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Re:Dear Sophie: How can I protect my H-1B and green card if ... by david-gpu on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @02:02PM (#33251466)
> Green Card holders then become eligible for citizenship after another specified number of years

In theory, yes. But there's a massive backlog, depending on your country of origin. I know somebody who graduated in the US and after 10+ years they gave up trying to obtain a green card in the US and instead applied for permanent residence in Canada -- within a year they had moved with their family. This is far from unique.

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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 @03:26PM (#33252590)
The system is super broken. If you're from India or China and on H-1B and just starting out, do whatever your employer is willing to sponsor you for to get a green card, but your fastest path is probably to figure out how to qualify through only legal employment activities to get an O-1A and then an EB-1A.
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