CASE: I-485 / EB-2 I-140
APPLICANT: Korean Dentist in Cleveland, OH
Our client is from South Korea, who is currently working in the United States as an associate dentist on H-1B status. Her current employer was willing to do an immigration petition for her, second-preference. Our client has a Doctor of Dental Medicine degree in the United States. Based on our client’s education and work background, our office determined that she is eligible for EB-2 classification.
Prior to filing PERM, our firm prepared the prevailing wage request, job order, advertisements, internal job posting, recruitment report, and all other steps which are important 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 December 6, 2019, the prevailing wage request was filed. After we obtained the Prevailing Wage determination, our office filed the job order on March 30, 2020. On June 4, 2020, we filed PERM. On December 3, 2020, the PERM Labor Certification was approved – an EB2 position for the Korean 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, employer’s tax records, and other necessary supporting documents.
The I-140 Petition was filed on December 28, 2020 via regular processing service. We also filed her I-485 adjustment of status application simultaneously since her priority date was current. On April 9, 2021, our office filed a premium processing upgrade request to the USCIS upon our client’s request. On April 21, 2021, the I-140 EB2 Petition for our Korean client was approved without any Request for Evidence (RFE). On March 24, 2022, her I-485 adjustment of status application was approved without any Request for Evidence (RFE).