Green Card process suspended for 8 companies: Immigration experts on what happens to approved I-140, existing H-1Bs; whether employees should leave these companies

Immigration experts on what the employees of these eight IT companies should do. The announcement of the Trump administration suspending the PERM filings for eight IT majors has triggered a lot of panic and confusion as the administration did not clarify whether any data from these companies are pending and whether the suspension would be revoked. International workers are also confused about their future in these companies: Microsoft, Adobe. HCL, Cognizant, TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Capgemini.Legal consultant Bhumireddy Sai Srinivas Reddy said those who have their PERM filed and pending won't have their case moving. Their priority date is set as of the filing date but they do not lose their spot until their cases are dismissed. "Your place in line is preserved as long as the case survives. The suspension holds it in limbo until DOL decides to resume or, if fraud is found, to deny. You're not losing your spot by the mere passage of time. But the final outcome depends on how the investigation resolves," Bhumireddy said.Bigger picture: 6-year stay on H-1BAccording to experts, the bigger picture to consider is that without a Green Card pathway, H-1Bs will have a maximum duration of six yea...