Dear Immigration Gurus and members,
I have been reading this great forum for a few months and this is a great resource. Note that I read the Green Card FAQ , however I still don't feel confident about my case.
I am currently working with my first H1-B visa. I got it in April 2007 and valid til April 2010. I am planing on talking to my employer about the possibility on being sponsored for my green card. Before I do this I would like to know the current (total) estimated time to get the green card (PERM and all the other processes). I know that there is a link for this but I am confused since I have seem posts where people spend like 7 YEARS to get a GC by employment, which I find ridiculous amount of time!!
I read that finally there is no backlog for GC, meaning that no longer we should wait for YEARS to get a GC by employment. So according to this the process should take no longer than one year. I don't know if this is true and that is why I am posting this.
My H1-B is EB2 and I have 7 years of experience and a MS degree. My Visa will expire in April 2010, when is the latest I should talk to my employer on getting my GC? Is it possible to get the GC before my visa expires? We want to save money on renewing a visa, so the GC option is better.
Thank you so much for your help on this regard.
Best
Seattle24
I have been reading this great forum for a few months and this is a great resource. Note that I read the Green Card FAQ , however I still don't feel confident about my case.
I am currently working with my first H1-B visa. I got it in April 2007 and valid til April 2010. I am planing on talking to my employer about the possibility on being sponsored for my green card. Before I do this I would like to know the current (total) estimated time to get the green card (PERM and all the other processes). I know that there is a link for this but I am confused since I have seem posts where people spend like 7 YEARS to get a GC by employment, which I find ridiculous amount of time!!
I read that finally there is no backlog for GC, meaning that no longer we should wait for YEARS to get a GC by employment. So according to this the process should take no longer than one year. I don't know if this is true and that is why I am posting this.
My H1-B is EB2 and I have 7 years of experience and a MS degree. My Visa will expire in April 2010, when is the latest I should talk to my employer on getting my GC? Is it possible to get the GC before my visa expires? We want to save money on renewing a visa, so the GC option is better.
Thank you so much for your help on this regard.
Best
Seattle24