F1(OPT STEM Extension) to EB-2

glennsen90

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Hello all, I'm a F1(OPT STEM Extension) visa holder working a Full Time job and now looking for the next steps. I know the immediate next path is the H1-B but once I did my research on other categories I found out that I'm falling into EB-2 Advanced Degree preference since I'm a MS holder with a Full Time job. Going directly for EB-2 can save some time and money both for my company and me since it skips H1-B but I still need to find out the timelines since I do not want to risk anything due to the backlogs and extra time that EB-2 can take when compared to H1-B. Has somebody gone through this before me here and can advice me, I would really appreciate. I have about 18 months from now to end my STEM Extension.

Thank you very much!
 
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