7/26 filed 140/485 cocurrently to TSC, NIW case - DIY
9/14 all receipts received, (140/485/765/131)
9/28 FP Notice, 10/17 FP appointment
10/5 EAD received
I am currently a post-doc H-1 (not subject to visa number), just received a good offer and the company wants me to start ASAP. But now H-1b visa is used up and company is willing to sponsor for O-1.
But I have a question: Just heard that if I apply for O-1 via when 485 is pending, I can't re-enter US with O-1 but must use AP? Is that correct?
I also heard O-1 visa is dual intention, same as H-1. So comfused.
请小白兔指点一下，为何O-1 status如果出了美国，并且有485pending, 就不能再签O-1签证回来，而必须用AP回来了呢？Why at this point it's very different than H-1?
因为最近拿到一个offer, 而H-1又没有名额，正在考虑是要求公司办 O-1呢，还是直接用手上的EAD开始工作？如果O-1真的是像朋友所说，不能出境 (when 485 is pending)，必须用AP的话，那一旦离美，我的身份跟我现在直接用EAD也没区别了。这样的话，申请O-1就没有意义了，不如直接用EAD上班。因为我可不想在这里耗着，直到绿卡拿到才能回国。每年总还想回国看看吧。
请小白兔等高人指点一下吧！我到底是现在申请O-1呢，还是直接用EAD去上班？用了EAD, 万一我的NIW 被拒，还有什么补救办法么？是不是我就马上out of status 了呢？到时候还能申请O-1或者H-1么？请给仔细分析一下。谢谢！
可能的话，是不是可以把建议抄送到我的邮箱：tanna_weng@msn.com