Hello, I got quite a few questions here and if you can answer some of them I would be very thankful:
I came to the US 4 years ago. Got my BS in Computer Science here at the university. Worked on OPT at the university and now got full time job at the university and my H1B was just approved. (took 2 months)
My question is: what are my chances of getting a green card? Am I qualified to apply for it?
My qualifications:
-US Computer Science Degree
-3 year work experience (SQL Databases, ASP, HTML/CSS/JavaScript, System Admin)
-my nationality=Russia
Job requires bachelors in Computer Science or related field and 3 years of work experience.
I have several questions:
My first question is: Am I qualified to apply?
Second question: I know the process approximately (you have to get Labor certification, then apply for permanent residence and once it gets approved, actually wait for it). What if at some point im refused? Will that jeopardize my H1 status?
I understand my application for perm. residence can be turned down. What could be the main reasons for that and what are my chances in your opinion?
If I quit my job (or get layed off for eg) after I am already approved for permanent residence, what happens?
Another thing I am wondering is whether applying for permanent residence will jeopardize my ability to change my status from H1B to F1 (in the USA) in future? Because if I apply for permanent residence I will show immigration intent: will that basically reduce chances of changing status to F1 to null?
I am working on my masters now (part time in the evenings). Would you rather wait for 2 years and get the masters and then apply for green card?
Final question: will new (PERM) procedure accelerate my gc application any? What is the typical time that is expected to process gc application with that new procedure?
I know that's a lot of questions, but I want to be very careful with this decision and if you could answer what you can I would be grateful.
Thanks.
I came to the US 4 years ago. Got my BS in Computer Science here at the university. Worked on OPT at the university and now got full time job at the university and my H1B was just approved. (took 2 months)
My question is: what are my chances of getting a green card? Am I qualified to apply for it?
My qualifications:
-US Computer Science Degree
-3 year work experience (SQL Databases, ASP, HTML/CSS/JavaScript, System Admin)
-my nationality=Russia
Job requires bachelors in Computer Science or related field and 3 years of work experience.
I have several questions:
My first question is: Am I qualified to apply?
Second question: I know the process approximately (you have to get Labor certification, then apply for permanent residence and once it gets approved, actually wait for it). What if at some point im refused? Will that jeopardize my H1 status?
I understand my application for perm. residence can be turned down. What could be the main reasons for that and what are my chances in your opinion?
If I quit my job (or get layed off for eg) after I am already approved for permanent residence, what happens?
Another thing I am wondering is whether applying for permanent residence will jeopardize my ability to change my status from H1B to F1 (in the USA) in future? Because if I apply for permanent residence I will show immigration intent: will that basically reduce chances of changing status to F1 to null?
I am working on my masters now (part time in the evenings). Would you rather wait for 2 years and get the masters and then apply for green card?
Final question: will new (PERM) procedure accelerate my gc application any? What is the typical time that is expected to process gc application with that new procedure?
I know that's a lot of questions, but I want to be very careful with this decision and if you could answer what you can I would be grateful.
Thanks.