https://www.uscis.gov/green-card/green-card-processes-and-procedures/fiscal-year-2023-employment-based-adjustment-of-status-faqs CHECK ON RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

“What does the October 2023 Visa Bulletin reveal about fiscal 2024 and future fiscal years? A. As the agencies rebuild normal operations following the COVID-19 pandemic, fewer unused family-based immigrant visa numbers are carrying over to increase the number of available employment-based immigrant visas in FY 2024. In the years ahead, once there are no more unused family-based numbers, the annual number of available employment-based immigrant visas should return to 140,000. This limit, established by Congress more than three decades ago, is insufficient to meet the demand for employment-based immigrant visas in every category. Barring a change to the statute or an unexpected reduction in noncitizens seeking employment-based immigrant visas, noncitizens from all countries can expect to see longer waits for immigrant visas.”

Q. I have a pending adjustment of status application based on an approved employment-based immigrant visa petition with an associated job offer. Must I work for the petitioning employer while my adjustment of status application is pending? Am I required to be working in the same occupational field as the job offer while my application is pending? Would a period of unemployment while my application is pending affect my eligibility for adjustment of status? A. Noncitizens with pending adjustment of status applications are not required to work, or ever have worked, for their petitioning employer. An employer who petitions for a noncitizen worker is doing so prospectively. In other words, by filing the I-140 petition, the prospective employer declares their desire and intent to employ the noncitizen upon the noncitizen becoming an LPR. The noncitizen who is the beneficiary of the petition is not required to work for the petitioning employer before the petition is filed, while the petition is pending, or while the adjustment of status application is pending. However, when applying for adjustment of status, the applicant must demonstrate that the employer still intends to offer them the job and that they intend to accept the job when they become an LPR. The noncitizen is not required to be employed in the occupational classification of the prospective job while their adjustment of status application is pending in order to be eligible for adjustment of status based on the petition. Finally, a noncitizen with a pending adjustment of status application based on a prospective job offer may be unemployed while their adjustment of status application is pending and, depending on the facts involved, may remain eligible for adjustment of status. However, a period of employment in an occupational classification different from the prospective job or a period of unemployment may affect a noncitizen’s current immigration status and could raise doubts about the continued validity of the job offer and/or the noncitizen’s intention to accept the offered position after adjustment. (Added 9/15/2023) ​Q. I have a challenging relationship with my petitioning employer, and I am worried that they may withdraw the petition. What effect would the withdrawal of the petition have on my petition, priority date, and pathway to adjustment of status? A. The petitioner may request to withdraw a Form I-140 at any time. However, if the petitioner requests to withdraw a Form I-140 that has already been approved for at least 180 days, or if an associated Form I-485 has been pending for at least 180 days, USCIS will not revoke the approved Form I-140 and the beneficiary will retain the priority date from the Form I-140. If you already have a Form I-485 that has been pending for at least 180 days, you may be eligible for portability under INA 204(j) based on a new job offer in the same or similar occupational classification. If you have not yet filed Form I-485 or your Form I-485 has not been pending for at least 180 days, while you retain the priority date from the approved petition you would need a different Form I-140 petition filed and approved on your behalf in order to adjust status under the employment-based first, second or third preference categories. (Added 9/15/2023)

they’re extremely useful information , Thanks a lot for pull them out @Barb B the best wish for your GC process.

that’s awesome info!! thanks for sharing!!!

@Kim kim @Val A you’re welcome :) even though the forum is excellent, the best thing to do is always check info on the official source. sometimes there are so many information here from different types of sources and personal opinion that make us very confuse and anxious.

Coming from USCIS themselves gives you confidence.