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What is required in terms of documentation for an EB-2 sponsorship for a future position? Is an employment offer enough, signed by the employer and me? Does it have to list salary and/or job duties?

Can one have two EB-2 PERM applications in at the same time for similar future jobs, if one had intent on joining the first company when they first applied, but then decided they liked the second company more later on and decided to switch intent to the second company?

I'm a Canadian citizen on an H1b visa that expires June 2017. I've only traveled to Canada and Mexico while on the H1b visa, thus have not needed any formal visa stamp due to automatic re-validation since all my travel is less than 30 days. I'm considering a trip to Europe next year prior to the...

This question pertains to changing jobs on an H1b from cap-exempt employer to cap-subject employer via a concurrent H1b. I'm currently working full-time on an H1b at a cap-exempt employer that expires June 30th, 2017. In order to avoid going through the H1b lottery, I'm considering having the...

What is the main advantage of academic centers utilizing Special Handling for green card sponsorship rather than through the regular EB-2 PERM process? Is the process shorter through special handling?

I got a check in the mail for a small amount of money from an apparent class action lawsuit that I didn't even know I was a part of. I'm currently on an H1b visa at an unrelated employer. Can I cash this check safely, since this is not earned income? Or should I just throw it out to be safe?

When going through the PERM recruitment process with a future employer, what happens if a qualified US citizen applies for the posted job, but then decides not to take it? Would the company still be eligible to file the labor certification, or is simply having the US citizen apply enough to stop...

Rajiv, What is your estimate of the current prevailing wage determination processing time? My sense is that it takes about 3 months now. What about PERM processing time? About 7-8 months?

Rajiv, I had a few more questions about going through the EB-2 PERM process as a physician. 1. The physician group I'm talking with are looking to hire me on to work alongside them, and they would not actually pay me a direct salary. I would bill insurance for each patient seen, and the...

I believe you'll have to look at commercial insurance plans, since Medicare won't be an option.

I'm a Canadian physician on an H1b (never been on J1) which expires June 30th, 2017. I'm currently doing a 2 year fellowship. I'm contemplating pursuing the physician NIW process vs EB-2 through potential employer. 1. For EB-2, my understanding is that I need to be eligible for a full-time...