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Re:H-1B Willful Violator List of Employers by zht on Thursday May 05, 2016 @11:13AM (#11636811)
It's not a path in the most pedantic term, but if I were born in China or India, the usual path is

1. do masters in the US

2. work on OPT until I am fortunate enough to be picked in H1B lottery, or until my OPT runs out, whichever comes first

3. IF I get picked in H1B lottery, apply for PR

4. wait 4-8 years for my category to be current

5. eventually get PR

short of an investor visa, marrying someone who is a citizen, qualifying for EB1, or applying from abroad and waiting 10 years, how else do I get a green card?

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Re:H-1B Willful Violator List of Employers by throwaway6497 on Thursday May 05, 2016 @12:06PM (#11637284)
More like 8-12 years, if you switch a job without getting a I-140 approved and 12+, if you switch jobs and GC process gets reset for each job change.
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