[kreeWall]

Hi Mr. Roberts;

Thank you for doing this, yet again - your insights are always so valuable. I am on an H1B, and my company applied for a Greencard, and I have received a Priority Date with my i-140 (sorry if I'm not using the correct terms here, this process confuses me). When am I able to leave my current employer without losing my priority date? Would I need to get my new employer to apply for an H1B transfer and extension for me, or how does that work? Thank you!!

[proberts]

The priority date is your property and only in very limited circumstances can you lose it after leaving your employer. The general rule is that the beneficiary of an I-140 petition - you - needs to wait at least 180 days after the approval to protect the priority date. I'm not sure what you are asking about a new employer.