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DO I DOWNGRADE OR NOT

Question:

Hello Pallavi – I had already filed my I-485 (PD-12/2009) in EB2 back in 2012 when I was still with my sponsoring employer (A) & have been maintaining my EAD/AP status as well as H1B since then & have switched jobs since then on AC21.
My question is – since EB3 is already current for my PD (12/2009), should I interfile to downgrade to EB3 or you think it’s better to wait for a couple of months to see if EB2 catches up/crosses December dates in upcoming bulletins since they mention ‘rapid movement’ for EB2 in the October bulletin.
Answer: 

Wait for now. You are able to downgrade it and you still don’t have to align it to your pending AOS for a bit till you get it approved, then check what works.