Hello All,
I had a question about moving over from H1 to F1 and its impact on priority dates and its portability. I am currently on H1 approaching my 6th year deadline. The company is in the process of applying for my i140 following which i will be eligible for 3 year extensions.
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First i wanted to understand when my priority date would be official. Would it be only after the i140 is approved or would it become official after the PERM is certified?
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The other larger question i have is with regards to the portability of this priority date. I am about to enroll for a full time MBA program in the US whereby i will switch over to F1. Now would i be able to switch back to H1 without any issues and would still have 3 years available to me? If i am able to switch back to H1 then would i be able to port over my current priority date?
Any help with this question would be highly appreciated.
Thanks