I am a nurse student with license. A big hospital sponsored me to file 140 and 485. I am still waiting for 140 approval and the renewable EAD.
The question is that the hospital is reluctant to let me start working until I get the greencard. They probabbly do not know how long it will take to get the greencard! So I am not working. The hospital currently still wishes to continue the sponsorship, but they suggest me to work in other hospitals while waiting for my greencard.
Question 1: If I keep waiting and do not work, can I switch to another hospital after 180 days after filing 485?
Question 2: If I work in another hospital now on my OPT, (now the 180 days have not passed yet), will that make my pending case invalid?
The greencard sponsorship is propspective, so I do not need to be working at the sponsor, right?
I am really in a dire situation. Cannot work on H1 (as all nurses cannot). Can hardly trnsfer to F1 (already filed 485). Paid a lot of fee in study.
Many thanks.