Dear Sophie: How can I protect my H-1B and green card if I am laid off?

Re:Dear Sophie: How can I protect my H-1B and green card if ... by Grazester on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @01:58PM (#33251408)

If you have a Green Card there is nothing to protect(You're a permanent resident of the U.S.). If you are laid off then just find another job. There are no restrictions on a Green card except that you should spend most of your time(at least 6 months) in the U.S. a year.

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Re:Dear Sophie: How can I protect my H-1B and green card if ... by andymcsherry on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @02:02PM (#33251473)

If you read the article, you can tell they are talking about people who have applied, but not yet received their green card. Citizens of some countries have a decade or longer wait to get processed.

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Re:Dear Sophie: How can I protect my H-1B and green card if ... by Sophie_Alcorn on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @03:40PM (#33252776)

Yes, your interpretation of my article is correct!

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Re:Dear Sophie: How can I protect my H-1B and green card if ... by lostmsu on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @03:42PM (#33252802)

Don't they receive EAD cards, which are almost green card and work until your green card case is decided?

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Re:Dear Sophie: How can I protect my H-1B and green card if ... by Sophie_Alcorn on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @03:39PM (#33252773)

That is generally true, except perhaps in the first couple years of having your green card if you got it through employment. It could come up in a citizenship application if you didn't work at the sponsoring company long enough.

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