If a legal foreign worker is laid off, she or he should be granted a grace
period of 6 months to look for a new job, to sell her/his home, to arrange
school transition for the kids, etc.
If a legal foreign worker has already filed PERM petition, which is the 1st
step to green card, and the petition has been approved, the approval should
be portable to the next job, rather than starting from scratch in the new
job.
If a legal foreign worker has already filed I-140 petition, which is the 2st
step to green card, and the petition has been approved, the approval should
be portable to the next job, rather than starting from scratch in the new
job.
A legal foreign worker without criminal record, after having paid taxes for
6 years, should wait no more than 3 years from the priority date to file I-
485, which is the 3rd step to green card.