Re:Gaming the H-1B system for good
by ulobabacan on Wednesday November 18, 2015 @03:52PM
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I'm curious, how long is the lock-in for people from "rest of the world" category for H1B to green card process? It looks like there's almost no backlog these days.
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Re:Gaming the H-1B system for good
by harichinnan on Wednesday November 18, 2015 @04:07PM
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From December visa bulletin.
For India
EB3- The priority date for applying for the final phase of Green card is 22APR04. So only people with a date prior to this would be eligible to apply.
For EB2 India - 01JUN07
For China,
EB3 - 15APR12
EB2 - 01FEB12.
Interestingly enough EB1 is current for all countries and is the most abused Employment based visa category. HR /Manager types with an MBA and experience from India eligible to apply for EB1(C) and they get visas in 3 months.
Re:Gaming the H-1B system for good
by snotrockets on Wednesday November 18, 2015 @06:28PM
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Currently, there is almost no delay for the rest of the world outside India, Mainland China and The Philippines – by the time the PERM request is approved (which in itself takes at least six months,) there should be a green card visa number ready.
Assuming no complications, the full process from LCA to a status change could take as little as a year (but 18-24 months would be a more realistic estimate).
http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/law-and-policy/bull...