Legal costs for visa when switching employers

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bolla777
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Legal costs for visa when switching employers

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I have been sponsored by my current employer for over 6 years and am in the last stages of the green card application (I-485 has been pending for almost 2 years). I have recently accepted a similar position with another company (company B) and upon filing notice with my current company (company A), company A has told me I owe them legal costs for current term of the current visa. It seems they created a new policy in 2005 that states this. I was never informed of this, nor did I sign anything acknowledging this. Is this legal for company A to do this ?
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What does your lawyer say.

That is a hint to get a lawyer.
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Post by rbsullivan »

And ...... how do you expect your keep your I-485 "valid", when you have no intention of working for them upon GC approval ?
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Post by nelsona »

AC21 allows for one -- after I-485 has been pending for 6 months -- to move to another company, with them picking up sponsorship.

It's called I-140 portability.
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