CASE: I-485 based on approved I-140 (EB-2)
EMPLOYER: Dental Group in Toledo, OH
APPLICANT: Egyptian Periodontist in Avon, OH
Our client is from Egypt and is currently working in the United States as an associate periodontist on his H-1B. His current employer was willing to do an immigration petition for him, second preference. Our client has a dentistry degree in Egypt, evaluated as a Doctor of Dental Medicine degree in the United States. He also has a license to practice dentistry in the state of Ohio and has 3 years of residency training in periodontics. After talking to our client, our firm concluded that his employer can petition him as an associate periodontist. Based on our client’s education and work background, our office determined that he is eligible for EB-2 classification.
Before filing PERM, our firm prepared the prevailing wage request, job order, advertisements, internal job posting, recruitment report, and all other steps which are important for pre-PERM filing. Take note that PERM could be filed at least 60 days from the job posting date or 30 days from the last ad. On June 9, 2021, the prevailing wage request was filed. After we obtained the Prevailing Wage determination, our office filed the job order on November 22, 2021. On February 2, 2022, we filed PERM. On October 27, 2022, the PERM Labor Certification was approved – an EB2 position for the Egyptian beneficiary.
We then proceeded with the I-140 Petition filing. We submitted the “ability to pay” letter for the I-140 petition application. We included the job offer letter, the employer’s tax records, and other necessary supporting documents.
The I-140 Petition was filed via premium processing on November 22, 2022. On December 2, 2022, the I-140 EB2 Petition for our Egyptian client was approved without any Request for Evidence (RFE).
Once his I-140 was approved, our office filed an I-485 Adjustment of status application for him and his wife on January 9, 2023. Everything went smoothly and the receipt notices and fingerprint appointment came on time. On April 10, 2023, the USCIS approved our client’s adjustment of status application. On the same day, the CIS approved our client’s wife’s adjustment of status applications as well.