foreigners who have neither American citizenship nor American citizenship. However, in the United States, they basically enjoy the same treatment as their nationals, but they have no right to vote and stand for election.

According to the immigration law of the United States, permanent residents must use a valid immigration visa and a valid home country passport to enter the United States, otherwise they are not allowed to enter the country.

After having an American green card, as long as you leave the United States for less than one year, the green card itself can be regarded as a valid entry immigrant visa, and you don't need to apply for a visa at the American embassy or consulate.

If you leave the United States for more than one year, you must apply for a re-entry visa (I-327) before leaving the country. Re-entry visa, as an effective immigrant visa, is valid for up to two years.

Cardholders who have not entered the United States for more than a period of time are likely to lose their permanent residency when they enter the country, because the immigration law requires green card holders to leave the United States only temporarily.

The definition of "permanent residency" in American immigration law is: "The privilege of" permanently residing in the United States as an immigrant "given by the Immigration Law has not changed.

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In other words, if the green card owner changes his identity, his permanent residency will be immediately eliminated. Therefore, if a permanent resident inadvertently uses an inconsistent identity (for example, filing tax returns as a non-resident), his permanent resident status will be terminated at the same time.

In addition, according to the case law of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, giving up (such as settling in another country) can automatically lose permanent resident status without first filling out the form or passing the judgment of the immigration court.

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