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Re:U.S. immigration policy has been a boon for the tech indu... by bobfrost on Tuesday February 04, 2020 @12:22AM (#22232670)
18 years? That's scary.

I'm surprised at the amount of confidence you have in the USCIS that you might get a greed card. If you are still on a visa, I don't see how soon you believe you can get a green card in a reasonable amount of time. I'm not sure you can use the EB-1 category even with an L-1 - unless you're at a very high level in your company. Even for that category, the waitlist is currently about 5 years.

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Re:U.S. immigration policy has been a boon for the tech indu... by sg47 on Tuesday February 04, 2020 @12:47AM (#22232791)
Well, I just don't think about it. Pay being very high makes up for it. My priority date is 2 years behind the current priority date for EB2 so I'm hoping for a miracle. I cannot leave because we are so entrenched here and have lots of friends we don't want to leave behind.

It doesn't have to be a L1. Even with a H1B, if you worked as a manager in India and come here with a manager title (even Project Manager), you can apply in EB1 as a multinational manager. It's a terrible loophole and one that's mercilessly exploited.

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