CASE: I-485 Adjustment of Status (EB-3)
APPLICANT: Filipino High School Math Teacher
LOCATION: Casa Grande, AZ
Our client has an employer that was willing to petition for a third-preference I-140. Our client has a Bachelor’s degree in Secondary Education, a valid Arizona Teaching license, and has worked for his current employer since August 2016. Based on our client’s education and work background, our office determined that he is eligible for EB-3 classification for his I-140 petition. Our client retained us in April 2020.
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 the PERM application could be filed at least 60 days from the job posting date or 30 days from the last ad. Within a week from our retention, the prevailing wage request was filed. After we obtained the PW determination, our office filed the job order on August 12, 2020. On November 5, 2020, we filed PERM. On May 21, 2021, the PERM Labor Certification was approved – an EB3 position for the Filipino beneficiary.
We then proceeded with the I-140 Petition filing. We submitted the “ability to pay” letter for the I-140 petition. We included the job offer letter, beneficiary’s W-2 record, and other necessary supporting documents. The I-140 Petition was filed on June 17, 2021 via regular processing. On October 26, 2022, the I-140 EB3 Petition for our Filipino client was approved without any Request for Evidence (RFE).
Our client decided to file his I-485 adjustment of status concurrently with the I-140 petition. Our office prepared and filed his I-485 application to the USCIS on June 17, 2021 along with the I-140 petition. On October 26, 2022, our client’s adjustment of status applications was approved by the USCIS without any Request for Evidence (RFE).