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Concurrent filing: what it is

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Concurrent filing: definition

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Concurrent filing is submitting the I-140 immigrant petition and the I-485 green-card application at the same time (usually with the I-765 and I-131). It is possible only if you are lawfully in the US and your category is current (C) in the visa bulletin. It yields the EAD and Advance Parole even before the I-140 decision.

If EB-1 shows C in the applicable bulletin table, you can file the I-140 and I-485 together and receive the EAD and Advance Parole within months. USCIS announces every month which table applies to I-485 filing (Final Action Dates or Dates for Filing) - filing under the wrong table leads to rejection.

In one real community timeline with concurrent I-140, I-765 and I-485 filing, 127 days passed from filing to the I-485 decision. Note: if the underlying petition is denied, the I-485 based on it is generally denied too.

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    Artem · from public community chats

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    Kirill · from public community chats

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