Can my company apply for my green card while I am on OPT?

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Immigration experts,
I am on OPT and my H1 has not been applied for yet. Can my comany apply for my green card already?
Thanks!
 
they can apply even if u r on visitor visa... as long as u are legal it should not be a prob..
 
You could but some lawyers(including mine) do not do it. The reason my lawyer gave was when you have OPT, you are still on F1(which is non-immigrant visa and not Dual-intent like H1)
 
Read thru how you want to apply RIR or NonRIR and EB2 or EB3. Your best bet would be RIR and EB2, but still takes long time, as of now like 4 or 5 years. Be preapred to stay with the same employer with the same arragements you made up with your employer.

To answer your question, if you have worked out all of the above stuff i dont think it's a problem.I am just an year ahead of you. But i applied on the first of my H1. You can play safe but apply as soon as you can.

Thanks,
Deepa.
 
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