NIW/EB2,I-140 approved in 2008 , I-485 pending since 07 2007. From visa china. I may quit my job and work as an independant consultant (part-time) for family reasons temporally and I may not be able to find a new full time job in usa at least for 4-6 months. I have both EAD and AP.
My questions are:
1) Do I have to have a job or job offer if my 485 is processed during this employment gap? I have read that NIW cases do not need to have a job offer? Will my status be legal during this period. Is it true that NIW and EB1A cases do not need to have employment offers?
2) Is it safe that I stay in a foreign country ( not usa) for 2 month and back to usa working on a part time job as a consultant? ( During the 2 month, I will still work in the same area but without pay from usa.)
3) Can I be self-employed? For example, start-up llc.
Thanks